Child of Destiny

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Shin took a long detour when he was heading to the Frozen City since the others were supposedly near the front gate.

He didn't know whether they were going to fight near the city or enter it for their battle against Grand Marshal Draco. But to make sure that they would not be caught up with it, he chose to take a roundabout route.

But as he was circling around the city, he noticed that there was something wrong. He couldn't find any enemies in the surrounding area, not even a single soul.

Having his suspicions, he opened the party chat channel to ask about the situation on the other side, but the moment when he did that, he suddenly discovered that it was currently unavailable.

This could only mean one thing, the whole area surrounding the city was completely sealed by a powerful force.

"Tsk! This is going to be troublesome," Shin couldn't help but wear a deep frown.

This was going to be a problem for him since he would not be able to get any updates from the other side. And if he didn't know their situation, he would not know how he needed to hold out when facing the First Vampire.

At the same time, the others would also not know how he was doing or if he could still hold his ground before they arrived.

"Let's just hope they would be able to wrap things up properly-… and quickly," he muttered before running towards the city wall ahead of him.

Seeing that there was no one to stop him, he flipped his cloak a little, revealing his tactical belt, before pulling out his flying daggers from it.

Before he reached a certain distance away from the wall, he used his 'Elemental Skill – Telekinesis' to control the flying daggers before sending them towards the wall.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The daggers planted themselves on the wall with alternating left and right patterns upward. They created a small foothold that Shin could use when climbing.

Swoosh!

Ta-ta!

Sprinting towards the wall, Shin leaped in the air before landing his foot on the lowest dagger before jumping from towards another, swiftly climbing the wall unhindered.

Not long after, he reached the top of the walls, giving him the full view of the city behind it. And when looked at the scenery in front of him, he couldn't help but become stunned.

It was a majestic sight. The buildings of different sizes were laid in front of him alongside their designs that were from the medieval period.

Shin didn't know if the stones and bricks used to build the houses and other buildings within the city were the same or if it was because of the cold weather of the kingdom, but the walls of each of them were all the same.

They all have a faint blue hue on their smooth surface which made them look like a frozen block from his perspective.

Shin had to admit it, but the city truly lived up to its name. It was truly fitting to call it the Frozen City.

While he was enjoying the view, a series of notifications from the system suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

*Ding!*

Snapping him back to reality, Shin turned his eyes at the notification in front of him and raised his brows.

System: You've discovered the Frozen City.

System: Congratulations! You are the first person/group to discover the Frozen City! You are rewarded with 2000 Fame Points.

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Quest Update: You have discovered the Frozen City! Now, follow the clues that you have collected and find the great Dragon who sacrificed himself to save this Kingdom.

Seek out the truth about the disaster that befalls this Kingdom and free the souls that are trapped in here for generations.

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System: Link Quest has been found! Adjusting the scenario of the ongoing quest.

System: Additional Sub-Quest has been created!

System: Blind Quest condition has been detected! Quest Establishment will proceed with the current information that has been collected.

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Quest Update: A Great Demon King has detected the sudden change of heart of one of his contractors.

Because of this, he gives out an order to his followers to seek out the target of the contract and subdue him before they cause harm to him.

Quest Condition: Prevent the followers of the Demonic Churches from getting their hands on the body of the Vampire Primogenitor.

Quest Reward: Will be added to the current quest.

Quest Failure: Descent of the 'Devil Ancestor' will decrease by 5 years.

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The long string of notifications made Shin's eyes hurt. Not because of how long they were, but because of the contents that they had.

Their overall suspicions were mostly on point but Shin couldn't help but feel a little sour after getting the confirmation from the system.

Moreover, he felt that the situation was going to be even more annoying than it already had been, especially when they had an ongoing contract with the Pandemonium Descendants, so they couldn't directly harm each other.

Fortunately, the system indicated that they only needed to 'prevent' the opposing side from getting their hands at the so-called Vampire Primogenitor, which he suspected to be the First Vampire from its name alone.

It was going to be much easier than fighting the Pandemonium Descendants when they were in their exhausted state after a series of intense battles that they went through.

"Tsk! Looks like my job also gain more impact on our quest all of a sudden. I really can't afford to be careless in this and mess everything up," he muttered before turning his eyes to the special quest that he received.

"I just hope that this 'Bloody Ghost Quest' will enhance the power that Vladimir has by a great margin," he added before turning his attention to the speck of light with crimson color revolving around his body.

Earlier, due to some unknown reason, he couldn't communicate with any of his Elemental Spirits. He was not sure if it was a restriction from the system due to the nature of their Empire Quest, but he was thinking that it was most likely the case.

Boom!

While he was still in the middle of his thoughts, a powerful outburst of aura suddenly exploded from the distance.

Turning his head to the side, casting his gaze in the direction where the outburst came from, Shin saw a majestic castle standing at the far end of the city.

He stared blankly at that castle, completely astounded. From all of the places that they had visited both from the real world and here inside the game, this castle might be the most luxurious thing that he had seen.

It didn't manner where the atmosphere enveloping the whole city was very gloomy, this particular castle seemed to be completely unaffected by it.

Shin stayed rooted on his spot for a couple of moments before snapping out of his daze due to the increasing pressure directed at him, coming from inside the castle.

He then started grinning widely before muttering in a smirking voice. "It looks like I am being invited inside it. I guess they are aware of our movements within the Frozen Kingdom but choose not to make their moves against us."

Based on the clue that he received from the system, Shin was suspecting that the Vampire Primogenitor was trying to do something to go against the contract that they had with the Great Demon King.

He might not know what it was, but he was sure that it was big enough to trigger a World Quest, concerning the whole Atlas World.

Moreover, he also got an idea of who would be the final boss for that upcoming global event.

"The Devil Ancestor, huh? It sounds like a hideous and terrifying being and a powerful one at that. Are they the king of Demons or something else?" muttered Shin solemnly.

He then paused for a moment and recalled a certain god that he heard from Lycan, especially how they addressed that god.

"The Wicked One," muttering those words, Shin couldn't help but wear a weird look on his face. "It can't be, right?"

He didn't dare to think further about it but he could no longer erase the thought inside his head, especially now that he was aware of the existence of divine beings.

"Whether they are the same or different beings, the fact that they were powerful beings that could trigger a disaster for the world still remained."

"Tier 3 is definitely not enough to stop it," muttered Shin before frowning even deeper. He now understood the gravity of the additional quest that they suddenly received. "It is more serious than I have thought. I guess I have to put enough effort to delay this so-called descent as much as possible."

He now became even more determined to put more care and effort into this task that he put on himself. Failure was not an option as it would not only cause their demise but also the fate of the whole of Atlas World.

Bracing himself for the hardship that he was about to face, Shin took a deep breath before heading to the castle.

"Since you personally give me an invitation, it will be impolite of me not to accept it."

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