"The main base of the Western Faction is in the Empire's border territory near the Northern Alliance-the Constantine Territory. Although the Western Faction is also active in other territories of the Empire, the place they frequent the most is still the Constantine Territory."
Jaden leaned back in his chair, his feet casually propped up on the table in front of him, looking at the restrained and somewhat fearful man opposite him.
"Before I came to the Empire, someone told me this-I'll be frank, the reason I came to the Empire is because that Kure of the Western Faction, and the Resurrected they created, crossed me. So I came to deal with these guys who dared to challenge me without permission."
"But... I hate trouble, and I don't have much patience; I don't like searching for people, you understand what I mean?"
Jaden had been speaking lazily before, but only when he reached this point did he suddenly raise his voice, making the Duke of Constantine, who was already afraid, even more terrified.
"Th-this... I think I generally understand, but... it seems I don't fully understand..." Constantine spoke cautiously.
Jaden was indeed mostly active in the Far East, but his name actually spread most widely in the western-located Empire!
The Empire, having retained some traditions from its predecessor before the transition, was a country that deeply revered heroes. Coupled with the promotion by the Empire's Head, this led to Jaden becoming viewed by the Imperial people as the Hero of the New Era!
And among the high-ranking officials of the Empire, Jaden's most widely circulated title was: The Strongest Creature on Earth!
However, it wasn't just this title that caused Constantine to be this frightened.
If you put yourself in his shoes, you wake up in the morning, open your eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling, look around, and see the Strongest Creature on Earth sitting next to you with an annoyed look... anyone would be scared, right?
This was only because Jaden wasn't Yujiro Hanma. Otherwise, there would probably be a scene of-The Great Lord, Constantine, 48 years old, or something similar.
It was precisely because of his fear that Constantine had to confirm what Jaden wanted him to do.
"W-well... you want me to help you find the location of the Western Faction... are there any other requests?"
Hearing Constantine's words, Jaden raised an eyebrow.
"Finding them is too slow and small-scale-Constantine, I want you to directly issue an all-territory warrant for the Kure of the Western Faction!"
"If the Head of the Empire asks you, tell him I told you to issue the warrant!"
Hearing Jaden's words, Constantine instinctively straightened his back.
"...Yes, sir!"
...
One day... no, it might not even have taken half a day.
Constantine went back and immediately issued a territory-wide warrant for Kure!
Afterward, the Head of the Empire learned of the matter and spoke with Constantine once.
And then...
The Head of the Empire immediately issued a temporary decree.
-A warrant for Kure across the entire Empire!
The Kure Clan and the Kure family had long received news from Jaden and immediately withdrew their informants stationed there.
But the Western Faction, let alone not receiving the news, couldn't have left even if they had received it in advance-because their main base was in the Empire!
It was for this reason that they knew Jaden had arrived as soon as he stepped into the Empire.
However, Edward Kure didn't pay much attention back then. He never imagined that Jaden's influence in the Empire was this great!
So much so that now, he had to pay attention!
Of course, he wasn't concerned whether the other Western Faction Kures lived or died; what he truly feared was that his current location would be discovered too soon!
Because he still needed some time before he could fully awaken the demigod Great Hero, Heracles.
After all, successfully cloning the entire person from the scarce DNA residue using cloning technology was a miracle of miracles. He still had to program Heracles's 'Resurrection,' and into this 'Resurrection' content, he had to add the obedience suggestion that had been added when Lu Bu, Adam, and Jack were resurrected... and finally, the integration of that thing and this guy!
Achieving all of that was already difficult and time-consuming.
The current existence of Heracles is a miracle of miracles, so naturally, the final step of awakening him must be fully prepared, lest a momentary haste destroy this extremely rare finished product.
In fact, if monsters like Jaden or Izuru Kamikura hadn't suddenly appeared in the world, Edward Kure would definitely have continued to postpone the awakening of Heracles. He might have waited another few decades or even a century before even attempting to wake him.
But now, he must awaken the other party in this era.
With such an urgent plan to awaken Heracles, the necessary preparations for the awakening naturally needed to be made as thoroughly as possible.
And all of this required time!
Thinking this, Edward Kure frowned.
"Adam, go and tell Lu Bu Jaden's location-then the task of protecting this research base will be up to you."
Hearing Edward Kure's words, Adam looked at him with his half-closed eyes.
"If that Jaden shows up, I won't be able to stop him."
Adam was well aware of his capabilities. He was the original human created to be the mirror of the gods.
Therefore, when facing a god, his eyes could grant him the ability called Divine Vision! No matter what attack a deity launched, he could see through it, reproduce it exactly, and counterattack.
A god's attack, once seen through, could not hit him. And it would be turned back with their own power.
So, Adam was extremely strong when facing a god!
But facing a human was a different matter. Divine Vision was useless against humans.
Even without Divine Vision, Adam's physical fitness, reaction speed, dynamic vision, etc... were still very strong.
But compared to that Jaden...
He might not be good enough.
Furthermore, although he would not resist Edward Kure's commands because of the super-advanced brainwashing technique called Resurrection-and would even prioritize Edward concepts when they conflicted with his own-he wouldn't follow every single command.
Even the resurrected version of him, though incomplete, was still Adam!
Even unable to activate Divine Vision, he was still very strong compared to other humans.
But... Adam would never kill a person! In his view, all humans were his children, and he would protect his children.
So, he would carry out Kure Hei's orders, but he wouldn't fight Jaden to the death, even if it meant his own demise.
After all...
-How could a father be so cruel as to kill his own children!
With both these factors combined, Adam knew clearly that he would never be Jaden's opponent. He was inferior in strength, inferior in technique, and lacked the conviction to win...
Thus, there was no doubt he would die. And even if he paid the price with his life, he could only delay the other party for a short time, nothing more.
However, Edward Kure smiled at this moment.
"Adam... I know very well that even if others try to kill you, you won't harbor murderous intent towards humans. If Divine Vision can't be activated, you certainly won't be able to stop him for long-but what if I told you that your Divine Vision can be activated against humans?"
Hearing Edward Kure's words, Adam's half-closed eyes slowly opened.
"If that were the case... I would stop him."
And even...
"I would drive him away."
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