Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 126 Wilderness and Uninvited Guests

Everyone present, whether they were members of the "Unbreakable Heavy Sword" team or the few suspicious lone travelers sitting in the corner, all possessed considerable perception abilities.

Furthermore, the person who came in from outside made no attempt to conceal their heavy footsteps.

So when those extremely imposing footsteps stopped outside the door, the hushed conversation in the hall came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their wary selfies toward the dilapidated wooden door.

The hotel's wooden door was rudely and carelessly pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, several tall figures slowly stepped into the light and shadow of the hall.

There were five people in total.

Each person was wearing armor of a different style, but all of which looked to be of very high quality.

Leading the group was a tall, robust man who looked to be in his early thirties.

He was clad in a dark red heavy scale armor, and beneath his disheveled gray hair was a gruesome scar that ran from the corner of his eye to his chin.

The man's gaze swept aggressively over everyone in the hall, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

The Undying Heavy Sword squad, who were sitting around a long table near the fireplace eating stew, naturally became the focus of the scarred man's attention.

After all, in this dilapidated side-sleeping inn, the armor worn by Lena and the others was of excellent quality.

Facing the scarred man's undisguised gaze, Lena did not flinch, but stared back at him with a playful look.

The powerful aura of a high-ranking greatswordsman was concealed at this moment, silently warning the other party against crossing the line.

After a few seconds of standoff, the scarred man suddenly smirked and looked away.

In the dimly lit stairwell on the second floor, the scarred man's group was making their way up the creaking wooden planks.

A thin man dressed in an extremely form-fitting, almost shadow-integrated, black leather armor quickly caught up, leaned close to the scarred man's ear, and whispered, "I can't tell much about their quality, but the youngest one inside is only level 3, so I'm guessing they're not very strong, and that they have something that can block my detection equipment."

However, the scarred man walking in front had completely abandoned his frivolous and arrogant demeanor from earlier in the hall, and his expression was somewhat solemn: "Before we fully understand their situation, we shouldn't act rashly. At the very least, that woman gives me a feeling that she's not ordinary. If we really clash with her, it could be a big problem. I might not even be her match."

"Are you kidding me, boss? You think you'd find someone stronger than you in a place like this?"

It's possible that there are high-ranking generals among the Kingdom's regular army stationed in Kam Town.

After all, this place must be constantly on guard against the threat of barbarian tribes and beast tides from the endless wilderness.

However, for adventurers who never act without a profit motive, there is only one possibility for the appearance of a high-level adventurer in such a remote town.

"They...maybe they're here for that commission too."

A sinister glint flashed in the scarred man's eyes.

"So what should we do?"

The leather-armored man pulled a sharp, poisoned dagger from a hidden sheath at his waist and said in a low voice, "Should we go and take them out?"

"Look at you, always in such a hurry."

The scarred man pressed down on the other man's wrist: "The wilderness is so vast. If they really share our goal, we can have them scout ahead. We can make our move once we find the thing..."

Meanwhile, in the lobby downstairs.

The members of the Unfallen Heavy Swords team were also discussing the uninvited guests from earlier.

After all, encountering a fully armed adventurer team in a place like this is something that anyone with eyes can tell is not normal.

Even Akash commented, "Those guys...something's not right!"

Karan asked curiously, "How did you know?"

"Is that even a question? It's the innate intuition of a great orc warrior!"

Akash scoffed. "Those people have murderous intent towards us! They're hiding it well, but I can sense it!"

It's normal for two groups of unfamiliar adventurers to be hostile and wary of each other upon their first meeting.

However, to carry murderous intent from the very first meeting suggests a degree of antisocial personality disorder.

"We still need to be careful. Let's pack up our supplies and set off. As long as they don't provoke us, we should try to avoid any conflict to prevent any unforeseen complications."

Lena slowly stirred the thick soup in her bowl with a spoon, recalling the details of the equipment and positioning of the people who had just arrived: "Hopefully they weren't here for the same purpose as us."

The night passed quickly.

The next morning, before the morning mist had dissipated from the towering black walls of Kam Town, the team members gathered early in the inn lobby.

After quickly finishing a bland oatmeal breakfast, everyone checked their backpacks and weapons, preparing to officially step into the wilderness that was like a forbidden zone for ordinary people.

Latour returned from outside at some point, and judging from his appearance, he probably hadn't gathered any useful information.

Their ultimate destination was a vast region called "Zanharaso" located on the outskirts of the endless wilderness.

This is a transliteration of an Elvish word.

Translated into common language, it means "a rich land flowing with honey and milk".

However, this name is from countless years ago.

Back then, elves were the rulers of this world.

After the ravages of war and the passage of time, the once rich elven territory has long since become an endless wilderness.

As they left the city, the guards at the gate gave them a special reminder: "There's been a lot of commotion in the wilderness lately, it could be dangerous, you'd better keep your eyes peeled."

"How did you know we were going to the wilderness?" Karan asked curiously.

"Damn it, you're all fully armed and come to this godforsaken place, are you just going out of town to pick wild cotton by the roadside?"

The guard rolled his eyes in annoyance.

What he didn't say was that he had seen several adventure teams come here recently.

After preparing the supplies, he plunged into the gray-yellow wilderness and haze, and never came out again.

Watching the figures of Lena's team gradually disappear on the horizon.

Another guard nearby asked, "Do you think they'll be able to come back?"

"Who knows? Judging from their appearance, they're much better than the previous ones, but in the wilderness, they're probably no match for them."

"Then I'll bet you two silver coins that they'll come back alive!"

As the two were chatting, footsteps sounded again from the passageway behind the city gate.

The five-man squad led by the scarred man also chose to leave the city at this time, embarking on the same path as the Undying Heavy Sword squad.

The guard who had just initiated the betting gestured with his chin towards the scarred man's group: "Forget it... I'll bet the group that just walked past us will come back alive!"