40 The Aftermath

In the Central Continent. A man had just received another report that needs an immediate response, coming from the Western Continent. The report had shocked him so much that he could've fainted.

He quickly regained his composure however as he immediately sent men to confirm the details regarding the report. He also sent a messenger to notify the emperor of the grave threat that the Western Continent is facing.

"This is terrible! This.... just how could this be...." He whispered under his breath as he continues to read the details that had come alongside the report.

In a large room with bright lights, a man was seated. In front of him was a luxurious long table filled with an abundant amount of food.

Just as he was about to take a bite with his spoon, a messenger had come for him unexpectedly.

"How rude! The emperor is having his meal! Scram an-" Before the guard had finished what he was saying, the emperor had raised his hand and stopped him.

"Let him come, I'm sure it must be of an important matter am I right?"

The messenger that was sent to the emperor had begun to iterate the sudden outbreak of the monsters from the Western Continent. The emperor who heard this was clearly disgruntled. His brows were furrowed when he let go of his utensils.

"This is really troublesome...." He then resolutely cut off his meal and stood up from the luxurious table.

His eyes were sharp as he looked at the messenger. "Good work. Immediately call out Brian for me." He commanded as he began to head towards his royal chambers.

Back on the Western Continent. A man who had been furiously defending the current lines by fighting against a Lord Class monster had just breathed out a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to kill the Lion.

This man was Robert. He just had one of the thrilling fights that he could ever have in his whole life. The Lord Class monster that he had defeated was not just an ordinary one. It was definitely much more powerful.

This victory, however, came alongside consequences. Since he was basically fighting on a chaotic battlefield, one where ally and foe cannot be properly discerned their side had suffered a huge amount of casualties.

As he felt relieved, he began to feel the pain in his body that he couldn't feel before because he was filled to the brim with adrenaline. When he tried to take a step forward, instead of continuing to stand straight, his left foot had lost balance causing him to kneel. He then pierced the ground with his sword to continue to hold him up at the least.

"I think it's broken." He then took a look and was surprised to see that his leg was bent in a weird manner. "This..... this is definitely broken."

He frowned as he could no longer move his body. A soldier that saw him kneeling on to the ground came running. "Captain!" Fortunately, this soldier had seen him earlier just when Robert had jumped off from the giant Lion's head after hitting it with his killing blow.

The Lion's might was clearly etched on each and every one of the soldiers serving Robert, but for their captain to be capable to beat it. Their reverence towards their captain had reached a whole new level.

On a hill not so far away. Alect's silhouette could vaguely be seen. Her mouth was agape upon seeing the last scene just before the Lion had been killed. The lion was clearly a cut above other Lord Ranks. This was a monster that was on the verge of reaching King Class.

She came here after slaying two Lord Rank monsters who had presumably just reached this stage thus making her capable of killing them in a short amount of time. And just as she was about to return back to HQ she heard a report saying that one of them had been made unconscious after killing his first Lord Class monster causing him to be incapable of fighting the second Lord Class monster.

Considering that all the Lord Ranks that she had met so far was weak, she decided to head towards the Lion only to see this amazing sight before her.

She was impressed as she saw how the monster had been slain by a youth who looked like he was just on a similar age as her.

This was simply preposterous! She knew that if she were the one to attempt to kill that, she would not just brake a leg. She would lose them. She might even lose all her limbs if she were unlucky.

This spectacle not only filled her with an admiring feeling, it also filled her with fear. This was simply a genius! One that has tremendous potential considering his age. She was simply no match with that kind of monstrous talent.

She was immediately awoken by a beeping sound from her wrist causing her to be flustered. She received a call from HQ asking her to report about the current situation.

"It's dead..."

Without being able to completely think about exactly what she meant by that answer she replied back.

On the Eastern Continent, Cray who had heard all this sudden dump of information had a very hard time taking it in. He had a lot of things in mind.

Seeing this, Ye Chen who was previously seated, stood up and walked towards a certain drawer. From there he took out a small box and placed it in front of Cray.

"This is something that was left behind by the great Einder to my Chen clan for safe keeping. I believe I should bring this back now that its rightful owner had appeared."

He then backed off very slowly. He was keeping track of Anastasia and her little sister that came along with her. He was very wary of his surroundings despite his calm look.

This rose a suspicion on Anastasia as she looked at how weird Ye Chen was moving.