Phillip's opinion was probably similar to those of many teenagers. Jerome has broken many of Adrian's records, so it was safe to say that he was the favorite among teenagers. However, Adrian suddenly remembered something Phillip mentioned earlier. Phillip had learned about Dragonbane through an old man, and this piqued Adrian's curiosity. He asked, "You mentioned earlier that you heard about me from an old man. What kind of person was he?"Dragonbane was something that very few knew about. Only a few core members of Wyvern Peak knew how Adrian used it to slay the Gost emperor. Phillip shook his head. "I don't know who he was, but people called him Crutcher. He was a cripple from the neighboring village who walked with a metal crutch. We heard he lived up in the mountains.""Crutcher? That’s an unusual name," Samantha muttered."Yes," Winry nodded in agreement. "He walks with an iron crutch and has been called that ever since coming down from the mountains. He doesn't remember
Adrian looked at Philip curiously, as the rest silently waited for Phillip to speak. Even the dog sat quietly on the ground with its tongue sticking out."Crutcher said that a long, long time ago, there was a great demon lord who wanted to annihilate everyone in the world. When humans were on the brink of life and death, many of them transformed into immortals to survive. They formed an alliance to oppose the demon lord."Someone called Wonder then became their leader, and the humans reached an agreement with the demon lord thanks to him. The demon lord agreed to spare their lives, but he took away everyone's memories in exchange."Philip paused for a moment, then continued, "Crutcher also said that Wonder was originally a monster, but he changed after gaining human emotions. He led the immortals in the battle against the demon lord.”"Fascinating!" Adrian said.Crutcher was no doubt an intriguing man, and Adrian had an inkling that the old man had experienced those events first-h
At that moment, anything Phillip said may be the key to changing the world. Adrian felt as though everything that happened was destined.Phillip cracked his head that he felt it was about to explode. Despite that, he could not remember anything else."It's okay, Phil, take your time. He may have mentioned something, but you've just forgotten," Samantha comforted upon seeing Phillip's distressed expression.After much contemplation, Phillip finally blurted out, "He also said that he’s an immortal, and that soon, someone who could change the world would seek him for guidance.""Perfect!" Adrian exclaimed. "Phil, you may just be the one who ends up changing the world. Thank you, you've given me a huge inspiration. Where is your hometown? Where does Crutcher live? I'm going to go find him after we get to Novemton.”"Sir Draco, are you really going to take such a huge risk to find Crutcher just because of something my son said?" Winry asked in concern, "I don't know if Crutcher's still
This was good news. It meant that they were no longer as helpless as they were in the past and could see a glimmer of hope.Gracia continued, "A moment ago, Sir Remy led a team of people to enhance the signal towers at Drogoton to try and expand our search radius. We managed to discover a number of survivors and organizations thanks to him. However, we still don't know how Sir Strider and Sir Dominus are doing."Jerome was in Yelloton, but Adrian was not aware of what was happening within the city. But he knew Jerome would be fine based on how calm the latter was. He then thought of Strider, the most unique among them all. Strider had always been a lone ranger. He was probably devising a plan or investigating the reset.Adrian responded, "Don't worry about them, I'm sure they're fine. Tell Remy he isn’t to give up on anyone unless it's absolutely necessary.""Understood. Is it okay for me to have a word with Riri?" Gracia asked.Adrian handed the communicator to Nyssa and told her
With Ivy skilfully managing the wheel, the truck rushed out of the highway exit. Due to their pitch-black surroundings, it was impossible to see if there were monsters lurking about. However, they could not afford to be concerned about that. Ivy simply focused on getting to the village.At that moment, a shadow moved around in the darkness. Adrian raised his gun and shouted, "We've got company! Get ready to attack!" Rat-ta-ta! Nyssa and Eira fired their weapons when they heard this, sending their bullets flying. Monsters cried out in agony, indicating there were quite a few of them nearby.Adrian, Eira, and Nyssa stood back to back, providing mutual support as they fired at the monsters in the darkness. Their gunshots echoed far through the silent night with barely a pause.***At the same time, in the distant village of Kerning, a faint flicker of firelight could be seen. The village had three hundred households and was exceptionally quiet with no sign of any people visible. O
The soldiers around Gunner felt helpless. However, at that moment, gunshots rang out from a distance.Rat-ta-ta!As the shots echoed, the soldiers on the rooftops excitedly raised their heads and shouted, "Sir, that was gunshots! And they sound very close!" Having spent so much time here without seeing any signs of other survivors, the gunshots signaled to them that there were people nearby, and they were fighting back."It sounds like there aren't too many of them. Let's fire our guns to let them know where we are. The rest of you, prepare for battle. We need to help them!" Gunner shouted.Every additional person was an added glimmer of hope, and Wyvern Peak never abandoned any living person. Several guns went off from the rooftop, and bullets pierced the sky. Some tensed up as firing their guns also meant attracting the monsters nearby.Sure enough, a small group of monsters soon rushed toward the village. However, the men of Wyvern Peak stood strong. Over twenty of them con
The bullets shone like shooting stars in the pitch-black night. Monsters swarming from all directions fell to the ground one by one, turning Kerning into a battlefield. Adrian and the women relentlessly pushed back the wave of monsters."Sir, am I seeing this right? I-Is that…" One of the soldiers excitedly stared at Adrian, who was fighting fiercely from the truck's rooftop. Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.Gunner shouted, "It is! It's War Legate Draco!"At that moment, everyone was overwhelmed by an indescribable shock that made them feel suffocated. The name “Draco” had disappeared from their lives, yet the man was now right in front of them."He's here! Sir is Draco here!" "Sir!" "Sir!" Endless shouts erupted on the rooftops as soldiers excitedly called out to Adrian. He heard them but simply gestured at them to continue fighting. "Yes, sir!""Everyone, listen up! Sir Draco's here!“Fire everything you've got and let's kill these b*stards!"Excited voices fill
After the reset, the soldiers had lost all hope. They have not expected to meet Adrian again at such a challenging moment."What are you doing here, sir?" "We didn't think we'd ever see here.""He's right, sir. We feel so much safer now that you're here."The soldiers surrounded Adrian, each of them expressing their excitement. Adrian jumped down from the truck and joined the crowd of over fifty who were thrilled beyond measure. He smiled at them and said, "My brethren, you've all done an excellent job during this trying time. I know you've all done everything you could."Adrian's words moved everyone to tears. Gunner approached and said, "Sir, I used to serve under Cadel and was visiting home on leave when the disaster struck. I rounded up those here, and we’ve been fighting against the monsters since then. We lost many of our brothers before we managed to retreat to this village and make this place our last stand."Adrian asked, "What's your name?""Gunner Sturgis, sir."