As felt his dagger sink into the mercenary''s flesh, which was the signal to cast a Void Bullet into his body, causing the man to make a strange death noise before falling to the ground.


    Following that, he aimed his hand at the group of soldiers fighting the three girls. He released a dozen Void Arrows, and thanks to what Estelle told him, he aimed for the enemy''s torsos, knowing the spells would give thedies a fighting chance.


    The azure projectiles lit up the area in a beautiful blue color as they sliced through the air like homing missiles and pierced the Ravenian''s armor like a hot knife cutting through butter, causing them to stagger back as blood poured out of their wounds.


    When Artemis and Grishna saw this, they attacked the soldiers with renewed vigor. The two older girls hacked and shed at the shocked enemies. As this happened, As scanned the soldiers to grasp the enemies'' strength.


    [Marcus]


    [Human]


    [Level: 102]


    [Rank: Adept]


    [Rafael]


    [Wolf Demi-Human]


    [Level: 76]


    [Rank: Apprentice]


    [Tristan]


    [Half-Elf]


    [Level: 71]


    [Apprentice]


    ''This will be hard, but I can do it if I do what Estelle said,'' As mused before rushing toward Marcus.


    He noticed the leader was a mountain of a man who spotted him and got ready to swing the massive war hammer he wielded. When As saw this, he fired several Void Bullets that exploded on contact, causing the weapon to veer off course.


    When the ground next to As exploded, he scrambled to his feet and rammed his dagger into a gap between Marcus''s thigh armor. As the de pierced the big man''s flesh, he noticed that arge hand approached his face.


    As ignored that while casting Void Guard to protect himself before sending a Void Bullet into the man''s legs that exploded instantly. The st sent him flying while blowing the leader''s leg into the shreds of dangling meat strips.


    While As flew through the air, he cast Void Step to appear near Lilith and Amethyst, who joined the fight. The honey badger attacked a Ravenian while the phoenix girl peppered the enemy with Cosmic sts and Bullets that disrupted their movements.


    In the meantime, Estelle blocked several spells aimed at Artemis and Grishna as they dealt with the soldiers pouring onto the hilltop. The three older girls worked together to push the enemy back.


    Grishna used her Shrill Shriek spells to confuse them while Artemis hit them with a dozen mana bullets she fired from her sling before pulling her sword back out to block a sh from behind.


    ''These girls can fight,'' As thought while watching the three olderdies. ''But they''ve also trained for years.''


    The orc girl used her spear like a master and kept the Ravenians back while Estelle hit them with a Light st that sent a few soldiers flying off the hill. When As saw this, he got low to the ground and started sprinting through the battlefield.


    He stabbed and shed the legs of the enemy, bringing them to the ground with a thud before he plunged his dagger through their skull, thanks to the weak spots. The mercenaries wouldn''t be killed so easily if they were higher ranked and would take extra effort to deal with.


    As noticed the leader was still alive but saw several Ravenians between him and his target. Without wasting more time, he sprinted toward Marcus while casting a dozen Void Bullets that exploded just in front of them.


    ''Hopefully, this works,'''' he thought.


    This caused a dust cloud to erupt, sending As several Void Arrows at the mercenary''s chests. The azure projectile flew through the air before mming into the enemies and boring a hole through their armor and flesh.


    He rushed into the cloud while shing at any legs he saw before spotting the down Ravenian leader, causing his smile to widen as he drove his de into the man''s forehead and instantly felt the experience pouring into him.


    ''This feels so good, got to love leveling up.''


    As was preupied as a mercenary rushed up to him and took a swing, but Lilith barrelled into the man. The little monster tore the enemy''s throat out before jumping off the falling body.


    Following this, the group worked together to decimate the attacking Ravenians until As was out of breath and covered in fresh blood. He found himself at the bottom of the hill, leaning against a tree with the body of a mercenary he chased a few feet away.


    ''I do love fighting but I''m young and can''t keep up with the older people,'' As thought before falling to the ground.


    While lying there, Lilith walked up to him and started licking his face. As smiled when he felt this before dragging the furry monster into a cuddle, which she happily epted as he stood up.


    As ascended the hill and witnessed Grishna swiftly dispatching the injured mercenaries. He intervened, calling out to her, "Grish! Spare one."


    Upon hearing his request, the orc girl beamed with understanding. She spared thest remaining Ravenian, a bloodied figure missing an arm. As approached the man and questioned, ''''Why did you attack this hill, and how did you know we were here?''''


    ''''An Everdian woman came to our camp to tell us that the Koshai was here to attack, so we struck first,'''' the dying man looked at As in fear. ''''White hair and blue eyes heralds theing of the Devil who brings death to Ravencrest.''''


    ''''Koshai? That''s new,'''' As said before plunging his de through the man''s skull and reveling in the experience that poured into his body.


    While doing that, Lilith bit his leg, bringing As back to reality as she growled. He shook his head and noticed the four girls looking at him, ''''What''s wrong?'''' he questioned.


    Estelle stepped forward with a concerned expression as Lilith went off to hunt, ''''Do you get pleasure from killing people, Le Messie élu?''''


    The others nodded in agreement and waited for his answer. After cleaning his dagger, As stepped away from the body as he spoke, ''''No. When experience flows into my body, it gives me a warm feeling which is strange butforting.''''


    ''''Okay,'''' the blonde knight responded with reliefce in her voice. ''''Try not to get lost in that feeling, Little One. It can be dangerous if you are fighting a group.''''


    ''''I''ll be careful,'''' As said before making his way to a nearby tree after the older girls said they would travel to Wildreach in an hour.


    While rxing, he checked his status. After working out, he killed two Adept Ravenians and five Apprentice Ranked soldiers.


    [Experience: 1980/2000]


    [Experience Gained: 1800]


    [Mana: 1550→1560]


    [Strength: 414→416]


    [Stamina: 438→442]


    [Charisma: 354→356]


    [Intelligence: 364→366]


    [Core Points: 7850→9300]


    [Core Points Gained: 1450]


    ''Nice. I''ll level up soon,'' As mused before turning to the girls looting the Ravenian mercenaries.


    He stood up and approached Grishna, who was trying to tie a collection of weapons together, making himugh. "I can put it in my storage, Grish. It saves you carrying it to Wildreach," he offered.


    "You won''t keep ma stuff?" the orc girl questioned with a raised eyebrow.


    As shook his head. "No. I''ll carry it for you. I don''t want anything; it''s yours after all."


    Grishna beamed before handing him it. As quickly stored it in his Dimensional Storage just as she stepped forward and pecked him on the cheek. His whole body stiffened when he felt her soft lips, and his cheeks reddened.


    ''Oh wow that felt good,'' As thought while watching her walk away.


    The orc girl giggled, ''''You''re adorable when embarrassed. I hope this doesn''t change my future Navara,'''' she said before walking toward Artemis and Amethyst, who were nning a way to the city.


    Then, he heard Estelle''s voice behind him, ''''Le Messie élu. We will be moving out once the others finish looting. Do you know where Lilith''s gone?''''


    As shrugged, ''''I''m not sure, but she will find us before we leave.''''


    Following that, the group proceeded to Wildreach while dodging roving bands of mercenaries chasing Everdians. While trekking, As spotted an army heading toward the city, which gave him a bad feeling.


    As turned to the group, ''''I think the Ravenians will attack Wildreach. We need to get there before they do,'''' he said.


    They all agreed and started speeding up. It took them a few hours of traveling, but by the time the afternoon sun was high in the sky, they reached the outskirts of the city, which was in chaos.


    When As arrived at the top of the hill, Amethyst was waiting for him. Estelle told the group, ''''We must get into the city before they spot the army.''''


    After that, they sprinted toward the entrance. As, worried about Lilith, suddenly saw her appear to their right. She sped up andunched herself at him, but he was ready and caught the little monster, causing the others tough.


    It took them another ten minutes to reach the line that led into the city. Once in the queue, As spoke, ''''How will we travel to Vntis? Isn''t it in the middle of the ocean?''''


    Everyone looked at Estelle, who smiled. "Correct. It''s a city my father is proud of because many nations trade there. It brings in so much tax that the kingdom stationed a veteran army there."


    She looked around before continuing, ''''I know a smuggler who can get us to Vntis for a price, but he''s always in Wildreach looking for work.''''


    ''''How much?'''' As inquired.


    ''''For all five of us? Maybe 50 silver because he has been protected by the Argonian Navy many times,'''' the blonde knight revealed.