Chapter 481: Chapter 256: Searching for the Truth Circle

“What a bizarre dream…”

Recalling everything from the dream, Landon couldn’t help but still feel a bit of lingering fear.

Under the influence of Ma’elim’s strength, the dream was absurd but incredibly real. Even after he woke up, he could still clearly remember every detail in the dream.

“Landon? What are you doing here?”

At this moment, the awakened Ray also noticed his lieutenant’s student, and curiously asked as he came to his side.

“This… I’m not sure… When I saw anomalies in the sky at the camp, I suddenly fainted, and when I woke up, I found myself lying here.”

Confronted with the leader’s probing gaze, Landon was somewhat hesitant and vague in his response.

He could still sense the presence of the dark crows, and although he was not clear about what had happened to them, he instinctively covered for them.

“Is that so?”

Normally, with Landon’s poor cover-up, he couldn’t escape the scrutiny of Ray, who was of the Ninth Rank.

Fortunately, Ray was not paying much attention to Landon at the moment.

He was preoccupied with how to face the legendary Truth Circle next.

Before the total assault began, the other party had sought him out and even gave him a grand gift. Such an attitude was enough to prove that the existence of the Starfire Organization was valuable to them.

So, could he also use this relationship to establish deeper connections with the Truth Circle Organization and attempt to discover the legendary secrets of breaking through the Ninth Rank?

“I understand, come closer, let’s leave this place.”

At this moment, Ray, who received Landon’s response that wasn’t unexpected, nodded absently, stroking the Constant Gold Business Card in his hand and did not continue to inquire.

Landon obediently approached, and with Ray’s cloak fluttering, the two figures instantly disappeared amid a warp.

In the following days, everything that happened on the battlefield quickly spread among the many powers of the continent.

The Constant Gold Business Cards placed on each Ninth Rank’s body were undeniably visible, and many people employed distant detection secret techniques to witness this shocking scene.

Thus, the name of the Truth Circle once again shocked the entire continent. Everyone reevaluated the threat level of the Truth Circle Organization.

The high-level officials of the Three Great Empires even considered it a top-tier force, threatening on the same level as the Continent Magic Council.

As the scope of the anomalies in the sky expanded rapidly, they had already unsealed their final safeguards, prepared to stop the arrival of Ma’elim at all costs.

But at the last moment, all the anomalies disappeared on their own, which allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief while puzzling over who had resolved everything.

Now that the truth is revealed, many hearts sank once again.

Unlike the always neutral Continent Magic Council, the ‘Truth Circle’ appeared as a Resistance Organization from the very beginning.

Although the Truth Circle does not, like other Resistance Organizations, organize large armies for wars and conquests and is even barely noticeable usually,

every time they take action, they do earth-shattering things.

Many forces with clear conflicts with the Truth Circle, such as the Royal Families of several Kingdoms, began to be on high alert, preparing to fend off possible surprise attacks.

However, many of the Ninth Rank also secretly started seeking people from the Truth Circle, intending to make further contact, the purpose of which goes without saying.

Meanwhile, as the Councilman’s plan collapses, and with the pressure from the Mechanical network gone, numerous Prophets are no longer in a rush, and the intensity of the Federation’s war gradually subsides.

With Starfire and Radiant Sun at the forefront, many Resistance Organizations, after losing a portion of their territories, successfully defend against the attacks of the Three Kingdoms and begin to securely absorb the territories at the rear.

Initially, the Three Kingdoms advanced with great speed, but as the battle continued and the frontlines stretched, their offensive eventually began to wane.

Due to the presence of the Glory Alliance, neither side could ignore its threat, always hesitant to commit fully, and now another potential Super Ninth Rank power, the Truth Circle, has emerged.

Thus, both sides tacitly halt full-scale war, start to consolidate their gains, and prepare for a true, grand battle after stabilizing internal uncertainties.

For the group of Eighth Rank Prophets driving the war from behind the scenes, when the formerly leading figure is jointly eliminated, the rest see no considerable difference in their progress to break through to the Ninth Rank Prophet.

Those who were originally ranked third or fourth, now suddenly see the hope to vie for a breakthrough to the Ninth Rank.

So, what was originally an implicit coalition aiming to unify the situation of the Federation falls apart, with each beginning to pull the other down.

.….….

Maires Kingdom, Black Rose Castle.

“Honored Lady Mandel, I’m delighted to see the beautiful you today as always.”

After gently knocking on the study door, Anvis, clad in a cloak, enters and, following his usual compliment, naturally takes a seat on the sofa and pours himself a cup of red tea.

Although his real body has returned to the Empire, several of his duplicates still remain in the Federation side, maintaining his original identity.

“I’m also glad to see that you are still lively and whole in front of me today, former Earl of Rock Helmet.”

Halting her review of a document proposing a secret search for the Truth Circle Organization, Lady Mandel’s eyes sharply pierce him as she speaks with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

Due to Mirror Man’s public ‘betrayal’ of the Resistance Organization side, joining the Glory Alliance, the Resistance Army has issued a kill order on him. Anyone who kills him can exchange his head for a very generous reward.

Consequently, the Glory Alliance also arranges Ninth Rank protection for him, to prevent his typical case from being killed by the Resistance Organization side and used as an example to greatly propagate, consequently shaming the entire Glory Alliance.

Considering safety factors, his daily movement area is restricted, unable to leave the Royal Capital of Maires Kingdom.

Moreover, since his organization, Embers, was absorbed by Starfire and Rock Helmet Kingdom has also fallen, currently, he really holds only an empty title with no affairs requiring his attention.

Thus, he is quite leisurely now, annoyingly coming every day to freeload Lady Mandel’s afternoon tea.

“However, your refreshments today seem a bit too modest compared to your stature.”

Anvis looks at the tea snacks on the table, which emit no aura of magic power, and slightly raises his eyebrows.

“Due to the prolonged wars, Maires Kingdom has recently faced some scarcity in supplies. These are all we have to entertain you right now, I hope you don’t mind it.”

With a slight curl on her lips and her white legs crossed, Lady Mandel speaks dismissively.

“I see, I’m sorry to hear about your predicament. Fortunately, I brought some myself today.”

Anvis nods as if he hadn’t noticed anything, and under Lady Mandel’s piercing gaze, he takes out several plates of delicacies radiating magic power, and a dish of Crystal Nuts rich in life energy from his ring, casually placing them on the table.

“Secret Gold Restaurant’s chef’s specially made magic desserts, and the first batch of prime quality Crystal Nuts from the Life Ancient Tree this year, which I got through private channels.

Your recent quality of life must have been quite terrible, but don’t worry, I will share some with you before I leave.”