In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

To Gransta's surprise, Long Xueqing and the Ice Guard actually nodded in agreement.

"No." Gransta suddenly spoke up.

However, after seeing their slightly disappointed expressions, he quickly added, "Look... I'm the only one wearing a mask... Calling me 'Masked' isn't quite right."

As expected, upon hearing Lord Gransta's explanation, the disappointment on their faces disappeared, replaced by them bowing their heads in thought.

Granstas breathed a sigh of relief. Why did they have to call him Mask?

If you suggest something more ordinary, he immediately agrees.

"That's easy, we can just make our own masks and wear them too," Kuroya said with an innocent smile.

"Yes, Kuroya is indeed the smartest." Long Xueqing even gave her a thumbs up.

Gransta gradually turned to stone...

He still wanted to try and salvage the situation: "How about we change the name? This one's a bit too..."

"We all think it's great. It fits the image of an adult very well, and wearing a mask gives people a sense of mystery."

As if they hadn't heard, they excitedly chatted with Chloe about the details of the mask.

Sigh, what else could he say but indulge his adorable subordinates?

However... he just couldn't bring himself to say the words "Masked Adventure Team." The thought of suddenly announcing "we are..." in front of a group of people made him so embarrassed that he wanted to fly into the clouds.

"It's best not to pronounce those words again." Gransta silently turned around, standing with his hands behind his back, looking hesitant.

Then, Kuroya used her life energy to condense three blank masks, which all they had to do was carve their own designs onto them. Long Xueqing and the Ice Guard immediately became interested and took the masks, carefully carving them.

The mask sculpted by Kuroya was small and cute, with a smiling expression on it. Since the Ice Guard had armor on its head, it wore the sculpted wolf head mask as a necklace around its neck.

Gransta looked curiously at the mask carved by Long Xueqing... then calmly turned his head away.

You can't say she has no artistic talent, but you can only describe her work as 'sloppy'.

"Now everyone in our Masked Adventure Team has a mask." Chloe excitedly picked up the mask and put it on her face.

Gulansta smiled and nodded, his true thoughts known only to himself; as long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.

But at this time,

"Roar—"

The ground trembled slightly, accompanied by a piercing roar and the sound of trees being torn apart and falling. Faintly, cries for help could also be heard mixed in.

"What was that sound?"

"It sounds like there are still cries for help."

Long Xueqing and the others immediately became alert.

After realizing what was happening, Gransta instinctively used his magical senses to probe the area, then frowned: "There are monsters outside the borders of the Sorcerer Dynasty, Salion?"

Then his expression turned strange; three people were fleeing for their lives...

Dengdengdeng-

"My dear lady, you dare to hug something that isn't a cub of the Steel-Toothed Giant Bear?" Kabaru ran ahead, frantically complaining to the girl behind him who was also running desperately.

Eileen picked up her most valuable staff, showing no regard for her girlish image, and the wind distorted her face: "I never expected that such a cute little mongrel would be the cub of a steel-toothed giant bear. It's all your fault for leading us into a monster's lair on the way home."

Kidd behind him had a blank expression...

Behind them were two nearly ten-meter-tall brown bears, their sharp, metallic teeth and scarlet eyes relentlessly pursuing them.

A small, tan-colored bear cub hangs around the neck of a giant steel bear, looking pitiful and glistening with tears.

boom--

Seeing that the three 'ants' on the ground were running so fast, the steel-toothed giant bear angrily uprooted a large tree and threw it at their location.

The three of them turned around in unison, and the shadows obscured their view. They were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"It's really over." ✘3

shhhhh--

At that critical moment, several sword lights flashed by at lightning speed, drawing strange arcs. The tree that would take three or four people to encircle seemed to be frozen in time, and finally turned into a pile of fragments scattered on the ground.

Bathed in the sunlight, the knight, clad in full ice armor, stood silently, greatsword in hand. His face expressionless, he looked directly at the two B-rank demonic bears.

"Get out, or die!"

His tone was calm yet unquestionable.

"Holy crap, they're all swordsmen, but why does he wield it so cool?" Kabaru couldn't help but exclaim.

"Is now the time to talk about this?"

Ailian rolled her eyes and complained, "With the captain's swordsmanship, he can't even cut down the lowest-level monsters."

The steel-toothed giant bear was clearly taken aback by the sudden appearance of the knight, but how could a monster be scared away after its ferocity was aroused?

"roar--"

It pounded its chest and roared at the Ice Knight. The huge sound wave made Kabaru and the others change color and cover their ears.

The Ice Knight was completely unaffected, merely glancing at them indifferently.

"【Barrier Prison】"

Several transparent walls descended from the sky, trapping them firmly in place. Then, the walls continued to shrink and become smaller, and the roars of the demonic bears stopped and turned into screams of agony.

"snort."

The Ice Knight scoffed dismissively and turned to look at the three people he had rescued.

"Hey knight... thanks! You were really cool just now. Would you consider taking me on as a disciple?" Kabaru immediately came over, flattering him, and even thoughtfully brushed away the wood chips from the ice armor.

Eileen immediately covered her cheeks, not wanting to admit that she knew this guy; it was too embarrassing.

"Kabaru, what are you doing? Taking on apprentices? Get back here and die!"

Ellen and Kidd could no longer tolerate it, so they stepped forward and dragged the shameless guy away, then looked at the Ice Knight apologetically.

"I'm so sorry, we're adventurers who accidentally wandered into a monster's lair. If it weren't for you saving us... thank you so much."

"May I ask your name, Sir Knight...? I will certainly have my family express their sincere gratitude to you when I get home."

Eileen carefully rubbed her small hands together and bowed to express her gratitude, also politely inquiring about the name of her savior.

"What should I call you?" The eyes beneath the Ice Guard's helmet flickered.

"Yes, I don't know how to address my benefactor..." Seeing that the Ice Guard seemed reluctant to speak, Ellen carefully repeated herself.

The Ice Guardian hesitated for a long time, a rare occurrence, before finally uttering:

"We are... the Masked Squad..."

Kabaru, Ellen, and Kid's expressions were initially stunned, then became extremely interesting...