“What did you say?” the grand nieces were amused. “Your clan will reach the top? What is the current rank of your clan?”“We’ve lost our rank in the Thousand Terra Clans a while ago,” Rayson said, his gaze lowered.“Haha, the Thousand Terra Clans? Isn’t that the grading used for the bottom graded clans? And you’re not even on that ranking list? Yet this boy dares claim this clan can reach the top?”The clans were divided into three tiers: Celestial, Azure, and Terra.There were thirty celestial tier clans, after which a hundred azure tier clans. The last was the thousand terra tier clans.This tier division had nothing to do with the five-level grading that the martial alliance provided to a clan. This tier division was decided solely by inter-clan competitions and the wealth and the sheer military might a clan had.The reason the Fist clan had lost the Thousand Terra clan ranking was because they stopped participating in broader clan competitions, and their wealth also reduced compar

Gunnar and Rayson arrived at the caravan near the tunnel.Seeing the loaded wagons, Gunnar asked, “How did they bring these wagons through the rough terrain?”“They carried these wagons in their rings,” Rayson said. “Only after getting closer to the clan, they took these wagons out to make an entrance.”“I see,” Gunnar nodded. “So, the drivers and the pulling beasts for these wagons are just for show.”Rayson talked with the six escort guards. Three of them stayed behind with the wagons, and the other three brought the caravan along.Rayson purposely took them through a street where there wasn’t any crowd.From a distance, a figure was watching them while hiding from view. “They’re taking the caravan to where Wayen is. But how can I infiltrate a clone into one of those? If at least one of them gets separated for a minute…”Just then, Vreka and her friends were passing by. Seeing Rayson, Vreka quickly approached them, calling him Father out loud.The assassin grinned from the shadows.

After Hector left, Jack began looking for another rich customer.He saw a beast flying from the north and landed on the southern side of the silverfist river.Jack grinned. “It looks like another premium client arrived.” He rushed in that direction.Near the river, a horned eagle just landed. The nearby crowd was left in awe by the sheer size of its wings.“It’s as big as a house.”“Are those horns? I’ve never seen an eagle with horns.”“Who’s that person riding such a rare beast?”“He’s definitely not ordinary.”A young man in his early thirties climbed down the eagle. He had leather straps around his bare chest, to which knives were fixed. There was a dagger on his left waist and a sword on his right. A red cape fluttered on his back.He had a pointy beard, and black leather pants along with polished leather shoes.Soon, two more flying beasts, giant black crows, landed nearby. Multiple guards were riding each crow.And they all stood by the point-bearded young man and followed him.

Despite Dahlia’s sword being at their necks, the two guards holding the boy hostage, tried to attack her.Their blades had barely begun to move when Dahlia's aura surged.“Blooming Edge!”A sharp surge of aura traveled through the edge of her sword. The blade flashed, and two heads fell almost simultaneously.Dahlia caught the boy with her free arm and sprang backward, putting several steps between them and the remaining guards.“How dare you!” Bryan's bodyguard drew his enormous sword.The weapon was nearly as tall as Dahlia, yet Freddy wielded it as though it were nothing more than a short blade.He lunged, the tip of the sword shooting straight toward Dahlia's chest.Usana stepped in. She raised her half-closed fist and struck the flat of the blade.CLANG~!The sword got knocked upward.The bodyguard immediately twisted his waist and brought the blade around in a diagonal slash.Usana used Split Step and struck the flat edge of the sword with her fist, much harder this time.The sw

Outside the village, on the northern side of the silverfist river.Old guard Hector was patrolling there, and he found a few kids betting money on a dice game.What’s more, the one throwing the dice was also a little girl who barely seemed to be eight or nine years old, but she was wearing a cloak and covered everything except for her face.“Hey, you brats!” Hector shouted. “What are you doing here? How did you get past the river?”Seeing Hector, all of the kids ran past Hector and went back to the village through the Silverfist tunnel.Hector then squatted before the girl and put two copper coins. “I choose four.”The girl shook the dice in an earthen glass and then rolled it on the ground. The result was three.The girl took the two copper coins.Hector put two more copper coins and said, “I choose three.”The girl rolled the dice again, and this time the result was four.Hector forced out a smile. “No luck, huh.” He stood with a groan. “Anyway, girl, what are you doing here all alo