Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Chapter 81 The First Blue Feat (4k words)

Inside the office, in response to Leo's suggestion, or rather, request.

After a moment's thought, President Lucas did not refuse, but nodded: "That's fine too."

"Sylvia has just woken up from a coma, and she's not at her peak condition."

"You're one of the strongest Iron-level adventurers. Even when facing Bronze-level monsters, you wouldn't be completely helpless."

"With you here, I feel much more at ease."

After Leo pulled out "Dark Bite", his status in Lucas's eyes rose sharply.

He rose from a "good" among the Iron-rank adventurers to the "strongest".

Andre and Rachel both agreed with his statement.

Having challenged the Dark Avatar before, the two knew very well just how powerful an existence capable of defeating such a monster at the same level must be.

It should never be measured by paper grades.

"But there's one thing you must be careful about." Lucas's expression was very serious: "Kid, you did indeed defeat the Dark Avatar that wielded the power of the Aether element within the consciousness space of the Dark Devourer."

"But you must understand that the ethereal elemental power wielded by the Dark Clone is limited by its basic attributes, and its strength is far lower than that of true bronze-level ethereal elemental power."

"When facing the Goblin Lord: Remember: Sylvia is the main attacker; you only need to provide support. Never engage in a direct confrontation."

Leo nodded, indicating that he understood.

After becoming a Shadow Sequence 9 thief and defeating the Dark Clone, he began to feel a sense of disregard for the Bronze Rank.

But at that moment, President Lucas's words woke him up.

Admittedly, the shadow power he "commands" is much stronger than that of others of the same rank, but the basic attributes of bronze-rank beings are far superior to his. Given the different ranks, his shadow power is likely inferior to that of the latter.

Once his shadow power is thwarted, and given his low base attributes, he will easily be crushed by bronze-level beings.

in short.

The shadow power brought by the "thief" only made him no longer helpless against bronze-level monsters, but the possibility of winning was still extremely slim.

After all, his current level is too low, only professional level 1.

"On this trip, I will definitely focus on Miss Sylvia."

Hearing Leo say this, Lucas was slightly relieved, but still gave him a few more instructions.

Leo is now not only the future star of Baihe Town, but also his hope.

"Then let's set off according to this arrangement."

"Lucas said in a deep voice."

Leo and the others exchanged glances and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

In front of the main gate on the first floor of the guild.

While Leo and his group were discussing things in the guild hall, the Iron-level adventurers who had come from the provincial capital and the local adventurers from Baihe Town had already gathered there.

Through Sanhua's explanation, they all learned about the current situation and how critical it was.

When Leo arrived, he saw three teams that had already been assigned.

On average, each team consists of about six Iron-level adventurers and more than ten ordinary adventurers.

Thanks to the support of the Farah Province, otherwise, White River Town alone could not have gathered at most ten Iron-level adventurers.

Miss Sanhua breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Leo and the others come out.

Facing so many unfamiliar Iron-level adventurers, she, being just an ordinary person, still felt quite a bit of pressure.

Lucas stepped forward, his tone resolute: "Gentlemen, you must all be aware of the situation. Enough with the chit-chat."

"This large-scale commission is named 'Defense Against the Beast Tide' by the guild." Upon completion of the commission, all participants will be considered to have completed a Black Iron-level commission. Specific rewards will be confirmed at the guild's front desk on the first floor afterward.

"The more monsters you defeat during the commission period, and the stronger they are, the higher your reward will be."

"Now, the right flank, commanded by His Excellency Andrei, will guard Baihe Town."

"The middle team, led by Lady Rachel, will head to Oak Village to provide support."

"The team on the left, led by Sylvia as captain and Leo as vice-captain, will head to Windmill Village to provide support."

Of the three appointments, the first two were quite normal; even local adventurers knew that these two were bronze-level adventurers from the provincial capital, and were very powerful.

However, many adventurers couldn't understand the third appointment.

It's perfectly normal for Sword Maiden to be the captain. Not to mention the local adventurers, even the adventurers from the provincial capital have heard about the deeds of this only bronze-level adventurer in Baihe Town in the past two days.

But what's with Li Ao being appointed as the deputy battalion commander?

The Iron-level adventurer from the provincial capital looked puzzled.

The local adventurers, on the other hand, all seemed to be deep in thought.

The quest to hunt down the ferocious wolves brought Leo, a newcomer, into the sights of the adventurers in White River Town.

The subsequent emergency support mission, thanks to Guts's "big mouth" in the tavern, became known to almost everyone: this newcomer, who had joined the White River Town Adventurers' Guild less than half a year ago, already possessed the strength to easily defeat challenging monsters.

Even so, isn't it a bit too much to appoint Leo as deputy battalion commander?

Does his ability match such an appointment?

Among the group of bronze-level adventurers, he stood out so much, like a husky that had wandered into a pack of wolves.

Many of the Iron-level adventurers from the provincial capital frowned slightly.

They never imagined that even in a remote place like Baihe Town, facing a disaster like a beast tide, there would still be "connected individuals."

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Yes, in their view, Leo, who was only "somewhat famous," was appointed as deputy captain, which was obviously just to "gild his resume."

This made their gazes towards Leo more distant and indifferent.

However, what puzzled them was that although the local adventurers initially had doubts, in the end, seeing that the core figures in the team and the members of the Goblin Slayer Squad remained silent, no one raised any questions.

As the president, Lucas naturally sensed the "strange" atmosphere in the audience.

But he didn't offer any explanation.

Because no matter how much he says, it doesn't really make much sense.

Adventurers, in the end, are judged by their strength.

After traveling together for a while, the "unconvinced" guys in these teams will naturally gradually become convinced.

"Set off!"

With Lucas's command, the three teams, led by their respective captains, headed to their designated battlefields.

Windmill Village is located five kilometers south of Baihe Town.

This distance, neither too far nor too near, forms a protective triangle with Oak Village, jointly guarding the town of Baihe in the middle.

Less than half an hour later, Leo and Sylvia, along with a group of supporting adventurers, arrived at the village where windmills could be seen everywhere.

In the past, the mill that stood in the village, driven by the rotation of the wooden windmill on top, would either grind grains or process other grains.

Add to that the wheat fields surrounding the village, swirling in the wind.

It can be said that life is peaceful and serene.

Unfortunately, news of the approaching beast tide shattered all of this.

Before Leo and the others arrived, the guild had already sent a messenger to inform the village chief of Windmill Village of the matter in advance.

Therefore, when Leo and his group arrived, the village chief, an old man with gray hair who was guarding the village entrance, hurriedly came to greet them.

"Adventurers, you've finally arrived!"

"What should we do next?"

The village chief's lips trembled as he spoke.

Let alone a beast tide, even a single monster can trigger a village-wide curfew.

The mere mention of a beast tide is enough to send shivers down one's spine.

If he hadn't known that the town would send powerful adventurers to help, the village chief of Windmill Village would have already run away.

Sylvia stepped forward, her icy aura immediately startling the old man, who trembled again: "Have you gathered all the villagers into Windmill Number One?"

Windmill No. 1 is the largest and oldest windmill in Windmill Village, and the small seal node is located underground.

Therefore, gathering the villagers into Windmill No. 1 and guarding it is equivalent to simultaneously fulfilling the mandate to protect both the villagers and the small sealing node.

In this way, the difficulty of protecting the adventurers will be greatly reduced.

After all, guarding a large village with hundreds of people is not on the same level as guarding a windmill with a diameter of about ten meters.

"Everyone, we're all already inside windmill number one."

"Only this old man and my good-for-nothing son are here waiting for you all."

Although the old village chief was timid, he was quite efficient in his work.

Upon hearing this, Sylvia nodded slightly, and then looked at Leo beside her.

"Um?"

Their eyes met, and Leo was stunned for a moment.

No, Miss Sword Maiden, what do you mean by looking at me like that?

Noticing that Sylvia kept glancing at the adventurers behind her with a troubled look in her eyes, Leo immediately realized what was going on.

Wait, is Fiora a socially awkward person?

That's not entirely accurate. It should be said that Sylvia, as the only bronze-level adventurer in White River Town, was used to going on adventures alone and didn't have the habit of teaming up. So, she couldn't adapt to suddenly having to lead so many adventurers on a mission.

this----

Leo felt helpless.

Faced with the Sword Maiden's pleading gaze, he could only cough lightly, turn around to face the twenty-odd adventurers behind him, and say, "Everyone, according to the forecast, the beast tide will arrive at Windmill Village in about half an hour."

"Our mission is to guard the No. 1 windmill and protect this building and the villagers inside."

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"Next, everyone will be assigned tasks according to their job roles."

"We have a total of five wanderers and reserve wanderers. Please set off now to explore the north. Pass on a message every 200 meters, advancing step by step, and try to find out the specific types of monsters coming from this direction."

"Secondly, there are the soldiers and reserve soldiers—"

At first, Leo's speech drew disdain from many Iron-level adventurers in the provincial capital.

After all, Leo's position was "illegitimate."

But soon, as Leo made arrangements, even those who didn't understand military tactics could sense the professionalism involved, and gradually their expressions became serious and focused.

This guy's got some skills.

Sylvia, standing to the side, blinked as she watched the young man who had arranged everything so meticulously.

He's inexplicably handsome.

For some reason, the tingling sensation in her chest, which had clearly subsided, surged up again.

Leo breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the adventurers, having received their orders, begin to move.

"call----"

Although he likes to be at the forefront, it doesn't mean he can't be a good "battlefield commander".

In his previous life, he quite enjoyed playing lord-themed games and had his own understanding of troop deployment.

"Everything that needed to be arranged has been arranged. I wonder how things are going with Andrei and Rachel?"

"I hope everything goes well."

He still trusted the two bronze-level hero professionals quite a bit.

Putting aside other aspects, at least in terms of combat strength, he has no problem taking on a bronze-level monster of the same level in a one-on-one fight.

Leo didn't have to wait long before the vagrants who had gone out to gather intelligence returned with the first batch of information.

Leo unfolded the paper and his expression immediately turned serious.

Seeing this, Sylvia, as the "captain," felt she couldn't just stand by and watch; she had to participate. So she spoke up, "Leo, what's wrong? Are there too many monsters?"

Leo nodded, then shook his head.

Seeing the Sword Maiden's slightly confused expression, he said in a deep voice, "The monsters that attacked Windmill Village were mainly goblins, and there were many of them, at least five hundred or more. I had expected this."

"The problem lies with the lord who commands this goblin army."

Leo looked at Captain Gomez not far away and called out, "Captain, come here for a second."

Captain Ge Mie walked over and said, "You're only the deputy captain now. It feels weird for you to call me captain."

"These are all minor issues." Leo shook his head and handed the paper to Captain Goblin Slayer: "Captain, you know goblins quite well. Take a look, what type of goblin lord is this? Do you have any relevant information?"

The paper depicts the general appearance and characteristics of the goblin lord with simple lines.

Captain Goblin Exterminator examined it carefully. After a dozen seconds, he looked up again, his tone grave: "This kind of goblin lord—I've seen it in a monster encyclopedia before."

"Oh?" Leo's eyes lit up. "Tell me about it."

He knew that when it came to goblins, he could only ask Captain Goblin Slayer.

Captain Goblin Slayer's expression was grave: "This is—the Goblin Siege Breaker."

"This type of goblin lord does not have a strong ability to amplify the army, but its individual destructive power is extremely strong."

"As its name suggests, if this guy attacks a town, almost no town gate can withstand its destruction."

"From a positioning perspective, the Goblin Siege Breaker is more like a fierce general leading his soldiers into battle."

"This type of goblin lord—it will be extremely difficult for us to defend Windmill Number One."

Leo's eyes narrowed in thought. After a few seconds, he spoke: "In other words, if it, as the 'arrow', is defeated, repelled, or even killed, the goblin army it leads will also quickly collapse?"

Captain Gobi nodded: "Theoretically, that's how it is."

Leo smiled.

He likes this kind of "brute" monster.

In comparison, the treacherous goblin lord we encountered in the Blackrock Mine was utterly disgusting.

"Goblin city breakers, huh? —"

Leo looked at his control panel.

In the "Special Abilities" section, the progress of the "Goblin Slayer" feat has reached "6006/10000".

Once the Goblin Slayer is defeated, "Goblin Slayer" will evolve again, becoming his first blue feat!

While they were pondering, a wanderer ahead sent another message.

"Deputy Battalion Commander!"

"The beast tide is only two kilometers away from Windmill Village! It will arrive in ten minutes at most!"

Leo snapped out of his daze, his eyes suddenly turning sharp.

"Everyone, proceed immediately according to the previous battle plan!"