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[One and half years later]

The entire world which looked to be quite peaceful on the surface had been in turmoil from the inside recently.

Many things have changed and various movements could be seen throughout the world.

The Demon Continent which had been silent for years started to voice out its grievance and wanted a piece of land in the Central Plains for it.

The Demons were done with the harsh environment of the North and wanted to live in a suitable climate where they could survive easily instead of struggling bitterly.

A conference of major species was held consisting of Elves, Dwarfs and humans.

The Dragons refused to make their appearance which was already expected.

All races lived peacefully coexisting with each other and hardly interfered with other races except for the neighbours sharing the same borders.

In the meeting, everyone tried to negotiate peacefully and solve the matter but a fiction broke out as The Demon Emperor walked in with the Dark Elf who wanted the right for her species to be represented at a higher level but the Elfs ignored them.

The Elf refused to coexist with them and thus finally led to the beginning of the War.

Soon, everything falls out as The Demon Emperor announced it was an alliance with Dark Elf and started to counterattack.

At first, the battle seemed to be against Elves consisting of minor skirmishes but soon it changed and various human lands were attacked on the premise that these lands were secretly cooperating with Elves and on this premise Demons started to interfere.

Elves full-scale warfare came to standstill as a huge crisis appeared and the World Tree started to wilt.

The Demon and Dark Elves occupied a piece of land of the Elfs territory and started to advance towards the Arkan Empire which closely shared its boundary with Kinley.

The Arkan Empire was quite weak compared to Harold and Kinley and started to lose its territory along the border.

Henson yawned as he walked on his usual patrol at the borders he was assigned to.

Behind him walked his comrades in arms.

All of them were graduates of Zenith Academy and were sent to serve the military in the fourth year, like others but decided to stay here hoping for some fun and mirth more than that, they wanted to earn points to raise their status and war was the easiest way.

But unfortunately, the area they were staying in always seemed to be at peace.

His hair fluttered and he walked around with a poker face.

From him, it had now become a regular walk rather than patrolling as nothing was happening around the borders.

He had heard about the demons army marching towards the place. He had heard about it in the last three months but he couldnt even find a monster or beast around which he could fight to kill his time.

We shouldnt be here. It was better to become Knights rather than soldiers in a random desolate outpost. One of them snorted.

Knights are worse than us. Once you become a knight and have taken the vow, you are nothing but a dog which could be used and thrown by your master as one, please. Henson spoke with a grin.

Henson, have some respect, man. They are at least loyal.

I dont have anything against Knight. They are the most respected individuals. A Knight can only shine when his master is complacent not an idiotic bastard or a fool.

Henson spoke and looked at the vast land before him.

There was a desert before him. It was vast and peaceful to the point that one couldnt even find a single disturbance or screeching of any beasts.

Except for the usual sound of wind clashing against sand and blowing away the dunes, there was nothing here.

They have been standing guard to the point that their nerves have been tensed to the limit.

Even a single sneeze from someone was enough to make their guard up but now everyone was losing their guard and going back to relaxing.

This place had become more of a holiday spot than a borderland.

Sometimes, you prepare everything and harden your heart to fight the disaster.

But at the very moment, life plays tricks on you.

Sometimes, it waits..waits patiently until you lose your patience, get bored and finally gives up and at that very moment, the disaster which had been out of sight suddenly arrives and hits you in the worst possible way.

Hey, lets go and play cards.

Henson along with everyone nodded and was about to leave when a strong wind blew suddenly followed by a deafening roar.

BOOOOOOOM!

The sudden eruption caused everyone to tremble as neither of them noticed anything unusual a moment ago.

Hensons eyes widened as he saw the sand from the distance was blown away and a huge mushroom-shaped cloud emerged rising to the top.

ShitShit

That son of bitches, demons are here.

They saw a huge dark lizard-like figure from afar with horns on his top.

It had a long tail and hollow eyes which gave them chills down the spine even from far away.

Inform everyone, we are in trouble, Henson screamed and decided to escape first to give a report but as they turned their back was startled to see a huge hulking figure of Demon standing before them with a menacing gaze.

Most of them were at Master rank and only three of them were at Epic rank with Henson the strongest with mid-Epic rank but before the Transcendent rank, exuding a heavy pressure, they all seemed to be nothing more than ants.

Their minds were clouded with fear as they saw the figure standing before them who was quite far away from them.

It raised its huge hand and slashed at them.

Henson along with others who took out their sword and struck Demon but alas, they were not his match.

In Zenith

A man with a grey moustache and brown hair ruffled his coat while walking towards the corridor.

Today was a good day, I earned a bit by selling those filthy slaves.

Heheee!

I just have to follow their orders, kidnap people and sell them at higher prices to them and auction the leftovers.

I am rich..Filthy rich

He walked towards the room and opened the door with a joyful look.

Wife! Lets have fun tonight.

Tomorrow, I will buy your favourite necklace as your gift for an unprecedented night. Hehe he

Huh!The mans steps halted and his eyes widened as saucers.

On top of the bed instead of his wife, was a man with dark clothes sharpening the dagger.

He stopped sharpening the dagger and looked at him with a wide smile.

Hohoho!You are finally here.

Welcome Sir, I am the servant of death. I have come personally to send you to hell.

The mans legs trembled as he felt a sense of oppression from the figure who was emanating a huge pressure that gave him chills.

You came too late. I was so bored waiting for you that I had already had some fun with her by hacking her into pieces. She was so satisfied that she passed out in the middle.

A thick vein bulged on his forehead and he screamed in terror.

Bastard! Who are you? What did you do to my wife? He screamed like a wild beast and shouted for the guard stationed outside but no matter how much he screamed, all his pleas fell into deaf ears.

The man screamed brutally.

His cry of misery and agony filled the room. He hoped that his guard might hear his voice and ran towards the room to save him but all of his hope was useless.

Alex stabbed with the dagger, hacked him and drew holes all over his body.

Blood splattered and fell on his face and he was unfazed by the scream.

He had sealed the entire room, with the noise barrier so that not a scream leaked out from the place.

My Lord, he is already dead.

The man looked up to see a beautiful assassin appearing before him, giving him an odd look.

Hmm!

Giving a slight cough, to clear his throat he spokeHaa! I know about that.

I am doing this in the hope that when his soul flies out of his body, it will shiver to see me puncturing its body again and again.

Riya who dressed in a tight assassin suit resigned to his Lords words

Riya, take care of the corpse. Riya nodded and disappeared with the corpses.

Creak!

The door opened and a woman walked inside the room with a slightThank you Phantom Assassin.

Haha! I am just doing the duty for which you have hired me.

You are a free woman now, You dont have to put up with this scum anymore. Alex spoke and spat.

Still, are you okay with it?

Thanks for your grace! The woman muttered with tears of happiness.

For all the heinous crimes he had done, it was mercy for him to die without any disgrace.

As for me being his wife, he had many lovers outside and I am just here to maintain the appearance.

This is all the documents and deals I have managed to secure from his safe. The woman spoke and handed the documents.

Alex took the things and skimmed through them.

Phantom assassin, Alex had been assassinating people to get out of the boredom and gain some exp.

It wasnt solely based on money, but also depended on the situation and the top most priority was the link of an unknown group.

An organisation, to which many of his enemies belong.

At first, he assumed it consists of creatures of darkness but now he wasnt sure about that as he found many small links about the group.

They were associated with Lamar to experiment and helped that idiot, Second Prince of Amidon, with magic papers which the magic towers still hadnt found a clue about.

Alex was sure that it wasnt that the people of Magic towers were useless and unable to find anything, rather there might be someone in a higher position who is stopping things.

With the small evidence, Alex found that these groups had a wide network, from those in charge of illegal auctions to slave trading, they also had mana crystal mines and hands even extended to key social figures.

Forty people on his kill list occupied important positions in Kinley.

With the deals, he was only able to find the middleman but that middleman was never able to get anything as their memories had been tampered and to make matters worse, he could not use a soul search.

Mam, I am taking my leave

I hope you live well, Alex said and his figure disappeared from the windows.

..

The sound of trumpets rang, and the whistle blew along with the songs.

The atmosphere was quite joyous and students in the third year at the academy were enjoying their last moments in the academy.

First, it would be a get-together after which there would be some battles to entertain the guests from all over Kinley would be invited.

Jeremy and Hurt walked through the crowd looking for a table to seat in the tea ceremony.

Where the hell is Alex? Jeremy grumbled as he was unable to find him through the crowd.

And where is Joey?

Hurt looked around and spokeLook there, Joey is flirting with the girls there. After being heartbroken by Riyas refusal and the other two girls, he is trying to soothe his heart with others.

Damn Playboy! Jeremy spat.

Now where is Mister Beast?

Just look for love-stricken ladies?Hurt replied and narrowed his eyes.

He is there.

Kuak!My eyes! Jeremy groaned closing his eyes as he looked at the place.

Girls all around the place were stealing glances at the person sitting in the chair.

Long golden hairs fell through the back. He wore a speck and emanated a scholarly and unearthly aura.

The person seemed to be standing on the epitome of elegantness.

Stars seemed to twinkle around him along with imaginary hearts.

With a book in one hand, he sipped the tea with the other. Alexs face had matured a lot during his stay in the academy.

Previously, everyone could feel the wild nature of his presence but now he looked scholarly and a refined gentleman who could kill any lady with a look.

The only flaw Alexs character had was his wild nature and his face which didnt have the mature characteristics of old wine but that was a thing of the past.

Hurt and Jeremy pulled out a seat and sat while staring at Alex who seemed to be immersed in this world.

Give me money, I have won the bet, Jeremy spoke with a grin.

Hurt gritted his teeth and pulled out his purchase and handed him a cheque for 100 gold coins.

Alexs brows furrowed and he asked, What is the bet for?

We had a bet about how long you can maintain your facade. Hurt spoke nonchalantly.

Everyone might have been mistaken by Alexs acts but he wasnt. He knew that this man behaves like a human being during the day and turns into a wild beast at night going on a journey to soothe his blood lust.

He is an absolute maniac.

Hurt, you lost.

He is an inborn loser, Alex spoke with a mocking smile.

A thick vein bulged on Hurts forehead and he askedWhat do you mean by that?

Grandpa, you are good at forgetting things.

Just look at that place. Alex pointed his finger.

Hurt and Jeremy turned their heads to the distant place, where statues of people in the Hall Of Fame were carved out.

Can you see the statue of my wife along with the tags under it.

They looked Riya statute and the tags

[The Youngest Person To Attain Transcendent Rank At The Age of 19]

[[The Youngest Person To Attain LegendaryRank At The Age of 20]

That could have been you if you didnt behave like a hillaby.