As one of the three great human powers, the Kingdom of Locke, Allen was practically known by everyone in the country. Half a year ago, after the Grand Duke had sent him off to the barren Outpost County to fend for himself, he had gradually faded from public view.
But recently, Allen's name had once again been sung by countless bards throughout the kingdom. Even other races had heard of him.
There were two versions of the rumors about Allen in Outpost County.
The first version claimed that Allen had originally been an utterly vile scoundrel in the City of Locke. After Grand Duke Claire had sent him to Outpost County, he had only become worse. He had colluded with the local bishop, Wood, making the county's people miserable. During the Earth Dragon Legion's deployment, Allen had relied on having a Grand Duke for a father to openly defy the Holy Church and the Holy Father. Lord Xiulunte, the Legion Commander, had not bothered to hold it against him, yet Allen had actually come to worship a foreign god. Perhaps because he was simply too evil, rotten to the core and born to be a villain, the foreign god had favored him. In the end, he had become a Child of Chaos and, under Legion Commander Xiulunte's siege, abducted Candidate Saintess Dina and fled. The Undead Archmage, who had been hiding at his side as a butler, had even helped him break through the encirclement.
The first version had been the earliest and fastest-spreading one. Countless believers of the Supreme God had called for the death of Baron Allen of the Kingdom of Locke, and Allen's reputation had instantly become that of a rat crossing the street.
After the news spread beyond the Kingdom of Locke, the second version quickly