The sudden, piercing voice made everyone present frown.
Shien in particular raised his brows when he heard it and turned toward the source.
The others did the same, all looking over, including Tier, Lumya, and Merika.
But the moment they did, quite a few faces changed.
Vivian's smile vanished.
Aris's frown deepened.
Tier's expression turned cold.
Merika's breathing hitched, and fear welled up in her eyes. She could not help but clutch Lumya beside her.
Lumya was not doing much better either. She looked as though she had seen someone she wanted to respect from afar, trembling as if she might flee at any moment.
Under such circumstances, three figures approached one after another.
They were three highly distinctive adventurers.
Walking in front was a remarkably handsome young man, like a celebrity. His face was full of kindness and warmth, and he was only around twenty. He was the sort of beautiful man who would make lovestruck girls scream if he walked down the street.
Beside him stood a man and a woman.
The man looked somewhat younger than the first, yet he was decked out from head to toe in gorgeous, extravagant high-grade equipment. He held his head high and puffed out his chest, looking full of spirit.
The woman was somewhat older and equally striking in appearance. However, she was not the pure and gentle type like Vivian and the others, nor was she an intellectual beauty like Ryley. Instead, she exuded a seductive, bewitching charm.
The impressions these three adventurers gave were entirely different. One was handsome enough to inspire immediate goodwill, one looked like nothing more than a nouveau riche dandy, and the last made the surrounding men's eyes light up, clearly having quite the effect on them.
Yet when Vivian and the others saw these