225 Buying time (1/2)

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”By the way, who's that impressive Young Lad at the Western Area?”

Everyone was confused when they heard King Alexander's question. Everyone tried looking towards the same direction but seen nothing worth to notice.

”You won't see him by looking.” King Alexander said as he saw them looking towards the western direction. ”My senses are better that yours so I'm able to see him.”

Luna who was in his embrace was struck with a sudden idea. She quickly looked up and said: ”What does he look like, Father?”

Alexander squinted his eyes and said: ”Hmm, I'll show you instead.”

Suddenly, the King's eyes glowed with golden light. In front of him, a screen of light formed and showed an overhead view of the situation at the Western Area.

There was a young man wearing an all black attire. He had a waist length hair that has turquoise tips and gathered by a rubber band in a high ponytail. His face was definitely handsome even when it was exuding a chilling expression. He held a massive hammer which he swing like some stick.

As soon as they saw this, the crowd's eyes bulged and exclaimed: ”Avi/Raven/Young Hero!?”

”Hm? Avi? Raven? Young Hero? What's this all about?” Alexander asked in a curious tone.

”He is my boy, Your Majesty.” Luis stepped forward and saluted, ”His name is Vendrick, but we call him either Avi or Raven.”

The King wanted to ask more questions but they were interrupted by the sudden change in the feed.

Raven's energy spiked as held his enormous hammer using both arms and did a powerful swing. As the hammer made contact with the ground, a large chunk of the land rose. Sharp rocks pierced through the bodies of the people he was facing, yet he still wasn't done.

He jumped high and spun vertically, he smashed the ground once again with a force even greater than the rest. Suddenly, an arm-shaped pillar forming a closed fist, descended from the sky and smashed his enemies into a meat pastes.

”Impressive.” The King praised, ”He's facing against 300 people from Black Curtain Guild alone but he isn't fazed. He even overwhelmed them with nothing but brute strength.”

”300 people!?” The crowd exclaimed to themselves. They looked incredously at the screen and checked if the King's estimations were correct. It might not have been clear but there's clearly more than a hundred people in there. Some were shaking in their boots as they witness how he was demolishing their ranks with ease, some were out cold and some were smashed into meat pastes.

”W-who are you?” One of the men from the Black Curtain Guild asked while trembling.

”Obviously someone who's stopping you from invading our home.” Raven non-chalantly replied as he swung his hammer on his shoulder.

”Y-you! Don't get in our way! Or else there would be consequences!!”

”Oh please.” Raven sneered, ”Try not to at least stutter or tremble in fear while you say those words. You're convincing no one, you know?”

The invading forces went silent after hearing that. They didn't speak any further, instead their eyes are watching him closely, fearing that he might move once again.

”It was really a good thing that I decided to check the other areas aside from the southern part. If I didn't do so, then you guys might've been able to successfully infiltrate our home and build a base inside. It'll be another Mort Family all over again if that happens. It had been a pain in the ass to eradicate them so I wouldn't want another one to show up.”

Raven said, but it was like he was talking to himself instead.

The King's eyes narrowed as he heard this. He looked at his subordinates and saw them fidgeting, it seems that many things happened while he was gone. He decided to have a long and nice chat with them later.