Chapter 38 Forming an Adventurer Team
Chapter 38 Forming an Adventurer Team
North City, Lord's Mansion.
Orlando, the eldest son of the Ston family, is making contact with the hero Willis, hoping to subtly find out Willis's views on succubi.
But before they could exchange more than a few words, Willis said casually:
"I have classified the succubus as a demi-human, and the document is on its way to the Vatican headquarters."
"...I see. Shall I prepare a room for you?"
Orlando paused slightly, then reacted quickly.
"Get ready." Willis nodded, after all, he had promised Duke Ston and also told Olya and the others that he would stay at the city lord's mansion for seven days.
Just as Willis was about to get up, one of Orlando's men rushed in.
"It's terrible, young master! Miss Olya is in danger!"
"Calm down, explain in detail."
"Location!"
Orlando and Willis reacted almost simultaneously.
Orlando glanced at Willis with a puzzled look. How come an outsider, upon hearing that Olya was in danger, acted more like Olya's older brother than he did?
He assumed it was simply a case of a brave man's inherent kindness and instructed his subordinates to explain the situation directly.
"Miss Undine has won another golden prize, drawing a top-tier artifact with incredibly powerful effects. A group of adventurers have their eyes on her, camping out at the resurrection point waiting for her to emerge. Knowing Miss Olivia's personality, she definitely won't abandon Undine..."
"Summon all guards and any available city defense troops."
Orlando's expression was grim. How could such a group of bandits have appeared on the territory of the Heston family, and Willis, who hated thieves the most, had even run into them?
Isn't this blatantly humiliating the Stun family?
Willis frowned, his voice cold: "I'll be waiting for you at the respawn point."
His brows furrowed, and a palpable aura of malevolence emanated from him. The oppressive force took effect unintentionally, causing his subordinates' legs to buckle and they collapsed to the ground.
Even Orlando, whose rank was higher than Willis', felt unwell at this moment, with cold limbs and sluggish magic circulation.
Only after Willis leaped away did Orlando and his men's limbs gradually warm up.
"The hero is truly powerful."
Sweat beaded on Orlando's back as he muttered in surprise. He then summoned all his guards and some of the resting city defense troops, and marched in a grand procession toward the North Underground City.
Now that the hero has gone to the North Dungeon, Olya and Undine will be free from any risk and have plenty of time.
This advance is to uphold the prestige of the Ston family.
Since the Vatican wouldn't exterminate the succubi, he could still try to make some profit from it. Even if all he did was control North City and collect the daily entrance fee, it would still be a considerable fortune.
No other underground city in history has ever attracted people from all over the world, but North Dungeon has that potential.
……
At this moment, the robbers lying in wait on the ground had no idea who they were targeting. They had called in all the members of their gang, determined to find Undine.
Most of the people in the dungeon are still searching for Undine's whereabouts; it would be best if they could seize Undine's weapon in the dungeon.
Once they reach the surface and it's time to fight, the Adventurers' Guild members who were holding back won't stand idly by.
You ask them why they have the guts to pursue a guy who can wipe out a dozen people with a single draw of his bow?
Of course, it's because Undine's arrows can be blocked. As long as they release defensive magic in advance to block Undine's burst, the warriors can get close and easily take down Undine without any problem.
"Where did that elf go?!"
"Isn't your profession 'hunting'? Your nose and intuition are usually so sharp, how come you haven't been able to find it after searching for so long?"
In the underground city, a bandit vents his frustration to his companion.
The hunter was speechless, unsure of what to say.
Even under the mage's buffing magic, he still couldn't feel anything, as if the elf had vanished into thin air after shooting that arrow.
But no one on the surface saw any elves respawning from the respawn point.
It couldn't possibly be spatial magic, could it? That's a realm only legendary creatures can manipulate.
"If it really doesn't work, just wait until midnight. Why are you in such a hurry?"
The hunter retorted that he had heard the elf they were hunting seemed to have some connection with the Ston family. This was already a very risky job, and with the team questioning him, he quit on the spot.
When he slowly returned to the surface and stepped out of the teleportation array, a strong smell of rust filled his nostrils.
His normally sensitive nose became a burden; he sneezed several times, tears blurring his vision, and he could only see fragments and blood on the ground.
A patch of equally bright red rushed in.
Are you also looking for that elf?
"Yes...yes, they hired me..."
The pressure was released, and the hunter involuntarily stammered his reply. Suddenly, his perspective began to rotate, and he could no longer utter a sound.
When Orlando arrived with his army of several hundred men, the place was already a river of blood, with dozens of corpses piled up, none of them intact.
In fact, if they all went together, cooperated well, and were fearless, they would definitely win. But when a group of rabble gathered together for profit faces a brave madman, the battle will only be one-sided.
Not to mention, once Orlando's pressure was activated, many people gave up resistance before the fight even started.
The other adventurers who denied being robbers dared not leave due to Willis's intimidating presence, and gathered to the side, trembling with fear.
Faced with this scene, even some of Orlando's guards felt their stomachs churning and almost vomited.
"Take a hundred men in to find Olya and Miss Undine, the rest of you go and identify the robbers, and let the innocent people go."
"The mage used cleaning magic to clean the house."
Orlando suppressed his discomfort, calmly gave the order, and swallowed hard as he looked at Willis's cold figure at the respawn point.
"Avenger Hero? No, I think it should be called Blood Hero, that's too brutal."
……
"Holy, Olya, your family has arrived."
"Have you finished reading the project proposals?"
In their secret hideout, Olya and Undine were carefully studying a stack of papers.
Each page corresponds to a scenario on the ground, and they have hundreds of pages of scripts to ensure the plan covers all situations.
Thanks to their powerful soul attributes, they have an almost photographic memory for anything outside the realm of magic. After leisurely soaking in the hot spring, they memorized the thick stack of plans in a short time.
"Boss, it's foolproof."
Olya was full of confidence, and Undine nodded slightly.
Caesar waited for half an hour before waving his hand and teleporting the two of them to a spot not far from the people from the Ston family.
"Found them! It's Miss Olya, and Miss Undine!"
"So they were hiding in a crevice in the mountain. No wonder those people couldn't find them."
The Ston family was overjoyed, not expecting to find two people so soon after they came down. One of them had his neck twisted to the right and went back to the surface to report the news.
The remaining people quickly escorted the two back to the surface.
When the two reached the surface, the entrance was spotless, and it was impossible to tell what had happened there.
"Willis, you're here too!"
Olivia, "surprised," skipped past Orlando, whose expression had frozen, and ran to Willis's side, whispering something.
"I've figured out how to use that request. I'm going to form an adventure team."
"Come to the Succubus Tavern tonight, we'll talk in detail."
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