Chapter 16 ***
Author: Valor
last update2024-12-12 14:31:35

chapter 16

Hal only needed two minutes to race to the designated location, and upon arrival, he noticed that a crowd had already gathered.

The man who appeared to be the leader of the group waved his hand at Hal.

"Welcome, young man! You must be Hal Rodgraim, right?" He said enthusiastically.

"Yes, that's me," Hal replied.

"Great! I take it you've seen the terms needed to participate in this raid?"

"Yes, sir."

"And you've agreed to them?"

"Yes."

"Good, then let's get going."

Before proceeding, Hal took a moment to study the expressions of each team member. The leader, a tall and lanky man with some scruff on his chin and long hair, wielded two katanas and appeared to be in his early forties. The other members of the team seemed unremarkable, so Hal didn’t spend much time observing them.

The team consisted of six C-rank members and two D-rank members, with the leader being at the B-rank, they seemed quite strong, so their claim of handling all the killing di
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