The next day.
Ed reverted to his human form and waited patiently near the entrance of the maze. He spotted several elite groups but ignored them. Soon, he spotted his targets. 'Looks like my luck is good today.' He grinned as he started following the group of espers. This group had the same leader and several of the same men that had attacked him previously. As for the rest of the original group? Maybe they had switched hunting groups or died. Those were really the only possibilities since espers never leave the cage. If they have a trial, then the best they can hope for is a life sentence as opposed to a death sentence.
Some mysteries of purple mana resolved. Others remain to be explored later in the volume. Mwuhahaha!