The entire area seemed to drip with silence for multiple seconds.

The eyes of every crowd member were on Tyr.

Noa, Hanzo, and Malon also looked at him with hopes that he would choose the answer that was correct in their own heads.

The emperors could only look with greedy eyes, like beggars stolen of their cheap change.

Tyr, however, only noticed the eyes of those from Eldraemar at this moment.

The figures standing on the edges of this chamber along with Huevas had gazes that felt like needles prodding into Tyr’s skin, impatiently awaiting an answer.

‘If I decline… I am not hopeless here. I can most likely negotiate a deal to protect myself even within his continent and give myself a position of power here. It seems clear that this continent is weak compared to others, so I imagine that would be extremely easy to obtain.’

He continued to think to himself about possibilities.

‘Staying here, I can slowly manage to build myself up in this continent and move onwards. However… I have wanted to leave this continent for even more fearsome places for a while now. That was why I visited Zasea—albeit, it was also because me and the others were running around Ainsveld like headless chickens, not knowing what path we were exactly on.

Whether it was to escape from certain death or gain power, we have been moving nonstop. Through this time, however… I’ve made good progress in strength, but nowhere near as much in power as I want. There are other categories, but even with strength, I’m only basing my improvements on the environment around me. Who knows…

if there is a continent so much stronger out there, maybe my increase in strength has been shit this entire time.’

Many thoughts were buzzing through Tyr’s head, as he knew that this was an important question to answer. It didn’t have exact right answers either.

‘Right now, I just have to think about the better future in mind, with the goals of everyone in Judgment held at a high standard. Our goals as a whole, decided and undecided, is to grow in power. I personally want to explore Subworld more… because why the hell not? I have only lived in just one planet before this one for a long time… I want to know more about this world. Find exclusive stories on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net

Along with that, a stronger place means a boost in power. And on top of even that, we are being invited to a so-called legendary Faction…’

At this moment, Tyr locked eyes with Huevas, who clenched his jaw as he breathed.

He seemed to grow impatient with each moment.

At times, he seemed to want to look around, sensing the presence of other factions closing in on Ovalantis.

Yet, his eyes remained unperturbed and unmoving from Tyr’s pupils.

Finally, Tyr closed his eyes and made his decision: “I…”

All ears perked up to hear his verdict.

“Accept.”

Many gasps resounded through the crowd.

The emperors were stunned, facing forward with widened eyes and slightly gapped maws.

Hanzo, Noa, and Malon all had slight smirks on their faces.

As soon as Tyr said that, the figures around the arena disappeared, and a grin appeared on Huevas’ face as well.

“Good… great, in fact! Let’s get the hell out of here, young one!”

He reached out and grabbed Tyr before throwing the tall young man over his shoulders.

Hanzo, Malon, and Noa had disappeared, having been picked up by the other figures of the Ten High Peak faction.

And just like that, the individuals from another continent disappeared, taking Judgment along with them and leaving Ainsveld in a discombobulated state.

Seconds after Huevas and the others left, Augustus squeezed his fist harder than he had ever done before.

He gritted his teeth, foaming at the mouth from anger as he panted heavily and stared at the ground with a maniacal look of frenzy: “Bastards… DAMN BASTARDS!” His voice roared through the arena.

“We cannot afford to stay silent! We are Emperors of a continent, damn it! Who do they think they are, to blatantly disrespect us like this!?”

The other emperors stayed silent.

“I don’t care about anything else… we lost the Dragon…” Julius sounded devastated and defeated.

“The strength of the weak… is to know why they are weak.” Karax suddenly said under his breath, causing the other emperors, and audience members, to gaze toward him.

“We are the weak in this situation. And the mistakes we have made over the years have kept us weak. The mistake we made today, and the mistake that the stronger continent didn’t seem to make, was the fact that they tried to conserve the Dragon Tamer… while we… we tried to conserve the Fire Dragon itself.”

Augustus slowly turned to face Karax: “Are you saying that we are just foolish bumpkins? We are wrong, and they are right, so they deserve to humiliate us?”

Karax faced Augustus with a serious expression: “I am saying that we need to change… to improve. We need to win.”

There was a long, extended moment of silence. It seemed that everyone in the arena took Karax’s last words in different ways.

The emperors, however, had already figured out what the King of Zasea wanted to implicate.

However, as Tyr and his group began to quickly journey away from the current continent, the story of Ainsveld was left to continue on without a narrator.

Over time, who knew what it would develop into? That was a story yet to be told, it seemed.

On the other hand, Tyr’s journey continued on into a new continent over the next few days.

Through air, feet, and water travel, Judgment, along with the Vice-Grandmaster of the Ten High Peak Faction and his acquaintances, arrived at a city beside the bay of a wide sea encased between land.

***

Yo! Author here! Thank you all for reading up until this point! Finally, Tyr and his teammates have left Ainsveld.

They still have many unresolved matters that will be tackled at a later date, at least, according to Tyr’s plan.

For now, however, he has decided to expand to new heights!

Eldraemar is no Ainsveld.

There will be no spoilers here, but expect a much more powerful, ruthless world.

Along with that, I am excited to present to you the brand new start of a new, big story ARC: Herald of Reckoning (Calm Before The Storm).

Yes, this is the first big story arc of this novel.

I have planned it long in advance and hope you enjoy each and every part of it.

Although the upload schedule may not be ideal, I have tried my best to keep posting nonetheless.

I’m sure as I continue, it will only pick up more.

For now, any shows of support are appreciated to help me continue this novel.

Even continuing to read it gives me a lot of motivation to keep on writing.

Thanks, and enjoy…

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