Other than Rem and Yoan, all the other Head Council Teachers were busy with their own work since they weren't on guard duty. However, as soon as they received the signal through the crystal, they all rushed to the Tower.
A bright flash came from the distance as if a bolt of Lightning was coming toward the Tower. A person could be seen inside that lightning flash who landed next to Rem.
The Head Teacher from the House of Lighting, Qin had arrived. Not long after him, the Head Teacher from House of Water Rin also arrived, covering the left side of Gabriel.
She only came here after making sure that the barrier was up. Sitting atop a Giant Eagle, the Head Teacher from the House of Summoning Xinci also arrived. She jumped down from the Eagle, landing on the right side of Gabriel.
The Head Teacher from House of Wind, Lishen also arrived swiftly, standing with Rin. It was uncle when the Head Teacher from House of Nature Loy arrived, but he was already standing right next to Xinci.
Six of the right teachers were already here. They had already covered all the paths, leaving no path of escape for Gabriel.
Rin and Lishen stood firmly on Gabriel's left, keeping a distance of ten meters from him. Xinci and Loy covered his right, and Rem, Qin, and Yoan covered the path ahead.
The only way left for him was behind him, which led back inside the Tower. Unfortunately, with Eliana's arrival, that path was also blocked.
"Give up. You can't escape. All your paths of escape have been closed. This Academy... It shall be your graveyard if you don't surrender!" Qin commanded Gabriel, who was still standing without much reaction.
Even when he was surrounded by so many Advanced Stage Mages, he still didn't react. He just glanced at all the Head Teachers, especially Eliana.
"Don't worry. I won't be going back inside the tower again. I'm done with it," he informed Eliana, who was standing at the entrance of the tower as if worried that he might enter the tower to protect himself as a last ditch effort.
"Enough talk!" Yoan roared, quite upset that despite being surrounded, Gabriel was acting as if he was in control! Did this guy have no brain?
"As I told you before, you only have one option if you want to survive!" Yoan tossed a small bracelet toward Gabriel.
Gabriel didn't touch the bracelet and just watched it fall to the ground at his feet.
He didn't pick up the bracelet. He just asked, "What is it?"
"That's Bracelet of Sealing," Yoan answered. "It's a Numen that will seal your elements if you wear it. It only works if the mage wears it himself, so wear it and surrender! After you wear it, we can stop considering you a threat, and there won't be a need to eliminate you!"
"Eliminate me?" Gabriel repeated the last words as he finally picked up the bracelet of Sealing.
Seeing him pick up the bracelet, most of the Head Council Members were slightly happy. If he was actually sealing his Element and surrendering, then they didn't need to fight and risk damaging the Academy.
There was only one person who was upset even now. It was none other than Yoan. He wanted Gabriel to reject their peace offer since he really wanted to kill the young man. It wasn't often that one got an opportunity to claim in the future that they killed a Ruler of Element with their own hands!
He clicked his tongue in disappointment.
"I should've known this coward would take the offer," he muttered under his breath.
Gabriel picked up the bracelet of sealing and observed it for a few seconds. "A Numen that wasn't in the museum..."
"Thanks for bringing it to me. Might come in handy in the future." Instead of wearing the Bracelet of Sealing, he kept it in his pocket, shocking everyone.
"This guy!" Xinci couldn't believe it. "He already stole most of our Numens, and he wants to steal even the one we gave him to surrender? This guy is just... Argh!"
Even Lishen didn't know how to react. It was as if they had left, giving the thief of Numens one more Numen to keep.
"Even if you keep it, it's not like you can leave this place alive. Either you wear that and surrender, or you'll die!" Qin's heavy voice reached Gabriel.
Even he was starting to get upset and feel a bit insulted.
"I've had enough!" Yoan was elated on the inside at the rejection, but he still pretended to be angry. He wanted to be the first to strike and kill Gabriel. "Why are we even talking to him? Let me kill that bastard!"
"Flames of the Warriors!" He roared as he rushed ahead before anyone could even stop him. A fire ignited around his right fist as he aimed to shatter Gabriel's skull with just one punch.
Within a blink of an eye, Yoan was already in front of Gabriel, throwing his punch ahead.
Boom~
His flaming fist landed on Gabriel's face. Most of the Head Council Teachers expected Gabriel to be flying back, heavily injured from the attack, but what happened next stunned even them.
Gabriel hadn't even moved an inch from his place. His face was already completely fine. It was as if he was made of the hardest of stones that couldn't be broken by a punch.
Even Yoan couldn't believe what had just happened. How was it possible? Gabriel hadn't used any spell since the beginning! Then how was he completely unharmed?
He didn't realize that Gabriel had already used a spell. It's just that he didn't chant it. As soon as he was attacked, Gabriel used the [Dark Manifestation], which made him invincible for a short duration
It was a defense that even Novius couldn't break, let alone Yoan! The only flaw in this spell was that Gabriel couldn't attack as long as he was using this spell.
That wasn't a problem for him though. All he had to do was cancel the Dark Manifestation after he was protected from the attack, and he was free to attack. That's also what he did.
Once again, he used the Wordless Chant, this time using the Dark Maelstrom.
Yoan was still unable to believe how Gabriel was safe despite his attack.
"I will kill you, bastard!" He attacked again, but it was too late.
Boom~
A Dark Maelstrom hit him, and from very close since he was standing barely half a meter away from Gabriel.
Yoan yelled in pain as his body shot back like a rocket. He could even feel as if his ribcage was broken.
Yoan crashed into a tree in the back, coughing out a mouthful of blood. This attack... It was very powerful even for him.
All the Head Council Teachers were shocked to see Gabriel's attack. There was no doubt in their minds that it was a Dark Spell, but they never saw him Chant the spell!
"Wordless Chant!" Rem exclaimed, realizing what just happened.
"He mastered wordless chant? At such a young age? Just what monster is he?" Lishen also couldn't believe it. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he never would've believed that a man who was barely eighteen years old had mastered the Wordless Chant!
Gabriel didn't chase after Yoan to attack. Instead, he just stood his ground as if Yoan wasn't even worth his attention. He could see that none of the teachers here were as strong as Novius and Cylix.
"It seems you are all under a heavy misconception," Amidst the shock of the Head Teachers, Gabriel spoke. "If I don't leave this place, it won't be my Graveyard that this Academy becomes…."
