The children rushed forward in an endless sprint. Soren and Ki couldn’t attack or defend—how could they, when they had sworn to protect them?They focused on evasion, dodging the small, frenzied bodies. Mare threw a bead into the middle of the crowd. Ki spotted it, leapt high, and sliced it before it could detonate, shielding the children from whatever trap it held.Mare hurled another bead above him. It exploded midair, blasting Ki backward, straight toward the children he’d just protected. Soren quickly fired a Gravitational Punch, redirecting Ki’s flight path and steering him away.Soren spun on his heel and charged at Mare and Nox, unleashing a barrage of gravitational punches.BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!Nox jumped in front of the blasts, taking the full brunt of the attacks. Mare stayed safely behind him, laughing with exaggerated delight.“Ahahaha!” Mare waved his hand, and the children froze in place. Soren, drenched in sweat, was running on fumes, clinging to consciousness through shee

After almost six days, Riven finally arrived at Ignis. His journey was supposed to take only four days, but his horse gave up along the way. After all, the poor beast had been ridden almost four days straight without rest. Thankfully, Riven had already crossed into Ignis when the horse collapsed. He ran to one of the lookouts near the border, acquired a new horse, and continued toward Ignis.The capital of Ignis was just two days’ ride from the border, which was completely unstrategic. It was a five-day ride from one of Blitz’s states at the far end of Blitz’s territory — STORM FRONT. Needless to say, Storm Front’s specialty was defense. It could withstand sieges for at least four months, and no nation would be stupid enough to act hostile and plan a siege in Blitz for that long.Blitz had six states including the capital, all merely two or three days’ ride from each other, making responsiveness extremely effective.Their weapons were arrow-shooters, catapults, wall scalers, disciplin

Nox stood for a moment, smiling. After too many brushes with death, he had finally arrived at Eden. 'Raizen wasn’t joking.' The path he and Juro had taken was soaked with death and destruction. Entering Eden was only the first step.Nox stepped into the portal and bumped into Soren's back.“Ouch, what the hell, why are you just standing in the way–”He was ready to pick a fight when he looked up. Soren and all the kids were frozen, staring straight ahead. Nox opened his mouth, but no words came out.This world was unlike anything he had ever seen. They stood on a paved road flanked by endless green fields, with a forest stretching far beyond. The grey road led straight to a massive city alive with noise and motion. Ren was already ahead. He turned back, a grin on his lips. "Hey, are y'all coming or what?"Even as amazed as they were, their feet moved slowly.As they approached the city, a man in grey robes with green hair dropped from the sky, landing in front of Ren. Ren smiled and r

Nox and Soren, led by Kai, entered the city and saw it shining in the evening light."How are those lamps being lit up without any fire in them?" Soren asked anxiously. He had a lot of knowledge about devices and engineering, but so far he had seen nothing like this before.From the lights to the buildings to how they were structured, this place, Eden or whatever it was called, was beyond him. One thing was sure and clear as day, this city was way ahead of anything the world had ever known.The roads were all paved, not by tiles but by something else that made carriages move more smoothly. 'Where the hell was the horse pulling the carriages… wait, was that sound coming from the carriage itself, and why was the carriage so small?''What are these poles holding up these ropes, and why are these ropes connected to all the buildings? These are some strange contraptions. How is this glass so clear?''What type of dressing is this? Everyone is dressed so weirdly, so why does it look like it

The evening they arrived***On the highest level of the brown building in Eden, the Watchers and high-level Kurai members gathered.The hall stayed dark except for the center, where Ren and Kirian stood. Nine giant silver thrones surrounded the circle of light that shone from above. A golden throne, three feet higher than the rest, held Reigun. His green hair flickered faintly in the gloom as he shifted his chin from his left palm to his right.The remaining thrones were also occupied. The leaders listened in silence as Kirian and Ren explained the current situation between Ignis and Blitz, and how it all connected. Further back, people sat in rows of chairs and remained attentive."Why didn't you kill him?" a voice called from the back. "When you knew the danger he posed? And the Demon Lord that possessed your brother, why didn't you kill him?" The question came again.It was directed at Kirian. He lowered his head, his face was caught between guilt, sadness, and anger. He said noth