"Stupid you are..." Nn replied, as the end of his dagger slowly connected to the chain, which began spinning around him, quickly picking up speed.


    He bent to the ground, getting into a stance to burst forth with speed.


    "Not only is the person you''re seemingly after one of my own, but you''re also standing on my territory without my wee."


    "And then you say this has nothing to do with me?"


    "Then you can me not us but your arrogance for your death..." the visible Alconian replied before giving outmands.


    "Eddie, Willie. You take on the girl. Sirei and I will handle the arrogant bastard."


    "If you can capture her alive, then do so. The reward will be better. If not, just kill her," Goriath said as Nn watched wed hands quickly advancing to the side, trying to move past him.


    He only snorted in mockery.


    ''As if I''ll allow you...''


    In the next instant, he also shed to the side, his chain cleaving forth with speed toward one of the invisible figures whose ws were reaching for the girl.


    But his eyes widened as he saw Goriath sh in front of him at the same moment, kicking forward with powerful legs.


    In the end, Nn freed his second hand from the chains, cleaving his first dagger toward the approaching w while also punching out toward the leg that was heading for him.


    "Alco Kick!"


    The faint spell echoed as the leg heading for Nn''s fist suddenly lit up with a brilliant red light. Find exclusive stories on empire


    It collided with Nn''s fist just as his dagger shed heavily with the second w.


    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM


    A fiery explosion rocked the entire forest area as the three figures were sent flying backward from the source of the explosion.


    Nn''s leg dragged hard on the ground, tearing through it, but he couldn''t stop his momentum.


    In the next moment, he mmed his back into a tree, uttering a low groan.


    ''They''re strong, and they can use magical skills too. I guess I underestimated you all a little...'' Nn thought to himself, but quickly, his gaze turned to the side where another exchange was going on.


    It was the battle of the girl with the other two invisible Alconians.


    He wanted to help, but his path was blocked by the two crocodile Alconians who had appeared before him.


    Now they had sessfully separated both of them and were ganging up in two-on-one battles.


    "I have to admit to your abilities. You can still stand after taking my Alco Kick with nothing but your bare fist and only sustaining a minor bloody injury," one of the Alconians said, arriving before Nn, whose eyes stared at his fist.


    Only now did he see his own ghastly white bones and smoky steam emanating from his hand.


    ''I didn''t even notice that...'' Nn thought to himself, but his eyes narrowed when he heard a low grunt from behind him.


    Its source came from the girl who was being forced into quite a difficult position.


    While she could take on a beast at the Sacred Vessel stage—the same stage as her opponent—it was a bit hard to face two at the same time.


    Especially ones that had intelligence, could coordinate their moves well, and possessed clear experience regarding battle.


    Even the  her was ced in a pinch, and while she was still defending properly and had no wounds on her, Nn knew she couldn''tst long.


    In the end, he determined to finish things quickly to avoid any unforeseen situations and regret.


    "Activate the Crown of Kratos..."


    Nn ordered, and in the next instant, a powerful wave of energy surrounded his figure as an object materialized right in front of his gaze,ing to rest on top of his forehead.


    [Host has activated the Crown of Kratos.]


    [Host has been blessed with the divine energy of Helios, the god of the sun.]


    The system said, and following that, an incredible amount of heat burst forth from his body, golden energy spreading forth like light beams.


    Hundreds of runic lines, all glowing gold, appeared all over his neck and skin.


    The ming red fire burning on the dagger faded away, reced by radiant golden light, the same as his chains.


    The two Alconians retreated a few meters in shock, staring at Nn, who hadpletely changed.


    From an ordinary mortal, he now looked like the son of a divine being.


    "This power?"


    "What is this power?"


    "What race do you belong to?"


    The flurry of questions came, but all they got in reply was Nn fading away like a phantom and reappearing before one of them.


    "What the—" "DIE!"


    The invisible Alconian roared out as heshed out with both ws.


    "ming Alco ws!"


    DIIIIIIIIING


    A metallic noise echoed through the area as Nn thrust his wide-ded dagger, sting the ws to the side, and then—


    BOOOOOOOOM


    The air parted as his piercing motion instantly transitioned to a powerful kick.


    Blood sshed out from thin air, and a body quickly appeared to the world before getting sent hurtling into the distance.


    ''So, they turn visible after a damaging attack, and when they want to strike. That''s why the ws can be seen...'' Nn thought to himself, watching the Alconian bounce repeatedly on the ground before mming into a tree, which broke apart, burying him in the dirt.


    Now, there was just a single person before Nn, and he turned his golden eyes to him.


    "You''re not from around here..." the Alconian said with enough wariness in his tone, but all he got in response was Nn fading away like a phantom, followed by a powerful burst of air by the side as Nn''s dagger reached straight for his ribs.


    CLAAAAANG


    The sound of heavy metallic shing resonated as the figure sent out its w, mming hard into Nn''s dagger and stopping it in its tracks.


    Both of them tensed their muscles to the max, as they tried to hold off each other''s attacks.


    But Nn only grinned evilky as he used his second hand to detach the chain from the dagger''s hilt, and in the next instant, he sent it whipping forward towards his opponent''s head.