"Look, Derek Voss from the Erald Legion guild is here again."
"I've heard that he pesters Miss Alice every ti Master Anton isn't around."
"I wonder what he's co for this ti."
The other guild mbers eating at nearby tables began gossiping as soon as they saw Derek Voss. He had jet-black, slightly ssy hair, dium-length, falling just above his eyebrows and brushing the nape of his neck.
"What do you want, Derek?" Alice asked coldly. Find more chapters on empire
Derek sneered. "I want nothing this ti," he said, tossing a glowing circular card to Alice.
"Give that to your mother," Derek said, smiling, his expression turning mocking. "I hope your guild doesn't rank like last ti." With those words, he left with his goons.
Max looked at the glowing circular card curiously, then at Alice's frowning face. "What's this?"
Alice sighed deeply and said, "It's an invitation to The Guild Summit."
"The Guild Summit?" Max muttered, then asked, "Is that where all the guilds gather for a discussion or sothing?"
Alice nodded lightly. "My mother told it will be held three months later because of the importance of this particular year. She ntioned that these next 12 months will be the longest ever in the history of the Valora Continent."
She stood up. "Since you've accepted the deal, I'll go and notify Big Sis Sophia."
Max leaned back in his chair. "Alright then, you go ahead."
Alice nodded and hurriedly left the Ember Heart Hall.
'She seems to be on edge because of this summit thing,' Max thought with a sigh. He had planned to eat sothing with her before leaving happily. 'I guess whatever this summit is, it seems very important to her and the guild.' He mused as he tapped the table, causing it to display a variety of food on its screen.
Max selected his favorite dishes from the nu and patiently waited for his al to arrive. The aroma of the freshly prepared food filled the air, and he savored each bite when it was finally served. After finishing his al, he quietly headed ho.
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'Ti to increase the level of mastery for Magic Sword Bullets,' Max thought as he sat cross-legged in his training room.
He spent the entire night in the Dinsion of Ti, practicing the Magic Sword Bullets skill to level 70.
After hearing Alice ntion that the next 12 months would be a long stretch, Max beca solemn. He didn't know what would happen in the coming months, but he understood that being prepared for it would only do him good.
The next day, Max took a bath as usual and sat down to eat his food.
'I'll start fighting seriously in the Battle Realm from today onwards,' he thought while eating.
Beep!
After eating, he was about to head out when he heard a beeping sound from his holowatch.
Checking it, he noticed a ssage from soone nad [Aiphos].
'Who is this Aiphos?' he wondered, then opened the chat and checked the ssage, causing his eyes to widen in shock.
[Freya Voidwalker was last seen on the Lost Continent before she disappeared.]
'There's soone who knows I'm connected to Freya?' Max thought, feeling a little overwheld and stunned. 'Who is this person? Could they be from the Phoenix Order guild?' Many questions rose in his mind as his heart started to beat faster.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Max ssaged them.
[Who are you, and why should I trust you?]
A mont later, the reply ca.
[You have no choice but to trust . You have no leads on Freya at all, so it would be wise if you listened to .]
Max frowned. It was true that he didn't have any leads on where his sister was at the mont, but that didn't an he would trust anyone.
[How do you know I'm connected to her?] he asked.
The reply ca swiftly.
[I know who you are… Max Voidwalker, little brother of Freya Voidwalker. Your parents disappeared mysteriously five years ago, your sister disappeared two years ago, and now you're on a mission to find them, right?]
Max gasped, his eyes narrowing. He hadn't expected this person to know everything about him. 'Who is this guy?' he thought, feeling stressed that soone out there knew everything about him while he knew nothing.
'Could this person be…' He suddenly had a thought and asked.
"Are you soone in the Phoenix Order guild?"
The reply ca.
[I am, but it's for you to guess who I am. But rember this: you are walking on a double-edged sword. The Phoenix Order guild could be the best guild you could join, or I should say, the worst. Should your identity as Voidwalker ever be revealed, you must flee from the guild. This is the last of my advice. Don't expect to contact you anyti soon.]
Max's expression darkened as he read the ssage. 'Looks like whatever my sister did here really angered the guild.' He sighed, wondering what she had done to bring such hatred upon herself and the Voidwalker na.
'I have to be even more careful about not revealing my identity,' Max thought, his expression turning serious. He didn't know what caused the information about him to change when Alice went to find out about him, but he really appreciated whoever was responsible for this.
That didn't an he was safe, though. There was one source where his identity could be revealed at any ti—the Blade Family. 'They seem to know about , but strangely, they haven't revealed my identity,' Max thought, finding this interesting.
If Elena had told Alice and those from the Phoenix Order guild that he was a Voidwalker during their last encounter, Max doubted the Phoenix Order guild would have spent their efforts to save him, knowing he was related to the traitor of their guild.
'The entire situation is very complicated,' Max sighed and headed out.
Not long after, he arrived at the hall containing the gigantic Battle Cube. Noticing the large influx of people entering and exiting the Battle Cube, Max also went in silently.
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In the Battle Realm, Max found himself inside his cube. 'So, I can set the level I want to challenge here,' he thought as he tapped the air.
A screen appeared in the air, asking him to choose from various levels in the Novice Rank.
Max glanced at it for a mont before selecting level 10. After that, he left the cube and exited through the glowing door.
Outside his cube, he noticed many people, as usual, busy with their own things. So were challenging soone, while others were busy watching soone else's fight.
But Max noticed sothing different about the people before him compared to the last ti.
'All of them are at level 10 of Novice Rank,' Max thought, smiling. He knew that if he wanted to get into the rankings of the Novice Rank, he had to fight those at level 10; otherwise, he believed his rank wouldn't increase no matter how many battles he won below level 10.
"Hey, look, a level 6 dared to co here into our level 10 domain."
"I'm guessing he lost himself here."
"Lost? No, I think he has so guts if he decided to show up here."
"I believe he ca to challenge us."
"No kidding. But does he have what it takes to win against us, who are at level 10, when he's just soone at level 6?"
The people outside their cubes spotted Max. They weren't sure why soone at level 6 would co to a level 10 domain, but they were more than happy to entertain him.
Max smiled at their words, his lips curling into a confident smirk. His eyes glead with a fiery challenge as he took a step forward. "Who dares to fight ?" he declared loudly.
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