The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

"Pick any talents that you think will have a great future. I will transplant the parasitic essence eaters to control them."

Souta said it in a cold tone. He knew that loyalty was a fragile thing for people that he didn't even know. That's why he had to do this... Transplanting a parasitic essence eater in their body will not only boost their strength, but Souta will also have a way to control them.

"I understand." Franklin nodded before he continued, "I didn't dare to make a big move as the higher power in this country is called the Annihilation Realm. From my investigation, it seems that the Annihilation Realm is equivalent to an S-rank expert."

"Mn."

Souta rubbed his chin as he realized that the name of the power level was the same as the Council of High World in the game. If he remembered it correctly, the highest power in this kind of world was the Extinction Realm, or in other words, a Shackled Realm expert.

Also, the Council of High World had god-level powerhouses. It has five gods that manage that gigantic organization of sub-worlds. Their goal was to rival the Imperium and prevent the gods of the Imperium from controlling too many high worlds, but the overall power of this organization was weak compared to the organization in the Imperium.

They could only compare to a large country on the Giza Continent.

In the game, the Council of High World was annihilated by Beelzebub. The Lord of Flies, Beelzebub, took all five of them alone. In the end, four of the five gods died, and only one managed to escape. The entire Council of High World was destroyed, including their planets and galaxies.

"Pest from the sub-world shouldn't get involved in the affairs of the Imperium." That's what Beelzebub said at that time after he destroyed hundreds of high worlds alone.

Souta knew that it was far away in the future, but his current organization wouldn't be able to handle the Council of High World. That's why he should be careful when handling things here in this world, as they are somehow connected to the council.

"I think that we can handle this country step by step, but for the central continent... We can't do anything about it as the peak experts there have already reached the shackled realm." Souta said to Franklin.

"I have the same thoughts... I will continue to expand my group and gather talents to increase the number of experts that can fight for us." Franklin said.

"Good." Souta nodded.

A knock came from the door, and Yenxa's voice sounded once again.

"My Lord, the tall man is here."

"Torkez? Let him in. I want to hear his report too." Souta said to Yenxa.

The door opened, and Torkez entered the room. Torkez swept his gaze across the room, and his eyes landed on Franklin.

'It seems that Franklin has finished his task.' He thought as he stood in front of Souta and kneeled down.

If it was a normal time, it was fine to act like normal comrades or friends, but the leader has given him a task, so he has to treat it seriously and act accordingly.

"How is it? Did you finish it?"

Souta asked even though he knew the answer. The system already gave him a notification that the quest was completed, and he received the reward even though he didn't do anything.

"Yes, but we encounter some problems, so I want to ask your permission to bring my subordinates with me," Torkez said in a respectful tone. He was talking about the people who remain in the Guardian Fortress. Those people only had the power of C-rank, but they were quite useful for Torkez.

"Okay, you can take them with you." Souta gave his permission. It didn't matter to him if Torkez brought all of his subordinates to this country. "But why do you want to bring them with you?"

"I will be able to control this city soon. The only problem is that the expansion of Clautus Group encountered an unknown organization, and it's quite powerful. According to our intel, the leader of this organization is an Extermination Realm, so I plan to handle it with my subordinates," Torkez replied to Souta.

"Eh...?" Franklin glanced at Torkez with wide eyes.

"Eh...?" Torkez turned to Franklin with a confused look.

"Eh...?" Souta looked at the two of them, as he didn't have any idea what was happening.

"Um... Can I say something?" Franklin forcefully coughed to gather everyone's attention.

Souta gave him a nod.

After receiving Souta's permission, Franklin glanced at Torkez and asked, "Did you say that you're helping Clautus Group?"

"Yes, why?"

"Sigh... I should've realized it when something happened in this city. There's no way that you aren't involved in the big incident in this city."

"Do you mean..."

"Yeah, the unknown group that you are talking about is the group that I have recently formed, the Noxious Group. This is an assassin organization that Souta asked me to form to secretly infiltrate the depths of this country."

"I didn't expect this at all," Torkez said with a sigh while glancing at the windows. It seems that the problem with this unknown organization has been solved.

"Okay, I'll pull back my subordinates so that you can focus your expansion in this city. I will simply devour the other assassin organization in this country before I extend my hands to the neighboring countries," Franklin said to him.

"But I'm not the one who destroyed the Red Witch and Nine Lives. It's Alice, and it seems that she has her own plans." Torkez said.

"Alice...?" Franklin slowly glanced at Souta, and Souta shook his head, indicating that he didn't know anything about Alice's plan.

"I leave all of you to do what you want in this country as long as you don't forget to gather information," Souta said.

For him, as long as they didn't overdo it, they could do anything they wanted. He would simply stay here and expand the capacity of his monster orb using the monster orb from a fifth evolution monster.

Torkez and Franklin nodded at him. After chatting for a little bit, the two left the coffee shop to settle their own problems.

Torkez went back to the Guardian Fortress to bring his subordinates into this country, while Franklin went back to the assassin organization that he created to pull back his forces in this city.

...

On the next day, Alice appeared in Souta's coffee shop, and she brought a woman with her.

The woman was beautiful and seductive, and her red clothes couldn't even hide her curves. She had long, silky red hair and eyes.

She looked fierce, but her complexion was somewhat pale, and Souta could clearly see that she was injured.

Souta observed the woman before he turned his eyes to Alice and asked, "Who is this?" He could feel the liquefied mana lingering around the body of this woman, so he was curious.

"She said that her name is Amanda, the leader of the Red Witch," Alice said as she glanced at Amanda, who was sitting beside him.

"Oh? The leader of that small organization..." Souta raised her eyebrows and looked at Amanda. He didn't expect that he would meet the leader of the ruling forces of this city, albeit a former one.

Amanda was silent as she just listened to the conversation between these two people. She didn't know them or have any idea what they were planning to do with her.

When she woke up this morning, she found that she was already in Alice's grasp. She was injured, so she couldn't escape. Also, the aura around Alice that she didn't bother to hide was that of an Extermination Realm. It was one of the reasons she didn't try to escape. With her current condition, there's no way that she could escape from another Extermination Realm.

So she decided to stay until she completely recovered, but she didn't expect that this girl, Alice, would bring her to meet the so-called leader.

Before meeting this leader, Amanda asked what had happened to the southern part of the city. She loses consciousness after she uses her final attack on Greyman, and she doesn't know what happened after that.

Amanda just heard Alice say that the Red Witch and Nine Lives were gone. The noble families in the central part and the Clautus Group were dividing the wealth of the two organizations.

"Then, why did you bring her to me?" Souta asked as he slightly tilted his head while looking at Alice.

"She's a witch." Alice simply answered his question.

"A witch? Are you for real?" Souta was surprised when he heard it. He then turned his attention to Amanda with a curious gaze.

Even in the Imperium, a witch race was pretty rare. They weren't different from ordinary humans, and they blended pretty well into society. Unless the witch was forced into an emergency situation, the witch wouldn't reveal their identity as a witch.

"Yes, I'm a witch..." Amanda replied while narrowing her eyes.