The Author's POV

Chapter 608

The sky was slowly darkening as the sun proceeded to set. A misty orange layer began to envelop the sky.

This was typically the time when people would come back home from their jobs.

Today was different, however.

[Tri-annual Hero ranking assembly]

At the moment, everyone was tuned onto one specific event, whether they were watching it on their TVs or another available gadget.

The Hero ranking assembly.

The assembly that would determine the ranks of the top heroes of the world.

At first, it didn't seem all that great, but it was important to highlight that the central government would provide financial support as well as amazing chances for all of the top rankers. Not only that, but the fame attributed to becoming a ranker wasn't something to be taken lightly.

Large guilds would salivate at the prospect of hiring a ranker, and the resources made available to them would be substantially more than in the past.

If that wasn't all, those who made it to the top twenty in the rankings would also be given some form of legislative power.

An illustration of such power would be the ability to cast a vote while determining a crucial matter affecting humanity's future.

Essentially, the stronger you were, the more power you held.

"I wonder what rank Ren will get."

Amanda mumbled as she fixed her gaze on the TV on the wall across from her. The TV was rather enormous, taking almost half of the wall, and the images it showed were clear and of the highest possible quality. It had the effect of making one wonder if they were actually there if one wasn't paying attention.

Her hand reached to her right as she relaxed on a sofa. Toward a tiny bag of chips.

"Hm?"

Amanda felt a tiny hand reach out for her hand as soon as she took a chip.

"Brother is the best."

Nola commented while she took the chip from Amanda's hand, leaving her speechless.

"...He sure is."

A small and helpless smile spread across her face when she looked at Nola.

"Your brother will definetly get a high rank."

"What about first?"

"That's not possible, Nola."

Another voice echoed from the other side of the room. The voice belonged to none other than Samantha Dover, Ren and Nola's mom.

"You're brother has barely turned twenty four. There's no way he can rank first. It would already be a miracle if he ranked anywhere near the hundreds."

Samantha set a few plates on the modest wooden table in the living room and tilted her head to face Amanda.

"Actually, what rank is he?"

"…No idea."

Amanda shook her head.

Despite all the time she spent with Ren over the years, his rank was still an enigma to her. She knew it was high, but she didn't know just how high.

It wasn't something that came up in their conversations.

"It's starting."

A soft, deep voice echoed. Ren's father had just walked into the room. The moment that happened, the television screen went black, and Amanda saw her mother's reflection. She was currently seated next to Nola.

Meeting Amanda's gaze on the screen, she sadly said.

"I'm sure your dad will be devastated to know that you're more worried about Ren than him."

Amanda merely shrugged at her mother's words.

She already had an idea of what rank her father would get so she wasn't particularly interested. At least, not as much as she was interested in knowing what placement Ren would get.

She figured it would be in the early hundreds and perhaps even in the two digit figures, but knowing Ren, she knew that estimates were worthless.

He wasn't someone that could be predicted using common sense.

***

"The rankings are determined by taking into account a number of elements. Strength, accomplishments, and overall contributions to the growth and advancement of humanity."

In a spacious auditorium filled with round tables and benches, a firm, solemn voice resounded.

Rowan Kilimer, a representative of the Central government, took the stage in front of a tiny wooden podium while donning a pair of squared spectacles and a crisp grey suit.

His hair was well brushed back, and he had a rather solid frame with broad shoulders.

"The top individuals who are currently existing in the human realm have been ranked after taking the aforementioned aspects into account. This event aims to make the world aware of their accomplishments."

A large chandelier with brightly glistening lightbulbs in the shape of crystals vividly lit the area.

There were more than a thousand people seated on the chairs beneath the chandelier. Though it wasn't obvious at a glance, the pressure that came out from each one of the individuals present was terrifying.

Enough to make any regular person faint at the mere breath.

them and standing behind a transparent blue barrier, a number of figures silently moved the cameras to focus on the

for the new ranking assignments. Some will find themselves dropping out of the rankings, while some others might find themselves entering the

his head and swept his gaze over the thousand of

won't go into great depth.

wooden podium and turned to

his right, where a large monitor was situated. It was necessary to mention that there was another monitor of

to the top twenty, so I'll start disclosing the lower rankings right away. For those that are called up, please remain seated on

displays behind him as he pressed

burly man with red hair and fiery brows. Next to his name was a shining golden symbol [Top 500], with his name in white not

time nominee. Congratulations for

behind switched and started to play short clips of the man known as Elbert Bray. On the monitors, the people attending were able to

fighting style was akin to that of orcs, where he

cameras were trained on Elbert Bray, who was seated at the rear of the room with his arms crossed.

a ranker. One of the most respected

'He's pretty good...'

quietly commented to himself while he stared at the video on

analysing Elbert's movements, he

for someone

the monitors. Although he was impressed by his skills, that was

Just impressed.

and he no longer viewed someone in the top 500 as a

it was simply how things were. If he had to make an estimate, he was at least

'Where is he?'

and nonchalantly scanned the room with his eyes. They soon paused toward

he's decided

none

Never in his life did he expect Ren to attend a meeting such as this one. His displeasure

eyes paused on his figure, his

together, he leaned back on his chair

his face. He didn't seem

thinking deeply about something else. It was like his mind

Kevin could deduce from simply glancing at him. He had no idea if it

rather hard time figuring out Ren's thoughts. Especially in light of what

much nicer than before, but at the same time, a lot more

change was sad,

also the same, aren't

stared at his two hands which were

That vision he saw...

changed his worldview. He could no longer see the world as

slowly started to form on his pants as

the only

Jones of Hell's

was called out

began to show up on the

Jessica Blane of Raging

Luke Runder

.

.

.

people approached the stage while Kevin was in the middle

of those in attendance made an effort to control their reactions, but it was inevitable that some would express

Longbern of

out of his thoughts he heard a familiar name. Lifting his head,

outfit that suited her hair and accentuated her curves

she hadn't aged a single day. Raising

highlights weren't much. It was clear that she had

much. It was still nonetheless an increase, which was always

[Top 107]

hang beside her

the back of the room pointed at her, she gave a simple smile,

for about a minute

"Next up..."

little bit more until Kevin finally heard

Voss of the

on his body when his

he calmly smiled. The reactions of the

classified roughly on the same level as him. No, rather, he had achieved the feat a year earlier than her. With the fact that she was no ranked, Kevin's

was unusual

[Top 94]

appeared beside his

wave of applause

"Next up..."

was called up, and with

his gaze on Ren throughout the

was genuinely curious about

[Top 60]

[Top 50]

[Top 40]

were hints of surprise on Kevin's face as he realized that Ren's name had still not been

he's serious about

from the fact that he didn't hide his strength like in the past.

him to go

clearly something he wanted from

[Top 30]

[Top 20]

the

sat up straight on

'This might become troublesome.'

people present currently knew what was about to happen, and Kevin

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