Chapter 149: The Council of Power

Xander stared blankly at the group!

What was going on today? No less than five powerful Legends gathered in the small Redoak Vale!

Druid, Dusk Walker, Wizard, Monk, Shadow Thief!

Add Ivan to this lineup and they could even slaughter a god!

And not just a god’s avatar, but a true god!

Of course, it would be some of the weaker gods.

This group of amazing Legends appeared in Redoak Vale. It really astounded Xander too much.

—

Both sides also discovered one another.

As Hathaway’s group had come uninvited, Constantine’s group felt somewhat weird.

“You invited others?” He walked over and asked Xander, surprised.

He looked at Xander with a strange expression.

A small countryside Lord could actually invite those three powerhouses!

Among those three Legends, he wasn’t too familiar with Hathaway because she had recently advanced. But Inheim and that Shadow Thief were relatively active Legends in the south.

Even if these experts didn’t meet each other, they would still know of the myths about the others.

In the Legend realm, they could recognize the subjects of those myths by looking at them.

“You should be the distinguished Inheim who keeps chasing after the Shadow Prince’s avatar?”

“This person should be [Owl] who fought against the Ancient Red Dragon Ember a few days ago?”

“And that lady is…”

Constantine looked toward Hathaway but was actually unable to come up with a name.

“I am Hathaway, Ashen Spire’s Master.” Hathaway gently raised her chin. “I recently advanced to Legend rank.”

“The day before yesterday, to be exact.”

Constantine displayed an expression of understanding. “Turns out you recently advanced. No wonder I didn’t hear about you.”

At that time, Inheim who had kept quiet suddenly took a step forward and addressed Constantine, “[Demon Hunter] Constantine. I heard rumors about you.”

“And this lady is a powerful Druid—you should be [Endless Ocean], I presume. [Eternal Tree] mentioned you. He said that you are the Druid with the greatest chance of becoming one of the most powerful of our time.”

Everyone gathered and started chatting for a while, leaving Xander to the side.

Xander actually felt pretty awkward. He couldn’t just butt into the discussion between those Legends.

Every Legend had some pride. When they met someone who was on an equal footing, they would answer with an attitude befitting their status.

They continued chatting for a moment before realizing something.

Their gazes all focused on Xander.

It would be a lie to say that Xander wasn’t under a lot of pressure when being stared at by five Legends.

He coughed, “Honored Legends… To tell the truth, I didn’t expect Redoak Vale to welcome so many outstanding powerhouses today.”

“Everyone certainly has something to say, or to ask.”

“But we should put the discussion off for now.”

Constantine nodded and entered the castle first with Endless Ocean.

And Hathaway looked at Inheim and that Shadow Thief called “Owl”. Seeing them nod, she followed Xander in.

From seeing that, Xander guessed that Hathaway didn’t have much authority within that group.

She had to consult Inheim and Owl first.

‘What happened, to make Hathaway suddenly pay a visit?’

Xander’s brain was filled with questions. He brought the five outstanding guests to an unused living room.

A grand discussion slowly started.

—

“So your target is the Scarlet Patriarch? That leader from the Twin Serpents Cult?”

In the conference room, Xander had started first and explained his own plan on behalf of Constantine’s side.

After listening, the Shadow Thief Owl laughed. “I heard you two joined hands and still let that snake escape, tsk…”

He had a malicious gaze, even carrying a hint of provocation.

Constantine and Endless Ocean looked very calm.

“The Scarlet Patriarch is very sly. A lot of people try to kill him and end up failing. I don’t want any interference with this plan.”

Constantine gently added, “The lives of Baron Xander’s entire family and territory are being used as bait. I don’t want this plan of ours to get ruined.”

Owl sneered, “You think we came to this damnable area to join you in playing house?”

“What does the Scarlet Patriarch even count as…”

But Inheim suddenly interrupted and said, “Mister Owl, the Demon Hunter and Endless Ocean aren’t our enemies.”

“We only have one enemy, and that is the Shadow Prince. Please stay clear on this point.”

Owl dully shrugged.

It could be seen that he was quite respectful of Inheim, and even somewhat afraid!

Inheim was able to beat the Shadow Prince’s avatar like a dog when he was wearing the Void Boots, let alone a mere Legend Shadow Thief.

“The Shadow Prince?”

Hearing this, Xander had a premonition.

“That’s right—the Shadow Prince!”

Hathaway looked at Xander, smiling. “Are you surprised?”

“In at most two weeks, the Shadow Prince’s new avatar will finish forming. He will set off from the God Realm and go through the Arcane Reservoir to arrive in the continent.”

“And all we have to do is to kill him after he descends, while he hasn’t completely adapted to the continent’s restrictions yet!”

Inheim supplemented, “More than just killing.”

“If it was only killing, I could do that by myself, but we need to do more.”

‘Hold on!’

Xander reacted immediately. “You mean, the Shadow Prince’s avatar will descend in…”

“Redoak Vale?”

He looked at the three with a disbelieving look.

Is there really such luck?

The Shadow Thief Owl looked at Xander as if he was looking at an idiot. “What else?”

“Do you think I would come to this lousy place? A territory without a high-class brothel?”

—

It was quiet in the conference room for a moment.

A long three-hour discussion ensued.

Xander almost felt like collapsing from exhaustion at the end.

The information from Hathaway’s sudden visit was really too important.

But in the end, Xander was far more pleasantly surprised than shocked!

According to the forecast of the Great Druid, [Eternal Tree], the Shadow Prince’s new avatar would descend in Redoak Vale!

And Inheim who had kept chasing the Shadow Prince was weary of the repetition, so he thought of a new plan.

Thus he looked for Hathaway and Owl to coordinate with him.

In any case, the three would inevitably live in the castle as guests for the next two weeks.

This meant that Redoak Vale would have no less than five Legends standing guard there!

Five Legends!

What kind of situation was that?

Xander had originally prepared a series of plans to kill the Scarlet Patriarch, afraid that Endless Ocean and Constantine wouldn’t manage to take care of that snake.

But now…

He suddenly somewhat sympathized with the Scarlet Patriarch!

Because the five Legends had reached a unanimous agreement.

Since they were all gathered together, they could also act together. Regardless of whether it was the Crimson Patriarch or the Shadow Prince, as long as they didn’t appear together, the five would be able to join forces to deal with them.

Five Legends!

There might not be a stronger lineup in all of the East Coast!

—

Xander was standing on the castle’s highest balcony, overlooking the distant White River.

After the end of the meeting, Inheim took out four protective talismans and gifted them to the other Legends. These protective talismans were said to have been personally crafted by Eternal Tree and could be used to hide one’s aura.

Originally, if it was only to handle the Scarlet Patriarch, they could have hidden their auras with their own power.

But the crafty Shadow Prince wasn’t as easy to deceive.

Hathaway and the others made proper preparations for this plan.

The previous attempt on her life left a huge shadow on Hathaway’s heart.

If not for Xander’s timely warning, she might have died under the Shadow Prince’s attack.

But she had now reached the Legend rank thanks to the Tome of Nalu and naturally wanted to settle that problem.

“I heard you stole eleven golden bulls from the Twin Serpents Cult’s Hidden Granary, but I only saw one.” A voice suddenly spoke from behind him.

“This is the room of the Lord of this castle.”

Xander didn’t turn and continued, “Only the Overlord and his lady can come in.”

“Is it?” Hathaway walked over and leaned on the railing next to Xander.

Xander took a glance… and his eyes couldn’t help but twitch.

‘Hathaway, this woman… She actually changed to that six-year-old appearance again!’

She was wearing a simple dress that looked pleasant, but her voice sounded abnormally mature.

“Eh? I forgot the voice change.” Hathaway suddenly also noticed that point. The last word sounded extremely cute.

Xander began to have a headache.

This Ashen Spire’s Master could definitely be described as weird.

He didn’t know why she came here!

“Thank you,” Hathaway quietly said.

Xander shook his head. “You also helped me quite a lot.”

“No, I wouldn’t have been able to advance that quickly without the Tome of Nalu.”

Hathaway’s expression was hard to decipher. “You saw me when I was most frightened.”

“If it were an ordinary person, I would have thrown a [Mind Wipe].”

Hearing this, Xander felt his blood run cold.

But the next second, Hathaway suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Xander.

Xander froze where he stood.

“Like it?” she asked.

Xander blankly nodded, his brain vacant.

Hathaway turned around and left, her laughter echoing like a silver bell. “Such a small girl kissed you and you enjoyed it that much—I didn’t expect you to be a lolicon!”

“Unfortunately, you have to remember that I kissed you, not the other way around.”

“If you want to be the active one… You’ll have to quickly become a Legend.”

Hathaway’s small silhouette disappeared in a shadow of the castle.

Xander still hadn’t reacted. That kiss felt like an illusion.

He even feebly looked at his logs, but there was no [You have been kissed for the first time] kind of idiotic message.

“First time you got intimate with a girl? Little Xander?”

A lazy voice echoed behind him.

Xander suddenly turned. He didn’t know since when, but the Shadow Thief was also leaning on the railing, happily laughing at Xander.

“Chasing after a Seer is quite straining, don’t you think?”