AMAT (7)

Aurelius raised an eyebrow, clearly caught off guard. "How do you know there's a high-level beast here?"

He had his own ways of knowing because of his royal background; he just wondered how this girl from NMA figured it out so fast.

"Simple," Lyra responded, "This is an advanced Aegis Shield."

That made sense. The Aegis Shield wasn't just expensive, it was top-tier tech, often reserved for high-stakes operations. Its presence meant something powerful was being contained.

Meanwhile, Lyra popped back up on the surveillance feed.

At the same time, a message came through to their enemy leader from the control room: "The target has crossed the finish line and is with the prince of the Alliance."

The red mecha hovering in the sky hesitated. After scanning all the fleeing students, the leader set her sights on the primary objective.