NOVPUBCorey's expression was one of confusion and curiousity as he stared at the man who stood behind the Hero.
Although he had been looking at the other forces, a part of his attention was on the unknown man.
Through his senses, he knew that the man was just a Tier 4 with slightly beyond average skills.
He checked his stats and saw nothing that piqued his interest. The man's name was not familiar to him, and Corey sensed no sign of familiarity in the aura, appearance, or skills of the man.
'Who is he?... For some reason... he feels... familiar.'
Just as Corey had this thought, everybody looked at him and questions flew all around the battlefield.
Barely three seconds had passed from the moment he appeared at the center of the battlefield and began observing the four armies.
His speed of observation and analysis were beyond the capabilities of most Mystic Beings.
Rosa, Selene, and the rest all had different expressions when they saw their surroundings
Fear
Wariness
Shock
Disbelief
Confusion
Unlike Corey who suffered no side effects from the teleportation, they all suffered one side-effect or the other, and they needed time to go observe and process what was going on around them.
When they did, they didn't like it at all.
Through his Ears of Omniscience, he could hear the conversations that was going on in the four armies,
He could hear the conversations of shock and disbelief amongst the Underworld officials and the Outsiders and Chosens, and from what he heard, he found the answer to one of the questions he had from the moment he appeared at the center of the battlefield.
From the moment he saw Pamela and several other talented Underworld resident chained by certain Outsiders and Chosens, Corey knew that the Outsiders and Chosens had basically kidnapped and forcefully taken the Underworld residents they desired from the Underworld.
And most especially, without the consent of the Underworld.
What Corey wondered was why there was no attempt by any Outsider or Chosen to kidnap him, and he got his answer from one of the conversations amongst the Outsiders.
'So they tried to take me away from the Underworld, but because I was in the Imperium of Nuvagor, they didn't dare to try and take me away... They already saw me as a dead man.'
'... They also wanted to take Kiefer... That's slightly surprising...'
'Merely attempting to break out from the Underworld was what prevented Kiefer and Rosa from being captured by the Outsiders... Surprising once again.'
Once he failed to gain anymore intriguing and useful information from the mouths of the Outsiders and Chosens, he shifted his attention away from them.
The Outsiders and Chosens were only expressing their shock and surprise at the fact that he was alive.
Meanwhile, the demons were merely curious about his presence and that of Rosa and the rest. Even Justin had no idea who he was, and if he did, he hid it extremely well.
As for the Underworld officials, Corey heard the leaders amongst them talking about Calista and why he was here as a free man.
'It seems they still don't know that Calista betrayed the Underworld and joined hands with the Demons.'
'I wouldn't be surprised if some of the Underworld officials are contracted or in cahoots with demons... Interesting.'
Corey skimmed through the army of the Underworld officials, and with an indifferent expression, he shifted his attention to the army of New Earthlings.
He could hear the hero having conversations with the three other unique individuals about him, Rosa, and the rest.
To his slight surprise, he saw the hero asking the suspicious man who had been looking at him from the moment he appeared, several questions and suggestions about him, Rosa, and the rest.
Corey paid attention to the tone the Hero used when conversing with the man, and he noticed that the Hero treated him with respect and listened to his words carefully.
'Almost like an advisor... Or somebody be trusts with his heart.'
'By the way... Didn't The Clown say that he left a gift for all of us outside the Underworld... Was he maybe referring to this?'
Corey frowned heavily, and then he looked down.
From the moment they teleported to this place, they had been mid-air, which meant that they had been hovering above a combined total of over a million people like they were gods.
Corey could even hear some having discontented conversations about their positions and wanting to put 'those arrogant mortals' in their place.
Corey was not bothered by any of this, but standing mid-air was not suitable for him... Especially if he would have to fight.
With a thought, he lowered the platform of hexagons to the ground while shielding Kiefer, young Calista, Lydia, Divine, and the Terror Queen from the countless auras of the Mystic Beings around them that desired to make them feel fear and terror.
Some individuals noticed this, and a glint flashed in their eyes.
Corey could have protected the entire group, but he needed Selene and Rosa, Selene especially, to go through situations like this so that she could be more useful in the future.
The moment his platform of hexagons touched the ground, it vanished. But only Corey and some individuals with high perceptions and interest towards Corey's hexagon platform realized that the hexagon platform had not truly vanished but had just turned invisible.
All of them were not standing on the ground but on the platform of mini-hexagons.
"Who are you?"
A calm voice reverberated across the entire island, and Corey looked at the source- The Hero.
With a thought, Corey manipulated the wind runes around him, and then he spoke.
"Isn't it courtesy to introduce yourself first?"
A surprised light flashed in the hero's eyes when he heard Corey's voice which travelled across the four forces, and not a meter more.
'Such exquisite level of control.' The Hero thought in appreciation.
"My name is Jeremy Draker. What is yours?"
"Smile Reaper."
The hero's lips twitched.
