System's POV

Chapter 518: Reunion at Keebo Valley

After a few more days of travel, Thirteen finally arrived at the valley where the main battle between the Ratmen and Lizardmen took place.

Drazzat had told him its location, so he immediately ordered Rocky to head in that direction.

Tiona's clone, who had scouted ahead, informed him that there were over a hundred Ratmen who stayed behind and had set up camp within the valley.

They were a sizable force, but their number was not enough to challenge the combined armies of the Lizardmen.

'It might just be the officers of the Ratmen who want to meet me,' Thirteen thought.

Erica and Sherry had already told him that the King of the Ratmen had mentioned in passing that their commanders would be waiting to meet him in Keebo Valley.

Of course, they were most likely there to convince the teenage boy to return the Shard of Origin to them.

Unfortunately, Thirteen had no intention of agreeing to that.

At least not while they were still within the Fractured Heaven.

Since he didn't want to meet the Ratmen at this point in time, Thirteen, Erica, Sherry, and Ratatoskr headed straight toward the Lizardmen together.

The teenage boy was riding on the back of the Blade Panther alongside Sherry.

Erica was riding on Blacky, while Ratatoskr was riding a Dire Wolf they had bullied along the way.

Since it couldn't possibly win against Thirteen's Monster army, it agreed to become the White Ratman's mount to save its life.

When the watchman saw them riding toward their camp, he immediately shouted and rang the bell to alarm everyone of Thirteen's arrival.

Just like the Ratmen, the majority of the Lizardmen had returned to their own tribes. Only the High-Ranking Officers of their army, as well as those with high influence in their Tribes, remained.

Since Drazzat told them that the possibility of Zion heading toward the Keebo Valley was high, they decided to stay and wait for his arrival.

The other Wanderers, who were led by David, also stood at the gates with excitement.

When they were informed that the Ratmen had raised the white flag during one of their skirmishes, they knew then and there that Zion Leventis had succeeded in his mission.

Drazzat was the happiest with the boy's success. After all, he was the one who risked himself to convince the other Great Chieftains to have faith in him.

Before Thirteen could even dismount from the Blade Panther, a very happy Drazzat grabbed hold of him and raised him high as if he were some kind of trophy.

Seeing the teenage boy who put an end to the war, all the Lizardmen cheered, which spread in the valley, alerting the Ratmen who were camping hundreds of meters from the Lizardmen's stronghold.

"I knew you could do it!" Drazzat laughed before letting the boy's feet touch the ground. "You didn't betray my trust. Well done, Zion."

"You also did well, Lord Drazzat," Thirteen replied. "You managed to delay the war long enough for me to succeed."

The Lizardmen Commander smiled as he patted Zion's shoulder. "Let's just say that we both succeeded. Deal?"

"Deal." Thirteen nodded before shifting his gaze to the Wanderers, who looked back at him with smiles on their faces.

Even Leon, who didn't like Zion, was happy, feeling surreal about the fact that they could finally leave and continue their mission.

After seeing that the Wanderers didn't look ill-treated while he was away, Thirteen shifted his attention back to Drazzat and asked him a question.

"Will the other Great Chieftains honor the agreement?" Thirteen asked.

"They will," Drazzat replied. "In fact, the other humans in the other settlements are already on their way here."

After hearing the Commander's reply, Thirteen was introduced to the other Lizardmen who also wanted to meet him.

Of course, the teenage boy didn't mind making connections since the Lizardmen were one of the biggest Factions that thrived in Fractured Heaven.

An hour later, several visitors arrived at the Camp, and they were none other than the Ratmen, who had also come to meet Thirteen.

One of them was Lord Zekk, who had collaborated with Drazzat to minimize the casualties during the war between the two races.

Out of all the Ratmen, it was safe to say that he was the one who wanted to meet Thirteen the most.

The moment he saw the human boy, he could tell that he wasn't a simple human either.

"Thank you for saving us from the Goblin Emperor's control," Lord Zekk bowed his head in a respectful manner. "Our Clan owes you a great debt, and we will repay it to the best of our ability."

"I expect great things from you, Lord Zekk," Thirteen replied. "I hope we get along from now on."

"Of course." Lord Zekk nodded. "I also received reports that the humans that we have captured during the war are also now headed here in Keebo Valley. We are doing our best to bring them here as fast, and safely as possible."

Thirteen smiled faintly because Tiona was the one who ordered Ratatoskr to inform the Ratmen through the Origin Shard to free all the humans that they had captured.

She added that they should escort them to Keebo Valley as fast as possible or else they would be sorry.

Since the Origin Shard was still not within their possession, the Ratmen had no choice but to obey Tiona's orders.

Thirteen was quite happy that Tiona had dealt with this issue while he was unconscious, which saved him time and effort.

On the other hand, the captured humans were also spared from further suffering.

Although the Ratmen seemed peaceful right now, it didn't change the fact that they were a vicious race that wouldn't bat an eye when it came to eating humans until nothing but bones were left.

They were only behaving now because Thirteen had the Shard of Origin in his possession.

But he was certain that the moment it was returned to the Ratmen, they would revert back to their old ways without fail.

Lord Zekk, who also wished to retrieve the Shard of Origin, did his best to flatter Thirteen, calling him a valiant hero and the savior of their race.

Thirteen accepted this praise in stride while being vague as to when he would return the Divine Artifact of the Ratmen.