However, Riveria didn't forget this. Early in the morning, she woke up the girls and sent them out to gather information.

"Man-eating flowers? I'm not too sure about that. After all, there are many monsters in the lake and the sea."

A shipwright chuckled.

"There have been very few casualties recently—Meren is much more peaceful now, meow."

"If monsters appear, just leave it to the [Njord Familia] to handle. Those fishermen are even more powerful than ordinary adventurers. If they really can't handle it, ask the Guild to request help from Orario."

"Yeah, if there really were such terrifying man-eating flower monsters, it would definitely cause a serious disaster."

However, the residents all said that Lake Rologue and the nearby sea area had been quite calm recently, which contradicted their expectations of man-eating flower activity.

Orario's wastewater is discharged into Lake Rologue through rivers, and this waterway sometimes becomes a breeding ground for monsters.

"The refined metal fence does seal off the drainage outlet."

A female adventurer accompanying her added.

After being treated by a water purification device, the city's wastewater gushed out from a huge circular hole with a silver-white fence, pouring into the river with a splash.

On the other side of the port, Loki arrived at the [Njord Familia]'s base, [Great Ship City (Noatun)], and negotiated with Njord.

Njord carried a large pile of fishing gear on his shoulder, answering Loki's questions.

Njord seemed thoughtful.

Loki put her hands on her hips, narrowed her eyes, and continued to inquire, "You're considered a patriarch in this port city. Have you heard any other suspicious news?"

The man paused for a moment, looking at the goddess seriously.

"Loki, you seem a little absent-minded. Didn't you rest well last night?"

Njord asked with concern.

Loki waved her hand.

Just thinking about this matter made Loki feel a pang of heartache.

"Speaking of which, is your relationship with the Guild still the same as before?"

Loki changed the subject.

Njord sighed.

He lowered his voice, looked left and right, and then whispered to Loki: "Since the Great Struggle, the Guild's behavior has become increasingly excessive."

Loki asked suspiciously.

Although the Orario Adventurers Guild does have many things to complain about, even suspicious things, to be fair, some of their work is done well.

The Guild's staff also has a very good reputation. Most of them face adventurers as service providers, while some members of large familias sometimes appear even more tyrannical.

Loki became interested when she heard this: "Tell me about it."

Loki: "...Who asked you about that?"

While the goddess Loki and the girls were investigating in the port city, Wemiya, the first-class adventurers of the Loki Familia, and Angie were training in the wilderness near the inn.

In the morning, Wemiya was not in a hurry to engage in one-on-four combat. Instead, he first had several swordplay sparring sessions with Aizu.

When Aizu is serious to this extent, even Wemiya can only be suppressed without activating skills such as [Guardian's Oath].

Hedin's move requires consuming all of his mental power to release, while Aizu's wind spirit magic consumes much less mental power.

"By the way, isn't Riveria going to investigate?"

Aizu asked curiously.

The corner of Riveria's mouth twitched.

"Dong!"

She raised her staff and unceremoniously knocked it on Aizu's head, then chanted healing magic to heal the swollen bump.

267

Chapter 267: Riveria: Intensifying the training.

Four figures approached him from different directions. The high-level adventurers ran at full speed, like a gust of wind sweeping across the plain.

Wemiya began to chant, his magic power surging. The boy clenched his hands, and sharp blade light condensed into reality, instantly transforming into twin swords in his hands.

Because it was sparring, Little Aizu didn't use [Tempest King] for a long time, but instead replaced it with [Sword of Despair], which had been sitting on the bench for a long time.

The Mo Ye in his left hand quickly slashed towards Aizu's waist, trying to force her back.

At the same time, Tiona leaped up from the side. Her greatsword was much heavier than the weapons of ordinary swordsmen, and the huge blade slashed towards Wemiya with terrifying destructive power.

Wemiya stomped his left foot suddenly, turned his body, and the Gan Jiang in his right hand disappeared, replaced by a thick shield. He raised the shield and forcibly blocked Tiona's greatsword.

However, before he could stabilize his body, Alicia suddenly approached from the other side, her rapier as agile as a snake, stabbing directly at Wemiya's shoulder. Wemiya quickly turned around, and the Mo Ye in his left hand transformed into a thin sword, deftly blocking Alicia's attack.

Angie then attacked from behind. The cat-girl's movements were extremely agile. She quickly circled behind Wemiya, and her blade slashed towards his back.

The black sword Gan Jiang drew an arc in the air, attacking from Angie's side.

The cat-girl hurriedly raised her sword to block, and Wemiya seized this opportunity and kicked sideways, hitting Angie's chest and knocking her away.

However, this level of damage was not enough to make a second-level adventurer withdraw from the battle.

Under the siege of the four, Wemiya, who had not activated all the skills except for the passively effective [Innocent Monster] and [Mind's Eye (True)], was obviously stretched thin.

Even so, the time the boy persisted still exceeded expectations.

Wemiya kept moving in the open space, trying not to be completely surrounded. He dodged nimbly, using various projected weapons to quickly change his offense and defense.

In the last round of confrontation, Tiona was in front with her greatsword, Aizu and Alicia were on the left and right with their swords, and Angie was behind, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

He sat on the ground, panting heavily, sweat soaking his clothes, his chest rising and falling violently, and his body was covered with bruises, most of which were traces left by Aizu and Alicia striking with the sides or sheaths of their swords.

Aizu's condition was even more embarrassing, her cheeks were slightly swollen, but this injury was not caused by Wemiya, but by accidental damage from her companions.

[Berserk Rampage], a skill that increases attack power based on the damage received, also reduces Tiona's sanity, stimulating her more violent fighting instincts.

The goal of the investigation was to understand the situation regarding the man-eating flowers mentioned by Dionysus, which had recently appeared near the port city.

A fisherman shrugged his shoulders and replied.

"If you count ship collisions, those monsters cause losses almost every day. But because of that, we shipwrights have work to do, and business is pretty good."

A young cat-person girl said.

Another merchant answered optimistically.

Between the streets and alleys, Lefiya and Aiz looked at the bustling main street, walking and discussing.

"There's no useful eyewitness information."

"The security of the port and the nearby sea seems to be quite good."

If man-eating flowers, which even Lv.3 high-level adventurers would find difficult to deal with, appeared in this lake, Maren would probably fall into great chaos.

At the same time, Lyu and the others ran to the vicinity of the town and carefully inspected the drainage system of the port city.

For example, monsters like 'Raid Fish' would swim upstream along the river and enter the underground waterways of the city.

Lyu looked down and inspected.

"I heard that it was once damaged by a monster, but later the Guild strengthened the protection."

The fence firmly sealed the drain, and even large monsters could not break through it, and there were no signs of damage around it.

The girls busied themselves for a long time, but it seemed that there was nothing suspicious in this port city.

"Man-eating flowers… I seem to have heard of them before."

"I heard that several merchant ships sank inexplicably, and the surviving crew members said they saw snake-like monsters. Thinking about it now, it might be the kind you mentioned."

Njord smiled helplessly: "I can't be called the head of the family. We [Njord Familia] are just managing the fisheries here. We can't say we've achieved anything great, and we're not Poseidon's successors."

"Ah, it's nothing…"

In fact, the reason why the goddess was absent-minded was because while she was out investigating, her beloved beautiful girls were helping Wei Gong with special training in the hotel.

"Hmm? Yes, it's still the same. The Guild is trying every means to win over the fishermen to become adventurers. After we refused, they imposed heavy taxes on seafood products entering Orario."

"Ah? Is it that serious?"

For example, the real-time updated monster encyclopedia, and the price given for the main business of magic stone recovery has always been very fair, providing a lot of convenience for adventurers.

"It's not the headquarters of Orario."

Njord shook his head: "It's the management organization of this port city, the branch of the Guild."

"Oh?"

"Speaking of which."

Njord suddenly picked up a big fish: "I just caught this this morning. It's a full five meters long."

In order to avoid outside interference, Loki specially chose a remote and quiet hotel when choosing a hotel, and booked the entire hotel.

Now, it is convenient for Wei Gong and the others.

Different from their previous sparring, this time Aiz went all out, even using [Wind Spirit's Swift Run]

The power of [Wind Spirit's Swift Run] is beyond doubt. Apart from Heding's [Lorenz o Hilde], this is the most excellent additional magic in the world.

"Okay, let's take a break."

Liveria said, watching the two of them had been practicing for a long time.

Hearing the Elf Princess say this, Aiz and Wei Gong stopped.

In Little Aiz's opinion, Liveria, who was not responsible for sparring with Wei Gong, seemed to have no need to stay.

"Because I'm going to heal you, do you know now?"

Little Aiz covered her head: "Goo… I know."

In the wilderness, the sun shone down, dust was rising from the grass, and Wei Gong stood in the center of an open space, facing Aiz, Tiona, Alicia, and Angie.

"Projection, start (Trace On)."

[Gan Jiang Mo Ye]

Sword Princess launched the attack first, and the silver long sword rolled up a long wind, slashing towards Wei Gong quickly.

Her blade was precise and sharp, pointing directly at Wei Gong's face.

Wei Gong turned his wrist, and the Gan Jiang in his right hand intersected with her blade, sparks flew, and a crisp metallic impact sounded.

However, Aiz changed her posture in an instant, her body as ethereal as the wind, dodging Wei Gong's counterattack. Her blade slashed out again, this time, she was faster and more fierce.

A huge force came from the shield, making Wei Gong's arm faintly numb.

At the same time, with the help of Tiona's giant force, his figure quickly retreated, opening the distance from Aiz in front of him.

Like Aiz, Tiona and Alicia did not use their main weapons.

Because recently, the image of a 'heavy-armored warrior wielding [Ice Giant]' often appears, it is easy to ignore that Alicia is actually an agile swordsman who is good at quick attacks.

Wei Gong noticed the attack behind him, but did not turn around. At the same time, the cat-person girl who was about to attack suddenly felt her hair stand on end.

As Lv.4s, the gap in strength was obvious. Angie staggered back several steps, and finally stopped after rolling on the ground.

Angie spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and then regained her strength in less than ten seconds, and then plunged into the battle again.

The girls' offensive surged like a tide. For a time, it was difficult to fight four hands with two fists. Facing four powerful swordsmen, Wei Gong was being pushed to the limit every moment—this was exactly the result he wanted.

However, when facing four experienced and quick-reacting opponents at the same time, even the strongest skills have their limits.

No matter how he struggled, the terrain was ultimately too open, without any cover to use, and eventually he was forced into a siege.

In this desperate situation surrounded on all sides, Wei Gong understood that he could no longer continue to persevere. After exhausting his strength, he gave up resistance.

However, the four girls were not unscathed.

There was a large purple bruise on Tiona's chest, which was left by Wei Gong's heavy punch when she was careless for a moment.

Alicia's shoulder was slashed by the back of a knife. Although it was not a fatal wound, it made her feel bursts of stabbing pain when wielding her sword.

That was in the second half of the battle. When Tiona was hit in the chest by Wei Gong, the Amazon girl started her skill in a hurry—[Berserk Rampage].

As a result, in a state of reduced sanity, her movements became wide open, and Aiz, who was beside Tiona, was directly hit by the Amazon girl's elbow.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like