Sudden Attack

Outside the tower, a person, who seemed to be of important status, appeared. Unlike the treatment Ed got, the guard there was extremely careful not to offend the person.

"Miss, you've finally arrived." As the guard was doing his best to stall the lady, an elderly man with a long mustache appeared. His eyes seemed to be closed at all times, which made him seem asleep. If one did not seem him talk, they wouldn't bother to try and converse with him.

"It was an important summon from you, uncle. And please don't call me Miss, just my name is enough." The women spoke politely as she waved both of her hands in front of her.

"Ho ho ho. Still quite the lovable little Jillian. Still, my thanks for coming. The tower has been the greatest attraction of this little continent, without it, our government would lose quite the big part of our budget." The old man was, in fact, a living myth. He was the head of the Central government and had been for over 100 years. He was an Immortal Establishment, but he was no good at fighting.

So, to avoid fights, he created a government centered on himself and got many powerful backers to invest in it. It turned out to be the best choice of his life, as no one dared to cross him now.

"Like I said no need for a 'thanks'. You're an important friend of my father, and he wouldn't allow you to suffer for so long. If not for the current state of the world, he would have sent me months before. I can only offer my apologies on his and my behalf."

Jillian was a young lady no older than 25 years old. She had beautiful red flowy hair that seemed like burning fire each time the sunlight hit it. Her eyes were golden, which complimented her eyes, making her seem like a phoenix. Despite her young age, she had a high cultivation of Immortal Establishment level 5. On top of that, she was the third daughter of the strongest family in the Central Continent. This was the reason why no one dared to provoke her.

"I won't allow you to say such words again! Your father and I go way back. Neither of us could have survived without the help of the other. I know that your oldest brother was sent to the Bloody war. If not for that, he would have helped me much sooner. We all still mourn his loss…" Both the old man and Jillian hung their heads, as a moment of silence passed.

"Still, who could have thought that the monstrous Harald would lose? It seems that the fate of the world now rests in the hands of, not only Blood sect but Glory sect as well." The old man quickly returned to his previous attitude. Surprisingly, Jillian did as well.

"His loss, as well as my brothers, was his own fault. Neither I nor my father is looking for revenge. Instead, I hope that I would be able to meet the person that managed to slay all five great commanders of the blood army." A mischievous smile appeared on Jillian's face as she scratched her chin.

Just as she said that everyone felt the earth and the air shake. On top of the tower, twelve figures appeared. The twelve figures descended to the ground, standing right next to the guard, Jillian, and the old man. The three of them shuddered. The old man had gotten a report about someone entering the tower with no regards for the rules. As well as another report about the problem of the tower being the boss of the ninth floor, a serpent.

Right now, both of those reports collided. Even though they had no way to make sure that the serpent coiling around Ed's neck was the same as the floor boss, they believed it to be true. Another thing the Jillian and the old man noticed was Ed's appearance. As well as the monsters accompanying him. It was exactly the same as the one about the hero of the blood war, the slayer of the five commanders.

"You bastard!" Once Jillian made the connection between them, she withdrew a two-meter-long greatsword from her spatial ring. She prepared her attack while closing in on Ed, and in an instant, she slashed down. Yet, much to the surprise of everyone, Ed didn't even lift a single finger. Emilia had intervened and blocked the great sword. She went a step further, as she froze both the sword and the two arms of Jillian.

"Something like this!" Jillian muttered and she lit up like a candle. Her already fiery hair turned into actual flames. Then, gradually, her whole body burst into flames. The flames melted the ice on her arms and freed her great sword. But, before she could retreat, a black figure shout out of Ed and coiled around Jillian like a black bolt of lightning.

"Eng, Humph!" Jillian found herself being unable to move a single cm of her whole body. Mehen managed to subdue her in less than an instant, binding her arms, legs, and coiling around her whole body. His head was positioned near her throat with his fangs ready to strike at any moment.

"Please wait, sir Avalon!" The old man finally managed to react to the current situation. He wanted to save Jillian, and the best way to do so was to negotiate with Ed.

"Why should we wait? We only descended down from the tower, and yet this barbaric lady decided to attack us."

As Ed muttered 'Barbaric lady', Jillian noticed it and looked towards him. "Mmm! Mhmhm! Hmph!" Since Mehen closed her as well with his body, she couldn't say anything.

"See. Even now, she's trying to get me." Ed pointed at her while looking at the man with a face that said, 'Do you see what I mean?'

"Still, please let her go. This old man will do anything. It is my fault that she was summoned here in the first place. If she is killed, I won't be able to show my face to her father. Plus, you killed her brother, which is why she was so impulsive." The old man's eyes finally appeared. Inside of them was a glint of cunningness.

Ed noticed that glint, but was too stuck in thinking about her brother. 'Which one is it now…' Ed was trying to find a connection between Jillian's face and someone that he killed before.

"It is Letif, one of the five commanders of the Blood sect army." The old man clarified.