System's POV
chapter-560-1

Two days after Orochi had been summoned to Solterra…

"Took you long enough," Kesari said as he looked at the group of Wanderers who decided to look for the Majin King on their own.

"Why are you here?" David asked. "Shouldn't you be leading the other Wanderers to safety?"

"That was my clone," Kesari replied. "I came here because I'm moved by your courage… and stupidity."

The Ratman crossed his arms over his chest as he eyed the members of the Cygni Faction and the Apostles, as well as Drazzat, who decided to help Zion in any way he could.

"I won't stop any of you if you all want to die, but I have a suggestion," Kesari stated. "Zion told me that he plans to fight the Majin King. So, are you interested in watching it from a distance?"

"What?!" Drazzat exclaimed. "He's going to fight that thing? I thought he was just going to lure it away."

"That was the original plan, but something came up, so he has no choice but to change his plans," Kesari explained. "So, do you guys want to watch the epic battle from a safe distance? I even brought you guys souvenirs."

The Ratman then pulled out a few telescopes from the storage ring Thirteen gave him and passed them to the Wanderers one by one.

After that, a Red Wolf appeared beside the Ratman, which the latter mounted.

"The battle will start when the sun sets," Kesari stated. "Follow me. I'll take you to the best place to watch the battle."

"But we came to help, not watch," Drazzat insisted.

"Help?" Kesari smirked. "Let's be honest, Lizard Boy. The only 'help' you can do is to not get in Zion's way. The reason I'm here is to make sure that none of you does anything stupid like offering yourselves as snacks to the Majin King. So come with me, and just enjoy the show."

The Wanderers and the Lizardman exchanged glances with each other before nodding in agreement.

Since they didn't know where the Majin King was anyway, it would be better to let the Ratman guide them to its location.

After traveling for nearly two hours, the Ratman raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

"You see that black dot over there?" Kesari asked.

If not for the fact that the Ratman was pointing in a particular direction, they wouldn't even notice what he was pointing at.

Wanting to know what Keseari was pointing at, everyone used their telescopes to get a closer look.

There, they saw the Ancient Eight-Headed Serpent who was currently feasting on a herd of Jinns, all of which were unable to move because they were paralyzed with fear.

After finally seeing the monster for the first time, the members of the Cygni Faction, as well as the Apostles, understood that this wasn't a monster that they could defeat just because they wanted to.

Drazzat, who had resolved himself to help Zion, broke out in cold sweat. Even from a distance, he could tell that he wouldn't be able to put a scratch on the Majin King even if he tried with his life.

"Now, do you all understand?" Kesari asked. "The only help you can give is staying out of Zion's way."

"I-Is he really planning to fight that thing?" David asked back. "Has he gone crazy? Does he even stand a chance?"

"I think you're having a misunderstanding here, young man," Kesari answered. "He's not out there because he wanted to fight that thing. He's out there because he has no choice but to fight that thing. As for whether he could defeat it or not… Frankly, I am not very optimistic about it."

Even Kesari, who had seen Thirteen's abilities and the allies the young man had asked for help, was doubtful that his Master could win the battle against the Majin King.

The Ratman then glanced at the darkening sky and the stars that were shining from the heavens.

His Master planned to fight the Majin King under the cover of darkness for reasons that he only knew about.

Thirteen was well aware that Orochi could see in the darkness using thermal vision, so they wouldn't be able to hide from it.

But that was fine.

He wasn't using the darkness to prevent the monster from seeing him and his allies.

The reason why he chose to fight at night was due to the fact that his abilities get an upgrade when there are moons in the sky.

The full moon of Chandrea also lasted for three days, so Thirteen's Item Ban restriction would be lifted during those times.

Because of this, he could use the items in his arsenal, which he deliberately saved for emergencies.

As the temperature in the surroundings slowly dropped, the Ancient Eight-Headed Serpent suddenly glanced to its right side.

All eight heads ignored the beasts lying submissive on the ground and focused their attention on the monster walking toward it without any hint of fear in its stride.

When it was only hundreds of meters away from the giant snake, Cranky screeched as if challenging the Majin King's dignity.

The eight serpent heads hissed in anger at the audacity of the Rank 9 Sovereign who dared to challenge it while it was eating.

Suddenly and without warning, Cranky lunged at the Ancient Eight-Headed Serpent as if it was planning a suicide attack.

The Majin King looked at the Honey Badger in contempt before it, too, lunged at the Honey Badger, intending to bite it from every direction.

But at that exact moment, something it didn't expect happened.

Three Giant Earth Dragons, who were of the same size as the Eight-Headed Serpent, suddenly materialized out of thin air and rammed the Majin King from three directions.

The Cygni Faction and the Apostles couldn't believe what they were seeing.

However, Heidi, who was watching the battle, suddenly said something that made the Wanderers look at her in disbelief.

"Hey, are those perhaps the three Earth Dragons from the Rigel Continent?" Heidi asked.

The telescope provided by Thirteen had been imbued by Rune Magic, giving it night-vision properties.

Heidi was very curious about the High-Ranking Monsters from the Rigel Continent, so she studied all the information that was available on the Internet.

Although she wasn't a hundred percent certain, she assumed that the three Earth Dragons currently fighting against the Majin Prince were the same Earth Dragons who were in the Rigel Continent.

"…That's not possible, is it?" David said feeling doubtful.

"The possibility exists," Sean commented. "I've heard stories from one of my retainers who were also sent to the Arcadia Archipelago. Back then, he attested that members of the Leventis Family had arrived to help fight the Artemians.

"Since it already happened in the past, maybe Zion has a way of bringing help from Pangea. I also heard from my father that Zion and the Earth Dragons had agreed to a non-aggression pact. Maybe he has asked them for help with conditions attached."

After that brief discussion, everyone once again observed the battle with their telescopes.

Since the Earth Dragons didn't specialize in offense, the most they did was stop the Majin King's momentum, allowing Cranky to grab one of the eight serpent heads and give it a nasty bite.

The Savage Colossal Honey Badger was one of the most fearless monsters in the world.

Even in the face of a monster that was two Ranks above its own, it didn't hesitate to fight the Majin King at close quarters, making Drazzat and the other Wanderers feel their blood boiling inside their bodies.