"Benjamin, I'll be leaving Kara City soon. Do you need me to help you deal with those hidden dangers?" Liens informed Benjamin of his impending departure.

"You're leaving too? As for them, let's not… Although many of them have fallen into depravity and no longer pursue equality, Kara City still needs them right now."

"The monsters outside the city are still very dangerous. Whether it's for the city's defense or for cultivating fertile land outside the city to support all the citizens of Kara City, sufficient combat power is needed." Benjamin showed a surprised expression upon hearing Liens's news, but after hearing Liens's suggestion, he thought for a moment before shaking his head in refusal.

"The monsters outside the city are indeed a difficult problem to solve. The active elements seem to have made those fellows even more violent."

"If there's extra manpower, I suggest forming a small team to constantly observe the movements of the monsters outside the city, to be on alert for the danger of a monster siege."

"As for combat power… This is a map to a remote town. The Adventurers' Association's evacuation point is there."

"That Mr. Bard's Shadow Realm Magic is very mobile. You should have him find President Benjamin of the Adventurers' Association and ask him if he intends to return to Kara City." Liens lightly tapped Benjamin's forehead, transmitting the map of the town into his mind through spiritual communication.

"Try to win over the Heavenly Light Church as much as possible. None of the Four Great Powers are simple, even if it's just a branch church."

"Don't think they've been cowering while your two factions were fighting. That's just because they have reservations, and your conflict probably hasn't reached the point where they need to activate their backup plans." Liens recalled what he had seen in the church and advised Benjamin again.

"Understood," Benjamin nodded seriously, indicating his comprehension.

"That's all. I'm leaving."

"See you again someday."

"Goodbye." There was no emotional farewell. With a light wave of his hand, Liens quickly vanished from Benjamin's sight. Looking at the disappearing figure, Benjamin silently offered blessings for his friend's journey in his heart.

There was nothing much to pack; he didn't have many belongings. Aside from the longsword he carried, which couldn't be put away, Liens had placed everything else in his waist pouch.

A longsword and a black robe. Liens turned back to gaze at Kara City behind him, saying nothing, and swiftly departed in the direction indicated by the alchemical compass.

All the way east.

…

"I know that the Hartwin Kingdom is in chaos right now, and I had anticipated encountering such things, but when I actually face them, some anger is still hard to suppress."

"How do you think I should quell the anger in my heart, Mr. Bandit?" Liens said calmly to the man kneeling before him, who was dressed simply, sturdily built, and had a scar on his face.

"Mercy, my lord, mercy. We were temporarily misled by devils and committed such a grave mistake."

"Please spare our dog lives. We will serve you faithfully and follow you to the death." The man kowtowed repeatedly, pleading bitterly with Liens.

Behind him, several men dressed similarly were doing the same, constantly shouting "Mercy." Even though their heads were already bleeding from kowtowing, they dared not stop, because only this way could they slightly alleviate the fear in their hearts.

The reason they were so terrified, aside from the corpses of their brothers on the ground, was also because Liens was constantly suppressing their minds with Killing Intent keeping them in a constant illusion of being killed at any moment.

"Spare you? I'm afraid not."

"Otherwise, who would the countless wronged souls of that village seek revenge on? I'll send you over soon to talk to them." Liens said calmly, then subjected the remaining bandits to the punishment of a thousand cuts, only killing them completely when their mental will could no longer hold out.

The reason for such cruel torture was that when he pursued them, he had seen these few men raping and killing women, not even sparing the corpses. However, Liens did not easily kill the other bandits either; instead, he dismembered them into human pigs, making them watch themselves bleed to death in pain.

"Sigh." Looking at the several mutilated corpses on the ground, Liens sighed, then, after simply burying them, returned to the village, where there were more bodies to deal with.

Continuing his journey, he saw more and more chaos and tragedies along the way. Some Liens could resolve in time, but by the time he encountered others, it was already too late.

Outside the city was inherently a lawless land, and now with order collapsing, many people, either actively or passively, became perpetrators.

Helpless in his heart, Liens also became more determined to join the Rebel Army.

He wanted to end this war as quickly as possible, restore order, and allow ordinary people to live peacefully, but such a thing could not be achieved by him alone.

Just like in Kara City, even if he could deal with Earl Bard, how could he gather the people if he was just one person?

Only collective strength could establish stable order.

"I just hope Lucrezia's Rebel Army alliance isn't too bad. Otherwise, a bad order would only be worse than chaos for ordinary people," Liens thought to himself, then sped up towards the location indicated on the alchemical compass.

After traveling for a day and a night, he was finally about to reach his destination.

Soon, a heavily guarded large military camp came into Liens's sight. The camp was vast, and as far as the eye could see, its boundaries were impossible to discern.

And according to the alchemical compass's guidance, Lucrezia was in this military camp.

"This should be Lucrezia's Rebel Army camp, right?" Liens murmured softly, then took out the alchemical compass and began to "call" Lucrezia.

Although he could have directly snuck in to find Lucrezia, as the security guarded by ordinary soldiers would have difficulty detecting him, why do something that would cause misunderstanding?

He was invited by Lucrezia to join the Rebel Army, not some sneaky thief. If he snuck in and was accidentally discovered, it would be difficult to explain, so there was no need to do something thankless.

The alchemical compass placed on the ground quickly lit up, and then Lucrezia's phantom also appeared.

Liens could see that she seemed to be in a conference room at the moment, with a circular conference table behind her, and some people sitting around it.

"Have you arrived nearby?" Lucrezia confirmed, looking at the scenery around Liens displayed on the alchemical compass.

"Yes, I have," Liens nodded in response.

"I've already arrived near the Rebel Army camp, but I don't have any credentials, so it's not good for me to enter the camp directly. So, I can only trouble you to come out and pick me up."

"Wait a moment," Lucrezia said, then hung up the "video call."

Seeing the communication cut off, Liens casually found a tree to sit under and meditate, waiting for Lucrezia.

Because putting the alchemical compass into spatial equipment would lose the signal, Liens also took the opportunity to activate the insect repellent function to prevent small insects from disturbing his meditation.

However, very quickly, shortly after Liens entered a meditative state, a figure entered his sensory range at an extremely fast speed.

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