The Chosen of Slaanesh in Infinite Worlds

The moment Link stepped onto the second floor, he felt the unique atmosphere here. Gathered here were the leaders or core members of various mercenary groups, whose strength and experience far exceeded that of ordinary mercenaries. Link looked around and soon noticed the other two leaders of the mercenary groups.

A man and a woman, both of them had silver-level strength on their ID cards, which was a very high level in the mercenary world. When they saw Link, they also showed curiosity.

"Hmm? First time meeting you. Are you a newly registered mercenary group?" The female leader spoke first. Her voice was clear and pleasant, and her attitude was relatively friendly.

"Yes, Black Dragon Mercenary Group. Please take care of me in the future." Link responded with a smile and extended his hand.

"Please take good care of me!" The female leader shook hands with Link enthusiastically, while the male leader next to her seemed much more indifferent. He just glanced at Link coldly without saying much.

"It's still unclear who will take care of whom. With a leader who is at the tungsten steel level, I don't think the strength of the mercenary group will be much better, right?" There was a hint of contempt in the male leader's words, and it was obvious that he was not optimistic about Link and his mercenary group.

Seeing this, the female leader gently hit the male leader's shoulder and explained with a smile: "Hey, don't pay attention to him, he is just like this."

Link was not displeased by the male leader's attitude, but instead strengthened his inner belief. He knew in his heart that strength was the best way to prove everything.

The right thing to do is to work hard to make yourself stronger. All the face, money, power and treatment are just appendages of strength.

After killing two shadow sabertooth tigers, his strength rating in the guild has been successfully upgraded to the tungsten steel level. Although it is still some distance away from the silver level, it is only a matter of time for Link to reach or even surpass the silver level.

Therefore, he would not take such things seriously at all.

He looked at the task board. Although there were not many tasks posted on it, each one was full of challenges and opportunities.

The exploration mission in the north of the forest, the Titan python hunting mission in the south of the forest, the mission to clear the black-tailed scorpion's nest...

Each mission is well-funded, but also very dangerous.

The difficulty of these missions is too high, as the monsters you encounter at the beginning are all level 4 or 5 monsters, not to mention that you may encounter other monsters in the forest, just like the wind wolf last time.

The commission is high, but you have to be alive to get it.

"Right now, we should focus on team coordination and act cautiously. It's not worth it to sacrifice the lives of our teammates!"

Link silently calculated in his mind that it might be easy for him to carry out the mission alone, but it would be hard to say if he took other team members with him.

Blind arrogance will only get them into trouble.

Therefore, Link decided to start with some relatively simple tasks, gradually adapt himself to the battles in this world, and increase the tacit understanding among the team. When the time is right, he will challenge those more difficult tasks.

102. Run-in

Thinking of this, Link had already made up his mind and was about to leave the chaotic guild hall to find a mission suitable for himself and his team.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, a conversation inadvertently floated into his ears, causing him to stop involuntarily.

"I'll take this exploration mission. Maybe I can make a lot of money. Challis, which one are you going to do?" The confident voice of a female team leader sounded.

"Titan Python's." The other voice sounded a little low and sinister, making people very uncomfortable.

"The Titanoboa is a fifth-level monster. You have to be careful. Don't let all the members of your mercenary group be killed or injured, and then be swallowed up by other mercenary groups!" The previous voice was a bit teasing, as if it was not optimistic about the choice of the adventurer named Chalis.

"It's none of your business." Challis's voice was still as low as before, but it revealed a hint of indifference and arrogance that was hard to detect.

Link's steps, which were about to leave, paused involuntarily as he keenly captured the key information in this conversation.

A fifth-level monster was a powerful existence that could only be challenged by gold-level adventurers. If one was not careful, the whole group could be wiped out. And this Chalis seemed to be planning to take his mercenary group to a head-on confrontation. The risks involved were self-evident.

"Sure enough, he is going to use the lives of the mercenary members to pile up..."

Link pondered in his heart and couldn't help but become more wary of the man named Chalis.

In this world, there are many brave people who take risks for profit, but it is hard to accept such behavior of treating the lives of team members as worthless.

A fifth-level monster is so powerful that it often requires one or two gold-level adventurers, or more than ten experienced silver-level adventurers to work together to barely deal with it. However, in this remote Black Stone Town, silver-level adventurers are rare, and gold-level adventurers are even rarer.

Either Challis has an unknown trump card or he intends to kill the Titanoboa at the cost of the lives of his team members.

Whatever the situation, Link was wary of this man.

Link saw him tear off the commission form and turn to leave the second floor of the guild. After Link took one last look at the female leader, he also left the second floor of the guild.

Downstairs, Ingrid had already completed the mercenary registration, and when she saw Link coming down, she immediately came up to him, followed by several other members of the group.

Some of them were excited, some were nervous, but all were looking forward to the unknown challenges.

"How about it, is there any task we can do upstairs?"

Ingrid spoke first. Her voice was clear and pleasant, but it carried a hint of imperceptible anxiety. Perhaps she was anxious to prove herself in front of Link and Asha.

"No, we are hunting fourth and fifth level monsters. The risk is too great." Link shook his head, looking serious.

He was well aware of the strength of his team. Although everyone had great potential, they were still too immature when facing high-level monsters.

"Then do this, and take a look."

Stella suddenly interrupted, she took a commission from the task board on the first floor and handed it to Link.

Link took the commission, looked through it carefully, and found that it was about hunting the second-level monster scavenger.

Although there are many of these monsters, their individual strength is not very strong. They can be referred to as ghouls in myths and legends. They are just suitable for their new team to get familiar with each other and work together.

"Okay, let's do this mission and work on improving ourselves first." Link nodded in agreement, his eyes sweeping across the team members, each of them full of fighting spirit and determination.

"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison, their voices full of strength and confidence.

After receiving the order, the group of eight immediately took action.

They passed through the bustling streets and came to the wilderness outside the town. Twenty to thirty second-level scavengers were wandering around. They were growling or roaring, but they did not seem so scary in front of this group of well-equipped adventurers.

Link quickly assigned the tasks. Yuna, a boxer, was responsible for protecting Lillian and Violina in the back row, and archers Eloy, Ingrid and Stella were assistants, ready to provide support at any time. Link himself took on the tank position without hesitation to attract the attention of the scavenger.

Ashaji hid in the dark, waiting for the right opportunity to strike a fatal blow to the enemy.

After clarifying each other's responsibilities and tasks, everyone began to cooperate with each other and work together.

Although they had cooperated before, facing the real battle, no one dared to slack off. They either dodged or attacked, or defended or supported, and their cooperation became more and more tacit.

Ingrid's fighting style is particularly noteworthy.

She held a long sword in her hand, her body was agile, and every time she swung the sword, it was accompanied by a surging black flame.

With a cold snort, she said, "Evil Flame Dragon Slayer!" The surging black flame followed the direction of the sword and burned the scavenger beast in front of it into ashes in the blink of an eye.

Her strength was so strong that even Ashaji couldn't help but look at her in awe.

"Ingrid, try not to use Black Flame. If you do this, you'll have no more monster materials..."

Link shook his head helplessly, looking at Ingrid who was having fun going in and out of the scavengers and killing them, he felt both relieved and helpless.

He knew that although Ingrid was powerful, such an indiscriminate attack method would cause them to lose precious monster materials, thus affecting the benefits of the mission.

After hearing what Link said, Ingrid had no choice but to put away her sword and return to the team.

Although her eyes revealed her desire for battle, she also understood that Link's concerns were justified.

So, she began to adjust her fighting style, trying to use swordsmanship to defeat the enemy instead of relying on the destructive black flames.

However, at this moment, Ashaji's words suddenly broke Ingrid's defense.

"Master Link, ignore her. This woman is all muscle in her head."

Ashaji's teasing made Ingrid feel so ashamed and angry that she drew her sword and prepared to fight with Ashaji.

Ashaji was not to be outdone and she also took a fighting stance.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Link quickly stretched out his big hands and grabbed them both on the forehead.

"We need to be harmonious, got it?"

Link's voice was deep and powerful, instantly waking the two of them up.

"I...I understand, Master Link..."

Feeling the strength of the big hand on their heads, Ingrid and Asha both nodded obediently. They knew that in this team, Link was not only a leader, but also a partner they could trust.

After resolving this incident, everyone continued to fight. With the joint efforts of everyone, these scavengers were quickly defeated one by one. Some of them fell to the ground and could not move, while others were burned to charcoal. In any case, they had become the spoils of war of everyone, without exception.

It was already afternoon when we returned to Blackrock Town.

The shops on the street were still open, so the few people didn't rush to the guild to hand in tasks for money, but first bought some daily necessities and ingredients for cooking at the market. Although adventurous life is full of unknowns and challenges, we must learn to enjoy every moment of life.

After strolling around the market, the group was about to return to the guild to hand in the task, but at this moment, Violina encountered some trouble.

After coming out of the shop, Violina was surrounded by three adventurers in mercenary uniforms. One of them even pulled out a dagger from his waist and swung it, his threat evident in his words.

When the pedestrians around saw this scene, they all ran away in a hurry, not daring to provoke these powerful adventurers.

"I..." Violena lowered her head, her body trembling. She was obviously intimidated by the momentum of the three adventurers, and after a long while she squeezed out a sentence: "I'm sorry, everyone, I've already..."

"Don't be shameless! You have to agree today even if you don't want to!" The leading mercenary raised his hand and hit Violina in the face, wanting to teach this ungrateful new priest a lesson.

But as soon as the hand was swung out, before it landed on Violina's face, it was grasped tightly by another pair of big hands, and it could not move forward at all.

Link had come to Violina's side without her knowing. His eyes were cold and firm, as if he could see through all the darkness and evil.

"Asshole!" The mercenary was about to shout, but when he saw the name tags of the people in front of him, his arrogance immediately wilted as if it was doused with cold water.

Four silver-level and three tungsten-level adventurers, such a lineup was enough to make their three black iron-level minions feel despair.

"Hey kid, bullying my priest shows that you don't take me seriously, do you?"

Link's voice was deep and powerful, revealing an unquestionable majesty.

He grabbed the mercenary by the collar and lifted him up like a chicken. The difference in strength was too great, so the mercenary had no ability to resist.

"Sorry... I didn't know this priest had a team..."

The mercenary was so frightened that he apologized repeatedly. He knew that he had hit a wall this time, and if he didn't beg for mercy quickly, he would probably be in trouble today.

Link gave him a cold look before slamming him to the ground.

He did not kill him, but just taught this ignorant boy a lesson. The two mercenaries next to him were so scared that they retreated again and again, not daring to take another step forward.

"Vilina, are you okay?" Link turned around and asked with concern. He glanced at Vilina and was slightly relieved after confirming that she was not injured.

"I'm fine, thank you, Lord Link." Violina looked at Link gratefully, tears flashing in her eyes, but more of it was strength and courage.

She knew that with Link around, she would never be hurt again.

"Next time you buy something, remember to go together so that you don't have to worry too much even if you run into trouble."

Link smiled and patted Violena on the shoulder. He turned to look at the three mercenaries and said coldly, "If I see you again, don't blame me for being rude."

103. Screaming Cave

Seeing that the situation was not good, the three mercenaries had no choice but to bow repeatedly and apologize sincerely to Link and his companions, their faces full of fear and apology.

"I'm sorry, we were blind and offended you all. Please be magnanimous and don't take it personally."

There was a hint of trembling in their words, and they were obviously shocked by the aura that Link inadvertently revealed.

"Get lost! If I see you three causing trouble for this priest again, I promise you will never get your arms left on your bodies again!"

Link's voice was deep and powerful, and every word hit their hearts like a hammer.

Upon hearing this, the three of them felt as if they had been pardoned. They thanked Link repeatedly and then ran away. Their figures quickly disappeared around the corner of the street. They didn't even dare to look back, for fear that Link would change his mind.

"Just letting them go like this? Don't you want to teach them a lesson?"

Stella was muttering a little dissatisfiedly, her fists clenched tightly, as if she was ready to rush up and teach the three men a profound lesson at any time.

Link turned his head and looked at her, a smile flashed in his eyes, but then he regained his composure.

"Forget it, there's no need to cause more trouble." He patted Stella's shoulder gently, motioning her to relax.

The group continued to move forward and soon arrived at the gate of the Mercenary Guild. The guild was bustling with people coming and going, and the acceptance and delivery of various tasks made the place full of vitality.

They walked straight to the counter, ready to exchange the materials they had obtained from hunting scavengers for gold coins. At this moment, the poster girl Irina spotted Link with her sharp eyes and immediately ran over excitedly, with a smile on her face like a flower blooming in spring.

"Lord Link! Lord Link! We have something urgent to discuss with you!" Irina shouted while waving the papers in her hand, looking a little anxious.

Link frowned slightly and thought to himself, could it be that another difficult task has come his way?

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?" he asked, with a barely perceptible seriousness in his tone.

"Lord Link, do you still remember Taka Village? The village where you and your team went to hunt the Shadow Sabretooth Tiger?" Irina said while panting, obviously having jogged all the way here.

"Of course I remember. How could I forget that place?"

Link's thoughts were instantly pulled back to the village. He could still vividly remember the Wind Wolves that fled in all directions because of the appearance of the Shadow Sabretooth Tiger, and the frightened and helpless eyes of the villagers.

"Are those remaining Swift Wolves causing trouble? I remember there seemed to be a team of adventurers responsible for hunting those Swift Wolves?"

Irina shook her head, pulled out a task list from a pile of documents next to the counter, and handed it to Link.