“Time to go,” Lady Avyanna said as she looked at her warriors who all had smug looks on their faces.

Clearly, they had taken a lot of spoils in this battle, and this made the Orc Chieftain very happy.

The teenagers looked at these Orcs with great curiosity because they didn’t know where they had come from.

They thought that they were the inhabitants of the Ammarian Kingdom, who suddenly appeared to take advantage of the battle that was being waged between them and the Monster Army.

Of course, Lux didn’t bother to correct this misunderstanding because the Orc Army was one of his Trump Cards.

Only the members of Heaven’s Gate knew of this secret, and none of them would be stupid enough to tell this secret to others.

As the Orcs left the battlefield, Lux went to talk to his Master, in order to escape Aur, as well as the Dragon Borns, who were hounding him like a plague.

Fortunately, the old Half-Ling was enough of a deterrent to prevent the members of the Crystal Palace from coming close to them.

“It seems that you are in a tight spot, Lux.” Gaap chuckled as he looked at the Half-Elf’s troubled expression. “It will be best if you don’t leave the dungeon the usual way and just head directly to the Guild’s Headquarters. From there, the two of us can go to the Necromancer’s Ancestral Grounds so that you can become a Ranker.

“I saw the notice that Rankers are now allowed to enter this Domain. Well, that doesn’t matter because you have a way of bringing people here and bypassing certain rules.”

The old Half-Ling gave Lux a knowing smile before giving the members of the Crystal Palace a side-long glance.

“Before that, Master, can I visit the Dwarven Kingdom of Gweliven first?” Lux asked. “I’ve been meaning to meet my old friends and see how they are. It has been a long while since I saw them, and I’m afraid that the longer we don’t see each other, the more they will come to hate me.”

Gaap frowned but didn’t make any moves to forbid Lux from doing what he wanted.

“Well, I think it’s fine,” Gaap replied after pondering for a few moments. “The entrance of the Ancestral Ground will not appear until the next New Moon. At the very least you should return to the Guild Headquarters within two weeks. That will give us enough time to visit the Ancestral Ground and allow the World to give you its blessing.”

Lux nodded and thanked his Master for being understanding. After saying what he wanted to say, Gaap disappeared from where he was standing, and returned directly to their Guild’s Headquarters in the Outer Reaches.

Lux, on the other hand, told his guildmates his plan, and all of them agreed that the Half-Elf should lay low for a bit.

“I’ll head to Leaf Village as soon as I can,” Cai said through their guild chat. “Unlike you, we will have no excuse when they don’t find us at the entrance of the Gate of the Domain. It will be best to not raise anyone’s suspicions.”

“I will return to Karshvar Draconis and complete my Ranker Quest,” Cethus commented. “I also need to sort out the rewards I got from this mission.”

“The same goes for me,” Gerhart stated. “I will take my Ranker Quest as well.”

Cai and Keane had also reached the peak of the Initiate Rank during the battle, fulfilling the requirements to take the Ranker Trial, and ascend to the next stage of their growth.

Just like Gerhart and Cethus, they also wanted to become stronger, so that they would be one step closer to revealing their Guild’s name proudly to the world, without fearing the consequences that would happen afterwards.

Perhaps Gaap also wanted this to happen, so he made his appearance in order to let everyone know that he was affiliated with Lux, and his Guild was also under his protection.

After finalizing their plans, Lux talked to Einar, and Val, who had been two of his steadfast allies during their conquest of the Sacred Dungeon.

“We’ll meet in a month’s time,” Einar said as he patted Lux’s shoulder. “By then, I will have become a Ranker. Ah! Before I forget, my father wanted to invite you to our kingdom to talk about expanding the cooperation of our alliance. My sister also wants to meet you. She’s still single, and of marriageable age…”

The Half-Elf only smiled as he gave Einar the “Are you going to use honeytrap on me? Sorry, I already have two beauties by my side!” gaze.

The Barbarian Prince wasn’t aware what the Half-Elf was thinking, and he simply took Lux’s smile as his silent acceptance to his offer.

Although everyone knew that the Half-Elf was already engaged with Iris, it was not uncommon in their world for one man to have many wives. Even though his sister couldn’t become Lux’s first wife, becoming his second wife was good as well.

“I will also be a Ranker the next time you see me,” Val stated. “One more thing. Even though I don’t have a sister, I have a beautiful cousin. Do you want me to introduce you to her?”

The Half-Elf was very tempted to spit on the Spider Boy because he was able to say all of those things with a straight face.

However, since Val and him had shared many battles together, the red-headed teenager squeezed the words, “I’ll think about it”, in order to not hurt the other’s feelings.

Jasper and Enlil also talked to Lux and thanked him for helping them clear the mission. After seeing what the Half-Elf was capable of doing, both of them decided that it would be more advantageous if they remained on Lux’s good side, than to offend him.

Half an hour later, everyone decided to leave the Dungeon after a short rest. Although they were tired, and suffered injuries, they all had smiles on their faces knowing that they were able to accomplish the mission that was given to them by their Kings.

Even Prince Cyrus looked happy because he was able to gain a lot from this expedition.

One by one, the teenagers left the Gate of Famine and reappeared at the Gate of the Fallen, where the Rankers and Envoys of the different factions were waiting for him.

Aur, gave Lux a side-long glance before he, too, left the Gate of Famine.

The Dragon Prince wanted to tell the Saints to capture Lux as soon as he exited the Dungeon, so that they could bring the Half-Elf to the Crystal Palace as a guest.

They had many questions for him, and this was the only way they could think of in order to get the answers they were looking for.

Lux sighed after everyone had left.

“Well then, it’s time for me to go as well,” the Half-Elf muttered as he gave the Capital City of the Ammarian Kingdom a side-long glance before teleporting directly to the Outer Reaches.

From there, he would take the Teleportation Gate and head to Leaf Village.

It had been a long time since he saw the adorable little dwarf, Colette, and her friends, who were still angry at him for being kept in the dark, during the defense in Whitebridge City.