"You think this world doesn't need saving? Open your eyes, What do you think would have happened if Ross gave the artifact to the Gisel senate? They will control the undead army outside, wage war against the other kingdoms, and thousands of people will die, lose their families, and end up being slaves to the rich. If you by any chance thought of any of them as innocent, you're the most naive person in the world"

These words played again and again in Logan's mind.

"And look around you man, if this world needs saving, it's from you. You killed a father, a daughter, and a good friend, for what? refusing to serve you? Do you really think you're the good guy?"

Michael heard everything without uttering a word as Logan continued,

"I might be a mercenary but I have no innocent blood on my hand. If I agree to serve you, I'll end up just like you. So go ahead, kill me"

"You're so full of it, big guy" Finally Michael couldn't take any more of this bullshit Logan spouting,

"You think this world doesn't need saving? Open your eyes, What do you think would have happened if Ross gave the artifact to the Gisel senate? They will control the undead army outside, wage war against the other kingdoms, and thousands of people will die, lose their families, and end up being slaves to the rich. If you by any chance thought of any of them as innocent, you're the most naive person in the world" Logan stared at the dead bodies around them. Deep down, he knew no one here is innocent.

"One day you'll realize that the good guys aren't enough to save the world "

Michael activated the Lightning Dash, appearing in front of Logan within a snap of time. Logan felt like he was hit by a big log in the face before everything turned dark.

He could have easily killed Logan like the others but his instincts told him not to. Somehow Michael believed Logan would be a loyal subordinate in the future. After knocking Logan down, his gaze turned to H who was staring at him with a pale face. Jonah was still unconscious.

"What about you H? Do you wanna serve me or die?"

Sparks of lightning danced around his fingers. Looking at the lightning sparks, H shivered.

"I... I'll serve you, my lord" This was the first time Michael saw overwhelming fear in H's face. Even when they were facing deadly odds, he never lost the courage yet the fear toxin and the power he displayed broke H's courage completely. Michael was glad of H's choice because people like him are easier to keep on the leash rather than people like Ross who chose death rather than bending his knees.

"What's your real name?" Michael floated slowly towards H,N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.

"Hei...Heinberg, my...lord" He stuttered without looking him in the eyes.

"Are you willing to be my subordinate Heinberg?" Michael doubted the system would accept him as a subordinate because Heinberg was basically forced to swear his loyalty. It was either bending his knees or death and Heinberg chose to bend the knee.

The girl didn't freak him out but it was the three figures who were standing behind the girl that made him shiver. Although the girl covered their faces with black cloth, Heinberg could tell looking at their skinless body that stinks to high heaven, alpha undeads. She was controlling them through the chain attached to their collars like dogs. The alpha undead rattled the chains violently yet they could never escape. Heinberg took several steps back when one of the alpha undead reached its hand out to scratch him.

"Dular will have a time of his life with them," Michael said while Gaya stared at Heinberg and the dead bodies around them. Because of the mask, she was wearing, Michael couldn't tell the shock and surprise in her eyes. It was obvious the reason for her shock was his sudden transformation yet Heinberg's existence before they prevented her from questioning him about his new powers.

"No alpha undeads in the forest, if anymore of them is here, they would be among the army outside"

Michael nodded. The three alpha undeads would be enough for Dular or him to experiment. He knew the artifact is the reason for alpha undeads yet he wanted to know more about this new kind of undead. However, unlike Caius, he was not going to bring the undeads to the dark forest but planning to bring Dular to the Southern Continent.

"Did you get it?" her curiosity got the better of her as she asked him about the artifact. She gawked around to see it but she couldn't find anything except dead bodies and weapons.

Heinberg too wanted to see what kind of artifact they sent them to get. Michael tapped his chest,

"It's here, we'll talk about it on the ship"

Gaya nodded, controlling her curiosity.

"Heinberg wake tie him up with this"

Michael threw ropes at Heinberk looking at Jonah. He still hasn't found out what to do with Jonha but it was unnecessary to kill Jonah until he knew more about Jonah's ability. Heinberg stared at Logan, asking what to do with them wordlessly.

"Tie him up too"

Heinberg wondered why he didn't kill Logan. The person in front of him obviously wasn't much of a kind-hearted guy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed Ross and everyone in cold blood. Heinberg couldn't help but question why he spared Logan. One thing was sure for Heinberg, he was planning something with the big guy. After Heinberg stepped back to tie Jonah and Logan up, Gaya began to stare at Michael from top to bottom. The black smoke kinda looked scary to her. Plus, the crimson eyes made him look like some kind of an evil god.

"Awesome, teach me the tricks too" She whispered. Her eyes sparkled behind the mask.

[Artifact is ready to open]

[The system recommends the host send Heinberg away before opening the artifact]

A smile emerged on his face as the time to see the artifact had finally come.