After handling Bell's affairs, Logan directly got on the military vehicle heading back to Saint Heart City.

General Philip kept trying to calm Logan down, hoping he wouldn't act recklessly.

At his age, Philip knew that rushing only showed weakness. He kept telling Logan over and over again.

Logan silently picked up his phone, listening to the old man's words while looking at the list Rebecca sent him.

Sure enough, Bell was not only smart but also ruthless.

Even before the council turned against him, he had already decided to fight back.

But Bell didn't have strong protection or powerful allies. He had to slowly gather strength, preparing for revenge.

What Rebecca gave Logan was a list of enemies.

These were all the people who had wronged Bell—some had spread false information to trick him, others had forged evidence to accuse him.

Logan silently remembered their names and identities, then immediately deleted the message.

Back in Saint Heart City, the Lord of Garen held a big welcome ceremony for Logan.

Logan's vehicle drove all the way down the Triumph Road, where the people had gathered on both sides to greet him.

Logan silently watched the crowd from the window, his eyes showing a hint of surprise.

Then he turned to General Philip and asked, "Why are there so many pictures and portraits of me on the streets? What about Bell?"

Philip cleared his throat awkwardly. "The council issued a censorship order. Since Bell and his fellow prisoners were involved in some secret cases, and it might affect the safety of important people, they banned any public discussion or promotion of Bell and his friends."

Logan's fists clenched tightly. "Who gave the order?"

This time, Philip didn't avoid the question. "The censorship order needs ten council members to sign it. Here's the list."

Logan picked up his phone and looked at the picture Philip General sent him. His eyes locked on the first name on the list: [Fredo Tattalia].

Seeing the name again, a cold light flashed in Logan's eyes, but it disappeared quickly.

The military car sped down the Triumph Road and finally stopped at the Council Hall.

Logan got out of the car and was greeted by a warm hug from the Lord of Garen City. "Kid! Welcome home!"

But Garen's warmth couldn't melt the ice in Logan's heart. He stayed cold and followed Garen into the already-prepared welcome hall.

Inside the hall, nobles and famous people from Saint Heart City had already been waiting.

Garen introduced each of them one by one, personally guiding Logan through the meeting with these high society figures.

Logan, though in a bad mood, still politely responded to the greetings.

Then, when Garen led him to a man holding a cigar, Logan's eyes were immediately drawn to the man's badge.

The man noticed Logan looking at his badge and smiled proudly. "I'm Council Advisor Gregory. You don't look so impressive, kid. Not handsome, not strong, and your background is nothing special. I don't know how you got so much credit!"

Logan knew well the long-standing hatred between the council and Bell Major. His eyes turned cold as he looked at Gregory. "So, your family has a high status, right?"

"Not high, I'm just a baron. But that's enough to crush you, a commoner!" Gregory lifted his head, full of arrogance in front of Logan.

Logan smiled and said, "A baron? So you're still a noble. I wonder, can my small achievements be enough to fight you?"

Logan's words shocked everyone in the hall.

Among the high society people, there were many masters, and they immediately opened their familiar space, ready to defend themselves at any moment.

Garen, who was beside Logan, was so scared he grabbed Logan's wrist right away. "Don't be reckless!"

Logan gently patted Garen's hand and smiled. "Don't worry. On your territory, I promise no one will die."

With that, a shadow of Titan Giant Ape and Abyssal Troll suddenly appeared behind Logan, and he immediately activated Dual-Beast Possession.

Garen City Lord knew about Logan's anger from the journey, and he also understood that Logan had deep hatred toward the council because of Bell.

Since Logan promised not to kill anyone, Garen was more than happy to see him take a little revenge on the council's influence in Saint Heart City.

So, Garen pretended to be no match for Logan and was pushed aside casually by him.

Just a moment ago, Gregory had been looking down on Logan, with his nose in the air.

Now, Logan's presence almost seemed to burst through the ceiling, and Gregory was completely shocked. "W-what are you going to do?!"

Logan looked down at Gregory on the floor and smirked. "You said I wasn't strong enough, right? Let's see who's stronger."

When Gregory heard Logan was about to attack him, his legs suddenly went weak, and he fell to the ground.

He had a master-level strength of three stars, but he had never been in a real battle, nor had he ever killed a single monster.

Compared to Logan, who had killed nearly a million monsters, Gregory's power was nothing more than a fake show. He couldn't even use a bit of his real strength.

"Logan! This is an attack on a federal official! I can send you straight to the Judgement Tribunal! I'll ruin you!" Gregory pointed at Logan and shouted threats.

Logan just laughed coldly. "So, if I don't fight, you act like you're better? But when I do fight, you bring up laws? Who wrote that law anyway?"

With that, Logan kicked Gregory hard.

Desperate, Gregory tried to use his familiar to defend himself.

At that moment, Gregory's whole body was covered in grayish wrinkles. His nose stretched longer, and two huge fangs shot up into the air.

It was clear his familiar was an ancient mammoth, strong in power and defense.

But Logan's familiar had seen countless battles, and their stats were far beyond others of the same level.

Plus, with Dual-Beast Possession, Logan's stats were way ahead of Gregory's. With one kick, he sent the council advisor flying out of the hall, leaving a human-shaped hole in the wall.

Garen City Lord didn't expect Logan to be so strong—he just kicked Gregory away with one step.

He looked through the hole and saw Gregory stuck like a painting on the mountain wall, still breathing. He finally felt relieved.

As long as no one died, he could cover for Logan.

So, Garen turned around, smiled at the other guests, and apologized. He ordered the servants to guide the guests to their seats and start the welcome banquet.

People around saw that Logan attacked without hesitation, showing no respect to the council. They realized he wasn't someone to mess with, so they stayed quiet and sat down.

Especially after seeing Garen's clear favor toward Logan, the high society people from Saint Heart City, who were all smart, quickly labeled Logan as someone not to be messed with.

During the banquet, Logan moved from guest to guest, holding a glass of wine and making small talk.

After sending off one guest, he went alone to the balcony and enjoyed the evening breeze.

At that moment, he raised his glass and locked eyes with Gregory on the opposite cliff.

Gregory had just regained consciousness.

Logan's kick almost killed him. It was only because of his familiar, the ancient mammoth, that he survived.

But now, the mammoth was unable to fight, and there was no other familiar in his space to save him. The situation was extremely awkward.

"Logan! I know you can hear me! Let me down right now, or the other families in the council won't let you live! You should know what happened to the last one who upset us—Bell! His end was really bad!" Gregory kept threatening, not noticing how cold Logan's eyes had become.

"You don't even deserve to say Bell's name," Logan said coldly, then turned and walked back into the hall.

At that exact moment, Garen was looking for Logan.

He hurried over and directly introduced another important official from Saint Heart City to Logan.

Logan stood in the center of the crowd, smiling and chatting politely.

At the same time, he slipped his right hand into his pocket.

No one noticed, but Logan quietly activated his battle technique: [Dimensional Ambush.]

Inside his pocket, a small space rift appeared—just enough to let his arm through.

Logan quickly reached into the rift, and his hand disappeared from sight.

At the same time, hundreds of meters away, Gregory was still shouting at Logan from the mountain wall. But before he could call out, a big hand holding a knife suddenly shot out in front of him.

"Wait, what the hell is this?!" Before Gregory could scream, the knife-hand slashed straight toward his throat.

A black blade flashed down!

Gregory's head and body were instantly separated. He died right there, outside the banquet hall.

Logan pulled his hand and the long knife back. Just then, a guest came over to shake his hand.

Logan smiled and pulled his right hand out of his pocket, shaking hands politely with the guest and saying goodbye.

The banquet lasted a long time.

No one cared about Gregory outside the banquet hall.

Not until the end of the party, when everyone was leaving, did someone notice something was wrong with the man who had been hanging on the mountain wall.

At that moment, a drunk noble took a look at the wall.

He saw that Gregory's head was missing and burst into laughter. "Haha, the wine here is really good. This illusion is so real!"

Then he walked toward the mountain wall.

But after taking just a few steps, he felt something hard under his foot. He looked down and saw Gregory's head—still with a shocked, lifeless expression.

The noble instantly lost all his drunkenness and became completely sober.

"Dead body!"

With a wild scream, he drew everyone's attention.

The City Guard arrived quickly and checked the scene right away.

But after finding out how Gregory had died, everyone just shook their heads.

Garen City Lord looked at the report and turned even colder. He cursed loudly, "Who the hell did this? Killing a council official while we were celebrating our hero's return!"

"Find out! I want to know everything!" Garen City Lord was very angry, his chest rising and falling rapidly.

Then, as if recalling something, he added to the City Guard, "All the guests in the banquet hall have alibis. Don't bother them. Focus on the suspicious people around the area. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

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