The Shak Kingdom.
Dong Lin had been in seclusion that day, but he kept feeling uneasy.
He stood up and summoned the King of the Shak Kingdom.
After questioning him carefully, all he received were answers like, "Everything is normal. Nothing unexpected has happened. Rest assured, my lord!"
Despite his subordinate's assurances, Dong Lin somehow still could not calm down.
He could not even settle his mind enough to cultivate.
"Where exactly did things go wrong?"
Dong Lin could not figure it out. He sat down where he stood, closed his eyes, and kept working through possibilities in his mind...
At the border between the Shak Kingdom and the Desert.
There was a city named Lin.
The force coming from the Desert had traveled for about a day.
They arrived before this empty city, which had long since been abandoned.
The Warrior Profession stood at the front, with the Mage Profession behind them.
At the very rear of the force, An Kai turned to Will-Bukelin beside him. "Are you sure this is the Town of the Dead?"
Will-Bukelin nodded firmly. "My lord, this is where I used to enter and leave the Town of the Dead!"
"My lord, how should we search once we enter? Why not let the Assassin Association go in first..."
An Kai waved a hand, stopping Malken, who was eager to prove himself after repeatedly failing to find the Town of the Dead...
He had noticed that Malken seemed to be growing more and more foolish.
With so many powerful underlings, why should he risk entering the city?
An Kai's gaze turned cold. He took out the [Brute Force Staff] and used [Beast Taming] to issue an order to the Orc Twenty-Eighth Prince inside the Palace...
"Attack!"
In an instant, a sharp command came from