At this moment, the adventurers on the coast were Xia Nan, the Halfling Alton, the entire "Raging Waves War Gang," and the core team of the "Windforged."
Altogether, there were nearly twenty elite veterans who had obtained Profession Levels.
Those who had just been pulled into the Secret Realm ritual possessed individual strength that placed them among the foremost adventurers on all of Stodd Island.
If such a force had been well trained and placed in the inland regions, it would have been capable of attacking not only some impoverished village in a remote location, but even a small town with relatively weak defenses.
However, the current situation was very different.
On one hand, the dozen or so adventurers present were far from united. Xia Nan and Alton needed no explanation, while the grudges between the "Raging Waves War Gang" and the "Windforged" had existed for a long time. Even when facing a powerful enemy, it was difficult to say whether they could unite against a common foe. They often had to guard against sneak attacks from their so-called "comrades," so their overall combat strength was nowhere near as strong as it appeared.
On the other hand, among those present, only Xia Nan and Alton had naturally escaped after "Algae Scale" Dodd's death in the Secret Realm. The adventurers from the other two teams had all been sent out of the Ritual Secret Realm midway for various reasons.
Their condition might not have reached the point of severe injury or imminent death, but they could still be considered weak, and their combat strength had declined.
And the enemies they had to face were—
"Buzz!"
The Grey-Black Straight Sword instantly left its sheath, slicing through the air with a fleeting, razor-sharp chill.
Feeling the long-missed, icy touch of the [Emberfall] Straight