CHAPTER 627

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"Demon Beast King, Orgal...."

Jin gazed at the blurry landscape beyond the steel gate.

Instead of Orgal's figure, a distorted and blurry form of space appeared.

[You disappeared two years and six months ago and appeared out of nowhere in the Great Desert. It seems like your god has hidden the remaining Plutonians somewhere here. As soon as you returned, you pushed my loyal subordinate to the brink of death...….]

"If you don't like it, come out the door right away. Thanks to him, my body has warmed up a bit."

[You've become too strong to kill right now. There is no reason for it either.]

Of course, Kinzelo had no reason to kill Jin.

There's no better hand than Jin to keep Runcandel and Zipfel in check.

Through Orgal's answer, Jin could surmise that the balance and tension between the major factions were still being maintained.

"The day will surely come when your lot will be wiped out while trying to keep the other factions in check through me."

[Considering the actions you've shown so far, that's a possibility. But don't worry, we'll prepare on our end as well.]

"Doesn't that sound more like a warning than a worry?"

[If that's how you want to interpret it, it must be quite a threat.]

"I don't know if it's because of the confidence, or if it's because you had no choice but to save that demon. But you've made a mistake again this time. You revealed that you haven't fully recovered your strength yet. Let's hope that Ranke's life was worth enough to pay for it."

There was a moment of silence.

Soon, as if there was no point in talking further, Jin turned around first.

Orgal looked at Jin's back and added these words.

[There will be many mountains for you to overcome before meeting me. I also hope you won't die during it.]

When Jin disappeared beyond the winds of chaos, the leader immediately opened a new steel door to Kinzelo's old headquarters. To the very place where Ainas and Bubare were chatting while Ranke was being attacked.

"It's the leader!"

"Oh, leader!? Why are you coming here all of a sudden?"

[Ranke was beaten by Jin.]

"What? Ranke? Jin Runcandel was there!?"

"Did Lord Ranke get hurt? By him!?"

"Ranke's not dead, is he?"

[Fortunately, he survived. Quickly gather the remaining important documents from the headquarters. And how many of those Plutonian-type golems are there?]

"Five. No, was it four?"

[Whatever it is, just you and them come through the steel gate. Issue evacuation orders to the rest of the members to their designated branches. As of now, the whole old headquarters is closed.]

"I don't know how he defeated Ranke. He would have been exhausted if he had fought Ranke, so I'd rather deal with him now."

[Jin wasn't even tired, and that's too big of a blow. Get ready quickly.]

Ainas and Bubare hastily gathered the documents. Four Plutonian-type golem also crossed the steel gate.

And while they were leaving, Jin exited the Great Desert of Mitra and started destroying all the contaminated areas in the land of the beastmen at random for twelve hours.

In the process, all the contaminated areas outside the Great Desert of Mitra were reduced to ashes, and the old headquarters of Kinzelo, which was hidden deep underground, was completely pulverized.

* * *

Vamel alliance, Tikan Free State.

Kashmir and Jin's allies were receiving reports from the seven colored peacock. The reports about the huge destruction that had taken place in the contaminated area in the land of beastmen and the old headquarter of Kinzelo.

In the beastmen area where Kinzelo's old headquarters was located, large and small battles between each faction had occurred frequently. Until about a year ago, all factions agreed to use it as a waste dump.

However, those who knew the details of those battles were actually evaluating Kinzelo as the final winner of the fight.

The Great Desert is used as a common dump, but it was managed by Kinzelo's Demon, Ranke alone. Zipfel and Runcandel failed to place personnel in the Great Desert.

Therefore, since the Great Desert was put under Ranke's management, Tikan had made constant efforts to determine what Kinzelo was doing there.

Of course, it was for Jin. 

They judged that there could be a big problem when Jin returns and he faces Ranke or some other strong person from Kinzelo as soon as he gets out of Laprarosa.

In addition, the reason why each force had so many unofficial battles in the Great Desert, even violating the ceasefire agreement, was also a problem.

If the major factions somehow found out that Jin was in Laprarosa, then they will plan to wait for his return and eliminate him.

Tikan also had to be determined and prepared.

Of course, the reason why Runcandel was obsessed with the Great Desert could have been different from Zipfel and Kinzelo.

In the first place, as soon as Jin left for closed door training, Runcandel side first spread relevant articles.

The next patriarch of Runcandel has left for the closed door training.

Therefore, unlike the other two forces, Runcandel's reason for securing the Great Desert must be for Jin's safety.

Recently, the atmosphere in Runcandel, as perceived by Tikan, had been unsettling.

To the point where Tikan judged that even Runcandel might be trying to secure the Great Desert to eliminate Jin.

The Seven Colored peacock's informants only figured out that there was a problem in the land of Beastmen, but they didn't know exactly what type of fight was going on.

"Since a large amount of lightning energy was observed... Maybe it's Lord Jin? Sir Kashmir." Valkas said.

"If that's the case, it's even better. The attacks were strong enough to devastate the entire land of Beastmen. It is more likely to be a battle between groups rather than individuals," Kashimir replied, sounding frustrated, causing Valkas and Gilly to sigh.

Even if Jin reached 10-star within 3 years, it was hard to imagine that he would destroy the entire beastmen area alone.

Besides, Ranke was there. The demon who fought numerous battles against Runcandel and Zipfel in the Great Desert and always showed an overwhelming strength.

Tikan had confirmed that Ranke had also won against the Black Knights and the Spectres.

"Furthermore, the beastmen's land and the old headquarters of Kinzelo were all destroyed...… This battle would be Kinzelo's defeat. The authority over the Great Desert will pass to the victor."

Runcandel, Zipfel.

No matter which of the two had the Great Desert, it was a greater problem than Kinzelo. Unlike Kinzelo, there will be no room for negotiation with other factions.

"Whoa, if they confirmed the existence of Laprarosa... We need to find out what they are doing."

"Worst of all, if Lord Jin is attacked as soon as he exists Laprarosa. Since we can't be certain just by discussing here, we have no choice but to go and verify ourselves."

A heavy silence descended upon the meeting room. Currently, Tikan is suffering from a severe shortage of manpower.

Thanks to Qwaul's ability, they built a perfect fortification, but Murakan was still acting as Solderet's proxy, and Misha was also sealing Elona.

Most of all, ghost castle had a problem. Currently, all of Tikan's strongest members, except for Valkas, were waiting near ghost castle.

[T/L:- Ghost castle is the base of ghost mercenaries.]

They couldn't even ask for help from Hidden palace and Nameless.

The internal injuries of Talaris, that she suffered during the Sword Emperor castle war, did not heal at all, similar to Ron's condition, and even Yona, who often visited Tikan after Jin left, had suddenly stopped contacting them.

And Tikan couldn't rule out the possibility of Yona succumbing to chaos.

"Sir Valkas, it's too dangerous for you alone. I will go to my clan and Hairan to ask for help."

"No, Gilly. Runcandel is too dangerous. It would be better to go to Hairan."

"Your Majesty!"

Someone urgently shouted and entered the meeting room.

It was Jet. And others could sweep their hearts out as soon as they saw Jet's excited expression and Jin standing behind him.

"Lord Jin!"

"My lord...!"

"Young master...!"

"Ha, ha, our lord has finally returned!"

Gilly was the first to rush over and embrace Jin. Jin comforted her for a while and smiled.

"I'm back, Gilly."

"Young master, I'm relieved to see you back safely...! But these wounds..."

The traces of battle were evident everywhere on Jin's body.

"Ah, as soon as I left Laprarosa, a guy named Ranke attacked me. I couldn't able to kill him because Orgal saved him."

At that point, everyone present in the room couldn't help but be shocked to the extent that their worries from just moments ago seemed trivial

"R-Ranke Halovice? Then, the beastmen area...… Did you really destroyed it by yourself, young master!?"

As Gilly examined Jin's body, she noticed that all the black spots of chaos had disappeared. Also, he had become noticeably stronger compared to before.

"I guess we were worrying for nothing, Kashmir."

"I guess so.... What kind of training did you undergo for three years, Lord Jin? Anyway, I'm glad you came back safely!"

"There's a lot to discuss and a lot to hear. But first, it seems I should go to the ghost castle."

On the way to the meeting room, Jin heard the story about the ghost castle from Jet.

Smarion Proch. The father of Lata and Faye, and the former leader of the ghosts, who was considered the strongest in the history of the ghost mercenary corps.

The reason why Tikan's strongest members are currently waiting near ghost castle was because his seal was on the verge of breaking.

"Let's discuss on the way there. Sir Kashmir can't leave his post, so for now, only Gilly, Sir Valkas, and I will go."

"What is this, Jin Runcandel? Did you just come back?"

Qwaul also entered the meeting room. He came to inform Kashmir about the research situation without knowing that Jin had returned.

He looked even more disheveled than before, as if his previous research had been particularly taxing.

"I believe you haven't been smoking five cigarettes at once even in the presence of the kids, Dr. Qwaul."

"Hmph, no matter how tough I am, I don't do things like that. It looks like you got things from the Plutonian tribe."

"Please analyze while I go to the ghost castle. Dr. Qwaul, I also brought some blueprints that would drive you crazy. I'll listen to the details of your research when I return."

"Oh, I see. That's great, there's an airship that I completed a month ago, so go ride it. The performance is pretty amazing. It'll serve as an answer to your research questions."

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