Varian embarked on a journey back to the capital.
Even though he didn't show it on the surface, he was constantly scanning his surroundings, even using the power of slivers to keep his stealth at the maximum.
If the past few days had a taken huge a physical toll on him as he tried to break out of the prison, the past few hours had drained his mind with the life and death situation.
He's a step away from a rank 9 who could kill him with a snap.
Knowing it was one thing. But escaping death by a hair breadth was something else.
'Arghh! I want to reach rank 9 soon! Why is my growth so slow?'
[…It's a little over half year since you slayed the Abyss Emperor. You're already half way through rank 7. Even though the next two ranks are each larger than rank 1 to rank 7 put together, you've covered an incredible ground in just half year.