Liam closed the system window and moved forward to join the others, but just when he was close enough to them, something mysterious happened.One of the females in the group was suddenly dragged away by a huge tongue, the tongue sprayed some sticky saliva on the bodies of those nearby while it dragged the female hero with the intention to swallow her.Even Grim Blade wasn't able to react on time to save the girl; this monster was so undetectable even for a strong hero like Grim Blade.Liam quickly reacted after getting sprayed by the saliva, he raised his guard up and quickly turned back to see what had dragged the young lady.Behold, standing in front of them was a monster almost the size of the biggest building still standing around them, and this building is a whopping ten-story building, and this monster was as tall as it.To even look at this monster, all of them had to stare up as though looking at the sky; just the head of this monster was as big as Ethan if not bigger based on
"Fuck, where are you running to, damn cowards? What's the point of obtaining hero cards when all you're going to do is run away at the sight of monsters? It's even more annoying to think that all of you have been to different expeditions before and you possess high rankings. You guys are the ones giving heroes bad reputations," Franklin yelled at the three-plus heroes trying their best to run away at the sight of these monsters.While yelling, he sent a bolt of lightning towards a monster trying to attack a hero who was preoccupied with another monster. The scene was as chaotic as it can get. Their only hope to survive is the arrival of the other team who are most likely on their way here right now. Franklin tried his very best to help other young heroes while keeping an eye out for intervention of other monsters.These monsters were of different types, sizes, and powers. Most were as tall as buildings, and most were as short as humans, and most even used flame magic."Sasha, get up.
Liam observed the area, noticing some heads popping out from the windows, looking at them. 'I guess this is where they kept the human captives. Those emberclaw over there, they are kind of scary-looking, scarier than the others, as though they are monitoring us without even moving.'"All of you replenish your health and refill your mana; we are going to engage soon. I'll take care of the stronger ones, 2-star and higher; you guys take care of the weaker ones and keep an eye out for these ten buildings."Grim Blade pointed at ten huge buildings surrounding them."There are people inside, so do your best not to lead the emberclaws there."All of them nodded in agreement. Right now, they were ready to risk their lives to rescue these people. Heroes were blessed with the power to protect the weak and eradicate monsters from their world. If they showed weakness, then what difference were they from the weak?"I am currently level 5. I need to level up faster and increase my level to level t
Hearing the voices of those people rejoicing made the young heroes feel what Grim Blade was talking about earlier. Those people in the room didn't even mind that it was newbie heroes coming to save them; they rejoiced non-stop as though it was someone very powerful and popular."Sasha, take that entrance; you, you, and you go with her. Three of you go to the other building; go in each building in threes, alright," Franklin gave orders.Liam, this time, is teaming up with Franklin and Jason.However, he did not notice any hostiles from Jason this time; Jason didn't even mouth out foul words.'Weird,' Liam thought to himself as he picked up the pace, racing after Franklin.'He is too damn fast; I can't even keep up with his minimum speed even when I'm running at my peak speed,' Liam thought to himself as he chased after the speeding figure of Franklin.Once they got closer to the entrance of the 10-storey building, Franklin shot out a bolt of lightning towards the door, taking it down a
CGH has confirmed that it was just a 3-star threat with zero 4-star or higher monsters. They have done their searches and researches about this area before sending the hero that was free with a party of newbie heroes.This exercise was meant as a field trip more than anything, but at this point, it was something more than a field trip and was more like a call to death situation for those who have understood what they got themselves involved in.'CGH has never been wrong about the strength of monsters, not even for once since our years of technological advancements. But why now? Why now, and I am caught in the middle of it? The life of those kids lays in my hands, and if I can't save them, what would become of me?' Grim Blade thought to himself.He grabbed his sword even though his body ached like hell."You are standing up. I think I have already explained your fate to you; you are weak; you can't even stand my power," the emberclaw spoke with a grin on its face."Those humans care fo
"Hey, dummy, you are late for our date."Grim Blade heard that voice as he almost gave up everything. The voice was feminine, angelic, and carried a lovely touch with it. The familiarity in the voice made him realize who it was almost immediately."Pink Beauty??" His mouth struggled to form that name as he opened his eyes.Behold, floating midair close to him was the embodiment of his fondest dreams. This stunning lady, with her long cascading pink hair, was a vision of elegance. She had a heavenly shape hidden in her gracious silvery armor that seemed to shine in this moment of literal darkness.Clutched firmly in her hand was a glowing pink spear, its radiance matching the brilliance of her presence. The soft, mesmerizing light it emitted cast a warm and enchanting aura around her, making her seem like a celestial being.She turned and gave him a smile; this smile took away all the despair he felt earlier. His mouth widened into a bright smile even in the tight grip of this embercla
"What have you done to me, human lady?" The leading Emberclaw sounded really scared as it spoke to Pink Beauty.Pink Beauty had already landed on the ground inside her Aetherial Petal Domain; her slender feet touched the ground graciously without making a sound.Several petals sprung up from the ground beneath her, twisting against each other and forming a throne. The throne was red and pink, giving off a majestic glow.Pink Beauty sat down on it, assuming the pose of a queen as she smirked at the leading Emberclaw, which struggled tirelessly to move its body away from the flowers grabbing its large foot, stopping it from making any movement.From outside this domain, the others couldn't see anything.'What is this? Its presence is so strong,' the newbie heroes thought to themselves.All they could see from their various positions was the dome-shaped barrier trapping both Pink Beauty and the Emberclaw inside. The pink barrier blocked all sights and interactions from the outside."For
Liam and the others soon arrived at CGH. During their journey, everyone in the jet was quiet. None of them was willing to start a conversation with one another or even lift the heavy mood. Even though they had won, everything that took place still played on repeat in their feeble minds."Welcome, young heroes!" A beautiful female voice sounded as they all stepped into a beautiful white hall."You have all embarked on your first mission and succeeded in it. That is such a great feat. It shows that our young heroes will grow to be as formidable as the current hero generations," the voice continued.Liam looked around the room to find who was speaking, but there was no one in sight. However, he noticed the speaker on the wall to the right side of the room."You all don't have to be worried about your performance. Others of your level didn't survive their first mission, and they didn't even perform as well as you guys did, even on their fifth and tenth expenditures.""We don't want to tak