Description World Domination System

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     Host Status: Near-death

     Current Goal: Survive

     Overall Goal: Dominate and Conquer the world!]

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     201 The Knight 5

      Since the moment the Knight had teleported over to deliver the finishing blow on the King, he had sensed that some kind of spell was forming under him.

     Although he knew that it was something potentially dangerous, this was the final point of the fight where he had to put everything he had on the line in order to ensure victory. Thus, he had decided to activate his personal barrier which would definitely be able to withstand any Exalted Human Mage level attack long enough so that he could kill the King and flee the premises.

     Now, hearing the confident words of the kid in front of him who was supposed to be quivering with fear due to seeing the death that was going to consume him, the Knight got the feeling that he had missed something.

     Indeed, after saying those words, the King of Lanthanor looked down, which made the Knight follow his gaze to see the incredible sight below him.

     At some point of time, the barrier he was in had been encircled by a bowl which looked like it was made of metal.

     This thing had definitely not been conjured in an instant, making the Knight realise that this had all been calculated by the young kid in front of him who he thought was easy pickings.

     The metal construct had been conjured beforehand and hidden under the ground, till the moment the Knight moved to appear in front of the King.

     Even though they were Exalted Human Mages, there was still a small cooldown between teleportations.

     The Knight had just teleported over, and although he tried to initiate teleportation again to get away from this place which made his instincts scream that it was very dangerous, it was too late.

     Just as the last word exited the King of Lanthanor's mouth, the sound of some heavy object falling entered the Knight's ears.

     BOOM

     The next moment, the Knight found that the image in front of his eyes had shifted to the wide sky above them.

     In fact, this shift in position was so sudden that he couldn't even completely comprehend what was happening.

     THUD

     As he landed on the ground and hastily got up to shake his head to get rid of vertigo, he looked up to see the King of Lanthanor still standing at the same place as before with a smile on his lips.

     Only, he was over half a kilometer away from his position.

     The Knight was completely uninjured, which made him feel as if the King was just playing with him. With a snarl appearing on his face, he tried to teleport again to get back to attacking the King.

     Yet, shock replaced the snarl as he realized that he could no longer teleport.

     Looking around, he finally realized where he was.

     The darned King had actually thrown him out of the sphere of the formation distortion!

     The instant after this realization appeared in his mind, multiple dragon claws wound around the barrier that was protecting him that had also resulted in him being catapulted backward into the area where the formation was still in effect.

     Everything seemed to be preplanned, as the claws successfully broke through his barrier before enveloping him tightly.

     Just as he was about to take out a space lock breaking trinket from his pocket, a cylindrical metal object covered his vision before a ball of bright light formed in its depths which sent a chill down his spine.

     He knew that the moment he moved, that ball would decimate him into pieces. Although the green flame was still trying to eat away the dragon claws to allow him to escape, he found that it was a losing battle as it had already been used multiple times before, decreasing its power.

     He, a Tenebrous Knight of the Church, had actually been captured!

     Looking back at the King, he tried to figure out just what had happened.

     As he did so, he saw a sight which he would remember till the end of his days.

     In front of the King of Lanthanor, a catapult which was made of different elements was just fading away into the air.

     With his elemental vision, he could clearly see that each and every element was harmoniously working together in order to bring out the effect of a catapult.

     In fact, it could only be called a catapult in the loosest sense of the word. Essentially, it was just two semi-spheres of metal attached together by a wooden block which was placed on a wooden ledge.

     Only, the entire thing had been built underground, in a wide rectangular pit that had been extracted at some point of time and filled with loose earth in order to momentarily fool his eyes.

     At the moment he had teleported over, all the earth had been gathered into a solid ball which fell on the other semi-sphere of metal which was in the air, causing the counter force to send him flying.

     The Knight knew that it was impossible for an Exalted Human Mage to actually conjure solid blocks of any material or element in a small period of time. To overcome this limitation, the King of Lanthanor had actually conjured boards of wood before fixing them together using nails of metal and a layer of ice on top of them to completely secure the block. Meanwhile, the metal semicircular spheres were also actually made of ice before a layer of metal was added over them.

     Again, this had enabled the King to overcome the limitation of the extra difficulty inherent in conjuring large amounts of metal in an area where many metal elemental particles weren't present. After all, this was a clearing surrounded by forests, which meant that water and wood elemental particles were in abundance making it so that conjuring anything out of these elements was easiest.

     After taking in everything with his eyes, he couldn't help that mouth the three words that had appeared in his mind.

     Paragon Magical Construct.

     Being in possession of high skill levels in all elements, it was only Paragons who could create such incredible magical constructs that could allow them to go up against even entire armies using just their own power.

     In fact, there had even been a paragon in his homeland who had protected his Kingdom from over 5,000 soldiers using artillery only he had conjured.

     This was why Paragons were so highly valued: not only were they capable of fighting those above their level, they could even overcome the limitation of being unable to handle hordes of enemies like other normal fighters and mages on the same level.

     At this moment, with all avenues closed to him, the Knight could only think of one thing to do: activating the secret switch inside him which would allow the green fire to consume him, leaving nothing behind.

     Yet, he found that he was interested in the brat in front of him who could even put the geniuses from his homeland to shame.

     Since coming to this continent, he had only felt disgust and ridicule over these people whom he considered as nothing more than ants.

     Seeing a lion emerge from these ants, he found himself endlessly interested in this individual who was the King of Lanthanor.

     Oaths bound him from releasing any crucial information, and there were no methods whatsoever with which he could be stopped from activating the switch which would destroy him.

     Indeed, the very fact that he was having such thoughts signified that he had failed his mission and even ended up being captured by the one he had called an easy target.

     Finding that even communication trinkets had been blocked completely, he smiled at the thoroughness of the King before wondering whether he had lost due to being too confident.

     No, no matter how much he thought about it, he realized that there would have been no way to kill this man who had showed talent that would definitely shock the entire continent and even the Church which was levels above the strongest force on this land.

     The information about his power level had been too closely hidden, which meant that the only other possible outcome was that he might have managed to get away instead of being captured.

     Alas, it was too late. The Knight was a smart man; all the laughter and glee from before had only been to incite the King and also to rile himself up for the fight. Calming down and thinking about everything, he found that the King of Lanthanor was a much more terrifying person than what the Withering Leaf Sect Master gave him credit for.

     After breaking one last trinket that he always hid inside his mouth as a false tooth and putting one last-ditch attempt to finish his mission into effect, the Knight completely surrendered with a smile on his face, waiting for the King to walk forward to address him.

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     202 The Knight 6

      Seeing his plan successfully unfold, Daneel smiled wide before glancing to the side to see the expressions of all those watching everything that had been happening till now.

     As those who had been in a position of authority and wealth for a long time, many of the businessmen and women in the vicinity were well aware of the power levels in Angaria. Thus, they knew very well what it meant for someone to reach the Exalted Human level at such a young age while also having the skills of a Paragon.

     They had seen for themselves how this man had easily defeated the Grand Court Mage of the Lanthanor Kingdom with just one attack. Yet, their King, who was still a teen, had managed to somehow subjugate him and even capture him alive using the clever ploy of the catapult.

     Such terrifying calculations and talent could only be admired.

     Indeed, Daneel had hatched this plan after deciding to capture the man alive at all costs. He knew that the best way he could do so was by using the Dragon Heart formation which was unfortunately distorted in the location where the man was standing. Thus, the only solution was to somehow move the man into the place where the formation was still in effect.

     All the probing attacks had only been to distract the man so that he could construct the catapult which would throw the man into the area where the Dragon claws could capture him effectively.

     Thankfully, he had been just in time. Also, the making of such complicated constructs wasn't something he had learned or even practiced beforehand. This had only been possible due to the tool he had bought in the Kingdom of the Elves which had allowed him to analyze the mechanical construct which had been around the little elves' necks.

     Then, although he had heard the system's explanation that the tool could work with both magical and mechanical constructs, he had put it aside due to the urgency of the situation.

     When he had been racking his brain to find ways to achieve the desired effect, the system had suggested using this tool which had resulted in such a smooth victory.

     Of course, the idea of the design of the catapult had come from Daneel, with the system only casting the spells needed to bring it into existence.

     By controlling elemental particles, one could bring into existence physical manifestations such as the boards of wood, but the particles would go back into their original forms of being free in nature when the mageroot stopped acting on them.

     Of course, like everyone else was already thinking, it had only been possible because of his progress as a Paragon which was due to the existence of the system.

     He had initially been tempted to use warrior level spells such as the concentrated fire bolts that he had used when he met the previous King of the Lanthanor Kingdom all those years ago. Yet, that would simply give away the fact that he was somehow capable of casting spells far above his level which would bring even more attention on himself.

     Thus, by balancing everything, Daneel had managed to achieve his objective by only exposing two of his cards: his power level and his prowess as a Paragon. His ability to cast Warrior level spells and his power as a Fighter were still hidden trump cards that he could use to escape from perilous situations.

     Just as he was about to walk forward to talk to the prisoner he had caught with great difficulty, the system urgently sounded a notification in his head which made him halt his movements.

     [Phenomena Analysis Module has detected a hidden trap in front of host. Stepping on the patch of ground in front of host will result in the Tenebrous Flame which is controlled by the host's opponent to enter the host's body.]

     Daneel's eyes widened as he heard this notification. He had already deactivated his personal trinket, making it so that he would have been completely defenseless if he had stepped forward without any knowledge of the trap.

     It seemed that just like his opponent, he had also underestimated the other party which would almost have resulted in a disaster.

     "Why was I unable to detect anything? What kind of level is the trap?"

     [System informs host that this is a trinket enabled trap at the Warrior level. System was only able to detect it because of the complexity which allows system to analyse spells at the warrior level].

     Hearing this answer, Daneel realized that he was in a dilemma. If he detected the trap, he would make it quite clear to his opponent that he somehow had the means of a Warrior even if he was only at the human level.

     Granted that his opponent was currently captured, he had no intentions of directly killing him which would ensure that this information would not be leaked. If he chose to defuse the trap, he risked this information leaking in the worst case where the imposter might escape from his clutches.

     Trying to decide what to do, Daneel glanced to the side to note that the expressions of the people in the vicinity had changed from shock to consternation. They were currently whispering among themselves while occasionally glancing at the King.

     At this moment, a daring idea entered Daneel's mind.

     "Has there been any headway in analyzing the flame by watching it being used by that man?", he asked.

     [Negative. The complexity exceeds what the system can handle.]

     "What if the flame is directly in my body? Will the analysis be easier then?"

     Daneel had three reasons for asking this question. One: he desperately wanted to have an alternative to analyzing the spell model and the flame without needing to successfully interrogate his opponent who must definitely have been bound by oaths.

     Two, from the moment his opponent had spoken in that way to incite him to fight, he had been reminded of the importance of his image.

     Right now, his image had definitely changed from a weakling to an extremely talented person who could hold his own in a fight. Why not improve it even further?

     If his plan was successful, even the most stubborn of people who were against his reign might find themselves being turned around to support him.

     If this did happen, it would enable each and every one of his plans for the Kingdom to be carried out much more effectively.

     With all these thoughts in his head and the positive answer from the system, Daneel asked one more question before bracing himself and stepping forward.

     From the corner of his eye, he saw that the smile on the captured opponent's face had just become wider on seeing that the King of Lanthanor had stepped forward according to his plan.

     The next instant, a green snake drilled out of the ground to attack the King.

     Even before anyone could react, the snake had already entered the King's stomach before disappearing inside. No blood appeared from the wound right away, as the high heat of the flame had scorched the area around it.

     Without a word, the King of Lanthanor collapsed on the ground with an expression of utter surprise on his face.

     As his consciousness faded away, the last thing Daneel saw was Kellor running towards him while looking like he was the one who had actually been impaled by the attack.

     After commanding the system to keep a firm hold over the Dragon claws trapping the enemy, Daneel shifted his consciousness to the clone which had been absorbing energy from the Ker Gem till now.

     As the full attention of everybody in the clearing was on the collapsed body of the King of Lanthanor, the clone managed to sneak away without anyone being the wiser.

     ...

     At the secret base of the Withering Leaf Sect, in an unknown location.

     The Sect Master clutched a parchment in his hand while checking every second for any message from the spies he had in the Lanthanor Kingdom. He knew very well that the Knight from the church would be attacking today, and he was looking forward to positive news due to the high confidence shown by the man as if he had everything under his control.

     Yet, the news that came through the trinket shocked him before making him stand up with the expression of one who had just made a decision.

     "Get ready to move out. The King of Lanthanor has been injured and is possibly dying. This is the perfect time to strike"

     Beside him, the eyes of a man who had been forgotten until this moment inside the group of the Withering Leaf Sect shone, as he realized with joy that his chance had finally come.

     But if someone could see his figure without any clothes, they would be shocked on witnessing that there were actually 2 faces smiling, not one.

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     203 Aftermath 1

      The news of the events that took place in the Palace grounds of the Lanthanor Kingdom shook the entirety of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     Never before in its known history had there been someone who could achieve such a power level at such a young age. This was simply heaven-defying talent, making some suspect that he was a hidden disciple of one of the Big Four.

     Yet, those who had done extensive research on the background of the King of Lanthanor knew that this was not possible. As they frantically went over the reports concerning the King over and over again, they tried to figure out how he had been able to hide such terrifying talent for so long.

     Even more than this reveal, the information that he was injured and that his status was unknown made many turn towards the Kingdom of Lanthanor with ravenous eyes.

     Of course, although they still showed a modicum of caution, some had already begun to ready their troops to move on the Kingdom in case another power vacuum appeared.

     After all, they knew very well about the effective purging of the nobility by the new King, making it so that there was no clear line of succession.

     This meant that the Kingdom of Lanthanor was once again ripe for someone else to take control of.

     The only thing that stopped them was the instances in history where Kings and Queens had used such ruses in order to lure in enemy Kingdoms before trapping them and annihilating their forces.

     Besides, except the Withering Leaf Sect, almost no other force had any clear information about the man who had actually attacked the King of Lanthanor.

     Thus, they could not know that the green flame was actually such a potent attack that there was almost no chance of someone who hadn't even trained their body from surviving a direct penetration.

     This was the confidence that made the Withering Leaf Sect Master take the decision to move on the kingdom. Although he hadn't received any official report from the Knight, he trusted the power of the green flame which he had witnessed personally.

     Indeed, at this point of time, apart from the Grand Court Mage and the few others who had personally seen the King after the attack, there were only two other individuals outside the Kingdom who were aware of the status of the king.

     These were the Eldest Prince of Lanthanor and the Queen of the Kingdom of the Elves.

     As those who had sworn oaths to Daneel, they could clearly feel that the ties that bound them still existed, which meant that the King of Lanthanor was at least still alive.

     Knowing about this fact, the Withering Leaf Sect master turned to the Eldest Prince after giving the command.

     "Is he still alive?", he asked, looking into the eyes of the man who had sworn revenge against his homeland.

     Although the Eldest Prince considered lying, he was not confident that he could get away with it especially when the Sect Master was looking right at him.

     "Yes", he replied, looking back into the eyes that were boring into his with an indecipherable expression on his face.

     Sighing softly, the Sect Master thought for a bit before saying, "The order stands. He must be hanging onto the last threads of his life. The moment you feel yourself being released from the oath, tell me."

     With a wide smile, the Eldest Prince nodded before gathering all the trinkets near him that were being handed out by one of the men who had been on the strikeforce which had attacked and killed the villagers of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     As for the Queen of the Kingdom of the Elves, the only thing she did after receiving the message was to command her spies to keep a close eye on the situation. Through the oath, she knew that the King was still alive, and from everything she knew about him, she suspected that there was more to this matter than what was apparent to the public.

     Meanwhile, in the situation room in the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     Robert, Kellor, and Faxul were currently sitting at the table which was usually headed by the King of Lanthanor.

     After a few moments of silence, Robert spoke out with an expression of frustration on his face.

     "Why is there no status update yet?"

     Even before Kellor could speak to answer the question, a knock sounded on the door interrupting Robert who hurriedly rushed forward to open it.

     On the other side stood a nurse wearing white clothes. Slightly startled seeing that a man with the expression of someone who might have lost the most important thing to them in the world had opened the door the instant she knocked, she stepped back a bit before giving the message she had been sent to deliver.

     "The head healer has asked all three of you to come to the King's chambers."

     Hearing the message, the three in the room ran out of the room before directly trotting toward the king's chambers.

     It was Kellor who came to his senses, saying, "Control yourselves, there are spies in the Palace. If they see us hurrying like this, they might reach conclusions which we cannot afford to handle."

     This showed just how important Daneel was to all three of them. The fact that he was in danger had put them on edge to the extent that they had even forgotten this simple fact.

     Nodding with concerned expressions, Faxul and Robert slowed to a fast stride before hurriedly heading towards the King's chambers.

     On entering and closing the doors completely behind them, they looked around to see with shock that the man whom the entire continent was currently talking about was idly laying on his bed while putting fruits that look like grapes into his mouth.

     While Faxul and Kellor stood still unable to decide what to do, Robert ran forward and hugged his son whom he thought he had lost.

     Feeling the ardent care and affection from his father, Daneel smiled before patting his back and saying, "Get mom over. She must be crying uncontrollably with worry."

     For Robert, it was enough to see that his son was alright. Nodding and smiling wide, he ran out of the room to get his wife who had indeed been sobbing without control since the moment this news reached her.

     Seeing his father leave the room, Daneel turned to the six healers who were still inside, saying, "I have no choice but to ask you to stay at the side until this whole situation passes over. I cannot risk you leaving this chamber, as the news about my condition is too sensitive to be leaked."

     Although the healers looked bewildered, then nodded before obediently heading to one side of the room where six chairs had already been arranged. After bowing again to the King, they sad down before seeing a barrier envelop them, stopping them from hearing anything from outside.

     "Ready our troops. If my estimation is correct, the Withering Leaf Sect will soon invade. Spread the news about what happened in the Palace, but make sure that my condition is unknown. Keep a close eye on all of our enemies, and most importantly, maintain order inside the Kingdom. Use any means you have to, and imprison all those who try to take advantage of the situation."

     This had been his third reason for choosing to take the damage. For a wounded enemy, there was no better way to force it out of its hiding place without showing weakness.

     Although it had been six hours since the attack, Daneel had been awake since the last two. He had only shifted his consciousness to his clone for desperate cases where he might have to release the energy absorbed, which was also why he had formed it in the first place before the fight with the enemy. Thankfully, no such case had arisen.

     Except for the burning pain in his stomach, he felt fine albeit a bit tired due to the exertion he had placed on his mageroot in the fight against the man from the Church.

     During these two hours, he had been thinking hard about how to take full advantage of the situation.

     For those who had ill intentions, there was no better time to incite panic in the Kingdom either for personal profit or for any other hidden agenda.

     Thus, he had given the command to imprison all of them so that they could be slowly interrogated later in order to find out if they were spies from a different kingdom.

     Apart from this, one of the main reasons he had taken this risk was to increase his image in the public. Hence, it was necessary that news of his brave deed had to spread as far as possible as fast as possible.

     After seeing Kellor and Faxul head out without a word to carry out his orders which were very urgent, Daneel relaxed again on his bed before starting to eat the grapes again after asking the system to repeat the notification it had given when he had regained consciousness.

     [Tenebrous Flame has been taken under system's control. Analysis in progress.]

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     204 Aftermath 2

      "King of Lanthanor sacrifices himself to save his subordinates!"

     "A once in a generation talent! King of Lanthanor, a 17-year-old Exalted Human Mage!"

     "A king who bled for this people!"

     The events surrounding the attack on Daneel had taken place on the morning after the day on which the Withering Leaf Sect had been chased from their home, and by the evening these quotes were on the lips of the people of the Kingdom.

     Following Daneel's orders, the first thing that Kellor had done was to go to Eloise to explain the situation to her so that she could effectively broadcast it through the Network of Angaria(NOA).

     This was when a remarkable incident had taken place. As soon as Kellor had told Eloise about everything that had happened except for the fact that Daneel was actually alright, Eloise had collapsed on the ground and had not even been able to speak for a few seconds. After Kellor assured her that Daneel was still undergoing treatment and was definitely not dead, she nodded and got up from the floor before wiping away the tears in her eyes and getting to work instantly.

     She went at this task with a single-minded focus which resulted in such hard-hitting quotes that the entirety of the Kingdom and even, to some extent, Angaria started to speak about the noble heart of the King of Lanthanor. After all, all the major forces in Angaria had gotten ahold of the NOA in order to know just what was being broadcasted by this one-of-a-kind network on this continent.

     On the next day, display trinkets went up at all the major locations of congregation in the Kingdom, letting the general population see for themselves how their King had stepped out bravely in order to defend the Grand Court Mage.

     In any matter, seeing was believing. These images which showcased such inspiring gallantry even made those who were derisive of the young king pause, as they started to consider whether they were wrong to not support such a great man who had laid his life on the line just so that he couldn't be called a coward by the people he loved so much.

     So far, although support for Daneel had been quite all-encompassing, there had been certain pockets of resistance who still secretly disliked the King for various reasons. These were usually old-timers who had gotten used to being commanded by those with much more mettle and grit, at least according to them. Yet, what showcased more 'mettle and grit' than one who was willing to sacrifice himself so readily?

     Of course, some detractors still remained who just thought that it was a stupid decision, but they were quite few in number.

     All in all, adoration for the king grew to new levels, with many even praying repeatedly to all the gods they could that the King had to survive, no matter what.

     Of course, seeing the situation of the Kingdom, there were some who tried to take advantage. Yet, the police of the kingdom worked overtime in order to capture all such antisocial elements as quickly as possible before they could have any noticeable effect on the overall atmosphere of Lanthanor.

     Meanwhile, the man who was being thought of so ardently by millions of people was currently relaxing in his room while keeping an eye on all the news circulating throughout the continent.

     He had been spending time with his parents, letting his mother take care of him by personally cooking his meals and insisting that he rest because he had, after all, been impaled in the chest by what looked like a very dangerous attack.

     Not finding it in his heart to deny his mother this opportunity, Daneel let her have her way while training with his clone.

     Yet, even though he looked completely relaxed on the outside, he was actually very tense knowing that an attack could come at any moment. The commanders were still posted full time on the borders, making it so that they could respond quickly to preserve life before elite forces reached wherever the Withering Leaf Sect chose to begin their attempt at striking back.

     In this way, an entire day passed with Daneel becoming more and more worried that there were no new developments on all fronts.

     ….

     Unbeknownst to him, two people standing on the tallest structure to have ever been built on Angaria were currently thinking about this young King who was currently making waves throughout the continent, while looking in different directions for the moment.

     Like a spear that had thundered down from the heavens to impale the earth, this structure rose in a straight line from the ground into the sky with its top unable to be seen by anyone who was walking at ground level.

     Exactly 10 km in the air when measured from the ground, the structure which looked to be made out of silvery metal ended with a flat top that had no railing around it.

     This was higher than the tallest mountain on earth-Mount Everest, making it so that all around, there were only clouds with the occasional clear spot through which an endless ocean could be seen.

     The two people who were currently standing on this flat top were very different in appearance.

     One was an enchanting woman with long hair wearing a gown on which flowers seemed to be repeatedly blooming and wilting in a matter of seconds. Each and every flower seemed to be from a different species, making one wonder whether there were this many types of flowers in the entire continent.

     The other was topless, exposing bulging muscles that look like indestructible boulders. His face seemed to be chiseled from a rock, with rough features and a scraggly beard that gave him the appearance of one who hadn't shaven in weeks.

     A single wide scar ran from below one eye to the other, which moved animatedly when the man spoke out.

     "Looks like no one else is coming. So what do you think about him? Is there anything suspicious?"

     As he asked this question, the woman who seemed to have been admiring the view from her location crinkled her nose bit before turning around and answering, "In my opinion, it isn't needed. The mosquitoes have countermeasures and are a bit interesting, but the creator doesn't deserve our attention in the present situation. Still, someone has already been sent. That's also why the other two leaders didn't even bother to come."

     Chuckling at her words, the man rubbed his nose before saying, "You know that we only concern ourselves with training. I only heard of this from a visiting friend who couldn't keep his mouth shut about the matter. I knew that you guys must've collected information about him, so I just wanted to find out."

     Frowning even further at this answer, the woman said in an irritated tone, "Why not just use a damn communication trinket?"

     At this, the man laughed out loud. "Because you ignored me the last time I did! Anyway, any news on that bastard Church?"

     Hearing mention of the enemy whom she had been dreading since decades, an expression of utter seriousness replaced the displeasure on the woman's face. Shaking her head, she said, "Nothing new. We've gotten nowhere closer to circumventing the oath sworn by the Knights and the priests recaptured, and there is no new news from the ones we sent to the mainland. All I can say is the timeline is still the same, but we need to be prepared in case it changes."

     Sighing, the man replied, "Alright. It's a pity. If this kid had been born in any other time, he would have been able to train with the best of resources to reach the champion level as soon as possible. Too bad there's no chance for that now. If Angaria still stands after the War, maybe there will still be a chance then."

     With a sad smile, the woman nodded before directly disappearing from the top of this tower.

     Watching this, the man grumbled a bit, saying, "You know I can't teleport but you don't even offer a hand. Typical mages."

     After saying these words, he walked to the end of the tower before taking a deep breath and directly jumping off.

     "WOOOOOHOOOOO!"

     With a scream of exhilaration, the man soared through the air with increasing speed, as if he wasn't worried about splattering onto the ground due to his extreme momentum.

     When he was just 100 m above the ground, an expression of slight seriousness finally appeared on his face before he carefully punched forward with his right fist.

     BOOM

     It was as if a giant had punched out, as a massive fist emerged in the air before pummelling the ground and making a spire of rock rise up on which the man landed with a loud THUD.

     Jumping off again, he turned around and casually punched again to cause the spire to break into fist-sized pieces before falling back into the hole that had been caused due to it rising into the air.

     Taking another deep breath, he stomped on the ground before rising 300 m into the air and heading in the direction of his sect where his brothers and sisters were waiting to continue training with him.

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     205 War 1

      The next day, Daneel woke up with a jolt due to the nightmare he had had of Lanthanor burning to the ground.

     It seemed that all the stress of the situation was getting to him, as it felt that it had been many days since he had had a proper night's sleep.

     Going to the bathroom to freshen himself up, he cupped some water in his hand to wash his face before idly asking the system to repeat any notifications that might have come in the night. This had become a common ritual due to the many times when he had missed notifications due to not being conscious when the system sounded them in his mind.

     As per his order, the only new notification replayed, making Daneel freeze and drop the water he had cupped.

     [Kingdom Management Statistics updated.

     Satisfaction Level: 18%

     Dissatisfaction Level: 40%

     Next milestone for reward: 20% Satisfaction Level. Reward: 10,000 EXP]

     Yes! What he had been waiting for for months had finally happened!

     Daneel couldn't help but gape hearing that there was a 2% increase in satisfaction and a 3% decrease in dissatisfaction out of the blue.

     Each time he had started a new initiative such as enabling his mother to help whomever she wanted or setting up the school or healer academy, he had hoped that it would have a direct impact on the statistics.

     Although he hadn't seen any change even though over a month had passed, Daneel had just been thinking that it needed time.

     Now, seeing that there was such a large jump, Daneel asked the system, "Why is there such a big change? Is it possible to know what contributed to it?"

     [Kingdom Management Analysis Tool, which can give the best answer to host's query, is currently locked. As per Phenomena Analysis Module, the change can be attributed to a cumulative shift in the people's psyche that was hastened due to the news of the bravery of the King.]

     Hearing the answer, Daneel couldn't help but smile wide.

     His ploy to willingly let himself be attacked had indeed worked out very well.

     Studying this entire situation, Daneel reaffirmed one thing in his mind: shock and awe was really one of the most formidable weapons one could use to bring change in the general public.

     This weapon had already showcased its power both during the time when he had taken the throne and the Grand Debate when favor had swung towards Eldra.

     Yet, the real lesson that Daneel knew he had to understand from the situation was that long-term plans with a touch of shock and awe was the best way to go.

     After all, he knew very well that just shock and awe would at most result in a temporary change, which could be overturned if someone else used the weapon well in his stead.

     Instead, if the change in perception was accompanied by long-term initiatives such as the school or the healer academy, the effect of solidifying foundations would occur which would decrease the chances of sudden changes in case desperate situations did arise.

     Desperate situations such as a continental war that might force him to conscript soldiers against their will.

     Stopping his thoughts from going down this road, Daneel proceeded to wash himself before donning silk pajamas that he had found very comfortable to wear, especially when all he was doing all day was lying on the bed and listening to reports.

     Yet, just as he was about to plop onto the bed after checking that there was no news, an urgent knock sounded on his door.

     At the same time, Luther's frantic voice appeared through the oathstone, making Daneel run back to the wardrobe in order to change his clothes.

     "My Lord, an army 50,000 strong is marching on us from our east."

     .....

     East of Lanthanor, in an army camp freshly set up on a grassy plain.

     "No changes yet?"

     A tall, bald man with dark skin and twin combat axes on his back sat on a chair in the center of the tent. He was wearing light plate armor that looked like it had been molded as one piece, making it so that there were no places that could restrict his movement.

     "None, sir. All those we contacted to cause chaos have been captured."

     Hearing the answer to his question from the messenger standing at the entrance of the tent, the man grimaced coldly before gesturing at him to leave.

     In front of him sat a man with a calm and collected expression on his face, while his long, black ponytail hung from his head to the small of his back.

     "It must be that Grand Court Mage and those three commanders. They must be taking care of everything while hoping that the King would recover."

     It was the Sect Master of the Withering Leaf Sect, who did not look at all like the man who had previously collapsed due to seeing his elders killed right in front of his eyes.

     The only remnant of that pain hid deep in his eyes, as if it was waiting to jump out and devour everything it wanted when it got the chance.

     At the words of the Sect Master, the bald man shook his head before asking the question whose answer had led to this expedition setting out in the first place.

     "Are you sure that it was a potent enough attack that will certainly cause the King of Lanthanor to either die or be bedridden for years?"

     "Yes. I have personally seen its power. Unless one manages to reach the Exalted Human level as a fighter, it is impossible to even think of surviving the blow. If that is true, I'm willing to jump into the Endless Sea to drown forever."

     This last phrase was something often used in Angaria. It came from a myth that long ago, a peak Warrior Level Fighter had wanted to find out exactly how deep the Endless Ocean surrounding the Angarian Continent was.

     He had set out with a communication trinket that transmitted his thoughts to those on a boat on the surface, diving deep inside without being afraid of running out of breath anytime soon due to his formidable body that was just one step away from breaking through to the Champion Level.

     After reaching around 5 km in depth, the signal from the trinket had started to cut off.

     He never surfaced, and the last thing heard from him was one line:

     "Drowning… forever"

     Hearing the Sect Master's words, the man nodded before saying, "As discussed, Axelor shall take 70% of the spoils, and we expect your Sect to use its full force."

     With a small smile, the Sect Master replied, "No problem. Axelor mustn't hold back either."

     At this, the bald man's eyes burned with a fury that seemed to have been suppressed for a long time.

     Taking a few moments to control himself, he said, "You can rest assured that we won't."

     As the memories of having to turn back and run to his home with his tails tucked between his legs resurfaced in the man's mind, he resisted the urge to smash everything in his grasp to relieve his rage.

     For months since the incident, he had been mocked and humiliated ruthlessly by his fellow commanders for running away due to just a few words from a kid a quarter of his age.

     Now, it was finally time to wipe away that humiliation.

     ....

     In the same area, in a tent nearby.

     The Eldest Prince sat with his legs folded on the ground while caressing a Ker Gem in his hands. As the powerful Energy entered his body, his left chest, where his heart was supposed to be, seemed to be trying to tear out of his clothes in order to devour the Ker Gem whole.

     "ARGH!"

     With a wretched expression, he stopped his meditation and threw the Ker Gem aside, causing it to roll on the ground before coming to a stop due to someone placing a foot on it.

     Feeling a threat behind him, the Eldest Prince hastily got up before rushing to the edge of the tent after conjuring a barrier around him.

     Along with the barrier, 10 talons came into existence all around his body.

     These red talons faintly shimmered in the air, as if they weren't actually solid, while the air around them seemed distorted due to the high heat they were emitting.

     If Daneel were here, he would definitely be shocked to see that this was actually a famous Eminent Warrior Level spell known as "Fire Talons".

     The compressed fire was in fact so disastrous to a human body that a single blow was enough to cause death to even a typical Exalted Human Fighter.

     After seeing this, Daneel would have turned around and been even more shocked to see the man who had once almost killed him.

     It was the Vice Sect Master of the Withering Leaf Sect, who also had a bulge on his chest, as if something were trying to break out from his clothes to reach the Ker Gem at his feet.

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     206 War 2

      "It worked."

     As Luther stood on the ramparts of the East Border of the Lanthanor Kingdom, he gazed out at the approaching cloud of dust before speaking these words which made the heads of both Aran and Cassandra snap towards him.

     Stationed on the borders since the Withering Leaf Sect had fled the Valley of Mist, all three commanders had been on edge due to the enemy that was currently hiding while they were out in the open.

     After all, unlike the Sect, the Kingdom of Lanthanor couldn't possibly uproot itself and hide its location.

     Hence, the past three days had been some of the most stressful in their lives.

     As for the events surrounding the attack on the King, all three of them had almost set out the moment they received news about the incident.

     In fact, two of them had even set out because they knew that Kellor was the only Exalted Human in the Palace. This was one of the major shortcomings of Lanthanor: it had nowhere near the number of Exalted Humans as most other forces in Central Angaria.

     Yet, even before they had reached halfway, everything had come to an end.

     With stunned minds, they had had to go back to the border due to Kellor's urgent order.

     It was only when they heard the King's voice through the oathstone had they finally calmed down and breathed sighs of relief.

     Although they couldn't understand how the King had been able to successfully escape an attack whose potency had been clearly explained by the soldiers on the scene, they knew that there were some questions that shouldn't be asked.

     Aran was the first to reply.

     "On that day that Richard died, did you imagine that we would be in this position? I can say that I only hoped that he wouldn't send us to our deaths due to his inexperience."

     The Red Demon, Cassandra laughed at these words before flicking her scarlet hair over her shoulders and saying, "You and me both. I was even prepared to bet on it. Thank heavens I didn't!"

     "Then why didn't you tell me so before? I wouldn't have worried at all, because you lose all your bets anyway!"

     As Aran said these words with mock anger, Cassandra immediately turned towards and conjured an eagle made of fire which swooped towards him.

     The eagle wasn't made of compressed fire like that which Warriors used; instead, it seemed as if the fire had just taken that form while having no change in power like in the other case where penetrative power highly increased.

     Yet, there was a distinct change in the speed with which the fire eagle moved.

     Just as an expression of dead seriousness appeared on Aran's face before a barrier sprung up around him, the fire eagle dispersed a foot away from him, as if its stability had suddenly been compromised.

     "Dammit! I still can't get it right! Just wait, Aran. The day I master this spell, I willl scorch your clothes and make all the soldiers see just how white an underside you have."

     Just as Aran was about to vehemently ask just when she had observed his backside, he closed his mouth as another individual had appeared in their midst.

     It was the Grand Court Mage, Kellor.

     "What's going on? Did someone attack?"

     Noticing him arrive, Cassandra smiled before saying, "Just me. Aran here was saying he thought the King will send us to our deaths, so I thought I would teach him a lesson."

     Seeing Cassandra twist the facts in this way, Aran was just about to deny it all before he had to close his mouth a second time, this time due to awe.

     At some moment in time, Luther had disappeared from where he had been standing.

     Even though they were out in the open with sunlight pouring down on them, none of them had seen his movements.

     Even before the last word exited Cassandra's mouth, his figure had reappeared behind Kellor with the hidden blade that had extended from between his fingers pointing at the base of his neck.

     Yet, at the next moment, the blade went back into his robes before he knelt on the ground.

     "Welcome to the border, My King."

     Hearing this, Aran's jaw fell while Cassandra got a bewildered expression on her face.

     They had actually told the King to his face that…. They hadn't trusted his leadership?

     Just as Aran was about to give an apology, 'Kellor' raised his hand before saying, "It's fine, honestly, I had similar doubts too."

     Indeed, Daneel had chosen to appear at the border as the Grand Court Mage. As an Exalted Human Mage himself, it would be no problem fooling everyone that he really was who he appeared to be. After all, he was still supposed to be bedridden while fighting to preserve his life.

     He had already fooled two of his commanders, but the third had almost taken his life before he urgently spoke through the oathstone that it was actually him.

     After gesturing at all three of them to relax, Daneel turned around and asked, "How did you find out?"

     In his usual gruff voice, Luther replied, "Body movements, My King. I have known Kellor long enough that even the most minute change in him stands out for me as a glaring anomaly. I have not had the same number of interactions with Your Majesty, which was why I almost attacked."

     It was just as Daneel guessed. Yet, he still felt amazed at the way this Exalted Human Fighter had managed to move and how quick he had been in carrying out his analysis.

     After taking a glance at Cassandra whose fire eagle had made his assessment of her skyrocket, Daneel walked forward to stand at the edge of the border to look at the same dust cloud before saying, "Prepare the troops as we discussed. We must make sure to give our dear enemies a warm welcome."

     ...

     Meanwhile, in an Ether-driven cart in which the most important figures of the Axelor-Withering Leaf Sect combined army were seated.

     "ETA: 20 minutes. The secondary force has already departed towards the predetermined location. Prepare to engage, and keep a lookout for traps."

     Giving this order to a messenger who was standing at the entrance, the bald man who was the commander of the Axelorian Army hoisted the axes in his hand before turning towards the Sect Master.

     "You better deliver. If not for those damn walls, we would have taken control of Lanthanor long ago. The King has ordered me to remind you that we will hunt you down to the ends of Angaria if there is even a whiff of a backstab."

     Smiling coolly, the Sect Master replied, "Give the King my regards. There is no turning back, and I have authorized the use of the full reserves of my Sect so that we can ensure in Lanthanor's fall together. You must make sure to strike quick. The one who takes control of the oathstone, is the one who controls the fate of the Kingdom of Lanthanor."

     With a humph, the commander nodded before jumping out of the cart and walking to the head of the formation.

     Seeing him leave, the Sect Master only maintained the smile on his face.

     Taking out a communication trinket from his robes, he asked, "Ready to move on the target? I don't think I need to remind you that timing is everything."

     "Yes, Sect Master. The trinkets are primed and our Sect Members are ready. Lanthanor won't know what hit them. Unable to handle attacks from two sides, their army will surely crumble especially with no King to rally them. Revenge will be ours, Sect Master."

     Smiling even wider at the enthusiastic tone of the message, the Sect Master put the trinket back before jumping out himself in order to take his position.

     Now, it was their time to 'surprise' the King of Lanthanor with a Sect Foundation Trinket which hadn't been seen in Angaria in centuries.

     ....

     "DAMN AXELOR! Why do they butt their heads into EVERYTHING?!"

     Upending the table on which he had been drinking wine, the Black Raven King shouted these words before immediately shuddering slightly due to the dark cloud that had enveloped the old man's face on seeing this reaction.

     Yet, this cloud only lasted for a few seconds before the man started to cough violently.

     After a few moments in which servants ran forward in order to clean everything and set the table anew in a meeting room in the Black Raven Palace, the old man spoke again.

     "We should be prepared in case Lanthanor falls. We cannot risk the Echer crops falling into the hands of a force backed by one of the Big 4. If worst comes to worst, we might even have to move to help our 'ally'. Send the orders."

     Saying this, the old man left the room and quickly shambled to the Energized Training Chamber which was now almost completely devoid of Ker Gems, opposed to before when there had been piles lying around.

     Sitting down and starting to absorb the thick red currents of energy, the old man breathed in deep while hoping that Lanthanor could fend off its enemies; at this point, he could only pray that they wouldn't have to intervene which would stoke the fear that an alliance might be forming in Central Angaria, which would definitely make all the other forces attack them together in a bid to stop it from happening.

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     207 War 3

      As the 50,000 strong army got closer and closer to the Kingdom of Lanthanor, a peculiar transformation took place on top of the border wall they were going to attack.

     The bald Axelorian Commander was now at the head of the army, and he was one of the first to spot this transformation.

     The moment the army reached a spot 5 km from the border wall, opaque barriers had sprung up on top of the wall, hiding everything from their vision.

     Only small peepholes remained, yet they were only half the size of a man's head, making it so that it was difficult to peek the other side through them especially from so far away.

     This was one of the first changes in the war strategy of Lanthanor that alerted the Axelorian Commander that things would be different this time.

     After all, over their long history of being enemies, numerous wars big and small had taken place between the two Kingdoms making it so that each was quite familiar with the other's habits and strategies.

     Although a few new tricks emerged from time to time, nothing truly groundbreaking had appeared on the battlefield in the past few decades which gave one Kingdom an edge over the other.

     "Could it be that…they are all actually barriers? How extravagant!"

     As one of the advisors beside him said these words, the commander sniffed before ordering an Exalted Human Mage to check what was on the other side.

     Currently, their army comprised of around 47,000 Amateur Human Fighters, 2000 Eminent Human Fighters, 1000 Amateur Human Mages, 100 Eminent Human Mages, 3 Exalted Human Mages and 3 Exalted Human Fighters.

     The fact that this was only half the effective military force of the Axelor Kingdom showed how much more powerful it was than Lanthanor. After all, although the latter had 4 times the number of Amateur Human Fighters as this army, it only had 3000 Eminent Human Fighters in total. As for mages, with only 200 Eminent Human Mages and 1000 Amateur Human Mages, the disparity was even more evident. Although the Axelorian Kingdom had many more Amateur Human Fighters, they hadn't deployed them due to the strategy they were implementing in this war.

     All in all, the main factor which had ensured Lanthanor's safety since centuries was the gigantic border wall which stood 30 meters tall, defending the Kingdom since antiquity due to the sheer amount of resources that had been poured into it to ensure that it would never be breached.

     Considering that the tallest part of the Great Wall of China, which was one of the most famous walls on the Earth reached only 14 m tall, one could imagine how much more imposing this grand border wall of the Lanthanor Kingdom was.

     There was nothing special about its base, which was just stones piled on top of each other using clay as glue.

     The factor which differentiated it from all the walls standing in Angaria right now, was the special substance that it had been coated with millennia ago when the first Kings of Lanthanor had undertaken this grand project.

     From the outside, it only looked like white paint which was used in regular buildings to hide the stone walls to give them a more elegant sight.

     Yet, in this case, this 'paint' allowed the walls to withstand the attack of a peak Warrior Level powerhouse.

     Yes, this fact was something that made anyone hearing it for the first time gape with shock.

     A peak Warrior Level Powerhouse! Be they fighters or mages, individuals such as these were known to hold the power to even flatten mountains if they desired.

     Yet, they couldn't break through this wall?

     However absurd it sounded, this was the treasure and the base on which the Kingdom of Lanthanor had prospered till now.

     All that was known was that when traveling scholars had investigated the wall, they had found out that the 'paint' somehow made it so that any impact it sustained was spread out and distributed all over the rest of the wall.

     Of course, even though it was this impregnable, there were still many limitations.

     As was the bane of the forces in Central Angaria, there was no way to stop people from directly teleporting inside.

     Thus, the main purpose of the wall was to stop enemies from marching into the Kingdom.

     Due to the limitations inherent with teleportation, this made it so that the main source of transportation was halted, effectively stopping any and all enemies from having dreams of taking over this formidable Kingdom.

     This was why the Axelorian Kingdom hated these walls so much. Teleportation formations like the ones outside the Elfaven were out of the question, as they couldn't be transported. Mass teleportation using all their mages was also not advisable, as there were always shock troops and defensive formations waiting on the other side to attack intruders-making it so that it would effectively be a suicide mission.

     Thus, in the end, the only economical way left was to fight it out from outside the walls.

     As the Exalted Human Mage he had sent to fly in the sky to check what was happening behind the barrier teleported back to his side, the message he got made him grimace.

     It seemed that the barriers covered the entirety of the top of the wall, meaning that they couldn't see what their enemies were doing.

     However much he thought about it, the Axelorian Commander couldn't think of a way in which Lanthanor could have placed actual defensive barriers all over the stretch of the wall in front of them. By his estimate, it would cost upwards of 30 million Gold Lans in order to do so, which was the sort of money that Lanthanor wasn't supposed to have.

     As they were old foes, there was no stopping for speeches or discussions.

     With an expression that belied his apprehension, the Axelorian Commander took a spear from a soldier standing at his side before pulling his arm back and throwing it forward with the remarkable strength of an Exalted Human Fighter.

     As the 50,000 soldiers followed the spear with their eyes, they gasped collectively as it had entered the opaque barrier without facing any resistance.

     These were actually just for blocking their sight!

     "Humph. Cheap tricks. Begin the plan."

     The moment the commander gave this order, the entire army split into 100 groups each having around 500 members each.

     With more or less the same number of Amateur and Eminent Human Fighters and Mages in each group, the 500 soldiers arranged themselves in a circular formation.

     The Eminent Human Mage in each group stood in the center, while Amateur Human Mages made a circle around them.

     The next circle comprised of Eminent Human Fighters, while the rest of the concentric circles had the Amateur Human Fighters who all had spears pointing out.

     Indeed, each and every Amateur Human Fighter of Axelor was equipped with a leather-like body armor which could block 50% of the power of attacks coming towards them in the case that the attacks were at the power level of Amateur Human Fighters, while also protecting them to some extent from directly being pierced through.

     At their side hung a curved scimitar for close range combat, while the spears in their hands had gleaming tips to fend away enemies at mid to long range.

     Some also had bows on their backs, but they were in the minority mainly due to the fact that soldiers on top of the wall were equipped with overhead barrier trinkets to protect from arrows.

     As soon as this formation of concentric circles was made, the Eminent Human Mage at the center took out a trinket that looked like a metal semi-sphere from his pocket.

     As the mage squeezed this ball, a semi-sphere made of metal appeared above the formation of 500 soldiers with metal rungs on the inside which the outermost circle of fighters caught.

     There were no openings whatsoever on the metal semi-spheres, yet the Eminent Human Mage in the center could look outside due to a small transparent strip near the top.

     All in all, the barren land in front of the East Border Wall of the Lanthanor Kingdom was now surrounded by metal spheres. To Daneel who was watching, they reminded him of 'igloos' back on earth albeit made of metal instead of ice.

     "Move!"

     BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

     With this second order from the commander who was in a similar globe, the rhythmic sound of drums rang across the battlefield.

     With each beat of the drum, each metal sphere moved forward while closing the distance between them and the border wall.

     This was their strategy: to move forward using these defensive formations to engage Lanthanor in a war of attrition.

     Yet, what they didn't know was that the King of Lanthanor had no desire in entertaining their presence.

     Nodding to himself seeing that the estimation of the three commanders and Kellor was right, Daneel sighed at the loss of life that would soon ensue before hardening his heart and saying, "Deploy all our formations and attack without abandon. We have no time to waste on this distraction."

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     208 War 4

      As the march of the metal semi-spheres commenced, the army of Lanthanor on the border wall were busily bustling around while fussing on contraptions placed at equal intervals which were all pointing forward.

     This contraption was triangular, with a 5-foot long gleaming arrow in the middle which was being slowly pulled back on the string that was getting increasingly taut with each revolution of the handle on the side.

     Indeed, this was a construct much like the ballista from earth.

     Each arrow had a hole in the end, through which a wooden block was inserted that served to pull it back.

     After reaching the desired position, the block would disappear into the groove on the ballista, shooting the arrow forward with explosive force.

     Traditionally in Angaria, ballistae were used because of their specialty in assaulting barriers.

     Just like in the case years ago where the first members of the Dominating Corps had won their fight by using a penetrative attack, the arrows shot from the ballistae were very effecting in breaking through barriers.

     In fact, in Angaria, top-level archers who could shoot arrows strong enough to break mages' barriers were sought after by all, but very rare in number.

     This was mainly because of the skill inherent in being able to shoot an arrow that powerful without losing accuracy. After all, capable of teleporting, mages wouldn't sit around to be impaled.

     Although there were many countermeasures available on the border wall, this was the method most suitable to handle the defensive formations of Axelor which looked nigh impregnable.

     Standing on the ramparts with the three commanders fanned out behind him, Daneel, who was disguised as Kellor, looked to the side to make sure that his special 'modification' was ready to deploy.

     After doing so, he turned forward again and asked, "So how do skirmishes like these usually end?"

     It was Aran who chose to answer, with a tone that was still slightly apologetic due to the words he had said before.

     "My King, they reach a spot where their attacks can reach the soldiers on the border walls before beginning to bombard us with numerous spells. Their goal is always to cause as many casualties as possible on the top before congregating together to use their battering ram trinkets to break through the wall. Their hope is that if they can break one part of the wall, it will always be a breach because we no longer have a way to rebuild it effectively.

     "Our army's job is to stop them from using those trinkets long enough to incur damage, and because physical contact is necessary for the trinkets to work, they are more or less vulnerable when trying to breach. It was once estimated that if they wanted to break through decisively using this method, they would have to deploy their entire army while also emptying their treasury to buy enough defensive trinkets to stop our assault, as the walls are powerful enough to hold for quite a bit of time before taking damage.

     "Thus, their only hope is to catch our army off guard so that they can break through, which is why there are repeated skirmishes. Although there are other ways they try to attack such as directly teleporting elites inside, this is the safest method they have as the others contain too much risk for their soldiers' lives."

     Speaking for so long without taking a breath, Aran made all 3 of the people in front of him turn around with incredulity on their faces to see him red as a tomato.

     Taking deep breaths and bringing his face back to a normal color, he said sheepishly, "Apologies. I tend to get verbose when flustered."

     As Cassandra chuckled at Aran openly, 'Kellor' smiled before turning back again.

     Indeed, as his verbose commander had said, the goal was to sustain attacks from the top of the wall while trying to get enough time with the wall in close proximity in order to cause a breach.

     Usually, this involved repeated attacks of increasing intensity from the top with shock troops teleporting over to launch guerilla strikes to damage the endurance of their defensive means, before devolving into an all-out armed hand-to-hand skirmish during the retreat.

     Yet, today, on the behest of the King of Lanthanor, the scenario would run differently.

     ...

     "Keep backup defensive means ready. We must hold their attention for as long as possible. Stick to the drill!"

     Shooting out commands repeatedly from inside his globe of metal, the Axelorian Commander looked up through the viewhole at the walls of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     Having already gone through this tens of times before, he was no stranger to the ballistae that would soon rain down devastating arrows on them.

     Sure enough, each of the tiny boxes in the opaque barriers on the top of the walls glinted in the sun, signaling that they would soon commence the attack.

     "HOLD!"

     Seeing this, the commander shouted this word which echoed in the ears of the Eminent Human Mages who were in control of each globe. The sharp voice served to heighten their senses, allowing them to be ready to respond as soon as the next command came.

     The glints seemed to be moving around and adjusting their positions, trying to ensure that they would hit their targets.

     "HOLD!"

     The second shout meant that the attacks hadn't started yet, but they would soon do. Each globe was still moving forward, with the rungs on the inside held firmly in the hands of the Amateur Human Fighters whose pale faces belied their tension.

     SNAP

     With a collective sound, massive arrows flew down towards them, ready to go through them where they stood.

     "BRACE!!"

     Finally hearing the command they were waiting for, each globe immediately stopped their movement.

     As they had practiced numerous times before, the Eminent Human Mage in the center immediately cast the gravity spell he had been preparing beforehand.

     As the gravity around them sharply increased, each soldier jumped up to hang from the rungs which were also present above them.

     With their combined weight and the added push from the increased gravity, the globe of metal sunk an inch into the ground in an instant.

     DING

     The arrow which had been shot in their direction hit its target, but it only caused a dent and a minor shake in the globe before harmlessly falling to the side.

     "MOVE!"

     With this command, the gravity went back to normal while the soldiers jumped down and caught the rungs in front of them before lifting the globe up and moving forward like before.

     Indeed, this was the strategy used by the Axelorians to defend themselves from the devastating ballistae attacks.

     If they were moving, the sheer force inherent in the arrow would jolt them back, possibly making them lose control of the globe and exposing them to further attacks.

     Besides, it wasn't like they were moving fast enough to bounce off the arrows. In fact, their movement was actually a bane which contributed to their low stability.

     Hence, by eliminating this instability, the globes had a chance to withstand and move forward.

     Of course, there were always some cases where the Eminent Human Mages might not have been fast enough.

     This was usually accompanied by a strike force teleporting over to initiate an attack.

     Luckily, at least in the first volley, such a thing hadn't occurred.

     Smiling at the result, the Axelorian globes steadily moved forward while repeatedly implementing their strategy.

     The first time could have been luck, but seeing that there were no destabilized globes even with the third volley, the commander started to feel suspicious.

     Looking out of the viewhole, he saw that many arrows had directly stuck into the ground.

     "Why are they… missing so much?"

     As one of his advisors voiced this question, he couldn't help but wonder the same.

     Usually, by this point, at least 20-30 of their 100 globes would have been destabilized and made to retreat due to the strike teams teleporting to attack them.

     Yet, they were all intact.

     "Maybe…they are flustered because their King is injured?"

     Turning around to glare at the advisor who had given this stupid statement, the Axelorian Commander humphed before remembering the man in black clothes who had resulted in him going back with defeat after defeat under his belt.

     That man would never allow his soldiers to lose discipline.

     Then, what was going on?

     In 2 more volleys, they would reach the border to begin their assault.

     Although the gnawing suspicion in his spine that something was definitely wrong kept growing in the Axelorian commander, he had no choice but to continue their march forward to reach the walls which had kept them away for centuries.

     …..

     Meanwhile, in a secluded forest outside the west border wall of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     "They have begun their assault. One by one, touch the oathstone to relieve yourselves of your ties to the Withering Leaf Sect. Don't worry, this is only because of the oath we made to not enter Lanthanor for 10 years. You will be resworn after our victory."

     A small group wearing hooded cloaks were all gathered together, while a man holding a gleaming golden rock in his hand walked to each to have them lay their hand on it.

     Their time would come soon, and each of them couldn't help but grasp the trinkets in their hands tighter in anticipation of the coming fight.

     Only one among them smiled eagerly, as the urge he had been feeling for months would finally be fulfilled.

     The urge to go home.

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     209 War 5

      As one of the Eminent Human Mages in command of a globe charging towards the Lanthanorian Border, Kerrex's heart was beating out of its chest while he futilely tried to get it under his grasp.

     Since graduating from the Military Academy of Axelor, this was only his second war operation. The first had only been a small skirmish with Eldinor, in which he hadn't even been deployed.

     Even though each and every possibility and countermeasure had been drilled into him repeatedly in the College, the feeling of actually being in a war situation was really something else.

     The first thing that hit him was the dust.

     As the land in front of the Lanthanorian Border Wall was barren with loose soil, each step sent up dust which invaded his nostrils.

     In fact, at the moment when the groups of 500 had formed, the first deployment of the globe had resulted in the dust sweeping into his eyes and making them bloodshot.

     His vision still blurry, the only thing keeping his group still intact was the sharp voice of their commander.

     As someone who had aced the class in command responsiveness, he thanked the gods that he had put in the hard work to inculcate in himself the habit to follow orders the second they were given.

     The second thing was the sweat. As each group was tightly packed together, the sweat that came due to the high temperature that arose from the hot sun glaring down on them caused a stench that was indescribable.

     In the Axelorian Army, men and women had different squadrons, with the one currently attacking Lanthanor being one which was completely comprised of the former.

     Thus, the entire globe was comprised of sweaty men rubbing against each other who tried to ignore the smell to keep marching forward.

     Third and last, was the fear.

     As the one in the center, he was the only one with an access to the view outside. Still, he did not have a complete idea about the situation on the battlefield.

     Each time an arrow whizzed past and struck the ground near them, he and some other newbies in the group couldn't help but flinch and feel thankful that it hadn't hit them.

     Juggling all these factors while trying to control the beating of his heart, Kerrex kept marching forward.

     After hearing finally that they were past the last volley, he finally relaxed a little.

     As per what he had learned in the College, the most dangerous and uncertain stretch had already been passed.

     After reaching within a couple hundred meters of the wall, there would be a mad dash as the ballistae couldn't be fired at this range due to the angle.

     The goal was to reach the wall and change the globe formation to a one-sided tank, which would act as the defense when the battering ram trinkets would go to work on the wall.

     The rest was pretty straightforward. The Lanthanorian Kingdom would first usually attack from above the wall by dropping explosive trinkets or burning oil, followed by soldiers teleporting over to launch assaults on the tanks.

     Thus, he would effectively have a brief moment of rest during which he could reset himself when the Lanthanorians tried to break through their defensive means in order to force them to flee.

     At least this time, this process would take a long time as he had been given multiple defensive means all designed to hold their position at the wall.

     After all, according to the briefing they had been through before the march, it had been made clear that the main objective was to occupy the forces of Lanthanor for as long as possible.

     "Is it just me, or are there much fewer impacts than usual?"

     Being snapped out of his thoughts by the gruff voice of one of the veteran Eminent Human Fighters around him, Kerrex's face couldn't help but take on a puzzled expression as he realized that this was true.

     Each volley consisted of at least 150 arrows, where the norm was that at least half hit their marks. Of these, a quarter were usually successful in destabilizing the globes.

     Thus, by any measure, at least 10-12 of the globes would usually have been made to retreat by this point. Yet, all of them were still marching forward.

     This was, in fact, such a large anomaly that Kerrex wondered why the commander hadn't given any orders to address it or at least prepare countermeasures for any new risks on the battlefield that they should be aware of.

     After all, one of the most important rules taught in the Military College was that information could decide victors and losers in a war. Thus, if there was any anomaly or if there wasn't sufficient information about enemy forces, it was always advised to withdraw.

     Right now, it seemed that both of these factors were in play, but they were still marching forward.

     Little did he know that the Axelorian Commander had been ordered to follow through with the plan no matter what arose, as it was the best chance they had gotten in decades to mount an attack on their most hated foe.

     "No, they are definitely missing most of their shots. Bunch of Lanthanorian fools who are blind as a bat. Just wait till they come to us. I'll show them just how effective my twin-sword technique is."

     The man who replied was another Eminent Human Fighter who had several scars across his face. With two similar short swords on his back, his face had an expression of excitement as if he were looking forward to plunging them into his enemies.

     With each step, the globes covered the distance between them and the walls rapidly.

     In barely 1 minute, they would be able to fortify themselves onto the wall like a leech which had found its place comfortably on human skin, unable to be shaken off unless it was attacked with fire.

     As the seconds ticked on faster and faster, Kerrex felt more and more secure as he knew that he would soon be out of danger, at least for a little while.

     Yet, his face that had just been about to change from a tensed expression to a calmer one was stopped in its tracks due to a sound that startled the entire army of Axelor.

     SKKKRRRRR

     It was a roaring of chains coming from the place which wasn't even being targeted currently by the globes: the border gate.

     Of similar proportions as the Royal Treasury, the 4 border gates on the 4 sides of Lanthanor were actually the most secure points of the wall that protected the Kingdom from its enemies.

     The same scholars who had identified the 'paint' and its weakness of being able to be overpowered and breached if sufficient penetrative power was introduced, had been shocked speechless when they investigated the gate.

     Standing at 30 feet tall(around 9m) and 10 feet wide(around 3 m), the humongous doors were almost never opened. Unlike the walls, these were made out of an alloy which could directly defend against any strike below Champion Level.

     No amount of simple battering ram trinkets could cause a dent on it, making it so that the Axelorians never even tried to break through it.

     For day to day usage, a smaller porthole in the gate was used through which only a few people could pass through at a time.

     Besides, it was also said that only one individual had the authority to open the gates: the person in possession of the oathstone of Lanthanor.

     Thus, hearing sounds from the most impregnable location in their target, it was all the Axelorians could do to continue their forward march without faltering due to surprise or, in Kerrex's case, fear.

     Although they were huge, they opened quite quickly to reveal an image that each and every soldier of Axelor would remember till their last days.

     Over 50,000 soldiers neatly arranged into 100 groups of 500 each started running out of the gate, heading towards each of the globes marching towards the wall.

     From his viewpoint, it was as if there was a cannon behind the gate which was launching 'cannonballs' of squadrons which sped towards each globe.

     Back in the command globe in which the Axelorian Commander was located, silence ensued as no one knew what to say.

     This wasn't because they had nothing to say.

     On the contrary, there were so many things wrong with the situation that they didn't know where to start.

     First, this was the first time that soldiers had marched out to fight them instead of using their defensive superiority to rain down attacks from above to weaken their defenses.

     It didn't make sense. Except losing scores of soldiers, what else could it achieve?

     Second, the soldiers were running.

     Yes, RUNNING.

     In an age where teleportation was the norm, it was a shocking sight to see soldiers using this primitive method to approach enemies.

     Third, the King of Lanthanor was conscious, as he had been able to give the command to open the gate.

     Too much was wrong about this situation. And the Axelorian Commander had had enough.

     His orders were to carry on no matter what losses occurred up to a certain point, but right now, he felt that there was a chance that they would be wiped out as there were too many anomalies.

     Gritting his teeth, he gave the order.

     "Retreat. Begin teleporting back to the safe zone."

     This was their countermeasure: to simply teleport back in case things became dire. The Eminent Human Mages would take shifts to teleport the members of each globe back, while the globe would try to defend against attacks while this process took place.

     Yet, even after a few seconds passed, nothing changed on the battlefield.

     As a fighter, the Axelorian Commander could only ask the Exalted Human Mage beside him why the hell they hadn't teleported away yet.

     Yet, as he turned towards the man, he realized that the mage's face had gone white.

     With a stuttering tone, the mage recited the words that would haunt the Axerlorian Commander's dreams as this was the point where everything began to go wrong.

     "Commander… the space is lo-locked. They somehow deployed space lock trinkets without us realizing it. What do we do?"

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     210 War 6

      Among the groups of soldiers running towards the now-stationary globes of the Axelorian Army, Daneel who was disguised as Kellor couldn't help but smile seeing their confusion.

     Indeed, his 'modification' of the arrows had been to add space lock trinkets to them in the shafts.

     After all, each arrow was half as thick as a man's fist, making it so that there was enough space to hollow out a small portion to add a hidden compartment.

     Although it was a small trick, Daneel had had to think long and hard on it before deciding to implement it.

     The main factor was the cost. Space lock trinkets weren't cheap in any way, with each costing around 1000 Gold Lans due to the high attainments in Space Elementary Particles required for the enchanting to succeed.

     Thus, deploying space lock trinkets in this way was simply a method of burning money.

     Yet, the thing that had pushed Daneel to make the decision was something he remembered from Earth:

     War was the most profitable business in the entire world.

     Indeed, in its history, there were many wars which had been caused solely due to the fact that they would result in more purchases of goods and weapons.

     Regardless of who caused them, in the end, the only ones that profited were usually those who could take advantage of the situation to provide whatever was necessary, or to plunder when they had the chance.

     Daneel's plan was simple: as a force which had existed since centuries, the Withering Leaf Sect definitely had huge reserves of energy resources that would fall into his hands if he played his cards right to win this battle.

     Besides, this war had started because of his decision to let himself be injured by the Tenebrous Flame.

     Now, if he didn't ensure that everything was under his control, Daneel wouldn't have been able to live with the guilt.

     Thus, tapping into the reserves of the Kingdom which were usually kept for day-to-day activities, Daneel took the gamble to use one million Gold Lans to fit numerous arrows with the space lock trinkets.

     The soldiers manning the ballistae had been clearly informed as to which arrows were which. As the trinkets weren't very sturdy, it was required that they had to be shot into the ground instead of at the globes.

     Also, it was important that none of the globes were destabilized due to the attacks.

     This was because if one of them did destabilize, the usual action of the Lanthanorian Army would be to teleport over strike teams to attack.

     Yet, this wouldn't be possible as the space would be locked.

     Thus, the Axelorians would be alerted seeing that there were no attacks, which might push them to retreat beforehand or to discover that the space was locked.

     Hence, the soldiers had been careful to miss most of the time, along with making sure that the space lock trinket arrows were spread out in the battlefield to ensure complete coverage.

     The purpose of the opaque barriers had been to hide this fact from the enemy.

     Thankfully, everything had gone without a hitch.

     The overall goal right now was to end this war with as fewer casualties as possible.

     The aim of the plan was simple: lock the soldiers of the Axelorian army in place before catching them off guard to cause disastrous losses.

     The elites didn't matter, as they would mostly be outfitted with space lock-breaking trinkets.

     Thus, their targets were the Amateur and Eminent Humans.

     Even if they were equipped with space lock-breaking trinkets, they would take too long to activate them due to their weaker strength.

     All Daneel wanted was to maul this army enough in order to make them run away with their tail between their legs again.

     For this purpose, except Cassandra who was ordered to stay on the wall due to her weaker body when compared to the others, the rest of the commanders had set out along with him to begin their attack.

     Daneel, Aran and Luther had each split into three groups targeting three specific globes.

     Although the three commanders had voiced a little concern over this matter stating that it wasn't safe, they had let it go as the King had already shown his power in the Palace.

     In fact, although Daneel had the option to stay back on the walls to direct everything, he had made the decision to enter the battlefield for one reason:

     He was slowly becoming addicted to that feeling he had gotten when showing his power in the Palace.

     Other than this, he also knew that chances like these were rare: there was practically no risk of dying, as he would have the time to utilize his own space-lock breaking trinket to escape if he was attacked by multiple strong parties.

     As the group reached the globe they had targeted, Daneel's second plan began to be deployed.

     After gathering around the globe, the mages in the Lanthanorian army first deployed more of the opaque barrier trinkets which were on the walls.

     Unlike what the Axelorian Commander had thought, these actually had no defensive power. Their only aim was to block vision, making it so that they were actually quite cheap.

     After deploying them, Eminent Human Fighters ran forward holding spears whose ends were peculiar.

     They were like shovels, with a flat, rectangular edge that was thrust under the globe in a smooth motion.

     Indeed, the Axelorians hadn't had enough time to hunker down like usual to drive the edges of the globe into the ground.

     Because it held 500 people, the globe had a diameter of 30 meters.

     After 100 Eminent Human Fighters had successfully wedged their shovel-like spears inside, 100 Eminent Human Mages walked forward and held up their hands to conjure a triangular structure made of earth at the halfway point of the spear.

     Indeed, this was a simple lever.

     Right as the triangle that was the fulcrum finished forming, 10 Amateur Human Fighters ran forward and jumped onto the shaft of the spear.

     As the spear had been specially made with this purpose in mind, its length of 3 meters was enough to accommodate all 10 people.

     BANG

     With a sound that reminded Daneel vaguely of that which came when a sealed bottle was opened on Earth, the globe flew into the air due to the instantaneous force caused by the lever. Although the shafts had bent slightly when the fighters had jumped onto it, this only served to increase the force at the other end.

     In this process, the hands of the Axelorian Amateur Human Fighters who were holding the rungs of the globe were also injured as they had been holding onto the globe when it was blasted away.

     As the Eminent Human Mage in the center of the globe witnessed this perfect execution, no words came out of his mouth.

     What….was this?

     So everything had been planned out to result in this situation?

     As this realization dawned on him, indignation and fury clouded his face due to the fact that they had allowed themselves to be hoodwinked by their most hated enemies.

     In Central Angaria, Axelor was quite famous for one thing: its ability to inculcate in its soldiers and people a feeling of patriotism which drove them to do whatever was necessary when the time arose.

     This came into full effect at this moment. With a snarl, the Eminent Human Mage conjured 2 fireballs before aiming them at the Lanthanorians in front of him.

     Yet, his face froze even before he could shoot his attack as something had clubbed him on his head, knocking him out.

     It was Daneel, who had immediately conjured a simple rock in the air before hitting the mage with it.

     "Engage. Knock them out if possible, but if you can't, do not hesitate to go for the kill."

     Hearing the orders, the Eminent Human Fighters lead the charge. Equipped with a buckler in one hand and a short sword in another, they quickly began to incapacitate the Axelorian Amateur Human Fighters on the outside while the Lanthanorian Mages shot forward spells to occupy the Eminent Human Fighters and Amateur Human Mages of the other army.

     The strategy here was simple: the Amateur Human Fighters of Lanthanor followed behind the Eminent ones, either giving support or disarming the soldiers already defeated.

     The Eminent Fighters of Axelor were kept at bay due to the spells being shot at them, and the Amateur Mages were trying their best to counter these spells. Yet, with their Eminent Human Mage gone, the Axelorian Group looked like they would be defeated soon.

     As Daneel observed everything, he noted that casualties were already beginning to appear on his side due to the desperation of the Axelorians.

     Especially as one downed Amateur Human Fighter plunged his sword into the private parts of one of his soldiers who was walking on unaware that that soldier was alive, Daneel threw aside his decision to preserve his strength to handle the elites if needed.

     Just as he was about to conjure rocks to knock out all the other soldiers too by disregarding the strain it would place on him, an arrow flew in from the barrier which he narrowly dodged.

     Yet, as he looked back, the arrow impaled 5 of his soldiers before coming to a stop.

     It seemed that an elite had arrived at the spot.

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     211 War 7

      Outside the opaque barriers that had sprung up around the globe which was being targeted by Daneel, the Axelorian Commander had a surprised expression on his face due to seeing the arrow he had shot out with all his strength simply passing through as if the barrier wasn't even there.

     However illogical it was that Lanthanor had managed to obtain this many barrier trinkets, he had assumed the worst possibility: that the same money which had funded the damn space lock trinkets which were currently preventing his soldiers from escaping had also been spent on the barriers.

     Yet, seeing that he had been fooled again, he gave himself up to the rage that had been building inside him since the moment he had seen the pristine walls of the Lanthanorean Kingdom.

     First, it had been the memory of having to leave after arriving at the same wall with an army many times larger.

     Next, it was the realization that whoever was commanding this battle had managed to hoodwink him by shooting arrows that were somehow embedded with space lock trinkets.

     This wasn't something difficult to figure out, and when the anomaly of the arrows which had missed their targets surfaced, the Axelorian Commander had ground his teeth so tight that they had almost chipped away due to the extreme anger and frustration he felt.

     Setback after setback. Since that damn brat had ascended the throne, Axelor had been fooled more times in less than a year than it had been in the past few decades.

     As this thought came into his mind, the matter about the King's wellbeing also reared its head, making him doubt whether they were all playing into his hands.

     Alas, it was too late to go down that line of thought now. Everything was already in place, and his King had already given his orders.

     After reporting about the situation of the soldiers being unable to retreat, he had been given the order to kill as many Lanthanoreans as possible before making their way back with as many Axelorian Soldiers as they could save.

     Of course, the option to abandon the killing to focus on saving was also there. Yet, this was the order they received.

     Thus, in effect, their original plan with the Withering Leaf Sect to hold the army here for as long as possible was already scrapped.

     Instead of the Sect backstabbing as he had warned the Sect Master about before, it seemed that they were the ones who were going to to leave without caring about the other party.

     Ruthless, decisive, selfish. These were the words which best described the Axelor Kingdom, and also the reasons why they had always been rejected as allies by almost every force in Central Angaria.

     As his goal was to take down as many Elites as possible, the Axelorian Commander had made his way to the globe where the response from the Eminent Human Mage who had been in charge of it was cut off the earliest.

     Thus, he now found himself face to face with 'Kellor'.

     Daneel had only been able to watch on with bloodshot eyes as the arrow had killed 5 of his soldiers in one go.

     It had simply been too fast, and his body and mind hadn't been fast enough to be able to react except for giving him enough time to save himself.

     Of course, he was also an Exalted Human Fighter, which was information no one else on the continent knew right now.

     Thus, he had been able to estimate that this was definitely only the full power blow of an individual who was definitely below the Warrior Level.

     Still, if he managed to enter the globe, it would result in a massacre due to his soldiers being attacked from two sides.

     Thus, with no other option, Daneel discarded the spell to knock all the enemies out and proceeded to walk outside the opaque barrier.

     As he did so, he came face to face with the first enemy he had faced after taking the throne of Lanthanor.

     BANG

     As soon as Daneel appeared in front of him, the Axelorian Commander stepped down hard on his left foot which was behind him before shooting forward like a bullet.

     This was war; no useless dialogues or statements were necessary.

     Of course, although he felt happy inside that he had hit the jackpot by being able to find the man who was probably in charge of the Kingdom if the news about the King's status was true, none of it showed on his face.

     Instead, his face was set into an expression of dead concentration as he unsheathed the two axes on his back in mid-air on the way to the Grand Court Mage of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     Musing to himself that fighting, in reality, was indeed very different from the showy choreographed action scenes in the movies he had watched on Earth, Daneel smoothly conjured a wall of earth in the trajectory in which the Axelorian Commander was shooting towards him.

     He was in the guise of Kellor, so he couldn't display his prowess as a Paragon.

     As someone whose talent stemmed from being a woodcutter, Kellor had focused most on Earth and Wood elemental particles, along with a smaller focus on metal.

     As for the other elementary particles, he was only moderately skilled in them, making it so that he seldom used them in battle unless there was any specific need like when he tried to drive away the Tenebrous Flame using a tornado.

     BOOM

     As someone who was well versed in fighting with Mages, the Axelorian Commander knew that any physical barrier conjured in so little time definitely wouldn't be very strong.

     Thus, he simply broke through it before taking another step on the ground, as the position of his opponent had changed.

     Indeed, Daneel had jumped to the side after conjuring the barrier. Above his head, a thick log of wood had begun to form on which layers after layers were being added by the second.

     At the top of the block, a glint could be seen, indicating that something metallic would soon come into existence.

     Seeing the Axelorian Commander shooting towards him again, Daneel had no choice but to slow down the conjuring of the axe above him to point his hand forward.

     A shower of sand flew up from the ground, obstructing the vision of the commander while Daneel changed his position again.

     SHWING.

     Yet, to his surprise, the sound of a bowstring snapping was heard from behind the thick cloud which completely obstructed even his position.

     An arrow came shooting out of the cloud in his direction, as if the commander had anticipated the movement beforehand.

     Having just rolled on the ground in order to shift positions, Daneel had no time to move again. Thus, he only activated his barrier trinket and braced himself.

     BANG

     With a sound reminiscent of the banging of drums, Daneel found himself flying back due to the sheer force of the arrow.

     Although it hadn't managed to penetrate the barrier, it still injured "Kellor" due to the instantaneous movement his body had had to suffer.

     At least, that was what the Axelorian Commander thought as he ran through the dust.

     Because he was an Exalted Human Fighter himself, Daneel hadn't taken any damage.

     Still, he bit his tongue and coughed out blood as he had to keep up the guise.

     This was how typical top-level Mage vs Fighter battles were carried out: typical Mages would try to conjure their strongest spells in order to break through the barrier of the opponent to defeat them in one go, while Fighters would either try to close the gap before this happened or used long-range weapons such as arrows to slow down the conjuring.

     As the two carried on their fight oblivious to the battlefield in which numerous globes were being flipped along with numerous soldiers giving up their lives, a small group approached the gate of Lanthanor City.

     Covered in cloaks, they looked like they had traveled a long way.

     Approaching the soldiers guarding the gate, they reported the same names they had given when interrogated at the border wall.

     Indeed, they hadn't faced any trouble at the border wall due to a little help from the Knight who had been captured.

     Near their undergarments, they had small pouches which had the ability to escape the devices used by the forces in Central Angaria to detect trinkets.

     This was the same way in which the Tenebrous Knight had managed to sneak into the Kingdom while holding onto all the trinkets he had used during the fight with the King.

     After a few seconds, the soldier gave the message which made expressions of frustration appear on their faces.

     'The Capital is currently under lockdown. Please wait to the side, where you will be notified and escorted inside after the lockdown has been lifted."

     Under the watchful eyes of a few soldiers, they helplessly walked to an area which had been set aside for all those who had wanted to enter the Capital since the morning.

     Revealing the hood which covered his forehead, the Vice Sect Master of the WIthering Leaf Sect cursed at their luck which was still down in the drains before saying,

     "I have orders from the Sect Master. The Axelorian Army is retreating before the appointed time, but we will continue our mission. It is time to get our revenge for all the elders who gave up our lives for us. Prepare for a direct assault."

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     212 War 8

      Exhaustion. Pain. Stress.

     As Daneel hastily got up after being blown back the third time since the beginning of the fight, he finally began to take some damage from the incredible amount of force which each of the arrows of the Axelorian Commander contained.

     He was on his last barrier trinket, which would soon be broken if he had to sustain one more arrow from this relentless man in front of him.

     What was most frustrating about the situation was that he saw numerous ways in which he could have achieved victory already if he were allowed to use Paragon power.

     Sadly, he had no choice but to suppress them and carry on this battle which looked like it could go either way at this point.

     Known as "Wood Cleaver", the axe that had almost formed over his head was the signature attack of the Grand Court Mage of the Lanthanor Kingdom.

     Drawing from his experience as a woodcutter, Kellor had designed this attack himself.

     When Daneel had previously spoken to him on the matter, he had said that he had been set upon this path by his Master whom he still sorely missed to this day.

     According to him, each and every Mage and Fighter had to develop attacks on their own which resonated with some core concept or idea which was dearest to them.

     Although he hadn't explained clearly why one should do so, he had given the hint that it could be the key to the highest level on the continent.

     Even though he had asked the system regarding the matter, Daneel had gotten no information about it.

     Thus, he had kept it in his mind before asking Kellor to display his attack.

     Knowing that it would be a waste to let go of such a brilliant opportunity, Daneel had made it so that the system got enough chances to observe the attack so that it would be able to develop it using the Technique Development Tool.

     Sure enough, that had come as handy as he had developed the spell and was now casting it in his Grand Court Mage's place.

     The fight would soon end, as the full conjuring of the spell would result in either his opponent dying or fleeing.

     Knowing this, Daneel took a moment to reflect on the fight while taking care to keep using evasive maneuvers to stay away from the Axelorian Commander.

     This novel situation had let him experience exactly how regular Mages and Fighters fought, allowing him to understand even more so exactly what kind of advantages he had as a Paragon.

     Being put through each situation in the battle, he had been able to develop strategies at each step to grasp victory using his unique powers.

     Thus, in essence, his understanding and experience of battling had grown by leaps and bounds, courtesy of the Axelorian Commander whose bald head shone with sweat under the sun.

     Still, deciding that it was time to end this farce, he raised his right hand above his head after casting one last dust cloud to make the enormous woodcutter's axe with a 10-foot long body and 3 foot long blade swing forward at the Commander, as if it were ready to cleave through anything and everything in its path no matter what resistance came in its way.

     ....

     How the hell can this unmistakeable Grand Court Mage be so damn difficult to handle?

     This was the question that repeatedly ran through the Axelorian Commander's head as he tried repeatedly to get close to the Mage in front of him.

     As per the reports of his Kingdom, he knew that the Grand Court Mage was above average when it came to fighting prowess, which was evidenced by the few times he had taken to the battlefield before he had been appointed in his position.

     Granted that the last fight was over 5 years ago, it just didn't make sense as to how he had been able to improve so much.

     It was as if his every move was clearly seen through by the crafty eyes of this mage who conjured endless obstructions to stop him from getting close.

     His prized bow, which he had spent a fortune to obtain, was of no help as the barrier repeatedly blocked his strikes.

     Seeing his opponent raise his hand to command the gigantic axe to attack him, he knew that it was time for desperate measures.

     Taking out a trinket that looked like a blunt pocketknife from a hidden compartment in his armor, he put his axes aside before rapidly striking himself in multiple locations all over his arms, legs, chest, stomach and legs.

     Each strike only took a fraction of a second, making it so that 80 strikes equally spread out all over the front side of his body were executed in barely a few seconds.

     Also, he had made sure to do this when another dust cloud was obstructing both his and his opponent's vision. Apparently, this dust cloud had just been conjured by his opponent to try to stop him from seeing the angle of attack of the axe.

     In an instant, his body began to turn red while his veins swelled, now clearly visible through his skin.

     It was as if each breath of his made him swell, as his entire body grew by a factor of 1.25x while his face contorted into an expression of entire pain.

     Ignoring the sensations that were coming from his body which made him feel as if he were being burnt alive, he took another step behind him.

     BOOOOM

     Unlike any of the steps so far, this one made a hollow in the hard ground while a dust cloud flew up due to the intense force which had directly broken the earth.

     Shooting forward with a speed that was at least three times faster than before, the Axelorian Commander closed the gap between him and his opponent in 2 seconds.

     Above him, he could feel the axe swinging down, attempting to split him into two parts before he could reach the body of its creator.

     Yet, he was too fast.

     Directly punching forward with the full momentum of his dash, the Axelorian Commander broke the barrier protecting the Grand Court Mage easily before lunging forward with his other hand to catch his opponent's neck.

     Seeing the expression of panic on the face of the man who had been peskily avoiding him till now, the Axelorian Commander couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth despite the pain before squeezing his hand to deal the final blow.

     This was the Grand Court Mage! The right-hand man of the King himself!

     Just as he was about to imagine himself going back this time with the highest of achievements on his record, he realized that there was another Grand Court Mage lying on the ground right in front of him. His dash had been too fast, making it so that he had seen nothing but a blur in his vision until this point.

     POOF

     SHHHHHKKK

     "AAAARGHHHH!"

     As soon as this realization dawned on him, three sounds echoed on the battlefield.

     The first was caused by the clone he had caught in his hands disintegrating into elementary particles, while the second was the sound of the 3 foot long blade of the Wood Cleaver cutting into his side.

     As for the third, it was the scream of agony that came with the feeling of almost being cut in half.

     Indeed, although the axe had intended to cleave him entirely, his sturdy body and armour had managed to stop it mid-way.

     Right now, he was like the stump of a tree which needed just one more swing to be cut down.

     Yet, he wasn't dumb enough to give that chance.

     With another scream of rage both at the pain he felt from his body and the pain he felt from his head due to being defeated in the battle, the Axelorian Commander bit down hard at a specific spot in his mouth to break a trinket that had been affixed there.

     CRACK

     With an audible sound, the space lock around him instantly broke, making it clear that the trinket was definitely at the Warrior Grade due to the fact that an Exalted Human Fighter had managed to break a space lock instantaneously using it.

     Immediately, the Exalted Human Mage of Axelor who had been tasked with rescue operations teleported to his side.

     By this time, the commander had already managed to take a step back, making sure that he wasn't in contact with the axe that had just begun to move.

     His body dangerously swaying with the tissues at the cut rubbing together resulting in a veritable river of blood, the Axelorian Commander gazed one last time at the Grand Court Mage who was lying on the ground before being teleported away by the mage.

     Witnessing that gaze, Daneel couldn't help but shudder seeing all the hate and unwillingness present in it.

     Knowing that this was the time any foe would unleash their most desperate attack, he had taken the precaution to replace himself with the clone which only swung its hand for show.

     His caution had actually ended up saving his life.

     With sweat appearing on his forehead due to the close shave with danger he had just had, Daneel got up immediately, but started running back towards the border gate due the message from the real Kellor that had just sounded in his ears.

     "My King, the attack on the Palace has begun."

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     213 War 9

      "Aran, Cassandra, stay here and handle the situation. You have your orders: minimize casualties and capture as many Axelorians as you can. Luther, with me."

     Giving this order through the oathstone, Daneel reached the Border Gate before beginning to teleport towards the Royal Palace along with Luther who had also just arrived.

     On the way, he couldn't help but think back to the perilous situation he had just been in.

     If he hadn't taken the precaution with the clone, although he wouldn't have died, he would definitely have been injured and taken out of commission by the Axelorian Commander's attack.

     "Any word on the technique he used to raise his power>?"

     [Negative. Phenomena Analysis Module could not gather enough data for a detailed analysis. Preliminary Analysis shows that energy stored inside the body is burned for a boost in strength. As it is an explosive reaction, the person who activates this technique requires 6 months-1 year to recover to their peak strength.]

     Indeed, it was just as he had thought. Near the end of the battle, his opponent had pulled out all stops while disregarding his own life.

     Of course, with the clone, Daneel had multiple ways to obtain victory even in that situation.

     For instance, he could have pre-cast another spell using his power as a Paragon or even used explosion trinkets to further injure the already cut-in-half commander.

     Yet, he had chosen not to do so for one reason: he had enough things to handle right now.

     The loss of an Exalted Human was very high for any force in Central Angaria. These were the assets that a force depended on to lead their expeditions.

     Especially in Axelor, figures such as these were used as role models to fire up recruits to train as hard as they could.

     As such, the death of one in the hands of a hated enemy would push public opinion towards obtaining revenge at all costs.

     Daneel had no intention to handle a crazed Axelor who had lost their commander. Thus, he had let the man go which also ensured that his tricks were still concealed.

     After all, just like the ploy with the space locks being setup using ballistae, any means he used would be a one-time thing.

     With the Exalted Mages of Axelor and even spies from other forces watching, they would definitely be able to come up with countermeasures which meant that he would never be able to use the same strategies or attacks again to obtain the best results.

     Hence, although it did irritate him to no end that he had to conceal his power and let such a powerful enemy go, he had gritted his teeth and done so knowing that it was the right thing to do.

     Besides, he had been expecting the attack from his primary enemy, the Withering Leaf Sect for quite some time now.

     Since it had become clear that they weren't in the Axelorian Army, he had suspected that they would use this distraction to attack the most important part of the Kingdom: the Royal Palace.

     After all, he was their primary target, and they knew very well that he would be hiding in the safety of the formation.

     After multiple teleportations, the duo reached the main gate of the Palace to be greeted by a sight that made both of them redden their eyes with anger.

     50 soldiers were pinned on top of the gates, with their body spread-eagled and blood flowing freely to make puddles on the ground.

     BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.

     From inside, the sound of a battering ram could be heard, making the Daneel snap out of his shock before hurrying inside.

     Unlike the war at the border, things here had already been derailed from the plan he had hatched to defeat the Withering Leaf Sect in one go.

     ....

     As the Eldest Prince placed the last soldier on top of the gate of the Palace where he had grown up in, a wide smile greeted his face.

     It had only been 10 minutes since the Vice Sect Master had given the order that there would be a direct assault. Yet, the Royal Palace had already been breached successfully with the members of the Sect heading towards the quarters of the King.

     Their plan had been simple: use the Axelorian Army to distract the majority of the Lanthanorian Army, and use this window of time to kill the King and obtain the oathstone, through which they could take control of the Kingdom itself.

     What stopped any other force from invading Lanthanor in a similar fashion were two things: the Dragon Heart Formation in the Palace and the Army who had formations to deal with high-level Mages and Fighters.

     The second had been rendered moot temporarily using Axelor.

     And the first had been handled by using the treasure of the Sect which they had safeguarded for centuries: the Orb of Dissonance.

     According to what the Sect Master had told him, this was a peak-Champion Level one-time use trinket that could temporarily disable any formation in any force in Central Angaria.

     Apparently, it had been gifted to the Sect by a traveling individual whom the then-Sect Master had saved out of the kindness of his heart.

     Finding out that this individual had actually been someone whose strength couldn't even be measured by the scale present in Angaria, the Sect Master had made use of the opportunity to obtain this trinket as a gift.

     Knowing that it was something that would be able to decide victory and defeat in a fight of any scale, it had been kept away for centuries before finally surfacing now to be used to take revenge.

     Thus, with the Dragon Heart Formation and the Army both out of the equation, Lanthanor was actually one of the weakest forces in Central Angaria due to the fact that they didn't have even one Warrior Level figure in the entire Kingdom.

     The Sect, on the other hand, had two: The Sect Master and the Vice Sect Master. Of course, this was only the information known to the outside.

     These soldiers had actually been the ones guarding the gate; without a word, they had been slaughtered and pinned up even though the strongest among them was only a 3rd Stage Eminent Human Fighter.

     Rage had already overtaken the minds of the Withering Leaf Sect members on seeing that the one who had made them run with their tails between their legs was actually so near to them.

     Without further ado, they had directly cracked the orb to disable the formation completely before setting up hidden teleportation detection formations and hurrying inside the Palace.

     Maids, servants, soldiers, guards: they killed whoever they came across, leaving a trail of blood in the passageways of the Palace which was quickly devolving into chaos.

     All in barely 2 minutes after teleporting to the main gates.

     The teleportation detection formations were similar to the ones on the border gates of Lanthanor: if anyone teleported out from inside the Palace, they would be able to know and track that person. Thus, if the King tried to flee by teleporting, they would be able to gather at his location in a second.

     Thus, cutting off all avenues for the King to escape, they made their way to the chambers whose doors were fortified using the strongest formations gold could buy.

     1000 Withering Leaf Sect Members had invaded the Palace, with 500 waiting outside.

     The other 500 were currently all gathered in the large corridor of the King's Chambers, shooting all sorts of attacks at the door to break it apart, while waiting for any message if the King chose to flee.

     Although no more soldiers had stopped them yet, it was obvious that Lanthanor must be scrambling to assemble enough to assault them.

     300 Amateur Human Mages. 197 Eminent Human Mages. 1 Exalted Human Mage. 1 Amateur Warrior Mage. And one Eldest Prince.

     All rained down attacks on the door, which seemed like it wouldn't even be able to hold on even a second more to protect the King of Lanthanor.

     ...…..

     Teleporting to a predetermined location inside the Palace, Daneel shuddered with anger due to the images he had just seen of countless soldiers and Lanthanoreans massacred without a care by the invading Withering Leaf Sect Members.

     It hadn't been supposed to be this way.

     Although his plan had included the Withering Leaf Sect Members reaching the doors of his chamber, so much blood hadn't been needed to be shed.

     Before coming to the Palace, Daneel had been considering whether to use non-lethal means to capture this long-time enemy of his.

     Now, that consideration was decisively discarded.

     If it was a massacre they wanted, it was a massacre they would get.

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     214 War 10

      2 days back, in the King's Chambers.

     After assessing everything that had happened so far, Daneel had called a meeting with Luther, Kellor, Robert, and Faxul to discuss what they would do next.

     After the 4 had assembled, he had directly dived into the details.

     "What is the thing which a force would seek to obtain if they wanted to take control of Lanthanor effectively?"

     "The Oathstone."

     The answer was given by all 4 at the same time, leading Daneel to summon the golden rock which was currently definitely being dreamed about by their enemies.

     "Exactly. Knowing that I am injured, I think that the Withering Leaf Sect will mount an attack on the Palace. But if they do so directly, there is nothing stopping us from teleporting the army over to surround and annihilate them. By my estimation, they will approach someone in order to ally with them without caring about the cost they would have to pay simply because of how desperate they are."

     Hearing these words from the King, except Faxul, the rest couldn't help but smile wide and nod.

     Already having gotten used to the fact that the person in front of them had steadily grown with time to possess one of the most intelligent and calculating strategic mind in the Central Continent, they felt pride puff up their chests due to the fact that they were lucky enough to stand on the side of someone who seemed to have no limits.

     As for Faxul, his face morphed into one of single-minded determination, as he had slowly started to strive to learn just what it meant to be in a King's shoes, like his father had been.

     "We agree, Your Majesty. And according to the current situation, Axelor is the most likely candidate for the alliance."

     Hearing Luther speak out, the rest nodded their heads as there was simply no other possibility.

     Arafell had always been the closest of allies, while Eldinor wasn't in the equation. This left the Hidden Kill Sect and the Black Raven Kingdom, both of which had dealings with Lanthanor that definitely wouldn't lead them to accept the alliance.

     This left Axelor, which was also a hated enemy of Lanthanor's for centuries. Seeing the chance to beat an enemy when it was down, it was definitely likely that they would jump at the chance to lead an attack.

     "Yes, that's what I thought as well. That is why I have laid out a plan where the main objective is to capture or subdue our enemies without taking many losses ourselves. Kellor, get the map. Faxul, what's the matter?"

     As Daneel had begun to lay out the plan, he had observed that his closest friend had gotten a puzzled expression on his face.

     After thinking for a moment, Faxul spoke while looking straight into Daneel's eyes.

     "Why not… kill them? They would kill us if they had the chance. Why show mercy?"

     This question was met by silence in the room, as even the rest had turned their heads to look at Daneel as if they had the same question in their minds, but had hesitated to voice it out.

     Scrunching his eyebrows, Daneel tried to frame an answer, but found that he couldn't give one which reflected his true intentions without revealing information that had to be kept secret.

     As someone who had slowly matured to become the King who had outsmarted both Queen Eldara and the Withering Leaf Sect, he knew very well that the best option was to be ruthless in order to decimate an enemy if possible.

     Yet, there was only one thing that held him back: the scene he had seen in the memory relived when he had met his Master.

     When the war did come, wouldn't it be best if Angaria had as much strength as possible?

     This was his reason behind considering non-lethal routes. Each and every Fighter and Mage he killed could make a difference in the war against the Church if he could find a way to reach his goals while still preserving their lives.

     Either by oaths or even threats, they could be preserved to fight when it really mattered.

     Even in the case when he had given the order to drop explosive trinkets on the Sect, he had known that defensive trinkets would enable most to at least live.

     As these thoughts went through his mind, Daneel found that there was no other reason which would make sense.

     Thus, he chose not to look for something to say to appease his trusted advisors.

     "In this, I can only ask you to trust me. It is in our best interests to capture as many enemies as possible without killing them, and we should plan accordingly to do so."

     After looking into Daneel's eyes for a few moments, Faxul nodded and let it go.

     Over all the years he had spent with Daneel, he knew very well that he was considered as the closest of confidantes with there being almost nothing that needed to be hidden between the two.

     Now, if there was something which led his friend to speak like so, he understood that it definitely must be something that had to be concealed at all costs.

     It was the same case with the others. Nodding, they proceeded to walk forward to gaze at the map of the Royal Palace that Kellor had just unfolded on the table.

     Feeling glad that he had such perfect comrades, Daneel also walked over and began to outlay his plan.

     "Using the modifications for the army that I will be giving to Luther, we must aim to make them retreat as quickly as possible. It is possible that the Sect might split their forces to ensure that the Axelorian Army occupies ours for a longer time, so we must act while keeping this in mind. When the Sect attacks the Palace, I will make it so that the Dragon Heart Formation will hold them off as long as possible before they find a way to enter. They are a force which has existed for centuries, so they will definitely have means to breach the formation. Before they do, all the soldiers, guards, and servants MUST be evacuated as the Sect will definitely kill whomever they see. We cannot risk evacuating them sooner, as the spies in the Palace would have enough time to warn the Sect that something is off which might make them reconsider. After this, they will try to breach the King's Chambers where there will be a … surprise waiting for them."

     Taking a deep breath as he had spoken for so long, Daneel stood up straight and looked into the eyes of each of the men in front of him.

     In a tone that displayed the determination he felt, he said the words which reflected his innermost feelings about this entire situation.

     "They almost took over our Kingdom. They had the gall to save the biggest criminal who lead to thousands of deaths of innocent Lanthanoreans. And they still dared to kill our soldiers to provoke us. Enough is enough. It is time for Lanthanor to give our final answer by putting an end to this force to set an example for all of Central Angaria."

     ...

     Remembering this conversation, Daneel cursed at himself seeing the way that things had actually turned out.

     Although he had no way to know that the Sect could have a trinket which would be treasured by even the Big 4, he still cursed and blamed himself for being responsible for the deaths of all those whose blood was still flowing in the passageways of the Royal Palace.

     With this incident, the last intentions of Daneel to not be ruthless were swept away completely.

     What use was there for mercy if it meant the death of his own citizens?

     What meaning was there in saving lives for the greater war if it meant risking the deaths of those who trusted him?

     There was none.

     Etching the faces of all those he had seen so far and promising himself that he would personally find out the details of the rest, Daneel branded into his mind and heart this moment where he shed his shell to emerge as someone who would never again step back from doing whatever was necessary to ensure victory.

     With a voice that was as cold as the iciest depths of hell, Daneel turned to Kellor and gave his order.

     "Bring the other part of their force over. It is time to kill them all."

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     215 War: Finale

      Hearing Daneel's words, Kellor only nodded before leaving the room to head towards the group waiting outside.

     Even though many thoughts were running through his head, he knew that it was not the time to stop and address them.

     Like the King had said, it was time for a massacre.

     Teleporting to the end of the passageway in which the Sect Members were attacking the doors which lead to the King's Chambers, he erected an opaque barrier before communicating with Daneel through the oathstone that he was ready.

     On receiving the message, Daneel ordered the system to deploy the rest of the backup formations which were stopping the Withering Leaf Sect Members from breaking through.

     The formations had all been set in place long ago for this exact case: where the Dragon Heart Formation might be disabled due to any outside force. Hence, they could be controlled through the same interface which the system used to control the Dragon Heart Formation.

     Seeing the white glow in front of them thicken and the opaque barrier which had come up just a few meters away from them at the edge of the hallway, the Vice Sect Master activated the communication trinket in his ear and asked, "Has anyone teleported out yet?"

     Receiving the answer that the other force were only still waiting with no one exiting the Palace yet, he analysed the situation before making his decision.

     "Join the main force to breach the King's Chambers as soon as possible. They have started to assemble a strike team near us, and we need every hand we can get. This is the only fortified location in the Palace with a secondary space lock, and even if the King isn't here, I can take control of their formation. If someone does teleport out, be prepared to intercept them."

     Indeed, as the locations in the Palace had already been visited by the Mages of the Sect, they could instantly teleport back to them in case someone did try to flee.

     In less than a minute, 1000 Sect Members were all gathered in front of the door to the King's Chambers. Even though this passageway was the largest in the entire Palace, it felt cramped despite the fact that some mages were flying in the air while raining down attacks on the door.

     The strongest attacks came from the Warrior Level Vice Sect Master, whose each spell made a booming sound echo throughout the Palace.

     As for the Eldest Prince, his display of strength at the peak of the Exalted Human Realm was also impressive to see.

     With each large fireball and lightning bolt he hurled at the door, it felt as if the frustration and anger from all the months of hiding was draining from him bit by bit.

     Yet, with each attack, the smile that was on the face on his chest seemed to be getting wider and wider.

     Oblivious to this fact, the Eldest Prince only looked forward to finally seeing his enemy dead while continuing to disregard the strain on his mageroot.

     Only, a few moments after the reserve force of the Sect joined with theirs, he felt a chill throughout his body which made him freeze.

     In the entire group, it was only him and the Vice Sect Master who sensed the disaster that was about to befall them.

     And in both cases, the warning originated from the faces on their chests which urged them to stop everything they were doing and run if they wanted to live.

     .....

     In one of the rooms nearby, Daneel, Kellor and Luther stood solemnly while looking at the display trinket which showed the situation in the central hallway.

     Kellor had been here since the beginning, and he had had to watch as innocent Lanthanorians were slain without mercy in front of his eyes.

     Although he wanted to go forward to attempt to save them even though he knew he would be killed easily, he had managed to control himself knowing that it was a foolish thing to do.

     Yet, hearing the screams and seeing the faces of all those dying, tears flowed from his eyes due to the powerlessness he felt.

     They had no way to know that the Sect was in possession of something that would render the Dragon Heart Formation ineffective in just a second. With his knowledge of the world, he couldn't even begin to guess just how valuable such a trinket must be.

     Now, seeing that the culprits were all about to die, he couldn't help but smile slightly knowing that at least in this case, justice was going to be served immediately.

     With similar feelings being reflected on the faces of the King and Luther who stood beside him, all three of them looked on as the biggest massacre to have ever taken place inside the Palace of Lanthanor commenced.

     ...

     It started with the Withering Leaf Sect Members feeling as if they had entered the best Energized Training Chamber in the world.

     This sensation came instantaneously, making many stop their attacks to find out just what the heck was going on.

     "Ker Energy!"

     Seeing the red mists flowing down from the ceiling gracefully like willows in the wind, one of the Sect Members shouted these words.

     Along with the mists, a red powder also fell which instantly covered everyone in the hallway.

     This small time frame was enough to let the duo of the Eldest Prince and the Vice Sect Master react to try and teleport away.

     Yet, high-tier space lock trinkets had already been activated which meant that they would need some time to escape.

     Knowing that time was exactly what they didn't have, both of them tried to flee in the direction they had just come from.

     BANG

     Hitting barriers which halted them in their paths, they hurried to conjure spells in order to break through while panic and terror clouded their faces.

     Alas, it was already too late.

     BUZZZZZZ

     Mosquitoes, each three times the size of those which had been dropped in the Valley of Mist were released from the ceiling where hidden barriers had been trapping them till now.

     Starved for a day, the sight of the tastiest delicacy in their entire world coating the humans in front of them sent them into a frenzy.

     Barrier or skin, nothing would stand in their path.

     In just a few seconds, the entire passageway devolved into chaos with barrier trinkets breaking instantly due to the over 1000 attacks on each Withering Leaf Sect Member.

     When the red mist had descended into the room, all of the Sect Members had taken deep breaths instinctively, which meant that Ker Gem Energy was also present inside their bodies that had just been absorbed.

     This served as an added enticement to the mosquitoes, which proceeded to tear open the bodies after breaking through the barriers and the skin of the Sect Members to devour the Ker Dust on them.

     The strongest individuals like the Vice Sect Master had absorbed the most, leading them to be the juiciest targets who attracted the majority of the thousands of mosquitoes in the room.

     Through the display trinket, all Daneel could see was black clouds surrounding each and every individual in the room.

     The weaker Sect Members didn't even put up a fight; only lumps of flesh and bone were left behind when the clouds moved on to stronger targets.

     Although these stronger ones tried to resist, all they could do was flail around before reaching similar endings as their weaker counterparts.

     In less than a minute, the passageway only had two individuals remaining: the Vice Sect Master and the Eldest Prince.

     Daneel was surprised when he saw this; after all, he had no idea that this man had trained to such a high level.

     With a cold expression that would make one feel as if they were looking at someone who had no heart to call his own, Daneel strode out of the door and headed to the Central Hallway.

     Deactivating the barrier, he came upon the scene where the two bodies which were still somehow fending off enough mosquitoes to stay alive were flailing around desperately while looking for some way to escape.

     Their barriers had already been broken through long ago, and their tenacity was the only thing still allowing them to put up a resistance despite the pain which stopped them from conjuring anything stronger than the most basic of spells.

     First reaching the Vice Sect Master who could be distinguished by his bulkier figure, Daneel raised his hand to make a blade of wind appear which cut off the figure's head.

     Even after its head was detached, the body still tried to resist for a few moments before finally falling to the ground, motionless.

     Glancing at the Eldest Prince, he considered doing the same, but remembered his promise to the people.

     With a single flick of his finger, all the mosquitoes in the room fell to the ground twitching, leaving the hallway silent except for the ragged breaths of the Eldest Prince who had fainted.

     While his shoes made squishing sounds due to the blood, guts and bodily fluids on the floor, he entered his chamber and collapsed on the chair in front of the Dragon Heart.

     .....

     After what felt like an eternity in which he didn't even move an inch, Daneel heard a knocking on the door.

     Finding out from the system that it was his father, he ordered it to open the doors while still sitting on the chair even though he couldn't even feel his body anymore.

     Without a word, Robert entered and sat down in front of his son. Placing the bottle of wine and glasses he had been holding in his hands on the table, he proceeded to fill the glasses up to the brim.

     "Were your reasons worth the results of your decisions?", he asked, putting into words the turmoil going through Daneel's mind.

     "No", answered the King in a hoarse voice.

     "Drink."

     Listening to his father, Daneel reached for the glass and downed it in one go.

     As the spicy wine slid down his throat, he heard his father speak again.

     "Son, I will not ask why you did not find a way to do what you did before the enemy got a chance to kill all those innocent people. I will also not call you foolish. You made a mistake. What matters is that you learn from it, and move on. But do not forget this pain. It is this pain which will stop you from becoming the person who previously held this throne. And it is this pain which will never allow you to make another mistake such as this for as long as you are alive."

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     216 Aftermath

      On seeing the King retire to his chambers after beheading the Vice Sect Master, it had become clear to Luther and Kellor who had been following behind him that he was in no state to handle anything right now.

     Thus, along with the help of Faxul, the three set out to address the most pressing issues at the moment.

     First of all, the job to tally all those who had passed away in the assault on the Palace had to be taken care of.

     Faxul volunteered for this. Under his supervision, soldiers with trinkets which held the information about all the servants and soldiers in the Palace of Lanthanor were dispatched in order to collect all the bodies.

     As the final count came in, Faxul sighed as he too felt that this disaster could have been avoided if the King had directed the situation in a different way.

     Still, the trust he had in Daneel was unshakeable. Knowing that his friend would definitely rebound from this as a much more mature and competent King, he resolved to work harder to reach his goals.

     The final count came out to be 189 total lives lost in this attack on the Palace, of which 50 were the soldiers who had been pinned on the walls.

     While the ministers began the process of handling the remuneration and pension for all the families of those who had passed away, Kellor and Luther handled the disposal of the bodies of the Sect Members.

     Their objective was to find any clues regarding the location of the remainder of the Withering Leaf Sect. After all, the Sect Master hadn't participated in this fight, along with all the weaker members of the Sect who had been seen fleeing the Valley of Mist.

     As the majority of the strength of the Sect had already been decimated in this event, there was no doubt that the members remaining were just a husk of the force which had once stood on par with the Kingdoms in Central Angaria.

     Thus, on this day, the Kingdom of Lanthanor had done something which hadn't been accomplished by any other force in Central Angaria in the past few centuries: they had managed to effectively destroy a force of equal power as them without taking many casualties.

     This was what was observed by all those keeping a close watch on everything that was happening.

     They had seen the forces of the Sect massacre their way into the Palace, but not a single soul had exited for many hours.

     After almost an entire day, bloody sacks that looked like they contained butchered meat were burned in a clearing outside the Palace.

     This was enough to let the others know about the shocking truth that Lanthanor had killed hundreds of Human Mages and even a Warrior Mage by sustaining the losses of just some common folk.

     Indeed, when seen through their eyes, this was such a good bargain that they wished they had the ability to strike one like it.

     Alas, such was the cruelty of the continent which emphasized power over everything else. The value of common people was nothing compared to Mages and Fighters.

     Of course, although there were a few who did not think the same, the majority of those on the peak lived with this attitude.

     This entire chain of events served to bring about a reestimation in terms of the power and risk the Kingdom of Lanthanor represented in the dossiers of all the forces around it.

     Each and every force was shaken into action, sending more spies and also assigning more strategists to consider every possibility in case they did have to fight against Lanthanor.

     Thus, it seemed as if a storm was forming all over Central Angaria with Lanthanor at the center of it.

     Yet, the man who had caused all this had just gotten up from the chair in which he had gotten drunk and fallen asleep last night after his father had magically pulled out 4 wine bottles which the both of them had downed without pause.

     Seeing his father still snoring on the chair in front of him, Daneel first stretched his body to allow the blood to flow back to all the parts which had gone numb.

     After a few moments of painful relaxation, he walked to the full-length mirror in his bedroom before pausing and looking at himself while ignoring the pain in his head from the hangover.

     His hair was a mess, while his shoes and robes were caked with dried blood.

     "Dumb, dumb, dumb.", he muttered, still amazed and disgusted at his own folly of making grand plans for the entire continent when he was still an ant who could mostly be crushed by any random member of the Big 4.

     Shaking his head, he did what his father had advised him to do: although the pain from the cost of his mistake still mauled his heart with each second that passed, he began the process of moving on while branding the lessons learned onto his mind.

     Although his goal was still to unite Central Angaria, he would no longer shirk away from being ruthless when needed.

     And if even the thought to focus on the bigger picture while ignoring the one in front of him came to his mind, he would squash it with everything he had.

     Thus, after freshening up, the King of Lanthanor walked out of the bathroom as a new man.

     Calling for a meeting through the oathstone with all his advisors, Daneel walked back to the same chair and sat down, startling his father awake who first clutched his head feeling the strong hangover that resulted from drinking without abandon.

     After a few moments, he looked up to gaze into a set of clear eyes.

     The indecisiveness and turmoil he had seen yesterday was gone, replaced by a clarity which meant that his son had managed to escape from the well of pain which had almost sucked him into its endless depths.

     Smiling wide, he tried to get up but gave up knowing that they would have a meeting here anyway.

     A few moments later, Luther, Faxul, and Kellor arrived and shot glances at Robert who had unkempt hair and a haggard face.

     As Robert shrugged in response, Daneel began the meeting.

     "I know what you all must be thinking. Believe me, I think the same. I made a mistake, and all I can say is that it will never repeat for as long as there is life in me. Now, is there anything that should immediately be brought to my attention?"

     The gravity with which Daneel said these words reflected just how much he meant them.

     For these three who had gone through life and death with him, it was enough to set their minds at ease.

     After all, the King had already shown multiple times that he was a very, very fast learner.

     "My King, there is something… wrong with the bodies of the Vice Sect Master and the Eldest Prince. I think the best way to explain is for you to see it yourself."

     It was Kellor who spoke out, making Daneel's eyebrow rise as he wondered whether it was tied to the sudden boost in power of the two who were definitely much weaker the last time he had met them.

     "All right. Let's go right now."

     Proceeding to walk towards the door, Daneel startled the others who had been thinking that the King would take it slow as he had just recovered from what looked like a very deep internal conflict.

     After all, in his eyes, action was the best thing to distract him from his own mind which was still dwelling on the contorted expressions of all the servants and soldiers who wouldn't be going back to their families anymore from this day.

     ...

     In an underground room with tables on which lay numerous items which had been extracted from the bodies of the Withering Leaf Sect Members.

     One table in the center held a headless body which looked like it had been chewed on and thrown away by a beast which didn't like the taste.

     On approaching the body, Daneel's face took on a shocked expression due to the sight of the left chest of the Withering Leaf Vice Sect Master.

     It was as if a head had been grafted onto the skin of the man, with half of it under the skin while the other half looked like it was trying to get out of whatever shackles it was bound by.

     This could be discerned only due to the fact that unlike the rest of the body of the Vice Sect Master which was riddled with holes and injuries, this face was spotless.

     It was bald, with its features resembling that of a middle-aged man completely with wrinkles and laugh lines along his mouth.

     Unable to make any sense of the situation, Daneel laid his hand on the body and ordered the system to analyze this strange appendage.

     [Analysis begun. Estimated time till completion: 1 hour. Please maintain contact.]

     Hearing the notification, Daneel turned to Kellor beside him and said, "Announce that the biggest culprit who caused thousands of deaths in the Kingdom, the Eldest Prince, will be brought to justice by public execution at the same spot. This time, there will be no mishaps."

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     217 Dalia

      In all 10 years of Dalia's life, coming to the capital was the best thing that had ever happened to her.

     Gone were the days when she had to spend the whole day alone if the other kids her age were occupied by helping their parents in tending to the fields.

     Gone were the days when her mother had had to go to bed without eating, just so that she wouldn't have to starve. Although her mother used to insist that she had already eaten somewhere else, Dalia knew that she had only had water to fill her stomach.

     Coming to the capital had changed everything. First, there had been the candy which she had always had to look at from a distance. Since she had never had the experience of having anything in abundance since being born, she had treasured everything that she had gotten, thinking that it might last only a little while.

     Thus, she had become all the happier when her mother told her with tears of joy in her eyes that she could have candy every day if she wanted, as they would be settling down in the capital due to the kindness of the King who had sanctioned something called a pension for them.

     Although she didn't understand everything her mother had said, she had had a feeling that their lives were about to change for the better.

     Her mother had always had a penchant for embroidery in the village, with all their neighbors praising her for her handiwork and using it to decorate their living rooms or dining tables.

     After saving up the pension for a month, her mother had bought a strange box that she was told to stay away from because it was very delicate.

     Apparently, this was one of those trinkets that she had only heard of but never seen except for the few times that she had gone to the mayor's house in the village.

     What was incredible was that every time her mother sat down with a ball of yarn in front of this box, a few hours later, a beautiful patch of embroidery would be in her mother's hands as if it had magically been made by that box.

     Everything seemed to be going well, but after a month, the box broke down and black smoke came from it as if something inside it had exploded.

     Her mother rarely cursed, but this incident had made her grumble that the salesman who had said this was a thirdhand trinket and would definitely work for six months was a cheat and a liar who had to be brought to justice.

     Without any other choice, another 2 months of saving had had to go into buying another box which seemed to be in a better condition than the other one which had multiple dents around it.

     On some days, Dalia accompanied her mother to the market where they set up a stall to sell the embroidery work. Although the first few days had seen them getting very few customers, with time, those who realized that the embroidery on these patch works was much more detailed than that sold in many clothing shops around Lanthanor hurried to the stall to buy as many as possible.

     This had delighted the duo, letting them believe that this business was actually viable for them to earn enough to survive and even save for a rainy day.

     Her favorite part about the capital came soon after.

     It was in the form of the largest building that Dalia had ever seen in her life. Labeled as the School of Lanthanor, she had been puzzled about what it was when her mother had brought her here the first day after giving her a stack of parchments and a quill.

     Only saying that she wished that she had such an opportunity when she was her age, her mother had sent her inside along with the many children who were also bemusedly trying to figure out just where they were supposed ago.

     After being led into a large room by a kind lady who had asked if she had been lost, Dalia had listened for the first time about the Continent of Angaria which made a thirst for knowledge be born inside her.

     Each and every occupation on the continent had been laid out clearly, with the one catching Dalia's attention the most being that of an enchanter.

     She knew very well that although they had land in the village where she had been born, they had had to toil day and night because they couldn't afford the magical devices which maintained the other's farms.

     Although they had come to the Capital where their lives were a lot better and she also had many more friends to play with, she couldn't help but feel that this wasn't her true home.

     Hence, all she wanted was to be able to become someone who could make those magical devices so that she could take care of the farm by herself while her mother rested. After all, Dalia guessed that even her mother felt the same way because of all the time she had sat on the porch of their small one-bedroom house and gazed out at all the buildings surrounding her as if longing for the open fields of the village.

     Since that day, she had willingly cut down on her playing time to learn as much as she could. Whenever they had enough money, her mother would also take her to the town library where there were so many books that her jaw had dropped when she first looked at them.

     Knowledge matured her, and in just a few months she had started to act like somebody who was well beyond her age.

     As her worldview grew, the adoration she had for the King who had made everything possible grew day by day until the point where the King and the Kingdom had the highest importance in her heart right after her mother. This was also attributed to the books about the King's rise to the throne, which were available for free even in the school.

     Today, the entire city had gone into a festive mode because of an announcement made by the government.

     The eldest prince who had committed the most grievous acts in the known history of the Kingdom was finally going to be brought to justice by the King who had promised that it would be so.

     The last time when she and her mother had viewed the execution, she had had no idea about what was going on. Thus, this time, she resolved to see everything and hopefully catch another glimpse of the man who was responsible for changing her life.

     In the school, the only complaints that the teachers had had on her was that she often got into arguments and even fights with those who expressed opinions which were negative towards the King.

     Looking forward to seeing their expressions when they realized that the King was really someone who kept his word, Dalia excitedly ran back home with the intention of celebrating with her mother.

     Yet, the moment she approached the building in which the apartment they had rented was located, she realized that something was wrong due to the black smoke that was coming out of the window.

     Worrying for her mother, she immediately ran inside and felt glad when she saw that her she was fine. Only, she was collapsed on the ground, sobbing.

     Seeing Dalia enter, Helena got up and hugged her tight. In the past few months, she had seen her daughter mature with a speed that astonished her. Knowing that this was mostly because of the school which allowed her daughter to think for herself without being constricted by limited knowledge, Helena was also all the more grateful to the King.

     Thus, recently, she had stopped treating her daughter as a little child and had started to confide in her and even depend on her to maintain their family. After all, with maturity came responsibility, and she knew that she would only be burned out if she tried to take care of everything by herself.

     With stuttering words, she said, "It-it broke again, and I used the last of our money to buy supplies for the huge order that we received the other day. What do we do now?"

     Dalia was lost for words. When they had taken the order, they had received strict instructions that it had to be delivered by the specified time or there would be dire consequences. So far, Helena had never delayed any of her orders, which had actually lead to them getting this order in the first place.

     Now, this disaster had occurred which might cause them to shut down their whole business because of losing credibility and gathering the ire of the powerful people whom they would offend by not being able to deliver.

     In this time of distress, the only person she remembered was the tall and dashing man with a dragon on his shoulders who she believed to be the kindest person in the entire world.

     "Mother, after the execution tomorrow, we will go to the palace. Even this trinket was supposed to last one more year, and the police refuse to take the case. I believe we will find justice there.", she said, with shining eyes.

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     218 To the Valley

      On the night before the execution, a man could be seen covertly making his way into the Valley of Mist which had been the site of much attention in the past few days.

     Although the location was still surrounded by multiple spies from different forces, it seemed as if this man had eyes all around the Valley, which enabled him to find a spot which no other party was watching at the moment.

     After entering the Valley successfully, the man pulled back his hood to reveal an aged face with a scraggly beard and a long nose.

     This was Daneel, and if he had been told a few hours ago that he would be making his way into the most booby-trapped location in the entirety of the continent, he would have scoffed at the notion.

     Yet, right now he found himself asking the system to keep a close eye on his surroundings in order to warn him in case he was going to step into any trap.

     His reason behind coming here went back to the meeting he had had with the Eldest Prince a few hours ago.

     After entering the room in which the Prince had been being held, Daneel had said something which made Kellor who stood beside him gasp with surprise.

     "Stop breathing".

     Yet, the thing that happened next shocked Kellor even more.

     The Eldest Prince, who had sworn an oath to follow every order of Daneel's is no matter what it was, managed to ignore this statement after an expression of struggle came on his face.

     Unlike Daneel who had already seen his master circumvent his oath with the Church to give him information, Kellor had never even had the thought that an oath-taker could defy orders in this way.

     In fact, even Daneel had been unaware about this before the notification about the strange condition of the Vice Sect Master's body has sounded in his head.

     [Technique: "Two minds, one body" analyzed. Using a combination of elementary particles, a recently deceased person's head is grafted onto the chest of an individual. This head's link with the body allows it to share consciousness with the host. As an oath binds consciousness, orders given through the oath can be ignored to a certain degree especially when they threaten the life of the body which both consciousnesses inhabit. Along with this, heightened danger awareness, battle effectiveness and temporarily increased training speed are the advantages if the second consciousness can be effectively controlled by the host. Further analysis needed for development of technique.]

     After listening to the notification, Daneel had gone blank for a few seconds. This was definitely the most unique technique that he had ever seen since coming to this continent.

     In fact, it definitely belonged to a branch of magic which he had never even heard about even though he had absorbed so much knowledge from all the books in Lanthanor.

     Deciding to put it aside for now to handle the other pressing matters, he had asked if the Eldest Prince also had a similar condition as the Vice Sect Master's.

     After all, it was quite obvious that because he was bound so tightly by the oath he had given to Daneel, the Eldest Prince would choose to cultivate this technique if he got the chance.

     After finding out that it was true, Daneel had come to the room and given this order to test out the effectiveness of this technique.

     Unlike the face on the Vice Sect Master's chest which had been trying to get out, the one on the eldest prince was more subdued as if it was in the last stages of completely assimilating into its host.

     As the system had said, the circumvention was only most effective when orders which threaten the life of the host were given. Yet, when questions about the secrets of the Sect he had spent so much time in were asked, he had no choice but to give the answers.

     As a force which had existed since many centuries, the Withering Leaf Sect had tremendous reserves of techniques whose physical copies were apparently still inside the headquarters.

     In their hurry, only the backups made in parchments had been extracted, as it would be too tedious of a job to try and take away all the originals which occupied rows and rows of bookshelves.

     Apparently, even the legendary spell technique of the Withering Leaf Sect was still in the headquarters, because it was rumored that it was something that was stored along with the heart of the formation which defended the sect headquarters.

     Just like in the case when the Ex-King's father had passed away leaving the formation of the Palace of Lanthanor ownerless, the Sect Formation was apparently also vulnerable right now.

     Of course, many countermeasures had been put in place so that no enemy would even get the notion of trying to invade when there was temporarily no one inside.

     After all, the sect did intend to go back as soon as they found a way to resolve the situation with the mosquitoes.

     Daneel's eyes had widened when he realized that this was the perfect time to try and infiltrate the sect.

     But what about the formations and the traps?

     The answer for this came in part due to the notification which had sounded in his mind when he had been drinking with his father the night before.

     [Achievement Unlocked: Psyche of a World Dominator-1

     Psyche of a World Dominator-1 : Through your experiences, you have managed to shed your naivety to understand that mercy to one's enemies means cruelty towards one's own people. By realizing this, you have matured and now have a mindset more befitting that of a future World Dominator. Congratulations!

     5000 EXP awarded.]

     Thinking that EXP was really like sand which kept slipping through his fingers every time he managed to grasp some, Daneel had grudgingly bought the tool which was needed if he even wanted to consider the plan of infiltrating the Withering Leaf Sect's headquarters.

     [Hidden Object Detection-1: Allows the host to detect formations and trinkets which are hidden. Detection is required for Phenomena Analysis Module to analyze any hidden objects.]

     Indeed, so far, the Phenomena Analysis Module had only been able to analyze whatever was in his vicinity in the cases when it wasn't purposefully hidden from him.

     Yet, in the Valley of Mist, all the traps would definitely be so covert that he wouldn't even be able to complain before dying from any one of them.

     After all, the Sect had depended on these traps to defend itself from even personages who were at the Warrior level, which was evidenced by the fact that many Warriors had also gone missing inside the Valley in the past few decades.

     After entering the Valley, Daneel finally understood why they were so confident that they would never lose a fight inside.

     Almost each and every step that he took had a risk associated with it that would have led to his demise if it hadn't been for the system letting him know exactly how to circumvent and traverse the Valley Floor in order to be safe.

     According to the system, this unique path which allowed one to safely pass through shifted every hour.

     Thus, feeling thankful that he hadn't taken chances, Daneel smoothly reached the Headquarters of the Sect before being awed by its natural majesty.

     It was as if the entire structure which composed of courtyards and lavish buildings had grown along with the forest which it was located in.

     In fact, if it weren't for the system disabling the formation around it which made it appear as a set of dilapidated buildings, Daneel would never have been able to see this grandeur which was hidden to all except the Sect Members.

     Entering the Sect, he made his way according to the Eldest Prince's grudging instructions to the reach the room which held the techniques of the Sect.

     His eyes gleaming due to the many leather-bound books neatly arranged in rows of bookshelves in front of him which each represented a chance to grow in power, Daneel completely became absorbed in the task of devouring them all.

     While he was taking each book out mechanically to let the system analyze them, he thought back to the problem that had been raised by Kellor a few hours before.

     With all the recent spending, the government was apparently already in a deficit of 5 Million Gold Lans.

     Besides, because of having to use all the remaining Ker Gems to kill the members of the Sect by driving the mosquitoes into a frenzy, Daneel had no more resources to speed up his training.

     Right now, money was a necessity for Lanthanor without which it might come to a disastrous halt.

     As he was thinking along these lines, a specific technique which he was currently absorbing into the system caught his eye, making him drop the tome and take a step back in disbelief.

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     219 Blood Energy Extraction

      "Blood Energy Extraction"

     This was the title which made Daneel step back with astonishment.

     The very basis for the method of growing in power in the continent of Angaria was that one had to obtain Energy from Energy materials.

     One of the earliest things that any fighter or mage learnt was that Energy was a magical thing which was modified in some way when any living being absorbed it. This was why resources were always more effective on those who had higher potential, because they would be able to advance more with the same amount of Energy because they could make use of more of it before it was modified in a way which made it unusable by any other being.

     The very idea that Energy already absorbed could be extracted from blood was shocking.

     Scrambling forward, he asked the system to analyse the book before impatiently waiting for the result.

     [Technique 'Blood Energy Extraction' analysed. This is a hypothetical technique put forward by the 14th Sect Master of the Withering Leaf Sect. Although the premise of extracting Energy from blood was accomplished, there were certain side effects which rendered this technique unusable. First, while the level needed for a person to cast the spell to extract the Energy is that of an Exalted Warrior Mage, the amount of Energy extracted is so minuscule that all of the blood present in the human body of a typical exalted human mage would only result in the extraction of Energy equivalent to a single Ker Gem. Multiple attempts were made to increase the efficiency, but none succeeded. Second, the absorption of Energy extracted in this way results of the corrosion of the absorber's mind. Eventually, the absorber enters a state of bloodthirstiness from which there is no return. The book ends with the author promising that they will continue the experiments whenever a supply of fresh bodies resumes.]

     Hearing this explanation from the system, Daneel did not know whether he was supposed to be excited or disgusted.

     Finding himself feeling both equally, he put back the book and paused for a moment to assemble his thoughts.

     His disgust came from the fact that such an experiment would definitely have needed an unimaginable amount of blood. Besides, the mention of a supply of fresh human bodies at the end was so chilling the Daneel couldn't help but wonder about just what activities the Sect was undertaking in this hidden location.

     The only consolation was that this was a technique from centuries ago, which could mean that the Sect might have changed its ways since then either by necessity or force.

     At least, if such a horror was going on in the continent today, there was no way that nobody would at least try and put a stop to it.

     Yet, remembering the technique where two heads had been grafted onto the two individuals from the Sect, he decided to check for any clues regarding the matter.

     His excitement, on the other hand, stemmed from the possibility that this technique could be modified by the system to apply to the blood of a different species, of which he had an abundance of.

     On asking the system, a smile came on his face despite the gruesome origin of this technique due to the fact that it would be solving a very worrying problem that he had just been fretting about.

     Asking the system to modify it in the way he wanted, Daneel continued to record each and every book in the room before proceeding towards the heart of the formation which was apparently located in the Sect Master's room.

     Yet, when he tried to surpass the final barrier which led to the room on the tallest location in the entire sect, he found himself being blocked by a transparent barrier which seemed impassable.

     [Core formation still in possession of a master. Please upgrade the system if host wants to break through and control it by brute force.]

     This statement from the system mildly surprised Daneel.

     The important location where all the core techniques of the Sect were stored was protected by a formation which was only at the peak of the Warrior Level. Then why was this formation a different one?

     When he had entered the sect, Daneel had felt excited on seeing that he could access the library, making him think that the entire Sect was protected by formations of similar power.

     Now, he found himself breaking out of the misunderstanding due to the answer from the system when he posed a question regarding this.

     [Unlike the Dragon Heart formation, the formation covering the Withering Leaf Sect can only protect a single area, which is the Sect Master's Quarters that contains the heart of the formation.]

     Shaking his head, Daneel realised that he had been too optimistic. After all, all the forces which could stand side-by-side in the Central Continent were all in possession of formations which needed Champion level attacks to break through. In fact, without such a formation, no force would be considered to be on the same level.

     Hence, although Daneel was a bit disappointed that he couldn't get the spell technique that he had been hoping and yearning for since so long, he decided to take some steps because of the present situation where there was no one in the Sect.

     After all, the remainder of the Sect would definitely come back one day, and when they did, they would find a nice surprise waiting for them.

     The treasury was his next stop.

     On arriving, he saw that it was exactly as he had imagined. There were no Energy Materials at all, with most of the room empty except for a few piles of Gold Coins from different forces.

     The point was that the Sect Headquarters was supposed to look like it hadn't been touched since the advent of the mosquitoes, which was the reason why Daneel had been taking so much care not to trip any formations.

     Thus, after a thorough search to ensure that there were no techniques or areas he missed, Daneel left the headquarters in the exact way that he had found it.

     .....

     Meanwhile, in an unmarked room in which a man was chained to a bed.

     His body was covered with bandages, as if he had been torn apart in a thousand places from which his blood was still trying to leave his body.

     This was the Eldest Prince: the man who had once been touted as the one who would inherit the throne to rule over millions of people as the rightful King of the Kingdom of Lanthanor.

     Yet, right now, his future only held a public execution which he knew he wouldn't be able to escape from again.

     Hate. Wrath. Rage.

     These emotions racked him repeatedly, making him shake as he tried to control himself lest he angered himself to death without fulfilling one last goal he had set for himself.

     Collecting all that anger and rage into a ball in his head, he tried to visualize himself pushing it towards the entity that was present on his chest.

     He had been absorbed in this process whenever he had gotten the time since being captured by the Wretched King who was the target of all of his emotions.

     The first few balls had had no effect, with the entity simply ignoring them or not being affected by them enough to elicit any reaction.

     This was how it usually was; it had periods of high activity and hibernation. The former were when the Eldest Prince thought he was losing his mind as he felt as if someone was trying to take over.

     Yet, during the latter, he would always find that he was much more aware of his surroundings while also being able to absorb Energy much faster than usual.

     Of course, he had only been able to train a month after initiating this technique, as the first few weeks had only been spent lying on the ground writhing while hoping to keep control of himself without giving in to the pain that came from the attacks from the entity.

     This made it all the more shocking, as it meant that he had managed to reach the Exalted Human level in a time that was two times shorter than what it would have been if he had followed the conventional method of training.

     After sending as many balls as he could while knowing that time was running short, he felt a small amount of delight when he saw a similar rage emanating from the entity which was usually neutral when it was hibernating.

     He knew that there was no way for him to escape death, so the only thing he hoped for was that his hatred would live on.

     As a smile came on his face, he heard the door opening, signaling that the interrogation that had been going on for a few hours was going to continue. The first step of his plan was complete, and it was now time to embark on the second.

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     220 Execution

      The execution of the eldest prince was set at the same place as before: a podium erected in front of the Palace Gates which was visible to all those who assembled in the Central Passageway that led from the Inner city to the Outer.

     On the fateful day when the citizens of Lanthanor had witnessed their king make the promise that those who escaped would be brought to justice, some had scoffed thinking that they were just empty words to hide the incompetence of the bratty, inexperienced kid, while others had kept these words in their minds and vowed to return, hoping to see their King prove himself to be one that did what he said.

     Knowing that both would receive their answer today, Daneel ascended into the sky exactly like before to witness the entire passageway filled to the brim with people looking at the podium with waiting eyes.

     Although more than half of them had already seen those who had destroyed their lives be brought to justice in the previous execution, they still turned up today knowing that the man on the podium was at least partly responsible for the younger nobility to turn out in that way.

     Indeed, the Eldest Prince was already on the podium even before the crowds started to converge.

     Beside him stood the previous Grand Court Mage, who had apparently been in closed door cultivation for the past few months both due to the injuries he sustained during the last execution, and the fact that he had told Kellor that he was close to a breakthrough.

     Daneel had totally forgotten about this man who had served under the previous King. The last thing he remembered was sanctioning the resources that the man had asked for to facilitate his breakthrough to the eighth level as an Exalted Human Mage.

     Realising that he had ignored an important resource who had at least put in the effort to show his loyalty, Daneel resolved to take the time to talk to this man and try to figure out if he was worth trusting.

     As everyone waited for the appointed time to arrive, Daneel found his thoughts drifting to all the people who had accompanied him on his journey so far.

     The first one who came to mind was Elanev, whom he had always treated as his own elder brother. The last he had heard of him was when the Righteous Hawk had mentioned that Elanev had set out on a journey to grow in power and be of use to his younger brother instead of just being someone to be left behind as an afterthought.

     Daneel had found nothing wrong with this decision, as he knew that Elanev was a very competitive person who prided himself on his strength. Besides, he was also not someone foolish who would go seeking his own death to grow in power.

     Still, although he admired the goal of this elder brother-like figure to grow stronger by facing adversity, he still wished that he could be by his side.

     When he had made the decision to give the lesser development techniques to his confidants, Daneel had also told the Righteous Hawk to send a message to Elanev that he should come back at least once immediately before continuing on his journey.

     Indeed, there had been no goodbyes between the two, making it so that Daneel had no way to contact him directly. The last time he had seen him was during the Royal Court when Eldara had been chased away by Daneel.

     Apparently, at that time, the thing which had led Elanev to taking the decision was the sight of him being one of the most powerless persons who had stood in front of the King during such a momentous occasion.

     Deciding to ask the Righteous Hawk later if there were any updates, Daneel's thoughts turned towards the Fists of Justice Training Hall and the Domination Corp who had been training steadily all this while to become his secret weapons which would aid him in uniting Central Angaria.

     All this while, he had decided not to deploy them as the most important thing was that they improve their potential and strength in order to become the true hidden force of the Kingdom of Lanthanor.

     Finally, he found himself thinking of Eloise who was apparently burning the candle at both ends to ensure the smooth running of the Network of Angaria.

     The Network was indeed one of the most powerful tools with which he still had a lot of plans, and he felt glad that he had chosen the right person to lead it. Still, he decided to go meet her once to tell her not to burn herself out in the process of making his dreams come true.

     DONG

     With the sound of the chiming of an enormous bell, the execution began.

     The whole point of recreating the same atmosphere was that he could incite the same emotions which had been there before during the initial execution.

     Thus, it had been decided that suffocation would still be the way in which the event would be carried out.

     As Daneel gazed at the man whose death had been postponed for so long, he felt a very slight chill in his back when he noticed that the Eldest Prince was looking right back at him with eyes that almost looked as if they had achieved something.

     Yet, this lasted only for a moment, leading Daneel to wonder whether he had imagined it all.

     This was because when the Eldest Prince was led to the center of the podium by the previous Grand Court Mage, all Daneel saw was a defeated man whose every attempt had been futile and who was now going to finally face justice for all of his horrendous actions.

     His face which was now in front of the crowd caused roars and shouts to emanate from the people who had stayed more or less silent till now.

     Initially, it was just those whose lives he had affected, but the frenzy soon spread to the others who had also lost loved ones at the hands of the nobility of the Kingdom of Lanthanor.

     Although most of their hate had been wrung away during the previous execution, the sense of loss was still something that could not be filled no matter how much time passed.

     Thus, they found themselves empathizing and resonating with the others whose hearts were still filled with a desire for retribution.

     Hearing the roaring, all the Eldest Prince did was smile slightly, as if he had no regrets.

     This smile only made the uproar even louder, leading Daneel to order the previous Grand Court Mage to begin the execution without further ado.

     The smile on the Eldest Prince's face was wiped away when he finally felt himself being lifted into the air while his throat was constricted, cutting off the airflow.

     Just like all those who had died on the same spot before him, his entire life flashed in front of his eyes- from the times of grandeur to the months spent in extreme pain all to take revenge on the person who had destroyed his life.

     Even though he struggled in the air and even started screaming with pain due to all of his wounds opening and dripping blood onto the podium below him, the Eldest Prince still somehow found the energy to look up at the King for one last time.

     Gathering all the remaining energy he could, he spit at Daneel as if to show that his defiance would not end no matter what situation he was in.

     Seeing this, the King of Lanthanor only flicked his fingers, making another wind blade just like the one which had taken the Vice Sect Master's life appear on the podium.

     SHHIKKKK

     The head of the Eldest Prince detached from his body, rolling on the ground before coming to a stop upright and staring at the people whom he had treated as ants his entire life.

     Yet, it was those ants that had partly been the reason for him dying in this way.

     As the roaring from the crowd reached a crescendo, Daneel cast a spell to amplify his voice and said, "Here lies the criminal who killed thousands of Lanthanorians while even having the gall to lead enemy forces back into the Palace to kill innocent maids and soldiers who were only doing their duty. Let this be a warning to all those who even think of harming any Lanthanorian under my rule. Justice can be delayed, but it will never be denied."

     Saying these words with a cold tone, Daneel turned around and flew back to the palace without even glancing back at least once.

     "King Daneel! King Daneel! King Daneel! King Daneel!"

     The passion of the chanting was enough to let him know just how much effect his actions and his words had had on the people who had trusted and supported him to ascend the throne.

     Back in his chambers, Daneel quickly went to the hidden Energized Training Chamber to come upon a large bowl which had a red fluid inside it.

     Sitting down in front of it, he placed his palms above the bowl after taking out and flicking away one last mosquito corpse which had still been left in the solution.

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     221 Realization

      [Energy Extraction Completed.]

     An hour later, the pool of blood in front of the King of Lanthanor had changed into red substance that seemed semi-solid.

     After studying this solution for a while, Daneel hesitantly put both of his palms inside the bowl.

     It felt wet and gooey, reminding him of the jelly relished by kids back on Earth.

     Yet, when he ordered the system to deploy the Development Technique, he felt a familiar feeling run through his body that made him smile wide.

     Indeed, it was Energy.

     In fact, this Energy seemed very similar both in effect and feel to that which he absorbed from Ker Gems, making him wonder about the origins of the red gems which were found so rarely in the Continent of Angaria.

     Shaking his head to get rid of stray thoughts, Daneel summoned his clone and ordered it to absorb the Energy alongside him while remembering the moment when he had gotten the brainwave which had resulted in this wondrous situation.

     The moment Daneel had heard the summary of the "Blood Energy Extraction" technique in the headquarters of the Withering Leaf Sect, he had been reminded of the time which he had spent to modify the mosquitoes to give birth to the species which had caused the Sect to flee from their home.

     To use the Biological Modification Tool, Daneel had had to collect multiple specimens of the species to modify them repeatedly until the spell succeeded.

     According to the system, all the Tool did was to use elementary particles to influence and change the biological makeup of a species to result in a specific mutation.

     In fact, mutations were quite common in all species, with most of them being quite minor such as cases where a particular group of mosquitoes might develop sharper mandibles to be able to pierce the skin of animals more easily in the case where they lived in an area which did not have an abundant Energy material supply.

     Here, the trick had been to induce the correct mutation, which was apparently only a matter of chance.

     When the system had begun to expound on formulae regarding the same, he had stopped it as his head had already been reeling by that point.

     The gist of the matter was that the system needed him to conduct around 1000 trials of which one would result in the successful modification of the species he wanted.

     Thus, Daneel had had to burn himself out by skimping on sleep and sometimes even food to repeatedly run the trials and recharge his mageroot using Ether Blocks again and again in order to finish the task as soon as possible.

     Thankfully, both the modifications he had wanted had succeeded before 500 trials.

     Daneel could make two modifications. Thus, the two strains he had made were:

     1. First Modification: Mosquitoes which had a higher capability of breaking through barriers by giving them a frenziness, bloodthirst, and strength which wasn't present in normal ones. The trick here had been to increase the yearning inside them for Energy, which resulted in them even congregating into clouds to carry out joint attacks while also putting in more energy in each attack. This simple logic had been thought of by Daneel, who had recalled the famous statement on Earth: "Life always finds a way". Thus, by modifying just one factor, he had managed to get the results he needed.

     Second Modification: A "Kill Switch" which enabled him to end the lives of any and all mosquitoes in the area which the system could detect using the Anti-Surveillance Tool-2(an area of 200 feet in any direction around him)

     2. First Modification: Increased size(with other traits remaining the same).

     Second Modification: Kill Switch

     Of course, nature always had a balance which had to be adhered to no matter what modifications were made. In the first strain, the system had warned him that the mosquitoes would keep breeding without end until all other species in an area might be wiped out, mainly because the increased yearning would result in an overabundance of Energy, which would result in them instinctually laying eggs to give birth to more of their kind.

     The side-effect with the second was that the mosquitoes would be short-lived due to burning their life force much faster because of their increased size. After all, although the system allowed him to increase the size, there was no change in the overall makeup of the body of the mosquito which would allow it to maintain that size to lead a normal existence.

     For example, if an ant from Earth were enlarged into the size of an Elephant, it would simply die due to multiple reasons, with the main one being that its physical makeup wouldn't be able to handle its bigger size. In fact, Daneel remembered that much research and speculation had been carried out on this topic, which he had studied in his free time back on Earth because it had seemed very interesting.

     Yet, although this side-effect existed, Daneel had been happy with the result as he had only made the second strain for a devastating attack like in the case where he had massacred the members of the Sect.

     Coming back to the Blood Energy Extraction, the reason he had remembered this entire episode had been because of the statement from the system which said that mosquitoes had an overabundance of Energy in their bodies before they laid eggs.

     If this was the case, then the reason in the tome which spoke about the nature of Energy in human bodies to be spread out resulting in a low efficiency of the technique was rendered moot.

     Hence, the blood of the first strain of mosquitoes was perfect to apply this technique on. After realizing this, Daneel had immediately ordered the system to develop a modified "Blood Energy Extraction" technique with the modifications being that it could be applied on mosquitoes while also being safe to be absorbed by him.

     The result was in front of him.

     From around 5000 mosquitoes, he had been able to extract enough Energy to last him a week.

     In other words, his pressing need of desperately looking for Ker Gems to continue his training was now solved.

     If it weren't for the only drawback which was that the system was needed to safely absorb this Energy without going mad, Daneel wouldn't have hesitated to go and gather as many mosquito corpses as he could in the Valley while still ensuring that it would remain inhabitable to the Sect.

     Regardless, rejoicing due to the fact that his problem had been solved, Daneel continued training while letting his mind drift.

     After an hour or so, he went into a semi-meditative state which he often entered while undergoing long sessions of Energy absorption.

     Usually, his mind was mostly tranquil during in this state.

     Yet, now, he found himself recalling a certain moment of the day again and again, as if his inner self was trying to warn him about to something.

     With a start, Daneel woke up while a sense of urgency appeared on his face.

     The thing which had enabled him to recall this crucial moment was definitely his instinct, which hadn't failed him yet due to being honed for years through his hard work and experiences.

     Without a doubt, that expression of triumph in the Eldest Prince's eyes had definitely not been his imagination.

     "System, were any anomalies detected since the time I returned to the Palace?"

     [Negative]

     Hearing the response from the system, Daneel was just about to calm down when the memory of a kid struggling through each day only be relying on himself and his instincts passed through his mind.

     That kid was him, who had had no system to help him during the grueling 3 months he had spent in the Fists of Justice Training Hall along with Faxul when he had first transmigrated into this world.

     At this moment, he realized that he had been relying on the system too much recently, despite telling himself before not to do so.

     After all, the system was so adept that he hadn't been able to help but fall into the well of dependence without even realizing it.

     Along with this realization, came the memory of the multiple moments in the battle against Axelorian Commander where he had had to have a delay in his actions due to ordering the system to deploy spells every time.

     True, the system would be able to do it faster, but what would he do if he was in a situation where he didn't have the time to give an order?

     Death would be the only result.

     Getting up immediately and hitting himself on his head hard, Daneel cursed at himself again for not thinking in this way sooner.

     The system was, after all, just a tool to help him on his journey.

     Just because it said that there was no problem, there was no reason for Daneel to ignore his instincts.

     Engraving this fact firmly into his very being, Daneel decided to renew his efforts to decrease his dependence before sending a message to Kellor through the oathstone.

     "Bring the Eldest Prince's body to my chamber. Also, assemble all those who were in contact with him in the time he was imprisoned, including even the maids and the soldiers. They must not know why they are being called."

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     222 Detection

      Although Kellor was a little bit puzzled hearing the King's message, he headed to a specific room in the Palace where all the dead bodies of the nobility were stored.

     This was actually due to a command from Daneel who had decided to construct something like a graveyard in the future where all of these bodies could be buried with the sins listed as a memento to warn people from committing grave acts.

     As this plan was still in its infancy, the bodies were safely stashed in a room where the temperature had been brought down by a barrier to stop the decomposition.

     According to the message that he got from the government officials who had managed the execution, the Eldest Prince's body had also been transported here a few hours ago.

     Reaching the location and finding nothing wrong, Kellor scratched his head but made the Eldest Prince's body levitate along with the detached head before giving the order to assemble everyone as the King had requested.

     On reaching the King's Chambers, he saw that all the chairs had been moved away to make an open clearing in the middle where a table had been put.

     Placing the Eldest Prince's body on the table as per the King's instructions, Kellor stood to the side to find out just what Daneel was up to.

     After waiting for everyone to assemble, Daneel closed the door before activating all the formations including the backup ones to make sure that no one could leave without his express permission.

     On doing so, he walked forward to the table which held the body before looking around to see everyone who was here.

     There were 10 soldiers in the room, who were all just Amateur Human Fighters. Because of the fact that it had been quite clear that the Eldest Prince had lost both his power as a fighter and a mage, the main thing used to guard him was the shackles which were enough along with Daneel's order through the oath to not attempt another escape.

     Six maids and three healers were also in the room, who had taken care of the Eldest Prince while he was injured.

     Along with them, there were also two of his advisors, Faxul and Luther who had interrogated the Eldest Prince in his stead.

     Indeed, Daneel had left as soon as he had obtained all the information he needed about the Sect Headquarters, leaving the two of them in charge of wringing any information left from this man.

     His reason for giving Faxul the job was that he had noticed a zeal in his friend's eyes whenever he was given a duty to take care of.

     Daneel had actually noticed this when he had given him the job to find out the people's difficulties. Happy that the usually emotionless eyes of his friend now seemed like they had a purpose, Daneel had been giving more and more responsibilities which Faxul always carried out unerringly, such as the task to identify someone to advertise using the Network of Angaria.

     Reaching the body, Daneel first touched the hand of the Eldest Prince which was a pale white with ice formed on top due to the location it been stored in.

     After asking the system to analyze the body, Daneel waited for a moment while still closely observing each and every person in the room.

     Since the moment he had closed the door, he had been feeling a slight danger which was so minute that he could have missed it if he weren't already in a heightened state of awareness due to the warning from his instinct before.

     Yet, the source of this feeling had carefully hidden their intentions so well that he couldn't detect exactly where it was coming from even if he was definitely in close proximity to them.

     After a few seconds, Daneel smiled slightly seeing that his instincts had been correct.

     [Anomaly detected. Level of degradation of grafted head exceeds that of the host. More data about the technique is needed to obtain information about the possibilities inherent with this anomaly.]

     His smile only grew wider as he heard the last part.

     This was because he could suspect just what had happened without needing the system to analyze it for him.

     From the actions of the Eldest Prince before he had died, Daneel knew that the only emotion which engulfed the man was hate for the person who was responsible for his fate.

     Such a man would only feel a sense of achievement about one thing moments before his death – a way to ensure that his revenge would be fulfilled even if he didn't exist in the world to see it.

     Although Daneel had still had only a vague idea from the warning from his instincts, the notification from the system had now enabled him to discard other possibilities and fixate on the one which was most apparent: transferral of the grafted entity.

     Although Daneel still did not have a clear idea about the strange technique, one thing about it had struck him even before: if consciousness could move without needing a body, then why did a head need to be grafted onto a person physically to make this happen?

     This had arisen from the fact that when he summoned a clone, he was capable of shifting consciousness between his main body and the clone as he wished.

     From everything he knew about the system, Daneel was aware of the fact that the system was only capable of performing tasks which were bounded by the rules of this world.

     This meant that there was definitely a way in which the same could be emulated if the correct technique was present.

     Now with all these facts, his deduction was simple: the Eldest Prince had managed to somehow transfer that entity to someone else to carry on his revenge after his death.

     The only thing that remained was to find out just who this person was.

     For this, it was time to use his all-powerful tool.

     "Can you detect if the entity is present in someone's body if I come into physical contact with them? And if that entity attacks me, is there a way to trigger and kill that person even if my consciousness is unable to give a command?"

     [Affirmative. A technique for the same can be developed and deployed with the specific feature of an automatic counter-attack being triggered when host's consciousness comes under attack]

     Hearing this, Daneel raised his eyebrows seeing that the technique development tool could be used in this way too.

     Keeping this in mind, he proceeded to develop and deploy the technique before walking up to the closest person near him who was one of the soldiers who had kept watch on the Eldest Prince.

     "Everyone stay still. The Eldest Prince was carrying some sort of affliction which he may have passed on to you without you knowing about it. I have only just gotten information about it, and I will be checking each of you to ensure that you haven't been infected."

     Saying so to the room at large and hearing the gasps of fear from some of the maids, Daneel took the hand of the soldier into his as if to check his pulse.

     On receiving the okay signal from the system that the entity wasn't present in this person, he moved on to the next while still making sure to notice if anyone acted abnormally.

     The entity was definitely sentient enough to understand that he would detect it soon enough.

     If he was in its shoes, what would he do?

     A desperate surprise attack was the only answer.

     As each person in the room was declared to be safe, Daneel felt himself tense up more and more knowing that the attack would come soon.

     Apart from his advisors, there were only the healers left.

     Moving onto the next person, Daneel froze the moment he touched his arm.

     It was as if a mountain was suddenly crushing down on him from above, making him believe that he was just a tiny ant who could not even hope to retain its life in the face of such mighty power.

     Before he could even make sense of what was happening, a notification sounded near him which made him scream in response in panic.

     [Host is under consciousness attack. Commencing counter-attack.]

     "NO! Stop! Disable the technique!"

     This panic stemmed from the fact that the person who was in front of him right now with a set of eyes that were filled with hatred was his oldest and closest friend, Faxul.

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     223 Struggle

      With the pressure from the mountain above him increasing with each second, Daneel could only scream this command at the system before collapsing on the ground.

     As he did so, Faxul who had just been staring at him with an expression of rage and fury also fell down after his face became listless.

     It had all happened so fast that even Luther who had been standing right beside had had no time to react. One second, the King had raised his hand to take Faxul's in his like he had with all the others before.

     The next, he had fallen to the floor, as if he had been struck by some sort of attack.

     As for Faxul, that moment of rage had been so sudden and momentary that no one else in the room had even noticed it.

     Pain wracked Daneel, making him feel as if that mountain was actually some sort of substance which was trying to absorb him into it by applying pressure from all directions.

     The system which had gone silent on hearing Daneel's command spoke again at this moment.

     [Host consciousness under attack. Attack level exceeds parameters of what host can handle. It is recommended to proceed with counter-attack.]

     Gathering all the energy he could while resisting the excruciating pain, Daneel squeezed out a question.

     "Can a counter-attack be made without killing Faxul?"

     As the one who had stuck with him the longest apart from his parents, Faxul held a special place in Daneel's heart which made him want to ensure that this wasn't the case no matter what situation he was in.

     [Negative. Entity's host must be killed for the attack to stop.]

     Indeed, it turned out that it was actually the worst case which Daneel had envisioned.

     The "Two Minds, One Body" technique manual hadn't been present in the library that he had gone through in the headquarters of the Withering Leaf Sect, making him believe that certain core techniques might have been stored along with the Spell Technique inside the unbreachable Core Formation.

     Hence, he had had very little information going into this engagement. Still, he had envisioned certain scenarios, of which he could find the correct one only when he got attacked by the entity, which would allow the system to analyze it.

     Daneel had been hoping that it wouldn't be so malignant as to needing its host to be killed in order for its attacks to stop, but alas, this was the case.

     Regardless, this was his closest friend whom he couldn't kill with his own hands.

     "What other way do I have to stop the attack?", he asked, as he felt blood seep from the corner of his mouth due to biting down too hard because of the pain that came from his head.

     [Analyzing. Single alternative found: Entity can be confined to its host's body if host can come into physical contact with its host. Host is suggested to initiate counter-attack, as probability of losing control before host regains control of host's body is over 80%].

     Indeed, Daneel knew very well that he was very close to succumbing and giving up in the face of such power which seemed like it could not even be resisted against.

     Right now, it was as if he was laid out spread-eagled on the ground with the mountain putting so much weight all over his body that even opening his eyes was such a chore that he couldn't even imagine himself doing it.

     Thus, even the notion of moving his entire body to get to Faxul's could only be scoffed at.

     "Can you signal using a spell to move my body to Faxul's?", he asked, thinking quickly and racking his brain for solutions while trying to partition the agony.

     [Negative. System cannot deploy any new spells or techniques in host's current state. Only the previously conjured "Fire Bullet" spell can be used to initiate a counter-attack on the entity's host.]

     Hearing this, Daneel realized that he was truly out of options.

     It made sense as to why the system couldn't deploy any new spells, as the pain seemed to be majorly coming from his mageroot. As for the "Fire Bullet", it had been previously conjured by the system and hidden as a part of the automatic technique he had developed to launch a counter-attack in case he came under assault.

     It seemed that this was his last option, yet Daneel did not even consider once whether he would take it.

     This was mainly because no matter how desperate things seemed, he realized that there was still a chance.

     Comparing the pressure he felt when the assault began to what he felt now, it was obvious that the amount had decreased.

     This meant that the entity was mostly slowly burning whatever energy it had, meaning that he only had to hold on for a bit before hopefully being able to move his body again.

     At this moment, he found himself searching for anything and everything around him that would help him to hang on.

     This was his mind, with blankness around him except for the one thing which seem to be shining in the corner: his memory.

     Grasping at this last straw, Daneel tried to remember his earliest memory of that of waking up in the orphanage back on Earth in hopes of distracting himself from the pain.

     The first face he could remember was that of the kind old woman who was in charge of the orphanage.

     She was the one who had invited women from the neighborhood promising them tea and biscuits before requesting them to feed him as he had still been too young to ingest any solid food.

     In this moment of crisis, Daneel found that he could even remember stuff which he thought he had forgotten due to growing up.

     Nights of being held on the porch of the orphanage in the old woman's hands because all the beds were too hard for him to sleep on, causing him to cry endlessly. Days when he had gone hungry because the old woman hadn't found any woman to invite over, making her sob as she wished that she had enough extra money to buy some milk for him.

     Tears came into his eyes remembering both the sadness and happiness in the woman's face when she had taken care of him.

     The memories then switched to him growing up and working as hard as he could so that he could give back to the orphanage which had taken care of him as well as it could when he had no one else to depend on.

     After the satisfaction and happiness that came from obtaining scholarships and working side jobs to send money back, Daneel felt wrath and fury at the spoiled kid who had ruined his entire life.

     What followed were memories of starving on the streets due to not wanting to sadden the old woman by going back with empty hands and a failed life.

     Next came the transmigration, and everything he had done in this continent which was all the more vivid than his memories from back on Earth.

     Living with his parents, training as hard as he could, planning with everything on the line, gaining and losing comrades, ascending to the throne and learning by making mistakes, seeing the vision and skewing his priorities and finally realizing that ruthlessness, proper focus and self-dependence was needed on his path if he wished to keep more of his own people safe.

     Each and every moment flashed past his eyes, making him wish that he could cling on to them due to the fact that he felt as if the pressure around him didn't hurt as much when he was absorbed in those memories.

     It was as if the recollection was like a rope which he caught to keep himself from falling off the ledge which he knew meant losing himself to the attack from the entity.

     After the recollections ended, Daneel felt that the pressure had lessened enough, allowing him to finally move his hand by a centimeter.

     The pressure was still there, but he now had enough leeway in order to crawl his way to his destination.

     The others who had been watching on with panic finally relaxed a bit seeing that the King had actually moved, which meant that he was at least still alive.

     Yet, seeing him doggedly crawl forward as if some sort of giant was crushing him under its foot, the maids and soldiers couldn't help but get puzzled expressions on their faces.

     Kellor and Luther, who had actually been the ones who had been most worried, ran forward again but stopped while trying to figure out the King's intentions.

     His crawling seemed to have a focus, because each movement seemed to have the purpose of turning his body to point his head in a specific direction: that in which Faxul was lying on the ground.

     It was Luther who first caught the clue, putting two and two together from the fact that the King had been touching the hands of the people in the room before.

     Hurrying forward, he quickly raised the King and carried him to Faxul before putting their hands together.

     Blessing his intelligent commander with all of his being, Daneel finally felt the pain leaving his body as he felt the system going to work.

     [Confinement completed. System congratulates host on breaking through his limit. Mageroot has broken through to the next level. Data insufficient, system is unable to assess and classify the level of host's Mageroot.]

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     224 Faxul“s Decision

      Although this notification had sounded in Daneel's mind, he had no way of being aware of it due to the fact that he had fainted the moment his hand had touched Faxul's, allowing the system to confine the entity to his friend's body.

     Although the entire experience had only taken place in the span of a few seconds in the real world, it felt as if Daneel had been tortured for a few years inside his mind due to the unendurable pain that had almost driven him crazy.

     Due to the overload of having to manage it while also doing everything he could to find a solution, he had had no choice but to give up and lose consciousness as soon as it faded.

     After an unknown amount of time had passed, Daneel found himself getting up with an ache in his head.

     Finding himself parched, he tried to conjure a globe of water to swallow seeing that there was no cup on the bedside.

     Yet, to his horror, it felt as if he had no Mageroot to control the elemental particles in order to cast the spell.

     "System, why can't I feel my Mageroot?!"

     The answer made him calm down and crash back onto the bed, feeling relieved that nothing dire had happened as he had feared.

     [Mageroot temporarily disabled due to overload. Time to reactivation: three hours].

     This was something which had never happened before, making him understand just how perilous of a situation he had been in which had led to the Mageroot actually being disabled and closing down in order to heal due to everything it had been through.

     Sending a message to Kellor through the Oathstone, Daneel got up and went to the bathroom before realizing that it was actually the next day.

     He had actually been unconscious for an entire day!

     Freshening himself up, Daneel changed the rumpled clothes which he had been wearing during the meeting before and wore a different green robe that also had a dragon on its shoulders which had become his unofficial crest.

     As Kellor knocked and entered the door on Daneel's order, the King finally asked the question he had been slightly dreading to ask since waking from his slumber.

     "How's Faxul?"

     "His breathing is steady, but he has yet to regain consciousness."

     With an expression of relief, Daneel said, "All right. Let's go to him."

     On reaching a room near the King's Chambers, Daneel was surprised to see that Faxul was actually chained to a bed while being overseen by Robert and Luther.

     Seeing him enter the door, Robert only smiled once feeling glad that his son was safe.

     Being the King was indeed a perilous job, he mused, before nodding at Daneel and walking out the door to reassure his wife.

     Seeing his father leave, Daneel raised an eyebrow at the shackles before ordering both Luther and Kellor to leave the room.

     Sensing their hesitation as they tried to say something, he said, "Don't worry. The threat has been mitigated. It was because of a technique that the Eldest Prince practiced, but I have managed to subdue it for now."

     Hearing the King's reassurance, the two also nodded before leaving the room and closing the door behind them.

     Having the room to himself, Daneel first ripped open the shirt of his friend before sighing on seeing the grotesque sight in front of him.

     On Faxul's chest, a patch of differently colored skin could be seen with veins throbbing all around it as if it were being pushed out by his friend's body.

     Different from Faxul's ivory colored skin, this patch was darker, reminding him of the exact shade of the face which had been on the Eldest Prince's chest.

     Indeed, this was the physical link which tied the entity to Faxul.

     On the way over, Daneel had already asked the system about what could be done in this situation because it had already gotten the chance to analyse the entity again.

     Thankfully, the option was present to directly remove it from his friend's body to allow him to get back to normal.

     Without any hesitation, Daneel ordered the system to carry out this process.

     A transparent blade of wind appeared at the edge where the inch wide patch of skin seemed to be grafted onto Faxul's chest.

     Yet, the moment the blade came into contact with him, Faxul's eyes flew open as he immediately tried to get up and found himself shackled to the bed.

     "Stop.", he said, making Daneel tell the system to stop what it was doing wondering just what the reason was behind his friend asking him to do so.

     The entity was after all like a malignant tumour whose only purpose was definitely to take revenge on Daneel.

     This was the reason that he hadn't hesitated to check everyone for its presence despite knowing that it was a danger to himself, because of the fact that it would definitely mean harm to its host due to all the hate present in it.

     "Do you know what it is? I will only simply remove it and you can get back to normal.", he said, looking into Faxul's eyes.

     What he saw next amazed him. An expression of slight panic emerged in Faxul's face, as he clutched at the patch of skin on his chest before moving back on the bed as much as he could while trying to put some distance between him and Daneel.

     Daneel could not make heads or tails out of the situation.

     "System, is it possible for the entity to infect its host and changes personality in such a short amount of time?"

     [Negative. Only a complete switching of personalities is possible.]

     This puzzled him even more. He could tell that the person in front of him was still his friend, but the panic didn't make sense.

     Thinking back to its description, he finally got an idea about what could have happened.

     Had it enticed him in some way, making him to want to keep it?

     As Faxul opened his mouth to speak, Daneel sighed as he realised that this was true.

     "This… thing says that it can increase my training speed and battle effectiveness. Is it true?"

     Hearing the question, Daneel was tempted to lie as he simply did not want this last-ditch attack of the Eldest Prince's to effect his friend.

     Yet, he knew that Faxul wasn't someone who was dumb. It was quite clear that both the Eldest Prince and the Vice Sect Master who had used this technique had skyrocketed in power since the last time that they had been seen in the Kingdom.

     "Yes. But there is always a risk that you will be consumed by it. It is not worth it, Faxul. You have the lesser development technique which will increase your potential anyway. You do not need this thing which can possibly take over your body even if it means that you can double your training speed. It would just mean an eternal life of pain. Let me remove it."

     The mention of doubling training speed made Faxul's eyes open wide, causing him to lose the focus in his gaze as if he was thinking about something.

     After a few moments in which Daneel patiently waited for an answer, Faxul blinked tightly and looked into Daneel's eyes as if he had made a decision.

     Daneel had seen this expression of his friend's many times. It meant that the decision was taken with the single-minded determination and focus using which Faxul had defied all expectations in the Academy to put in more hard work than anyone else in order to train as fast as possible.

     "The lesser development technique is slow comparatively. I want to keep it. I can handle anything it throws at me."

     Daneel was simply shocked at this proclamation. He knew that power was important, but was it worth risking one's own life each and every day and being in so much pain?

     As he asked himself this question, Daneel remembered a boy who had gritted his teeth in frustration when he saw his mother going around the neighborhood doing odd jobs and coming back home with wrinkled and callused hands, while his father tried each day to ease their family's situation in any way he could even if it meant beatings and humiliation.

     If he had been posed with the same question at that moment with no system in his mind and the worst potential possible, Daneel knew that he would have accepted without any hesitation.

     "Why?"

     Although he realized this, he still asked the question because he wanted to find out just what motivation his friend had which had led him to take this decision.

     The question made Faxul frown for a bit, as if he were assembling his own thoughts.

     After a few seconds, he answered, "I want to… become powerful enough to be someone who can be compared to my father. By carrying out the tasks you gave me, some… yearning has been born inside me. I cannot explain exactly what it is, but I know that I need power if I want to satisfy it."

     Although Faxul's answer was short, Daneel understood what he meant.

     What his friend had felt was definitely something similar to what he himself had experienced when he had first been cheered outside the town library when he had brought the guards to justice: a yearning to save.

     Sighing, Daneel conversed with the system a bit before saying, "In that case, I also have a gift for you."

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     225 The Black Raven Kingdom 1

      In an Energised Training Chamber in the same passageway which held the King's Chambers.

     Faxul sat on the ground while absorbing the white mist around him while the King of Lanthanor stood to the side observing everything with a keen eye.

     Although expressions of pain frequently came on Faxul's face, he managed to bring his expression under control each time before continuing to absorb the Energy in the room.

     After an hour, Faxul stood up with a rare smile on his face.

     "It is as if my Mageroot is… Larger."

     Hearing his friend's words, Daneel smiled in return before striding forward and saying, "That is to be expected, as your Mageroot was forcefully decal… nevermind. What I mean is, almost no one can bear this much pain everyday without going mad. Every time you feel that you're on the brink, do not hesitate from using the technique I gave you which will confine that entity for a time. But remember, the more you use it, the less effective it will become. I will keep trying to come up with better techniques to help you. Till then, this is all I can do."

     Hearing the tone of slight regret in Daneel's voice, Faxul turned around and simply hugged his friend who was feeling concerned for him over this decision.

     Although his nature was such that he could not put his emotions into words, this gesture was enough to show the solidarity and trust he had in Daneel.

     Hugging back, Daneel only smiled before clapping Faxul on his shoulders and saying, "So what is the deal with the Black Raven Kingdom? What do you want to do about your ancestry?"

     Stepping back, Faxul frowned as he tried to find an answer for the question.

     Yet, after a few seconds, he only shook his head and said, "I don't know."

     The tone of indecisiveness in his friend's voice made Daneel understand that Faxul still needed time to figure out just what his goal was. After all, he was the kind of man who might take time to analyze and ponder to make a decision, but would stand on it with a single-minded determination and focus after it was made.

     As he saw the contemplative look on Faxul's face, Daneel also couldn't help but think about the Kingdom which had willingly thrown Lanthanor to the dogs by proposing the deal with the Echer Seeds.

     Still, because of everything he had gone through recently, he did not feel any hesitation at all at the plan he had hatched long ago when he had accepted the deal which would definitely make the arrogant usurper gawk with surprise as he realized that the King of Lanthanor was not someone to be trifled with after all.

     …

     Meanwhile, in the very Kingdom that Daneel and Faxul were thinking about.

     In an open structure which would definitely make Daneel surprised when he saw that it was very similar to the gladiator rings back on Earth, two figures were currently facing off against each other in the center while the crowds in the stands surrounding the open field cheered without abandon.

     "Bets on the Fighter, 5 to 1! 5 to 1! 5 to 1! Just put a small amount, and you might win a fortune!"

     The shouts from the men who were making their rounds on the stands while holding slips of parchment on which names and amounts were to be written to record bets were met with derision from most of the people who were waiting for the fight to begin.

     "You just want us to lose money! There's no way a Black Raven Fighter can be defeated by someone on the same level!"

     As one of the men on the stands said these words, the bookkeeper who was near him only smiled with a glint in his eyes before continuing to make the rounds. Although many bets on the competitor were recorded, very few decided to take the risk on the one who was actually being advertised by the bookkeepers.

     In fact, many even increased their bets on the competitor as if in defiance to the statement by the bookkeepers who made sure to cover each and every part of the stands before making their way back to a certain part of the stadium in which a man wearing a black robe could be seen.

     Seeing that his reverse psychology trick had worked, the lead bookkeeper signaled for the match to start before making his way to a private booth which was cordoned off from the rest of the public.

     With a loud sound akin to that of drums being beaten, the match finally started between the two individuals standing in the clearing.

     One had a piece of cloth which covered most of his face except for his eyes, while the other had a Black Raven double the size of a man's head on his shoulders.

     Both men wore standard leather armor which did not seem like it was enchanted with any special defense mechanisms.

     As the drumbeat resounded in the stadium, the Raven immediately flew into the air while keeping an eye on the person in front of it.

     The man on whose shoulders the Raven had been perched on till now ran back, as if he did not want to get into a close quarters fight with his opponent.

     As he did so, he was shocked to see that his opponent did not move or even attempt to follow him.

     As a Black Raven Fighter, he was used to people trying to close the gap and defeat him before the Raven could get into a good position to begin his trump card attack.

     Thinking that the opponent was just some dumb guy who did not even know this famous tactic, the Black Raven Fighter wondered why he had even been chosen by the Battle Royale's manager to take part in this fight.

     Still putting all thoughts aside, he communicated with the Raven which had reached an altitude of 500 m in the air to begin its attack.

     Getting its order, the Black Raven dived down and started picking up speed with its beak pointed at the opponent whom it wanted to impale in just its first attack.

     Meanwhile, the Black Raven Fighter had enlarged the trinket in his hand into a short bow to which he nocked three arrows.

     His opponent was still standing nonchalantly with his arms folded, making him think that he had gone senile due to the pressure of being watched by thousands of people.

     Shrugging and thinking that it was easy money, the Black Raven Fighter let loose the three arrows which were calculated to cover all three spots which the man would try to escape to in order to dodge the Raven's attack.

     SSHHWIISHHHH

     With the sound of something being cut, the Black Raven shot through the air at a dizzying speed at the man who hadn't moved an inch since the beginning of the fight.

     It had even taken care to make sure that its angle of approach was the one in which the sun was located in.

     Even if the man looked up now to try and catch a glimpse of it, he would be blinded by the glare and be helpless.

     Thinking that victory was in their grasp, both the Raven and the Black Raven Fighter rejoiced internally.

     Yet, the next moment, the crowd that been cheering uproariously till now immediately fell silent.

     SSSHHWWAAPPPP

     Without even looking up, the man had simply punched in the air with such a speed that his fists had left after images in the eyes of those watching.

     As if being swatting like a fly, the enormous Black Raven had no choice but to be knocked away in a different direction.

     THUMP

     Although the ground was covered with loose sand and earth, the Black Raven made an audible sound which rang across the stadium when its beak became half buried due to the momentum with which it had been flying.

     As if the fight was over, the man just turned around and walked towards the exit with the audience and the Black Raven Fighter looking on, perplexed.

     "My Kairox and I have been through a lot more without even flinching! What makes you think you can leave like that with just a single attack?!"

     Although the Black Raven Fighter posed this question, his opponent did not even turn around. Instead, he just kept walking forward for three more steps before a scream and a screech startled the audience who had been trying to figure out just what was going on.

     The screech was from the Black Raven which had determinedly picked itself up from the ground, only to fall back down after a PUCHI sound had made blood flow from all over its body, as if some sort of explosion had taken place under its skin.

     The scream was from the Black Raven Fighter who couldn't handle the sudden pain that was transmitted through the link he had with the Raven.

     As both collapsed to the ground twitching, the man whose confident back would be remembered by the entire audience reached the exit before pulling down his hood and asking, "Where's my money?"

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     226 Black Raven Kingdom 2

      The head bookkeeper who was in front of him only smiled cryptically before handing over a large bag filled with Gold Coins.

     Although these were similar in size to the ones used in the Lanthanor Kingdom, they were stamped with a Raven instead of the usual Lanthanorian Crest.

     Hefting it in his hands, the man only shrugged as if it were all in a day's work before walking towards the exit of the stadium.

     Indeed, this was Elanev, who had left the Lanthanor Kingdom in pursuit of power.

     After traveling all over the Kingdom for months while seeking out fights which usually saw him battered and bloody, he had made his way over to the Black Raven Kingdom due to a rumor he had heard in one of the villages he had visited.

     "The Black Raven Kingdom will soon enter a period of turmoil"

     Although he had had no reason to believe this rumor, he had decided to travel here anyway due to the fact that he had always been fascinated by the renowned Black Raven Soldiers.

     On arriving, he had coincidentally displayed his power that was well beyond his level at a mercenary station where someone had tried to rob him of his belongings.

     The astute Head Bookkeeper had grasped that opportunity to approach him with this deal.

     Of course, although the consequences of potentially losing the chance to participate in any other Battle Royale existed, he hadn't cared as his plan was to return to Lanthanor soon.

     Just as he was about to exit the door which led outside, Elanev punched to the side to make the wall beside him cave in.

     Seeing this, the men who had been making rounds in the crowd to take bets gasped.

     As this was an area that occasionally held beasts against which Fighters and Mages fought, the walls had been coated by a material that required at least a peak Exalted Human Fighter's strength to break.

     "Don't even think about following me. I've already lost count of the number of bodies buried in the earth because they decided to cross a certain mercenary who looked like he had too much wealth. Don't say later that I didn't warn you."

     After leaving these domineering words, Elanev left the stadium, causing a silence to fall on those who were in the hallway.

     "Boss, di-did he conceal his strength?"

     Without giving an answer, the Head Bookkeeper walked to the spot where a crater had formed due to Elanev's punch.

     As someone who was the owner of such a large establishment, his strength of being an Exalted Human Fighter was barely enough to protect himself from the threats that arose from running such a risky business and even pulling tricks like these occasionally.

     With his heightened senses, he reached a hand forward to touch the center of the crater, detecting the faintest hint of blood.

     "No. He really is a peak Eminent Human Fighter. But one which can punch with a strength three levels above his. Stay away from him. Such a man can only mean trouble, and we have enough of that as it is."

     Meanwhile, the man who was being thought about with awe by the bookkeepers had currently stopped at an inn nearby.

     With an expression which looked like he was bottling up some emotion, Elanev ordered a cold glass of wine before giving strange instructions to send ice and a bowl.

     Taking a private booth, he waited for a while before closing the door on receiving the order.

     On checking the booth thrice and making sure that there were no trinkets of any sort watching or hearing him, he immediately dumped the ice in the bowl before plunging his hand inside and yelping loudly.

     Indeed, it was the one with which he had punched the wall. At the moment, the knuckles and fingers were so bruised and swollen that no one would have been able to believe that this was the same man who had made such a cool exit just a few moments before.

     If Daneel could witness this scene, he would definitely have been reminded of the moment when Elanev had done the same after the fight with the constable all those years ago in front of the Town Library.

     Grumbling to himself that it was getting harder and harder to earn enough money to maintain his journey, Elanev slumped on the sofa and took a huge gulp of wine before recalling everything he had found about this Kingdom since coming here.

     One of the unique points of the Black Raven Kingdom was that its people were some of the most devout in the entire Continent.

     Of course, the deity whom they worshipped was the Legendary Black Raven which had apparently been the one which was responsible for establishing this safe haven in the first place.

     The society here was completely based on the factor of a certain type of strength.

     Only those who could seamlessly connect with their Black Raven companions to display a strength that far exceeded their level were revered and allowed to hold wealth or command people.

     Apparently, this showed that the blood of the deity they worshipped flowed strong in these individuals' blood, meaning that they had been blessed with a life of fortune.

     As for the Battle Royale's which were quite popular in the Kingdom, it was due to the fact that the people loved seeing others defeated by their brethren who were helped by the offspring of their ancestor.

     Although Elanev had already heard that all Black Ravens were strictly regulated and could not be bought, he had been hoping to find some way to circumvent this law.

     Yet, it was only on arriving here had he learned that this was one of the most rigidly enforced rule in the Kingdom.

     Feeling the pain in his arm subsiding, Elanev gulped down the last of his wine before walking out the inn.

     He was currently in a village that had sprung up around the stadium which was 10 km from the capital.

     The general topography of the Kingdom was arid land with only the occasional bushes and ferns.

     As for the capital, it was a sprawling rectangular city bounded by 10 m high walls that seemed like they had been made out of some sort of yellow rock.

     Taking off at a run to reach it before the gates closed for the day, Elanev looked forward to finding out just what turmoil the Kingdom would fall into, and whether it would allow him the chance to obtain a companion that he would be able to call his own.

     .....

     Back in the Palace of Lanthanor, Daneel had just exited the Energized Training Chamber in which Faxul was continuing his training.

     "System, is the countermeasure in place?", he asked again while walking through the hallway to his Chamber, unable to forget the expression of hatred that had passed through his friend's face when he had attacked him before.

     [Affirmative. The technique that host has passed on will result in an immediate purging of the physical link of the entity in the event of a takeover.]

     Sighing with relief, Daneel entered his own Training Chamber before conjuring his clone and sticking his hands in the red goo to continue his own training.

     He had personally witnessed how the entity had been able to somehow inhabit his friend without his knowledge, and even manage to take over temporarily in order to carry out the attack.

     Thus, when Faxul had stated his decision, he had almost decided to go ahead anyway to purge the entity.

     Apart from his own memory of feeling frustration and anger at his parent's condition, Daneel had remembered his friend's expression when he had seen the last recording of Faxul's father.

     Along with the yearning to save, the yearning for retribution which his friend always carried was also definitely a factor which had led him to make that decision.

     Hence, only after ensuring with the system that such a countermeasure could be put in place, he had allowed his friend to fulfill the desire to speed up his training speed exponentially in order to get revenge for his parents who had been killed.

     After all, Daneel wasn't dumb enough to keep a ticking time bomb in his friend's body especially after personally experiencing how strong it was.

     If Faxul could endure the pain to become a strong ally who he was very much in need of, it was all well and good.

     Otherwise, his friend would simply have to go back to training 'normally'.

     For the good of Lanthanor and Angaria, Daneel hoped for the former to happen while losing himself in the pleasure of growing in power.

     .....

     The next day, a girl and a woman appeared at the gates of the Palace holding a black box.

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     227 The Girl and The Woman

      In the King's Chambers of the Lanthanor Kingdom, there was a table at one edge of the room which had 3 metal blocks which were decorated with flowing patterns.

     The blocks were in the center of the table, with mechanisms with which they could be detached when necessary.

     Each day, this was where the King of Lanthanor spent a minute of his time multiple times during the day to check whether there was anything that needed to be addressed.

     Each of the blocks represented each of the 3 major divisions into which the government was divided: security, finances, and welfare.

     When Daneel touched each one, any and all information that was deemed to be at the level of "Important" was shown to him.

     Of course, the truly crucial pieces of information which needed Daneel's urgent attention would still be informed by his commanders or the Grand Court Mage.

     Apparently, this was a setup which had existed since the age of the first King.

     In Angaria, as Kings also had the responsibility of being powerful enough to be a symbol of strength to their people, their time was limited. Hence, the purpose of the table was that the King would be able to analyze all important information and decide whether there was a need for a Royal Court to be held.

     Today, in the 'Welfare' section, Daneel found a new message which slightly startled him.

     "A woman and a girl from the Burberry Village who have settled down in Lanthanor City request an audience with the King. They say they want to bring to light a problem that plagues the Kingdom."

     Since Lanthanor had been ruled for decades by Kings who treated those under them as ants, the very practice of directly approaching a ruler with problems had almost been forgotten by the people.

     Still, after his ascension to the throne, there had been a few requests where some people had wanted to show their gratitude to the King.

     It wasn't possible for a King to meet each and every one of his subjects for trivial things such as this. Hence, Kellor had ordered for such requests to be kindly denied quoting that the King was busy training.

     As for other requests such as those from businessmen, they were redirected to other departments after sending a message to the appropriate block.

     From his experiences on both Earth and Angaria, Daneel knew that one of the most foolish things a King could do was to ignore his subjects.

     Hence, he had already laid down the order to directly send any request to him in case it was about a subject wanting to talk about their problems.

     In fact, he had also made plans to place public communication trinkets where any one could place complaints.

     These plans had been placed on the backburner due to the war. Now that the war was past, Daneel decided to put them back into motion before ordering the government officials below him to immediately send those two to the Royal Court.

     As he entered the empty Court alone, he was surprised to see a pair of bright green eyes look into his with adoration burning inside them before shyly glancing away as if embarrassed.

     Seeing such a thing for the first time in his life, Daneel missed a step and almost stumbled before thankfully regaining his balance before he lost his image in front of the two.

     In fact, this adoration clearly bordered on fanaticism, as the girl who those eyes belonged to had to be nudged by the woman beside her before she realized that she had been brazenly staring into the King's eyes without even bowing to him with respect.

     With an expression of slight panic appearing on her freckled face, Dalia hurriedly bowed down on both knees and hid her head between her legs.

     Seeing this, Helena who had just knelt on one knee became dumbstruck.

     Her daughter had first frozen when the King entered, and she was now curled up on the ground like a porcupine.

     Thinking that they would definitely be thrown out for indecency, she secretly tried to jolt her daughter to sanity without the King noticing.

     Meanwhile, Daneel had already sat down on the Throne.

     Seeing the girl on the ground who looked like she wouldn't unfurl herself no matter what happened, he felt amused before saying, "Rise."

     Although Dalia was feeling the most embarrassed that she had ever felt in her life, she still heeded her idol's command.

     Getting up, she made sure to keep her gaze down while blushing fiercely.

     "You said you have a problem which needs my attention?"

     It was only after the King posed this question after a few seconds of silence did she finally look up.

     As she did so, Daneel finally noticed that she was only a little girl of 10-12 years of age.

     Knowing that this was usually the age at which kids might get attached to idols who affected them in some way, Daneel realized what was going on.

     The basic information about the two had already reached him, so he knew that his actions had helped this little family tremendously.

     Thus, the look that she had had in her eyes before made sense.

     Still, seeing the real change that he had brought about, Daneel felt truly happy and grateful that he had decided to embark on his path.

     Engraving the little girl's cute expression of shyness in his heart, Daneel waited for an answer.

     Yet, even after a few seconds, there was none.

     Finally, it was the woman who spoke, who seemed to have given up on waiting for the girl to speak as she was still too busy staring at her toes.

     Beginning with them settling down in the Capital, she explained about everything that had happened while gesturing at the black box that she had brought with her.

     As Daneel listened, a frown came on his face as he realized that this was, indeed, a problem that needed to come to light.

     Not one to dally when he decided that something needed fixing, he immediately summoned the Police Commander whom he had seldom interacted with since taking the Throne.

     Just like the previous Grand Court Mage, the Police Commander was an individual from the previous administration who had yet to do anything to win his trust.

     Although he was an Exalted Human Fighter, there hadn't been a situation before where a single such individual would have made a difference, making it so that he had almost never needed to be called upon except for executing his responsibilities.

     Still, Daneel realized that he was another asset who had to be put to good use.

     Keeping this thought in mind for later, he asked, "Why was the case against bogus claims not registered?"

     At this, the Police Commander, who was a bearded man with a bald, shiny head, sighed before saying, "My King, it is because we have no way to confirm or deny any claims. This is one of the types of cases where both parties swear under oath that they are telling the truth, My Lord."

     Hearing this, Daneel was perplexed. If the seller said that the embroidery trinket would work for 6 months to make a sale, then how could he avoid admitting the same under oath?

     "Do you remember precisely what he said? Did he say expressly that it will work for 6 months?"

     At the stern question from the King, Helena could only stutter while looking for an answer.

     She could not remember the exact words of the seller, yet it was a fact that she had walked away from the sale with the thinking that the trinket would last for 6 months.

     Finally, it was Dalia who opened her mouth and answered in a hesitant voice after finally getting over the shock and awe of finally meeting her the idol who often appeared in her dreams.

     "He said… that it would definitely come for 6 months… if what he was told was true. But the last part was in passing."

     Wording. It was all about wording.

     By leaving themselves enough wiggle room in what they said, these sellers were clearly exploiting poor folk like the two in front of him.

     Realizing this, Daneel was actually reminded of the "Terms & Conditions" back on Earth, which almost no one read. Using this fact, corporations often sneaked in statements that forfeited the rights of the people who signed them without them knowing.

     Although this problem had been brought to light, for once, Daneel could not figure out how to solve it right away.

     This business was definitely entrenched with the roots of the Kingdom, making it so that it would require a radical purge for which he currently didn't have the funds. In fact, Daneel's agenda for today had been to finalize the plans for solving the debt of Lanthanor.

     Thus, putting aside that problem for now, Daneel focused instead on a different one that had come to his mind.

     Why didn't Helena have other options to resort to?

     Why hadn't there been a way to help and encourage people like her who had talent but no surety to give to obtain loans from lenders?

     With these thoughts, one of the most revolutionary organizations in Angaria was born.

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     228 A Step Down

      As one of the largest loan sharks in Lanthanor, Abrams had been sipping the costliest wine in the country when he had been notified of the message from the Palace which was inviting all the prominent people in his line of work for a meeting.

     The only reason that he had been able to keep his business thriving for so long had been that he had always spent as much as needed to be kept up-to-date on the decisions of the government.

     For instance, when all the wine importers and bar owners had been called to the Palace, he had guessed that the Kingdom would mostly impose sanctions, as it was common knowledge that Lanthanor was in need of money.

     Hence, he had hastened to collect all the loans given to bar-owners before the meeting even took place.

     His reasoning had been simple: if sanctions were placed, the profits in the business would go down, meaning that it would be more difficult for those who had taken the loans to pay the interest.

     Usually, in the cases of other businesses, Abrams would have been happy at this as it would mean that he would be able to take over the assets placed as surety with the loan.

     Yet, the problem was that here, the bars themselves were the surety.

     Hence, if the business of wine did fall, the value of bars might also lessen, resulting in an overall loss for him.

     In his life, "loss" was one thing he was determined to avoid no matter what he had to do.

     It was this mentality which had enabled him to rise from the status of a slum-dweller to that of one of the richest individuals in Lanthanor with estimated assets of half a million Gold Lans(50 Million dollars, in Earth currency).

     It was also this mentality which had made him branch out to almost all the Kingdoms in Angaria where it was allowed for outsiders to do business, as it was common sense to not place all eggs in a single basket.

     After listening to the message, Abrams first contacted all the friends who were also in the same business.

     On confirming that they had also received the same message, he started the inquiry into just what had happened in the Palace while looking forward to finally meeting the King whose idealistic schemes had led Lanthanor to a debt-laden for the first time in decades.

     'He won't ask us for money, will he?'

     As this thought floated into mind, he couldn't help but laugh thinking about the absurdity inherent in a King asking his subjects for money.

     ....

     The next morning, 26 men and women entered the gates of the Palace of Lanthanor in carriages that were each more lavish than the next.

     All of them were Ether-drive, yet the black boxes which were usually the mechanisms which drove such carts were replaced by artistic sculptures of mythical beasts such as dragons and phoenixes.

     As for the carriages themselves, although each looked small, it was quite clear that they had been enchanted with the costliest enchantments that existed: space enchantments.

     Like the carriage into which Daneel had jumped where he had the first fateful encounter with the Church of Rectitude, these carriages all had larger spaces inside than the size of the carriage that was visible to the outside.

     The main thing that gave away this fact was that the carriages' wheels left deep ruts in the ground when this shouldn't have been possible if they were really the size and weight that they appeared to be.

     Space enchantments were one of the trickiest and, thus, the costliest in Angaria. The smaller an object, the harder it was to cast space enchantments on it, resulting in the fact that making small pouches which were capable of holding a large number of things were impossible to make, at least for all the forces in Central Angaria.

     Even the ones cast on carriages needed top-tier enchanters, with the cost for expanding a carriage of 10 m2 area to 20 m2 being over 100,000 Gold Lans.

     Hence, these enchantments were only used in a few cases, except for in this situation where the only reason was to show opulence.

     On entering the Palace while chatting amongst each other, the 26 people seated themselves in a large waiting room while waiting for the King to arrive.

     Almost all of them had businesses in multiple Kingdoms, making it so that it was simple for them to shift base if needed.

     In essence, they were like the businessmen from Earth whom governments invited and even tried to please because it would result in a growth in their country's economy.

     After a few seconds in which some already started to complain that they were being made to wait, the doors opened to reveal a retinue of soldiers.

     With the King entering the room, the 26 people only stood up and bowed by bending their back.

     In a way, the salute showed just how much respect a person was willing to bestow to the King. A bow on one knee was the standard, which meant that the person giving the bow was a loyal subject.

     As for this bow, it only meant that the person was respectful about the position of the man they were giving the bow to, but weren't ready to be ordered around.

     After the King took a seat in the chair that faced all of theirs, he first looked around at all the faces present.

     The combined wealth of the people in this room reached a staggering 10 Million Gold Lans.

     Taking a deep breath, he said, "First of all, Lanthanor thanks you for being present in this meeting which will change both of our futures. Before I begin speaking about why I called you here, can I ask what the biggest problem is that you all are facing?"

     A businessman, especially a loan shark which was the occupation that everyone in the room had, could tell when someone wanted something from the other party.

     After all, they had built their businesses on deals where they had often been on the same side.

     Hence, when they heard the King speak so cordially, they immediately sensed that he was going to ask something of them.

     Realizing this, the first feeling that actually went through them was relief.

     Abrams, in particular, felt very happy that the worst case of sanctions being placed on loans would mostly not come to be. This was because if that was the case, he would be among those who were majorly affected, as he currently had the most business in Lanthanor.

     Taking a sip from the wine that had been served to him, he grimaced slightly at the quality before answering, "People who run without paying back their debt."

     Indeed, this was the single biggest problem in their line of work. Even if surety was a must when taking a loan, losses were still incurred when a debtor left especially in cases when the value of the surety fell for some reason, like in the case of the wine importers and the bars they owned.

     Hearing the answer, the King smiled before saying something that startled everyone in the room.

     "I agree. Oh, by the way, do you think a Kingdom is something that can run away without paying its debt?"

     After a brief silence, it was Abrams who spoke again.

     This had been a notion that they had actually scoffed at, so seeing it become reality was quite jarring.

     After all, a Kingdom was something that had the power to simply raise taxes to obtain as much money as it wanted.

     Apart from this, there were myriad ways in which the King could go about procuring enough Gold to refill the treasury.

     If so, why was he considering taking loans from them with an interest added on top?

     "My Lord, I do not understand. Apologies if I sound rude, but I need these questions answered. You wish to take loans from us? Why not just raise taxes? And what's there to say that you won't use military force to make us 'forget' that we gave you the loan in the first place?"

     The latter question was the second reason why the loan sharks felt disturbed. Kingdoms seizing their money wasn't something new; in fact, it was why they took care to spread out their assets as safely as possible.

     "It is because I want to build something that can be trusted in the entire continent. A place where anyone can give their money without having to worry that it will be lost. To achieve this dream, I need an impeccable track record. And to kickstart this dream of mine, I am prepared to swear oaths to you myself that your worst fears won't come true."

     What Daneel said simply shocked the loan sharks in the room.

     A King taking a step down… to swear oaths personally?

     This was something simply unheard of.

     After all, Kings were individuals who usually saw it a beneath them to even interact so cordially with civilians such as them.

     Here, they would actually be receiving an oath?

     …..

     A few hours later, the 26 people walked out of the room with indecipherable expressions.

     Their net worth of 10 Million Gold Lans had been halved, but they only felt hope for the future.

     Hope that the name "Bank of Angaria" would ring across the continent one day, and that they would be able to tell proudly that they were its first customers.

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     229 Banker

      On seeing off the loan sharks who had hopeful expressions on their faces, Daneel smiled before going back to his chambers.

     Although idealistic notions were all well and good, at the end of the day, business came down to numbers.

     Daneel had promised them that the gold and/Ether they would send over would safely be returned with interest if he was informed 6 months prior. The interest rate was set at 5%, after he had haggled it down from 10.

     The deciding factor had been that of safety.

     Both the war that had been won at the border and the display of top-tier power and talent by the King of Lanthanor were signs that this was a Kingdom that wouldn't go down any time soon. Besides, it had existed for centuries with very few instances where its existence had been threatened.

     Thus, given a choice between given multiple loans which had a degree of risk in them and giving one loan which was as safe as it could be, it was quite clear which was more appealing.

     In fact, Daneel had gotten this idea from the debt system on the Earth.

     Although this was a very deep and intriguing topic that he had decided to study and analyze at a later date, there was a simple takeaway which he had applied here.

     The safest loan was the best loan.

     Here safety could mean multiple things. In the case of the Earth, individuals and corporations were almost always ready to give loans to the United States, both due to the stability of the Dollar as a currency(as this was the currency with which the loan would be repaid) and the record that the country had of not defaulting on its debts. Hence, having the power to receive loans with almost no interest due to these factors, the US took as much as it could, not caring about the fact that it was going more and more into debt.

     This was because of the fact that even if it was in debt, that money which was taken as a loan that had to be repaid in a set period of time could be doubled or even tripled before that point came by making smart investments.

     To make it simpler to understand, it could be parallelized to the scenario of a school.

     In the school, there were a set of bullies who stole or took the lunch money of kids in the morning itself, before lunchtime.

     Agitated by this fact, the kids decided to pool all their lunch money in the morning with the school clerk, who would definitely be able to keep it safe. All he needed to do was to give it back by lunchtime.

     Being astute, after taking the money in the morning, this clerk went to a market and bought all the items required for making snacks like biscuits.

     After making them at his home, the clerk came back to the school and sold the biscuits during the snacks break to either those who didn't need to fear the bullies or even the bullies themselves.

     After keeping the tidy profit, the clerk simply gave back the original money he had been given for safekeeping to the kids during the lunch break.

     In this scenario, the US was the clerk, the bullied children were the organizations, individuals and countries who feared economic fluctuations, loan defaulters(or other factors) and the bullies were these fears.

     Daneel's goal was to build an organization which could be trusted like the clerk by Angaria.

     As the famous saying went, "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."

     Hence, his first step had been to take a step back to personally swear an oath that the assets would be returned in whatever form they wished.

     As the individual with the top-most talent in the entire Central Continent, his word was as good as gold notwithstanding the fact that there was also an oath on top.

     All these things had finally managed to convince the loan sharks who were usually very strict with their money.

     Almost each and every one of them had pledged over half of their assets, as the rest were not in liquid form to be moved.

     [Achievement Unlocked: Banker

     Banker: By using the knowledge from your previous life, you have embarked on a mission to build a bank that can bank for them all. Congratulations on becoming a banker!

     5000 EXP awarded.]

     At this moment, Daneel did not know whether to smile for earning precious EXP or to cry for being called a name that was used as a curse by many from his home planet.

     Regardless, the treasury that had been empty for so long would finally be refilled with 10 Million Gold Lans worst of assets that he could use to further his goals.

     After entering the Energized Training Chamber and taking a seat to continue his training, Daneel started to make plans for the scheme he had in his mind for helping people like Helena and the little girl whose embarrassed and cute expression still brought a smile to his face.

     Yet, the hands that were going to be plunged into the red solution were stopped in their tracks when he casually asked the system to show him his statistics.

     ...…..

     At the same time, on the grounds of the Royal Palace of the Black Raven Kingdom.

     As two men watched on from the sidelines, a woman and a raven could be seen standing opposite each other on an open field in one of the sparring grounds in the Palace.

     Unlike the raven which Elanev had fought against in the Battle Royale which had been bulky, this one was lithe.

     Its agile body looked like it had been built for speed, unlike the other whose only goal was to destroy opponents by using its overwhelming penetrating power.

     Hence, although it did not look as big, it was very long, with the length from the tail to its head being at least 3 feet.

     It was only when the raven opened its wings did it become clear that this was a bird which was actually much larger than it looked.

     With a combined length of over 6 feet, a single flap of the wings allowed the raven to directly fly up and catch an air current which it used to drift higher and higher.

     As for the woman, on seeing the raven take to the skies, she only raised her hand to make 4 ice pricks appear in the air in front of her.

     After a few seconds during which she scanned the skies, the woman's eyes sharpened as she realized that the attack was coming from behind her. Although she had been turning around frequently to check everywhere, it seemed that her opponent had chosen the perfect time.

     Indeed, the raven swooped down silently with its wings aloft, like an assassin who was hiding in the shadows.

     By the time she shot the first ice prick, the raven was already only a few seconds away from penetrating her neck with its sharp beak.

     With a simple sway, this ice prick and the one that had been shot after it missed, making it look as if the woman would have no choice but to be impaled.

     Yet, after a second, it became clear that she had only held them back for a final attack.

     At the last moment before the raven's beak collided with the woman's neck, the last two ice pricks attacked from below, accurately striking their target and disappearing as if they had entered deep inside the raven.

     As for its beak, it made its impact on the neck of the woman who gasped before clutching her neck and flying backward.

     Both crumpled to the ground, while claps rang out from one of the men who had been watching the entire thing.

     Yet, the man who accompanied him said something in a lazy tone which made the woman who had fallen on the ground glare at him as if she wanted to kill him.

     "Meh. I could have killed it in the first try."

     Hearing this, the man beside him who was bald with a handlebar mustache got an exasperated expression on his face before saying, "Sir, it's a spar! The goal is to understand each other so that they can fight better later on!"

     Indeed, both the raven and the woman stood up massaging the spots where they had been slightly injured.

     The ice pricks had been blunt, and the woman had been wearing a special trinket which produced a barrier that protected the neck area.

     As for the raven, its beak had also been blunted by using rolled cloth.

     Still unimpressed, Elenav, who had entered the Palace on making bold and blasphemous claims that there was nothing special about Black Ravens, shrugged before saying, "Still. I see no advantage whatsoever. Either match me up against a top-tier fighter of yours at my level that I can't defeat, or let me bond with a Raven to find out what's so special about it! Or you can simply admit that I'm right….."

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     230 The Black Raven King Speaks

      In the chambers of the Black Raven King, a man stood in front of a full-length mirror wearing armor that looked like it had been through a lot of battles.

     Multiple holes could be seen all over his body where the material of the armor had had no choice but to give way to the piercing blows it had had to endure.

     Blood could still be seen on the edges of these holes, as if it had been soaked in so much of it that some had seeped into its very being.

     In a way, it represented the tenacity of the warrior who had worn it and continued fighting no matter how many injuries he had endured.

     That was how the Black Raven King saw himself in the mirror: bruised, battered and bloody; but holding his head high because he had snatched victory by doing everything he could.

     Sadly, the image only lasted for a few seconds before being replaced by reality.

     In the warrior's place stood a man who spent all his day cooped up in the Kingdom, handling various matters while fearing about the future.

     Indeed, he wasn't averse to admitting that he felt fear.

     As a warrior who had been through many situations which should have resulted in his death, he knew that fear was a power which spurred men and women to fight with the best of their abilities.

     Many times, it was this fear which allowed one to overcome their limits to step towards new levels.

     Yet, before, he had feared that a blade would cut him down, rendering all his training and dreams moot.

     Now, he feared that he would be remembered as a coward.

     A coward and a fool who allowed the Kingdom he ruled to be manipulated to result in its destruction.

     He wished that his fears could still be averted by simply plunging the blade in his hands into the hearts of his enemies.

     Alas, that wasn't the case.

     Looking around one last time and putting aside the fervent dream of being back on the battlefield without any responsibilities instead of having to handle political and economic matters, the Black Raven King let out a long sigh before heading to the Throne Room.

     Their Kingdom was one built on the idea that power was absolute. People revered power, and those in the military were, in many cases, the most popular and wealthy individuals in the entire Kingdom.

     Now, it seemed that someone had come questioning whether the offspring of their legendary god really did give a huge boost in power as claimed.

     On reaching the Throne Room and seeing the damned old man who was responsible for everything standing there as he always did like a shadow that wouldn't go away, the Black Raven King felt the anger that he always bottled up rising up to affect him.

     Before, he had actually been a moderately cool-minded individual who didn't resort to getting angry at every small thing.

     Now, it was that bottled-up anger that often reared its head in the presence of that old man to give the illusion that he was a hot-head who could easily be manipulated.

     His day would come, he thought for the millionth time before sitting on the Throne with the enormous Black Raven above him.

     The two men who had been outside before to watch the spar between the woman and the raven were in front of him. One kneeled, while the other bowed.

     After they stood back up, he said, "Hmm. My soldiers would have already torn you to bits if you hadn't gathered the attention of the people. They just want to do it … publicly. Still, I've stopped them because I don't want Angaria to think that the Black Raven Kingdom indiscriminately kills those that foolishly question the blessing of our deity. I have an offer for you, but I wonder if you are brave enough to accept it."

     Hearing the words of the Black Raven King, a cold sweat had formed on Elanev's back.

     He had known exactly how risky this whole scenario was, but he had been banking on the renowned pride of the Black Raven Kingdom to save him.

     After all, from his journey, he knew that it was only by taking risks that one could grow.

     Although he did have a backup plan utilizing something he had acquired by chance after leaving Lanthanor, he thankfully did not have to use it anymore because it did not seem like he would be killed in cold blood.

     Getting back the same swagger he had had when he had commented on the woman before, he said, "Unless it is something that is unfair, I am ready to take any offer that fulfills my wishes. I've traveled far and wide for this, and there's no way I'll go back empty-handed without many others hearing about it if I do."

     Perception was a powerful thing. If it really became known across the continent that someone who had come to the Black Raven Kingdom seeking to find out about the specialty of black ravens was either sent back without an answer or killed, it would make everyone think that someone was right.

     As a prideful people, this was definitely something that the Kingdom would be unable to bear.

     Hence, Elanev's confidence was well-warranted.

     Yet, what the Black Raven King said next startled him, making him almost drop the facade of a strong expert looking for a rival.

     "I will personally fight you in public after limiting my strength to yours using special trinkets. I will also only use a similarly leveled Black Raven as a companion. What do you say, Challenger? The Black Raven Kingdom never backs down from a fight. It is high time the continent is reminded of this fact."

     ...…

     [Host status updating. Please standby.

     Host status:

     Host Fighter Level: Human-7(22%)

     Host Mage Level: Human-7(22%)

     Host Body Potential: A+

     Host Comprehension Level: ????

     Host Condition: Nominal]

     "System… why are there question marks beside the comprehension level? Playback all recent notifications."

     [System does not contain enough data to assess host's comprehension level. Playing back:

     Confinement completed. System congratulates host on breaking through his limit. Mageroot has broken through to the next level. Data insufficient, system is unable to assess and classify the level of host's Mageroot.

     End of playback.]

     Hearing the notification, Daneel's hands which had been about to plunge into the red goo to continue training fell to his side.

     His comprehension had…broken through?

     But how?

     And why wasn't he feeling anything different?

     After thinking for a moment, Daneel understood why this was the case.

     Comprehension decided the ease and speed with which one could comprehend and connect with elementary particles in order to use them at their will.

     The simple fact was that he hadn't cast any spells since this 'breakthrough', making it so that he had had no chance to experience whether there was any change.

     Getting up, Daneel raised his hand in the air to try and conjure the same attack that he had used to defeat the Axelorian Commander: "Wood Cleaver."

     Daneel was, after all, someone who had the talent of a legendary mage. Hence, although he had only seen Kellor's attack for a small period of time in order to let the system analyze it, he could still try and form on it on his own without the system's help.

     The long, wooden handle which was the body of the axe was the first thing that started to appear.

     This was when Daneel started to notice a difference. Usually, he would have already felt a resistance from the wood elementary particles in the air as he did not understand their patterns and behaviors as well as Kellor did. Hence, he would have had to resort to brute force, which would have ended up tiring him immensely.

     Now, even as the handle was slowly being conjured, Daneel was rapidly understanding the very essence of wood which Kellor had taken years to grasp.

     Although there were many aspects of wood, he understood that the one needed right now was sturdiness.

     Layers and layers of particles, arranged in intricate patterns that added a resilience comparable to metal when the wood was thick enough.

     Yet, just as he was about to delve deeper into the mysteries that he found fascinating, the particles that he had been guiding till now started to get out of control.

     Soon enough, he realized that he would have to brute force it if he wanted to continue.

     Stopping the conjuring, Daneel sat on the floor with an astonished expression on his face.

     He had actually reached this point so fast!

     There was only one explanation: his comprehension really had increased.

     But why?

     As he asked himself this, Daneel thought back to the moment before he had fainted beside Faxul in the Chamber.

     Till then, he had been resisting the pressure from the entity which had wanted to destroy and consume him.

     Yet, at the moment when the pressure had been removed due to the system confining it, he had felt … liberated, as if he were a flower that would only grow higher if it were stepped down upon.

     That must definitely have been the moment of breakthrough.

     As Daneel thought along these lines, another question appeared to him.

     "System, is there any change in my training speed and time to becoming a Warrior because of this breakthrough?"

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     231 Foolish or Brave?

      [Due to increased comprehension level, host's training speed as a mage has improved by 50%.]

     The King of Lanthanor could only stare into space for a few seconds after hearing this notification.

     50%! This was just…unbelievable!

     Calculating in his head, Daneel realized that he would be able to reach the Warrior level as a Mage in…less than a year!

     Usually, if the level of the surprise was below a certain level, one would be able to comprehend and jump in the joy, assuming that it was positive.

     In this case, it was well and beyond what Daneel had ever imagined.

     Just the thought that he could reach this legendary level in such a short time….made him dumbstruck.

     It was said that one had to go through the toughest of difficulties to gain something truly valuable.

     By taking the decision to fight against the entity, it seemed that Daneel had gained so much more than he thought he would.

     Besides, according to the level classification that Daneel knew about, legendary potential was the minimum if one wanted to get to the Champion Level before their life ended.

     Of course, Crimson comprehension level only meant that one would be able to touch on the Champion Level if they spent most of their time training, while also being lucky enough to pass the final hurdle that blocked one from becoming a Champion.

     As for those with Gold comprehension level, it was said that just by staying safe and training nominally, they would be able to reach the Champion level without too much effort.

     This was also why every candidate with legendary comprehension level would send enemy Kingdoms into a frenzy.

     If a Champion level powerhouse did emerge from any of the forces in Central Angaria, they might even be able to unite the entire area because of their overwhelming power.

     Yet, not even one had appeared in centuries.

     According to the memoirs of the previous Kings of Lanthanor, this was because of the final hurdle to reach the Champion level from the peak Warrior level, which Daneel still did not have a clear idea about.

     Coming back to his condition, if legendary comprehension was required to become a Champion, then would his level correspond to….the rumored Hero level?

     Daneel had heard not a whisper about 'Heros' since coming to Angaria, except for the legends in the books that he had collected from the Town Library all those years ago.

     Hence, he did not even know if there was someone at that level in the entire continent at the moment.

     Even the matter of the absurd boost in training speed would be able to be explained by this fact.

     After all, the way power scaled in Angaria was that each major level was exponentially more powerful than the one before.

     This would mean that getting to a level above that of a Champion really would require exponentially higher training speed.

     Finally, after a minute or so, the King of Lanthanor came back to his senses before avidly plunging his hands into the goo to continue training.

     "Warrior level, here I come.", he thought, before starting to train alongside the clone with renewed vigor.

     .....

     Meanwhile, in the underground room that was the headquarters of the Network of Angaria.

     In a private chamber that had been constructed just for her, Eloise sat in front of a map of the continent with an expression of serious thought on her face.

     After the success with the advertising scheme, offers had started to pour in all over the two Kingdoms in which the NOA was prevalent.

     Yet, knowing the importance of not flooding the Network with too many ads and driving away people, Eloise had decided to take a moderate approach by introducing a few ads every day, and rotating them during the week.

     In this process, they had found out that ads right now were most beneficial to only a certain number of people who were listening.

     This was the core problem that if solved, would generate much more growth in business for those opting the advertise using the NOA. If they could accomplish, Eloise knew that the NOA would generate revenue in the range of hundreds of thousands of Gold Lans, opposed to the present where it was still around the tens of thousands.

     Yet, although the problem had been identified, they were still a long way from figuring out a solution.

     Deciding that she would have to speak to the King about it soon and haplessly blushing again at the thought, Eloise turned to the next major problem.

     Expansion.

     Right now, the NOA was only present in Lanthanor and Eldinor. Due to the tireless efforts of the assembly line, enough communication trinkets had been made to flood Lanthanor city with the Network.

     Instead of the small community where NOA had been tested, the Network now had listeners all over the Capital, with a penetration of 70% in the population of around 500,000.

     Of course, all of them had been given for free, meaning that right now, the NOA was only burning a hole in the Kingdom's pocket.

     As for Eldinor, the adoption had been slower due to the fact that many of the Elves were much more learned in their worldview than the citizens of Lanthanor, who led their lives without much knowledge about the continent.

     Hence, the penetration in the capital of the Kingdom of the Elves was at around 50%.

     Although Eloise had many features and schemes planned to increase the adoption rate in both of these Kingdoms, the primary aim right now was to expand to more Kingdoms.

     Yet, why would Kingdoms freely allow them to distribute trinkets knowing that they would be able to influence the minds of their citizens?

     When thinking of this matter, Eloise realized that it was all about need.

     In Eldinor, the Network had chosen the right time when there was no Queen or King on the Throne.

     She surmised that as the network had been one of the contributing factors which had allowed the present Queen to win the election, it was being allowed to proliferate through the Kingdom.

     If this was the case, then it all came down to need.

     Unless there was a need, no Kingdom might opt to give the permission they needed.

     If so, she had to identify a need which the Network would address for each Kingdom.

     Thinking like so, Eloise started poring over all the news that was going to be broadcast next on the Network.

     When she was doing so, a single news item became stuck in her eyes.

     .....

     "Your Majesty, Eloise is asking for an urgent meeting."

     Interrupted after only having just begun training, Daneel initially felt frustrated for a bit because he had truly become hopefully addicted to the feeling he got when he reached nearer and nearer to a level where he wouldn't have to fear anyone from Central Angaria.

     Of course, this only lasted for a moment. Eloise was actually his most hardworking subordinate, and the fact that she had called for an urgent meeting definitely meant that it was something very important.

     Deciding to only use the clone, he said, "All right. Ask her to come to my chambers."

     Yet, right after he gave the order, Daneel remembered the last time he had called her to his chambers.

     Hence, hastily contacting Kellor through the oathstone again, he said, "You come too."

     ...….

     After a few minutes, Daneel's clone walked into the Chamber.

     After receiving the bows from the two who had arrived, he sat in the central seat before gesturing at Eloise to speak about the matter for which she had called the meeting.

     "My Lord, someone has recently made a stir in the Black Raven Kingdom by challenging the claims that ravens give substantial boosts in power to Mages and Fighters who are able to connect with them. He seems to be someone who is capable of fighting above his level, as he has already defeated a Black Raven Fighter with a single punch. As the people of the Kingdom are aware of this and because pride is valued above all by them, the King himself has decided to fight this challenger in public after restricting his power level."

     As Eloise took a pause at this point, Daneel couldn't help but feel awe at the person who had practically woven a story straight out of the legends about himself.

     To challenge an entire Kingdom….was it bravery or foolishness?

     Daneel couldn't help but incline his thoughts towards the latter, unless this person had the ability to protect himself if he were being chased by an entire Kingdom.

     Regardless, wondering what this news had to do with them, he waited for Eloise to continue.

     "The purpose of the fight is to let the continent know that the Black Raven Kingdom does not back down, and also to showcase the power of the descendants of their deity. I propose that we give the offer to do a live blow-by-blow broadcast of the fight on the Network, if they allow the Network to spread in their Kingdom."

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     232 Cause and Effec

      Hearing Eloise's proposition, Daneel was impressed that she had managed to identify such a great opportunity.

     Indeed, just as she felt, Daneel knew that need was what drove any business or discussion. Hence, this could very well be the perfect way to spread the NOA to the Black Raven Kingdom.

     "Kellor, initiate contact with the Black Raven King's point of contact immediately. Explain everything, and also ensure them that the strength of a Black Raven Fighter will definitely be emphasized heavily. Set up a meeting with me if needed. Eloise, well done. Time and time again, you've proven that you are the best one for the job. I am really glad to have you working with me to make my dream come true."

     As Daneel said these heartfelt words to Eloise, he saw her blush and hide her face with her hand.

     At the moment, the expression he saw in her eyes reminded him of the one he had seen in Dalia's.

     Although the intensity of the adoration was lower, there was a different aspect to it which he couldn't place.

     Was it… infatuation?

     Not at all experienced in matters of this kind, Daneel really couldn't tell if that was the case.

     Regardless, what he felt for Eloise was true gratitude and a growing sister-like feeling.

     Besides, there was no way he would even consider any romantic thoughts unless the looming threat on Angaria was resolved.

     Thus, he wished that his guess was wrong because if it wasn't, he would feel quite guilty for breaking the heart of someone whom he trusted and admired for her hard-working and smart nature.

     As he had been absorbed in his thoughts, he realized that Kellor had asked something which he had missed.

     Coming back to his senses, he realized that the question had been: "What if the Black Raven King loses? Won't the entire operation backfire?"

     Thinking for a moment, he answered, "The chances of that are very, very minute. The King would only set up such a match in public if he is confident of winning. I've met him, so I know that he is most probably not dumb enough to just rush into the fight without taking countermeasures. Besides, he's a true-blue peak Exalted Human Fighter. Even if he restricts his power, his experience will still ensure a victory."

     Although this was the answer he gave, there was also an unspoken reason that he had kept to himself.

     As the King hadn't hesitated to try and cheat Lanthanor by giving the Echer seeds without explaining about their effect on the land, he would definitely not think of it as under him to ensure a victory by using dishonest means.

     Little did he know that the Black Raven King and the Old Man were arguing about this very same point in the throne room of the Black Raven Kingdom.

     .....

     "No. I am a warrior, and I would rather die than use underhanded methods to defeat an enemy in an upfront fight. If I don't do so, even if I step into the level that has the same name as the one I call myself, it wouldn't contain any meaning. I will defeat him, no matter what tricks he has up his sleeve."

     Hearing the words spoken in a tone that brooked no arguments, the Old Man who had just gotten out of the Natural Energized Training Chamber and heard about the news of the fight sighed and said, "I know. But in this crucial moment, we cannot take a chance. Just carry the trinket I give with you, and go on to defeat him without touching it if you can. But if I see you losing, I will activate it myself."

     "NO! Old man, I don't know if you have ever been on a battlefield. It is the desperation of there not being any other way that leads a warrior to give his all in a fight! If I have this countermeasure, I can't fight to my heart's content!"

     SLAM

     With the last word, the Black Raven King had slammed his fist on the handrest of the throne, making the sound echo all around the throne room.

     His eyes were bloodshot, and his face had turned red from the indignation he felt.

     Yet, seeing the old man's usually neutral expression morphing into one of utter seriousness, his expression slowly started to turn into one of trepidation.

     SLACK. SLACK. SLACK.

     The sound of the old man's slippers echoed in the room as he took one step after another in the King's direction.

     It was as if each step was tightening a noose around the Black Raven King's neck, as he felt as if the air flow were being cut off from his lungs.

     By the time the old man reached him, his red face which had previously been so due to anger now had additional veins popping out as he was close to suffocating to death.

     "I did not think that I needed to remind you of our… arrangement. Do what I say, or you die. I won't even bother commanding you through the oath you swore. Don't make me warn you again, or you might find yourself missing something other than the air. Something more… personal."

     The last words were said while the old man looked at the crotch area of the Black Raven King.

     As the King realized this, he couldn't help but helplessly clutch at that spot after the feeling of being suffocated disappeared.

     Seeing the fear that had been renewed in the King's eyes, the old man smiled coldly before turning around and walking out of the throne room.

     As he did so, it almost seemed as if the eyes of the enormous Black Raven that stood above the throne flashed, as if it were following him while he made his exit.

     .....

     "Dalia, enough! You haven't spoken a word or eaten properly in two days! I know you are embarrassed for what happened in the Palace, but this is taking it too far!"

     As Helena finally reached the limits of her patience and berated Dalia who was playing with her food, her daughter only blushed again and bent, hiding her head under her hands which she had folded on the table.

     After the meeting in the Lanthanorian Throne Room, they had been told that they would soon be called back to the Palace to have their problem resolved.

     A few days of delay was something they could still handle, hence the family had gone back to their home while hoping that the call would come soon.

     Yet, since that point, Dalia had become someone entirely different from her usual self.

     Her talkativeness was gone, replaced by the activity of acting like so every so often.

     Helena knew very well how much her daughter had been looking forward to seeing the King.

     Thus, she had easily figured out that it was because she had become tongue-tied when she was supposed to explain the situation.

     Although she had thought initially that Dalia would be able to get over it herself after a period of time, she had noticed that it was only getting worse.

     Hence, she had decided to finally confront her daughter about it.

     Yet, seeing that there was no answer, she thought for a bit before deciding on saying something that would definitely elicit a response.

     "You know, by acting like you are right now, you are only decreasing the chances of talking to him again."

     This statement finally made her daughter look up with a confused expression on her face.

     Realizing that it was working, she carried on.

     "You know who the King speaks to on a regular basis?", she asked, making Dalia look into the air as she tried to come up with an answer.

     After a few seconds, she shook her head.

     "To those who work under him, dummy! And do you know what the criteria is for getting a job in the Palace?"

     "The head counselor said that…we have to be at the top of our chosen field."

     This was actually the first sentence Helena had gotten out of her daughter since the incident.

     Feeling happy, she said, "Exactly! Then if you don't eat and question things and be the Dalia from before whom the teachers always praised, how will you get to the top? Daughter, just put what happened out of your mind and work hard while being yourself to become someone the King can rely on. Will you do that for me?"

     At the mention of the word 'rely', it seemed that a fire had been born in the eyes of the 10-year-old.

     Nodding with determination on her face, Dalia got up and walked to the chair her mother was sitting on before hugging her tight.

     "Mom, I'm starving. Can we go get some candy? After that, we should go to the library!"

     Laughing at her daughter's cute expression, Helena couldn't help but laugh and nod, making Dalia run off to change her clothes.

     Seeing her bobbing head and patting herself on her back that she had fixed her daughter's behavior, Helena also got up to change her clothes and fetch her purse.

     She had no idea exactly what path she had set her daughter on at this moment, and how this would end up changing the fates of many in the future.

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     233 Entering the Black Raven Kingdom

      "They say the Network of Angaria will allow the entire continent to know exactly how powerful the descendants of our deity are, allowing the world to see and fear the might of the Black Raven Kingdom."

     Gesturing at the messenger who had just spoken out the entire missive sent by the Kingdom of Lanthanor to leave, the Black Raven King sat back on the throne while waiting for the old man who had been standing at the side to speak.

     Due to the recent warning, he had been behaving quite subdued unlike his previous self who had started to act unruly because of the long time that had passed since reaching the arrangement which tied his life to the old man's.

     After pondering for a bit, the old man looked at the Black Raven King and said, "Allow it. I see more advantages than disadvantages. Your Kingdom isn't one where public opinion matters anyway, unlike the Kingdom of the Elves where a sway in opinion can change the leader itself. It'll also make the bratty King think that we are valuing the 'alliance' reached due to the Echer seeds. Make sure to send that part in the communication. Also, make a committee to keep an eye on the network, and assess whether there is any long-term risk for the Kingdom. And don't disturb me unless there is anything important. I will come out next when the fight is due."

     The Black Raven King only nodded hearing these words, opting to look on as the old man exited the throne room.

     Yet, at the last moment before walking out the door, the old man turned around to shoot a cold glance at the King as a warning to not play any antics when he wasn't there.

     Feeling an instinctive fear, the Black Raven King couldn't help but grasp at his crotch area again, remembering the warning that had been given before.

     Seeing the door close and finding himself alone in the room, the Black Raven King got up before walking towards the door himself and turning around to gaze at the enormous statue which had apparently existed for as long as the Kingdom.

     Closing his eyes, he did the only thing he could think of right now.

     He prayed. He prayed that someone could come along and kill this old man, whose only purpose seemed to be to wring the Kingdom dry for his own motives.

     This was definitely not what he had in mind when he had taken the offer to become someone who could stand above all and below one.

     ....

     In the King's chambers in the Kingdom of Lanthanor, Daneel, Eloise and Kellor were standing in front of a parchment while waiting for the communication from the Black Raven Kingdom who had intimated that they would be sending over the decision in a moment.

     All of them had hopeful expressions on their faces, as an approval would mean that they would be able to tap into almost half the population of Central Angaria.

     Seeing the parchment flash, Kellor walked forward and immediately held it in his hand, receiving the transmission.

     After a few moments, a wide smile spread across his face which was enough for the others to understand what the message was.

     Eloise immediately jumped up in the air, whooping and clapping her hands before calming herself down realising in whose presence she was.

     Yet, the King himself had an even wider smile on his face and looked like he was resisting the urge to jump up himself.

     Instead, he turned to Eloise who had just landed and grasped her by the shoulders before saying with excitement, "Well done Eloise! Time and time again, you keep exceeding expectations! Thank you for being by my side!"

     Saying these words and looking into her eyes for a moment, the King turned around before beginning a conversation with Kellor about the logistics of preparing enough communication trinkets to deliver to the Black Raven Kingdom.

     Thus, he didn't see that his small gesture of appreciation had made Eloise freeze where she stood and stare at him, completely entranced by the broad shoulders which gave her a measure of stability and security that she had always been looking for her entire life.

     As this feeling swept over her, she realised that the feelings she had for the King had long surpassed those that existed between a ruler and a loyal subject.

     Her stomach fluttering as if butterflies were flying inside, she left the room, replaying the moment that had just happened over and over again in her mind.

     ...

     Two days later.

     A man wearing the guise of a traveller entered the Black Raven Kingdom before heading towards a town nearby.

     Although the Black Raven Kingdom was also surrounded by walls just like the Kingdom of Lanthanor, these walls could not even hold a candle to the impregnable ones that had thrown back enemies for centuries.

     They were made out of stone bricks held together by a mixture of clay. On top, a metal layer had been applied for added strength.

     Only Mages who were well experienced in handling metal elementary particles could even hope to melt enough iron in order to make such a coating possible.

     Hence, this was one of the costliest projects the Kingdom had ever undertaken, but it had proven its value multiple times when it put up a strong resistance against foes who attacked.

     Of course, unlike the walls of the Lanthanor Kingdom, these could be breached much more easily resulting in many villages and towns not opting to be situated near the borders.

     Most of the land was barren, making it so that even if an invader did manage to breach the wall and enter, they would only be met with no cover and no stronghold to take control of.

     Teleportation detection stopped people from entering however they wanted, and the strikeforce of the Black Raven Kingdom which was ranked among the top in terms of speed of response made anyone think twice before deciding to attack these lands.

     Daneel had already read about all these facts in the dossier they had back in Lanthanor.

     Although he had been reluctant to pause his training, he had taken the decision to investigate the Kingdom himself because he might soon have to figure out a way to take control of it just like how he had done with Eldinor.

     This was actually his second stop after leaving from the Lanthanorian Palace, because he had first gone to the location of the Ker Gem mine to pick up the gems formed in the Natural Energised Training Chamber.

     Glad that he at least had a way to train without taking the risk to expose the goo, Daneel had taken on this disguise before entering the Kingdom.

     After reaching the village, he saw that the style of architecture was different from Lanthanor's.

     In Lanthanor, even villages had houses made of stone bricks because the simple technology to construct such houses had been proliferated in the public long ago.

     Yet, in the Black Raven Kingdom, he saw that many houses were still made of mud and thatch.

     Of course, larger establishments such as inns were still made of stone bricks.

     Taking lodging in one such inn in the town which was closest to the location where the Black Raven King would soon fight the challenger, Daneel ordered the local delicacies before asking the bartender, "I've been to Lanthanor and Eldinor, but this is the first time I saw houses like these which looked so primitive. Why is this the case?"

     The bartender was an individual who had an eye patch, with an old raven perched on his shoulder who was looking at Daneel suspiciously as if he wasn't who he seemed to be.

     Indeed, after entering the Kingdom he had realised that Black Ravens weren't as rare as he had thought in his mind. Out of 10 citizens that he had seen, at least three or four had ravens perched on their shoulders or resting on their hands while the people went about their daily tasks.

     Although he had read this metric in the dossier, the sight was truly something to behold.

     It was almost as if the entire society was built around this intelligent species and the humans.

     According to what he had read, each and every Black Raven citizen would have the option of trying to bond with a Raven after reaching the age of 14.

     This offer was not extended to outsiders, or even those that had chosen to marry outside their own society.

     This reminded Daneel of some of the communities on earth who also acted the same way, being open to outsiders but still prioritising 'blood'.

     Because the population of the citizens itself numbered in the millions, inbreeding wasn't a problem except in rare cases.

     "Typical foreigner. Those are the houses of the true citizens, and they are a tier above when compared to the stone houses. They keep the houses cool naturally and are enchanted with special spells for added defense. I wish I could live in one of those."

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     234 The Fight 1

      Hearing the answer from the bartender, Daneel couldn't help but feel surprised seeing that there was this much demarcation between citizens and noncitizens, to the point that even the house they lived in was enough to tell who they were.

     Opting to not respond, Daneel waited for a bit before receiving the local delicacy which was an animal that looked like a small rat poked through with a stick floating in a broth of some kind.

     Taking the food and a glass of cheap wine and sitting at one of the tables in the inn, he started to eat while carefully looking around.

     People wore mostly loose clothes because of the higher temperature, with some even opting to go shirtless and exposing the scars on their bodies.

     Typically, these kinds of people also had ravens with them, showcasing that they had once been part of the military which was something to be adored in this part of Angaria.

     As the common saying went, the weakest point of a chain was its weakest link.

     From the way people interacted with each other, he could tell which ones were citizens and which weren't.

     The citizens usually seemed like they had more swagger, confidently speaking in loud tones without caring that they were in a public setting where they could disturb others.

     Although the noncitizens weren't very subdued, it could easily be assessed that they were acting while keeping their lower status in mind.

     Although the Black Raven Kingdom always insisted that it allowed outsiders with open arms, the difference in status was something that was very glaring.

     This made it so that the number of noncitizens living inside the Kingdom was pitiful, coming to around just 20% of the total population.

     Hence, Daneel's initial plan of riling up tensions between citizens and noncitizens to cause riots and bring about a change in leadership was scrapped, both because the noncitizens were too low in number and the fact that the King wasn't someone who could be deposed by any common citizen.

     In a way, this entire Kingdom looked to him like a cult. A cult whose leader and founder was the legendary Black Raven who was responsible for this Kingdom existing in the first place.

     All the typical signs of a cult were there: all the citizens worshipped their deity with a single-minded fanaticism, with the objects of that deity being the ones which decided the role of someone in the society-if someone could connect with a descendant of the deity, it meant that they were blessed, leading them to possess as much wealth and power as they wanted up to a certain limit.

     Also, they had several exclusive things such as the houses, some other perks and the advantage of trying to bond with a Black Raven which no one else could do.

     The cult leader was the one who had the strongest connection with the strongest Black Raven in the Kingdom, which was rumored to be at a level comparable to an Exalted Human, as opposed to the other ravens which could only be trained up to the Eminent Human level.

     It was still told in stories how the present King had challenged the previous one to a fight and defeated him before going on to form an extremely strong bond with the strongest Black Raven.

     Hence, he had won the adoration of the people and smoothly become King, still worshipped to this day because of the strength of the ancestor's blood which flowed through him that had allowed him to make that bond.

     While assessing everything he knew about the Kingdom in his mind, Daneel tried to come up with a different plan while waiting for the appointed time of the duel to arrive.

     An hour later, the inn started to empty as everyone rushed to the large stadium that was on the outskirts of this town.

     Seeing this, Daneel also got up from the chair and had the last of the bitter wine before heading towards the stadium himself.

     After reaching, he couldn't help but stop in his tracks seeing the striking resemblance between this stadium and the famous colosseums back on Earth.

     After all, the purpose was the same, making it so that this simple structure had been adopted by both worlds.

     Outside the doors of the stadium, stalls had been set up which were distributing communication trinkets after carefully noting down the details and making sure that the binding of the trinket happened in the presence of those who were put in charge.

     Daneel was the one who had insisted on this, as the trinkets weren't so cheap as to just spread them and hope that they wouldn't be discarded due to disinterest.

     A catchy slogan which had actually been proposed by Eloise was in front of each stall: "Join the Network of Angaria and watch as the glory of the Black Raven Kingdom becomes known to the entire continent!"

     As was crucial with every advertisement, this one's goal was to strike a chord in the people who were attending the tournament who were very prideful of their Kingdom.

     Thus, many didn't hesitate to head over to at least find out what it was as they had been enthralled by the word 'glory'.

     Smiling at the long line in front of the stalls, Daneel headed over to a bookkeeper and bought a ticket before heading to a common seat in the stands.

     The fight had yet to begin, with people filling in rapidly as the time slowly crept towards noon, which was when the King would supposedly beat down the challenger into dust.

     Seeing that he had some free time, Daneel took out a communication trinket before saying, "Eloise, are the three broadcasters ready? Have you check their credentials thoroughly?"

     After a brief pause which made Daneel wonder if there was some problem with the communication trinket, Eloise replied in an uncharacteristically breathy voice as if she had just run up and down the stairs.

     "Yes, My Lord. Two of them are veterans of the Lanthanorian Army who fought with the Black Raven Kingdom in a few skirmishes, while the third is a traveler who has gone around the whole continent challenging every type of fighter there is, just like the challenger who is going to fight the King. All three of them are quite fluent, and we have already had multiple trial broadcasts where they assessed a spar between two Lanthanorian Fighters. The broadcast will surely be a success."

     "Good. I would expect nothing less from the most hard-working and sincere person in the entire palace. Keep it up, Eloise."

     Having no idea that his simple compliment had again made Eloise lose her breath and smile happily to herself, Daneel put his eyes back on the stadium and noticed that someone had entered the field in the middle even though there were still 20 minutes till the start of the fight.

     This man was wearing a mask which covered everything but his eyes, and he stood with his arms folded while lazily looking around at all the people booing him in the stands.

     Indeed, this familiar figure had invoked in the people who had been present in the previous tournament a desire to tear him apart due to the overconfident and gloating nature he had shown before.

     Their pride had been very heavily stung, and if even the King lost to this nameless challenger, Daneel couldn't even assess what would happen.

     As he looked again and again at the man in the field, Daneel couldn't help but shake the feeling that he was someone familiar.

     Yet, no matter how much he thought about it, he just couldn't place a finger on who it was.

     Giving up and hoping that the mask would be revealed during the fight, Daneel thought back to the secondary transmission he had received from the Black Raven King.

     In it, the Black Raven King had expounded on the bond that had formed between them due to the deal with the Echer seeds, which had apparently been part of the reason for him accepting the Network of Angaria to spread in his kingdom.

     At this, Daneel had had to resist the urge to curse.

     After all, he knew that the bond was nothing but a hope that by destroying some of the most fertile land in his Kingdom, he would be led to find a way to fix that land which could be copied by the Black Raven Kingdom to rejuvenate their own which was definitely already barren due to the energy-sucking effects of the Echer seeds

     Knowing that the Black Raven King would soon get his comeuppance for scheming against his Kingdom and people, Daneel only smiled to himself coldly before putting his focus on the fight which was going to start in a few minutes.

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     235 The Fight 2

      The booing of the crowds which had been getting louder and louder stopped the moment a tall man appeared at the end of the stadium, confidently walking towards the center of the field where his challenger was waiting.

     He wore black leather armor which covered his entire body including his palms. While his black hair flew in the wind, a confident smile appeared on his face as he raised his hand to wave at the crowds who had just started an ear-shattering cheer.

     Meanwhile, Elanev, who was putting on the façade of a warrior who knew no fear couldn't help but feel a slight amount of trepidation feeling the entire stadium itself shake due to the people on the stands who had all gotten up the moment the King had arrived.

     Yet, at the same moment, the thrill of a challenge coursed through him, making him enter the familiar zone of concentration which he had relied on often in his journey to save his life.

     Whether it be the fiercest animal or the strongest bandit, no matter who his enemy was, this zone allowed him to ignore all distractions and focus completely on the movements of the one in front of him.

     Hence, with his eyes fixed firmly on the King who was walking towards him, Elanev started to plan the first move he would make.

     He knew very well of the history of this man who had gone through countless battles before challenging the previous King and defeating him in the process.

     Even though he would be wearing a special trinket designed to limit his power to that of an Eminent Human Fighter, his experience would definitely give him an edge in this fight.

     Yet, Elanev was confident in his own trump cards which might even result in a surprise victory.

     Unlike before when he had completely disregarded the threat that his opponent represented in the last Battle Royale match, Elanev entered into a stance with both of his fists pointing forward while his legs loosened up, enabling him to be light on his feet when needed.

     After the King reached a distance of 50 feet from Elanev, he stopped and waited for an official who had entered from the other entrance of the field.

     In the official's hand was a cage in which a Raven was looking around astutely, trying to figure out where it was.

     In the Black Raven Kingdom, there were actually two types of Ravens which were known as awakened and unawakened.

     According to their doctrine, any Raven which managed to form a connection with a human, thereby awakening its ancestral blood, was considered an awakened Raven which would always be treated with the highest of respect and would never be forced to do anything by anyone.

     Unawakened ravens were those which had not formed a bond with anyone. Hence, no one would say anything even if they were caged in this way.

     According to the statistics, of all the Ravens bred to power using the Kingdom's secret technique, a small percentage were always unawakened.

     Still, these ravens weren't treated unfairly. Put in cages and fed well, they waited for someone to come along who could bond with them.

     Apparently, this was one of those ravens. Its size was similar to the one which had fought alongside Elanev's opponent in the Battle Royale before, at around double the size of a man's head.

     Yet, unlike that Raven and the one which had been the partner of the woman, this one did not have any special features such as a bulkier or more agile build.

     After the official reached them, the King opened his mouth and shouted in a voice which did not need any amplification trinkets to resound across the stadium.

     This was because the people had already fallen silent the moment the King had done so.

     Even before Elanev could marvel at the absolute respect and obedience the people had for this man, the Black Raven King's words had already started to echo in the stadium.

     "People of the Black Raven! Today, a challenger is in front of me who doubts that the descendants of our glorious ancestor give any boost in power to those who are lucky enough to bond with them. You know very well that many soldiers would have already torn this man to bits if I had allowed them to."

     This line drew a roar from the crowd, inundating the stadium for a few seconds before fading away because the King had resumed speaking.

     "I only stopped them, because this is a great opportunity for the continent to be reminded about the sheer power of a Black Raven Fighter. And for this purpose, I myself am ready to defend our honor.

     "For the purpose of fairness, I will only be using a Raven which has been unawakened and thus not trained in a specific way to build a specific power. This man is a 6th Grade Eminent Human fighter, but I will be restricting myself to the level of a fifth-grade one so that he won't whine later that he lost because I have more experience than him."

     The Black Raven King chuckled as he said these words, making the crowd laugh alongside him while the desire for revenge in their eyes only got stronger.

     Walking to the official, he first looked at the Raven for a few moments before using a finger to scratch at its head, right above its sharp beak.

     Initially, it tried to resist, but it was soon enjoying itself and tilting its head in happiness as the King continued scratching.

     While still doing so, the King carefully opened the cage door and coaxed the Raven onto his hand.

     Yet, as soon as the Raven did so, it screeched as if in pain.

     With his sharp eyesight, Elenav could see that there was some sort of ring with a pointy needle on the fingers of the Black Raven King.

     The ring had penetrated the leg of the Raven, and although it was about to fly away seeing that it was actually free, it stopped itself after unfolding its wings and turned around to look into the eyes of the King.

     With its head cocked to one side, the raven's eyes connected with the Kings for a few seconds before it completely turned docile and got onto his shoulder.

     "So fast!"

     "That's our King! The one with the strongest Black Raven blood!"

     "Praise be to our Saviour, the legendary Black Raven!"

     Statements like these resounded across the stadium, making Elanev raise his brow as even he couldn't help but feel impressed at the feat of the king.

     According to what he had heard, connecting with a Raven was usually a process that took weeks or even months depending on the blood of the person.

     Seeing it happening in a few minutes was truly fascinating, and it had also revealed to Elanev exactly what kind of trinket was used in the process.

     After this, the official handed over another trinket which was shaped like a belt with thorns all around.

     As the King wore the belt, he winced as the thorns dug into his skin, but his expression returned to normal as the feeling went away after a few moments.

     Yet, a grimace passed across his face after this had happened, as he felt his strength receding to the level previously set on the trinket.

     Such trinkets were actually quite rare and limited, but they weren't very sought after due to their limited uses. Apparently, even the design for creating such trinkets had long been lost, making it so that this one was one of the last that was still in use in the continent.

     With his job done, the official left the stadium while the King said one last sentence before the fight began.

     "To all those listening, I only say one thing. If you ever even think of opposing my Kingdom, then remember this fight and cower in your boots."

     With the bold proclamation, a bell sounded across the stadium, signalling the beginning of the fight.

     It was as if his statement had served to fire himself up, as the Black Raven King's eyes had become bloodshot just like the people in the stands who were cheering for him as if there was no tomorrow.

     The first attack itself made a cold sweat appear on Elanev's back.

     Taking a single step forward and swinging his body while holding both legs of the Raven in his hand, the King flung the Raven at him with a blinding speed that made him lose hope of even trying to intercept it.

     Rolling to the side, Elanev prepared himself for a tough fight.

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     236 The Fight 3

      After he rolled to the side, a feeling of danger coming from his back made him jump and roll again as he realized that the King had already rushed towards him and launched an attack which would have almost hit if it weren't for his instincts which had been honed during the months of traveling.

     Seeing the consecutive rolls in the middle of the field, the people of the Black Raven Kingdom couldn't help but laugh with satisfaction as they became filled with the sweet feeling of seeing their enemy beaten down in front of them.

     After the Raven had missed its mark, Elanev hadn't been able to figure out where it was, making him feel an additional sense of danger which was all the more frightening as he did not know from which direction it would come from.

     Meanwhile, the Black Raven King was raining down punches and kicks at him in a barbaric style that emphasized offense over defense.

     Since childhood, Elanev had been trained in punching and kicking techniques which would try and take advantage of an enemy's weakness while also protecting the user.

     The technique the King was using was the antithesis of what he had learned.

     By forsaking defense, although there are many holes in the King's technique which he could take advantage of, the speed of the offense was so high that if he wanted to land a punch or kick, he would have to allow himself to be hit multiple times.

     The lack in experience was already showing its mark. The first attack itself has served to throw Elanev off his game, putting him in disadvantages position which the King had capitalized on to push him more and more towards defeat.

     Knowing that that was the only outcome if this continued, Elanev used one of the trump cards he had picked up since leaving the Kingdom.

     Pushing energy towards his feet, Elanev took two steps which looked normal.

     Yet, two muffled explosions could be heard in the stadium while Elanev flew back in a controlled manner before vaulting in the air and smoothly landing on the ground.

     This almost made people suspect that the challenger was actually a mage, but their doubts were answered when they saw that two clear footprints had appeared on the exact spot where the man had stepped off of on the ground to fly into the air.

     This was definitely some sort of technique that used force to push oneself and result in this effect.

     Only one man among the crowds almost stood up with shock, seeing a familiar technique being used in a place far away from home.

     Meanwhile, Elanev had taken out two strange looking trinkets that seemed like they had been designed to be worn.

     Although they looked like they were made up of a metallic material, as Elanev put them on, they bent to perfectly surround his fists, making them shine in the sun.

     Seeing the strange trinkets, the king only smiled before advancing towards his opponent again.

     He was not even wearing any weapons, showing his confidence in being able to win the fight even if he was barehanded.

     Yet, the moment he threw another punch at his opponent, he realized that he had probably made a mistake by underestimating him like so.

     The reality was that although his power had been restricted to that of a fifth-grade Eminent Human Fighter, his experience allowed him to output a fist power at least two levels above his due to the perfect usage of stance and movement.

     Each punch travelled from his foot to his hand, resulting in a power that would make one feel as if they were facing off against an Exalted Human Fighter.

     This was something that could only be learned by years and years on the battlefield, as it required a near subconscious focus that could not be trained.

     Although he had known that it was very unlikely that his challenger was also aware of such a technique, he had decided to take the cautious route by using the Raven to distract him before launching his attack.

     This had allowed him to see that the opponent indeed did not have any such technique to amplify power.

     Hence, he had simply walked up now and punched thinking that the opponent would just be blown away.

     Yet, his fist had been met by a metallic object which made him wince.

     More than the strength of the metal, it was the strange phenomena which accompanied each punch that shocked him.

     It was as if a snake had slithered into his arm at the moment of contact, which would definitely burst with a simple command from his opponent, thereby rupturing his blood vessels and causing a grave injury.

     Thinking quickly and understanding exactly what it was, the Black Raven King used a technique to expel foreign force.

     By shaking his hand vigorously in a certain direction, he managed to lessen the force that was traveling through his arm so that even if the explosion really did occur, there would be very minimal damage.

     The problem was that when he had been absorbed in this process, the opponent had already thrown three more punches at three different locations on his body.

     Understanding that it was now his turn to retreat, the Black Raven King hurriedly commanded the Raven which had been lying in wait to initiate an attack.

     This gave him a moment of respite, which he used to jump back and use the same technique as before to get rid of all the 'snakes' that had entered his body.

     Meanwhile, Elanev had had no option but to give up the advantageous position he had grasped using the element of surprise.

     The damned Raven had managed to swoop down from the sky in his blind spot, making him pause his attack and move in order to escape its sharp beak which would definitely impale him if he gave it the chance.

     On the other side, the Black Raven King had already managed to expel all the 'snakes'.

     "Interesting. Enough warmup. It's time to end this farce."

     With these words began the most disastrous fight in Elanev's entire life.

     It started with the Raven flying back into the sky, while the King charged again and began attacking in the same way he had before.

     Yet, the difference was that each punch from him was accompanied by an attack from the Raven from a different direction.

     Unlike the Raven of the Fighter he had fought before, this one could agilely turn in the sky whenever it wanted, allowing it to return back and attack him again and again even though it kept missing due to his careful dodging.

     Even though he did land some punches on the King in the process because he wasn't flustered like before, it was as if the explosions had no impact whatsoever on this man who did not even flinch at the pain of having his blood vessels and skin torn open.

     SHWIP.

     BAM.

     HWEP.

     BOOM.

     The sound of their punches synced with the sound made by the Raven as it kept turning and attacking him repeatedly, not even giving him a moment of respite.

     Only a minute had passed since the moment when he had made the King retreat, but he had already taken eight punches and three kicks to his body while blood had already risen to his mouth indicating that he was internally injured.

     Still, he looked fine on the outside, as opposed to the King who had taken five of the Hidden Kill punches which made blood flow down his body due to the patches of skin torn off on his hands where the leather armor had holes due to the explosions which came from inside.

     The crowd couldn't even follow the movements of these two individuals, whom anyone could have mistaken as Exalted Human Fighters instead of the Eminent ones that they were.

     The only thing they could catch clear glimpses of was the Raven which kept reorienting itself to keep launching attacks.

     After a minute and a half, the two figures finally separated.

     Both were panting, but where one was so bloodied that he looked like he had swam through hell, the other looked the same as he had at the beginning of the fight.

     Noticing that it was actually the King who was the bloody one, shock appeared on the faces of the people of the Black Raven Kingdom who started to fear the worst.

     If they were given a moment longer, no one could tell exactly what the emotion could have devolved into.

     Yet, the chance to find the answer was lost.

     The challenger moved forward one last time as if he had a last punch left in him, but the step he took made him shake suddenly, almost as if someone had electrocuted him.

     This made him fall to the ground, leaving the King standing. Clearly, he could take no more.

     This time, the entire stadium shook as everyone got on their feet and jumped with joy, seeing the pride of the Kingdom defended in such spectacular way.

     As the broadcasters on the NOA kept raining praises on the King who had clinched the victory, Daneel narrowed his eyes and glanced at a specific corner of the stadium, before casting a spell to contact his dear brother whom he had missed for so long.

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     237 A Brief Reunion

      As the crowds got louder and louder, the Black Raven King felt all of his senses disappearing as he imagined himself standing in a battlefield, having just snatched victory from the jaws of death.

     With the pride and glory of a warrior surrounding him, the King couldn't help but smile wide wishing that this moment wouldn't pass.

     Yet, sadly, he came back to his senses and realized that those days had already gone by.

     These past few minutes were definitely the best he had experienced in the past few decades.

     Although the adoration from the crowds in the stands did make him happy, it was nothing compared to what he had felt in the moment that had just passed.

     Of course, the last movement of the opponent had been a bit suspect, but the King just attributed it to the sudden pain that must have shot through his body due to that step.

     Waving at the crowd, he almost turned around and walked away before glancing at his opponent's crumpled body which was still breathing.

     Getting an idea, he started walking towards the challenger who had been so arrogant just a few minutes ago.

     There were no shouts such as "Kill him!", as killing a downed enemy was not something that Black Raven Fighters or Mages did.

     After reaching his body, the Black Raven King first hesitated for a bit remembering the old man who was definitely watching.

     Yet, thinking back again to what he had felt, he decided to handle whatever consequences may come and bent to help up the man.

     As he did so, the man winced but his face only had an easy smile.

     "Good fight. Black ravens are indeed… Incredible. "

     The smile on the Black Raven King's face only becoming wider, he bellowed out, "Did you catch that, my people? In the words of the challenger himself, black ravens are indeed incredible! All praise our Saviour! We have someone new who has understood the specialty of our ancestor. To such a man, I believe only friendship must be offered. What do you all say?"

     Hearing the words of the King, the people of the Black Raven Kingdom only shouted louder, feeling impressed at the grace that their ruler was showing.

     As the positive reply echoed all around, the King extended his hand and said in a low voice, "Good fight, indeed. I offer the friendship of my Kingdom to you. Although we cannot let you connect with the Black Raven due to the rules set by our ancestor, you can study techniques and even spar with me. What do you say? "

     To this, the challenger only shrugged before replying, "Only if you allow me to stay in the palace. Treating these wounds is going to cost all of my money."

     Chuckling at the answer, the King said, "I give my word that you will be welcome in the palace for as long as you want. And my healers will personally attend to you. What is your name, by the way?"

     "E-eganev", he answered, before collapsing onto the King's shoulder.

     ...

     Two days later. In an inn in the capital of the Black Raven Kingdom.

     A man sat on a table sipping on a glass of wine while wincing at each mouthful as if it very bitter.

     His eyes constantly scanned the door of the inn, as if he were waiting for someone.

     A few moments later, the door opened to let in someone who had a scar across his cheek which looked like it had been recently inflicted.

     Seeing his brother finally appear, Daneel smiled before getting up and directly hugging Elanev after he reached the table he had been sitting at.

     Yet, hearing him wince slightly and flinch due to the hug, Daneel hurriedly let go before allowing him to sit.

     A few seconds of awkward silence followed, after which both tried to speak at the same time.

     This made them burst out laughing, while Daneel ordered another glass of wine and two bowls of the rat broth that he had grown to like over his time in this Kingdom.

     "You sure have grown powerful. If I'm not wrong, that last technique you were going to use before the interference would have resulted in your victory."

     Widening his eyes with surprise, Elanev said, "How do you know? And what are you even doing here?"

     "Let's just say I have a talent in… assessment. As for that, I can ask you the same thing. How did my sworn elder brother end up becoming the foolhardy man who challenged an entire Kingdom? You are the talk of the continent now, you know."

     "Long story. We can talk about it later. As for that fight, my only intention was to find out something about the turmoil that will supposedly happen in this Kingdom soon and see if it affects our Kingdom in any way. I had no idea it would end up resulting in a fight which would almost have taken my life. Damn that person who interfered.", said Elanev with frustration in his tone.

     "You can't fool me. I know you were waiting to escape the moment the King even thought of attacking while you were down. About the interference, I have no idea either. Anyway, let's get to the matter at hand. I cannot give you the exact details, but the Black Raven Kingdom has ulterior motives against Lanthanor. Suffice it to say that if I weren't the King, our Kingdom would have entered a deal with the Black Raven Kingdom which would have destroyed it utterly. I need you to gather information inside the palace. Take these. They are disguised communication trinkets for audio and video, and I need you to have them on you at all times inside the palace. This is why I asked you to find a way inside during the fight."

     Nodding, Elanev understood the reason behind the transmission after the fight which had startled him. In fact, he had asked something which only the both of them knew to ensure that it really was his little brother who was speaking to him.

     Usually, he would not have accepted such an offer as it would mean tying himself down for no purpose. Besides, he had even been attacked in some discreet away when he had about to use another trump card which would definitely have seen him win.

     It was only because Daneel had asked him to that he had stated that request to get inside the palace.

     After all, his overall motive behind the entire thing was to find out if there was a threat against Lanthanor.

     At this moment, the door opened letting in a Black Raven Fighter who nodded at the bartender before taking a table and scanning his surroundings.

     Seeing this, Daneel said, "Let us continue our discussion on the communication trinket. As someone who could put up a fight against the King himself, you are definitely being scouted by multiple forces who want to find out just where you belong to. I will be taking my leave to Lanthanor. Stay safe, and I will make sure to come again so that we can have a proper reunion after things have settled down. I'll see you later, brother."

     Elanev nodded hearing these words and looked into Daneel's eyes for a moment before starting to drink the rat broth which had been served at the table.

     Although Daneel was currently under the guise of someone else, his eyes were still the same, filled with confidence and determination that pushed him forward to accomplish things one could only dream about.

     Seeing him get up and leave, Elanev finished his meal and left the table after leaving some money, hoping that the day that Daneel had promised would come soon.

     .....

     A day later, a long stream of Ether driven carriages appeared at the East Border Gate of the Lanthanor kingdom.

     The mercenaries who were in charge of protecting this group were bruised and bloodied, with their number whittled down to half of what it had been when they had set out on their journey.

     Wearily, a man got out of the carriage at the lead and approached the waiting soldier of Lanthanor before handing over a trinket which made the soldier's eyes widen.

     A few seconds later, a strikeforce of elite Mages and Fighters appeared around the group, arranging themselves around it and taking over the duty of guarding it from those who had been hired to do so.

     The carriages made a beeline for the capital, making short work of the distance in between and reaching the Palace by night.

     Daneel, who had just gotten back, stood at the gates of the Palace looking at the line of carriages as they were carefully escorted inside.

     Kellor, who stood beside him, held a parchment in his hand before going to each carriage and checking them to make sure that everything was in order.

     After he gave the go-ahead, the carriages headed towards the treasury of Lanthanor to refill it with Ether blocks and gold bars.

     The fund to begin the Bank of Angaria had finally arrived.

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     238 Citizen In Need

      Getting notified by the communication trinket that had been given to them by the Palace, Helena and Dalia made their way to the designated location looking forward to finding out just how their problems would be solved.

     Dalia had been thinking hard on the matter for the past few days, and she had been unable to come up with a way in which the King could effectively solve everything.

     The most obvious thing to do was to give the money to go buy a trinket by themselves, but in that case, they would have to be lent a lot of money to buy the best trinket that had insurance, the cost of which came to around 100 Gold Lans.

     If this much money really was given to them, no matter what interest was charged, it would be very very difficult to pay it back as their earnings were only in Silver Lans which was enough for them to sustain their life.

     Of course, the insurance here only meant that any trinket possessing a specific indication that it belonged to a certain seller could be taken to that seller for repairs before a period of time passed after its purchase.

     So, what would the King do?

     With anticipation in her eyes, Dalia kept looking around while waiting in the auditorium-like room in the Palace which was currently empty.

     Seeing the size of the room, the two had been puzzled as to why they had been asked to come here.

     The query was answered in a few seconds, when they saw people trickling in slowly who looked like they were from all walks of life.

     Most of them seemed to be slum dwellers with tattered clothes that had faded colors, while a few were from the middle-class, wearing clothes which were neat even though they did not look very expensive.

     Only one seemed to be a high-class individual, wearing clothes that were clearly enchanted with auto-fitting and auto-cleaning enchantments.

     Finally, over 500 people had arrived in the room and taken their seats, waiting for the King to arrive.

     A minute later, the King of Lanthanor arrived at the podium at one edge of the room flanked by the Grand Court Mage and the King's father.

     After receiving their bows, he began to speak.

     "Welcome, hard-working citizens of Lanthanor. Except for a few of you, the rest must be wondering why you were called here. The reason lies with a particular mother and daughter duo who did not hesitate to come to the Palace and place their problem in front of me so that I could find a solution for it."

     These words made Helena and Dalia both look down, feeling glad that they had made the decision to go to the Palace. Of course, the credit lay in Dalia whose fanaticism for the King had led her to push them towards doing so.

     "Over the past few days, I tasked our government officials with finding hard-working citizens who are looking for loans from loan sharks but did not obtain them because they had no surety to give. The criteria was that each individual had to have run a business for a certain amount of time before having to shut it down for reasons like these. Not just these, even the ones who are on the verge of shutting down due to financial problems have also been called to this meeting."

     This finally made the people in the room understand why had they had been called. Indeed, each and every one of them currently had no money in their pockets to buy the trinkets or materials needed to continue the businesses that sustained their lives. They had approached loan sharks and exhausted every resource they had to no avail.

     But, how did the King even manage to find out about their problems?

     Seeing the puzzled expressions on a few of the faces in front of him, Daneel answered the question even though it hadn't been asked.

     "I could identify you all because of the details you gave when setting up a stall in any marketplace. Using that, it isn't hard to find out and check for those who are in need of money by asking around."

     Realizing that their personal situation could be found out so easily, some in the room couldn't help but feel slightly disgruntled.

     This made Daneel resist the urge to chuckle, as he was reminded of the people back on Earth who had been indignant when they found out that each and every one of their actions could be tracked by the government very easily.

     Looking into each of their eyes and taking note of the frustration and hopelessness that came from the situation they were in, Daneel put on a serious tone before continuing to speak.

     "You are the people who trusted and supported me when I ascended the Throne. And there is no way that I would let you starve because you have no surety to give to obtain a loan."

     Nodding at Kellor who was beside him, Daneel waited for the display trinket to activate which had the logo of the Bank of Angaria rotating on it: it was a locked golden chest with the letters BOA clearly visible at the place where the keyhole was supposed to be.

     Of course, there was no way for Daneel to create graphics in this world. This 'animation' had been simply made by recording fire elementary particles which had been controlled to make the logo.

     "The Bank of Angaria is my cherished dream that will hopefully help many, many people all across the continent. Right now, I shall not get into the particulars and the plans that I have for it in regards to the continent. Instead, let me tell you what you will obtain from the bank."

     As he said these words, officials started to spread around the room holding pairs of trinkets that were shaped like square badges made of what looked like gold.

     The letters BOA were stamped on the badge, shining in all their brilliance while the people looked at them, awed.

     "From now on, all of you have the status of 'Citizen in Need" in Angaria. This means that you have a credit of 1000 Gold Lans with the Bank of Angaria, which you can use to buy anything you need."

     At the mention of the number which made them feel dizzy, the people in the room gasped with shock.

     "You have to understand one thing. This does not mean that you can take money for free and use it as you wish. There will be a special wing opening in the government which will directly procure what you need when you give it your requirements. As for the interest, it will be collected in a unique way. Your business will be closely monitored by the government, and you have to pay 20% of the profits you receive from the business to the government as both a fee for maintaining the account and as payment to clear your debt. Of course, there is a hard limit for this amount that will be collected, which comes to 120% of the amount that was loaned."

     Daneel gave a pause at this moment to see what the people would say. Although some weren't very experienced with the calculations that came with interest and principal amount, many were astute enough to realize that he was actually charging an interest rate of 20%, going by the usual way they can calculated interest.

     This was simply… atrocious! Even loan sharks didn't charge this much, with their interest mostly capping at 10%.

     Wasn't this simply… fleecing them of their hard earned money?

     Seeing the anger and indignation that has started to appear in some of the faces, Daneel continued to speak.

     "If you think I'm charging an interest rate of 20%, you are wrong. Instead of interest where you have to pay monthly or yearly, this is a lifetime fee. This means that no matter how much time you take to pay back that amount, I will only take a 20% extra on it. This number may still seem to be a bit high, so this brings me to the other main factor that you need to consider. If you do come into losses and lose the money, you do not have to pay anything. Your loans will be waived off, and after assessing the reason behind why the loss of money occurred, you might even be granted a new loan to try again. And of course, most importantly, no surety is required except for the blood which you will use to bind the trinkets that shall be your proof which you must use when you take material or money from the government. What do you all think now?"

     As the realization finally dawned on the people that they were essentially obtaining a loan from a friend who would understand if they lost the money and not berate and threaten them for it, many of them couldn't help but smile.

     This was because the whole agreement was based on one thing: trust. And it was this trust that they had never gotten from any of the people they had approached to obtain a loan.

     Here, the King was placing trust in them that they would use the resources that they took to bring in profits for their business which would benefit both parties.

     If he was doing so, what else could they ask for?

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     239 Revelation

      After thinking long and hard about all the economic models he had studied during his time on Earth, Daneel had come up with this model whose success was dependent on the capability of those to whom he gave this loan.

     He had actually been inspired by macroeconomics, which had been hailed in the beginning of the 20th-century as the tool which would end world hunger.

     Yet, as the years went by, this claim became challenged more and more until it was completely overturned by research which showed that macroeconomics was 'an' answer, but definitely not 'the' answer.

     Macroeconomics basically meant giving small loans to people who are in need of them, usually without taking any surety.

     This was all well and good in the cases of those who did honest work and paid back what they had been given.

     The problem came when some issue came with the business, making it so that people couldn't pay back the loan. This made them fall into a never-ending cycle of interest payments over interest payments, finally giving them no other option except to either run away or commit suicide in order to escape the debt that they could not pay back.

     Also, there were many cases of fraud where people used this system to take loans using bogus claims.

     The other model that had inspired Daneel was the corporate model where individuals or organizations invested in promising companies and were paid back in an amount multiplied by a predetermined number.

     Although this wasn't very common, its advantage was that it did not put much stress on the people who were being lent the money, as they knew the exact amount they had to pay back and could work while keeping that in mind, as these deals are usually in a way that a long amount of time was given before the money had to be paid back.

     Daneel had basically combined both of these schemes to make his own. The key to finding success in the second case was identifying the right company which could earn enough money to pay back what had been given to them.

     Hence, after identifying these hard-working people, he had selected them as the first who would be testing out this model to see if it works.

     After all, they would be losing nothing with only the kingdom sustaining a loss of 500,000 Gold Lans in the worst-case if it did not work out.

     Having some time to think about everything and also ask the officials in case they had any queries, the people in the room slowly started to realize that this was actually a very beneficial scheme for them.

     After all, the main problem they were facing was that they could not place anything as surety to obtain the money. Here, they were getting the money without any surety, and they would also have no debt to pay back if their business ended up failing.

     Thinking along these lines, they understood that what the King asked for was actually very reasonable. He would share in the profits but he would not reprimand them if there were none. As honest citizens, why would they hesitate from sharing the profit if the reason for it was the loan in the first place?

     Besides, even if they obtained loans from loan sharks, 20% of the money would have to be paid anyway if they took it with an interest rate of 5% with four months passing from the date of taking the loan.

     Although some were slow and some were fast, these calculations did not take long to occur to them.

     As they did so, they realized that the King might even be giving the money at a loss while also risking a loss in the first place.

     Now, they finally understood that this was indeed a scheme meant to benefit them as they were the subjects of such a thoughtful king.

     Although Dalia was still doing the calculation slowly while adorably looking at her fingers which she was using to keep count, tears had already started to appear in the eyes of Helena who understood that this really was as perfect a solution as could be in their present situation.

     She knew clearly that they would have agreed even if the rate was set at 50%, because all of them were that desperate.

     Yet, clearly, the motive of the King wasn't to earn money.

     It was to help those who had placed their trust in him, by trusting them back.

     Wordlessly, each of them started to bow to the man who had now been thoroughly idolized in their hearts.

     As he saw this sight, Daneel smiled to himself.

     No matter what he accomplished, the feeling that came when he saw the needs of people being addressed was truly something else.

     …

     In the Throne room of the Black Raven Kingdom.

     The Black Raven King sat on the throne, smiling to himself and still reminiscing about the blood boiling fight he had had in the stadium.

     His great mood making his tongue loose, he glanced at the old man who had just entered with an irritated expression on his face and said, "See? No countermeasure was needed whatsoever. There is no one who can defeat me at the same level as me, let alone someone weaker."

     The old man had recently been having a bad time. The wound he had sustained long ago was acting up more and more these days, and his supply of energy was dwindling due to the fact that the Energy in the ancestral grounds of the Black Raven Kingdom was close to being sucked dry.

     Today, the pain was especially worse, but he had still endured it and come to the Throne Room as he had wanted to give certain orders to the king.

     Now, the moment he entered, the irritating smirk of the King and his gloating words served to make him blow his fuse.

     "You idiot. You think you won that fight through your own effort?"

     Hearing this question, an expression of utter shock came on the Black Raven King's face.

     Feeling all the happiness and pride that he had been reveling in since the moment he had won the fight receding from him like a flood, he asked in a disbelieving tone, "What are you...talking about?"

     Seeing the expression of the King change from one of happiness to extreme shock and fear, the old man started feeling sick satisfaction that actually helped to ignore the pain which had been affecting him since the morning.

     Satisfaction of the mind really did result in satisfaction of the body, he mused, before deciding to continue and end the fairytale of this stupid King.

     "If I had allowed it to do so, the last attack would have blown you away, resulting in your loss. To think that you extended a hand in 'friendship' to someone who was defeated by underhanded means. Pfft. It made me laugh."

     Placing two and two together, the King realised that the old man certainly wasn't bluffing.

     His world shattering around him, all he could do was stare dumbly as the old man smiled wide at his plight and laughed to himself before opening his mouth and saying, "Snap out of the delusion that you are something great. If I wanted to, I could get any other warrior and put him in your place. I'm only not doing so because it would be too much of a hassle to go through all the processes that I did with you when you took the deal. All you have to do is sit on the Throne and pass your time while carrying out the orders I give. Send more scouts to look for Ker Gem mines, and also contract a few mine hunters to look for a new mine ASAP. I don't care which division you decrease budget from to make it happen. Just do it."

     Laughing again seeing the King who was still staring at him dumbstruck, the old man walked away, leaving a cackle in his wake.

     It took a few minutes for the King to finally return to his senses. After he did so, he couldn't help but use both of his hands to slam the Throne, which ended up hurting him as the Throne was nigh indestructible.

     Not caring that his arms were bleeding, the King kept reliving the moments after the fight where he had graciously extended the hand of 'friendship' with the hope that he could have many more fights like that.

     Why hadn't the man said anything? Why had he accepted after only giving that silly condition?

     He needed to know. Taking out a communication trinket, he said, "Call Eganev to the throne room immediately."

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     240 Spiderweb

      In the situation room in the Kingdom of Lanthanor, Daneel, Luther, Robert, Cassandra, and Faxul were all seated in front of the display trinket which was linked to the one which had been given to Elanev by Daneel in the Black Raven Kingdom.

     When the summons for him had come, he had immediately intimated the same to Kellor who was his point of contact.

     During the fight, Daneel had felt something from one of the ends of the stadium when Elanev had collapsed to the ground after looking like he had been electrocuted.

     This had nothing to do the system, which had only been assessing the moves of the two Fighters on the field with the fight had been going on. Instead, he had been the one to get the feeling that whoever had activated the trinket must have been located there.

     Assessing the recent changes that happened to him, he realized that this was probably because of the breakthrough in comprehension level which had happened recently.

     Still wishing that he had enough data to find out just what this level was, Daneel had understood that it was most probably the Mage who had accompanied the Black Raven King when he had met with him.

     Yet, the expression on the face of the Black Raven King at the moment when he had won the fight had clearly been one of pride which came from winning something through using one's own ability.

     This meant that there were two possibilities: either the King was a good enough actor to fake such an expression, or the Mage had acted without there being any reason to do so.

     Daneel suspected that the latter was probably the truth, as he trusted his instinct which told him that that level of acting was definitely not something capable of the Black Raven King.

     Hence, this meant that the King would definitely want an audience with Elanev for an explanation regarding why he had accepted the hand of friendship even though ulterior means had been used to obtain victory.

     Of course, Daneel was assessing everything based on the limited information he had.

     Hence, he had been looking forward to this interaction with the King which would definitely yield valuable data with which he could make plans regarding the Black Raven Kingdom.

     After the image showed the hallways of the Palace, the enormous Raven in the Throne Room of the Kingdom appeared in front of them.

     Although most of them including Daneel had expressions of surprise on their faces seeing the lifelike statue which looked like it would unfurl its wings and fly away at any moment, one among the group had tears in his eyes due to the memories that were flowing through his mind which had been invoked by this image.

     "Why did you not say anything or reject when the rules of the match were so clearly broken by the attack at the end?"

     If Daneel or the others had been in the room when the Black Raven King had been told about the fact that the old man had used the trinket to obtain victory, they would definitely have marveled at the self-control which the King now had as he had had some time to cool down.

     Yet, it seemed that he had bottled up and swallowed down all the emotions of loss and pain from the dishonour that he had felt, resulting in his face being twisted in an expression of extreme seriousness.

     "I was breaking the rules as well. Our match was supposed to be between two Eminent Human Fighters, but I was going to use a technique which would have temporarily resulted in me becoming an Exalted Human Fighter. So, I only thought that I was defeated by a similar technique from you. Was that not the case?"

     Elanev had been instructed by Daneel to bring out as much emotion as possible in the King by acting as he saw fit.

     To the people of the situation room, it became apparent that Elanev had noticed the expression of tight control on the Black Raven King's face, leading him to ask that last question in a slightly provocative tone.

     After the question echoed in the room, a silence followed during which the King's face twisted into many expressions which were all carefully caught and analyzed by Daneel who was watching with wide open eyes.

     Frustration.

     Regret.

     Pain.

     Loss.

     And, helplessness?

     The first few emotions were indeed ones that would be felt by a warrior who got to know that he had been cheated out of a fair victory.

     Yet, the last one was something which did not make any sense.

     Why was the Black Raven King feeling… helpless?

     Wasn't he the one who had led the coup to achieve much glory and adoration?

     Wasn't he the one on top of everyone in the Black Raven Kingdom?

     If so, what could possibly be the reason for him to feel helpless?

     Unless… he wasn't actually the one on top?

     This line of thought made Daneel reassess each and every memory he had which involved the Black Raven King.

     In all of them, there was only one figure in common who stood out as someone who might be the reason for the Black Raven King being helpless: the old man who was always beside him.

     Was he actually… under this old man's control?

     This represented the terrifying possibility that the actual enemy had been hidden to them all along, stringing them along while making them think that the King was the one they had to target.

     In this matter, Daneel definitely wasn't jumping to conclusions.

     The sheer amount of helplessness meant that it was definitely not due to regretful thoughts of placing a countermeasure like that in the first place.

     This helplessness was one that came from being unable to control one's own fate, which was something Daneel had seen before in Eldra's eyes.

     Hence, there was no mistaking that the King was definitely a puppet.

     Right now, it was as if they had been in an unseen web so far that had just become visible due to this realization.

     Back in the throne room, the Black Raven King had finally begun to speak.

     "Leave. I do not want to see your face again."

     Anger was now apparent on his face, as every time he saw the one whom he had 'defeated', he was reminded of the incident which made him loathe himself to the core.

     Meanwhile, Elanev had begun to slightly panic because he knew how important it was for him to stay in the Palace.

     Thinking quickly, he said, "Oh? I thought your word meant something?"

     Indeed, the Black Raven King had given his word that he would be allowed into the Palace for as long as he wanted.

     Remembering this fact himself, the anger on the Black Raven King's face only increased before reaching a point and subsiding, like a balloon which had filled up and suddenly burst.

     A defeated and completely hopeless expression replaced the anger, while the King leaned back and said, "It does. You can be in the Palace, but I just ... don't want to see you. Leave."

     Knowing that it really was time for him to make an exit, Elanev only nodded and started walking in the opposite direction.

     Yet, at the last moment before he left the throne room, he paused and turned around.

     Not hearing the door close, the Black Raven King had also looked up to see what was the hold-up.

     Looking straight into those eyes which looked oh so weary and tired right now, Elanev said, "King, forgive me if I speak out of turn, but I just thought I would say something that I have learned by traveling across the continent. A warrior is one who tries to do his best with what he can control, instead of worrying about the things which he can't. It is how much he can accomplish while doing so which decides exactly how great of a warrior he is. It's too bad. I was looking forward to sparring with someone whose skill I truly admired. Farewell."

     Leaving these words, Elanev left and closed the doors of the Throne Room behind him.

     As he did so, if he had seen the expression of the King which looked like that of someone who had found a rope to grab onto in an overwhelming storm which was threatening to drown him in its fury, he would definitely have known that he had accomplished what he had set out to do: to continue the friendship with the King in order to get enough information to serve the Kingdom of Lanthanor.

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     241 True Line

      Back in the situation room, Daneel had a thoroughly impressed expression on his face as he listened to Elanev saying those words which struck a chord even in him.

     From his assessment of the Black Raven King so far, there was a very high possibility that the words would have a profound effect.