World System Among Gods novel Chapter 18

"Do you know where they are being held?" Ares asked.

"They are being held in prison in Duke’s residence. Apart from my daughter and wife, there are many other prisoners. Most of them are slaves, and a small number are officials who go against his policies," the masked man answered Ares’ question.

“Duke Alan is a rat in fancy clothes. I will free the entire family and the rest of the prisoners tonight. To destroy the Duke’s power, I currently can't….”

"Master, I am more than enough to flatten his territory," Halen said, cutting off Ares’ words.

"Are you sure you can do it?" he asked, who could have summoned one more subordinate.

She just nodded her head. "Only facing dirty rats like them, my strength is more than enough to care for them all."

"Then let's destroy them. Dorgan," Ares shouted, and a dark dragon figure appeared from above the night sky.

One masked man, still faithful to his robes, started to rise. Meanwhile, a colleague still fainted from running out of mana; seeing a dragon figure emerge from the sky and descend before his eyes made the masked man almost faint.

"Dra…. dragon," clumped the masked man in such a low voice.

"You, take your comrades and climb on my dragon's body. You show my dragon the location of Duke Alan's residence. Halen and I will follow you from below."

The masked man lifts his partner and jumps over Dorgan’s body. Once the two of them are comfortably on top of his body, Dorgan starts to fly, and the masked man timidly points at him. Below, Ares and Halen follow Dorgan’s flying direction.

"They should have come, and I should have welcomed them. But now they have to be ready to welcome me. Who knows they want to meet the lord of the realm of the dead," Ares said in his heart as he continued to fly away, following Dorgan, who was flying above him.

***

For a while, Ares, who had arrived in the vicinity of Duke Alan's residence, sits while observing the strict guard around the home. There are hundreds of sentry guards, and among them, there are 20 who have strength over level 1000. They are strong, but they are nothing in front of Ares.

Tonight, the weather is so clear. The night sky decorated with the full moon further enhances the atmosphere of the night. The soldiers guarding the residence of Duke Alan occasionally look up at the sky to admire the beauty of the night.