The Author's POV

A day after the shocking announcement made by the Union, a bustling atmosphere filled the whole human domain as everyone went to their local Union branch and signed up for the upcoming tournament that was going to be held in two days.

Everyone, be it young or old, wanted to participate. Some were a bit hesitant about joining when they heard that they couldn't leave, but the Union suddenly released another piece of news which assuaged everyone's fears.

Whoever participated in the conference and performed well would be able to join the Union as an honorary member. Not just that, they got to enjoy the benefits of being part of the Union without actually being tied down with it.

It was then that those who were initially reluctant no longer hesitated and signed up for the tournament.

"So you've also got invited."

Standing below one of the Union branches, basking beneath the warm sunlight, was Kevin.

With the gentle sunlight enveloping his features, his crimson eyes shined brightly, making him look especially handsome.

Wooosh—

Suddenly, a nice breeze brushed past his body, freshening his mind.

"Congratulations."

At the moment, he was talking to someone on the phone. The person was none other than Emma, who shared the news about her invitation to Kevin. Albeit a bit late, she had her reasons for not telling sooner.

Naturally, Kevin understood why and didn't say much else.

—Yeah. I think most of the high rankers of the Lock got an invitation to the Conference. Amanda, Jin, Han Yufei, Troy, you, and some other names that I don't really remember. Apart from that, I heard they summoned most of the ranked heroes. Not all, though. Some were forced to stay behind.

"Well, it's understandable. Imagine what would happen if all heroes left the human domain at the same time to attend the conference. All hell would break loose here."

Even though the Monolith and the Union had signed an agreement, at the end of the day, that was only applicable to them.

If the demons chose to invade the human domain, humanity would be rendered helpless. As such, the decision to only bring five hundred individuals was the best one.

Not that they had a choice anyway.

—Hmm… Say, what are you doing right now?

"What am I doing?"

Lifting his head up and staring at the tall skyscraper, Kevin shrugged.

"Well, I'm about to leave for the elven domain."

—Already?

Emma's voice raised a few pitches. She sounded surprised by the sudden development.

"Well, we are not technologically advanced enough to teleport five hundred people at the same time, so the Union decided to send people in batches of ten, and I happen to be part of the second batch that is being sent."

—I see.

Emma sounded a bit concerned at first, but after hearing Kevin's words, her voice softened up a little bit.

—Okay, I'll be seeing you soon anyways. Since I'm part of the people invited, they are bound to take me to the tournament venue.

"They sure…huh?"

Midway through his sentence, Kevin suddenly felt a powerful wave of mana coming from the building behind him.

Turning around, his eyes squinted.

"…Looks like something is happening."

Vrr— Vrr—

said those words, his

head, Kevin turned his wrist and

get back here right now. The portal is almost

Kevin knew that it was time for him to

or I'll be late. Once again, talk to

—Wait, don't your da—

more complaints, Kevin had

I really need

he looked presentable, Kevin entered the building through the glass

Wooosh—

building, a strong wind brushed past Kevin as his hair and clothes fluttered wildly, almost as though he was in the

strange black metallic frame that stood in the middle of the room. A huge gap appeared in the middle of

be

steps, Kevin got a better look at the portal in the

Ashton city. And thanks

meters away from the portal, Kevin could vividly see thick residual threads of

as more and more mana threads

in the middle of the metallic frame suddenly started to pulsate, and before long, it slowly and steadily started to expand, creating a strange

in your

wearing a Union uniform, a tall middle-aged man pointed towards a certain

where you're standing, head to

Kevin flatly replied,

another word, Kevin walked toward

had just talked to Kevin was Mike Rotondo, and he was Kevin's direct superior at

months, they were quite familiar with each other, hence

wonder how much longer till

locked onto the strange-looking device

than before due to the uncontrollable

that this was a place that only a few humans

that was nervous, as beside him were nine other individuals all wearing similar attire,

were all waiting for the moment when

"It's done."

place as an old man with a hunched back

managed to get access to long-distance portals. It's truly marvelous," he

tracing his finger on its metallic frame, the old scientist circled the portal more than

the people

as 'section chief', the old scientist pointed toward

the Union, the portal is now ready to teleport the candidates to the elven domain. I've already set the coordinates. All you need to do is

services." The section chief

"Alright, alright."

it off, the old man glanced at the portal one more

doing all of this work…" He

him, the section chief turned to

"Are you ready?"

"Yes, I'm ready."

others and asked the

human representatives there already.

member present, where a black ring rested, the section chief

"Yes sir!"

replied at the same

chief took a step to

into the portal and

one by one, the representatives

'This is it…'

while waiting for his turn, Kevin took a deep breath