“General Milosh, you are misunderstanding my intentions.” Mother AI said. Milosh’s insults had no effect on her at all. It was as if she was just a soulless machine.

“Oh, really?” Milosh raised an eyebrow, “Please enlighten me, what were you thinking when you suggested that my best student should be treated as cannon fodder.”

“The word leader means the person leads. Leading troops and peers requires authority and awe of followers. Without followers, there can be no leader. When we are choosing young prodigies that can lead the troops, we look at many criteria. One of which is strength, which the young Cross possesses, but the other is a superpower.

No one here has any doubts when it comes to the strength of your student. He is capable of many aspects, and he has already proven himself time and time again, but he lacks a superpower, which is something everyone else has. Which in return will affect his authority. Others will not be willing to follow him.” Mother AI listed her reasons.

“General Cross, can you please tell me how effective your superpower is on the battlefield?” Milosh asked with a sneer.

“Not at all.” Mercer shook his head. He could remove the superpowers of others by nullifying their ancient genes. Although he couldn’t null the energy, thus elemental abilities could still be used, it was still an impressive ability that allowed him to spread terror in the hearts of anyone who wanted to cross the Cross Family.

“And, has it shaken your authority in the military?” Milosh asked once again.

“Hehe.” Mercer laughed dryly. His meaning was simple. Those who doubted him had perished long ago.

“No further questions.” Milosh contentedly nodded as he clasped his arms around his chest.

“General Milosh, you know what I mean.” Mother AI said as she showed a scene where Miles was using energy. The scene was his battle against Yasmin. Although in the end, Miles won, in the scene, he was flustered against the clever way Yasmin used the space element. “Young Cross not only lacks a superpower but also an element. His energy is attributeless, and cannot change form even when breakthrough to Extol-Rank. That is a major disadvantage compared to other heroes.

Although General Cross also has a superpower that cannot be used on the battlefield, his element still shines brightly whenever he takes action. Any elemental abilities will be voided around him, allowing him to battle against others in melee.”

“Elemental Abilities are comprehensive, I won’t deny that, but it is not everything. Although Miles lacks a superpower and an element, he covers that with the basic abilities that even Extol-Rank hunters cannot learn. And he is just a Middle-Tier, Form-Rank hunter. He already comprehended Zone, Virtual Room, and Fullbody. All three are abilities that only Extol-Rank hunters can truly use.

Not only that, Miles can change the characteristics of his energy into many forms. That as well is something mostly Extol-Rank hunters can use. He formed his ultimate before he stepped into Middle-Tier, and he won against many students that have rare elements. So tell me, how can he lack authority?” Milosh listed one after another as he squinted. Today, no matter what happened, he wouldn’t let anyone take the glory from Miles, no one!

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“Welcome back, my children.” A mighty voice reverberated in the endless sky. 11 dots shone in endless black, and like shooting stars, approached the figure standing in space like a celestial body.

The figure had a metallic body, and eyes like the dawning sun. As the lights approached the figure, they turned into bodies of different races and sat on cushions. The metallic body was seated on his throne and was watching these figures without any emotion or ripple in his eyes.

“We salute, Lorthew!” The 11 figures shouted at the same time. Although all of them were from different races, and all had different languages, in this place, in front of this godly existence, any word they uttered would be in a single language. They didn’t know what this language was, or what words they were speaking, but they could understand each other and they could speak this language. But when they returned to their worlds, once again, they couldn’t speak this language.

11 figures that arrived were not from the same race. Three of them were humans, two men, and one woman. The woman was younger than the men and had silverish-green eyes. The rest of her body was blurry. The man on the other hand had forest green eyes.

The third person was a mysterious man. Before, no one in the audience had ever seen his eyes, but just last year, for the first time ever he opened his bright red eyes that shone with bloodlust. They looked eerie.

Next to the woman was a masculine figure. He had 7 fingers and his body was at least 3 meters tall. He was packed with muscles and looked robust. He was the only one from this race.

Next to him was a slender figure. She had compassionate eyes dim yellow in color, looking at every creature with mercy. Although her figure was also blurry, one could see that her ears were pointy. Her companion was similar. Only his eyes were more golden in color.

Next to two of them was a pair of short figures. They had horns protruding from their heads and their eyes were red, blood red in color. Although everyone’s aura was suppressed in this place, they were still oozing bloodthirsty air.

The other two races were similar to humans. One figure looked more ethereal than the other two. He was probably from another race. And the other two looked the same as humans. At least when their forms were blurry.

“Today, I will discuss Null Element.” Lorthew started. “I feel like it is the key to surpassing the Endless Mountain Range.”

When the listeners heard Lorthew say this, they were excited. So far, all the people who entered Portal World got stuck at the Endless Mountain Range. It has been several decades, and their pioneers had already advanced to Crown-Rank for years, but they still couldn’t pass through that damned mountain. But the person with red eyes clenched his fist upon hearing this. For a second, hatred flashed in his eyes.

“Blest-Rank is an important breakthrough in the Energy System. But to achieve it, you first have to pass through this mountain.” Lorthew spoke as a projection of a giant mountain appeared in endless space. “So far, nothing we had tried worked, but I believe by using Null Element, a person can pass through the mountain.”

“Lorthew, we don’t have anyone with that element.” The woman with pointy ears spoke. “Our population is limited, and that element is rare.”

“There are several strong figures in other races. We have to collaborate on this one and join other forces. When we find a method, through the devices you use to come to this space, you can also transfer some items. Although the cost is massive, we still need this.” Lorthew said and started to explain his ideas. Those who listened to him weren’t nobodies in their races. Even if not the head scientist or strongest figures, they were at least important people in the government. Except for the human girl. Thus, Lorthew knew by joining forces, they could find a solution.

The lecture lasted three hours, and they discussed many possibilities. And when the lecture ended, Lorthew called two names, “Adam, Valerie, wait.”

Although he clearly said the name of two humans, others couldn’t understand those two words. They knew Lorthew uttered two names, but whenever he did that, for a strange reason, the person that was called could understand, others couldn’t.