Chapter 315
Estel, known as the Thunder Emperor, was ranked fifty-ninth in the Deep Realm. Among the remaining Usurpers, he was currently the strongest. Originally ranked around third among the Usurpers, he had naturally taken on the role of leader after the deaths of the Flame King and Ephirix, the Guardian of Light. Though there wasn’t a formal hierarchy or assigned positions, there was an unspoken rule that the strongest among them had to take the lead when important tasks arose.
The Usurpers were seated around a round table with the Usurper’s Hourglass at its center. As students in Kiriel’s Korean class, they had recently received a reply from the King of Earth—more accurately, it was a message relayed by Kiriel, who had visited Earth.
These bastards... Estel clenched his fists in frustration.
The other Usurpers didn’t say a word; they simply gauged each other’s reactions in silence. The agenda for today’s meeting was the investigation of Earth. It had been well over a year since the hourglass had halted. Someone needed to take responsibility and investigate the cause. However, Earth was notoriously dangerous, and no one wanted to take the risk.
“Look, I’m not asking for much. I just need one of you to come with me, that’s all,” Estel urged.
“Hmm...”
“Erm...”
When Estel’s gaze swept over the others, they all averted their eyes. Even though they had obtained permission from the King of Earth to go there, none of them wanted to take any chances. They hadn’t been this cautious before, but ever since they heard about the Overlord’s presence on Earth, no one even dared to utter the word “investigation.”
You all wanted to go together when we were learning Hangul! Estel thought angrily.
Damned traitors. Sure, being scared was only natural. But this was too much. Out of the eight gathered here, not a single one volunteered.
Unable to hold back any longer, Estel slammed his palm on the table with a loud bang and shot up from his seat.
“You cowards! What are you so scared of?! Acting like a bunch of weaklings! Can you really call yourselves Usurpers? Call yourselves Rankers?!”