Ark Undead

"Okay! It won't happen again!"

346. Little Sun Maria

The Undead stayed at an inn near the Temple of the Heroes of Yasenus on their first day.

According to Pallas, this is her family's business.

No wonder Pallas was able to suppress the news even though he was infected with Oripathy.

It wasn't just the priests of the Temple of Heroes who did the work; her family might have also been involved.

Besides the Undead, Bloodthorn and Surtur, who arrived in Yasenus with him, also live here.

Pallas specifically spoke with his family, hoping that all the participants from Akrotti village could have rooms to stay in.

After giving the waiter some instructions, Pallas watched the undead move into their room before happily leaving.

According to Pallas, Akrotti's driver is more familiar with the route, so he will arrive earlier than the Rhodes Island group.

By this time, Melantha and the others should have already arrived in Yasenus.

However, it would be too much trouble to ask Pallas for help now.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

However, just as the Undead settled into his room, Bloodthorn, carrying a large plate of flatbread, knocked on the door.

The Undead opened the door for him, and the two sat by the campfire all night.

Bloodthorn originally wanted to ask the Undead what his plans were for tomorrow, and whether he wanted to go practice.

But seeing the Undead's silent demeanor, he abandoned the idea.

Instead, they set their sights on Surtr.

The next day, the Undead learned from the hotel staff where the people who had arrived in Yasenus the previous day were staying.

I heard that a group of teenagers dressed in various styles checked into a hotel not far from here.

So, after packing his things and drawing his spiral sword, the Undead met up with the people of Rhodes Island, following the preordained route.

Two or three of them failed to see the Undead. But as soon as they did, Kroos pounced on the Undead like a puppy, clinging to it and refusing to get down.

Its fluffy tail wags from side to side, making it really look like a clingy little dog.

After calming Kroos down a bit, the Undead greeted Onstan and then spoke with Dobermann.

The Undying Arena will officially begin in two days.

Today, Doberman plans to let everyone have free time after putting away their luggage.

Of course, at the hotel, Yato stayed behind to provide backup, while Dobermann had to take Melantha and another contestant to register their information.

Therefore, the Undead who arrived at Yasenus first naturally became the guides.

Take Melantha and Dobermann with you to the Temple of Heroes.

After registering, Doberman told Melanie to relax and not put too much pressure on herself before returning with another member of the A1 task force.

With Melantha by the side of the warrior, she wasn't worried at all.

After all, who could be safer by your side than a War Knight?

Thus, Melantha got her wish and had the wonderful time to go shopping with her teacher and Kroos.

The Undead didn't know what the point was. But since there was really nothing else to do, they just followed Melantha.

There were quite a few athletes who reached Jasinus, and there were also many villages throughout the Minoan region.

However, not many villages built temples to heroes and continued to worship them.

Even if it's only a single-digit number, it's enough to bring the total number of participants in the Undying Arena to over a hundred.

Moreover, with the Undead Games imminent, many villages have already completed their warrior tournament selections, with priests leading the contestants to Yasenus.

The village of Akrotti was like this, and so was the village where Maria was temporarily staying.

Maria, unsurprisingly, became the winner of the Warriors Tournament and followed the priests to Yasenus.

There were many of them, about twenty or more, who had all passed the five-day competition to become participants.

However, Maria is perhaps the most popular one among them.

There's no way around it, who wouldn't like a sunny and cheerful girl?

In particular, this girl also possesses impressive skills and a beautiful appearance.

Maria, from Kazimierz, has become a local celebrity in her village thanks to her extremely aggressive fighting style and consistent performance.

Moreover, her popularity soared once again after news spread that Maria had saved the village caravan.

Maria happily joined in the nightly banquets, enjoying the food and tasting the juices with the warriors.

If little Maria dares to drink alcohol, Aunt Zofia will surely punish her severely with the iron fist of justice.

Regardless, relying on her powerful combat skills and honorable Originium Arts, Maria earned her new title.

After all, she was still just a child. Rumor has it that some boys gave Maria the honorary title of Valkyrie, but the elders preferred to call Maria Little Sun.

Just seeing Maria's smiling face makes everyone feel healed, both physically and mentally.

This young knight from Casimir has already begun to surpass the influence of the local Minoan heroes in the village.

"Maria, over here!"

Maria, who had just arrived at Heroes' Square, was looking for the priest who had said he had come early to help everyone line up when she turned around and heard an elderly, kind voice calling her.

The village priestess stood in the middle of the crowd, and the warriors who were queuing with her smiled and waved to Maria.

"I'm coming!"

Maria ran briskly to the priestess's side. The warrior standing behind the priestess took a step back and said something to the warrior behind her.

"Step back a little, Maria is coming."

"Oh, oh, back a little, back a little."

Everyone seemed very enthusiastic about making room for Maria.

Some of them were warriors who had fought against Maria. But most of them were simply captivated by Maria's decisive and efficient fighting style just by watching her fight.

Maria cautiously stepped into the line.

"Should I go last in line?"

She always felt that cutting in line like this was a bit wrong.

The priestess took her hand and frowned.

"What are you talking about? Apart from the contestants who go to Yasenus on their own, the registration for the Undead Arena is done by village. Even if you're ranked low, Grandma will call you up when it's your turn. Just stay put and don't think too much."

"Oh well."

Maria then straightened her back.

"Thank you, Priestess!"

She is obedient and well-behaved, has her own opinions, and most importantly, is not afraid of strangers and has a sweet tongue.

Which elder wouldn't be confused and dislike a child like that?

Seeing that Maria's dazzling blonde hair was slightly disheveled from running, the priestess reached out and brushed the stray hairs from Maria's forehead, tidying it up.

Then he asked.

"Maria, Grandma's asking you, is your last name Linguang?"

"Yes."

Maria nodded.

She didn't use the surname Lin Guang to register; she simply gave the name Maria.

However, if someone were to investigate, they could immediately connect the name to that Radiant Knight.

Furthermore, Maria's Originium Arts are family-inherited, so her background is naturally easy to guess.

"Oh, so the teacher you've been talking about is Mr. War Knight?"

The priestess suddenly realized.

When Maria talks to people, anyone who praises her martial arts skills will be responded to with a single sentence by Maria.

My teacher is amazing, that's why I'm amazing. If my teacher were to participate in the Undying Arena, he would definitely be the champion.

This explains Maria's extraordinary combat skills.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Maria looked at the priestess with her golden, shining eyes.

She always felt that her grandmother asked about this not just to find out why she was lost in thought.

The priestess gave a mysterious smile and whispered in Maria's ear.

"Mr. War Knight, we are now in Yasenus."

"Eh eh eh!!"

Maria's eyes widened, and her furry ears stood up instantly.

"Is the teacher here too?!"

"Yes, when I arrived at the Temple of Heroes, I asked my colleagues about the special guests invited to this Undying Arena."

The priestess said.

“Mr. War Knight is one of them. He has accepted the invitation and come with the Akroti village team. He completed the registration last night.”

Maria was naturally overjoyed to hear that her teacher had arrived in Yasenus.

Counting the time, it's been almost a year since I last saw my teacher when he left Kazimierz.

Since the teacher is also in Jasinus, does that mean...?

"Grandma, do you know where the teacher lives?"