The sight of their captain sweating profusely caused several team members to involuntarily tense up. They quickly adjusted their gazes, staring intently at the man wearing a gray cloak!
"Captain, you know him?"
A team member asked nervously.
They were a Gold Rank Adventurer Team. An enemy who could make their captain so nervous must be far beyond their level.
"Brain Unglaus?" The captain's tone was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Whoosh—
The others in the team were in an uproar, and some even showed expressions of fear.
"Is it that Brain?"
A weak voice sounded, as if confirming.
In the entire Kingdom, people who didn't know Brain were as rare as those who didn't know Warrior Captain Gazef.
Especially Adventurers like them, how could they not know such a famous figure, even if they hadn't met him?
The name "Brain" now represented not just strength, but also danger!
This was largely thanks to the recently famous and sensational second Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team of the Kingdom, "Free Will."
Last year.
"Free Will" was targeted by a bounty from the Bahharuth Empire and was attacked by the renowned Mercenary group "Spreading Death Sword Group." In the end, the entire Mercenary group was wiped out, with only Brain escaping.
It was rumored that this news was false.
How could the highly reputable Brain join a notorious Mercenary group?
Now, with "Free Will" becoming an Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team, the old rumors were dug up again, and it was discovered that the news was true!
However.
Brain's reputation didn't diminish; instead, it grew even larger.
His narrow defeat by Warrior Captain Gazef and his ability to escape from an Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team all proved Brain's formidable strength.
"I think you're thinking some annoying things."
Brain's sharp gaze held a coldness. He rested one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, tilting his head slightly:
"I don't want to say it a second time. Get lost!"
As he spoke.
Brain's steps didn't falter at all. His pace was calm and elegant, yet it revealed a terrifying aura like that of a wild beast.
"Captain!"
"Captain!"
Both Adventurer Teams looked at their respective leaders simultaneously, waiting for orders.
The two captains exchanged glances, both seeing the struggle in the other's eyes, yet neither gave any command to retreat.
If the enemy were a strong individual like Brain, retreating and abandoning the mission would be understandable. At worst, there would be compensation and a penalty like the team being demoted!
—But!
"Being able to fight against a strong individual of this level is a rare opportunity! Right, Captain Mokaria."
"That's right, the opponent is only one person, and we have two 'Gold Rank' teams!"
The captains of the two adventurer teams exchanged brief words and quickly issued the command to attack.
"Magic Arrow!"
"Sleep!"
"Acid Arrow!"
The magic casters in the teams immediately launched magic attacks, while the warriors and thieves among the adventurers quickly charged forward.
Seeing this scene.
"Lately, there have been more and more arrogant guys."
Brain sneered, slowly drawing the long blade from his waist.
"—Ah!"
"Ah!!"
"No, no, run!"
In just a moment.
The two adventurer teams were already lying on the ground, blood flowing and mingling on the surface.
Completely wiped out!
Brain stepped on the blood-soaked ground unharmed, gently shaking the long blade in his hand, letting the blood droplets clinging to the blade slide off.
"I gave you all a chance to escape."
"As adventurers, if you can't even accurately judge the strength of the enemy and yourselves, even if you don't die here, you will die somewhere else."
Brain ignored the corpses on the ground, muttering to himself indifferently as he walked towards the foremost carriage.
The merchants who were originally responsible for transporting the goods, realizing things were bad, had long since fled in fear with the coachmen.
Only ten carriages remained parked alone on the road.
Brain didn't care about the ordinary people who had fled; he could easily catch up if he wanted to, but he disdained to attack ordinary people.
Rip!
The canvas covering the carriage's cargo was pulled open.
Among a pile of ordinary ores, an arm-length wooden box was pressed underneath.
Pushing aside the ores on top.
Brain lifted the wooden box out with one hand and used the back of his blade to knock off the chain on the wooden box.
With a "crack," the box opened.
Under the sunlight, a bright silver metallic gleam reflected from inside the box. These were pieces of silver metal of various sizes, none other than "Mithril," a material whose price rivaled gold!
Possessing the sturdiness of steel, it also had excellent magical affinity and was extremely light. Adding even a little Mithril to any weapon could greatly increase its toughness and value.
"This box of Mithril metal, if sold on the black market, would be worth at least 3500 Gold Coins, maybe even 4000."
A hint of joy appeared on Brain's face. He closed the wooden box and lifted it with one hand. "Adding my previous assets, it's enough to buy the 'God Blade'."
Recalling the rumors from this period, Brain's heart skipped a beat. He raised his arm and pulled down his gray hood. He felt that after getting the God Blade, he should find a place to lie low for a while.
"I still need to keep training!"
Brain clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand and pouted unhappily.
Where did those two guys come from anyway!
Before participating in the Royal Tournament, he had never tasted defeat, always walking the path of victory.
As a result, Gazef defeated him first, and then he encountered his first near-death crisis.
The leader of the Free Will - Tang!
A guy whose appearance severely mismatched his strength, even stronger than Gazef!
If the other party hadn't suddenly been attacked by assassins, Brain felt that he would have died there just like that group of mercenaries.
"I need to think of a countermeasure, otherwise, if we meet again, I might not have the same luck as last time." Brain lifted the box, thinking as he turned and left.
During this time, he had crammed relevant magic knowledge.
He had already learned that the Angel summoned by Tang was a powerful 4th Tier High-Tier Angel, and he could actually summon two of them.
Facing such a formidable enemy, if he couldn't break through the blockade of the two Angels, there would be no chance of winning, and he could only run away again.
Run?
It wasn't shameful!
He yearned to fight against strong opponents, but not against insurmountable foes in a stubborn death match. He had only one goal.
To wash away the shame and turn defeat into victory!
Whoosh~
A whirlwind formed, sweeping up a cloud of sand.
Brain stopped in his tracks and looked up at the dust cloud dozens of meters away that had formed out of thin air, obstructing his view.
A faint sense of danger permeated the air!
"Are there others escorting this merchant caravan?"
Brain re-gripped the long sword he was about to sheath.
The sandstorm dissipated.
A figure completely wrapped in a black robe stood where the sandstorm had been moments before.
This kind of pretentious entrance... a Magic Caster?
Brain sneered inwardly, but his eyes became sharp.
His swordsman's intuition told him that the opponent was very dangerous, completely different from the adventurer just now. This also indicated that the opponent should not be someone from the merchant caravan escort.
"Do you want to defeat 'Free Will', Brain Unglaus?"
The black-robed figure's hoarse voice came, "I can help you."
"Ha~"
Brain raised an eyebrow, his eyes becoming deep.
Bang!
In an instant.
The ground beneath Brain's feet shook, and his body shot forward like a compressed spring. He threw the wooden box in his hand forward with force.
The box flew into the air.
The pieces of mithril metal of various sizes inside scattered in mid-air. Because mithril is relatively light yet has the hardness of steel, these broken pieces of mithril metal were thrown towards the mysterious Magic Caster all at once, while also obstructing their vision to some extent.
"I was planning to continue the conversation."
The mysterious Magic Caster, disguised as Tang Zheng, was a little helpless and chanted in a low voice:
"Dimensional Move"
Swish!
The figure disappeared.
Brain's sharp gaze saw Tang Zheng's figure disappear for a moment, and he was stunned, his eyes quickly scanning.
Gone?
"Gravity Reversal"
A faint voice sounded from behind him.
Brain's forward charge suddenly slowed down unscientifically, like a slow-motion scene. The heavy pressure made his body stiff and rooted to the spot.
The effect of a binding spell.
Without resistance to movement obstruction, he clearly couldn't avoid this effect.
Tang Zheng, who appeared behind Brain, walked towards him unhurriedly, his hoarse voice mocking, "This level is a bit undeserving of the reputation."
"Perhaps I should invite Gazef."
"Who are you looking down on—!"
Veins popped on Brain's arms, and he suddenly roared, "Magic Resistance Enhancement!"
"Ability Enhancement!"
Brain, who was originally affected by magic, actually broke free from the magic's restraint. The muscles in his neck tensed, and he twisted his upper body. Then, he swung his sword with both hands:
"Four Light Consecutive Slash!"
Four streaks of sword light flashed in the air, slashing with full killing intent, making it feel as if one was facing an attacking weapon.
"Now this is getting interesting," Tang Zheng's mouth curved slightly.
As expected of Brain, he had already mastered Gazef's signature move so quickly.
Boom!
The light of magic exploded between the two of them, in just a moment.
Brain's arms hung unnaturally, the long sword in his hand dropped to the ground, and the intense pain surging through his body caused him to twitch uncontrollably.
So strong!
Completely not on the same level, simply a monster!
"Cough..."
Fear surged in Brain's eyes, his throat itched, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The clothes on his chest were already stained red.
"You, you, who exactly... are you?" Brain's eyes were blurry. He knew that even if he wanted to escape this time, he couldn't.
Another opponent he couldn't defeat...
His luck was really good, to be able to encounter such strong enemies one after another.
"The Alliance Leader of Zuranon."
Tang Zheng spoke indifferently. He had come to find Brain this time, naturally intending to recruit Brain into Zuranon.
Alliance Leader?
When Brain heard these words, his somewhat blurry mind suddenly became clearer.
During this time, even in this remote town, news of what happened in the Abelion Hills had spread. Such a major event had already crossed national borders.
Although some important information was concealed, a strong person like Brain naturally had ways to obtain information. He also learned about the evil secret society Zuranon for the first time.
"You're not dead!"
Brain took a step back, looking at the black-robed magic caster opposite him in surprise. Even fear and pain were weakened by the shocking news.
According to the information he had obtained, the Alliance Leader of Zuranon had been jointly eliminated by the elite troops of the Holy Kingdom, the Slane Theocracy, and the Free Will.
Even in his current predicament!
Brain's mind was still exceptionally clear. Could the information be false?
No!
The information came from the Adventurer's Guild. There was no need to lie about such important information, so the other party was not dead at all!
Or was the person in front of him just pretending to be the Alliance Leader of Zuranon?
Tang Zheng didn't answer the question. With a flick of his black sleeve, a bottle of blue potion flew towards Brain.
"Do you want to become stronger?"
Tang Zheng's hoarse voice held a playful tone: "Drink the potion."
Clatter
The crystal-clear potion bottle fell from the air onto the ground, rolling to Brain's feet.
"Hope this potion doesn't taste too bitter."
At this moment, Brain instead showed a carefree demeanor. His weak body no longer supported him, and he plopped down on the ground, picked up the potion, and poured it all into his mouth.
According to the information he had gathered, this Alliance Leader possessed the ability to create legendary undead. How terrifying his strength was had already exceeded the imagination of mortals.
An Aberrant One above the Hero Domain?
Regardless of whether the person in front of him claiming to be the Alliance Leader was real or fake, he was no match.
The warm liquid slid down his throat and into his stomach.
An indescribable taste.
Fishy, sweet, and a burning sensation!
Heat began to expand from his stomach, then quickly flowed throughout his entire body along with his blood.
Brain's pupils dilated. He clearly felt a powerful force suddenly surge through his body. His muscles slightly bulged, making a taut sound.
A faint red light flickered on Brain's body, causing his skin to turn red. Barely perceptible heat continuously seeped out from the pores all over his body.
Enhancement Potion?
The first thought flashed through Brain's mind, and then he realized this was completely different from an enhancement potion.
This power was continuous, not at all like the temporary boost of an enhancement potion – what kind of potion was this!
He... became stronger!
Ninjutsu: Detection
Tang Zheng activated the ninja's detection skill to observe Brain's strength increase after drinking the Dragon Blood Potion.
"Level 28, stuck at this level again?"
Tang Zheng slightly furrowed his brow.
Renners and Imina were the same. To him, it was just a difference of one level, but to people from this different world, it was like something blocking them, a "bottleneck."
The "Hero Domain" seemed not to be a level easily broken through.
Drip
Drip
Brain slowly got up, his legs kneeling on the ground, hot tears streaming from his eyes.
This man actually cried!
"What was all my effort for before—"
Brain tilted his head back, looking up at Tang Zheng in front of him, his voice hoarse, as if asking a question and questioning himself at the same time.
Slowly.
Brain bent his spine and pressed his forehead heavily against the ground.
"Welcome to the Zuranon Alliance," Tang Zheng said indifferently.
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