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
"Watch out!" Lyra shouted.Adrian stopped and shielded Lyra. He put up the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and Hellblade in front of him."Here, let me show you my newest move.” Adrian smirked.After obtaining Hellblade and discovering its uniqueness, Adrian developed some new techniques using the two blades’ special features."Inferno Purgatory!"A bright yellow sword ray mixed with dim blade light surged forward, colliding with Haris' attack. Under the fierce collision, the passage collapsed.Seeing the way before him blocked off, Adrian shook his head and smiled. Haris was truly unlucky. He had launched his strongest attack, but had failed to cause any harm to Adrian and also blocked their own path.But there was also a problem; how were Adrian and Lyra supposed to get out later?"Adrian! Are you okay?" Lyra carefully inspected Adrian for wounds."I'm fine, but we might not be able to get out,” saying this to deliberately frighten Lyra.Haris was attacking the rubble. It wouldn'
"What are these?" Lyra asked in confusion. Even though she grew up in Mudstone and often strolled around the village, she had never witnessed such a terrifying sight."It’s magma but only Heaven knows what's inside," Adrian replied solemnly.He was certain that both the cave and the magma pool were not naturally formed, but he did not know who built the tunnel and what was inside the pool. "We've reached a dead end, so what do we do now?" Lyra asked.Despite her curiosity, she was aware of the dangers of the magma pool. To top it off, Haris and others were still chasing them.Adrian turned around and checked their surroundings. The passage had ended, and the only way forward was the magma pool. Escaping back where they came from was not possible."Hide along that rock wall over there. I'll hold them off," Adrian said."But can you defeat them?" Lyra asked worriedly. Adrian smiled and shook his head. The reason he ran away was not because he feared them, nor was it because he
With a piercing wail, a ghostly figure emerged from the Hellblade.The man had never seen such a phenomenon. Before he could do anything, he was overwhelmed by Adrian's attack."Run!" Haris shouted.He was worried that Adrian would take them out one by one like he did last time. Therefore, he was prepared to support his comrades. After Adrian made his move, Haris immediately leaped in to rescue the person who was in danger. After saving his comrade, Haris intended to strike Adrian. However, all three of them failed to anticipate that Adrian had set up a trap for them.Adrian had already considered everything and prepared for the unforeseeable. After Haris saved his comrade, Adrian released the Divine Frost Slayer Blade. The sword hovered in the air for a while before darting toward the man and severing his head.This was a trap set by Adrian. Despite escaping the attack with Haris' assistance, the man failed to evade the second strike."Ahh!" Haris' eyes turned bloodshot upon wit