"I hope you realize the choices you are making, Nathaniel Greville," Xarax said as he looked at Nathan.
"Hahahahaha," Nathan laughed as many people watched him silently.
Although they might have hated the Grevilles and would sometimes try to provoke Arthur or someone else from the Greville family, Nathaniel Greville was different.
An SSS Rank entity that could kill anyone below SSS Rank in an instant.
Behind his laughter was a killing intent that lay dormant, waiting to burst out.
Nathan's eyes shone as he looked at Xarax. The mana around the White Castle began to behave strangely.
'This ability,' Kamden noticed how the mana around them started behaving unusually.
"Where were these morals a decade ago?" Nathan asked, his smile disappearing.
Just a single push right now would be enough for the anger, the hatred that Nathan had held in for so long, to burst out.
And all of the SSS Rank Hunters were aware of it.
"It wasn't us that time. If it had been me, I would have gone inside the dungeon myself," Xarax replied with confidence.
The current situation was not one in which they could argue and provoke Nathan.
"HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA...," Nathan laughed.
But suddenly his smile faded once again.
"Sure, seems like you are right," Nathan said.
His words led people to believe that he had agreed to help them without any conditions.
"But, let me awaken one of those atrocities in the Lost Lands of Somaria as well," Nathan said.
"I want to see who will be the first one to step in," Nathan said, looking at Xarax.
"It seems you guys are forgetting about the main issue here," Alfred finally decided to step in.
All faces turned towards Alfred, who held the seat in the Raven Family.
Hearing Alfred, Nathan calmed down, and the mana around them returned to normal.
"The SSS Rank Monsters are not the only threat we have to face," Alfred reminded them.
"A huge monster tide is coming, and even the Halcyon Continent won't be safe from it," Alfred turned towards the three elite families of the Halcyon Continent.
"I see what you're saying, Sir Alfred," The Archduchess of the Everett family responded.
She looked at Rewilh, who thought about it for a second.
"If it's not the SSS Rank Monster, we can handle the monster tide ourselves," Rewilh Halcyon, the King of Halcyon, announced.He declared in front of everyone that they didn't want any external help. But only they could do so because none of the awakened calamities were targeting or near Halcyon.
Everyone there understood that Rewilh didn't want to become indebted to any other elite families.
The Halcyon Continent had always remained a bit closed off from the rest of the world, and this was especially true for the royal capital of Halcyon.
This also meant that any information regarding them was hard to find.
But it was not impossible.
"And we don't even know what abilities those awakened calamities possess," Alfred said.
This was the reason none of the SSS Rank Hunters were stepping forward to face those monsters directly.
If it were a single SSS Rank Monster, a few of them would have been enough, but having to face four SSS Rank Monsters at the same time was not feasible unless they all came together.
"Many people will die until you decide who will go or not," Silvus said, looking at Xarax.
The reason they wanted Nathan to go and fight one of the SSS Rank Monsters right now was because he had the greatest chance to use his powers freely being outside the dungeon.
Nathan's destructive power was considered close to Farnus Calmort's and comparable to Silvus's.
It was obvious why the rest of the SSS Rank Hunters wanted Nathan to step up and help them.
Almost all of them were at the early SSS Rank, while Nathan was considered a mid SSS Rank Hunter.
Only Farnus had reached a level above that, but even he himself had stated that he had not reached the peak.
The human limit was obvious, but they didn't know about the calamities that had awakened.
Nathan looked at the faces of people looking at him, but he was not going to give up on the Mana Gem.
Especially after the existence of the twins and the recent incident at the dungeon, he was pretty skeptical about everything that had happened until now.
An organization had come out of nowhere and managed to throw the whole world into chaos.
'As if I would believe that,' Nathan thought to himself.
He was sure that someone behind the scenes was pulling the strings, and he was not going to leave unless he got the SSS Rank Mana Gem in his hands.
"Let's vote it out, if we want Nathaniel Greville to join us or not," Alfred suggested, but everyone here knew that he was on Nathan's side.
"The choices are clear. Those that don't want him to get the Mana Gem can vote against it," Alfred suggested.
"Those who don't want Nathaniel Greville to participate can raise their hands," Alfred changed his wording in a way that made a few rethink their decision.
The head of the Allister family raised his hand, but neither Rewilh nor Archduchess Everett did.
Nathan's crimson-red eyes fell on the Archduke Allister, who became nervous under Nathan's heavy gaze.
Osbert raised his hand, while only one of the Vice Chairmen of the World Association raised his.
Osbert looked at the third SSS Rank Hunter of the World Association and knew that getting him to vote against Nathan in this situation was impossible.
Silvus didn't raise his hand, as it didn't matter if Nathan got the Mana Gem. He was aware of the fact that he had already reached his limit, just like Farnus. The only people who wanted the Mana Gem were the other SSS Rank Hunters.
Dalton Rothschild, Xarax Hargrave, and a few others like Neville Head and the Astaria Family, including Kamden Whiteheart, raised their hands. But the majority was not on their side, as the decision was made by all the seat holders.But surprisingly, Williams Head didn't raise his hand, just like the Watson and Cranston Family's SSS Rank Hunters.
"It seems we can see what everyone wants now," Alfred said.
Osbert didn't show it, but he was barely controlling himself.
The amount of resources he had pulled to get the Mana Gem was not small. And the amount was large enough for Osbert to be sure that he could get the Mana Gem for sure.
It didn't matter even if Hargrave, Greville, or the Cranston Family pushed him to his limits.
The amount he was going to give was four times more than the previous bid.
'How is everything falling apart like this,' Osbert said to himself.
All the things that he had been planning for years were now failing.
'I have come this far, I can't stop now,' Osbert thought as he calmed himself down.
Instead of lamenting his situation, he was going to find an opportunity in this for himself.
While the meeting was going on, another person had decided to change their plan.
Casie Hargrave was making her way to the section where the twins and Nate were situated. Her hand jewelry stained with wine, her eyes changed as she took in the area where the Grevilles were seated. The look in her eyes would make any person fear for their life.
Right now, every servant was on the first floor, tending to the injured.
"You can't blame me now," Casie said, recalling her brother's orders.
'Don't make a scene in front of the Grevilles, or do anything to provoke them.'
"They're not here after all," Casie mused as a sinister smile graced her face. Currently, she wasn't even attempting to hide her murderous intent.
"What do you think will happen now?" Livia asked Nate.
"I think the SSS Rank Hunters will handle it," Nate replied.
"Yeah, I think so too. Grandpa is super strong," Livia happily responded to Nate's answer.
"What happened?" Nate turned to Lucas who was looking towards the entrance.
"Umm, nothing," Lucas replied, also turning to the entrance. He thought he had seen something, but nothing seemed amiss.
Unbeknownst to the children, a sound barrier had formed around them, with Hassan Trevino standing between them and Casie Hargrave.
The moment the meeting of the Seat Holders was convened, Nathan instructed Hassan to guard the twins. He didn't want to take any chances with the twins' security. The presence of so many SSS Rank Hunters around him could easily divert his attention from the twins.
"Do you know whose path you are obstructing?" Casie asked Hassan.
"Of course, I do," Hassan replied politely. He had seen Casie years ago when there were discussions about her engagement with Ivar.
"But this isn't the Hargrave's table," Hassan said, looking down at Casie.
"Is a mere servant daring to stand in my way?" Casie retorted, her face revealing a hint of anger.
"I only answer to one person, and I would advise that you don't force me to act unfavorably," Hassan replied.
"And to remind you, I'm not afraid of death," Hassan asserted, making his intentions clear. He had already sensed Casie's killing intent. Had it been anyone else without the backing of an SSS Rank Hunter, Hassan would have killed Casie on the spot.
"What's happening here?" Amelia arrived on the scene, noticing Hassan blocking a woman in a crimson red dress.
"Who are you?" Amelia asked, as Casie turned to look down at her.
"Your 'rude' servant will fill you in, young lady," Casie retorted as she moved away.
However, her eyes briefly flicked back towards Amelia. A smile crept onto her face as she returned to the Hargrave's section.