"Tell me, Horseman, do you really think this n will work?"


    In a corner of the dimly lit room, a voice emerged from the dark shadowed wall. "That is for you to decide. The celestial one will not ept any excuses if there are errors in executing the n, and failure is not an option," The voice of the unknown entity was deep, ominous, and extremely scary.


    "I know, but aren''t you supposed to be my protector? And as my protector, I need to know if my n is good enough to work. The celestial one brought you to me because he believes in me, right? So you are expected to obey mymands."


    "Yes, the celestial one believes in you. However, I obey no one but the celestial one. I might be a protector, but that doesn''t mean that I''ll be willing to help you if you fail in this mission.


    The celestial one''s goal is to bring the world back to a period of war, but if you can''t sessfully carry out the task that is required of you, I won''t hesitate to end you myself," Two beads of crimson eyes glowed in the dark and Phil screamed with fear the moment he saw this.


    The Horseman slowly stepped out of the darkness to approach Phil.


    "If you think you are good enough to give me orders, then be of use to the celestial one, seed in this meager task you''ve been ordered toplete, then I''ll make sure the celestial one rewards you with unfathomable power," His footsteps echoed loudly within the room, resonating with the sound of the dark metallic armor he was wearing.


    Upon stepping out of the darkness, Phil''s gazended on the eight-foot-tall armored being whose armor seemed like it was burning with ck mes.


    The Horseman had glowing crimson eyes that looked like they could burn the soul of anyone who stared into his eyes for too long.


    It didn''t take a genius to see and understand just how strong the Horseman was.


    His strength far exceeded that of Phil''s, and it was all thanks to the celestial one for making him very strong.


    Phil wished to be just as strong as the Horseman and he couldn''t wait to have the power to bring all the Apex Mages to their knees.


    Of course, deep down, Phil knew he shouldn''t be working with the Horseman, but he had no choice but to work with him because the celestial one''s goals resonated with those of Phil. Also, the celestial one promised Phil a really high position in his army if he seeded in the task given to him.


    "Here is what you requested," The Horseman waved his hand in the air, and three small boxes filled with artifacts floated towards Phil beforending safely on his desk.


    The Horseman didn''t get too close to Phil because his body was oozing miasma, and if Phil inhaled even a tiny amount of it, it could damage his mana core.


    However, the artifacts he gave Phil didn''t have any miasma oozing out of it, so it wouldn''t hurt him.


    Phil opened the boxes to take a look at the artifacts inside but once he was done, he lifted his gaze to ask The Horseman a question.


    "I''ve been curious about this for a while now, but who is the celestial one?"


    "Someone, you do not need to know."


    "Is he really one of the Apex Mages, because if he is, then there should be no problem letting me know who he is," Phil had always assumed that the celestial one was one of the Apex Mages in the world, but this was only based on his assumptions, and he had never seen The Horseman rifying this doubt till now.


    He wasn''t even sure if the celestial one was an Apex Mage or not, but one thing was certain, the celestial one had to be someone very strong for him to be able to have a subordinate as strong as The Horseman.


    However, The Horseman wasn''t interested in revealing this fact to Phil. "If you have enough time to ask these useless questions, then I suggest you use your time more wisely and make the necessary preparations for the uing battle."


    "I know, but what''s so hard about letting me know the identity of who I will be working under? I still don''t see any reason why you have to keep his identity a secret from me.


    You said the celestial one is one of the strongest beings in the world, and right now, the Apex Mages are the strongest beings in the world, so just tell me who the celestial one really is and…" The mes in the Horseman suddenly burned brighter, and this surprised Phil, who had to stop talking to figure out what was going on.


    "Phil Hartman, focus on the task at hand, if you seed, you''ll know who the celestial one really is," The Horseman''s body ignited in mes until the ck mespletely consumed him, not leaving even a single piece of his body behind.


    Seeing that The Horseman wasn''t interested in revealing the truth to him, Phil decided to focus on the mission.


    He turned towards the door and asked. "Is anyone there?"


    "Yes, my Lord," A guard walked into the room and bowed towards Phil.


    "Good, let Axel know that I would like to see him," The guard acknowledged Phil''s orders before leaving the room.


    A few minutester, Axel walked into the room.


    Axel was bald and covered in full body armor. He had previously been training some of his men before Phil requested to see him.


    "My Lord, you called?"


    "Yes, gather your men, we''re leaving tonight."


    "Huh? My Lord, does the Bishop know about this?"


    The Bishop was currently the one in charge of the cathedral, which happened to be the building above the underground building they were in.


    As long as the dark guild continued to remain in the underground building, the King wouldn''t try toy a finger on them, which was why Axel wanted them to inform the Bishop before they did anything they would regret doing.


    "It''s alright, Axel, just gather your men, we''ll be done before you even know it."