A few days passed since Sloth paid a visit to the couple. Unfortunately, the undead army managed to successfully raid the Southern fortress in Africa and once and for all dominated the whole continent.

The IHO said several groups composed of high-leveled heroes but to no avail, the force of the undead was just too strong and these efforts turned out to be fruitless as more than fifty heroes perished miserably.

Claudia became even more restless as the search bore no fruits so she tried contacting Josef but was flatly ignored. Her temper worsened and her anxiousness deepened as her son was missing for more than a week.

The disappearance of the human AI startled Arthur so, with the help of Lucy, he tried locating her but the little girl seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

She didn't leave a note and no one noticed her until it was too late. Arthur knew that this had to do with the small capsule she was inspecting but was still helpless to do anything as he couldn't inspect it for he hasn't enough knowledge about the System to figure out the secret behind Hell Gate in general.

He still had Josef's chip, which on the outside, looked like any other ordinary chip except for the foreign language written on it. Moreover, the matter with his 'illness' was still unsolved. He couldn't enter his consciousness but nonetheless, was still feeling perfectly normal. In fact, he is in his peak state all day long and apart from spending a few hours at night to cultivate, he would relax and enjoy his time with Lucy and co for most of the time.

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In an isolated room situated at a deserted island on the Pacific Ocean, there stood four figures, three of them were wearing dark cloaks that covered their faces and most of their body. As for the last one, it was a gorgeous woman wearing expensive clothes.

She stared coldly at a tall and large silhouette that was chained at a corner of the room.

"So this is the one?"

The three women stood respectfully before the woman. The one at the center bowed then replied

"Yes m'am."

She walked up to the tall undead knight and kicked it hard while loudly cursing it. Though no matter how much she provoked it or cursed at it, she simply wasn't satisfied.

"Are you absolutely sure this is the one that attacked the village?"

Claudia was skeptical about this whole matter. She didn't feel the same dread she experienced when this 'knight' attacked her and even severed her arm. The one that attacked her spoke and was awfully powerful yet this one seemed weak and was a complete mute.

The whole matter was odd and the rage within her wasn't the least bit quelled. However, no matter how unsatisfied she was, she didn't dare blame these three women.

They were part of the only assassin organization on Earth and each and every one of them was not only efficient at tracking, they even never failed a mission.

She used an astronomical amount of resources to be able to recruit them for this mission and they even managed to complete this in merely two days, including the time they spent traveling.

Although she felt helpless, Claudia continued beating the motionless undead for an extra half an hour before storming out of the room angrily.

The three women disposed of the undead which was already on the verge of death then swiftly left the whole island.

Merely a few hours later, the same three women were half-kneeling before Arthur and Lucy. They described what happened without missing a single detail.

Actually, they didn't even need to search for the undead as Arthur directly handed it to them. He knew Claudia's character and that she would try her best to capture the undead and vent all of her accumulated rage and hatred.

It's a shame that he wasn't there to watch as he was busy playing with Saly, nevertheless, hearing it from Lucy's subordinates was still extremely satisfying.

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Unbeknownst to Arthur and the rest. Gutcha, who disappeared since the moment he was brought to Earth, was currently on the brink of death. He was covered in injuries and blood covered half of his body. He was breathing heavily as he did his best to resist an overwhelming pressure that was pressing his body on the ground, almost flattening it.

After thoroughly studying the history of Earth and visiting many places were old meteors felt, he found this dreadful place, which only its entrance, was almost able to kill him.

'Arghh! To think I would find a Heavenly Tomb in this place! Simply unbelievable.....'

Gutcha was currently three kilometers underground, precisely under the Vredefort crater, situated in South Africa. It is the largest meteor on Earth as well as the oldest.

The Pigolo was only able to advance 300m before the pressure suddenly became too strong to the point of causing him to fall on the ground and become unable to lift a finger.

He could only sit there and circulate his Nether Energy to resist some of the pressure. As for getting out of here on his own? That was impossible with his current cultivation. His only way of survival is for someone to find which is rather unlikely as he only managed to find this tomb after a long and bitter search.

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Inside the Grand Palace, the Water Empress stood there dazed. The ancient paintings carried a mighty and old aura that even caused herm a supreme existence, to feel an unimaginable pressure and even some dread.

She forcefully shifted her eyes from the paintings and pondered on where to go. This place was too large and made her feel uneasy. She knew that it isn't a simple palace and it was definitely the right to call to come here. Just as she was about to check the closest room to her, she suddenly turned around only to find a woman standing behind her.

Although this mysterious woman was but a few meters away from her, the Empress was unable to sense her presence as if she doesn't exist.

The woman bowed and spoke with a melodious voice.

"Ma'am, please follow me, her excellency is waiting for you."

The Empress frowned upon hearing this but didn't object. She silently followed behind the woman while curiously glancing at the palace and the several paintings and statues that were neatly placed all over the palace.

Her gaze was quickly drawn to a four-meter-long statue that was made from bronze but the second her eyes landed on it, her mind started buzzing and her soul was attacked by something shapeless and dangerous.

It was at this moment that the melodious voice rang in her ears again and forced her out of this dazed and even life-threatening stance.

"Please refrain from looking at the statues. I'm afraid I can't guarantee your safety if you do that."