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Chapter 416 — The Place of Seclusion · Oct 11, 2026

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401 Chapter 401 — A Visitor from Bollywood 2026-10-11
402 Chapter 402 — Traces of the Eternals 2026-10-11
403 Chapter 403 — Ginger’s Invitation 2026-10-11
404 Chapter 404 — The Nearly Completed Tiger Language Translator 2026-10-11
405 Chapter 405 — First Impressions of Mumbai 2026-10-11
406 Chapter 406 — Kingo 2026-10-11
407 Chapter 407 — The Eternals 2026-10-11
408 Chapter 408 — The Purpose of the Meeting? 2026-10-11
409 Chapter 409 — Insights from Brainwave Research 2026-10-11
410 Chapter 410 — Kingo’s Request 2026-10-11
411 Chapter 411 — Henry’s Requirement 2026-10-11
412 Chapter 412 — Indian Cuisine 2026-10-11
413 Chapter 413 — The Secret of the Eternals 2026-10-11
414 Chapter 414 — A Research Bottleneck 2026-10-11
415 Chapter 415 — Australia 2026-10-11
416 Chapter 416 — The Place of Seclusion 2026-10-11
417 Chapter 417 — Two Generals of the Eternals 2026-10-11
418 Chapter 418 — Diagnosis 2026-10-11
419 Chapter 419 — The Solution 2026-10-11
420 Chapter 420 — Sound-Absorbing Steel 2026-10-11
421 Chapter 421 — Vibranium Jewelry 2026-10-11
422 Chapter 422 — ’Rich and Naive, Easy Target!’ 2026-10-11
423 Chapter 423 — The Audition Invitation 2026-10-11
424 Chapter 424 — Progress on the Secret Research 2026-10-11
425 Chapter 425 — An Upgrade in Treatment 2026-10-11
426 Chapter 426 — An Unexpected Invitation 2026-10-11
427 Chapter 427 — The Mystikos Sect 2026-10-11
428 Chapter 428 — A Cannibal’s Patron 2026-10-11
429 Chapter 429 — Reporting Matters 2026-10-11
430 Chapter 430 — The Mysterious Banquet 2026-10-11
431 Chapter 431 — Gitano Dragoneiti 2026-10-11
432 Chapter 432 — The Real Game Begins 2026-10-11
433 Chapter 433 — Temptation 2026-10-11
434 Chapter 434 — The Impatient Fool 2026-10-11
435 Chapter 435 — Parting on Bad Terms 2026-10-11
436 Chapter 436 — Uneasy Days 2026-10-11
437 Chapter 437 — The Threat Emerges 2026-10-11
438 Chapter 438 — Happy Birthday 2026-10-11
439 Chapter 439 — A Problem Pressing Close 2026-10-11
440 Chapter 440 — Visiting Château du Jonchet 2026-10-11
441 Chapter 441 — Making the Request 2026-10-11
442 Chapter 442 — The Recommended Candidate 2026-10-11
443 Chapter 443 — A Private Morning Concert 2026-10-11
444 Chapter 444 — The Black-and-White Witch 2026-10-11
445 Chapter 445 — Terms of Alliance 2026-10-11
446 Chapter 446 — A Dangerous Alliance 2026-10-11
447 Chapter 447 — Givenchy’s Legacy 2026-10-11
448 Chapter 448 — Three Busy WomenNo 2026-10-11
449 Chapter 449 — Katie Earns Her Keep 2026-10-11
450 Chapter 450 — Fitting 2026-10-11

Chapter 416: Chapter 416 — The Place of Seclusion

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The drive from the small inland Australian airstrip to their destination took only an hour or two across the desert.

It was January—but in the Southern Hemisphere, that meant peak summer.

The heat was merciless.

Henry had packed for India, not for the Australian interior. Not that it mattered much for him—Kryptonians were unaffected by heat or cold. Clothing was merely social camouflage.

Katie, however, suffered.

Her thick winter coat—meant for snow and subzero wilderness—was utterly unsuited for desert heat. For a tiger built to roam icy forests, arriving suddenly in this climate was like being slow-roasted alive.

She drank enormous amounts of water and wedged herself in front of the SUV’s air-conditioning vents, refusing to move.

Outside, the scenery shifted subtly but remained desolate. Endless yellow earth—not cinematic sand dunes, but still barren enough to evoke a deep loneliness.

Henry asked, ”Kingo, your friends really chose to live somewhere this... empty?”

”Yes,” Kingo replied, a trace of regret in his voice. ”I told you—Mahd Wy’ry. Too many centuries of memory and knowledge burden the mind. To reduce strain, life must become simple. Repetitive.”

”...That sounds unbearably lonely,” Henry murmured.

After experiencing the stimulation of modern civilization, who could truly return to isolation—growing food, building everything by hand, surrounded by nothing?

It was why Henry, after escaping captivity in this world, hadn’t chosen to disappear into Alaska or some frozen nowhere. He had returned to society.

Peaceful environments did not guarantee peaceful minds.

Sometimes they amplified inner spirals.

He knew that firsthand.

Nearly twenty years wasted in stagnation—

Well... the later years hadn’t been wasted. They had been worse.

A flicker of darkness rose in his thoughts before Kingo interrupted.

”How lonely could it be? Thena has Gilgamesh.”

Right.

Depression was not cured by silence—it required companionship. Someone to pull you out of quicksand.

”So two of your people live here?” Henry asked.

”Yes. I purchased this land for them.”

”You bought it?” Henry blinked.

”Of course. This is modern society. You can’t simply claim unoccupied land and build a house.”

Fair point.

”They’re lucky to have you,” Henry said sincerely.

Kingo actually looked embarrassed.

”It’s nothing. I simply have more money than most of the others. If they had the means, they would do the same.”

”So you deliver supplies regularly?”

”Not anymore.”

”Why?”

”At first, yes. But eating isn’t essential for us. It’s habit, not necessity.

”And Thena needs simplicity. Fewer possessions, fewer variables. At first we coordinated what to send. Too much. Too little.

”Eventually Gilgamesh got tired of the logistics. He told me to stop sending anything. He cleared land, grows corn and vegetables. It’s enough.”

Self-sufficiency.

Henry couldn’t decide whether he admired it or feared it.

Suddenly Kingo brightened.

”Look! We’re here. See that windmill? The house is near it.”

The SUV slowed to a stop.

”We’ll walk from here,” Kingo said. ”No engine noise. No disturbance.”

”That’s fine.”

It felt grounding, walking on actual earth after so much air travel.

Katie, however, refused to exit.

When Henry opened the rear door, a wave of desert heat flooded in. The tiger visibly recoiled in disgust.

Henry grabbed her by the scruff and dragged her out.

”You’re not staying inside. Once the engine shuts off, this car becomes an oven.”

”Rrr.”

—Lazy.

”Excuse me?” Henry kicked her lightly. ”Who raised you? You dare say ’lazy’ in front of me?”

Katie reluctantly followed.

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The homestead was modest to the point of austerity.

A small adobe house.

A barn.

A sun-bleached canopy.

A windmill drawing groundwater upward.

Beneath the surface, however, the plumbing was surprisingly advanced. Water pumped into storage barrels at the windmill’s base, then piped into the house. Waste flowed into a subterranean septic system.

Primitive exterior. Practical infrastructure.

Kingo’s steps grew lighter as he approached and knocked.

He turned to Henry theatrically.

”Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves. The mightiest warrior among the Eternals. The legendary strongman—Gilgamesh.”

The door opened.

Not Ma Dong-seok.

Instead, a towering West Asian man—six-foot-five, roughly 260 pounds, black hair, green eyes. Broader than Henry, radiating sheer physical dominance.

If not for the pink checkered apron he was wearing.

”Kingo,” he said flatly. ”Who are they?”

”My dear friend,” Kingo beamed. ”This is my steward, Karan Patel. This is Henry Brown—a Kryptonian. And that is Katie.”

They say even the toughest men love cats.

Gilgamesh’s stern expression melted instantly at the sight of Katie panting with her tongue out.

”Hello, Katie.”

He stepped forward and vigorously ruffled the tiger’s head.

Katie had now encountered a second being with absurd physical strength.

Even using all four limbs, she couldn’t escape his grip.

Her dignity suffered greatly.

But she was trapped.

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