Loren stared into the distance, his gaze deep.
"This is how things are now, let nature take its course."
His voice was calm and indifferent, as if recounting something that had nothing to do with him.
Upon hearing that, Marquis Oren Hunter froze for a long moment before he realized the suffering and resolve this young man had endured all along.
"Although it is a bit late for this... but..."
The old man turned to face Loren and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Loren."
"Coming from a place like the slums to stand before me must have been very hard..."
"For everything that happened in the past, I am truly sorry."
"At first, I only wanted to use this method to give the people of this star domain a little justice."
From the corner of his eye, Loren caught sight of the noble elder's movements and gently shook his head.
"Fate is always full of surprises and the unexpected, Marquis Hunter."
"I did not come because of what you wanted to do, I came because of what you have already done."
When Loren said this, Marquis Oren Hunter forced a bitter smile and straightened his back.
This young man... had not accepted his apology...
This was awkward...
After a short silence, Oren Hunter understood that he likely could not persuade this young man today.
Still, he made one final, humble effort on behalf of his family.
"Aside from me, the strongest in the Hunter family is only a high-rank Legendary, he should not be capable of posing any threat to you, Mr. Loren."
"Mr. Loren, could you spare the lives of those who have already left?"
Though the probability of Loren abandoning his revenge was infinitesimal, the old man chose to voice this humiliating plea.
At least he had to try, to be able to clear his conscience.
"I'm afraid I can't."
Loren continued to gaze at the Floating City in the distance, his expression calm and detached.
Silence settled between them.
An extremely dangerous aura radiated from Oren Hunter.
This oppressive energy fluctuation marked him as a formidable fighter even among Legendary tiers.
"I see..."
"Then let this old man witness the Federation's most uncanny Legendary powerhouse!"
"Even if it delays things a bit, it's worth it."
At that moment, Loren finally stopped staring into the distance.
He turned his head slightly and looked at the prepared-for-battle noble elder beside him, his voice low and steady:
"I'm sorry, you've been dead for a long time."
As soon as the words fell, the terror in the noble elder's eyes abruptly drained away.
In the next instant, Marquis Oren Hunter's body rapidly dissolved into a cloud of blood mist, drifting at the edge of the observation deck.
A breeze happened to blow across the overlook, gently scattering the blood mist.
Thus the nobleman who had secretly ruled the Dusk Star Domain for many years met an eerily quiet end.
There was not a single chance to resist.
A rule-system psychic's crushing advantage over peers is utterly hopeless.
......
On the entire observation deck, the black and gold threads dangling in the void also vanished after dispatching their opponent.
Loren silently retracted his Legendary ability, and, facing the direction where the blood mist dissipated, he lifted his hat slightly:
"Don't worry, you won't be alone, Marquis Hunter."
After offering his farewell, Loren put his hat back on and took a small dragon scale from his pocket.
He tapped it three times with his forefinger.
A few seconds later, a small Magical Teleportation Gate materialized beside him.
A silver, graceful figure stepped out.
"Done?"
"Slower than I expected..."
Facing Miss Jessistan's complaint, Loren smiled and nodded, offering a brief explanation:
"It took a bit longer because I had to learn about some past events."
"And you, what did you get just now?"
At Loren's question, Miss Jessistan's face showed a hint of grievance.
"Don't mention it, there wasn't much of value."
"Our Floating City only looks prosperous on the surface, and I only managed to scavenge about two million Spirit Stones' worth of stuff."
"The valuable items were probably all taken by those Hunter family people."
"Those two million Spirit Stones were barely assembled by me picking out unattended safes."
Her tone was always laced with a ruthless kind of humor.
"Uh..." Loren was momentarily at a loss for words.
Unattended safes...
Great, I just learned another deadpan joke from Miss Jessistan...
Raven: "......"
Some things shouldn't be learned casually, you damn master.
Oh, you are a damn master already, never mind, learn it then...
Sensing Raven's rude thought in his mind, Loren's mouth twitched slightly.
"Silence, stupid bird!"
"Your mocking voice is bothering me!!"
After scolding Raven by thought in his mind, Loren turned to Miss Jessistan, who was still complaining about how poor Dusk Main City was, and made a pointed remark:
"Maybe we can still catch those who escaped from the Hunter family."
"Are you sure we're not too late?" Miss Jessistan doubted.
She did not want to face a Federation Councilor in Fosse Star Domain, even if that councilor had already resigned.
Those Federation Councilors with poor reputations across the Star Realm were not easy to handle...
She was unwilling to expose her ultimate means for some Spirit Stones; that was her last Trump Card for survival.
For a dragon who had offended many Gods, the Star Realm was far too dangerous; holding back some trump cards was necessary.
Her greatest trump card should never be revealed.
Loren, as if reading her thoughts, smiled mysteriously and said:
"Don't worry, Miss Jessistan."
"My intuition says we can catch up..."
Hearing Loren's strange words, Miss Jessistan looked at him suspiciously, curiosity prompting her to ask:
"Loren, what exactly is your ability?"
Loren smiled and said nothing.
Guess...
"Hmph!!"
"You stingy one! I'll find out sooner or later!!!"
Miss Jessistan cursed as she reverted to her full dragon form and, using the draconic magic she had honed for thousands of years, raked the air to open a massive teleportation gate.
A gargantuan, sky-shadowing silhouette appeared above Dusk Main City's floating sprawl.
Residents of the city looked up at the spectacular sight and raised their communication devices to record the moment.
This scene was a rarity.
At the same time, comparatively, a tiny human figure flew up and hovered above the gargantuan silhouette's head.
