Chapter 652: A seat at the table
The Collapsing Lightning Duke frowned as a feeling of extreme discomfort assaulted him. He felt every inch of his body twitching as if his cells were in a state of extreme excitement, and slowly, he opened his eyes.
There was confusion in the Sector Duke's eyes as he gazed at the metallic ceiling, beginning to remember what had happened before he lost consciousness. Suddenly, a sense of shock assaulted him, and he hastily stood up as his awareness burst.
Looking around the room, he saw the faces of the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar and Angar, and then shock overtook him again as he saw the face of someone who had vanished several years ago.
"Cain!? What is happening!? How long have I been unconscious!? How are the troops!?"
The Collapsing Lightning Duke immediately started firing questions. He could feel how his body had vastly recovered, which should mean he had been unconscious for a long time, and that was not good news since the longer he was out, the more advantage the Void King and the Inferno Daemon Invasion Army gained.
"Old man, relax. I will explain everything."
The First Collapsing Lightning Pillar understood the nature of the Sector Duke better than anyone and expected such a reaction. After giving the man a second to breathe, he explained everything.
The Collapsing Lightning Duke's eyes widened as he heard how Cain managed to arrive in such grandeur before triggering a formation that suppressed the entire enemy army and killed a God with one strike. Then, like a monster, he faced the Blood King to a tie and allowed the Collapsing Lightning Alliance to retreat safely back to the Golden Core City.
If such battle might was not enough, the young man was able to heal most of his wounds using an ancient profession named Tribulation Enhancement. Finally, the icing on the cake was the fact Cain was the reason the Soul King failed to present himself on the battlefield for the last year.
"Hahahahahahahahaha. Did I tell you all that this brat was something else? Look at him, so young and already facing True Titans."
The Collapsing Lightning Duke released a thunderous laugh as he clapped Cain's shoulder with so much strength that it generated shockwaves, making the room tremble. An Apotheosis Realm Master's bones would break under such power, but Cain's body had the endurance of an Adamantine Wave Artifact, so he only felt a palm.
The smile on the Collapsing Lightning Duke only increased as he felt the resilience in Cain's body, but then his eyes widened as he stared at him with confusion.