[Orden’s Palace]

Two rays of magic power descended like lightning where the monster king resided.

Orden calmly studied the intruders from his throne. One wore silver armor and the other dressed in a simple martial arts uniform. The striking contrast between them, in addition to their superhuman strength, aroused his interest.

“Heroes, I presume?” Orden’s deep voice rang out.

“Correct.”

Heynckes nodded and clutched his sword. Chae Joochul also flipped open his folding fan. They had no intentions of talking, but Orden seemed to have a few questions.

“I heard a few select heroes are known as the Nine Stars. The name apparently refers to the nine saints. Are you members of the Nine Stars?”

“Three of the Nine Stars are already dead, one ran away, and the remaining four went into hiding. I’m afraid the Nine Stars no longer exist." Heynckes shook his head at Orden’s question.

The public didn’t know about some of their deaths. The association only publicly announced Shin Myungchul’s, but concealed the rest who died from old age, side effects, and illnesses. The association wanted them to remain flawless in the public’s eye.

“Is that so?”

“That’s no reason to be disappointed. We’ll be enough to entertain you.”

Orden...