This was an opportunity for him to not only catch Lucifer but also to catch the members of Variant Uprising. If his hunch was right, he was going to get everything he wanted. In one stroke, he could damage the Variant Uprising beyond recognition.

Keeping that in mind, he had sent both the Delta Team and the Beta Team to catch Lucifer. Both teams were going to be in the facility, waiting for Lucifer's arrival.

Even though he had sent the two teams, Beta and Delta, that wasn't all. He also planned to take the Alphas there, all because of his gut feeling.

The only reason he didn't leave at the same time as the other two teams, was because he needed to wait for his team members, who were taking a bit longer to arrive from the prior mission he had sent them on.

It had already been three hours since the other two teams left, and Varant was still waiting.

Varant was sitting in his office with another High-ranking variant of his team known as Riali, more commonly known as the Shadow Monarch.

After Varant, Riali was the strongest Warlock in the APF and also the Vice-Captain of the Alpha Squad.

Unlike the calm and professional-looking Varant, Riali looked like a proper Warrior with his strong build. His Hazel eyes didn't match with his short pink hair, but there was something pretty charming about him. He looked no more than thirty.

There were also three strange tattoos on his face~ one on his left cheek, one on his right, and the other one on his forehead.

"Do you really think Raia will show up there to help Lucifer?" Riali asked Varant as he played with a pen that was in his hand, spinning it on his finger.

"I believe he will involve himself if his side is helping Lucifer," Varant answered.

"I sure do hope so. If this is true, we can crush that snake's head and destroy that vile organization at once," Riali said as he smiled.

"And if it isn't true, I guess we can call it a short vacation for our Alpha Squad," he continued as he started laughing.

"You and your corny jokes," Varant commented, rolling his eyes skyward. "Most of the time, I don't even understand them."

"Hey, that's because you don't have a sense of humor," Riali spat back at him, teasing Varant.

"Really? In that case, no one in the world has a sense of humor. The world knows you as Shadow Monarch, but everyone here calls you an Unfunny Monarch," Varant said as he sighed helplessly.

"Hmph? Who dares to call me that? Tell me the name and watch them call me funny right before your eyes," Riali declared as he stood up, smashing his palm on the table.

Varant opened his lips to speak a long list of names, but before he could even say the first word, they heard a knock on the door.

The door opened, and a man entered the room.

The silver-haired man who stepped inside the room seemed very young from what could be seen of his face, which wasn't much. He seemed like he was in his mid-twenties.

The man was wearing a long jacket, the collars of which were being used as a mask that kept the lower half of his face hidden.

"Oh, Gensi, you're back. The others should be back as well, then. Good, we can leave now," Varant said as he stood up.

"Gensi! You tell me, does anyone here call me Unfunny Monarch?"

Seeing the silver-haired man, Riali walked towards him and reached out his hand to place them on Gensi's shoulders.

Riali's hand was about to touch the shoulder of Gensi when Gensi's figure flickered, disappearing in just a blink of an eye. In that split of a second, he appeared beside Varant.

"You! Stop using your Night Assassin skills on me, and don't run away! Answer me!" Riali complained as he turned back to look at Gensi.

"I can neither confirm nor deny that statement," Gensi replied in a calm tone.

There seemed no emotion in his voice, but it was evident that he didn't want to tell the truth as that would upset Riali since amongst the long list of people who called this guy Unfunny Monarch as a joke was his name as well.

Gensi was an Assassination Specialist Warlock who was also known more commonly as Assassination Emperor.

He has great skills, one of which made him one of the greatest assassins in this world.

He was also a top member of this team.

"Alright. Enough talking. Let's leave. I don't want to be late," Varant said, realizing that this argument between these two would stretch for hours if he didn't chime in.

...

Varant, Gensi, and Riali left the office and walked towards the helicopter, which was already waiting for them to leave.

The team was also waiting outside for them to arrive. Even though half the team had just come back from a mission, they were ready to leave for another without any problem.

As Varant and others entered the special helicopter, it started rising in the air and started flying towards the Dilion Research Facility.

The people of this country had no idea that at the moment, everyone was leaving for a battle of the strongest, all because of a young boy and one scientist who didn't know what he was doing.

One single event had set so many things in motion, which had the potential to ruin so many lives.

...

The sky was clear. Not many clouds could be seen as the bright rays of the sun reached the ground without any obstruction.

People had started leaving their houses to go to work. All the cities had started getting busy as many shops and offices opened. One of such cities was the great city of Elantra.

Elantra was one of the many cities of the country of Elisium, but it held a special position in the country.

Elantra was known as the information hub of the city. Most of the broadcasting headquarters and servers were placed in the city, which made sure that the proper flow of information could happen.

No one could even imagine what troubles could arrive if the city of Elantra stopped working for a single day.

Unfortunately, it was highly possible that the world was going to find it out today as a helicopter filled with the strongest Warlocks of Variant Uprising landed on top of one of the buildings.

From the helicopter, Raia and the others stepped out.

"Yaaaw! Finally, we landed! I feel so sleepy."