The Bloody Emperor's Ambition and the Theocracy's Response

Just as the Kingdom Delegation set out, inside the Imperial Palace of Ouvientale, the capital of the Bahamut Empire...

The famed "Bloody Emperor," Jicniv Rune Farlord El Nix, reclined in the most comfortable position possible with his head resting on the lap of a young, beautiful concubine, reading the intelligence report his subordinates had just delivered.

About ten minutes later, he finally raised his head and asked in an imposing voice, "Has all this information been verified? Can this Hunter Association that suddenly emerged really grant classes on a large scale, allowing people to continuously grow stronger by killing monsters, Alien Races, and beasts?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it has all been confirmed. Moreover, they do not care about the war between us and the Kingdom at all. Everyone we sent received the class they wanted and encountered no difficulties whatsoever. Although these classes were not particularly powerful before leveling up and could barely be considered recruits, their combat power increased geometrically as their levels rose, especially after gaining Talent Points and increasing both the number and level of their skills. Some adventurers and mercenaries have already reached the Heroic Realm."

One of the Four Knights of the Empire, "Gale" Nippur Yaqu Tird Anoc, explained while kneeling on one knee.

As the person in charge of this operation, his feelings when he first saw the report had actually been much the same as his ruler's: utter shock and disbelief.

After all, the Heroic Realm was known as the limit of mortals, and it had always been said that only those chosen by heaven could cross that threshold.

Yet now, the Hunter Association had easily shattered that curse. All one had to do was keep killing monsters and Alien Races.

For humans constantly threatened by monsters and Alien Races, this was simply