“After that the elders left and I sat here. After that…”Athena’s brow furrowed as she tried to recall what had happened just a minute earlier. But no matter how hard she tried to remember, she still couldn’t recall what had happened before.It was as if she’d suffered a momentary memory loss!If it weren’t for the fact that there was no one around who could hurt her, Athena might have suspected that she was being controlled by someone. With her abilities, the people in Division Nine shouldn’t be able to affect her at all!Because of that, Athena automatically dismissed the possibility that she was being controlled.The matters discussed in the meeting room were highly confidential, so no CCTV cameras were allowed inside. Suddenly a voice interrupted Athena’s thoughts.“Good news! There’s good news!” exclaimed one of her subordinates with a happy expression as he entered the meeting room.This person was in charge of handling the baby kidnapping case at the orphanage.Seeing his expre

Vandrelis Country’s Underground Room …“How is it? Is there any information about the condition of that boy?”“There are still a few transactions to be carried out with other national headquarters, and they haven’t given us the final conditions yet. If this case still can’t be resolved, there’s a chance they won’t dare to transact with us.”“Either way, the risk is huge! They’re exchanging state assets for a list of names of members of the Diplomatic Mission Team,” said the administrator who had previously interacted with the official from Vandrelis Country.His eyebrows knitted as he fixed his gaze on his subordinate, who was bowing low before him. The man had just returned from a top-level country and was supposed to bring information about the boy.“He’s been tracked down, and that incident has no problems with our operational procedure, but the boy’s background is far too complicated. Royal blood runs through his veins.”Those words from his subordinate made the man’s eyes widen i

He stared coldly at Brom. His palm lifted, ready to strike him.“Where is the child?”Brom, terrified, answered spontaneously, “Eee… he’s already been taken by people from Vandrelis Country!”The moment that answer came out, Richard’s palm landed straight on Brom’s stomach. Brom immediately collapsed, vomiting blood. Not long after, he struggled to stand and pointed at Richard.“You, you… what did you do to me?”Without thinking, Richard struck Brom again, making him fall hard.After that, Richard began searching the place and eventually entered a dark underground room.Richard could sense this was a slaughterhouse for innocent children. An operating table stood not far from him.Bloodstains were scattered everywhere. In a corner of the room there was a trash bin. When Richard looked inside, he was shocked.“Fingers?” Richard asked softly, his brow furrowed tightly.He reached out to take the severed fingers that had been carelessly thrown into the bin. They were the toes of a child a

Several hours had passed. At midnight, Richard felt his time was almost up. He tried contacting Athena and made a video call to her. The call connected, but the video screen suddenly went dark.“Sis Athena, is there anyone else around you?” Richard asked as soon as the call was answered.“No!” The voice sounded familiar to Richard, but something felt off.At that moment, Richard didn’t think too much. After all, the person answering the call really was Athena. So, Richard immediately poured out everything on his mind.“Sis Athena, is there some big problem in Division Nine lately? You came alone to Vandrelis Country to meet me and ask for the jade key.”“But today, you’re acting as if you’ve never been to Vandrelis Country or met me. It’s been like this before too. We’ve talked about something, but in the next conversation you act like you’ve never discussed it with me.“Sis Athena, now it’s only you alone. Tell me what’s really happening so I can feel at ease.”At this moment, Athena

The blood was instantly absorbed by the thin man with striking clarity. His whole body was suddenly enveloped in internal power, making the room seem to tremble.“Success!” murmured Athena.The next second, the man’s heartbeat sounded even louder, and the vibrations in the room grew stronger. The nail driven into his forehead also began to quiver.Standing beside him, Athena immediately knelt and saluted. “Your Majesty! You’ve come back to life! Thirty years have passed — now is the time for the world to return to your hands!”Athena spoke amid the squealing of rats. The entire building and the ground around the forbidden place shook more violently. Dark clouds appeared, and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sky.The man pinned to the stone table suddenly opened his eyes. He raised his hand, and his fingernails were extremely long, like nails left uncut for thirty years. He pointed toward Athena.In an instant, those long nails struck Athena right in the abdomen, piercing skin