"How dare you violate the agreement and search for things in the secret realm before it was open!" Emma shouted angrily."Hah! Stop trying to be all high and mighty." The man sneered."That’s Tyson Brauser, the son of Blade's Reach’s chief," someone from Mudstone whispered to Adrian.Emma angrily shouted, "We found this dial the last time we came in!"The Emberfallen team had discovered the Dragon Dial the last time they entered the secret realm. However, since there were only two of them left at that time, they could not take it with them. They had no choice but to leave, but they committed the dial's location to memory.Sion lowered his head. It turned out that they had discovered this dial even before him. He had hoped to find it with his team this time around and get it out. He was confident that, aside from himself, no one else knew how to use this dial. After all, this item was once their tribe's treasure. However, due to some unexpected incidents, their tribe was occupied b
Everyone was looking at each other, and each person was at or above level eight. Adrian had no intention of fighting with so many powerful individuals at the same time. "Retreat." Sion turned around and said to the others.The situation here was clear to everyone, and they were aware of the potential consequences. Despite the likelihood that the Dragon Dial might fall into the hands of Blade's Reach, Sion knew that without the special technique, they would never be able to activate it. He turned to look at Adrian and the others. With grim faces, they began turning away to leave. Emma and the others had initially considered joining forces with Mudstone against Blade's Reach, hoping to gain more benefits from this battle. They had not expected the Mudstone team to back out so soon. "Bunch of cowards!" Josef muttered discontentedly, but Adrian and the others ignored him. Rather than getting involved in a life-or-death battle, they preferred to spend their time searching for more
Adrian was uncertain about Tyson's strength. Considering that he was the son of a village chief and leading such a large group, Tyson was probably pretty powerful, and killing him instantly would be difficult. Moreover, numerous level eights were surrounding them, with over ten of them being advanced level eights. Adrian did not have the confidence that he could escape from them unscathed after killing Tyson."So? Aren’t you going to attack me?" Adrian asked. Although he was at a great disadvantage, he was not one to succumb to adversity.Tyson shook his head and chuckled. "I'm sorry, but we're not going to kill you right now. My father said if we encounter you, we should bring you back to him."Adrian nodded. He had a deep impression of the Blade's Reach village chief. After all, that man seemed to know more than others.Tyson then turned his attention to Emma and the others. He said coldly, "Aren't you planning to leave yet? Do I need to take action?"This was the third time he
After an hour, the light of the dial went out, and the surrounding space plunged into complete darkness.Taking the dial and Adrian, the Blade’s Reach team left the platform and headed toward the palace ruins they had previously marked. There was a teleportation circle there, and it was the path they had used before.Shortly after their departure, a group of people reappeared in the darkness."Let's go, Emma. There's nothing more we can do," a member of Emberfallen said disappointingly.They had waited a whole year to retrieve this dial, never expecting Blade's Reach to have discovered it as well. "We have to make the chief get back what's rightfully ours when we return!" Josef said indignantly.Emma remained indifferent, showing little emotion except for some initial excitement when they first saw the dial."Let's head back," Emma ordered, and the group departed.The Blade’s Reach team traversed through the darkness and arrived at a nearby palace. Tyson looked back at Adrian
Adrian looked at the elderly man sitting across from him and fell into contemplation. "What do you really want?" he asked."Adrian… A mighty man from an ordinary family raised in Leafall. In less than a year, you transformed from a loser into the successor of the powerful Navien War God..." Hansen raised his head, revealing eyes that had turned completely black.As Adrian locked eyes with him, it was as if he could see his past and present through those black voids. Even someone as experienced as him found this unsettling. Fortunately, it seemed that Hansen had yet to discover Adrian's true origin."I can't believe that you’ve grown to this extent in just a year." Hansen stared at Adrian and chuckled.Adrian nodded in agreement. "I can't believe it either.""So, what secrets do you have?" Hansen asked. "Does it have anything to do with our deal?""It doesn't, but I can tell you that if you don't speak, I'll kill you," Hansen said calmly, but Adrian knew that he meant it. Adri
However, Hansen did not tell anyone about this. Even though he could not see Adrian's past clearly, his future was clear. He knew Adrian would leave this world and return to his own. In that world, he would accomplish many things that others would find hard to comprehend. Those things might even make him feel that his two hundred years of existence were possibly in vain.Therefore, he did not want to kill Adrian because cooperating with him could lead them to obtain what they desired."Although I come from another world, I advise you not to be curious about it. For you and me, delving into that world is akin to seeking death,” Adrian warned. There was a reason Adrian never attempted to return to his world after arriving here. Although that world was rich in resources, incredibly thrilling, and had everything he had, returning there in his current state could lead to him being located and killed by powerful enemies in no time. Even weak entities that seemed insignificant to him in t
"We hope to receive your assistance once we leave this place," Hansen said."But there are so many of you…" Adrian said."We want you to help us conceal our identities. Even after leaving this place, we don't want to immediately reveal our presence," Hansen said seriously, "You have significant influence in Navia, and that's why I'm willing to make a deal with you."Adrian fell silent. He realized that this world might be bigger than he had imagined. Hansen's words indicated that there might be something in the outside world that even Blade's Reach feared, but what could it be? Suddenly, Adrian felt he had underestimated the world he found himself in."That's all you want me to do?""Yes, that's all I want you to do for us. Once we decipher the information on the Dragon Dial, we'll all leave together," Hansen said smilingly."How long will it take? And what about the other two villages? Don't they want to leave as well?" Adrian asked."They do, but we can't let our guard down
Adrian wasn’t sure whether to tell Hansen about Sion's plan. In the end, he dismissed the idea because it’d be too despicable for him to do such a thing to Sion and because the connection between Sion and himself was unknown to everyone else. Under such uncertain circumstances, it might cause some unexpected surprises. So, Adrian decided to keep his relationship with Sion as a trump card, hoping that there might be some pleasant surprises in store. Thus, Adrian spent half a month living in the wilderness. During the time, he slept on the large withered tree near Blade's Reach. It was unclear whether Hansen simply didn't want to provide Adrian with accommodation or simply didn't care about such trivial matters. He just didn't offer Adrian any assistance. Fortunately, there were many wild beasts in the surrounding forests to catch, so Adrian didn't go hungry.After half a month, Adrian returned from the wilderness during the day. There were people from Blade's Reach monitoring him, bu