Brave and Demon King's Relics

Those who frequently commit murder know this.

Wearing a hood and a mask, coupled with hurried steps and a look of looking around, he would be labeled as "suspicious" by passersby at a glance, and even the carefree elf would be suspicious of him.

After being rejected by the fourth team, Jiede and Sipa had to remove their hoods and masks, revealing two ordinary-looking faces.

One had brown hair and the other had blonde hair; they both looked like the kind of people you could see anywhere on the street, the kind you wouldn't notice if they blended into a crowd.

He's practically a born assassin.

But their profession isn't adventurers, it's—

"We are adventurers who travel far and wide, please let us join your party?" Jiede said with a smile to Mei Erjia in front of him.

"Want to join the group? Sure, sign this first." She handed over a letter of support titled "I fully support Ms. Wei En Ma's great magical theories."

After the former signed, she said, "First time entering the dungeon? Take your signal flares. When you get to Lake Liurnia, you'll be randomly teleported away. Remember to fire the signal flares then, and I'll come find you."

After saying that, she muttered to herself, "Why do I have to personally handle this kind of trivial matter of mentoring newcomers?" while she went to get others to sign the support agreement, leaving Jiede and Sipa standing there.

"The adventurers here are really helpful, they've been a huge help." Jiede smiled and waved the signal flare in his hand. "They help me just by signing a document. I've never done such a cheap deal before. They're really kind."

"You can't survive on the battlefield with this kind of mentality." Sipa said expressionlessly. "If you're going to test, then test quickly. The Sword Saint could be on his way at any moment, and we don't have any extra time to waste."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, this dungeon is where our Captain Ge Erka was killed. Aren't you curious about why? Don't you want to see the Storm Dragon and the armor in the video?"

"I don't want to at all; I just want to do the task assigned by the battalion commander well."

That's right, the two of them are mercenaries, mercenaries of the Light Eagle Legion.

Their mission this time was related to the Sword Saint, but it wasn't to fight the Sword Saint; it was just to transport something.

Jiede pulled up the sleeve of his left hand, revealing a gleaming armlet with a beautifully patterned gem hanging from it, clearly not an ordinary item.

He stroked the gemstone, his face filled with longing and reluctance, and murmured to himself:

"The Divine Artifact of the Brave once slew the Demon King, even though it has deteriorated with the passage of time, is still far greater than any weapon forged by a craftsman. I really can't bear to give it away."

Sipa glanced at him, about to say something, when Mei Erjia led another group of people toward them and said, "Alright, everyone's here, let's go."

Mei Erjia's service is to help newcomers get to the Academy Gate Town quickly, so they have to take the route to the Magic Classroom. Including Jiede and Sipa, there are a total of ten people.

The only difficulty of this route was finding the Transfer Certificate and the Caria Knight guarding the gate. The token was not a problem. Mei Erjia quickly led the people to the hidden gate. They were so fast that they only encountered two waves of Puppet Soldier. The newcomers didn't even have time to make a move before Mei Erjia killed all the monsters by himself.

Jiede rated her skills as decent, but said that the Puppet Soldier were too weak monsters and what threat could slow-moving puppets pose?

He didn't see the Puppet Soldier go berserk; it's all Mei Erjia's fault for attacking too quickly.

When they arrived at the seal guarded by the Caria Knight, Mugram, Mei Erjia did something that shocked everyone.

"You, obediently walk over and let him kill you." She randomly picked a new adventurer and gave him a push, saying it with considerable practiced ease, as if she had done this kind of thing many times before.

What kind of devilish request is this?!

Jiede and Sipa exchanged a glance and suddenly realized they should retract their previous assessment of Mei Erjia— "kind."

It takes real guts to send someone to their death without batting an eye!

"Why?" the adventurer who was pushed out cried out in grievance.

"Because I can't beat him, and he leaves after killing someone, replacing them with a weaker Caria Knight, so I can take you in, understand?" Mei Erjia patted his shoulder and said, "I'll compensate you, you can choose between gold coins and a private lesson from Lady Wei En Ma."

The adventurer hesitated, while Jiede was eager to go over, but Sipa stopped him.

"You want to expose the capabilities of your weapon in front of so many people?" Sipa asked with a stern face.

Jiede did think so, but Sipa held him back tightly. In the time it took to pull him up, the adventurer had already stepped forward and was executed by Mugram with a flick of his wrist.

"Whispering sound."

Jiede looked disappointed. He had a feeling that the Mugram he had just met was incredibly strong and would have been perfect for testing the power of his weapon, but his plan had been ruined.

Then came the duel between Mei Erjia and Caria Knight. She had prepared a magical trap beforehand, wiped herself with Fire Grease, and swallowed two vials of fighting potions. Before everyone's eyes, she fought Caria Knight to a standstill.

"So why are we the only two left alive?"

Jiede stared at the dissipating corpses of adventurers on the ground, looked up at the Caria Knight walking towards them, and then looked back at Sipa.

Sipa smirked. "How should I know? Didn't you want to test me? This is a good opportunity."

Just now, seeing how confident that elf looked, they thought they were sure to win, but how come he was single-handedly killed by Caria Knight, and also wiped out a bunch of newbies.

As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover; the more reliable an elf seems, the less reliable they actually are.

"Then I'll go."

Jiede shrugged and strode toward Caria Knight, who swung his staff at him, and the Glintstone Pebble came flying at him.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the Fallen Leaves in the center of the courtyard shifted their direction.

Caria Knight suddenly realized that Jiede had vanished.

"Here it is, look this way." Jiede's flippant voice came from behind.

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Caria Knight raised his hand and released the Glintstone Arc, then quickly turned around and unleashed the Glintstone Swift Pebble!

"Missed it." Jiede's voice came from behind again.

Caria Knight turned around again, but still couldn't see his opponent. It was as if Jiede was fixed behind him, and he could never hit him.

"Sipa, did you see that? He's really strong, hahaha!"

Jiede's figure disappeared again, but this time the Caria Knight arched his back as if struck by a heavy blow, seemingly injured at some unknown time.

"I feel that this knight is very strong, but he just can't hit me. He truly lives up to the power of weaponry!"

"Don't be too careless."

Sipa watched the battle, his eyes also flashing with amazement.

The weapon "Windwalker" is Divine Artifact used by Brave historically known as "Hurricane." It possesses the power to control the wind. It is said that he once used this Divine Artifact to summon a raging storm that swept across the continent, and he was able to merge his body into the wind. He even used the power of this Divine Artifact to defeat the Demon King without taking any damage.

Each Brave and demon king has the potential to obtain their own Divine Artifact upon awakening, and each Divine Artifact possesses unique power.

Only the Brave or the demon king can use the Divine Artifact; anyone else who tries to use it will be Divine Punishment.

But there is another clever way.

When the owner of Divine Artifact dies, the Divine Artifact will not disappear; it will only wear down and deteriorate over the long years, turning into something called a "weapon".

The weapon possesses less than one percent of the power of its predecessor, and can only be used by the person chosen by it. If someone who is not chosen tries to use it, then a sacrifice must be offered to awaken it and recharge it.

The offerings consist of the bones and lives of people with Unique Talent whose attributes are similar to those of weapons.

Each sacrifice can awaken the weapon for at least two years.

It may seem like a huge price to pay, but it's absolutely worth it because weapons and armor surpass all other equipment and are more powerful than any enchanted item.

However, Unique Talent are not necessarily useful; there are many talents that are useless or even counterproductive.

No one knows how the Light Eagle Legion obtained this weapon, and no one knows how many weapons the Light Eagle Legion actually possesses.

Countless Brave and demon kings have disappeared from history, and the number of Divine Artifact is unknown, probably exceeding a hundred.

The weapon "Windwalker" can no longer summon a raging wind that sweeps across the continent, but it retains the ability to turn the user into wind for a short time. This ability naturally has some limitations, but it is still powerful.

The Caria Knight currently battered and bruised and completely unable to touch Jiede is proof of this.

Jiede's attack method was simple: he transformed into a gust of wind, passing straight through the Caria Knight and then violently impacting him, because he could not swing his weapon while in the gust of wind state.

Don't underestimate the power of an impact. Every ordinary impact is no less powerful than a dragon's chariot. If there were no time or number of impacts, it would be a perfect weapon of mass destruction.

"Do I need to be careful? He can't even hit me!" Jiede was very excited; the power of the weapon completely exceeded his imagination.

Sipa remained silent, it seemed his reminder was completely unnecessary, but he still had to say something.

"Hurry up and finish this, they should be back soon."

"Okay, okay."

Jiede responded impatiently, wanting to unleash his weapon at maximum power to instantly kill the Caria Knight, the wind pressure surging, but he ultimately sighed.

"I can only unleash half my full power; what a talent I have!"

He no longer hid behind Caria Knight, but faced him directly, wanting him to know exactly how he died.

Caria Knight dropped his staff and picked up his shield.

Jiede charged! He charged right up to the enemy!

In an instant, he was incredibly close to Caria Knight, even able to see the other's face in the darkness and the upturned corners of his mouth through the gap in the helmet.

An upturned mouth?

"Bang!"

To Jiede and Sipa's astonishment, Caria Knight swung his shield, unleashing a burst of azure magical light that instantly left Jiede wide open.

Carian Retaliation with his unparalleled martial arts skills!

Even the wind can bounce!?

Jiede was too shocked to move and watched helplessly as the Caria Knight thrust his sword at him. Just as the blade pierced his chest, Sipa finally moved.

Two magic missiles were fired; one sent Jiede flying, and the other ended the last of Caria Knight's life force.

"Thump—"

As the knight fell to the ground, Sipa rushed to Jiede's side and frantically sprayed Healing Potion onto his wounds.

"How is this possible? How could my weapons have been stolen?"

Jiede stared blankly. What had the Caria Knight done? How could a shield deflect even the wind?

"I told you not to be careless. This is a dungeon that the guild leader himself said to be careful in," Sipa said reproachfully.

"But weapons."

"The weapon is powerful, but what does it have to do with us? You can't even unleash its full power. Who knows if that knight can deflect the weapon when it's fully unleashed?"

He added insult to injury.

"This is not a failure of the weaponry, but your failure."

"What good will it do you to finish me off?" Jiede glared at the other man with resentment. Just then, Mei Erjia finally returned with the main force.

"You won?" she said in surprise. "You're very capable, seasoned veterans disguised as newbies?"

Unfortunately, neither of the two mercenaries was in the mood to chat with her at the moment. They gave her a few perfunctory words and then entered the seal together.

Just as Mei Erjia said at the beginning, those who enter the Lake District for the first time will be randomly teleported, and Jiede and Sipa were lucky enough to appear in the same area.

It was a foggy day with very low visibility, so the two tried launching a signal flare—which was actually a very bright Fireball Spell.

"She really couldn't find us." Sipa's eyelids twitched.

"Luckily I prepared this. It's supposedly a map produced by a very famous Strategy Team. It can determine the location based on nearby landmarks and scenes, and it even marks the town's location." Jiede chuckled. "This is the kind of time to look at a map."

"You're more energetic now?"

"I've figured it out. I was careless just now, but I won't be like that again. Since I'm already here, it wouldn't be right to leave without taking something, would it?"

"Just leave today, don't let it interfere with important business."

The two cautiously entered the thick fog. Occasionally, figures on horseback would pass through the fog, which looked somewhat terrifying. Whenever they were about to encounter monsters, Jiede would use the power of his weapon to help Sipa stay far away, and they never triggered a battle.

But they didn't notice that a dark, round figure had appeared in the thick fog, with a pair of large eyes staring at them.

A wild Gengar has its eye on Jiede.

A wild Gengar wanted to use "Thief" on Jiede to steal his items.