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After taking the Pom of Vitality from the Sun Temple, Raven didn't hesitate to exit the place.

He seemingly appeared out of nowhere but in truth, it was the Sun Temple that is hidden in plane sight. And since he exited the Sun Temple, he merely returned to the outside. Raven wasted no time despite his exhaustion. He rode the Spatial Abode and set the coordinates for automatic travel.

From the East, Raven travelled straight towards West using the Spatial Abode.

The Great Wilderness where the Final Haven Kingdom is falls under the general direction of west so Raven was making his way towards that place.

That being said, even though he's really missing home and wants to come back, there is one more errand that he as to finish.

Raven had taken a route that will take him to the Center of the Grand Ancestral Plane. This will be his final destination before he could eventually come home.

He of course hadn't forgotten about his deal with the old man. He gave him his word that he will help with the plane's problem, and Raven had no plans on turning his back against a promise.

It just so happens that this errand is of an outmost importance as well. It deals with a problem that had been troubling the whole plane for a very long time already. He just couldn't ignore it after knowing everything, specially considering the fact that the source of the problem was the same entity that he wanted to purge for quite some time now.

Vit'hum.

This Pale Bastard had been the headache of not only the kingdom but of the whole plane for ages already. It is due time to end its existence. But in order to do that, he must be careful.

As a being that had lived for a very long time, he assumed that Vit'hum is not an idiot. Since it is being worshipped as the God of the Black Curtain Guild, it is obvious that its intelligence is nothing to scoff at either.

Its power remains unquestioned as well. Vit'hum is a Dragon Kin. He might've been born as a hybrid but the blood of overgrown lizards flows through its vein. Even if its growth was stunted, the strength it possess is something that is lethal to the kingdom. Therefore, Raven had to device a plan that would enable him to kill the bastard once and for all.

Raven had never faced Vit'hum before nor seen it in the first place. Raven had an image in mind but of course he couldn't be so certain, either way whatever this Vit'hum might look like, it doesn't matter since it needs to die.

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The travel towards the Center will take some time.

Travelling there normally has its own merits as well.

For one, it provides him ample time to raise his strength. If he could at least step into Late-stage Golden Knight Realm, that would be beneficial.

Another thing is that the old man's act needed some time as well. Before he left for the Sun Temple, he had given the old man some instructions. He told him to convince the Pale Bastard to believe that the plane's getting weaker and weaker, this was done to get the full attention of the bastard. Raven told the consciousness to do it slow in order to work, and if the old man went according to the plan then there's no need to rush there at all.

On top of this, Raven also has to raise his Alchemy expertise in this period of time.

It is not like he didn't have faith that Richard will reach the appropriate stage to concoct the medicine needed for in-laws. In fact, he had faith on Richards hard work and trusted him to uphold his promise. But of course, no one could really tell what will happen. Raven just wanted to cover all of his basis, and it's not like he won't benefit from doing this in the long run.

Finally, the most important reason why he wanted to travel there normally, is because he wanted to defeat his 50th enemy at the Palace Grounds.

True to Raven's disposition, he never missed out on any opportunity to strengthen himself, thus his adventures and battles inside the Crown Space never ceased as well.