“Look, the place is sealed up and we’ve got more important things to take care of.”General Zhang was having a meeting with several high-ranking officials, including Minister Bhak Djinn and the irritated and foul-mouthed Teresa King.Once she heard his dismissive and pretty uninterested response, the Minister of External Affairs banged her fist on the table, startling everyone.“Sealed up? It’s a very serious matter, Zhang! While you’re wasting resources and manpower in replicating the godforsaken Dead Ends, there’s something more dangerous lurking close to us.”“Dangerous? Come on, Teresa.” The red-haired General chuckled and shrugged, “No offense, but it’s not particularly unusual for one of your ‘secret’ subordinates to go missing or die during their, likewise, ‘secret’ expeditions. I understand where you’re coming from, but the Imperials are at hour heels and not even the Dead Ends seem to be stopping them anymore. That damned Elena is insufferably stubborn.”“I agree.” Spoke the

The shifty Sulong maintained a short silence, in which Zeke just dumbly stared at the ground, seemingly letting the shocking revelation sink it. Admittedly, discovering that his mother must’ve been Jennifer surely was a shock to him. It was totally unexpected.Moreover, he had been curious about his father and expected his mother to have died as The Warlord didn’t speak of her. In fact, Zeke didn’t even assume she was alive and in the Aether Planet.Generally, Witches were able to get pregnant and give birth to baby boys, however, their male children would grow up to be normal people. Defects, more often than not.Now that he had learnt who his mother was, Zeke didn't know how to react or confront her. “Wait… didn’t she go missing?”Sulong nodded and hesitantly explained, “That was my next point. She has been kidnapped by the Ascetic Blasphemers, and when I heard of that, I headed to the Imperial Capital. In fact, just a couple of days ago, I was contacted by Archmagus Robert.”“Di

The 1st Legion, led by the Knight Commander ‘George Mullen’, rejoined with the 3rd Legion led by Elena Whitefort.Fortunately, the Archmagus ensured that there were no casualties. She even dealt with the Dead Ends barring their way.However, when she returned to the camp, she collapsed and had to be healed and monitored regularly.Only after 5 days did she wake up, welcomed by the face of her old friend, George.“Took you long enough!”He helped her sit up, a shit-eating grin plastered on his beard.George was a burly man with a bushy beard, a pair of gentle eyes, and a pair of thick eyebrows. He was a stalwart man, loyal and highly-respected in the Empire.He was the Knight Commander, in charge of the 1st legion and, to a certain extent, the one in charge of all the Empire’s armies. “Ugh… I still feel sick!”“What did you expect? You used Kethra’s Verses. As the Master of the Soul Magic Pillar, you of all people should know that that artifact affects the user’s soul.”Elena shrugged

The night was going to be long not only in the Imperial Capital but also in the Nezulian Republic, specifically its Western border.Elena Whitefort and George Mullen, leading the 1st and 3rd legions, launched a full-scale attack in the dead of the night.The army, numbering over 40,000 soldiers, made up of Knights, swordsmen, and mages, marched together. More than 5,000 cavalry knights were at the front, galloping at high speed as they formed a perfect circle and used large white shields.The shields let out a brilliant light, soon forming an even bigger magical shield that protected the entire army from the assault of the fast jets.Missiles kept raining down on the large army, but none hit. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the Archmagus used her long-ranged spells to take one aircraft after the other.After an hour, 26 military jets were destroyed and no more appeared in the night sky. What was left was the small army of the Republicans. They had dozens of large tanks, military arm

While Archmagus Robert and co were forcing their way deep into the base of the Ascetic Blasphemers, Red Mask Fanti Fan remained in his laboratory, watching the hatching egg with eagerness and slight trepidation.“It’s almost out!”With clenched fists and wide-open eyes, the scientist was standing next to the egg and impatiently waiting for the creature to get out.Jennifer could feel the sinister and familiar energy of Proto-Demons emit from the egg. The heart beating with the egg was pulsating with dangerous quantities of Aether, mixed with another foreign type of energy.Amidst the tense silence, Harold Orland, who pacing around anxiously, suddenly looked to the entrance and, out of instinct, jumped back.He landed next to the cage in which the Witcher was imprisoned in.At that exact moment, a rapid silhouette charged from the corridor and smashed Eve’s head.The girl had no time to react as head was grabbed by a hand and then smashed to the ground. The assailant then kicked her bo