Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 417 The Fallen Noblewoman's Underground Sanctuary Called "Guild"
Looking at the wary girl in front of him.

“I’ve been waiting at your Imperial Magic Academy for three days.”

Brian raised a finger and stroked his short, stiff beard, looking distressed. "Who knew you'd dropped out of school?"

Am I being watched?

Alshe gripped the iron rod tightly with both hands immediately, full of vigilance. Brian certainly didn't look like a good person at that moment.

"I will pay back the money my father owes."

Arshe's eyes held a bitter look, and she spoke in a weak yet firm tone, "I hope you won't disturb my family."

She knew that her father, in order to maintain the facade of aristocracy, borrowed money to satisfy his vanity and continue his former aristocratic lifestyle.

"what?"

Brian tilted his head, a sneer appearing on his lazy face: "You've got it wrong, I'm not a debt collector."

"My purpose in coming here is to invite you to join the organization. I was originally also going to invite another guy named 'Rotten Wolf.'"

"Unfortunately, the other party has already been recruited by your 'Blood Emperor,' so we can only invite you as an alternative."

A flood of information came into my ears.

A hint of panic flashed across Arshe's face. The blue-haired youth in front of him was not an Imperial citizen, and then there was the phrase "invitation to join the organization."

A strong sense of unease washed over me!

Arshe immediately lifted his foot, making a backward movement, while preparing to chant a spell.

Whoosh!
A glint of cold light flashed in the air.

The sharp, white tip of the sword had already silently pressed against Arshe's throat.

"Gulu~"

Alshe broke out in a cold sweat, her throat moving slightly involuntarily. She hadn't even seen the other person make a move.

"The chanting is too slow."

Brian's tone remained languid, and the angle at which he gripped the hilt of his knife was extremely casual. He calmly said in a low voice, "At this close range, I can easily kill you, you fallen noble lady."

Tap~
Footsteps came from the alley entrance.

Swish!
Brian moved his arm back, the snow-white blade flashed, and the longsword was already back in its scabbard at his waist.

Arshe looked at her small mouth, breathing in the fresh air, her whole body as if she had been pulled out of the water, her back and sides of her short golden hair were soaked.

Several women carrying baskets appeared at the alley entrance, glanced at Brian and Alshe, and passed by them in hushed tones without saying much.

The alleyway has returned to quiet.

Arshe gripped the iron staff tightly, head bowed, shoulders trembling slightly, like a helpless girl suffering from oppression.

“A normally ripe apple is red, but according to our leader, there is also a variety in the world with a greenish skin.”

Brian leaned against the wall and smiled knowingly, "You look very green, but you're actually already ripe."

Arshe nervously raised her head and met the calm gaze. She understood what the other person meant.

While talking.

Brian reached for the magic belt at his waist and took out a bottle of warm potion, the clear liquid shimmering in his eyes.

"Drink it."

Brian's eyelids drooped, and his lazy voice had turned cold.

This was the drug that almost made him lose his way and even cause his will to collapse. The power came so easily that all his efforts would be meaningless, or even become a joke.

Do not!
This potion that increases strength has a bottleneck.

Only the "Hero's Realm" is a realm that can only be reached through one's own efforts, and that is the most powerful proof of one's own strength and will!

After a period of being in a daze.

He—Brian—has stepped into a realm called "Heroic Realm"!

There was a "bang" sound.

The iron staff fell to the ground.

Arshe drank the unknown potion. Faced with a powerful figure who could take her life at any moment, she had no other choice.

"This this……"

Arshe opened her trembling pink lips, feeling the increasing magic power within her body. Her voice stammered, and she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Welcome to...a whole new world!

Brian looked at the stunned Alshe and let out a seductive murmur from the depths of the abyss:
"A fallen noblewoman."

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——Slien Theocracy.

The City of Churches. Located at the deepest part of the city, in the underground area formed by six churches in a hexagonal array, seemingly an ordinary area.

There is a large building completely buried underground, which some older church members call the "guild"—an unusual underground structure.

This name comes from Lord "Dark God" Sirshana, and was given in memory of the other five gods.

It represents a kind of "friendship" that transcends what ordinary people can understand!
It is said.

It was excavated and built by countless undead under the control of the "Dark God" Sirshana.

On a long, ancient underground corridor.

The reflection of absolute death moved silently across the ground.

"That's probably how these locations came about~"

Zetsuki, her pupils half-closed, spoke in a sweet, cloying voice, introducing herself in a soft, low voice.

It seems like he's talking to himself!

however.

The surface of the shadow twitched almost imperceptibly.

That's right, Tang Zheng slipped into the shadows of absolute death and darkness, completely disappearing without a trace.

This is the skill "Dark Immersion Wings" from "Physical Armor".

It allows one to completely merge into darkness and enter an unknowable state. In Tang Zheng's view, its effect should be similar to "complete unknowability" in magic.

Of course, this was to conceal the warrior's abilities.

Tang Zheng first activated "Physical Armor," then used "Ninjutsu: Concealment" to enter stealth mode, and then activated the Physical Armor skill again.

Two days have passed.

After Tang Zheng saw off the persistent Remedios, he quietly waited for the reactions of Jue Si Jue Ming and the "Four Elements" upon their return to the Holy Kingdom.

Unarmed and unequipped with the True Divine Artifacts and the [Black Holy Scripture], Zesshi Zesshi entered the hilly area.

Tang Zheng was quite satisfied with this result.

This is enough to show that Zesshi Zesshi has admitted to being completely defeated by him.

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[Ability Chart]

Innate Superpower: [Player]

Overall Level: 74
[Experience Bar: 1/1118w]

Skill points: 123...

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Two days passed, and after gaining another 300 million experience points, I leveled up by 1. Then I reset my intermediate-level job [Commander], so I'm still level 74.

"A guild... to actually choose a name like that." Tang Zheng was startled when he first heard the word "guild".

I thought that one of the six gods had not died.

It was only then that I realized that this hidden underground building, located deep within the Slane Theocracy, was simply named "Guild".

However, this name is not commonly used by the people of the Theocracy; most of the higher-ups in the Theocracy prefer to call it the "Holy Domain."

Because the equipment of the Five Pillar Gods is stored here.

As for the other "Dark God" Sirshana, his equipment legacy most likely fell into the hands of the Eight Greed Kings after his death.

"In that case, the information that the 'Six Great Gods' came from a guild can be confirmed."

Tang Zheng remained hidden in the shadows, analyzing the information revealed by Jue Si Jue Ming:
"Furthermore, the guild strongholds of the six great gods must have already run into problems before this underground building called 'Guild' was constructed."

The fact that the "Dark God" Sirshana built this location and gave it such a name likely has a commemorative significance.

How exactly were the strongholds of the "Six Great Gods" destroyed? I wonder if there are any records of this in the Slane Church?

The thought popped into Tang Zheng's mind.

It's certain that the guild's stronghold has been destroyed, but it's impossible to determine exactly which scenario, as that would represent different levels of danger!
As far as Tang Zheng knows.

There are two ways to destroy a guild: one is to attack it head-on, and the other is to destroy its weapons.

These two can actually be categorized into the same type!
There is another situation, which is rare in games but occurs in other worlds—guilds go bankrupt.

In the "YGGDRASIL" guild base system, there is a requirement to constantly consume gold coins as operating expenses for the guild base.

Depending on the size and configuration of the guild's base, factors such as food self-sufficiency, trap activation costs, and mercenary/monster costs all require gold coins.

If income cannot cover expenses, it will lead to the guild's bankruptcy.

(End of this chapter)