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Chapter 1860 Chaos Wizard: It doesn't matter, I'll take action.
"Niaaaaa!" Slamming the food in his hand onto the table, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Overlord Army—the Chaos Wizard—angrily exclaimed, "Bron, Sylva, and Gold have all disappeared!?"

"Lord Brûlé is confirmed dead, but Lords Gold and Sylva are only missing—" Before the Chaos Wizard, the Chaos Sorcerer, whose name differed by only one character but whose power was vastly different, trembled, fearing that the man before him would vent his anger on the innocent him.

"Unknown fate? That means he's dead!"

The Chaos Wizard angrily retorted, "In the area where [Bron] is located, the only resistance force is a rabble led by [Wandering Hero - Fried]. He's just a nobody, only a level 4 star. How could he possibly have the strength to kill [Bron] too!"

"And are those soldiers that [Brown] brought just for show? He has eight thousand 'Overlord Army' stationed there, eight thousand! Even eight thousand 'Extraordinary Foods' would be enough for [Fried] to eat for half a month!"

Although trembling in the face of the enraged Chaos Wizard, the Chaos Warlock still managed to speak haltingly: "M-My lord, the battle report we received also mentioned that some warriors, who have never been recorded before, and who seem to be from another world, appeared in the party of the Wandering Hero - Fried."

"A warrior from another world? That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all." Realizing that someone else had actually killed [Brown], [Chaos Wizard] understood the situation. "However, with [Brown] dead, I won't be able to supply the powerful souls I need."

As one of the four kings of the current "Overlord Army", the Chaos Wizard is much more clear-headed than those low-level soldiers who actually believe in the legend of the "Overlord". After all, he is not a member of the "Dark Realm" at all, but was forced to join the "Overlord Army" because he was intimidated by the Demon King of the Dark Realm - Raine. After Raine's death, he naturally occupied the vacant leadership position of the "Overlord Army" along with the Skeleton Priest, the Guardian - Bao, and others.

However, simply co-leading the current "Overlord Army" is not enough to satisfy their ambitions, because if their strength is equal and they fight each other, others will only benefit. So, at least on the surface, the "Four Heavenly Kings" still maintain the hierarchy of the "Overlord Army" in the past, leaving the position of absolute leader vacant for the "Overlord" who may not even exist. But in private, each of them is increasing their strength through their own means, trying to overwhelm others and become the supreme being.

The Chaos Wizard and the Skeleton Priest formed an invisible alliance because they learned of the forbidden power of Hyperfusion from the legacy of the Dark Lord, Raine. Although the specific production process was not detailed enough, the research by their team led by the Mediocre Ghost at least confirmed that its creation required the souls of a large number of powerful beings.

The current "Overlord Army" is ordered by the two of them to capture strong individuals as slaves. However, this order is only given to the portion of the "Overlord Army" that they directly control. The "Overlord Army" under the command of [Guardian-Bao], and the [Skilled Black Magician] and [Skilled White Mage] who, although one of the Four Heavenly Kings, has split himself into two, still retains the orders given by [Rain] in the past—to conquer and annihilate resistance forces in order to conquer this world.

(The monsters are defeated and the player becomes stronger)

During this process, [Guardian-Bao] seems to be constantly honing himself to become stronger by relying on the power of his [Greatsword of Exorcism-Twilight], while the two who split into [Skilled Black Magician] and [Skilled White Magician] are trying to gain enough power to increase at once by separating and becoming weaker, and then combining again later.

In contrast to the two of them, the Chaos Wizard and the Skeleton Priest show no obvious signs of becoming stronger, but once the Hyperfusion is completed, they are expected to gain overwhelming power and become the strongest in one fell swoop. As for how to distribute the only Hyperfusion card, this "unbreakable alliance" already has its own agenda, but at least on the surface, they are still maintaining a state of unity and cooperation.

But now, the Mad King of the Dark Realm, Braum, has been killed? Even the Skeleton Priest's trusted confidant, the God of War of the Dark Realm, Gold, has disappeared?
Although even the Chaos Wizard did not know the true strength of the Mad King of the Dark Realm, Braum, or the inside story of his plot to kill the Demon King of the Dark Realm, this did not prevent Braum from being valued by him because of his extremely high efficiency in capturing powerful individuals.

"【Bao】is conquering the remaining resistance territory faster and faster. That guy's ability is to use combat to make himself stronger, what a rip-off!" Casually complaining about his "comrade," 【Chaos Wizard】swept the food on the table back onto his plate, stood up, and said, "【Bron】he just had to get killed. He's dead, where am I going to find the warrior souls I need?"

"Hmm? Right, [Brown] is at least a Level 4 monster. Someone who could take him down while surrounded by an army must be quite strong, right?" Suddenly remembering something, [Chaos Wizard] muttered to himself, "If quantity starts to be insufficient, perhaps we can compensate with quality."

"Hehehe, it's decided. I will personally take action to capture those otherworldly warriors who killed [Bron] and 'avenge' my loyal subordinates."

Because of the precedent set by [Guardian Bao] who was always at the forefront of the "Overlord Army's" conquests, the [Chaos Wizard], who had no airs of a superior, decided to personally go and bring back the otherworldly warriors who killed [Bron]—that is, Jaden and the others.

Of course, Judai and his companions, who had just escaped the pursuit of the Overlord Army, could not possibly know all this. The news of "John's death" had a devastating effect on the atmosphere and morale. Judai fell into a slump, and Manjoume and the others were also inexplicably out of sorts. Jim suggested that everyone rest and recover in a secluded spot nearby, and O'Brien and Amon had no objections.

However, during this rest period, Amon suddenly felt a strange attraction to him from a certain direction, so much so that he was distracted when he was setting up the tent with Jaden. The hammer he used to hit the tent pegs on the ground hit the rocks instead, but luckily he didn't hit his own fingers.

"What's wrong, Amon?" Although Judai was feeling down because of John, his mental state wasn't completely changed. He was just in a bad mood and could still talk to people normally. So he noticed that Amon, who was helping him out, was lost in thought.

“No, it’s nothing.” Amon didn’t intend to say anything at first, but after looking at Judai, he sighed after a moment of silence. “Well, actually, I suddenly felt that something was calling to me in that direction. It was like something was attracting me there, and I felt that something there was also longing for me.”

"But...it seems like there's nothing there?" O'Brien, who was nearby, looked in the direction Amon had indicated with a puzzled expression. There was nothing there; no trace of the Overlord Army's activities, no ruins of villages or towns, only a range of mountains covered with forests. Although their visibility was good, the sky had been dim, making it difficult to see anything. Even with his military-grade binoculars, O'Brien couldn't see anything special.

Amon shook his head: "So it should just be my imagination. There's no need to worry about it. I've fixed it here. Judai, you should go and rest too."

When they returned to the Spirit World from the human world, it was evening. Based on the time difference of the Great Desert World they had visited before, the Spirit World should have been around dawn. However, when Jaden and his companions arrived, it was also around dusk. Although they later learned that this was because they had not arrived at the Great Desert World but at a new world pieced together from many other worlds, it still gave people the feeling that "the time of this world was forcibly corrected and synchronized with the human world."

After helping Tanya and her companions resolve the issues in the area controlled by the Bird-Beast Clan and liberating the many elves who had drifted from other worlds, Jaden and his companions arrived at the world that the "Overlord Army" was attempting to conquer. They reunited with Freed and his group, escaped from the encirclement of the Dark Knight of the Dark Realm - Dark Sword, searched for the evacuated villagers, scouted the Overlord Army's camp, and dealt with the unexpected pursuers - the Mad King of the Dark Realm - Braum.
They accomplished all of these tasks in one go after arriving in this world. Although the sky of this world was constantly shrouded in a layer of black mist and there was no normal rotation of the sun and moon, they were still able to tell that about ten hours had passed, and it was almost dawn of the next day, thanks to the clock function on their terminal.

Among the group who weren't feeling well, Jim, who was constantly experiencing discomfort, had already gone to rest. Kenzan and Marufuji Sho weren't feeling well either, and they both lay down inside. Even the timid Sho didn't seem to realize that he was sharing a room with Jim's crocodile, Karen. After setting up the tent, Fubuki and Asuka also planned to rest—they weren't feeling much better either and weren't suited to staying up all night.

Although Jaden said he wanted to help with the watch, O'Brien insisted that he could only help set up the tent and then go to rest, since he was the one who fought the most and worked the hardest among them. Tonight—or rather, from now until six hours later—Amon and O'Brien will keep watch together, alert to the surrounding situation.

"Are you alright, Amon? Don't try to tough it out on your own if you're feeling unwell."

As Judai was speaking, Asuka nudged him.

"You're the only one who has the right to say that, Judai, because you're the one who always tries to shoulder everything alone." Asuka urged, giving Judai's shoulder a slightly resentful push. "We've been through so much today, we need to rest now."

"I'm sorry, Asuka, because of the limited conditions, we can only set up two tents—" Jaden said, then paused, because he remembered that they had actually prepared four tents when they came here, but coincidentally, the other two tents were with Hayato and Edward respectively.

Thinking of Hayato, who disappeared when he arrived in this other world, and Edward, who stayed behind to cover their retreat, Jaden sighed, "I wonder what happened to Edward and Caesar."

"Don't worry, Edsang and Ryo are both very strong, they won't fall so easily." Although she said this, Fubuki herself wasn't very confident as she comforted Jaden. After all, the battles in this world were completely different from the duels she had done before. The drop in life points had a fatal impact on the duelist's condition. And Caesar's current dueling style was to actively reduce life points to gain an advantage.

Furthermore, Edward and Caesar had previously stepped forward to draw the fire of the surrounding "Overlord Army" in order to cover the rear for the others. They had just experienced how powerful "human wave tactics" could be in this world. Even if Caesar and his group defeated a powerful enemy, if they were subjected to a relentless onslaught without a chance to rest, they would be in serious trouble.
Suppressing her negative thoughts, Fubuki felt that recently, her thoughts had been tending towards the most miserable direction. Even though she maintained such an optimistic outward image, the pain in her heart would always surface without her realizing it—even her past memories would always thorn in her heart, pricking her from time to time.
"Alright, Judai, just listen to Asuka and go get some rest. And Asuka-chan too, the sooner you rest, the sooner you'll recover." Fubuki suppressed her emotions with a somewhat awkward and forced smile, trying to change the subject. "Speaking of which, it's been so long. I don't even know how long it's been since I slept with my little sister. Asuka-chan was so clingy when we were little—"

"Can you stop creating non-existent memories, brother?" Although Fubuki's method was quite clumsy, he was actually quite good at cheering people up—at least Asuka was temporarily pulled out of the sadness that was welling up in her heart and looked at Fubuki with an annoyed expression, saying, "I've always slept alone since I was little, okay? Because I've never been used to lying with other people."

"So I'll have to trouble you to keep that idiot brother away from me later, Judai." After earnestly asking Judai for a favor, Asuka went to rest and lay down in the innermost part of the tent.

"Gurgle—why is this happening?" Fubuki looked hurt, but there was a hint of genuine emotion in her expression.

But it was also because of the actions of the brother and sister that brought some warmth to Jaden's heart, which was covered by sadness.

'Asuka must have made me lie between her and Fubuki because she was worried I wouldn't rest properly. So, to avoid disturbing Fubuki and Asuka's rest, I had no choice but to lie down.'

'As long as this warmth from my comrades sustains me, I will never fall; and as long as I have a breath left, I will never let my comrades sacrifice themselves before my eyes again.'

The warmth in his heart calmed Jaden somewhat, and he subconsciously glanced in the direction Amon had pointed earlier. O'Brien had already confirmed it with military binoculars, and even if Jaden had excellent eyesight, he couldn't possibly see more clearly than O'Brien, since the latter's eyesight was also quite good. Jaden naturally didn't find anything either.

However—he also had a peculiar feeling, that there might really be something in that direction, genuinely calling out to and yearning for Amon's response. Although that being did not call out to Jaden, he had this feeling in his 'subconscious'.

The aftereffects of finishing the final chapter of FGO are still quite significant; I've been feeling somewhat dazed and confused these past couple of days.
Alas, the moon is ugly.