"No wonder she was willing to trade fifty treasures for your life. I can tell she’s very afraid of you," Fynn explained.Adrian chuckled. It seemed that he had left quite an impression on that pest."Do you know what kind of person she is?" Fynn asked."Of course, I do. That parasite is leeching onto a slave of mine from the outside world. I came in here to get my slave back.""A parasite? That's an interesting term. I don’t think anyone in history has ever dared to describe that person in such a way." Fynn chuckled."As long as you have enough strength, you can call anyone anything, no matter if they’re a dragon or a parasite." Adrian chuckled as well.Although that was what he said, Adrian knew that Fynn didn’t have the qualification to call Thalia a pest. No matter how hard Fynn tried, his final stage would probably be limited to that of a Warlord. As an old man—and possibly one of the oldest people in this world—his potential had been squeezed dry."You truly are extraordina
Fynn's eyes lit up as he studied Adrian as if he had understood something."When I’m in there, I'll do my utmost best to back as many villagers alive as possible, along with the corresponding number of treasures," Adrian said solemnly, "If I fail, whether I fall in the secret realm or fail to bring them out alive, you can kill me later.”Adrian already knew the answer. He believed that Fynn, being a shrewd person, would make the most rational choice.Sure enough, Fynn nodded and said, "That makes sense. I agree with you. Let’s wait for the outcome of the expedition."Adrian smiled and nodded. He turned around to leave, then stopped when he noticed Fynn was about to say something. "How should we deal with Blade's Reach?" he asked instead.Fynn was taken aback for a moment, Adrian's question interrupting his train of thought. He was just about to ask Adrian about his true strength. He knew that neither Adrian's weaker state when they first met nor his current seventh level was Adria
What was even more crucial was that none of those who entered the secret realm were below the seventh level. They ranged from the intermediate seventh level, like Sion, to the advanced seventh level. On top of that, each of them possessed various treasures. Despite this, the mortality rate was still incredibly high.Adrian felt that even if he recovered to his peak state, entering that place would still be extremely dangerous. But it was his only option. Although Fynn had spared him, it wasn't out of kindness. He simply saw Adrian as a valuable exploit. If Adrian lost his usefulness, everyone knew what Fynn would do. Thus, time became a precious commodity for Adrian.In the following days, Adrian trained non-stop, even forsaking eating and sleeping. He entered an extreme state of training, pushed to this extent by the pressure from Fynn. After all, the chief was at the Warlord stage, possibly an immortal who had lived for over two hundred years. He was one of the strongest opponents
Fynn's expression turned dark. He had always been the leader of Mudstone. This had been the case for over two hundred years, and it didn’t matter what his personality was like many years ago. After being influential for over two hundred years, he inevitably became more domineering. It had been a long time since anyone dared to speak to him this way."Are you threatening me?" He squinted at Blade’s Reach’s representative."The search team that we sent out suffered twenty casualties including the death of an intermediate seventh level. This isn’t a trivial matter, Chief Fynn, and I hope you realize the seriousness of the situation.”Blade's Reach’s representative didn't care that Fynn was angry and continued to rebuke him.Fynn chuckled in anger and shook his head. "It seems like you're the ones who don't understand the seriousness of the situation.""What—”"You're seeking death!" Fynn grabbed the leader by the neck. The advanced seventh level stood no chance against him. "You dar
The Blade's Reach villagers smirked and nodded. "Fine, as long as you lead us to Adrian.""Follow me," Duo said coldly, then led the people of Blade's Reach to the cave."Adrian, wasn’t that bat a warning for us not to come here?" Lyra gripped Adrian's hand tightly as they walked through the pitch-black cave, feeling scared and nervous.He chuckled and said, "Don't worry. Things are different now."According to Adrian's estimation, that giant bat was at most an intermediate seventh-level monster, which was the same level as himself. So, there was no need to fear that bat. Last time, he didn't want to cause trouble. Adrian felt that he could finally further explore the cave now. He was curious about what was at the end of it.Lyra trembled, completely different from her cheerful disposition the last time they were here."Chit chit!"The warning from the bat monster resounded as a powerful gust of wind rushed toward Adrian and Lyra."Ah!" Lyra screamed in fear of the foul-smellin
"I'll deal with you later.” Adrian smiled.Those from Blade's Reach wouldn't be easy to deal with. If he had to fight this bat too, Adrian would have a headache. Luckily, the bat's attacks weren’t strong. It was more like probing rather than attacking the pair full-on.Adrian turned and walked toward Duo and the others. He gestured to Lyra not to stay silent, walked past her, and dove into a nearby corner.In less than a minute, Duo and the others appeared. Counting Duo, there were twelve people in the group. The leader troubled Adrian. Judging from the strength of his inner energy, he was likely an advanced seventh-level.Suddenly, someone at the back of the group shouted, “Watch out!”Duo had barely entered the Phenomena Stage, far from reaching the seventh level. Walking into such a place made him extremely nervous. At the same time, he cursed Adrian and Lyra, wondering why they had come to such a dangerous place for seemingly no reason.Hearing someone behind him scream, he k
A few seconds passed, but Adrian did not reappear.Duo asked in bewilderment, "Did he run away?""Watch out, Haris!"Haris Bay was the leader of their group and also the only advanced seventh-level among them. Adrian had appeared behind Haris at some point, pressing the Hellblade into the latter’s neck.Haris was startled and lunged forward. The Hellblade left a deep wound on his shoulder."Impossible..."Adrian's strength exceeded their expectations, and he hadn't escaped. From what he just did, it was clear that he was prepared to kill them."Hehe!" Adrian chuckled coldly.He figured that the advanced seventh-level was not easy to deal with. If it had been an intermediate seventh-level, he would have likely split him in half with a single strike. But this guy was resilient enough to block the Divine Frost Slayer Blade. Thus, Adrian changed his tactics and turned to attack the weaker individuals.Duo and the others looked horrified, thinking that Adrian had gone mad. But he w
In this enclosed environment, the bat’s sonic attacks were completely different from the outside world. In such a place, an intermediate seventh-level monster's attack could rival that of an advanced seventh-level.However, Adrian had long been prepared for this. As he dashed toward the depths of the cave, he held out the Divine Frost Slayer Blade, forming a dense wall of sword essence around them. The fierce sonic waves could not reach them.While the bat wasn't paying full attention, they charged past it. Haris and his six men rushed in before the bat could stop Adrian and Lyra. Haris’ group was met with the giant bat's sonic attack, and all of them stopped in their tracks. Several intermediate seventh-levels coughed up blood and collapsed.After the attack subsided, Haris was seriously injured. There were now only two intermediate seventh-levels who could fight left."Damn this thing that’s hiding here!" Haris shouted in disbelief as he looked at the bat that almost filled the e