On this day, an incredible occurrence took place in the area towards the east of Lanthanor, where there were a few isolated villages that weren't under the rule of any Kingdom.
As the farmers and animal herders looked up, they saw an incredible sight that they wouldn't forget.
The mountain that was known by everyone as the place that people went to die, actually revealed its top.
No one could remember a time when the top hadn't been covered with clouds, and even though some found this a little bit strange, they let it go, thinking that it might just be an oddity in nature.
However, today, they saw that their suspicions were right.
As the clouds shimmered and disappeared, many could swear that they had gone crazy.
This was because, instead of a mountain, they saw…something else.
It was the kids who remembered the most, as many adults fainted as soon as they saw this sight.
Only the kids, who had limitless imagination and weren't bounded by earthly belief, kept watching and branded the image into their minds.
If they were asked, they would have told people stuff from myths and legends, which no one would have believed.
It might have made a sensation across Angaria, because it wasn't possible for multiple people to have the same delusion.
If…it had a chance.
The problem was that it didn't.
For one thing, the phenomenon lasted only all of 5 seconds, after which the clouds returned.
For another, all of the villages in the surrounding area were visited by strange men who were carrying devices which they used to test everyone.
Of course, even this fact was somehow forgotten the next day, as the netizens only had the vague recollection that someone had visited.
All this was only later found out by Daneel, who didn't know that he was causing such a large-scale disaster when he decided to vent and show his expertise.
After he was begged by the envoy whose name he didn't remember, Daneel had half a mind to take advantage of the situation.
After all, they needed him, and it wasn't like they would kill him after going to so much trouble to recruit him.
However, a notification from the system put an end to this thought.
[Backup Formation Activating in 5 seconds. Grade of Backup Formation exceeds what the system can handle. Please upgrade system/requisite tools if host wishes to find breakage points for backup formation.]
Well, he had no choice.
Hence, acting every bit like the arrogant master he was supposed to be, he decided to make full use of the 5 seconds.
"Humph. I already warned you once. You wanted to test me, right? Oh, please, I LOVE tests! Give me some more! How about I deactivate your core defensive formation next? Or how about I move on to something simpler, but more practical? How about the formation you use to keep running water supplied to all the houses here? Then, you can tell your staff that they can't go to the bathroom because their leader wanted to put a test! And of course, because he uses someone else to apologize for him…"
Daneel was speaking quickly, so he hadn't bothered to look up.
However, now that he did, he saw the other reptilian being in the room turn towards him.
As he did so, he wondered, for once, whether he had gone overboard.
This was because those eyes with vertical pupils had such an expression of panic in them, which was followed by a desire to kill.
It was brief, but Daneel detected it.
And during that moment, he knew that all his countermeasures wouldn't have worked.
All his plans, all his capabilities would be NOTHING if this reptilian man decided to kill him at this moment.
Thankfully, the moment passed, and the bloodlust was replaced by an amiable expression.
"Sir, I do apologize. Please reactivate it."
"About time."
Right now, Daneel was just about ready to pee in his pants, as he couldn't remember another time he had been this terrified.
Even that grey robed man hadn't been this scary, but that was probably because he had Marcus to fall back on.
Now, he was alone, with no safety net.
Thankfully, the King of Lanthanor managed to take a firm grip of his emotions.
After all, this wasn't the first time he had to deal with a moment of certain death and act normal.
And besides, if he didn't do so, certain death might be around the corner anyway.
So, somehow, he continued the act, and made the needles disappear, making it look like they wouldn't have disappeared anyway as soon as the backup formation turned on.
As they saw through the open window that the clouds were present again, both of the reptilians sighed with relief.
It was only now that Daneel was able to notice that the one who had just terrified him looked older, from the way his scales looked to be a different color, and also the hunched back.
Also, he had a certain…air about him, as if he was-sure about himself.
"System, Champion-level?
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