"I'll take you to the Hall of the Sun, Commander Colton. You'll see the patriarch there," the long-faced man said.Bear waved him down. "It's alright. I want to see the little guy first.""Um, straight to him?" The man was surprised."Yes. Urgent business. Emperor's orders, so I have to make this quick," Bear lied.The long-faced man knew Bear and how powerful his division was. After some thought, he said, "Very well. We'll oblige." Then, he and his companion led Bear to the mountains behind.A while later, Bear was led to a titanic mountain with a huge sword standing on the top. It was made of stone and stood nearly a hundred feet tall, soaring into the clouds.This was the famous Prison of Blades. Rumors had it that this place had sword energy within, something most places didn't have. The sword energy was invisible. Even Legend Realms could be hurt or killed if they were hit by it.This place was where Augustus was locked up. Bear was led closer. This was an important place f
Bear didn't have the token, of course. He had come to the Southkings' place after Nox gave him the order, so how could he have a token from the emperor? He only lied to the guards because he didn't want to hash things out with the old gits.With him at the Prison of Blades, all he had to do was go in and take the little monster out. Then he could make his way to Nox in Southtomb. He didn't care what he had to do to reach his goal. After knocking the guards out, Bear looked at the gates, muttering, "I'm here, you little monster."He went closer to the gate. Slowly, the gates yawned open, and a wave of chilly energy swarmed out. The Prison of Blades was as famous as the Cemetery of Blades. With how powerful the sword energy here was, no regular Legend Realm could come out unharmed if they underestimated it.Bear wasn't stupid enough to underestimate this place. He tensed his muscles and released a barrier of dark red energy around him the moment he walked through the gates. His clothe
His crimson barrier couldn't hold on much longer. The sword energy left a crack in the center, but Bear couldn't stop. Yet the deeper he went, the thicker the energy became.It didn't take long for his barrier to shatter, but fortunately, he got through the chamber. 'Now there's only one left.' His head was covered in sweat, and he was breathing heavily. Even his clothes looked like they were freshly taken out of a washing machine.He looked at the final chamber and plopped onto the staircase. "Damn it, I'm not going any further! If I do, it's going to kill me!" he cursed loudly. "Hey, little monster, it's me, Bear! Get out here!"Though his voice was loud, Bear received no answer, as if there was no one here. "Damn it, you little monster. Did you hear me? Get out here! This is urgent!" Bear shouted again.Still, there was no answer from the sixth chamber. That riled Bear up. "Are you deaf, or are you just ignoring me? I'm telling you, I'm here today to tell you something big! You'
Bear lied, "I told you, a better swordsman has shown up, and he wants to challenge you."Augustus didn't even raise his head and just sneered."What, you don't believe me? I've seen how he fought. Every time he swings his sword, no swordsman can even fight him. That's incredible, that is." Bear made up more stories to entice Augustus.He kept yapping until Augustus coldly said, "No one is a better swordsman than me, except for Nox. Don't try to lie to me.""Well, well, aren't you confident? Do you really think you're already at the top of the world?" Bear narrowed his eyes."Shut it. You can try me if you want to." Augustus shot Bear an icy glare, and a wave of will-of-the-sword came crashing down.Bear relented at once. "Aw, c'mon. We can talk this out. There's no need to fight. You know I'm not great at fighting. We don't have to do this," Bear said shamelessly.Since Augustus knew this was what Bear was like, he only snorted and pulled back his energy, ignoring him.Bear chu
"Are you stupid? This Southtomb trip is for the lord!" Bear cursed. He couldn't stand the obstinacy anymore."Did you just call me stupid?" Augustus' face fell.Bear flew into a rage. "And so what? I was the guy who looked after you when you followed the lord around, you ungrateful brat!"Murder flared within Augustus' eyes as he glared at Bear. If he said one more word, Augustus might stab him, but Bear wouldn't be spooked just by that.He continued cursing. "What are you glaring at? You think I can't yell at you, you little monster? I'm taking you to the lord, and you're trying to kill me? Come at me, bro. Let's see if you have what it takes."Bear spread his arms, ready for battle, but Augustus didn't attack. They were friends, after all. He only looked at Bear coldly. "Did you say you're going to see the lord?""Yeah. Why else would I come to this hellhole? I have a whole division to run, you know," Bear said angrily."You're lying! Nox died at the Ocean of Death. It's impos
"That's Nox's voice!" Augustus started sobbing like a child."See. Told you I wasn't lying!" Bear happily tucked the recording device away."Where is he?" Augustus jerked his head up and looked at Bear. "Tell me!""I told you, he's in Southtomb. The Regals' place. Come with me, and you can see him. There's only one problem—you're in chains. What should we do about that?" Bear muttered, staring at the chains.Augustus sneered. "You think mere chains can keep me locked up?" An invisible, powerful wave of sword energy burst forth. It soared like a dragon, and all the sword energy in the prison was suppressed, as if they were seeing their king.Something cracked. Augustus tensed up, and all the chains binding him broke."Damn. Did you get more powerful?" Bear's eyes twinkled. "Man, you are a monster. Almost as talented as the lord."After Augustus broke free of his fetters, he raised his right hand. Coldly, he said, "Come, my sword."Something clanked. A golden sword came flying ou
They came to the exit and saw the guards who Bear knocked unconscious. Coldly, they looked at them. "Why don't we ask them?"Augustus grunted. Bear shot two flashes of light at the knocked-out guards. A while later, they woke up. Bear grinned. "Rise and shine.""Commander Colton, you attacked us? Unbelievable!""We'll…"The guards were about to take out their weapons, but someone coughed. Stunned, they looked around only to see a figure in white."Master Augustus!""Greetings, Master Augustus!" Scared, the guards' legs buckled, and they went on their knees.Augustus looked at them quietly, his gaze icy.One of the guards asked carefully, "H-How did you get out, Master Augustus?""Do you really think anyone can stop me if I want to get out?" Augustus asked.The guards gulped, almost choking on themselves. 'Of course, no one can. You're an unparalleled genius. We couldn't stop you even if we wanted to.'"I have something to ask, and I want honest answers. Do you hear me?" Augu
Ever since Nox took over their manor, the Regals' place was dilapidated. The gash on the entrance left the once-resplendent place in shambles.The Regals had departed. No one dared stay in this place. Even Nathan led his men away. Only Nox and his corpse titan were left.In the great hall, Nox was checking the text from Bear. He said the little one was on his way to Southtomb, and they had found out who Arthur was.'So, these people would marry Melania to a branch family member just to have a connection with the Southkings?' Nox smirked."No wonder I've never heard of him. So, he's a branch family trash." Nox set this matter aside and tucked his phone away. He then went into meditation.He was waiting for Drago's return. That guy had the bracelet he needed, after all. Just when he was about to enter his meditative state, the door creaked open. A beautiful woman came in bearing tea—she was Melania.Melania was wearing a long dress with lace adorning its hem. Like a servant, she pl