Seeing the scene before him, Adrian's eyes lit up. He realized that the old man was no ordinary person.

The energy from the old man released condensed into faint threads in the air, weaving together to form a golden net that swiftly approached Autumn with remarkable speed.

Before Autumn could go through the wall, she was enveloped by the golden net. With a thud, she fell to the ground and rolled on the corridor floor. Her resentment-filled eyes fixed on Adrian and the old man.

Not as knowledgeable as Adrian, Larissa and the others could not discern what method the old man had used to capture Autumn.

"Mr. Desmond! I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve," Larissa said in surprise.

The old man chuckled and replied calmly, "Mrs. Larissa, this is our family's inherited secret technique. It shouldn't be used casually.” He then looked to Adrian and respectfully introduced himself, "Mr. Adrian, I'm Desmond Griffin. People around here call me Mr. Desmond."

Adrian nodded sl