Facing this group of people, Adrian showed no signs of fear. Rayhan sighed as he watched Adrian being so confident, unsure if it was good or bad.Soon, three days passed. For the people on Monster Slayer Island, it was an extremely important day. They were about to select the lord of the island. The method of selection involved entering the Wicked Forest to hunt and kill the Variants inside. The final result would be determined by the stripped cores from those creatures. The trial would last for seven days. The Wicked Forest was the most dangerous place on Monster Slayer Island, filled with countless dangers. To prevent Adrian from falling, Rayhan sent someone named Bruce Pharm to accompany him. Bruce had a deep admiration for Adrian.Bruce bombarded Adrian with questions, "Why did you come to Monster Slayer Island?"Adrian, annoyed, could only say, "I'm here as a tourist. Satisfied?"Bruce didn't believe him, but at the moment, he had no idea of Adrian's reasons, so he could onl
"If you think you can take my cores, dream on!"Even though she was heavily injured, the woman showed no intention of surrendering. Her words sounded full of strength, devoid of any emotion.The leader became furious. "There’s no point putting on a hero act. Even at death's door, you're still defiant. I'll teach you a lesson!" He swung his sword at the woman."What an impressive weapon!" Bruce exclaimed involuntarily, the envy in his eyes apparent.Adrian smiled. "Do you want it?"Bruce shrugged. "Of course, I do.""Let’s get it then."“How?""By saving the damsel, of course.” Adrian shot out like an arrow, rushing out before anyone noticed him.The leader was about to strike the woman on the ground. All his attention was on the woman, completely unaware of Adrian's sudden attack."What the?" Feeling the fierce wind, he realized it was too late. Adrian had struck him in the lower abdomen.He coughed up blood as several of his ribs broke. He was sent flying, rolling several t
"Thank you..." The woman stood up. She took out a pill from her pocket, and her expression instantly became much more relaxed.Adrian looked at her and asked in concern, "How are you feeling?"The woman shook her head. "I'm fine, just... You've offended those people. Aren't you afraid of trouble?""Trouble? What's there to fear?" Adrian was dismissive."You guys don't understand. There's a powerful force behind those people… They attack other participants, aiming to seize their beast cores. Now, at least dozens of participants have fallen victim to them. For my sake, you've provoked this group of people, which is very unwise.” The woman sounded exasperated.Bruce felt surprised. "Oh? Aren't they breaking the rules of the trial?"The woman smiled helplessly at his words. Even Adrian, standing beside her, revealed a smile. He felt that Bruce's words were too naive.Adrian explained, "Although that's true, did you hear the big shots say clearly that doing this is not allowed?""Bu
The Variant then killed them one by one. Though Janice wanted to fight back, she simply didn't have the ability. She encountered Delirus' group after being attacked by the Variant. If she hadn't been attacked by the Variant earlier, Janice wouldn’t have lost. In her opinion, she lost to Delirus’ group because of the earlier battle with the Variant.When talking about this, Janice's emotions became difficult to conceal."A pinnacle stage third-grade Variant?" Adrian quickly grasped the key point of her words.Janice nodded. "Yes, the strength of that Variant was at least at the pinnacle of the third grade. It may have even been a fourth-grade Variant.” Her voice grew low.A fourth grade! Whether it was Adrian or Bruce, they looked troubled. Within the Wicked Forest, Variants were classified from first to fifth grade. Fourth-grade Variants were already powerful creatures. It could easily eliminate all the participants present. How could such a powerful existence appear in the Wicked
The traces left behind had a strong aura. If with his original strength, Adrian would only be able to observe fragmented marks. Things were different now though. It was as if a movie was playing before his eyes, and he could even analyze how Janice and the Variant had fought in these traces.Adrian's eyes lit up with joy. "Follow me!" He led the two into the dense vegetation.They raced through the forest, moving at high speeds. It seemed that Adrian had discovered some clues. However, Janice felt a bit uneasy.‘I haven't seen him use any means, so how did he manage to detect the traces of the Variant? Is he trying to scare me?’ she thought.However, she had no other evidence at the moment, so she could only follow Adrian's instructions. A moment later, she caught a whiff of a bloody smell in the air."What…” Janice furrowed her brows.Not only her, but Adrian and the others also realized the problem. In the rainforest ahead, over a dozen people lay in pools of blood. It was a he
Unexpectedly, Adrian said dismissively, "Delirus? Hmph! He's just a nobody."Such arrogant words. In this world, there was probably no one besides Adrian who dared to speak like this.Janice said, "They’re really strong, and you alone may not be their match. That’s why I didn't want you to intervene earlier."Adrian smiled. "Strong? Delirus is not worthy of being called strong next to me."Bruce chimed in, "That's right. You saw how strong Adrian is.”Janice nodded. "I know, but can you really defeat so many of them?" She phrased it delicately because she didn't believe that an Energy Stage immortal could contend with several Primary Stage experts.Adrian simply grinned. "Of course, I will deal with them in kind. Not only Delirus but also this mysterious Variant. They will all be dealt with."Seeing him so resolute, Janice felt that Adrian wasn't just boasting; he might actually achieve it. ‘Is he telling the truth?’ she thought.The entire scene was so silent that one could he
No one was a match for Delirus, and he became a nightmarish presence in the Wicked Forest.Upon hearing his words, the group was frightened and hastily abandoned their beast cores. To survive, they had no choice but to do so. Although giving up the beast cores meant relinquishing their qualification to participate in the trial, it seemed like a trivial matter compared to staying alive."One hundred and seventy-eight..." Delirus smiled. "Not bad." He glanced at his followers, who immediately stepped forward to pick up the cores.The survivors quickly said, "Now that you've taken the cores, let us go."Delirus waved, signaling that they could leave. The group nodded and turned to leave. However, just as they were about to turn around, Delirus' gaze turned sharp again. He struck them, prompting agonizing screams as they crumpled to the ground in pain."You… How could you…" Their eyes were filled with disbelief, and the last thing they saw was Delirus' sinister smile before they suc
Seeing their expressions, Delirus said, "Fine, I’ll tell you since you’re so curious. This person is none other than Adrian, who recently made a name for himself on Monster Slayer Island.”"Adrian? I've heard of him before,” someone piped up. Most had heard about the things that happened on Monster Slayer Island over the last few days. Many harbored resentment toward Adrian, and Delirus was one of them. In his eyes, Adrian was an intruder from the outside world, someone who had no right to control the first divine artifact of Monster Slayer Island. Therefore, he held a disdainful attitude toward Adrian. But to his surprise, the majority of those present admired Adrian."He freed Monster Slayer Island. Why would you have a conflict with him, Mr. Delirus?""That's right. Adrian is a hero,”Delirus glared at them and said harshly, "What are you guys talking about? How could you think of him as a hero?"His followers were stunned by his attitude, and they hastily said, "Of course, w