The entire world was left in a buzz. Everyone, including players, broadcasting stations, and commentators, continued to talk about the episode about the Transcendentals’ Holy Land.

Most of the players that have reached Level 600 were people who once represented their countries during the Battle of the Thrones and easily exceeded fifty. And nearly half of that number belonged to the Luvien Empire.

The biggest reason for this was because the Luvien Empire had given their all to help those who had received quests related to achieving Level 600 and those who had already reached Level 600 to gain more power. However, there was something far more interesting than that.

And the knights of the Sword of the Gods’ Second Order? They were none other than players. The most surprising fact was that the Second Order did not lag behind the First Order.

The difference between Level 599 players and Level 600 players was like the difference between heaven and earth. The rankers that have achieved Level 600 have proven this fact when they joined the Sword of the Gods’ Second Order.

However, they weren’t the only ones who joined the Second Order. Countless players had built their kingdoms, only to join the Second Order by handing over the management of their domains to their successors.

Because of these reasons, the Luvien Empire grew even more powerful.

However, the players that made up the Second Order also had to pay a price. They had to become the dogs of the Luvien Empire and be at their beck and call. And now, they were working with Duke Ruffiso and standing at the forefront of destroying the forces against the Luvien Empire. The players against the Luvien Empire hated them, while those who stood in line with the Luvien Empire strongly supported them.

While the players were having a heated discussion in the community sites…

With Duke Ruffiso and all of the Sword of the Gods’ Second Order members added to the mix, more players, commentators, and broadcasting stations began to pay attention to the Transcendentals’ Holy Land.

***

Minhyuk, the Transcendentals’ Holy Land’s boss monster that received the attention of many, was busy checking the authority's rules to run a God-rank dungeon.

Minhyuk, who looked through the explanations, smiled faintly when he saw the 15th clause.

Conir, the boy with an intellectual disability, left the nest to become stronger. Minhyuk wanted to leave a spot open for him. After all, he might come back at any given moment.

The boss monster, the sitting at the end of the Transcendentals’ Holy Land, was now waiting for his enemies to come.

***

The booming sound of the drums echoed loudly worldwide as the long procession of the Luvien Imperial Army started their march. The procession was spearheaded by Duke Ruffiso, one of the Stars of the Luvien Empire. He was immediately followed by the members of the Sword of the Gods’ Second Order and the countless numbers of rankers, knights, and soldiers that belonged to the Luvien Empire.

The Transcendental Being was not a god. But he might just be someone who wielded power that was beyond that of a god’s own. This was why the Great Luvien Empire was very interested in the Transcendentals’ Holy Land.

Meanwhile, Duke Ruffiso led the long procession with a blank expression.

Duke Ruffiso was the one who personally chopped the heads off of the nobles of the Lonstrei Empire, the empire that forged a friendly relationship with the Beyond the Heavens Empire, and hung them on their walls.

Once Duke Ruffiso cleared the Transcendentals’ Holy Land, he would become the major contributor and would be able to obtain one of the dungeon’s rewards. If that happened, Duke Ruffiso, who held the slightest sway and influence in the empire, might become the most influential among the three dukes.

***

The total number of the knights of the Luvien Empire’s Sword of the Gods’ Second Order was sixteen. By partnering with those that were somewhat lacking, like the 15th and 16th places, Duke Ruffiso could divide the imperial army into ten divisions. Each division was led by the knights of the Second Order and had around 100,000 soldiers each.

The Tenth Division was led by God of Shields Valentino and Mage Alex, who were in 15th and 16th place in the Second Order. Even though they were just in 15th and 16th place, the combination of these two high rankers was enough to take down and trample on the order’s 5th place. The Tenth Division was marching forward and acting as the vanguard.

Just as expected of the dungeon with the highest difficulty level, their basic mob’s level was already very high. The more shocking part? Almost 20,000 Abyssal Knights and 5,000 Abyssal Mages appeared at the same time.

Valentino stood at the forefront and defended against the Abyssal Mages’ high-tiered magical attacks.

“Don’t let them reach us!”

But it was not just him. Several tankers built a wall with their square shields and blocked the enemies from advancing further. At the same time, Alex led the other mages and began to cast their magic.

“Fire Storm.”

“Fire Storm.”

“Fire Storm.”

Countless magical attacks poured down upon the charging Abyssal Knights and inflicted them with constant damage.

“This is just the beginning, so this should be more than enough.”

“Even so, the damage the enemies can deal is much higher than we expected. Please be careful.”

This was the conversation that unfolded between Alex and Valentino. Just when they hunted nearly half of the 25,000 enemy knights and mages and finally moved forward gradually, they were greeted by a terrifying sight.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Woaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Around 30,000 more Abyssal Knights ran out from the dungeon's depths and began to charge toward them. At that moment, Valentino immediately used the strongest shield he had acquired when he reached Level 600.

Valentino had already decided to risk his life early during this dungeon’s attack. After all, he would receive a considerable reward from Nerva if he could become one of the contributors to the clearance of this dungeon.

Bentino’s Wall, as large as a castle, rose inside this vast dungeon, preventing all enemies from charging forward. No matter how hard the knights charged at Bentino’s Wall, they could not pierce its defenses.

“Kehahahahahahaha!” Valentino cackled.

His laughter seemed to convey those words. It seemed like he was boasting that only a single player was blocking the mobs of the most challenging dungeon. Of course, the troops did not stay idle. They took the time to take down the knights with their arrows and magic.

Meanwhile, all the commentators were watching Valentino, who was laughing like crazy, in awe.

But then, at that moment…

The sound of an explosion rang in everyone’s ears. Valentino’s eyes immediately turned to follow the sound of the blast and were greeted by the sight of a stuck gobsmack in the middle of Bentino’s Walls.

At the same time, web-like cracks appeared all over the shield's surface.

The bloody spear pulled itself out of the wall and flew back to the hands of someone. Like that, Bentino’s Walls, which still had 50% durability left, began to fall. A man carrying the bloody spear from earlier was right beyond the collapsing wall. The man rode atop a ten-meter horse. Both beings were sporting scorched skins and a grotesque appearance.