This came as a massive blow to Ares, who thought his attainment of King Class would bring him within reach of Zeke.

It did not occur to him that Zeke would have reached Ultimate Class while this was happening.

The difference in the strength of each class spanned a world apart, and that meant that he had been cast far behind.

“Do not be disheartened,” Zeke said. “It was your incapacity that delayed your progression. With my help, it would only be a matter of time before you attain Ultimate Class.”

“Thank you, Great Marshal!”

Ares cupped his hands respectfully.

“I-Is this... Lacey?”

Only now did Ares notice the unconscious Lacey.

He went up to her immediately and held her hand in his. “What happened to her?”

Zeke responded with a look of guilt, “Forgive me. I failed to protect Lacey and allowed her to come to harm. Now, she's in a coma. But don't worry. I'll make her well again, no matter the cost.”

“Wait.” Ares closed his eyes as he clasped her hand tightly. “T-This feels oddly familiar. It's dark energy. D*mn it! How did Lacey become afflicted by this?”

Zeke was taken slightly aback.

He assumed that the dark energy Ares spoke of must be related to the negative energy that hailed exclusively from Netherworld.

Could Ares' familiarity with this dark energy suggest that he had prior contact with people from there?

Zeke promptly followed up on his hunch. “Were you in contact with anyone from Netherworld, Ares?”

“Netherworld?” Ares asked. “Could that be where that person hailed from?”

“Who's this person you're referring to?” Zeke pressed.

“When I was gravely ill, a mysterious person with a ghostly visage came to me,” Ares explained. “He told me that if I would be willing to join his side, they could not only reconstitute my body and bring me back to life but also forcefully boost my prowess many-fold.”

He continued, “Us Thisletons have been servants of Eurasia for generations, so how could I, as an Archduke and a representative of our country, possibly join up with some unorthodox organization? I rejected them on the spot but never could I have expected that they might try to take me by force. Fortunately, someone's entry then caused that mysterious person to quietly slink away.”

That drew a frown from Zeke. “You've been in a coma all this time, so how were the both of you able to communicate?”
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