An ancient man with a crown on his head sat on the throne while one of his faithful servants stood before him and reported the situation.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
Preparation for the attack has been completed.
Your order?"
The ancient man gave a faint glance.
"There's no need for you guys to go."
The ancient man stood before a large army of monsters, demons, Beetal, and other numerous invading species.
"Som!"
As the word escaped the ancient man's mouth, every monster was incinerated alive, and only screams remained in that place.
...
"Sam!
Sam!"
Fluttering, his eyelids opened up, and the sight before his eyes appeared: Rahul and Piyush were standing before him, their mouths moving non-stop.
"Sam, didn't I warn you not to exhaust yourself?"
Trying to get up with the support of his hand, he groaned.
'Why the hell am I aching?'
Piyush held him down and gave a faint smile.
"You need rest for now, so don't try to strain any muscles."
Sam rolled his eyes.
"Why are you getting so polite with me? Did the teacher call me?"
His heart tightened as he realized his biggest blunder.
'Maybe I was too focused on the righteous path... Sigh!'
"Why are you sighing? The teacher may already be coming for you."
Sam sat up excitedly.
"What?
What is happening here?"
As this voice reached Sam's ears, his heart almost stopped beating, and he gave a pitying look to Rahul and Piyush as if begging for help.
Both of them ignored his pleading eyes and moved toward the teacher.
"Sir, he woke up and nothing is serious."
The teacher's eyes lingered on Sam for a moment before returning to Rahul and Piyush.
"Okay. You both go and call everyone here."
"Yes, sir."
As both of them passed the teacher, their heads turned back, teasing Sam, and soon they left the zone.
"Sam, what's going on with you?"
Lowering his head, Sam cursed himself for his own stupidity.
'How could I forget the biggest...'
"Sam, I'm asking something."
This time the teacher's tone rose and became a little strict.
Faintly raising his head, struggling inside in search of a valid excuse, his eyes lit up.
"Sorry sir. At that time, I became full of myself and thought I could kill all those monsters alone."
The teacher's eyes narrowed down, and scanning him up and down, his gaze softened.
"Okay, and take a lesson from this failure not to do anything stupid without a plan or preparation."
"Yes sir. I'll keep it in mind."
"Okay, get some rest."
Sam breathed a sigh of relief.
'I thought the teacher would rain down scoldings on me, but maybe my good deeds saved me from ear calluses.'
Calmly letting his body rest on the ground, his eyes randomly wandered to the sky.
"These faint stars... Would there be someone in the stars? Or..."
His thoughts started to wander, and in the blink of an eye, students were standing beside him, asking numerous questions.
"Sam, am I not your best friend?"
"No! And next?"
He already understood that these boys wanted to know the secret of how he killed those monsters alone without any effort, and a plan had already formed in his mind.
"Sam, can you reveal your..."
"Can! And next?"
"I paid you 200 U.C. Tell me."
His face became a little surprised but soon turned into a smile.
'These boys are so cooperative.'
As time continued to pass, the darkness faded with every passing moment, and the Sun put in its utmost effort to clear all obstacles and brighten the world.
"The trip to the Lost-Golden Sanctuary has ended. Everyone, go back to your group," and as the teacher continued, his gaze lingered on Sam and he added,
"Sam, it's disappointing that you missed the main event of this sanctuary, but I'm also happy to announce that if you continue to maintain your performance, you'll get entry into the best Intermediate College."
Hearing this, Sam almost had the urge to squash the teacher on the spot because, in his previous life, he had heard this sentence so many times—it was the best pick-up line teachers used to entice students, but...
Sometime later.
Everyone returned to their seats, and Sam was also among them, his eyes calmly staring at the Lost-Golden Sanctuary, but there were undercurrent whirlwinds going on.
'Who would be the initiator of all of this...
And judging by the functionality, these weren't something that could be possible just by...
So, who? And why? And how? And what was the motive for going to such lengths?'
As his thoughts went on, his heart also sped up. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath to calm his surging thoughts.