Chapter 247: Traitor

"What are you doing?" Atlas asked, he and Marcus already going to Meredith's aid to protect her.

She was too stunned to speak, unable to process what he just did. It's as if her gut feeling was indeed telling her not to tell anything to him, yet she did because he is their friend.

But what had happened just now… why did he attack her and steal the book from her?

It was too silent in the middle of the maze where they've gotten the stone. Austin couldn't help but laugh maniacally, the three's attention on him as they couldn't believe his sudden change in attitude.

It's as if he was not like him at all!

Well… if he suddenly attacked Meredith, was he always nice, or was it just a façade?

"You all are fools… you know that?" he began, Atlas and Marcus protected her as they went in front of her so she could be safe if he dares attack her again. "You two were fighting—you three were conflicted back when we were about to get the Book of Spells!"