Star University

20 minutes later,

The Purple Mark Guard dropped me in front of my residence and left. I entered the house and saw that dust had filled the room.

So, I entered the bathroom to take a cold shower. Then I went to bed and rested for a few hours. Later, I started the work of cleaning the house.

Time passed,

I cleared all the rooms and windows. Now the room looked neat and clean.

That evening,

I exited the house and decided to take a walk around the campus. I decided to start with the Thunderflame Faction.

It had been a long time since I had walked around the territory completely. As I was walking on the footpath, I came across other warriors.

They were going about their business. None of them had noticed me so far. I didn’t know if any one of them remembered my face.

Then I reached the canteen. I saw a small crowd there. I walked into the place and found an empty chair around the corner.

I asked the staff to bring me a cup of coffee. Today, I was wearing a normal combat uniform without any faction logo.

At first, the people looked at me and turned away. But there were a few who continued to stare at my face. Yet none of them came forward to speak.

Soon, my coffee arrived. I picked up the coffee and started drinking it. As time passed, I noticed that more and more people were looking toward my face.

I could tell that some of them had recognized my face. I wondered whether anyone was ready to talk to me.

Seeing that they were hesitating, I finished drinking the coffee and paid the bill before leaving.

Not long after, the warriors in the canteen opened their mouths and started their discussion.

"Hey, isn’t he Zack Lockwood?"

"It’s true. He is Zack Lockwood from the Golden Lightning Palace."

"When did he return?"

"The campus is going to be overturned."

"The news will spread across the place."

"The Elemental Factions will have sleepless nights."

The warriors expressed their thoughts. Most of them were happy to watch the drama.

The next moment, they contacted their friends and started spreading the news.

On the other hand, I went to the Golden Lightning Palace to see Master Austin. When I got there, the members were surprised.

The next moment, they started greeting me.

"How are you doing?"

"We heard your tales from the battlefield."

"We heard you swept the whole battlefield. The foreign creatures are no match for you."

Hearing that, I said, "You are overexaggerating things. I just did my best."

After greeting each and every one of them, I went toward the Master’s Residence. I reached his place and walked up to the door.

Before I could do anything, someone walked outside. The person was none other than Master Austin.

"Kid, you have come at the right time," Austin said.

"Let’s go to the meeting hall," he added.

A look of understanding dawned on me.

It was meeting time. So, every main elder would be going to the meeting hall.

Then we flew toward the meeting hall. We flew over the buildings and infrastructure. In a flash, we arrived in front of the meeting hall.

We landed in front of the building and walked into the place. We came to the hall and saw that no other main elders had arrived yet.

Austin went to his seat and sat down.

"Don’t worry, the others will come," he said.

A few minutes later,

The main elders started coming one by one. Main Elder Leola, Cathy, Ann, and Rosie arrived. They were all surprised to see Zack Lockwood there.

Each of them probed the strength of Zack Lockwood. They saw that Zack Lockwood was a Gold Mark Warrior. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Yet, he had fought against the Purple Mark Foreign Creatures and eliminated them.

Everyone was seated in their seats. It didn’t take long for Faction Leader Clifford to arrive. He saw Zack Lockwood, and his face was full of smiles.

"Young man, you have brought fame to the Thunderflame Faction. No Purple Mark Warriors are a match for you," Clifford said.

Hearing that, I smiled and said, "Thanks to the resources provided by the Thunderflame Faction. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have reached this level."

The Faction Leader and the main elders smiled.

Then they started asking about the battlefield. I omitted the finer details and only explained the fight against the elite race members.

The conversation continued for twenty minutes. Suddenly, the main elders started receiving phone calls. The main elders were surprised.

They answered the phone calls. The other factions’ main elders were inquiring about Zack Lockwood. The main elders’ gaze fell on Zack Lockwood.

They understood that the news of Zack Lockwood’s return had spread across the place. Now, the whole Star University Campus was talking about it.

Buzz!

Faction Leader Clifford’s device buzzed. Hearing that, everyone turned toward him. The faction leader picked up his device.

He saw that the Faction Leaders of the medium-sized and small-sized factions were calling him. Clifford raised his eyebrows.

He said, "Kid, everyone is talking about you."

"What are you going to do next?" he added.

Hearing that, I said, "I’m going to take a rest for a couple of days."

"Good, you can go back to your room," Clifford said.

Hearing that, I nodded and looked toward Elder Austin and Elder Ann. I nodded to them and the other elders before leaving the place.

Swoosh!

Then I flew toward my residence. When I got there, I saw warriors gathered in front of my house. They were waiting to see me.

I landed in front of the gate. The warriors were surprised to see me and stepped back. I looked at their uniforms; they were from different places.

"What do you guys want?" I asked.

Hearing that, the warriors looked at each other. They ranged from Gold Mark Warriors to Purple Mark Warriors.

"Zack Lockwood, we didn’t expect to see you here."

"Is it true that you killed Purple Mark Foreign Creatures?" one of them asked.

Hearing that, I smiled and said, "Yes, but you need to master your attack techniques to kill them."

The other warriors nodded. They gathered their courage and started to raise more questions.