Immediately afterward, several individuals flew over from a distance—the elders of Nautica had arrived.

The apprentices stood up and saluted, saying, "Greetings, elders—"

They intended to apologize. After all, as apprentices of Nautica, it was quite embarrassing to be beaten up like this by someone from a small faction. At the same time, they also felt astonished. They hadn't expected their elders to appear.

Besides Azure, Nautica had four other elders. One of them, Edward, waved and said, "I