“Mr. Zich!” Orland greeted Zich very welcomingly, but in his mind, he cursed and thought, ‘Damn it, he’s here already!’ 

Orland wanted to monopolize the achievement of defeating the coup’s leaders, and he wasn’t pleased to see Zich in the conference room so early. On the other hand, he was also surprised. ‘He penetrated through the final defense system already?’

Even if the effect of the final defense system was weaker on the lower floors compared to the upper floors, that was only in comparison. The system was also powerful even on the lower levels. However, Zich managed to penetrate it in a short amount of time. Looking at the number of mages he brought, it didn’t even seem like he received much damage either.

Still, Orland kept these thoughts to himself and reached his hand out to Zich.

“You have succeeded splendidly!”

“Isn’t it the same for you, sir?”

The two shook hands. One of the mages with Orland looked at Zich suspiciously and asked, “Isn’t he the one who kidnapped Ms. Dwayne? Why is he here?”

“I don’t have enough time to explain, but he is our helper for this incident.”

“A helper?”

Along with the others, the mage who had asked the question looked confused.

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