Kanghw.a.n.g seemed he had not thought of such chance. Chunghuh turned to Jaehwan.

"I guess it's got more complicated. What do you want to do?"

"What about it?"

"Manticore is down and 3 clans are wiped out. If you continue your plans…"

"There will be a war."

Chunghuh fell silent. The last war that happened in Chaos was 900 years ago, when Depth Expedition Team fought against the Palace of Reincarnation, resulting in death of countless spirits.

"Doesn't matter. It's better that way."

"What?"

"I have to fight them soon or later."

Clan leaders then was shocked and asked.

"You mean…"

"You will go after Manticore?"

Jaehwan did not answer. He wasn't going to stop at just Manticore. Chunghuh realized what Jaehwan was really after.

"…Are you really trying to unite Chaos into one?"

"Yeah."

Cayman then bursted out of laughter.

"Hahaha! Are you serious? Are you really trying to unite Chaos?"

"I'm serious."

Cayman stopped dead in his laughter and Chunghuh's face turned grim. He had heard from Euren about it, but didn't really think Jaehwan was serious.

-Jaehwan is trying to unite Chaos and kill all enemies so he can stop being a Master of Gorgon. If fortress is not needed, then he don't have to be a master.

Uniting Chaos didn't just mean taking control of four fortresses and Ten Clans. There was stronger enemy than combined forces of fortress and clans.

Chunghuh knew of their power all too well.

"You can't do it. Not in your current power."

"You never know until you try."

Chunghuh could not understand. He knew Jaehwan was powerful and that he was an Awakener. But-

"Kid, war is not that easy."

Chunghuh spoke in quiet voice.

"Even if you are powerful, there are things that you can't do it alone."

"Doesn't matter."

"What?"

"That's why I have you."

Chunghuh opened his eyes in shock.

"Like you think, I have no experience. But I have you."

"Wh-what! I never said I'll side with you!"

Chunghuh shouted but he was bit happy that Jaehwan had acknowledged about him. He became ashamed that he was happy for that and turned away. Jaehwan then turned to clan leaders.

"Let me ask you all too."

Leaders took a step back.

"I'm not just trying to gather the expedition team. I will unite Chaos first and destroy the palace that took [Fruits] from you 900 years ago. It's after that we will depart for the Depth. I need people who can join me in that quest."

Someone swallowed an empty throat.

"If you don't want, you can leave. Forget everything that happened here and live. Go back to your normal lives."

Leaders became silent. It was Cayman who spoke first.

"What are you going to do if none of us helps you?"

"Then I will do it alone."

"Didn't you say you can't do it alone?"

"Since when I said that?"

Jaehwan answered.

"I came all the way here alone."

Cayman then laughed and spoke.

"Good. I will follow you to wherever you go. To the Palace or to the Depth."

"C-Cayman!"

Kanghwan became shocked and shouted.

"I, Cayman, am here to let down my role as the leader of the clan. I am ready."

"So am I."

Yong also answered.

"Yong, at your service, my master."

"I don't need that."

Then everyone turned to Kanghw.a.n.g.

"I… uh… have not decided yet."

Kanghw.a.n.g's answer was just. He did not know anything about Jaehwan yet.

"Honestly, I'm not sure if the Master is really worthy to be the leader of Depth Expedition Team."

Kanghw.a.n.g spoke.

"Enemies you spoke of is all too powerful. It might get us all killed."

Jaehwan nodded.

"What will prove my worth to you?"

"As you know, there are total of 6 clan leaders in Gorgon now."

Chunghuh asked.

"Six? Who else are there other than you three?"

"The leader of Arms Extreme who resides within this fortress, the leader of Disciples Clan, and the leader of Divine Lady Clan."

"Hah, greedy fools trying to become a Master of fortress."

Chunghuh frowned but continued.

"Get the approval of other three, and I will accept you."

"Kanghw.a.n.g, I see what you're doing there."

"…It's needed. Doctor, you must know that if he wants to go to the Depth, this should be an easy task."

Jaehwan nodded.

"Good. I will do it."

Kanghw.a.n.g seemed surprised but Jaehwan continued.

"But I have a condition."

"Huh?""

"If I am to get the approval of you, you all need approval of me."

"What are you talking about?"

Kanghw.a.n.g didn't seem happy with the words. They were leaders of Ten Clan. What kind of approval would they need?

"I don't care if you are the leader of a clan or not. What I need is a true warrior."

Before Kanghw.a.n.g can speak, Jaehwan continued.

"I will open a tournament."

Everyone became shocked.

"It's a tournament to become a Master of Gorgon. I will put this as a prize too."

Jaehwan then took out a dark horn from his backpack. It was the last remaining horn of Garnak. Cayman gasped and shouted.

"Horn of rare horned monster!"

Jaehwan continued.

"Become the remaining 8 within the tournament. That will earn my approval. I will receive your test afterwards."

Kanghw.a.n.g became blushed with fury. How dare he test the leaders of Ten Clan? But Cayman seemed intrigued.

"What you say is true. Being a clan leader doesn't make us the strongest in Chaos. When will this tournament start?"

"Cayman!"

"Kanghw.a.n.g, shouldn't we prove ourselves before we test others?"

Kanghw.a.n.g fell silent and everyone turned to Jaehwan.

"When will it start? Well…"

That's when someone came running into the training ground. It was the one that everyone knew well.

"Master!"

It was Chancellor Euren.

Euren ran in with furiated look on his face, with a flyer on his hand.

"What is this! Since when did you make this!!"

-Everyone who wants to become a Master of Gorgon, COME!

The 1st Gorgon Tournament

Preliminary starting 18:00 today

It was the beginning of the Gorgon Tournament.

South of Chaos.

There were no continent in south of Chaos. It was the green see where part of surface is covered with plants. Adapters called this plants 'Sea Way.' Adapters used these plants to travel through the sea or hunt down marine horned animals. As they traveled deeper into the sea, the plants grew in size and thickness, eventually arriving to a famous fortress.

Dryad Fortress.

Its entire structure was created by plants that grown upon absorbing sea water and spirit power from the depth of the sea. Plant Horned Monster Dryad. It was one of the four guardian horns, along with Gorgon, Manticore and Garuda.

As Dryad flexed its body, huge branches soared through the skies and the seven horns stuck on Dryad's body resonated rough sonars out to the sea. As Dryad roared, giant horned monsters of the sea fled in terror. On top of the branch was a woman. She was the master of Dryad Fortress.

"Dryad… something bad is happening."

Dryad wiggled on its branch as she spoke. She was dressed in Blue Chinese Dress with pinned up hair, exposing her white skin upon her neck. She looked to the horizon, towards the far north where Gorgon Fortress was located at.

Unique Skill [Far-Sight]

It allowed user to observe enemies at thousands of miles away. With her skill, she saw terrible things moving towards Gorgon.

"No…!"

She knew what these monsterss were.

"It's Giant Dead Man…"

The Sole King Catastrophe had its followers. Widely known as Giant Dead Man, the once strongest of Chaos that became Dead Man. These were monsters that even combined forces of leaders of Ten Clan cannot defeat it.

'Upright Magrit!'

Master of Dryad knew the name of this Dead Man. Magrit, was one of Master of Fortresses once. It had face on its legs that gave its name. The Dead Man was leading other dead man into direction of Gorgon.

-No peeking, girl.

Then the skill [Far-Sight] was cut out immediately, damaging the master of Dryad a bit. The spirit power of Magrit had reached thousands of miles to this place.

'I must let the master of Gorgon know!'

Cayman and the leader of Divine Lady, whom resided in Dryad had already left to Gorgon. There was no time to waste. The master of Dryad, Aisa Lindcroft used fastest messaging skill she had to send the messge.