Marcus was becoming increasingly frustrated by Kratos. Once again, the boy had forced him to waste time fighting him. In terms of raw strength and combat skill, Kratos was nowhere near Marcus’s level. He was only a Tier 2 fighter. His abilities were impressive, but compared to Marcus, the difference was enormous. Unfortunately, Kratos possessed an absurd regeneration ability. That ability made him extremely difficult to kill. Although Marcus was vastly stronger, Kratos could continue recovering from injuries that would have killed almost anyone else. That was precisely why Marcus couldn’t simply ignore him. The boy was buying precious time for Rhys and the others. “You know, Kratos, I never understood you and your gifts…. The crazy regeneration ability that you have makes you nearly immortal, nearly indestructible, yet instead of using that ability for greatness, you use it to challenge the authority of Gods. You are a fool,” Marcus said. His sword flashed. Kratos’s arm wa

Marcus felt his blood boil with rage as Daren’s attack sent him flying backward, but there was little he could do about it. He had been fighting AceKing and his men for a long time before making the desperate decision to unleash a powerful Tier 5 sword technique in an attempt to stop Rhys. All of that had drained a considerable amount of his energy, leaving him far from the condition he had been in at the beginning of the battle.Daren wasn’t exactly fresh either. He had fought through countless enemies during the siege and had spent the entire battle pushing forward. However, the way he carried himself was completely different. His posture remained firm, his expression stayed composed, and his presence was still imposing enough to make Marcus feel as if he were facing someone who had barely fought at all. That alone created a dangerous psychological advantage. Marcus knew he was exhausted, while Daren looked as though he could keep going for hours.Things became even worse when Marcu

Rhys’s mental state was deeply disturbed when Ren gave the order to move the entire boot camp from the outer perimeter of Floor 21 into the ruined palace.If Rhys hadn’t already spent so much time inside the Snakeman Ancestral Chambers, the situation might have been enough to push him over the edge. He could have easily snapped at everyone around him, behaving like a completely unstable person. Thankfully, the mental torment he had endured there had already changed him. After everything he had experienced, he was now capable of keeping himself together even when everything around him felt completely fucked up.“Thank-you for placing my sister’s tent on a moving base and not disturbing her sleep.She’s really tired and I want her to get the best rest that she can,” Rhys said politely as he thanked the massive trebuchet operators from the Church Of Cowards. Rather than dismantling one of their weapons and transporting it separately, they had decided to leave the weapon behind and use th

The aftermath of the True Elites’ raid on Floor 21 was far from the glorious celebration everyone had expected.The Church of Cowards was furious after learning that their controlling share of the resources on Floor 21 amounted to only 25%. Zain immediately confronted Ren, and the two guild leaders had a heated argument over the matter.Zain had entered the agreement expecting the profits to be split evenly between the Church of Cowards and the True Elites. What he hadn’t known was that the Elites had already made agreements with several other Earth guilds before the raid, which had significantly reduced the share they could offer the Church.Feeling deceived, Zain refused to let the matter slide, and tensions between the two sides quickly rose. Eventually, Ren proposed a compromise that finally settled the dispute. He would hand over the controlling rights of Floor 21 to the Church of Cowards and appoint Zain as the next Floor Master once the cooldown period ended.“Once the 45 days

The next day, Rhys returned to Earth with Violet and brought her to his new apartment in the Upside.He wanted the place to feel as peaceful and safe as possible, so he made sure no one disturbed them. For the entire day, he planned to stay with his sister and quietly figure out just how badly the past year had affected her mind and body.He guided Violet into the living room and showed her the spacious apartment, hoping the sight of it would bring back some pleasant memories. Warm sunlight entered through the large windows, filling the room with a soft glow. Rhys remembered how much Violet had wanted an apartment like this when they were still living in their old home.Their previous apartment had been large and comfortable, but three sides of the building were surrounded by other tall apartments. Because of that, very little natural light reached their rooms. Violet had always complained about it and dreamed of moving somewhere brighter after Rhys graduated. She had enough money to