The Author's POV

Bang—! Bang—!

The sound of small shockwaves resounded as circular pressurized wind gales pushed outwards from the point of contact between a fist and a punching bag.

"Haa!"

Letting out a cry, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, the instep of his foot collided against the punching bag.

Bang—!

This time, a louder sound resounded as an even more powerful shockwave swept through the private training grounds.

Thump—!

Following the kick, the punching bag fell onto the floor as a large tear appeared by the side of its body. Black sand spilled out from it.

Lowering his head and staring at the punching bag below him, Jin's breathing was a bit rough.

Having spent the most part of the afternoon training, he was understandably tired.

"Thank you."

Grabbing onto a towel that a servant girl offered, Jin thanked her. Then, putting it on his face, he wiped the sweat that had accumulated on his face.

It was only after Jin was done drying up that the servant lady finally spoke up. Her tone was extremely respectful.

"Young Master, the items you requested have arrived."

"Oh?"

Jin raised his brow and stared at the servant lady. Wearing a black suit and having long blonde hair that perfectly complemented her emerald-colored eyes, she looked very beautiful. But of course, Jin wasn't in the least bit interested in her beauty.

Without saying anything, he handed the towel back and headed for his office space.

Sure enough, sitting on his desk was a large box. Walking towards the box and carefully opening it, Jin took out a pair of clean daggers.

On closer inspection, one would discover faint lines that spread throughout the set of daggers. These lines gave out a strange feeling as the mana in the air trembled slightly at its presence.

The grip of the dagger felt rather rough, but it was to ensure a proper hold. On the other hand, the main body of the dagger was extremely sharp. Just from a casual glance, Jin could tell that the daggers were extremely well-crafted.

"This should be of good use to me."

Jin nodded in satisfaction before putting the daggers away.

Ci- Clank—!

Right as he put the daggers away, the same servant lady from before entered his office space.

Bowing down slightly, she quietly stood by the side, without saying anything.

Used to such a scene, Jin didn't say anything and sat down on his desk.

Tapping onto its surface, a series of holographic images materialized before him.

Briefly looking at them for a moment, Jin turned his attention back to the servant lady and asked in a neutral tone, "If I don't recall incorrectly, you said that the Union is about to make a big announcement in the following month?"

"That is correct." The servant lady replied in a monotonous tone and proceeded to take something out from her pocket. It turned out to be a small white envelope, which she promptly handed to Jin.

"What's this?" Jin asked as he took the envelope from her hands. He sounded slightly curious.

Tearing the seal, Jin took out the letter inside the envelope and read through its contents.

"An invitation from the Union?"

"That is correct. In the wishes of the guild master, you are to participate with him in the event," the servant lady replied from the side.

"I see."

tapped his fingers on the table, unsure of what to make of

something huge was about to happen, but everyone was still

Kevin, who was now working at the Union, for information, but

contemplation, the servant

she saw his brows relax that she

thing that I

Jin said as he casually glanced at

from the Demon Hunter guild has tried to get in contact with you.

"Amanda?"

face. Then, his brows knit tightly as he quietly muttered, "She must be trying to talk to me about

of what

had spent in the guild, there was only one thing that had been annoying him to no

of demon pills. A pill that essentially acted like a devil fruit and boosted the power of whoever

much worse. The individuals who consumed the pill would be exposed to demonic energy, forcing them to crave more of

domain this last year, and essentially forced the Union and Central government to act upon it as the consequences

didn't know much about it before as he was still in the academy, but after graduating from the academy three months back, and joining the ranks of his guild, he had a

up, Jin tapped on the holographic device in

times, he gently pressed

his attention back towards his attendant,

"Would you please?"

"As you wish."

his words, the lady bowed slightly before leaving the

been working for the Horton family for over a decade, she still

Ci- Clank—!

the room that Jin turned

***

many does that

and melodious voice sounded at the

the moonlight sprinkled down on her

her eyes locked onto the building in front, her delicate

one we've found in the past month,

solemn voice replied from behind the

have become more and more rampant over the last year. All the other guilds have also tried shutting as many facilities down as possible, but as soon as one is destroyed, a new one is

quite troublesome," the girl, Amanda, replied. Then, extending her hand

body as the sound of the

a translucent arrow materialized in-between

eyes, Amanda aimed her bow

kilometer away from the warehouse, and it was deep into the night, but Amanda had no trouble staring at the building as her eyes locked

string, she softly asked, "Have you evacuated all the residents and people

be no innocent

"Okay."

confirmation, she finally

Kacha!

of a

Xiu!

projectile-like sound reverberated through the air as a blue translucent streak of

arrive at the warehouse. It reached

an inch, the arrow broke through the window with a crash, and what followed after was a tremendous explosion that shook

BOOOOM—!

air as the warehouse

her hand holding onto the bow, Amanda quietly stared

from the explosion swept past her, and her clothes and

have improved quite

the side as he stared at the

there are any survivors," Amanda said, her eyes still

"Will do."

the rooftop as he disappeared from the spot

her eyes and tried to

Vrrr— Vrrr—

do that, she felt her phone

Amanda took out her phone