Henri-Michel continued at an unhurried pace. "She figured out the major weakness you all share.. your arrogance and privileged pride.""By concealing the fact that she was a fellow Deviant, you ended up falling helplessly into the trap she set. Due to underestimating her capability, two Merit Scholars are now dead."Clicking his tongue, Henri-Michel's gaze swept in Silver's direction. "The fact that the major regions sent you here to quell the uprising means you know of the Purple Alliance intentions.."Intently observing the number one Merit Scholar like a hawk circling its prey, Silver didn't immediately give a verbal response.Ignoring her silence, Henri-Michel continued. "Even if you manage to defeat all of the Merit Scholars present, you still have people from the Heavens Clans to deal with."Finally, a smirk broke across Silver's lips. "If you mean the hidden experts the Heavens Clans deployed to infiltrate this danger zone, then your warning is useless."Stealing a fleeting gla

The ability to establish contractual agreements with Faes via the Arcane Technique. Following this discovery, there was a massive shift in the power structure of the global balance. Naturally, the ones who benefited the most from this discovery were the major Houses of the Central Region. The scope of power and influence of these major Houses were no longer determined by their accumulated wealth or private armies, but by the number of Faes they had in "subjugation" And for some time, the general public lauded Dr. Kroger as a genius whose seemingly impossible ambitions ended up becoming the new reality. But that was before a fatal flaw was discovered— The contractual agreement between man and Fae. While man could harness the world shattered powers of the Faes, it came at a hidden cost— their very life essence. The more times the host harnessed the power of the Faes, the faster their life essence was absorbed. Even without harnessing the power of the Fae, the vessel still ended up

"Although Aiden might have the potential, the level of threat he currently poses isn't enough for the major regions to deploy somebody like her to assassinate him." Henri-Michel continued, his pace neither sluggish nor frantic. "The only logical explanation for her arrival in Three Crowns Commandery centers around—" Before Henri-Michel could finish speaking, one of the few Merit Scholars sharply interjected. "She's here for the Ancestral Ruins!"Boom!As soon as the Merit Scholars arrived at this conclusion, a loud boom suddenly rocked the entire red zone. The faint shockwave transmitted as an after effect nearly caused them to drop down to the ground. At the same time, intricate runic symbols appeared across the ground, spreading outward in all four directions at a breakneck pace. "The Ancestral Ruins is about to make its appearance.." Henri-Michel cautioned, staring intently at Silver's direction. "So this was your goal all along? you were buying time for the Ancestral Ruins t

"How unlucky. Truly unlucky" Slowly crawling out from a basin shaped crater, Genma swept a wreary gaze over his surrounding. All what greeted him was a thick mist of billowing dust, serving as a curtain over a terrain riddled with basin shaped depressions."Koff. Koff.." dragging his broken left leg along, Genma coughed out small beads of crimson colored liquid on his right palm that was covered in blood mixed with dry dirt.' I doubt the others survived..' the images of the Raiders that had been accompanying him briefly flashed in Genma's head. With the Merit Scholars preoccupied with fending of Silver's attack's, Genma and his companions used the opportunity to escape without drawing attention to themselves. But just when they thought they were successfully out of the woods, a sudden surge of shockwave hit them like an unstoppable tsunami. Even with his tough physique as a Beast Magic Practitioner, Genma barely managed to survive.He doubted the corpses of his companions were in

"All Two Hundred Players. You will heed my words!" With a pair of crimson colored bat-like wings keeping her suspended mid-air, the Female Katheri emotionless announced. Without expending much effort, her voice erupted outward, reaching every nook and crany of El Dorado Red Zone. "The rules of the Blood Culling games are simple. Progress though Rachel and game level. Failure to do will result in elimination." Completing her announcement, cracks spread across the face of the female Katheri, extending rapidly until her entire body exploded into a burst of resplendent radiance. A radiance that encompassed the entirety of the Red Zone...."The rules of the Blood Culling games are simple. Progress though each game level. Failure to do so will result in elimination." With these ominous words echoing in his head, Genma squinted his eyes when he could no longer sense the sharp intensity of the sudden eruption of radiant light. Lifting his eyelids open, he curiously observed his immed