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Ahan said calmly, "So I've prepared a tempting prize for them... Balgra's Retribution, one of the Seven Sacred Artifacts. That should be enough to draw them in, don't you think?"

His words caused an uproar.

The power of the Seven Sacred Artifacts had yet to be revealed to the world, but the boosts they granted were already astonishing.

Ahan and the Camelot Queen, the two Rare Bosses in the Guardian Faction who had obtained Sacred Artifacts, had both grown dramatically stronger. Their transformation was proof enough.

The Allied Powers remained together despite their divisions partly because they faced a common Snakefolk threat. Another major reason was that every powerful leader wanted a Sacred Artifact.

Who wouldn't want to claim Balgra's Retribution, one of the Seven Sacred Artifacts, and become the next Lord Tier powerhouse?

"Is that true?" Knight Harold asked, his eyes widening.

Ahan answered steadily, "It only needs to seem true to the Snakefolk."

Harold, who had been halfway out of his seat, sat back down in disappointment. "So it's a lie."

"The false rumor could be useful, but the Snakefolk aren't fools. Will they fall for it?" Felix asked skeptically.

"They will," Ahan said. "We can spread a second piece of news... The prophet has returned, and the information about the Sacred Artifact came from him!"

Felix shook his head with a laugh. "Someone who disappeared three years ago suddenly turns up? Come on. That's even less believable than the first rumor."

"But the Snakefolk will believe it," Ahan said evenly. "I command the coalition, and the decision is mine. If anyone wants to reject my plan, bring me a better one!"

For a moment, no one in the meeting room had an answer.

"I refuse to sit idle any longer," Ahan said. "As Mr. Felix pointed out,