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—

a couple of seconds after he said

his head, Kevin turned his wrist and

right now. The portal is

knew that it

need to go right now or I'll be late. Once again, talk to you

—Wait, don't your da—

voice out any more complaints, Kevin

but I really need

he looked presentable, Kevin entered

Wooosh—

past Kevin as his hair and clothes fluttered wildly, almost as

frame that stood in the middle of the room. A huge

be the

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

city. And thanks

Kevin could vividly see thick residual threads of mana encircling the air before forming a swirl

more and more mana threads swirled around it, something

mana in the middle of the metallic frame suddenly started to pulsate, and before long, it slowly and steadily started to expand, creating a strange translucent purple veil that covered all parts of the squared portal. The veil itself was thin, but

in

wearing a Union

standing, head

back, Kevin flatly replied,

word, Kevin walked toward the designated

was Mike Rotondo, and he was Kevin's direct superior

over a couple of months, they were quite familiar with each other, hence why when Kevin was ordered by him

how much longer

eyes locked onto the strange-looking device in

before due to the uncontrollable excitement he felt about going to the

to be noted that this was a place that only a few humans had ever stepped foot inside, so no

one that was nervous, as beside him were nine other individuals all wearing similar attire, staring at the portal in front of

waiting for the moment when

"It's done."

old man with a hunched back and a lab

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

its metallic frame, the old scientist circled the

the people present, his eyes

Kevin referred to as 'section chief', the old scientist pointed toward the portal and

the elven domain. I've already set the coordinates. All you need to do is go inside. Go one at a time, and be careful of

The section chief

"Alright, alright."

old man glanced at the portal

is all the thanks I get after doing all of this work…" He silently muttered as

heard him, the section

"Are you ready?"

"Yes, I'm ready."

he turned towards the others and asked the

There should be a few human representatives

towards the right hand of every member present, where a black ring rested, the section chief asked, "Have you made sure to

"Yes sir!"

at the

by the answer, the section chief took a step

the portal and do our

those words, one by one, the

'This is it…'

step forward while waiting for his turn, Kevin took a deep