Spread of the News

"Alright."

Sonia nodded slightly when she heard that it needed to be custom-made and made a note of it.

"Once you’ve handled this trivial matter, you may act freely until others come to visit the island."

After giving his instructions, Harvey waited patiently.

It would take some time for the news to spread, but he was certain that people would come to visit within a few days.

In this universe where the strong preyed on the weak, if there was an opportunity to gain power, people would be willing to take the risk no matter the price they had to pay.

Sonia was not surprised to hear that she could act freely.

Instead, she wanted to ask Mr. Kassadin exactly how he intended to spread the Void Cult’s reputation and bring more people into faith in the Void.

However, seeing that Mr. Kassadin was not anxious in the slightest, she no longer worried about it.

She left the hall, returned to her room, and contacted someone to handle the matter directly.

She had the items mailed straight to the island, where they would be signed for afterward.

News bearing Kassadin’s signature quietly began spreading throughout the bounty-hunting world.

Kassadin’s great name was known to everyone in the bounty-hunting world.

During the past few months when he had been active, Kassadin had not released any news within the bounty-hunting world.

Yet just moments ago, a message bearing Kassadin’s signature had spread.

The Bounty Hunters on Xandar, in particular, gathered directly at the Bounty Bar on Xandar.

"Precognitor, you saw the news too?"

A silver-haired man wearing a silver cloak and dressed fashionably spoke when he saw someone arrive.

"Didn’t you?"

The man known as Precognitor was wrapped from head to toe in a black cloak, his body covered in bandages. He was not surprised by the question as he entered the bar and replied directly.

"Join the glorious evolution… Renoli, Precognitor, do you think this opportunity is real?"

A burly, bare-chested man standing over seven feet tall, with blond spiky hair, spoke up.

"Giving everyone a chance to change their lives… From what I know, God of the Void Kassadin doesn’t seem like such a compassionate person."

The silver-haired man, Renoli, spoke after hearing the question.

"Kassadin reached the pinnacle of the bounty-hunting world in just a few months. He is mysterious and powerful."

"Unfortunately, I cannot see any future connected to Kassadin."

"Otherwise, we could lurk near the location mentioned above and learn something directly."

Precognitor replied.

Foreseeing the future was his greatest reliance, yet now there was someone whose future he could not predict.

If Kassadin wanted to kill him, he would be no different from an unarmed mortal, with no room even to resist or flee.

"I think you’re making this too complicated."

"God of the Void Kassadin’s strength is undoubtedly above everyone and every force on Xandar."

"I assume you don’t doubt that Kassadin has the power to destroy Xandar alone, do you?"

The large man, Kyle, looked speechlessly at his companions, who often worked with him and were already terrified before even meeting Kassadin.

"…That’s true enough."

Renoli wanted to refute Kyle’s words, but strength did not permit it, so he could only agree.

Precognitor nodded as well. There was no room for rebuttal.

"Since he is someone capable of acting alone, he does whatever he pleases."

"We don’t need to speculate so much. We might as well simplify things and consider Kassadin’s actions literally."

"This message mentions the Void Cult. Whether it’s you two or me, none of us have ever heard of such a force on any planet despite wandering the universe for so many years."

"Then Kassadin establishing the Void Cult can be understood as his intention to form a force on Xandar."

"And once a force is formed, he certainly cannot be a commander without troops. So, saying that he is willing to give everyone a chance to change their lives makes perfect sense as a recruitment slogan."

Seeing that both men agreed with him, Kyle clapped his hands and spoke directly.

"With his strength, does he still need to establish a force?"

Renoli agreed inwardly with Kyle’s words, but a question involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"On the contrary, it is precisely because he possesses such power that he might want to form a force."

"Think of Odin of Asgard and Zeus of Olympus."

"Then there’s Thanos, who has stirred up trouble throughout the universe in recent years, and the Collector."

"They are all powerhouses whom few in the universe can rival. No one can deny that."

"Yet while they are powerful, they also share one thing in common: they have all established forces of their own."

"Other than major matters, they only need to give an order, and someone will naturally handle ordinary matters for them."

Kyle spoke with an extremely serious expression as he analyzed the situation for the two of them.

"Now that you put it that way, I understand. But Kyle, why do I feel like you’re a little excited about this?"

Although Renoli understood after hearing Kyle, he looked at him with a strange expression.

Kyle only had three hobbies.

The first was training to become stronger, running around every day while carrying huge boulders. The second was making big money with his strength. The last was using that money to pursue different women.

According to Kyle, he possessed great love in his heart and wanted to provide every homeless woman—beautiful woman—with a safe harbor.

Other than those three hobbies, Kyle was indifferent to many things.

Yet now, when discussing the news Kassadin had suddenly released—news whose authenticity and danger could not be determined—he was speaking with such enthusiasm that Renoli found it strange no matter how he looked at it.

"Of course I’m excited, because this is our opportunity."

Kyle readily admitted his excitement and spoke with an extremely serious expression.

"You didn’t discuss it with us, so why are you including us already?"

Seeing Kyle’s expression and hearing those words, Renoli realized what Kyle was thinking. Precisely because of that, he spoke somewhat speechlessly.

"Brothers, aren’t I discussing it with you right now?"

"I possess Godly Power by nature, Renoli is a supersonic runner, and we also have Precognitor."

"If the three of us go together, we’ll have a greater advantage than everyone else."

Kyle patted his chest as he spoke.

"Let’s go. He has persuaded us in the end."

Precognitor stood up and spoke.

"How did he manage that?"

Renoli was not especially surprised to hear that he had been persuaded as well, but he asked curiously.

"A duel, as usual."

Precognitor paused before replying.

"I see. Then let’s go take a look together."

Hearing that it was the old method, Renoli looked at Kyle, whose eyes were shining with excitement, and understood.

"As expected of my good brothers."

Seeing that the two of them agreed to go with him, Kyle extended both arms, wanting to throw them around their shoulders in celebration.

Precognitor immediately stepped back twice, while Renoli flashed away and appeared three meters away, avoiding the bear hug that could crush a person’s bones.

"Kyle, don’t get happy too soon."

"Whether this works out or not still depends on what God of the Void Kassadin thinks."

After avoiding him, Renoli spoke.

"We have to try, don’t we? If Kassadin wanted to kill people, there would be no need to use establishing a force as a pretense."

"I have a feeling that this will definitely be our opportunity."

Kyle hugged empty air and pitched forward. Just as he was about to fall onto the floor, he pushed off with both feet and straightened himself, smiling as he spoke.

Just as the three were about to leave, a woman’s voice sounded beside them.

"Wait. Can you take me with you?"

"Yes."

Precognitor answered immediately.

Seeing that Precognitor had agreed so readily, Renoli and Kyle turned around and discovered that it was Lacey.

"She hopes to change through this."

"She used that reason to persuade us."

Seeing their confused expressions, Precognitor explained.

"Then let’s go."

After hearing the reason, Renoli and Kyle looked at Lacey and understood.