Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

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"Well, that concludes this little event," the Tower Master stated to the audience. "Just like the previous times, whether these children come with you depends on their willingness. I don't want to hear news of you forcing them to do your bidding or else you'd make me really angry."

After saying this, the Tower Master stood up from his seat and disappeared. He didn't plan on staying to see how these people compete with each other for his geniuses.

Aside from the people who were in the same room as him, nobody else discovered the small smirk on the Tower Master's face as he left—a sight that is very rare to see and could only mean that he's really pleased with what he saw.

Tying the clues together isn't hard for those who saw it. The reason behind his smile could only be because of the plot twist at the end of the battle. This means that the Tower Master was pleased about Dawnbringer's performance. And it also means that that child's future was limitless.

Ahem!

Big Han, one of the talent acquisition experts of the Tower of Prodigies, cleared his throat to bring everybody else to the present. He knew that the majority of them are still reeling about the ending of the of tournament but they had to proceed since there's still more to do.

"Everyone, just as the Tower Master says, you are now free to make and send your offers to these children under the assumption that you won't be forceful. Again, I will sound like a broken record here, but it must be said, lest some of you forget it, please do not force these children into your fold. Any and all attempts, or even hints of it, will be seen as a direct challenge to our authority and will be met with a fierce retaliation from our camp. Let us prevent ourselves from committing any form of nonsensical violence by following the rules."

Yes, there was really no need to reiterate these rules to them since everybody already knew this since the beginning.

The might and the authority of 'The Six' were not to be challenged. Everybody who dared to do so in the past is nowhere to be seen now. These people wouldn't dare to follow in their footsteps, especially knowing what the outcome would be.

"Oh, and uh, just to give you a heads-up in case some of you haven't realized it yet, don't try too hard for Dawnbringer." Big Han smiled wryly at them. "The Tower Master is optimistic about him, so..."

Inwardly, he laughed at the distraught faces of recruiters after hearing his words. He could tell that they were already preparing to empty their coffers just for a slight chance of attracting Dawnbringer to their fold, but alas, they could only be disappointed.

Not that Big Han was intentionally raining on their parade, but what all of them could collectively offer wouldn't even reach half of what the Tower Master could give. The only possible competitor of the Tower Master for Dawnbringer was other Elders of 'The Six'.

Sure, Big Han could make an offer to Dawnbringer. He's a Titan, which belongs to the 'The Six', and he's also the one who personally recruited Cedric into the tower. His chances are high, all things considered.

That said, he won't make an offer to him. As talented as he was, Cedric's anatomy makes him unfit for anything that the Titans could offer. Joining them would just cripple his future, so it's better to let him go somewhere else.

'But that Mountain Giant, though...' Big Han hummed inwardly, sounding a little excited.

He could still vividly remember the shock he felt when he saw that mountain giant's domain. Big Han could recognize the inspiration behind that domain, and it's extremely surprising for him to discover that somebody who has never been in that place was granted vision of it and was even capable of mimicking it.

Big Han looked at his possible competitors for that child, causing him to inwardly snort due to his competitive spirit.

'Sorry guys, but that child is ours. I can already tell that all of the Titan Clan would wage war for that child after learning of his existence.'

Beep!!

Big Han looked at his system and saw that he got a message from the patriarch himself.

'Speak of the god damn devil...' Big Han inhaled deeply before opening the message.

[You better bring that child here.]

[If you can't, then you might as well never return here.]

[I will have your parents disown you if you don't see that child here ASAP. Don't try me, kid.]

'Damn! ' Big Han cursed at the blatant unfairness of their patriarch.

He's almost regretting his act of sending a short recording of Backpack Fatty unleashing his domain directly to the patriarch. The old man hasn't even met the child in person yet, yet he's already favoring him. How truly unfair and unreasonable.

That said, Big Han couldn't find it for him to blame the patriarch. This just proves how much value that child possesses to their clan, and it is his duty to bring him back.
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'I should talk to him in person to make this work, or else I'll be disowned by my family.'

Big Han truly doesn't know whether to laugh or cry about this.

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"Holy shit!"

Eunuch Wei exclaimed as soon as they found themselves returning to their lobby. He practically jumped at both Cedric and Howler, wrapping them in a tight hug while wearing a face of disbelief.

"Holy shit, you guys! Holy fucking shit! We won! Haha, holy shit!"

The angel couldn't believe it. Winning the entire tournament was completely beyond his expectations, yet they achieved it. Even though he had been incapacitated, he was able to witness how his team dealt with the seemingly impossible task of taking the Thunder Prince down. And despite all odds, Cedric and Howler made it work.

He finds this so hard to believe that he could only swear again and again.

"You guys are the best." Backpack Fatty joined the hug, as did the Morning Wood.

"I can't believe we actually did it! This is insane!" Morning Wood exclaimed in disbelief.

"Nah, don't look at me." Howler shook his head, still feeling a little bit drained but also happily contented. "It's all Dawnbringer's idea. None of this would've been possible without him."

"Don't sell yourself short, man," Cedric patted his shoulders. "Sure, I planned it, but it wasn't me who broke the island core and won this for us. It's you."

"He's right, Howler," Hawkeye chimed in. "You could've done the opposite, and we wouldn't have been able to stop you anyway. You played a huge part in our victory too."

Moss Lady, who's standing next to Cedric, nudged him and asked, "Did you know that the Thunder Prince will pull something like that in the end?"

"Not really." Cedric admitted with a shrug. He sat down on the couch and said, "I did have a hunch that the match will be close, but nothing concrete. It's my first time seeing a Draconian in person after all, and it also just so happens to be the heir of the clan. I had no idea what he could do, but I know that he's extremely formidable."

"Ooh, that guy must be pissed right now!" Eunuch Wei cackled madly. "His hubris got him. He underestimated you too much."

"And he could hardly be blamed for that." Cedric shook his head. "Compared to us, his starting point was too advanced, after all. It's understandable that he'd be confident about his skills and his strength. He had every right to be arrogant."

"And it's precisely that arrogance that caused his defeat." Howler stated, "Well, technically he won against all of us. He just lost the teamfight."

"Oh, well...a small setback like this shouldn't be too bad for him," Moss Lady shrugged. "I also can't see him being too petty and remembering us just because of this."

"He won't." Eunuch Wei confidently stated. "Something like that is benath the Dragons, and Draconians in extension. You all have nothing to be worried about."

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"..."

"Well, I just hope that I receive a decent offer after all this." Morning Wood wore a hesitant smile as he said this. "That would really make all of this worthwhile."

"Gah, I don't even want to think too much about it now that we're here." Backpack Fatty scratched his rocky head. "I just don't want to end up disappointed, you know."

"Well, let's relax then." Cedric shrugged. "Whatever the outcome is, at the very least we're still here. As long as we're here, there'd still be opportunities coming for us."

Cedric still didn't tell them that he's already a citizen of the alliance, and he wouldn't tell them that now since that would just invalidate his attempts to comfort them.

That said, despite him and Howler taking the spotlight here, he's fairly confident that his team will receive bountiful offers from organizations simply due to the fact that they won the tournament.

So, really, there's nothing for them to be worried about.