The next day.
Dawn broke.
An Kai opened his eyes with a frown.
A night of [Meditation] had not been enough to earn an attribute point.
The main reason was his frustration. Whenever he tried to calm down and meditate in seclusion, Dong Lin's ugly, smiling face would surface in his mind.
He took down some beast meat, processed it with the [Beast Meat Refining Station], and roasted it.
Sitting at the cave entrance, An Kai gazed at the lake in the Oasis and began enjoying his breakfast.
His attention, however, remained fixed on the side stories.
For now, if he wanted revenge against places like the Town of the Dead and Chaos City, which had Tier Five Powerhouses, he could only search the side stories for useful information.
A head-on confrontation was out of the question.
How was taking on a faction with a Tier Five Powerhouse any different from courting death?
Just as he finished the beast meat in his hand, the side stories updated.
An Kai quickly skimmed past the side stories taking place far away and focused on the Desert's three major factions...
[18: The Town of the Dead vanished overnight, as though it had never existed.] [19: Hundreds of thousands of commoners have vanished within the Bukelin Duchy, including practitioners of various professions. The royal family has issued a bounty, offering a substantial reward for anyone who provides information.]
``` [26: Unable to locate either the Town of the Dead or An Kai, the City Lord of Chaos City has raised the bounty once again.]
[27: The Orc army in the Desert has welcomed the Twenty-Eighth Prince of the Orc Nation. The prince has come to complete his royal trial of slaughtering a thousand people, then break through his level restriction and