Seeing Sein Again

Lore picked up the silver coin, held it up to her eyes, and examined it closely.

Upon discovering the tracking magic that Frieren had cast on the silver coin, they immediately used reverse Detection Magic to put the Shadow Warriors in the tavern into battle mode and attack Frieren and her companions.

East District, Eighth Avenue.

Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, Stark walked down the street, heading towards the tavern where Gazelle was.

Suddenly, a delicate and gentle magical power emanated from it.

Frieren's brow furrowed; she knew her tracking magic had been discovered and detected in reverse. She alerted the others.

"Prepare for battle."

Dugu Qing, Fern, Stark looked around warily.

A cold arrow shot through the air, heading Stark, and instantly pierced his shoulder.

Dugu Qing supported Stark, shielded Frieren and Fern behind him, and warily looked around, searching for the enemy.

"The arrow came from a great distance; the Shadow Warriors is indeed quite skilled."

Dugu Qing activated his Detection Magic and discovered an assassin behind a tall building.

He leaped onto his flying sword and, in the blink of an eye, flew hundreds of meters to where the enemy was hiding.

"Wow, that's fast!"

Wolf was shocked by Dugu Qing's speed, jumped off the building, and ran quickly into the crowd.

Lore, hiding in the tavern, cast a spell to restrict magic power, attempting to make Dugu Qing fall from the sky.

But Dugu Qing was only a beat slow before regaining his original lightning speed.

His figure moved like a cold, sharp streak of light, instantly appearing above Wolf's head and slashing down with his sword.

Sensing the deadly attack approaching, Wolf hurriedly raised his iron bow horizontally, straining to hold it above his head to block the blow with his weapon.

A surge of immense divine power emanated from above, sweeping away everything in its path and instantly shattering the iron bow.

"How could he be so strong!"

Archers are incredibly strong because they have to bend their bows to shoot arrows. Wolf considered himself one of the strongest in the world, but he never expected that Dugu Qing was even stronger than him, like a god. It was truly unbelievable!

Wolf's defenses were wide open, and his weaknesses were completely exposed to Dugu Qing.

Dugu Qing's eyes were icy cold. Without the slightest hesitation, she lightly waved her hand, and her long sword slashed out horizontally.

A flash of light, and Wolf immediately collapsed, his head rolling to the ground, and he died.

Dugu Qing Detection Magic had been activated, covering an area of a hundred meters. He discovered the presence of several warriors near the tavern, their figures moving like the wind, their clothes fluttering, as they flew towards the tavern.

"This is bad, the enemy is very strong, we need to retreat."

Lore hadn't expected Dugu Qing's strength to be so terrifying, that he could ignore her most prized magic. She immediately ordered Gazelle and Shurit in the tavern to retreat.

Dugu Qing descended from the sky, pushed open the tavern door, and was met with an empty room.

His brows furrowed, he raised his longsword, cleaved the wine cabinet in two with a single stroke, and turned to leave.

On the street, Frieren, Fern, Stark were chasing after Dugu Qing, heading towards the battlefield.

"It hurts."

Suddenly, Stark felt a pang of heart palpitation, collapsed weakly, his face pale, as if he had been poisoned.

"They've been poisoned. Let's go find Dugu Qing!"

Frieren carried Stark on her back, preparing to go find Dugu Qing.

A series of hurried footsteps came from around the corner. Sein, his face beaming with joy, ran out excitedly, his eyebrows dancing with delight.

"I can't believe it really is you! That's great! Where's Dugu Qing?"

Frieren gently put Stark down from her back, her face showing delight as she welcomed him.

Looking at the heavily injured Stark, Sein took out the Holy Scripture and cast Goddess's Magic. Gentle magic flowed from his palm, covering Stark's injured shoulder and causing the wound to heal rapidly.

Stark touched his wound, moved his arm, and stood up easily.

"Thank you, Sein."

Dugu Qing rode his sword against the wind, landing back on the ground. Seeing Sein return, a smile appeared on his face.

"Sein, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Fern has grown into a big sister."

Sein looked at everyone, especially the voluptuous Fern, and felt a lot of emotions.

"To celebrate defeating the enemy and reuniting with friends, everyone, let's have a good barbecue!"

Dugu Qing put the Clear Radiance Sword into his Spatial Ring and pointed to the open-air barbecue not far away.

Upon hearing this, Stark's eyes lit up, his previous gloom from his injuries vanished, and he immediately echoed,

"Great! I was injured just now, it almost killed me with pain, now I have to make it up to you."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked to the barbecue stall, looked at the menu, and ordered their favorite dishes.

A moment later, the restaurant served a variety of barbecued dishes, including tender grilled fish, juicy beef, crispy lamb, spicy pork belly, and more.

Everyone raised their juices, happily enjoying the food and sharing stories of their separation.

An hour later, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and put down the skewers.

Upon learning that Dugu Qing, Frieren, and Fern had all advanced to the rank of Level One Mage, Sein sadly lowered his head.

"Sigh! If I had known that following Dugu Qing and Frieren would lead to becoming Level One Mage, I wouldn't have acted alone."

Dugu Qing used Cleansing Magic to remove the oil stains from her hands.

"Ever since joining the Continental Magic Association, our missions have become increasingly difficult. First there was Revolte, then Macht, and now this empire is involved. I really want to quit, you know?"

Sein nodded slightly upon hearing this, his eyes filled with sympathy, fully understanding the exhaustion from days of fighting.

Because he had fought his way up through countless difficult missions, he was exhausted and now desperately wanted to find a place to rest for a few months.

After the meal, Frieren paid the bill and led everyone back to the hotel.

When Jian Ze, Ubel, Lanto met Dugu Qing and the others, they all stepped forward to share the information they had gathered.

It includes the names, portraits, and special abilities of the Shadow Warriors, providing very detailed information.

Dugu Qing saw Wolf's information inside and revealed that he had already killed Wolf.

Jian Ze set aside Wolf's information and continued to introduce the other people's information.

Street vendor, Gazelle.

Varos, a former hero of the northern frontier.

There's also his childhood friend, the Gorilla Klees, who looks exactly like Sein in his memory.

Upon finally meeting his long-lost childhood friend, who turned out to be one of the Shadow Warriors, Sein both angry and delighted.

"Frieren, you're going to the ball, right? Can I join you? I'd like to see the gorilla."

"Yes, I'll feel more at ease having a monk with me."

Frieren agreed without hesitation.

As the group was chatting, a vast and powerful magical force came from the south and entered the Imperial Capital.

Frieren, Dugu Qing, and the others sensed this magical power and all looked out the window.

"It must be Lady Serie!"

"It must be her! Such immense magical power Peerless Under Heaven; only Serie possesses it."