Jiren

Ring, ring, ring!

The urgent ringing echoed through the office, shattering Kahseral's leisurely vacation. Kahseral picked up the phone, and a cool voice came from the other end.

"Kahseral."

The moment he heard that voice, Kahseral's body snapped ramrod straight, and he answered in a booming voice, "Jiren, what do you need me for?"

The one looking for him was Jiren, a core member of the Pride Troopers. He was usually silent and reserved, but in terms of strength, he was the undisputed strongest in the entire team. Even Captain Toppo, who was known as a candidate God of Destruction, was no match for him. Kahseral was also a core member, but compared with Jiren, his strength fell far short.

Jiren held a transcendent position within the team.

"Planet Zokun is under your responsibility, correct?" Jiren's faint voice sounded.

"I'm in charge of it."

"Hand it over to someone else for now. I have a mission for you."

Kahseral hurriedly asked what the mission was, and Jiren replied that he was to exterminate a strange Magic Vine. It turned out that not long ago, when a spaceship passed through an old, dead star system in the southern star region, it had been attacked by a strange Magic Vine. Half of the Magic Vine's body was rooted deep in the void, without roots or stems, and it was astonishingly huge.

Whenever a ship passed by it, it would launch a terrifying attack on the vessel. The aliens who discovered it worried that it was a new kind of Monster, so they reported the information to the Pride Troopers.

"...That Magic Vine may be a new type of Monster. Go investigate it, and once you confirm it, destroy it. If there's anything you can't handle, contact me. I'm in seclusion on a