Archer's Adventure Manual

Chapter 169 Unveiling the Grim Reaper

"Loran!" Lin Wen quickly approached Loran, her emotions running high.

However, Loran, hidden beneath the black robe, merely glanced at Lin Wen without making a significant reaction. He then charged at the gnolls with incredible speed, killing them instantly.

The battle with the gnolls continues, but the situation has improved significantly, and it's only a matter of time before the remaining gnolls are dealt with.

"Brian."

Upon hearing Lorraine's call, Brian quickly followed, the two moving at an extremely fast pace, and were about to leave the area.

Seeing that Loran was ignoring her, Lin Wen quickly followed, calling out, "Stop! Can you stop? We've been looking for you for a long time, Loran. You need help now!"

After hearing Lin Wen's words, Luo Lan paused slightly, but only glanced back briefly. He showed no intention of stopping and was about to disappear from everyone's sight at an extremely fast pace.

"You've come all this way, don't you want to stay and have a cup of tea?!" A cold snort rang out.

Everyone looked and saw Paul from the Adventurers' Guild. He leaped into the air, vines flying from his hands, rapidly wrapping around Loran.

Loran, dressed in black, was taken aback. He raised his hand and used his scythe to cut the vines, but the severed vines grew back in a peculiar way and flew towards Loran.

This time, the vines sped up again, binding Loran in the blink of an eye.

Those around were astonished by what had happened in the blink of an eye. "That looks like Mr. Luo from the Adventurers' Guild! He was a very famous magic-wielding warrior in his younger days, even stronger than I imagined!"

"Mr. Paul is actually going to capture that mysterious Grim Reaper? That's very interesting. I've also been wanting to know who this mysterious Grim Reaper really is."

Some adventurers who had dealt with the jackals, having shaken off the urgency of war, turned their attention to this side and became spectators.

They had naturally heard many rumors about Lord Death, and they were naturally curious whether this being, who was revered as a god by adventurers, was real or just a figurehead.

"Paul, what are you doing?" Lin Wen asked, somewhat confused, upon seeing this scene.

Paul looked at Lin Wen and said, "As a member of the Adventurers' Guild, we must eliminate unstable factors. Obviously, this guy known as the Grim Reaper is an unstable factor."

"Also, does this matter concern you, Miss Linwen?"

Lin Wen clenched her fists. She didn't want to talk about Lorraine, but... Lorraine was indeed acting strangely. If Paul could control him, perhaps they could help Lorraine.

But... is it really okay not to help Loran?

Lin Wen seemed somewhat at a loss amidst these complex and contradictory thoughts.

Lorraine has already started fighting Paul.

Brian's claws instantly sliced ​​through the vines Paul had been casting, freeing Lorraine, and then he launched a dog charge, rushing towards Paul.

Lorraine, wielding a scythe, charged toward Paul at incredible speed, forming a coordinated attack with Brian.

Paul remained calm. He roared and suddenly raised his hand, the soil turning into a mound that instantly trapped Loran and Brian inside.

Paul charged forward, a raging gust of wind gathering in his fist, and slammed it into the mound of earth binding Loran!

"Bang!" Dirt flew up, and the force of the fist sent Loran flying from the pile of dirt, crashing heavily to the ground.

Brian continued to struggle in the mound of dirt, finally managing to jump out after a long time, but it was too late; Paul gave Lorraine no chance to catch his breath.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A series of lightning bolts descended from the sky, landing precisely where Loran had just fallen. Those three raging bolts of lightning could even cripple a gnoll, let alone a frail human.

And that was indeed the case. Loran was left with horrific injuries, and his mysterious black robe was tattered, turning him into a fallen grim reaper.

Paul snorted and raised his hand to unleash lightning again, but he found that his hand was firmly held in place.

He couldn't help but feel a little confused. He turned his head and saw that Lin Wen had grabbed his hand.

Finita also took out her wand and stood aside, pointing it at Paul. "Mr. Paul, he looks like he can't fight anymore. Please stop."

Paul narrowed his eyes. "You have no legitimate reason to stop me from seizing this unstable element..."

Lin Wen coldly replied, "He is either a member of our adventurer team or a partner, including that dog."

"I'm sorry, even if you have a reason, you can't stop me."

"Whoosh!" Paul swung his arm forcefully, and the strong wind instantly pushed Lin Wen and Finita away. Paul's speed was so fast that even Finita did not have time to react.

The lightning bolt struck down towards Loran's head, but someone held a greatsword horizontally above Loran's head—it was Noah.

A powerful electric current surged into Noah's body along the greatsword. Even with his thick armor, he could not stop the rampaging current.

Even a burly man like Noah collapsed to the ground from the electric shock.

Just as Noah fell, Loran's figure suddenly disappeared, then appeared like a ghost beside Paul, about to swing his scythe.

Paul's lips curled into a smile. "Found you!"

"Buzz!"

The powerful gust of wind instantly blew Loran away, sending him crashing heavily into a tree. In an instant, countless vines sprouted from the treetop and quickly wrapped around the unbalanced Loran, binding him tightly!

Paul laughed heartily, "I've long heard that the eerie Grim Reaper can make a living being lose its soul the moment it touches it, but what will you do if I don't let you get close to me, Grim Reaper?"

"What a charade! Pretending to be a deity during such a turbulent time, what are you really after?"

The surrounding adventurers were shocked by what they saw; they never expected that Paul from the Adventurers' Guild would possess such formidable combat power.

"The farce is over." Paul slowly walked towards Lorraine, who was firmly under control. However, at this moment, Lin Wen reappeared, trying to stop him again.

But Paul swatted him away like a fly, and he was easily blown away by a gust of wind.

"I never expected that the truth about that mysterious Grim Reaper would be revealed in this way. But he really didn't do anything to hurt anyone, so the Adventurers' Guild probably won't do anything to him."

"However, this kind of supernatural behavior does have some negative effects. Paul is actually quite capable; he truly deserves to be called a very skilled adventurer in his youth..."

Paul approached the bound Lorraine, removed Lorraine's bone mask, and upon seeing Lorraine's face, a look of realization dawned on him. "It really was you."

But Paul noticed something strange: a red, root-like substance was beginning to spread near Lorraine's eyes...