The whole world watched as Elian detonated the spies from another world. And though they all revealed monstrous appearances afterward, the sight of the Tyrant brutally skewering people had been burned in everyone’s minds.
"Stil," Elian called.
The wolf knelt low and answered, "Yes, my Tyrant."
"Moving forward. Execute any foreign agent in our lands. I don’t care where they are from. Work with Yearns. Kill them all."
"Yes, my Tyrant."
It was an extre order. Yet no one could contest its results. If any world wanted diplomacy, hiding in the shadows was not the way. That was the sole ssage Elian wanted the world to know.
The humans with Katri shivered in terror. Suddenly the 3-ter golem in front of them ceased to be a hero and only looked like a monster. An unsheathed blade that forever sought its next target.
"Charade, human."
Just when the world held its breath, Elian transford from his golem form to Elian Reed. The tall, handso, white-haired beefcake who had enough charisma to light up a skyscraper.
The humans cald down a bit seeing the change. Especially when a figure ran toward the Tyrant and threw herself into his arms.
"Darling, I did as you asked. Give my reward..." Bianca asked in a spoiled manner.
Elian made a goofy grin and kissed his woman affectionately. If one only considered such monts, Elian Reed looked like any loving husband. But sadly, that was only one such facet of him.
"I’ll get you the heads of the crows; how does that sound?"
The chilling statent made even Charlotte and Silas draw back. But Bianca simply thought for a mont and answered in an equally unhinged manner.
"It is a start, but I want more," she added.
"Bear with for now, darling; I promise everything will be as you will it."
Bianca made a loving smile as she buried herself deeper into Elian’s embrace. And in the next mont, the gears of fate would be set in motion.
[Alert: The Earth Faction: Weapons of Valestra has issued an Earth-wide quest: Get the head of every Crow you find.]
[Quest Giver: Elian Reed
World: Earth
Details: The Crows have betrayed my woman. I want their heads. Get one and trade it for either a customized weapon or piece of armor. The more you get, the better your reward.
Locations: Crestfall City.
Ti limit: N/A
Reward: Armor and Weaponry on par with those given to Silas Dornevale.
Failure Penalty: N/A
Accept? Yes | No.]
When the quest notified every system user on Earth, it was easy to know what would happen. Especially after demonstrating the vast difference in the performance of Valestra armor against even those used by the Ascendancy.
Katri, Charlotte, and Silas all grimaced at the quest. Each couldn’t help but give his or her own thoughts about what had happened.
"Sigh. It is quite easy to think Elian is nothing but a fool. But seeing this, every demonstration he has done was all for this mont, wasn’t it?"
"Yes. While I agree that the Crows have done their fair share of backstabbing, hardly anyone still alive today has not used their services in the past. Their influence is just too great."
Silas rubbed his temples as he observed the armor adorning his body. "I wouldn’t be so sure. Many breakers consider themselves superior to those from the Ascendancy. They always bla the gear we own. Now that they can level the playing field..."
"Well, one thing is for certain. Crows are going to be hunted by the thousands." Ned fixed his eyeglasses before continuing. "Many are already fed up with the Big Three. The number that will join us just to spite them will be many."
The people present had no idea how drastic the changes coming would be. But Elian was not yet done. He walked back to the corpses of the spies and picked up one of them. The Tyrant then moved to present it to the caran with Katri.
"To anyone who still believes monsters stay in dungeons, ti to wake up." Crushing the corpse’s skull in his hand, Elian gestured to the others. "The Big Three have lied to you. The dungeons are not magic beings but aliens. They’re aliens who have co to invade Earth."
The people gasped at Elian’s reveal. All this ti, dungeons were accepted in Earth’s culture, but their understanding was built on lies. And today was the day everything the Big Three built would co tumbling down.
"The Big Three joined an intergalactic war over five decades ago. They have reaped the benefits and used them to lord over all of you. That ends today. Like cowards, they stagnated the growth of humanity."
Elian pulled a corpse out of his Living tal inventory. It was a crustacean-humanoid hybrid, the Tidal Swarm Tyrant, Tide That Roars.
"The invasion that occurred just yesterday, the one where the Big Three all abandoned Crestfall City, is the reality you face. To them, leaving millions to die rather than risking their Breakers dying is the only logical outco."
He then gripped the skull so hard that it shattered. The image was visceral, horrific, and cruel. But, like an actor in the middle of a performance, Elian didn’t stop.
"But I am different. I do not run. I do not hide. I will face these bastards head-on and kill them. You all watched as I did it. Soon the other dungeons in the world will break out, not because of mana, but because the ti for the alien invasion has arrived."
Tide’s corpse dropped to the ground with a loud thud. Elian then stomped on what was left of the dead Tyrant’s head flat.
"When that ti cos, where will you be? If you have any delusions of a safe haven, wake the hell up. Monsters walk among you, just as they do here. Your protectors are in bed with them for benefits."
Elian then stomped. When he did, every single tallic being surrounding him began to ripple; those still made of flesh cooed and shouted. For this one mont, an exhilarating electricity filled the air. Every human in Crestfall gulped in nervousness.
"But we are different. My army, the Weapons of Valestra, has a single purpose. We will butcher every dungeon on Earth, then we will invade them. If you have lost soone, felt marginalized, or disregarded, co to . I will give you strength."
Charlotte, Katri, Ned, and Silas held their breath. Despite being the closest allies of the Tyrant, they weren’t aware of what he intended to do.
"Bianca, did your husband take acting classes or sothing? Why didn’t he say any of this to us? He is dropping bomb after bomb!"
"It’s brilliant. Every mission. Every quest. It builds up to this reveal. Be it to rebel, run away, or just desire strength, people will co in droves."
"I get what my brother is doing, but would it work? Elian and I were at the bottom of the food chain; I get why he is saying all this, but would those people grab the chance?"
Silas chuckled as he gazed at the Tyrant before him. "I think that in itself is a test, Mr. Patel. Those who co will be of exceptional will. The Tyrant is purposely inviting the oppressed and fanning their rage. Humans, at the end of the day, are emotional."
Bianca, the Witch of the Frozen Night, could only marvel at her lover. He always stressed that he would get vengeance for her. She thought it was only the re words of an idealist. But the current situation was a revolution baked into a single broadcast.
And Elian still was not done.
The man of the hour took out four large monster cores and threw them into a giant pile. He then added two even larger ones with reverence and care.
Those who saw the cores gasped. Elian’s inner circle, in particular, was flabbergasted. These cores connected them all to Bianca and Elian. They approached Silas for information, Charlotte for assault teams, and Katri to form the guild.
In that mont, all of them could think of only one thing.
"Just how long ago was Elian Reed planning this?"
Amidst the confusion, Elian’s face lightened; he extended his hand and gazed at Bianca. She flew toward him and threw herself into his embrace.
"I do not sever ties with the Big Three only because of those reasons. For , it is a far more personal one. Decades ago, my most beloved person, Bianca Valestra, was hunted down and left to die. All that I do are the actions of a vindictive lover, a hurt husband."
He then tucked a lock of hair behind Bianca’s ear.
"They hard my family. Thus, I will kill them all. This is our formal declaration. Crestfall City declares itself independent of the human Guilds and shall be my ho. We will not stop here. We will co to your cities with the sa promise."
Bianca, please bring back Sunny and her family.
The Witch who blushed scarlet nodded ekly and ignited the air around them. The fires consud the cores and began to form large silhouettes of gigantic birds. The Fla Swallows in the audience all knelt in respect. The majesty of the Phoenixes was oppressive.
The Tyrant of Averignis returned to the land of the living, her eyes growing wide upon seeing her family. She studied the situation and found Elian, Bianca, and the humans with recording equipnt.
"You have been very busy, little Tyrant. I am intrigued."
Undaunted, Elian simply nodded. "I only did what was expected of . Aunt-in-law, please give what I’m owed."
Sunny gazed at the caraman beside Katri and the people at the edge of the field. She made a wide smile and agreed.
[Alert: quest: Save Sunny’s family has been completed.]
Details: Save Averignis’ Anchor (1) and Knights (4).
Reward: Allegiance of Averignis]
While the whole world watched, Sunny lowered her head to Elian and issued a Crucible-wide declaration.
[Crucible Wide Broadcast: The Tyrant of Averignis has pledged allegiance to the Earth Tyrant Candidate Elian Reed. Should Elian Reed successfully ascend as Earth’s Tyrant, all assets and outcos of Averignis shall now be entwined with the fate of Earth.]
It was short. But anyone who saw the ssage knew, the old world had already ended, and a new one had begun.
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