Quinn had been waiting for the summon, so he was happy to heed it. After all, he had finished all the preparation he needed.It was late in the evening when he went to stand beneath the glowing golden ship, and a beam of light cut down, floating him up and into the ship.He found the Iron Knight and Eloryna waiting for him, the former giving him a glare, looking displeased that Quinn was even there at all.Quinn ignored her and clasped his hands into a greeting as he bowed a little. "Iron Knight."Iron Knight nodded with indifference and pointed to the chair behind Eloryna. "Welcome, young lord. We were just starting."Quinn nodded, his face hidden behind a most indifferent mask as he sat down.Iron Knight waited for a while, then he smiled darkly. "I would offer you something to eat or drink, but I'm not really the most hospitable kind."Nobody said anything, and soon Iron Knight began. "Good. I will cut to it then. In three days, you two shall be clearing the Great Dungeon."I have

Two days have passed since Iron Knight summoned Quinn and with just one day left before they go, he chose to use it to know about the state of things in the Western Region.The war with the Tarakis, through the Trolls, had reached a stalemate with each side just keeping the other in check, even though everyone was waiting for the Drakemonts to push forcefully and crush the Trolls.But instead, the Dragon Lord and the General Commander have now made moves to expand the borders instead. With the Tarakis distracted fighting their own wars, the Drakemont pushed the Trolls back and then began raising more fortresses around Standpoint.In fact, there are rumors that the Dragon Lord is going to continue the work of Milixa Vorraky, his father, in establishing a city that cuts from Standpoint and into the Wilderness.The war the Tarakis are fighting with the other Clans is going surprisingly well. They have taken almost all of the clans that belong to Mogthrak High Clan and are getting closer

Quinn watched Whispered Blade with a very displeasured look on his face. He really did not like how things were shaping up to be.He and the others were cloaked by an illusion created by Canute to fool Whispered Blade that it was indeed the Morrowling that entered the carriage with his men.When he put up the plan to catch Whispered Blade, he wanted to participate in it to give himself extra warning for the next day. Who would have thought that the bastard had something like the Artifact to create a special space to lock the carriage in?That threw a lot into their plan."Whispered Blade," Quinn said again, his displeasure leaking into his voice. "What is the meaning of this?"Whispered Blade blinked, then he smiled. "Well, you see, I really am from the Eastern Region and an independent. I mean, I'm still independent if I was still being backed by the Grand Duke, right? Maybe not, but who cares?""I don't," Quinn said flatly and jumped on top of the carriage. "What I care about is the

A lot of people were killed, both normal humans and Dragonkins. That same night, they were buried, even the Dragonkins were buried.It cast Quinn and his group into a solemn mood. Not only because they died, but because of the reason and the how. They died so easily, without even knowing who killed them.Worse still, the death was caused by a powerful Dragonkin that was not even trying to kill them. They were just in the way. But it brutally drove home the point of how weaklings are not tolerated in the world.By dawn, when everything was done, Quinn settled down to get a good look at the loot he acquired.The fight had gone surprisingly well.When Quinn expelled the large amount of void energy that covered everything in rolling, thick darkness, he then used one of his artifacts to attack Whispered Blade.Since he knew he had only one shot at it, he used one of the most powerful he had at hand: the First General's sword.It was a single-use artifact that could unleash the devastating

There wasn't much to tell his men.Captain Amros had already appointed an acting captain that would take charge of things in their care and gave instructions on how they should manage the castle.So Quinn only nodded and smiled at the bowing they did when he walked out of the castle.Quinn, Captain Amros, Taurus, Canute, and Devour Bandit with the remaining New Dawn members, five of them. Moonblame was also with them to be dropped off.Since it was morning, they quickly walked toward the golden ship where Iron Knight was already hovering in the air.They met Eloryna Stormhaven and her ten subordinates there, already waiting.This morning, Eloryna didn't glare at him. She only watched him with indifference.Quinn sighed as he watched her. He began to wonder how many artifacts and treasures she had with her and her subordinates. All of them wore faint blue robes with deep blue cloaks on top that covered most of their heads with hoods.All the subordinates she took were in the third stag