A Young Man Joins the Light Eagle Legion

How can I describe this feeling? It's the feeling of being rescued from a desperate situation.

Ta Mi stared blankly at Elsa's figure as she threw herself into battle. Due to his limited education, he couldn't think of any fancy words to describe his feelings.

It was probably like my heart was pounding.

Speaking of which, he was once saved by Captain Lu Lu Wo when he was exploring a dungeon, and his feelings at that time were similar to those now.

When he asked Lu Lu Wo how to describe this feeling, she simply slapped the image of the "Wolf Knight" from the Painting World onto his face and said:

"You'll understand how to describe it once you've had Solaire save you a few times."

To this day, Ta Mi can't bear to think back to the eight days he was trapped in Oolacile; who knows how he finally escaped.

Thanks to the all-out help of the Sun Warrior named "Solaire," he was able to leave the Painting World; without the Sun Warrior's help, he would have been trapped and died inside.

On the other hand, besides Solaire, Ta Mi was able to avoid many dangers in advance thanks to the "afterimages" left behind by many predecessors who died in the Painting World. In particular, there was a guy named "Da Er" who left behind an exceptionally large number of death afterimages. Everyone who entered the Painting World had seen him at least once.

In fact, if Sion hadn't been given Dynamic Difficulty balancing, even two Solaire wouldn't have been able to beat Oolacile.

Thanks to his experience in the Painting World, Ta Mi subconsciously imagines those who have helped him as the sun, probably because Solaire is Sun Warrior.

He had always wanted to collect a statue of Solaire, but unfortunately the Bede Family didn't make any merchandise for it. This was because the "Wolf Knight" challenge in the Painting World was very difficult, and only a small number of people could enter it, which resulted in Solaire's popularity being high only within a small circle.

It's a pity. I wish I could meet Solaire somewhere else in the future. I really hope everyone can experience what it means to praise the sun.

How did my thoughts get so off-topic? I'm facing a life-or-death crisis right now!

Ta Mi snapped out of his daze and tried to struggle to his feet to help, but when he looked up, he found that Elsa had already wiped out all the Carthus Warrior, and even the humans who had chased after them had been shattered by the greatsword.

She's practically a war goddess!

He had almost lost count of how many times he had been lost in thought today. Just then, he saw Elsa, the "sun" who had helped him, walking towards him. His injured leg suddenly ached, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

Elsa reached out her hand to him just in time!

Are you going to help me up? What a kind-hearted girl. I think I might like her a little.

"Thump!"

The pain in the back of his head snapped him out of his reverie. He sat on the ground in a daze, wondering what was going on. Wasn't he supposed to help me up?

He watched as Elsa lifted his coat and groped around for a while before finally taking the chocolate that had burst out of the jar. The chocolate was broken, but the girl treasured it like a precious gem. She carefully picked up a small piece and put it in her mouth, immediately revealing a happy expression.

"Huh?" Ta Mi was dumbfounded.

"Hmm?" Elsa quickly protected the chocolate, her eyes darting around, before finally pointing at it with a determined look and saying, "Reward."

Ta Mi slowly opened her mouth wide, letting out a bewildered sound.

A commotion arose upstairs, and several figures jumped down. They were all dressed in uniform gear and bore the White Eagle insignia.

"Gers, are you alright? Are you hurt?" A person who was petite compared to the others ran towards Elsa, looking her over with great concern.

It was another familiar face, the long-lost Third Young Master of the Bede Family — Sally.

It turns out that after leaving Bede City, these two people somehow ended up settling down in the Light Eagle Legion.

Elsa raised her arms to show off her muscles, indicating that she was in great health, and then handed a chocolate to Sally.

"Food? Where did you find it? We haven't had any supplies for two days."

Elsa pointed, Sally then looked at Ta Mi.

At this moment, the wounded boy was surrounded by several fierce-looking mercenaries. One of them grabbed him by the collar and demanded, "Where did you come from, kid? How did you find this underground city? Why were you following us secretly?"

Ta Mi gritted his teeth and slapped the mercenary's hand away, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth as he said, "I also want to ask you why you're following us. Don't you know the rules? Ah, could it be that you're spies sent by another Strategy Team?"

"What Strategy Team spy? I don't understand a word of it. This kid is infuriating. I'll beat him up—"

"Stop!"

Sally gripped the mercenary's arm tightly, rendering the muscular arm, which was thicker than his thigh, completely immobile.

A hint of reluctance flashed across the mercenary's face, and he changed his words, saying, "Vice Captain, this kid is very suspicious!"

"You think everyone outsider is suspicious, right? How many times have I told you to be careful? You've messed up the whole situation that could have been explained clearly with your actions!"

Sally glared at the mercenary, who lowered his head and obediently backed away.

"Who are you?" Ta Mi stared at Sally warily.

"I am Sally, the vice-captain of the Light Eagle Legion's Assault Team," Sally said with a friendly expression, taking out a bottle of Healing Potion and sprinkling it evenly on his wounds, causing the mercenary next to him to feel a pang of heartache.

"This is the type of potion. The bottle I found earlier was the one they discarded," Ta Mi thought to herself.

But the Light Eagle Legion... that name sounds familiar. I remember it being the invincible mercenary group that obeyed the King. Why are they here?

Before he could speak, Sally asked, "Are you an adventurer from Bede City?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Ta Mi couldn't understand why the other person was asking that. The only way to enter the Catacombs of Carthus was through the Zane Dungeon, which was located near Bede City.

"Bede City?" The mercenaries looked at each other, their expressions strange, all completely bewildered.

Only Sally showed an interested smile, and said as she helped Ta Mi up:

"Let's go, let's talk in a safe place."

A moment later, the group rested in a secluded spot, with two mercenaries standing guard outside.

"You mean, a portal to an underground city was discovered near your mercenary group's base, so you came in, got trapped here for four days, and ran out of supplies?"

Ta Mi said in disbelief, "But I clearly came in through the portal in the Zane Dungeon. The distance between Bede City and the capital is so great that even riding a griffin would take you there."

Sally couldn't help but shudder at the mere mention of the name Sain, but he concealed it well and said thoughtfully:

"That means the portal to Sain has somehow appeared near us. Dungeons are really unpredictable." He paused for a moment, then said, "But it doesn't matter. Similar events have been recorded in history. This kind of anomaly doesn't seem like a big deal."

He appeared calm and collected, which impressed Ta Mi greatly; she truly envied his ability to remain composed under such circumstances.

Sally was all smiles on the surface, but inside she was cursing.

[That damn Saen is still chasing me!]

The little devil inside him was already scratching his head in frustration! Why did he leave Bede City in the first place? Wasn't it to escape the place that had left an indelible psychological scar on him?

And now, just when he finally found a new place to stay, the Zane Dungeon came knocking on his door again!

It was fine when he didn't know, but after learning from Ta Mi that the Catacombs of Carthus belonged to the Zane Dungeon, Sally felt really uneasy. He felt that something was wrong with everything, as if Dragonslayer Armour riding a Storm Dragon would jump out from some corner at any moment and chop him to death with an axe, just like he had killed his father, Philip.

"By the way, do you know how to get out of here?" Sally tried to maintain a smile, but her heart was already breaking.

"I have absolutely no idea. My teammates and I..." Ta Mi was about to answer, but then suddenly realized something, glanced at the other mercenaries, and said seriously, "I am a formal member of the Skyrim Strategy Team. This time, I entered the dungeon with Captain 'Black Bat' Lu Lu Wo. Although we got separated, everyone should be looking for me right now."

He still needed to be wary. Although Sally and "Gers" seemed easy to get along with, the other mercenaries gave him an uncomfortable feeling.

[Danger Perception] Even though no alarm sounded, we still need to take precautions.

"This kid." The mercenary understood Ta Mi's meaning and scoffed.

"Oh dear, this is going to be difficult."

Sally stood up, dusted off her clothes, and said, "Our supplies are all gone, and we're lost and can't find our way out. Now we're either going to starve to death or be killed by monsters."

"Didn't you sit by the campfire when you came in?" Ta Mi asked curiously. Logically speaking, the campfire was near the portal, so if you died, you could return to the campfire. Under these circumstances, you shouldn't have gotten lost and trapped to death.

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries' faces darkened further, and they said, "We haven't seen any campfire at all, and..."

"The Teleportation Crystal we hastily prepared is defective and can't carry much weight," Sally sighed. "We can't bear to part with our equipment and our souls."

I understand. They must have collected a lot of good stuff after four days of exploration, and they definitely won't want to let it go.

After a moment of silence, Sally finally asked, "By the way, do you have any food on you? We can buy some."

Elsa had already distributed the chocolates equally to the mercenaries, though perhaps not entirely equally, as she secretly kept a small piece for herself.

"As for food, there should be some over there." Ta Mi mentioned the jar, Sally clicked her tongue in amazement, saying, "We've been through that place before, but we've never found any food."

She consulted everyone's opinions, and they finally decided to try their luck together, since they were completely out of food and wouldn't have the strength to fight the monsters if they continued to starve.

Ta Mi watched their figures, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not say that he would go with them. Compared to the horror of the underground city, he was more wary of the human heart.

This is a lesson he learned from his childhood experiences.

Sally saw through his thoughts and, instead of extending an invitation, said, "If you're planning to leave, you'd better hurry. Actually, we're cursed and being hunted. If you stay with us too long, things might get complicated."

Before he could finish speaking, a notification appeared in Ta Mi's eyes.

[Invaded by the Red Spirit "Man-Eating Mildred!]

"Damn it, we're too late." Sally shook her head helplessly. "You'd better run. Hopefully, she won't target you too."

Invaders? The new area has just opened and someone's already here invading?

Ta Mi couldn't help but admire the perseverance of these bad guys, but he noticed that the mercenaries' expressions were somewhat unnatural.

"Damn it, this thing keeps coming back to life no matter how many times I kill her, I can't shake her off," the mercenary said through gritted teeth. "She's eaten all my brothers!"

Another mercenary slammed his fist against the wall and cursed:

"It's all the fault of Overlord Wolnir, and that damned Patch!"

Wait, isn't there a strange name mixed in?