Chapter 359 The Return

"Hey, is it true that they are returning today?" A voice in the crowd said.

"Not they, it's only the boss, the others are going to return later it seems." Another voice said.

A huge crowd was gathered in the center of the territory, at the very front were Greenie and some other powerful groups of the territory. They were all gathered for one reason, to welcome Reign back.

Greenie and Reign communicated daily and Reign had of course notified them that he was coming back today, immediately Greenie went out and spread the news. As soon as the people heard that Reign was coming back, they all quickly gathered in the center in order to welcome him back. Weeks had passed ever since Reign and the others had disappeared, finally, at least he was coming back.

Suddenly a brilliant flash of light appeared in the center before the figure of Reign appeared in the center. Greenie immediately sprung forward to hug Reign as the others all cheered for his return.

Reign shook his head as Greenie hugged him, the sight of the giant ogre hugging the 1.85-meter-tall Reign was a bit comical as Greenie needed to bend over a bit in order to do so.

"Alright, alright, that's enough man, I'm good." Reign gently pushed Greenie off himself before exchanging pleasantries with the others who had gathered in the center. It was obvious that everybody was in high spirit and even some elves could be seen amongst them. Aelrinder was amongst the elves, it seemed that Greenie not only told the people in the territory that Reign was returning but the others as well.

Of course, among the people inside the territory, there were some that were confused about what was happening. Many newcomers had arrived in Doncaster after Reign and the others disappeared, some came from other safe zones that could be found nearby, while others had arrived from afar.

The giant tree that Reign had created a connection with shook gently after Reign arrived. The tree was actually the reason why so many people had come here. It could be seen from miles away as it was bigger than any tree in the area, not to mention the fact that the whole tree shone with brilliant gold color.

A large number of people arrived in Doncaster from afar as they believed that the tree was definitely located somewhere where great treasures could be found, and well, they weren't wrong, except for the fact that any benefits that could be reaped in Doncaster were gone as Reign and the others took them all.

The people that arrived here were shocked to find a huge safe zone where many people were present. Amongst the people were also elves, and for many, it was the first time seeing elves. Orcs as well could be seen walking through the streets and mingling with people, some groups immediately took out their weapons as they thought monsters had somehow managed to get through the shield that protected the safe zone. Those groups were quickly calmed down by the residents who explained to them that they were in an alliance with a group of orcs who were friendly to humans and that there was no need to be scared of them.

Of course not all the people who came here had good intentions, there were many groups that wanted to take over the territory, and those people were taken care of by one of the many powerful groups in Doncaster.

If the enemy was too strong or if there were not enough groups, however, Greenie would personally take care of them. Ever since Greenie went through the first evolution, his strength was undeniable. Even when a group of 20 level 40 players arrived in Doncaster and tried to make trouble, he easily took care of them without needing to use his weapon.

The groups that settled in Doncaster however were shocked to find out that Greenie was actually not the leader and that he belonged to a group of 6 more people, each as powerful as him or stronger. Many had heard that today was the day the leader of the territory was returning, after seeing his appearance however many grew a bit doubtful of his strength, it wasn't that Reign looked weak or anything like that, it was simply the fact that when put next to the big ogre he seemed a bit lacking in ferociousness and power.

His aura, however, was unmistakable, all of the more powerful people felt a shudder when looking at Reign, it didn't matter if he was stronger than Greenie or not, they knew that he was someone nobody could afford to mess with.

Magokur was amongst the group as well, together with a couple of ferocious orcs that looked much stronger compared to normal orcs. After his territory was included in the safe zone, Magokur was able to establish a portal that connected the great orc empire in his world and Earth. With the help of the portal and the people from his empire, he was able to get a batch of powerful orcs that would help him.

Orcs and well, monsters in general also needed to fight against other monsters and humans in order to gain exp and level up. Magokur was able to establish a couple of squads thanks to the new batch of soldiers and send them out to hunt and become more powerful.

Aelrinder especially could feel how powerful Reign had become. He was also on the verge of going through the first evolution and only had a little bit more to do in order to finish his last mission. He clenched his fist as he thought of how powerful he will become after the evolution, he had fought side by side with Reign before and knew just how powerful the man was, but the feeling he gave off this time was much more intense and dangerous.

"Where's Elijah and his team?" Reign suddenly asked as he looked around. Every powerful team of the territory was here, some old faces like Neil and Cameron and their teams, and there were some new faces as well, some were alright while some were quite powerful as well.

"They went to the grassland to hunt, they should be arriving soon," Greenie said as he starched the back of his head. That team was always a handful for him, even though Elijah was a calm and collected leader and they were all quite strong, the team had a knack for getting into trouble and sometimes taking too long to come back.

"Boss, bad news!" Suddenly a shout could be heard from the crowd. Everyone quickly created some space for a girl to pass.

"Hmmm, what happened?" Reign asked the girl who looked at him in confusion.

"Lin, this is Reign, my master and the leader of the territory," Greenie said to the girl whose eyes opened wide. She stuttered a bit before gulping and continuing with her words.

"Elijah has just sent a signal for help, they're in the town, but their location seems to be very close to the place where we had speculated the draif's base was." As the girl finished her sentence the area was shrouded in silence. The draif leader was a powerful enemy that they hadn't been able to defeat yet, even when multiple groups came together and tried to take him down, the annoying monster would simply fly off with the rest of his brethren and settle in a new location.

The draifs had started becoming restless lately and there were multiple attacks by them. Since Reign wanted to keep the draif leader as the most powerful boss in the area in order to make others feel a bit of pressure and strive to defeat him, Greenie didn't deal with the problem, he simply let the players do what they thought was best in this situation.

The players knew that this was something Reign and the others did deliberately in order to temper them, nobody complained as they didn't want to be saved and taken care of by others the whole time. But unfortunately, the draif leader was simply too cautious and tricky to deal with for now.

"Gather some groups and-" Before Greenie could finish his sentence he stopped as Reign had put his hand up and motioned for him to stay quiet.

"I'll go, show me where the location of the signal came from." The girl nodded to Reign before showing him a map of the area. The map was something that only became available after Reign had conquered the area and on it, Reign could see a red dot blinking.

"Alright, I'll be back with those guys quickly." Reign smiled before disappearing from the spot. A trail of lightning was left in his path as he ran toward the place where Elijah and the others were currently at.

The crowd simply shrugged their shoulders before slowly dispersing, they knew how powerful Reign was and there was no way the draif leader would pose any kind of threat to him. The other groups that didn't know about Reign however were shocked, the speed Reign showed right now was above anything they had seen before and nobody was able to even see his movements before he disappeared.