Noan frowned as he watched the stream of breaking news continuously appear on his phone screen.
What caught his attention most was the announcent of a reward for anyone who could identify the Lord who had passed the 10th floor of the Trial Tower.
At that mont, Noan grew even more anxious.
Why were the Federal Governnt and the Empire showing such intense interest in him?
Was it because they wanted to recruit a talent like him, or was there another reason?
What if he were to reveal himself? Would the Empire recognise him as a genius and nurture him?
Noan shook his head, imdiately dismissing that thought.
Even if the Empire and the Governnt did want to recruit him, so what? Those harbouring sinister intentions still surrounded him, all staring intently at him.
He was in the light while his enemies lurked in the shadows—he could not guard against them.
There surely weren't many who liked him, but those who hated him and envied him were certainly not few.
Moreover, if the information about his SSS-rank talent were to be exposed, it would undoubtedly bring endless trouble his way.
Because of that, he decided to stay silent, not to reveal himself.
[Ting!]
Suddenly, the sound of a ssage notification rang from Noan's phone.
He looked down and opened the ssage.
[All Lords of rank E or below are to report to the nearest academies.
Note: This is an ergency situation.]
Upon reading this ssage, Noan imdiately understood what was happening.
The Governnt and the Empire truly wanted to find him.
They didn't know who he was, as the only clue he had left behind was his Lord rank.
That was why the Governnt and the Empire were casting a wide net, summoning all Lords ranked E and below in an attempt to locate him.
Noan frowned, feeling the unease within him growing stronger and stronger.
His instincts were screaming at him that if his identity were exposed, it would undoubtedly an his death.
"Number 15!"
Right at that mont, the voice of a female administrative staff mber echoed through the announcent system.
He held the slip with the number 15, walked over to the reception desk, completed a few necessary procedures, and entered the Hero Summoning area.
[Ding! Please insert your Lord ID card into the machine.]
Noan took out his Lord card and reached out to insert it into the machine—but abruptly stopped mid-action.
He frowned, thought for a mont, then loudly said, "Excuse , could you help ? It seems the system is experiencing so issues."
Hearing Noan's words, the female staff mber entered the summoning area.
When he saw the door close and confird that there were no security caras in the room, he imdiately gave a ntal command: "Vylyss, hypnotize her."
"Hehehe… Understood, Master!" Vylyss's voice echoed in his mind.
Imdiately, a stream of black light shot from the centre of Noan's forehead toward the girl.
She was startled and instinctively tried to step back, but how could the speed of a regular person possibly compare to that of a level-4 rank B Hero?
The black light swiftly transford into Vylyss, whose eyes locked onto the girl's gaze.
Snap!
Vylyss suddenly snapped her fingers. The girl's eyes briefly flashed with a pink glow, then returned to normal.
She stepped in front of Noan, her face devoid of any expression, like a lifeless doll, and bowed her head: "Master."
Noan slightly nodded and asked, "If I insert my Lord ID card into the machine, will my information be accessed by the Governnt or stored in the System?"
"Master, this system is completely independent. You don't need to worry about your information being leaked," the girl replied. "However, the system may retain data from the past 30 days."
"If the Governnt or the Empire conducts an inspection, it's still possible they could retrieve your information. Therefore, I recomnd deleting your data from the system once the Hero Summoning is complete."
Noan stroked his chin. He wanted to erase his data, but the surveillance caras outside had already captured his image.
If a thorough investigation were conducted, his actions could very well arouse the Governnt's suspicion.
"Can you alter the stored data on the system?" Noan asked, frowning.
"I'm sorry, Master, but I cannot do that," the female employee replied.
Noan felt a slight headache coming on. He didn't know what the best course of action was.
"Master…" Vylyss suddenly rushed to his side, her expression tight. "I can sense magical detection spells in this area."
"If we keep the hypnosis spell active on this girl for too long, we'll be discovered."
Noan sighed and quickly said, "Alright, I'll begin the Hero Summoning now, but afterwards, delete all records of my summoning."
"Yes, Master." The female staff mber walked to the system screen near the entrance.
Noan hurriedly inserted his Lord ID card into the slot. Imdiately, an information panel appeared before him.
[Ding! Please wait a mont.]
Right after that, the stone altar in the Hero Summoning room began to emit a gloomy light.
Malrik slowly erged from within that dark glow, like a Grim Reaper arriving to reap souls.
"Do it!" Noan shouted.
The female staff mber imdiately began operating the system screen. Within seconds, his data appeared on display.
She was just about to erase his information when Noan said, "Wait!"
He quickly walked up to the screen, eyes fixed on his own data.
…
Na: Noan
Rank: F
Level: 04
Summoned Hero: Legend Skeleton (D Peak)
Hero Level: 04
…
Noan noticed that the system still listed his rank as F, reassuring him.
'It seems… the City's System and the data verification system in the Trial Tower operate the sa way,' Noan thought to himself.
Indeed, when he entered the Trial Tower, that place recognized him as a rank F Lord.
"Good! Erase it!" Noan commanded.
The staff mber instantly manipulated the screen. Once his information had been deleted, she returned to her original position.
When the girl returned to her place, she blinked in surprise and regained her senses.
She tilted her head, feeling confused as if sothing very important had just happened—but she couldn't rember what it was.
"Master!" Malrik bowed his head and spoke.
"Let's go. We need to leave this place first," Noan said. He didn't want to linger here any longer.
After all, this area was still within the academy's grounds. If he hesitated too long, he might be discovered.
Noan left with Malrik, while Vylyss remained hidden within the 'Summoning Space'.
Although urgency pressed within him, he still walked calmly as if nothing had happened.
When he reached the academy gates, he saw two academy staff mbers standing guard.
The other students were lined up, waiting to have their Lord ID cards checked by them.
"You're a rank F Lord? Over there!"
One of the staff mbers pointed toward a group off to the side after checking a student's ID.
The student, though confused, still followed the staff mber's instructions without question.
Noan clenched his teeth, a growing unease gnawing at him.
He wanted to run—but the academy had already activated its protective do.
Now, there was no way out, even if he wanted to escape. Even if he had wings, he couldn't fly out of this place.
Was activating the academy's protective do to catch a rank F Lord reasonable?
He knew very well—the protective do was only ever activated when rank B or higher monsters attacked the academy.
In the five years he'd been here, he had never even seen the academy's do deployed.
"Malrik, is there any way to get out of here?" Noan asked, frowning.
"Master, I do have a way, but it will definitely draw everyone's attention," Malrik sighed and replied. "The protective do here is no ordinary barrier. Even a rank A monster would struggle to break through it."
Noan frowned even more deeply at those words, but Malrik didn't stop there and continued:
"However, I do have an idea. Master, would you like to hear it?"
"Tell !"
Malrik leaned in and whispered sothing in Noan's ear, then grinned and said:
"Kekeke… Master, what do you think of my plan?"
Noan gaped, staring at Malrik in shock. "Malrik, are you worried the world isn't chaotic enough already?"
Malrik: "…"
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