Is this really a Game?!

The disappearance of Reign and the others had mostly gone unnoticed, but after more than a week had passed, people were starting to suspect things.

Even though it was nothing out of the ordinary for Reign and the others to disappear for long periods of time when they went hunting down demons deeper inside the mountain range, it was still not normal for them to not be seen for over a week.

Greenie being there was fine, but the people also knew that Greenie never got teleported away for any challenges, so only seeing him was also a bit suspicious.

Luckily, Greenie dealt with many matters inside the territory even when Reign and the others were here, so many people were used to seeing him walk through the streets by himself.

Still, Reign was certain that the enemy had spies amongst those inside the territory, so he was almost certain that they would try to do something in the near future in order to check whether Reign and the others were there.

Reign was actually a bit confused as to what to do when that happened.

Should he show himself and make the enemy think that he and the others were still here?

Or should he let Greenie and the others deal with things, letting the enemy believe that nobody else was present in the territory and that this was the perfect time to strike?

His showing himself would let the territory be safe for a while, but if he was to allow the enemy to attack them, then he could once and for all deal with them and make sure that the territory was safe.

That could, however, lead to the territory losing a lot of people in the upcoming battle. If it was anything like Reign had seen in his vision, then even he doubted that he could stop the enemy by himself and would need a lot of back-ups.

Still, Greenie had already managed to go through his evolution, and it seemed that Aelrinder would be going through his in the next day or two, which meant that the territory would have three Tier IV combatants, a number that was not small at all.

Reign had wanted to meet with Aelrinder, but Greenie had told him that he was preparing for his evolution, so he was unavailable for anyone.

Elijah and the rest also didn't know about Reign's return. He didn't want to risk the enemy finding out about anything, so he stayed silent and made sure that nobody except for Greenie and Aelrinder knew he was there.

He and the others had only told 5 teams about their challenge and how they were going to leave. Elijah's team was one of them, together with Neil and his team, Cameron and his team, and two teams composed of some students that had been getting quite famous in the territory.

Reign and the others knew the students and had interacted with the teams quite often during the last couple of months which led to them knowing they could trust them.

Loreno and his team were trustworthy, but Reign still didn't trust the 100% so he didn't call them over. The same went for Marco and Carlo's team, the two men had known his father, which had improved his opinion of them right away, but although he did trust Marco, he still didn't know whether to trust Carlo full-heartedly so he decided to leave them out of it as well.

Reign and the others had no reason to suspect any teams in the territory for now, but the enemy was very well-versed when it came to spying and infiltrating, so they had to narrow down to only trusting those they were 100% sure were on their side and wouldn't do anything detrimental to the territory.

Reign didn't know exactly how the enemy might have placed inside the territory, but he wasn't taking any chances and was being extra careful right now.

He had to think hard about what to do.

He could potentially end things and completely destroy the enemy organization if he was to simply stay hidden until they attacked, but should he really do that?

Even though it would be better in the long run, was it really the best option when it came to making sure the territory would be safe?

There was no saying just how many enemies the territory might have to face and just how powerful each of them would be, but if they could defeat them, then there would be no one near them that could endanger them ever again.

The organization was like a thorn on Reign's side. He knew that they were always watching him and the others, waiting for them to show any signs of weakness so they could swoop in and deal with their territory.

He didn't know why exactly the enemy was so hell-bent on dealing with them. There is a chance that it was because of the territory and just how attractive it was to the enemy. Taking over Doncaster would definitely help out any organization greatly and would allow them to rise to power easily.

All the buildings and facilities Reign had built in the territory would end up belonging to them if they were able to defeat him and the others.

However, the enemy started probing their defenses and going after them even before all of that was built, which did perplex Reign a bit.

Back when he dealt with Bone and took Carlo and Marco into the territory was when the organization went quiet. They simply waited and watched, and were now ready to attack.

Reign spent the next two days traveling around the zones around Doncaster and checking everything out. By talking to the orcs, he was able to find out that the holes in the barriers were becoming bigger, albeit very slowly.

It was only a matter of time before the barriers would disappear completely and the penalty for leaving the zone would be gone, letting the enemy use their full force to attack the territory.

Luckily, Aelrinder had successfully managed to evolve and was now a Tier IV being. Reign had already met with him and the queen in secret and shared his troubles.

He had actually talked with all five Transcendents in his territory, and all of them had told him the same thing.

He was the leader of Doncaster, and it was his choice as to what to do. Both of his plans had their advantages and disadvantages, but he was the one that ultimately had to pick one and deal with it.

If he was able to respond to the enemy attack right away and deal with them, then perhaps the casualties would be minimized, but there was also a chance that the enemy would not fully show themselves during the attack and would only show up after they were certain that it was alright to do so after gaining a lead during the battle.

That meant that Reign would probably have to stay back and simply observe a good portion of the battle before showing himself and dealing with the enemy leaders.

That meant that many people would die as he would not be able to defend them and he would knowingly be sacrificing them in order to ultimately deal with the entire enemy organization and finally deal with them.

That simply didn't sit right with Reign.

He was not someone that could not see the big picture and he understood that it would help the territory out in the long run, but he was simply unable to knowingly sacrifice many of his own people simply to deal with the enemy.

After all, nobody knew what would happen in the future.

There was a chance that he and the others would be able to find the headquarters of the enemy and deal with them in the future without sacrificing so many people.

Reign would rather show himself right away and kill the powerful monsters and people attacking them as that would mean that he would deal a heavy blow to the enemy at the very least.

Still, the enemy would survive, the leaders of the organization would flee right away after seeing him, and whoever was placed in the territory by them would still stay there, always watching and waiting for a chance to strike.

As Reign told the queen that, she simply smiled at him.

"You know, I truly didn't know that you were a Nephilim until now."

"With your powers, I'm surprised you didn't think of a third plan till now." The queen said with a wry smile as she started talking to Reign.

His face slowly changed until a similar smile as the queen was present on it. The two looked at each other in understanding while Aelrinder smiled nervously from the side.

The plan the queen had told Reign was a simple one, but one that was enough to rid him of his worry and would allow him to deal with the enemy once and for all without sacrificing many of his people.