Inside a stone chamber of a goblin lair, a charred giant goblin lies on the ground.
"Ha! That's tough, Peder!" Roza, the swordsman from the Black Dog Mercenary Group, joked.
Peder touched his face, removed the broken shield, and said with a wry smile, "If it weren't for Mr. Drogo's intervention, we would have really been doomed here."
Drogo, the only mage in the mercenary group, is also a retired priest within the kingdom.
“I am old and frail. If it weren’t for your help in delaying the attack, it would have been very difficult to fully unleash this Ring of Resistance.” Drogo pushed up his small glasses.
“Alright, we should go meet up with Karin. By the way, why didn’t she contact us?” Peder asked, panting.
Suddenly, Drogo pointed his staff at a cave entrance, his eyes filled with hostility!
"What's wrong? Goblins?" Roza raised his longsword, his expression grave.
Then, Kaelin emerged from the darkness, carrying Elsie...
"What's going on? It's Karin!" Roza breathed a sigh of relief and put down his longsword.
Peder smiled and waved to Karin.
However, Drogo still held up his staff.
"What's wrong, Mr. Drogo? Did my appearance exceed your expectations?" Karin said with a sneer.
Drogo snorted and put down his staff. He knew that the evil aura came from the vampires. During his years as a priest, he had dealt with those dark creatures quite a bit.
But advanced dark creatures like Kailin, who can maintain their sanity, are indeed rare.
Her appearance and demeanor were almost exactly the same as before, except for that dark aura, which, although very faint, was still easily detected.
Furthermore, scouts can later become assassins, making them even more difficult to detect.
Drogo wanted to kill her right now, but he held back when he thought of Bernalie behind Karin.
After all, he was the only living legend in the kingdom.
“Bernary will handle this; you’d better stay on the side of justice,” Drogo advised.
Drogo's words were unclear, leaving Roza and Peder completely bewildered.
“Then you don’t need to worry about it.” Kaelin straightened her chest and carried Elsie out of the cave.
The matter has come to an end.
Now all you need to do is safely hand Elsie over to the Shia family, then collect your reward and leave the battlefield.
The subsequent wars involving this family will not affect them.
...
The group followed Ped's footsteps and left the goblin's lair, having already cleared out the smaller goblins along the way.
Elsie took the opportunity to check the group's levels.
Level 20 swordsman Roza, level 19 shield infantryman Pedro, and that dangerous old mage Drogo!
Name: Zhuo Ge (Xiong)
Races: Elf (13%), Human (87%)
Age: 49 years and 2 months
Class: Mage
Level: 29
Potential: b+
Innate Talent: None
Martial Arts: Scepter Strike (Mastery)
Magic Path: Fire Resistance Ring (Normal), Healing Spell (Mastery), Wind Barrier (Mastery), Divine Armor (Beginner)
Equipment: Church Robe (Defense +5), Extendable Dagger (Attack +5), Mithril Staff (Perception +30), Order's Holy Scripture (Willpower +15, Perception +20)
Don't go near him. Trust me, the evil aura emanating from you will tempt him to smash your skull with his staff!
"Thanks for the review! I definitely wouldn't go near this weirdo!"
These stats and equipment are good enough to solo the Goblin Nest!
It seems we underestimated the power of this world.
At the same time, Elsie also set her sights on innate talents, and it seems that currently only Kaelin and herself have innate talents.
Even a powerful mage like Drogo doesn't have an innate talent!
Could it be that talent and potential are related?
My SSS+ talent seems incredibly powerful.
After all, according to previous scans, the higher a person's potential, the faster their level will increase.
For example, Kailin, with her A-level talent, reached level 12 at the age of 15.
Drogo, on the other hand, had a B-level talent and it took him 49 years to reach level 29.
The other two are Roza, a level 20 swordsman with a C-level talent, who is 32 years old, and Peder, who has a C-level talent and is therefore only level 19.
Kailin's potential was upgraded to S-rank after becoming a Blood Servant, and her level also increased to 15 in an instant!
"It looks like my leveling speed will be very fast in the later stages!"
[Not only that, you are a combination of a vampire and a hero, with a lifespan that is almost immortal. In other words, as long as you live long enough, you will eventually reach the maximum level and become invincible!]
"After all, talents like Drogo's must be the majority, which means the average level on the human side is probably no higher than level 80, right?"
"Wait a minute?" Elsie suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why is the narrator suddenly speaking normally again?!
Hey! You noticed? Anyway, look ahead!
Elsie only then noticed that everyone had stopped.
Drogo's gaze was filled with alarm, and the weapons in everyone's hands were already drawn.
As the sun sets, a dark shadow appears on the hillside.
A horse, and... an old knight!
Name: Kyriet (Male) (Knighted by the Tiran family)
Race: Human (100%)
Age: 62 years and 1 month
Occupation: Knight-Emperor
Level: 47
Potential: A-
Innate Talent: Undefeated in a Hundred Battles
Martial Arts: Charge (Master), Cavalry Trample (Normal), Resilience (Normal), Cavalry Swordsmanship (Master), Sword Aura (Beginner), Desperate Struggle (Master), All Attribute Enhancement (Beginner), Mage Slayer (Master), Berserk (Beginner), Formation (Master)
Demonic Path: None
Equipment: Cavalry Chainmail (Defense +25), Mithril Longsword (Attack +40), Family Heirloom Amulet (Willpower +5), Knight's Medal (Attack +50, Defense +50, Willpower +50, Constitution +50), Mithril Greatshield (Defense +80)
"Oh my god... this is insane..."
Elsie's small eyes held a great shock.
What is this? What is this monster? And... what is this human?!
At 62 years old, his hair was completely white, his face was covered with wrinkles, but his limbs were still strong and powerful!
Under the setting sun, Kelyat's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He scanned the crowd, and suddenly, his gaze locked onto Elsie in Kelyat's arms.
For the first time, Elsie felt fear; the other person seemed to exude a dangerous aura as if they had crawled back from the brink of death.
"bass--"
Suddenly, Kelyat drew his mithril longsword from its sheath, the sword gleaming blindingly in the setting sun.
"Put her down, and you will all be left with your bodies intact."
His tone left no room for resistance!
Peder gasped for breath; he felt he couldn't breathe anymore.
Knights! Only powerful families can afford to support true knights!
Every knight is an elite warrior on the battlefield.
Unfortunately, they encountered... and it was that knight who claimed to be trained by a family of heroes.
“Mr. Drogo, he has medals and is a knight of the Tilan family.”
“I can see him.” Drogo pushed up his glasses. He wasn’t sure if he could deal with the other person, or if he had any other way to save himself.
Damn it, this is the battlefield!
These demons, eliminated from the battlefield, have no sense of righteousness!
All they care about is... the glory of their family!
The deathly wind blew by, bringing with it the clamor that was about to be swallowed by the night.
A great battle... is about to break out!
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