Liam sent him to the meeting room as soon as he arrived at the Insurgent Trifecta. There were already quite a number of top-level personnel at the scene who were discussing something in all seriousness. “It’s Sergeant Larson. Welcome, welcome.”Noticing Zayn’s arrival, Liam cracked a smile and waved at Zayn to signal him to sit next to him. Zayn replied with a grin. His gaze swept across the room in a simple manner and he quickly noticed that there were unfamiliar faces that he had never seen before in the meeting room other than Liam, Dick, and other the Insurgent Trifecta’s top-level personnel. In the call earlier, Liam had roughly briefed him on the Aeon Karpos case which immediately piqued his interest. After making arrangements for Faye, he came rushing over at once so that he could find out about the situation in detail. Everyone in the meeting room looked at Zayn upon his arrival. The few new faces were especially interested in him, and there was astonishment in their g
Deputy Director Holden Campbell furrowed his brows slightly. “Looks like we’ve got way too many eyes set on the Ambrosia Fruit, gentlemen. It’s not going to be an easy mission to complete… And I bet it’s going to stir up a bloody maelstrom in its wake.”Liam’s face creased in worry. “Definitely. Other forces are eyeing the fruit too, alright, and there’s reason to believe that they’ve entered Rheasia fully prepared. Relying on the Insurgent Trifecta alone isn’t going to cut it, I think.”The rest of the higher-ups began to pile their own grievances and trepidation on to the discussion. The Ambrosia Fruit was so precious that it was considered the most treasured boon. The world had never seen anything greater, and that was said without a hint of exaggeration. Therefore, obtaining the fruit at the cost of the efforts of everyone in the Insurgent Trifecta, especially with such stiff competition, was less than feasible.Joe smiled slightly. “Not to worry—the groups who are in charge of
Zayn froze. He realized that there was a sudden change in ambience, and everyone around him seemed to share the same volume of consternation as Byleth when he mentioned the organization in question. A possibility cropped up in his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.Outwardly, he projected himself to be none the wiser. “What is this ‘organization’, Sergeant Constantine?”Byleth turned to face him. Dark clouds were swirling in his pupils like a howling gale, before he took a deep breath and answered, “Sicut In Caelo!”Just as he had suspected. Zayn felt the confusion in his mind dissipate. It was exactly what he had guessed—the organization that worried Byleth was Sicut In Caelo.Liam’s eyes widened. “W-What the hell? Sicut In Caelo’s got their eyes on the goddamned fruit too?!”The people around them were aghast and in shock. Their eyes were murky with similar trepidation. It was a telltale sign of how much of a threat Sicut In Caelo posed to the Insurgent Trifecta. It hearkened b
Byleth’s breathing was battered as his eyes turned glassy. He was blinded, as though he was face to face with a terrifying beast in his mind’s eye. Taking a deep breath, he answered, “From what I’ve heard, the Saint’s deployed three superior class fourth-tier powerhouses… led by Ezra Sword. The Saint… he’s in it to win it.”“N-No way. F*ck no... Ezra Sword?!” Dick cried as he gasped for air. He leapt to his feet in disbelief.His eyes bore through Byleth like lasers. “This ain’t a mix-up, right, Constantine? Ezra Sword is dead! He’s a perfect-class powerhouse, yes, but he’s been dead for ages!”There had been four powerful fighters under the direct command of the Saint, and Ezra Sword—the crème de la crème—died five years ago.It was shocking news to everyone else as well. Incredulity and disbelief was etched into their faces, and even Zayn began to frown after taking in the reactions on his colleagues’ faces. He might have already known that Ezra would be the one leading Sicut In
With the meeting adjourned, Zayn returned to his squad while nursing a lump in his chest. Zayn was now a household name—everyone knew that Squad 4’s combat instructor was a superpowered, invincible bad*ss. Even the instructor of the Wolf’s Fang squad was no match for him.Wherever he went, no one dared to look down on him. His arrival was always accompanied by enthusiastic, venerating greetings of, “Sergeant Larson!” Even Squad 4’s position within the organization had improved.Upon meeting his underlings, Zayn kept his inner conflict under wraps and began training the soldiers. Thanks to his coaching, Squad 4 had vastly improved as a whole, so much so that it had progressed from being the weakest link of the collective to towering above Squad 3. They were no longer the targets of mockery and jeers, and with that change of status came undying gratitude and reverence towards Zayn.Had it not been for him, they would have continued living in shame.Zayn coached them for three consecu
Zayn was no stranger to locking himself up in a chamber for isolation training. Though, the last time he did so, there was at least a small, flickering candle emitting a light bright enough to illuminate the room. It was also roomy enough to provide a couple of days’ worth of air to breathe.Currently, though, he had locked himself up in a space that was completely sealed. There was no food, light, sound or air.He had told Sean that he was not to be disturbed unless something as big as Armageddon decided to crop up. Optimally, Zayn was only to be released after the eleventh day.An order like that was tantamount to locking himself up in an inescapable cage and swallowing the key—he ensured that there was no way out. It was also the first time he had ever delegated the key to his life to someone besides himself; in a room forged from the sturdiest steel, and every single one having a width as thick as a meter. Even a fighting genius like himself was incapable of breaking out of his
Zayn was his own worst enemy.Zayn had always been skeptical about the flowery saying, but he had to admit there was truth to the whole thing after all. A human’s biggest enemy would always be themselves—or more specifically, the faults and defects of a person’s character. Slothfulness, greed, envy…Or the demon that rose from the noise and delusions of the psyche.Zayn was fighting his own demon. The more he wanted to channel his concentration into tranquil absorption, the louder the opposing voices raged on in his head. It seemed to have gained a mind of its own.It was talking to him. The demon was talking to him.“F**king hubris, right? You really think you’re going to survive locking yourself in a sealed room! You’ve even placed your life and death in the hands of someone like Sean Wilson. Gotta hand it to you, huh?”“Wow, someone’s panicking, aren’t they? You’re running out of air, man. You won’t survive to see those eleven days; that I can assure you.”“You’re going to di
“Zayn Larson—!”Any and everything the demon was saying was being rendered as whitenoise to Zayn. The feeble ray of light shone brighter until, finally, it pierced and dispelled the veil of darkness. Light engulfed everything around him.The voice was gone.Just like that, Zayn had conquered his demon.And from that came the euphoria of being freed from his shackles and the inhibitions that had previously coursed through Zayn’s vein. He felt alive! His mind had been emancipated. He was granted liberty, and his spirit felt as free as a horse without his reins.His quondam progressed so quickly that it birthed a demon, and now that it had been banished and dispelled, Zayn was a different man now!Had he dismissed the gruelling idea of isolation training—whittling his will to its weakest, baiting his demon to emerge and finally destroying it—it would have come back to haunt him once more. When he attained the perfect class, as he was well on his way to Invincibilis, the demon would
He had already found his next path and he was hopeful for his future. He was convinced that he could reproduce the miracle perfectly if he had enough time!He turned around abruptly and saw Zayn’s icy cold face. He could not refrain himself from saying aloud, “Zayn! I’m your father-in-law! You can’t kill me!”There was a change of Zayn’s icy cold face at last when he heard that. He furrowed his brows for a moment. However, just as Osiris was pleased about his remark, Zayn had already thrown a punch. It was a simple, unadorned, straightforward, concise punch that landed heavily on Osiris’ chest. A poof that sounded like poking through a layer of paper was heard when he punched through Osiris’ chest. On the other hand, Osiris’ body halted to a stop as well. He widened his eyes in disbelief and lowered his head to look at his wound incredulously….“You… You…” He glared at Zayn, his gaze filled with recalcitrance, fear and regret. Zayn said nonchalantly, “You don’t deserve to be h
“You’re next.”Bang!Upon saying that, he exerted strength in his limbs and flew toward Osiris. Yes, he flew over. His body rose into the air and he was capable of standing steadily in the air without any support. He looked just like a superhero from the movies!Most importantly, he was extremely swift in speed and had already surpassed the speed limit achievable by mankind. Osiris felt an immense sense of danger that he had never felt before at this exact moment. It sent a shiver down his spine instantly and he was actually scared out of his wits that his body turned icy cold. He had a feeling that he was no match for Zayn and that he would die immediately if he stayed!Zayn who advanced beyond invincibilis state was way too powerful that he could not make sense anymore and he was no match for Zayn. He made the quickest and most precise decision that was to run. He would spare no effort in running away from Zayn!While there was life, there was hope. Zayn’s success prov
Hence, they did not have the courage to rescue Zayn even after noticing that he was in imminent danger. They could only watch helplessly and do nothing. “Look! That’s Sergeant Larson! Oh god, what transpired in the past few days? Why is Sergeant Larson being surrounded by so many powerhouses from the clubs? He can’t possibly escape from danger under such circumstances no matter how powerful he is!”“Oh no, oh no, Sergeant Larson is going to die here…”“What should we do? Could it be that we’re not going to do anything to save him?”“I don’t know. Let’s ask for instructions from our superior…”The numerous combat aircraft in the sky began to send out signals and asked for instruction from their superior. Soon, they received the reply and they were instructed not to act rashly or approach easily. It was because they would be doomed if they were to get closer and enter the attack zone of the invincibilis powerhouses. Hence, they could only watch from afar and await reinforcement
Upon saying that, Zayn placed Faye on the ground in an extremely gentle and cautious manner. Faye’s body had already become stiff, but her body had actually begun to turn soft after being caressed by Zayn’s palm. She lay flat on the ground with an expression that looked like she was asleep. After Zayn was done, he turned around and looked toward Osiris, his expression icy cold. He said nonchalantly, “It’s your fault that Fifi is dead. You deserve to die.”Next, his gaze swept across everyone and said something that terrified everyone, “All of you deserve to die!”Upon hearing that, Osiris’ expression turned somber and filled with murderous intent abruptly. He had already realized by now that his hard work and effort of a lifetime was wasted on Zayn!At the moment he found Faye in her aging state completely drained of life and power, he realized that his plan had failed!The result of his hard work for a lifetime was seized by the bastard before him!In an instant, his rage
“Zayn’s willpower is so strong that he is capable of withstanding the pain of his body’s restructuring indifferently. He’s an excellent talent.” The person speaking was the armored man and he was looking at Zayn through the cloud without attempting to conceal his admiration. He had encountered plenty of geniuses and countless geniuses more gifted in martial arts than Zayn. However, Zayn was the only ine whose willpower was so strong that he could endure the pain of body restructuring. Even he himself failed to withstand the pain of body restructuring and had rolled on the ground frantically. The woman nodded to herself as she looked at Zayn without attempting to conceal her admiration and approval. “This Earther is quite impressive. He has already taken the step successfully. My trip to Earth was not wasted this time…huh?”However, it was at this exact moment when Zayn on the ground raised his head and looked in their direction with his sharp gaze as if he could sense them.
Zayn wanted to reject her instinctively, but when he saw the final hopefulness in Faye’s eyes, he could not bring himself to reject her anymore. He knew that it was Faye’s final moment.The glint in Faye’s eyes was vanishing gradually. He opened his mouth and of all the words he wanted to say to her in her last moment, he said, “Yes!”Upon hearing the word, Faye’s aged face cracked a smile. Then, the joyous smile was frozen on her face for eternity…Zayn’s body stiffened as well. He had already forgotten how he landed on the ground, but he remained in the same position with Faye in his arms for a very long time. He hugged Faye until her residual body temperature dispersed and her body began to become stiff. Zayn was heartbroken. He felt a feeling of dejection and hollowness that he had never experienced before and it washed over his entire body like a flood. He lost track of time until he felt the rain pouring from the sky. Even the sky could feel his sorrow and began to w
Zayn had never felt so agonized in his life!It was because he knew that Faye was already at the end of her life, not even God could save her now!He had no idea why his heart would ache so badly and why he hated himself so much. It was well within his expectation that both Faye and him would not survive the fall. Now, he was in so much agony just because Faye was one step ahead of him in death. Was he in agony because Faye sacrificed her life for his survival, or was it because he would not see Faye again for the rest of his life?Zayn’s mind could not function normally anymore because he was in so much pain and tormented now. His body was still dropping constantly and at an increasing speed. They were dropping so fast that Faye could not withstand the process and was suffocating. After seeing Faye’s condition, Zayn did not even think. He began to stop his body from falling at full speed instinctively as he was born to do it until he became completely suspended in the air!I
Upon saying that, Faye kissed Zayn’s lips. It was a kiss so deep and unhindered. Zayn hugged Faye tightly as well. In the beginning, he was under the assumption that it was a very normal kiss. It was their final sentimentality before death. However, Zayn discovered that something was off soon!It was because he could clearly feel a gush of immense power passing from Faye’s mouth constantly. The intensity of the power had even surpassed that of the fruits he consumed in Shangri-la. The unexpected change caught him off guard and he was dumbfounded instantly. He did not manage to respond to the situation. What the heck was going on?He widened his eyes and stared at Faye before him. However, he soon saw something that sent a shiver down his spine. Faye’s hair turned from black to white swiftly at a visible speed!Moreover, Faye’s fair, tender skin aged constantly as if life was drained from her instantly. Her skin turned wrinkly and dry like a tree bark. The situation did
“Listen to my order, all members!”Meanwhile, Osiris spoke, his expression filled with ferocity . “Locate both of their bodies from the cliff at the fastest speed!”Upon saying that, he vanished from where he stood. Meanwhile, two people stood at a mysterious location that no one could see above Regicide Heofon’s ground. These two people were a man and a woman. The man was clad in armor and assumed the posture of an army general, filled with dominance. He exuded a powerful presence that had already surpassed the level of all powerhouses on earth. Even Osiris and Zayn were nothing in this man’s presence. On the other hand, the woman stood in front of the man. Her beauty was impeccable and she was as graceful as a fairy…The woman had her head lowered to look at the cliff ahead of her and cracked a peculiar smile. Speaking of which, it was not the first time these two people showed up on earth. They were the ones who brought up the live broadcast of Zayn and King Erik in Sha