Chapter 718 Display of Power, and Meetings Under the Radar [Monthly Bonus 1]

Chapter 718 Display of Power, and Meetings Under the Radar [Monthly Bonus 1]

"..."

A Display of Power.

That was what Evan had just done.

He obliterated one of the Cudjour Mountains with his breath attack, and before closing his mouth, he exhaled a stream of magic power, allowing everyone with sharp senses to know.

That what he had just done, was not his full power.

Evan had been looking for a perfect moment to show the world a glimpse of just how strong he really was; hence why he wanted to fight Rodald.

"Surrender, Rodald Kuhagan."

The boy spoke with an eerily calm voice, his eyes glowing with light as he once again exhaled, releasing the excess magic power which had accumulated in his body due to his dragon heart momentarily going on overdrive.

"Or the next one...would NOT miss."

"..."

A blatant threat.

Rodald understood what Evan meant by this.

Destroying the mountain had given Evan a clear view of Todbury, a state with hundreds of thousands of Wolfen Citizens still living in it.

He was telling the man that if he did not call for a surrender, he would unleash another breath attack which would be aimed at the state.

Rodald was confident he could block the attack, but the issue here was that he did not know how many more times Evan could fire it off.

He did not judge Evan with normal standards, and sensing the boy constantly exhaling magic power with each breath, he could tell that energy was not a problem for Evan.

'If I continued fighting him, and he fired one of those and it hit a city faster than I can block it...!'

Rodald could almost see the scene of carnage that would follow.

'No, there would not be carnage. That's only possible if there's anything left...that attack would pulverize the city...'

He did not know if Evan would really kill tens of thousands without hesitation, but he did not want to test the boy's limits with Wolfen Citizens on the line.

Just when he was internally surpassing his defiance to surrender, Evan uttered a line he could not ignore.

"I am capable of curing Zakaria's corruption."

"?! How do you...?!"

Lightning burst from the man's body in response to his emotions, but he quickly calmed himself when he remembered the situation. Evan applauded his control and fished out something from his inventory—the reason why he was away for the past three days.

"By itself, it's not enough to cure the Corruption caused by a High-Rank Demon's demonic energy, but coupled with the 'Blessing of Light' skill, it'd do the trick."

"..."

Rodald thought about his friend who was suffering even now as he looked at the 'mass of divine power' in Evan's hand before gritting his teeth and speaking.

"...I surrender."

"Tell that to the soldiers on the ground as well."

Evan calmly replied as he retracted his energy and then dismissed his Imperial Scales, whilst maintaining his Draconic Mode and his BoD state.

'I should get to Liz soon...'

His gaze then turned towards the foreign spies in the shadows and he raised a brow at them, as if asking 'What are you still doing there?'.

All of them instantly got the hint and within a minute they all ran away, scampering towards their masters with reports about Evan's power—just like the boy wanted.

'International Influence Plan Phase 1-Complete.'

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Rodald Kuhagan's sudden call for surrender was surprising but not unexpected. He was not the only one who had the concern of Evan launching a breath attack at Todbury.

The other Generals were also scared of this so when they heard Evan's words and then Rodald suddenly surrendering, they understood his reasoning.

Logically, they accepted it, but emotionally, they were defiant.

However, when the 'Living Legend' of the Country, Sir Esoti, suddenly sent out a message to all the Generals, they shut out those emotions quickly.

Sometime during the whole aftermath of the battle, Evan, Beluar and Rodald disappeared, leaving nothing but a short message to Amiyah and Lierin.

[Handle things here, reinforcements will be coming soon.]

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Unknown Location

Capital City Askal

GEE

July 10th

Year 1053

"Mother."

Hannah Wilson smiled at her son, before glancing around at all the other powerhouses in the room. Behind her, a man with short blonde hair with a face Isaac found all too familiar entered the room.

'No...that's not Rudeus.'

Such a thought crossed the Emperor's mind as he gazed up at the Former Emperor of the GWE, Derrick Hayes.

"Good, the old man's here. All that's left is our dear Princess."

As if on cue, the last spatial gate opened, and a floating orb emerged from within. A surge of magical energy emanated from its core, scanning each individual present before it pivoted and hurtled toward Evan at supersonic speeds.

The boy raised his hands and caught it, before bursting into laughter, much to the surprise of everyone present.

"Evan, if you call me up on such short notice next time, I'd sucker punch you in the face."

A voice chimed in, heralding the arrival of its owner.

Stepping forth was a teenage girl, her chestnut tresses cascading in a neat ponytail. Her piercing blue eyes bore a Mystic Symbol akin to Evan and David's.

"Nice to see you too, Laurene."

Evan quipped, earning a tongue click from the girl. With a nonchalant wave, Laurene effortlessly reclaimed Venus, guiding it back into her grasp.

From the spatial gate behind her emerged Luke and ten of the GWE's Living Legends, accompanied by a Sovereign who all bowed respectfully upon seeing Derrick.

"Laurene, it's been a while."

Derrick acknowledged the Legends with a nod before walking up to his granddaughter, his arms spread out for a hug. However, to his astonishment, the girl ignored him like he wasn't even there, heading straight for David.

A tense silence fell over the gathering, broken only by Evan's laughter as he caught sight of Derrick's bewildered expression.

He was the only person here who understood why Laurene had causally ignored her grandfather and opted to go to David instead.

"I wonder, which one are you, Dear Princess."

"I could ask you the same."

Laurene and David faced each other in a silent confrontation, radiating an invisible aura that kept others from interfering.

Some looked to Evan, confused as to why the other two Heroes appeared hostile with one another but the boy ignored their gazes.

Laurene and David continued their standoff for another 30 seconds before the girl suddenly smiled and spoke.

"Good, you're the actual one."

"Huh?"

David was caught off guard when she suddenly said this, but it was then he noticed the subtle change of in the symbol in her eyes.

"Stage 3?!"

"Huh? Laurene's on Stage 3?"

Evan teleported behind Laurene and peeked over her shoulders to look at her eyes while she silently flicked his forehead.

"What? Never seen a Stage 3 M̷̰͋ÿ̴̦ș̷̃ẗ̵̟ǐ̶̼c̷͇̃ ̶͚̆E̵̖̊y̷̬͝è̶͕ before?"

"I have. Every morning in the Mirror."

After such a reply to her question, Evan patted her on the head and continued.

"Congratulations on becoming a Grandmaster. Now all that's left is to become an Epic before the Year 1055."

"..."

Everyone who heard Evan's words looked at him like he was some kind of madman, Laurene and David included.

He just told her to go from Level 300 to 500 in less than 2 years...it was absurd.

"Not everyone is as ridiculous as you are."

However, Evan only smiled lightly and that smile made Laurene feel chills. Her instincts warned her that Evan was capable of making his words a reality, and the means he was going to employ would not favour her at all!

"Oy! Evan, what are you plan-"

"Anyway! Everyone's here now."

Evan casually interrupted Laurene and teleported to the centre of the room, before setting down a magic projector and powering it on.

Laurene wanted to find out what Evan had in store for her, but the boy had suddenly commenced the meeting, knowing fully well she would not interrupt him.

The magic projector displayed the map of the Alpha continent and all eyes turned towards it, with focus placed on the sports which were marked with red circles.

"This would basically be a repeat of 'Operation Synchro' which was used against Dominik Velak in Cheverton last year.

But this time, there'd be a slight difference."

Evan projected a list of names; the names of the cities, towns, states and countries circled on the map as he spoke.

"This time, we'd be simultaneously hitting Demonic Hand bases, across the entire continent."

"This...is Operation Synchro 2.0."