The Secluded Forest, on the former border of the Shak Kingdom, housed the "temporary gathering point" for the operation against [Divine Court], led by the Immortality Organization.
Over four and a half years, the head of the Immortality Organization had experienced spectacular rises and falls.
He had gone from the operation's central leader to "trash" in the eyes of the other factions.
He had achieved every step through his own abilities.
The only reason he was still alive and standing there was that he was Tier Eight, not Tier Seven!
A Tier Eight powerhouse was a pillar of strength in any faction.
Advancing from Tier One to Tier Eight required resources, talent, and time. Not one could be missing.
Even in the Wasteland Region, his strength would have placed him at the very top of the pyramid!
But now...
Forget showing him the respect a Tier Eight professional deserved. Anyone who refrained from calling him "trash" to his face was simply good-tempered.
Looking at it from their perspective, anyone who had poured in Magic Stone Veins for four and a half years without receiving the slightest response would feel the same. Even the faint trembling of the barrier today was a first.
Who wouldn't be angry? The only reason this Tier Eight professional from the Immortality Organization was still alive was his strength. Had he been Tier Seven, those factions would have subjected him to a gruesome execution long ago to vent their anger.
"My lord, wonderful news!"
"The barrier is trembling! According to our tests, the [Divine Court] barrier will open any day now!"
Inside a cramped house beside a street at the temporary gathering point, the head of the Immortality Organization listened to his subordinate's report and smiled for the first time in ages.
Clenching his fist, he