Adrian chuckled and added, "Surprised?" The teenager was stunned. He squinted at Adrian and said in a deep voice, "So it's you! You're the one who stole the Lunar Edge!" Drawing his sword, the teenager seemed ready to attack Adrian.Lyra, standing next to Adrian, scowled and exclaimed, "Are you an idiot? Although Adrian is an outsider, he has nothing to do with the theft of your village’s possessions.""Hmph! I can't be sure of that!" With these words, he advanced toward Adrian.Despite Adrian' being more powerful than Lyra, she still instinctively shielded him. "Stop!" Lyra scolded the teenager with her hands on her hips. The teenager responded sternly, "Get out of my way if you don't want to die."Adrian closed his eyes, converting his Fight Force into Vital Energy. It was a lengthy process, but three days of training had yielded some results and unexpected gains.Boom!A sound echoed within Adrian's body, signaling a transformation perceptible only to him.‘So this is the
With one stroke, Adrian cleaved the teenager's sword into two. Both the teenager and Lyra were bewildered at the sight of the broken sword.The teenager who attempted to attack Adrian stared at him in disbelief. Then his eyes turned bloodshot, and he charged toward Adrian as if he had gone mad. However, armed with only a broken sword, he was no match for Adrian.Just as Adrian was about to deliver a fatal blow with the Hellblade, someone intervened. It was another mid-stage level eight. This made Adrian realize that someone had been aware of the situation. They simply chose not to interfere when Adrian was attacked. However, with Adrian attacking one of their own, the observer had to step in to prevent casualties among their people."How dare you!" After blocking Adrian's strike, the man glared at him. Adrian calmly responded, "If he intends to end my life, he should be ready to face the same fate."The man's face sank. However, he suppressed the urge to retaliate and turned to t
‘He seems to be provoking me to attack him, but what is his purpose?' Elio thought.Elio was right that Adrian was trying to provoke him into attacking him. With his strength slowly recovering, he had the confidence that he could deal with someone like Elio. Rather than waiting for Elio to act and putting himself in a passive position, Adrian preferred to provoke Elio now and find a way to swiftly defeat him. Although things might become complicated this way, at least he would resolve a troublesome matter."That's enough, Adrian!" Frederick shouted, "Follow me. From now on, fighting isn't allowed!" He turned and walked away.Elio cast a deep look at Adrian. From the peculiar pendant, he sensed that Adrian was his destined nemesis, but it seemed to him that getting rid of Adrian was not as easy as he had imagined. After all, Adrian was just an ordinary person without any Vital Energy when he first met him a few days ago. He might not even be able to defeat Lyra at that time, but Adri
"You seem a bit different from the information we received," the old man remarked. Adrian nodded and walked toward the room, responding as he moved, "People are always changing." The old man on the cushion shook his head. “So, why did you summon me, sir?""I summoned you just to see who you are”"That simple?" Adrian chuckled. "There is one other matter.”Similar to the other villagers, the chief had a sword at his waist. Placing it on the table, he stared at Adrian and asked solemnly, "What’s the current situation in the outside world?""The current situation? It's hard to say. Tell me, how many years ago did your people arrive in this place?" Adrian asked. "Two hundred and sixty-eight years ago," the chief answered. "At that time, the kingdom was on the brink of collapse and the feudal lords were at war with each other. The newer generation had not yet unified the world," Adrian murmured. "Exactly, but what does that have to do with my question?" the chief asked.
The other party was speaking to him as an equal. As someone who had long been in charge of the lives of everyone in the village, the chief naturally wouldn't be that approachable. But he was so down-to-earth toward Adrian, so naturally, it was somewhat intriguing.After descending the stairs, Frederick didn't ask Adrian what he and the chief had discussed. He simply took him to the accommodation that had been arranged. It was a thatched hut, seemingly hastily built. And there was only one room with extremely simple furnishings.After Adrian and Lyra settled in, the sky outside darkened."What should we do tomorrow?" Lyra, lying in bed, clutched her head, feeling worried."Don't worry. Nothing will happen." Adrian chuckled softly.Nothing would happen because his strength was rapidly improving. His efficiency in transforming Fight Force into Vital Energy was ever-increasing. In just three more days, he would be able to recover to the intermediate eighth level. By then, the only peo
"That sound has always echoed throughout Cloud Puff Mountain? How foolish!" Adrian narrowed his eyes.He could now confirm that this mountain, or rather this place, was related to the ancient dragons. He even suspected that ancient dragons still existed in this place. He understood why the people of Celestria had brought Thalia to such a place. It was definitely related to the dark dragon inside her body."You’re calling me foolish? Do you, an outsider, know the true source of this sound?" "Hehe! Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand!" "Silence!" Just as Adrian and Elio were exchanging words in whispers, Frederick suddenly turned serious and shouted at them.Lyra instinctively tightened her grip on Adrian's arm.Adrian frowned. They were still at the foot of Cloud Puff Mountain, and they hadn't even reached the core area, but it seemed extremely dangerous here."Be careful!" someone warned in a low voice, and vibrations suddenly spread.Adrian looked up, and his eyes
"Those Blade's Reach villagers aren’t too shabby. They didn't abandon us and even helped distract the monster away from us," Lyra said, patting her chest.Adrian shook his head slightly. That wasn't their intention. The behavior of that giant bird was a little strange. It hadn’t launched a full-scale attack. Otherwise, a seventh-level monster wouldn't have let Adrian and Lyra escape so easily.Indeed, as Adrian had expected, after the two of them left, Frederick and the others barely managed to hold on. The giant bird suddenly stopped flapping its wings and landed on a nearby boulder.It was a strange bird with the appearance of a falcon, standing at a height of sixty to seventy meters, which was astonishing. Its gaze swept around and stopped at one person. That person subconsciously looked down at the sword hanging from his waist, his expression somewhat unnatural. There was a conspicuous ancient pattern of a falcon on the scabbard of his sword.Frederick turned to look at that pe
"Let's go. We need to find them."The group of about twenty people continued to move forward. According to the agreement with Adrian earlier, they needed to head West. However, after walking for a while, Frederick's expression turned somewhat grim."Are they asking for death? Playing tricks at a time like this…" Elio grumbled discontentedly.For them, the current situation was already very clear. Adrian had escaped with the girl. Otherwise, with their speed, they should have caught up with Adrian by now. But since they hadn't found him yet, it meant that the pair hadn't followed the agreed plan of waiting after escaping the bird's attack range."Search around nearby but don't go too far," Frederick instructed.The others looked dissatisfied. They had come out to find the Lunar Edge but unexpectedly encountered the terrifying bird monster just as they entered the mountain. And now, they had to turn back to search for Adrian and Lyra. Anyone in this situation would be unhappy.Only