Time passed quickly; the monster raid was about to open in about an hour. Arthur and the others had prepared everything they needed, Levia helped as much as possible.
They gathered in the front yard of the Blue Wheat base. Sara and the two women were talking with Levia while Arthur was staring outside, paying attention to the wall of the magic dome.
As per the agreement, Arthur would release the magic dome after the information about the monster raid appeared. Levia knew and understood the deal. She had to abide by it and didn’t want to hold Arthur any longer.
Levia looked forward, seeing Arthur standing still, watching the dome wall that was about to disappear.
After talking with Sara and the others, the woman approached Arthur and looked in the same direction as the young man.
"Are you gonna remove that protective magic?" asked Levia.
"Yes, I hope you have prepared for all the bad things that might happen."
"I’ve thought about it. Once the dome disappears, we’ll go all out!" said Levia, certainly full of confidence.
Arthur glanced to the side, then smiled and nodded his head. It was his risk for fighting with another group; Arthur had no interest in helping them further.
"I can’t help you any further," Arthur replied, Levia clearing her throat as she closed her eyes.
"I know. You’re not one of us; you have no duty to fight alongside us."
Sara, Karen, and Mona stepped closer to the two. The expressions displayed on the three’s faces were firm and full of confidence; it seemed that they were ready for the monster raid this time. It was quite a relief to Arthur.
Not only them, but Arthur saw dozens of Blue Wheat members ready with their magic equipment. The children began to flee to the inside of the base, taking refuge from the great war that was about to happen in a moment.
"Are you ready?"
Levia nodded, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. She knew what was coming, and her group was ready to fight the Black Sword Group.
Seeing Levia’s response, Arthur raised his right hand while occasionally sighing. Arthur’s right palm opened wide, withdrawing the six Dark Crystals that had been embedded earlier in the outer area of the Blue Wheat base.
Six pillars of purple light disappeared, followed by the top of the magic dome that faded gradually, revealing the defenses of the Blue Wheat group.
Heartbeats pounded throughout the Blue Wheat members. Levia swallowed her saliva deeply, seeing the magic dome wall no longer protecting her group’s base.
People cheered vigorously from the Black Sword group’s base. Ado pulled out a sword from its sheath, a sword with a black blade.
With a word from his mouth, the sword unleashed a vast buff energy to all the members of his group.
[Buff!]
[STR increased by 10%]
[AGI increased by 5%]
[DEX increased by 5%]
Red light surrounded the body of each Black Sword group member, granting them significant buffs. Unfortunately, Levia did not have such abilities. She only hoped she and her group members could survive until the miracle happened.
Arthur gasped with narrowed eyes, curious about the power of Ado’s black blade sword. He wondered if the Flag of Authority could provide extra buffs?
’Aerith?’ Arthur called out silently.
’What’s wrong, Aaron?
’Do you know how to activate the Flag of Authority?’ Arthur asked, curious.
Aerith explained it was easy for Arthur to activate the power of the Flag of Authority, but as she explained the other day, activating such an object would require at least a large amount of MP.
Arthur asked how much MP was needed, given that his MP capacity was already more than 200000.
’It depends on the orders you give,’ Aerith replied.
’Orders?’
The woman in the Dark Dimension explained three orders were commonly used when activating the Flag of Authority: Forgiveness Order, War Order, and Obedience Order.
Arthur remembered one of the three commands. Andrew had used the Forgiveness Order to help the young man remove the red title above his head. The power of the Flag of Authority seemed to be able to deceive the system.
’How can the Flag of Authority have the power to manipulate the system?’ Arthur asked.
’Since it’s not among the list of items created by the system itself. I don’t know why people on Earth can have it, but I do know that such a flag was created by the noble descendants of the three Heavenly Dark Entities of Visiri,’ said Aerith.
’The individual systems were created only after those three entities created the Flag of Authority. That’s why your system won’t detect that flag, although they will seize some of your MP," Aerith replied.
The woman explained again why MP was needed during the activation of the Authority Flag. It was due to the use of the SSS-R rank talent embedded in the flag, the Sovereign Authority talent.
In short, if Arthur had that flag, he had six talents at the moment: two of his own, three from servants, and one from the Flag of Authority.
’Let me explain how it works to you, though it’s too early for you to use it,’ Aerith replied.
Arthur said yes. He began to close his eyes and let Aerith’s projected image flash through his mind. Levia and the others turned their heads to the side, seeing Arthur’s silence confusing them.
"What is he doing?" Levia asked Sara.
"I don’t know. But I think he’s planning something."
It took Aerith a while to explain, but Arthur understood easily. He opened his eyes after ten minutes of dead silence. That made Levia and the others even more suspicious.
’Do you understand?" Aerith asked.
’I understand.’
’Remember. The Obedience Order requires a very large amount of MP. Right now, you don’t have it.’
’The best option is to give them the War Order,’ Aerith replied.
’I know what I need to do.’
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[Secondary Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Neutral Gravity Steps]
[MP -12500]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 229500/242000] [-12500]
Arthur flew in the sky of the Blue Wheat base until the attention of all the group members turned to him. They stopped walking and stared intently at Arthur, curious about what Arthur would do.
"What is he gonna do?"
"Is he gonna help us defeat them?"
"He’s always a surprise."
Levia paused, her eyes squinting with her head tilted up to watch Arthur from below, "What are you doing, Arthur?"
From his digital storage, Arthur took out the flag of authority and showed it to all of them. Levia was shocked, having no idea Arthur had such a thing.
Sara, Karen, and Mona were even more shocked. They clearly identified the pattern of the Flag of Authority, a flag with a red background color and the symbol of two swords, a sign that the flag belonged to Dimension Justice.
"Why is it in Arthur’s hands?" asked Sara.
Arthur transmitted the core of consciousness in his mind into the flag. He touched his forehead and released a golden orb to enter and merge with the power in the object. That’s what Aerith showed him through the mind projection image.
[Flag of Authority has activated]
[The host has taken ownership of the Flag of Authority!]
[Owner: Aaron Lewis]
[Level: 80]
[Warning!]
[The system cannot detect the power of the Flag of Authority]
[The use of undetected power could potentially injure the Host]
Slowly, the flag’s color changed from red to black. A purple pattern was printed on it, similar to an ancient incantation with a script Arthur didn’t know —Visiri runes.
Since the system could not detect power, the order panel could not be displayed, but it could be activated at the cost of a large amount of MP. Arthur let it hover above the heads of all the Blue Wheat members.
The two fingers of his right hand stretched forward, starting to activate the second of the three commonly used orders. War Order.
[Start the process of using foreign power]
[Item: Flag of Authority]
[MP -200000]
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[Power: ?]
[Talent: Authority Leader]
[Rank: SSS-R]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP 29500/242000] [-200000]
Purple light began to envelop the flag and spread throughout the area where the members of the Black Wheat group were gathered. The light started to touch each of them, increasing and enhancing their abilities.
[Buff!]
[All attributes increased by 30%]
[Gain 50% physical attack resistance]
[Gains 25% increase in Additional HP and MP]
[15% combo attack increase]
[50% Attribute increase for group leader]
Not only in front of Arthur, but the buff panel popped up before all the members. They gasped, feeling their bodies feel lighter and more powerful than before. Levia felt the same, seeing a faint purple light shining on each member’s body.
"Cough!"
Arthur coughed up blood and flew low to stand just above the ground. Sara was anxious. She rushed to Arthur and felt the young man’s heart beating fast. Mona did her job of recovery.
"Are you alright?" asked Sara.
’This is probably the impact of using the Authority Flag. I didn’t think I’d get hurt.
Arthur’s Flag of Authority flew back to him, hovering by his side. Levia looked at Arthur lying in Sara’s arms, visibly injured in his internal organs. The woman stepped up to their side to ask about Arthur’s condition.
"He’s fine. You have nothing to worry about."
"What did you really do for us?" asked Levia.
"I helped you... win your war."