Nameless King

Wain sat in his chair with an exhausted look as he held his head with one hand.

"Shit... My head is definitely going to explode, even though I only understood a small part of what I read, but it's not normal to read a thousand books in an hour." Wain muttered while staring at the ceiling.

'Huh, I warned you that you weren't ready for my new speed yet.' Light Racer uttered with a sly smile on his face.

Wain read pretty fast, but it wasn't enough to read all the books in the Marlis library, even in a few days, so he had to resort to Light Racer's speed.

'I knew it was a bad idea.' Blind Sorcerer shook his head, 'However, we definitely achieved our goal.

"I hope you remember everything, right?" Wain asked with hope in his voice.

'Of course. It was hard, but I did it. You should worry about your alchemists being able to handle such a powerful flow of information.' Blind Sorcerer said in a confident manner.

'They can definitely handle it. By the way, now that we're done here, it's about time we visited them." Wain with great difficulty, rose from his chair and left the area.

There were now four doors in front of him, one leading to Sven's bar, a second to Osvald's, a third to Marlis, and the last one that exuded coldness.

Wain sighed, touched the icy door, and stepped inside.

A white flash of light attacked Wain, so he had to close his eyes, then he saw the icy walls that were the beginning of his zone.

'How nice it is here. It's as cozy as home.' Wain inwardly muttered as a smile appeared on his face.

"Look!" Someone exclaimed while pointing at Wain.

"The boss is back!"

"Really?! Immediately, somebody reports it!"

A multitude of monsters headed down the icy tunnels in different directions. Some went into the snowy wilderness, some into the field of bones, and some into the dense forest.

The monsters rushed to inform their heads of Wain's arrival, but even more, monsters wanted to see him in person, so a minute after Wain appeared, the Forest of Frozen Dreams became more chaotic than ever.

'Damn, it looks like you were lucky enough to create a great Void.' Gladius uttered in a cocky manner.

'Lucky? What do you mean?' Wain inwardly asked with a confused look.

'You said yourself you haven't been here in a long time. Do you really think an area can grow without its owner without good helpers? You're a terrible ruler as you forgot about this place for months, but your team made sure your Void flourished.' Gladius spoke in a such voice as though he was reprimanding Wain.

'Huh, the important thing is that the goal is accomplished, right? So I'm a good ruler. I don't have to control them, they've taken their positions because they can make their own decisions that affect something. My role is to protect this place and make them stronger. That's my part. Wain uttered with a serious look.

'I heard the same thing from someone once.' Gladius muttered as he remembered something.

Crackle.

A skeleton knight in the dark, ancient armor appeared before Wain. On his back hung a massive sword that was heavier than himself.

'Hmm? Who is it? It's definitely not Frigus. Some new monster?' Wain muttered to himself with a pensive look while looking at the Knight.

Dark energy streams emanated from the Skeleton with a menacing aura, but compared to Wain's power, it was nothing.

The Skeleton got down on one knee in front of Wain as the ice cracked under his weight and said, "Sir, I am here to thank you."

"For what?" Wain leaned his head, "I don't remember you. We certainly haven't met before."

"Yes. We have. However, you are the master of this place. In this Void, I was able to become really strong. This is the first time we've met, but my teacher says he's learned a lot from you."

"Well... Thank you... I guess?" Wain muttered as he was puzzled.

Whoooooosh.

A blue flash appeared next to Wain. It was a beautiful man with long white hair, blue armor, and an ice-cold face just like his two long swords behind his back.

"Wain." The man spoke in a slow voice as he nodded.

"Frigus, I haven't seen you in a long time. Judging by your aura, you've grown much stronger, haven't you? How long ago did you reach Third Chronicle?" Wain asked while considering Frigus' new look.

"It took quite a while. Going from Second Chronicle to Third Chronicle was much harder, but the effect was definitely worth it. I still can't get used to this incredible power, but I'm sure that in a couple of months, I'll be ready to move on to the next phase." Frigus muttered as he clenched his fist and brought it close to his chest.

"Well, as soon as I get everything sorted out, I'll start picking up this Void Chronicle right away. I haven't done it since Second Chronicle, so you'll all get a tremendous amount of energy. It will help you take a few steps forward, all of you." Wain said and raised his head.

Hundreds of monsters stared down at them from above, out of the icy caverns. Under the shadows, their red eyes looked terrifying, as though Wain were their prey, a piece of meat on a plate, but in fact, to them, he was practically a god. Many of them appeared after Wain left, then he had just entered the Third Chronicle, so his image for them was built from the stories of Elegan, Frigus, and others.

"It will be excellent. Thank you." Frigus said in a respectful manner.

"You don't have to. I am at the starting point, but I can already see what serious work you have done. In fact, I owe you an apology for the long absence, although I certainly won't do that. By the way, where is Elegan? Has he forgotten about me?" Wain asked while looking around.

"That's unlikely." Frigus smirked as he looked toward the tunnel.

At that time, some shadow was running through the monsters, pushing them aside, then the shadow made its way to the front and jumped on Wain.

"Wain! You're finally back!" Elegan exclaimed with a joyful smile as he fell Wain to the ground.

"Huh, it's good to see you too." Wain grinned.