“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
Zeke clicked his tongue as the voltage burst forth and rose high-up in the air, shooting out dozens upon dozens of bolts all around him; It was like a miniature storm with him at its center.“Another?”Sulong gulped some saliva as his will wavered for a moment. Signora’s mouth was half-open as she stared at the massive reptilian beast with shiny red scales and horrifying open maw.The dragon started the fight by opening its mouth and spitting a literal sea of flames, which Zeke shot towards while swiping his hand horizontally, causing an equally large burst of blue lightning to explode, clashing with the fire.The whole area was enveloped by flames and lightning, but it was just the beginning as Tavnir flapped its gargantuan wings and, its size notwithstanding, moved aggressively and with remarkable agility.It tried to devour the relatively miniscule Zeke in one-go, but the latter jumped to the back and used ‘Proto-Arrow’ with the Longbow.The voltage around him concentrated on the t
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 knights that accompanied Elena were no pushovers. The ambush and the dangerous Dead Ends notwithstanding, they responded swiftly and accordingly.Ten of them raised their shields, which started to let out a strong golden radiance. The brilliant energy fused together and deflected the descending large volume of water.It was then that the identity of the three assassins was revealed.Special Agent Katrina, Captain of the Secret Intelligence Team ‘Edward Orland’, and the renowned Healer ‘Jan’.The knights maintained a defensive formation as the shield--wielding ones took the front and protected their leader.Meanwhile, Elena waved her staff and cast a blinding spell that exploded toward the three assassins.Katrina jumped toward the magic and swung her new weapon, the Shadow Blade. It was a jet-black katana with a rough handle and an ominous shadowy matter glued to its sharp edge.It significantly boosted its user’s physical capabilities and protected her from the Archmagus’ retalia
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
It was obvious that the group of people drinking in the tavern were a clique. The moment the housewife at the counter changed her attitude, they got to their feet and looked at the hooded newcomer with visible hostility.“There’s no need to resort to violence. I’m not here to cause trouble.”Hoping to avoid a conflict, Zeke raised his hands and faced the crowd of scary-looking middle-aged men. He wasn’t afraid of getting attacked, but if the situation were to escalate, he would have to retaliate and consequently reveal his identity.He might not be as famous as the Archmagus and wouldn’t be recognized by normal civilians, however, he was more worried about the types of individuals who had eyes and ears everywhere. The people who would catch his scent and labor to make things difficult.“How about Venzo Fekhyr, anyone knows his whereabouts?”The atmosphere got more intense and only an unsettling silence followed Zeke’s question. At last, one of the burly men, dressed in ragged clothe
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
Zeke dove into the sewers right under the Commercial District and disposed of any cultist in his way. He didn’t need to resort to any skills, let alone ‘Voltage King’. His superior physical prowess allowed him to eliminate them with one or two hits.It took him 20 minutes of thorough searching to find a hidden entrance from which three Ascetic Blasphemers slipped from.The three, unsuspecting to stumble upon an enemy right there, were mercilessly killed within a couple of breaths.Zeke crouched down and inspected the tunnel before sliding inside and soon falling into a long corridor. There was an unpleasant noise of the constantly ringing alarm, but he paid it no heed and marched toward a random direction.As he didn’t know the layout of the base, he had to aimlessly wander. Unfortunately, both the Ascetic Blasphemers and the Blood Dusk Society had great numbers, so Zeke would encounter a couple of them every now and then.At some point, he reached a small intersection in which the t