Rhys remained silent for a while, carefully piecing together everything Nayla had explained.An idea had already begun to form in his mind.Still…He wasn’t ready to voice it yet.There were several pieces of information he still needed before deciding whether it was actually feasible.He finally looked up.“If that’s the case…”“Tell me about the important people stationed at each base.”Nayla thought for a moment before raising a finger.“For the ordinary branches…”“You generally only need to worry about one Grandmaster Beast Tamer.”She gave a small shrug.“More or less.”“Some are stronger than others, but that’s roughly the standard.”She moved her finger across the map.“The intelligence headquarters is different.”“There are usually several Grandmaster Beast Tamers stationed there.”“So we’ll have to approach that one much more carefully.”“Fortunately…”“There aren’t any Arcane Beast Tamers there.”“So it’s still within our capabilities.”She then tapped the location marking

Raya looked toward Rhys before asking,“Do you want to make the first move?”Her eyes lingered on him for a moment as she studied the Mana flowing around his body.“You’ve improved a lot over the past few weeks.”She gave an approving nod.“Your Mana reserves have increased considerably.”“But more importantly…”“Your Mana feels much more stable now.”Rhys understood exactly what she meant.This wasn’t simply about letting him open the battle.She wanted to see whether he could truly control the tremendous amount of Mana he now possessed.Having a large Mana reserve meant very little by itself.Without the ability to use it efficiently, all that Mana was nothing more than wasted potential.That was why the noble families never poured endless cores into their children.Even if they had enough resources to do so…It wasn’t practical.Absorbing Mana from cores required time.A tremendous amount of time.Rhys had only refined a few dozen cores over the past several days, yet the process h

“What is happening?”A middle-aged man stormed out of his mansion the moment another explosion echoed across the city.He looked toward the distant flames, his expression immediately darkening.“Isn’t that direction…”A butler came running toward him, breathing heavily.“Sir!”His face was filled with panic.“It appears someone is attacking the Chaotic Cat Organization.”“We still don’t know exactly what’s happening.”“But according to the reports we’ve received…”“They’re being completely overwhelmed.”The man’s face twisted.“Damn it.”He clenched his fists.“The Chaotic Cat has been useful to us.”“We can’t afford to lose them.”His eyes narrowed.“If they’re destroyed…”“There won’t be anyone supplying us with Beast Tamer slaves.”He immediately turned around.“I’m going.”“Gather our people.”“Bring them after me.”“Yes, sir!”The middle-aged man wasted no more time.He leaped onto the nearest rooftop before racing across the city.His speed was astonishing.He crossed several bu

“We need to get back to the base!”Two men sprinted through the streets, their faces filled with panic.The explosions had jolted them awake, and without wasting another second, they rushed toward the organization’s headquarters.Neither of them noticed the shadows beneath their feet.As they crossed a narrow alley, the darkness suddenly spread across the ground like a living creature.Before either man could react, their shadows swallowed them whole.Not even a scream escaped.The alley became silent once again, as though no one had ever passed through it.Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the city, Nayla and the city’s tyrant continued exchanging blows.Their weapons collided over and over, sending bursts of Mana across the rooftops.Although Nayla was more than capable of matching him in skill, their fighting styles were fundamentally different.In a direct confrontation, she was gradually being pushed onto the defensive.Realizing that continuing the exchange served no purpose, s

Boom!The Grandmaster’s body slammed into the ground with enough force to shake the entire courtyard.Everyone froze.The sudden appearance of the masked woman caught every person on the battlefield completely off guard.Even the remaining Grandmasters couldn’t hide their shock.No one had sensed her arrival.She had concealed herself until the exact moment one of them shifted his attention toward Rhys. By the time he realized someone was above him, it was already too late.The difference in strength was simply too great.Who is she?The surviving Grandmaster’s expression stiffened.Every instinct screamed at him to become more cautious.Even if he couldn’t defeat this mysterious woman, he only needed to survive long enough.Their leader would return eventually.He had to.Perhaps that was exactly what Raya had anticipated.Instead of taking advantage of the panic to eliminate another Grandmaster, she disappeared just as suddenly as she had appeared.She withdrew from the battlefield