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The expeditionary force dispatched to the Corroded Realm Nastrond returned a few days after departure. Among the Red Dragon Knights, who considered most incursions into a Corroded Realm an annual routine, the difficulty of subjugating Nastrond stood in a league of its own. It required breaking through endlessly regenerating Undead and defeating the Demigod Tier beasts lurking in the depths of the Corroded Realm.
Even with Wade himself leading the charge, they had to enlist the support of a Class 9 Grand Magus from the Wickeline family to accomplish the feat. Not only did they succeed with minimal casualties, but they also managed to slay two apostles. It was an achievement grand enough to warrant a celebratory feast from the whole family.
However, the atmosphere within the Cardenas family was unusually subdued, unlike anything seen in recent memory.
“…I’ve been sensing a heavy tension around the knights lately,” someone murmured.
“You too? Same here. Even while meditating in my quarters, I can’t seem to shake off this vague sense of unease. It’s like the calm before a storm.”
“There hasn’t been any notable change in the frequency or details of our missions, though. I can’t say what it means, but we should stay vigilant. It feels like something is brewing.”
Many knights, having opened their upper dantian and awakened their spirituality after reaching the Transcendence Tier, often possessed a near-prescient ability born from straddling the line between life and death—a...
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