A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"Hmm..." Marlene pouted, finally giving up on asking further questions. Marlene nestled comfortably in Bray's arms, her eyes slightly closed, as if she were about to fall asleep.

After all that trouble, Ma Lin was exhausted.

“She’s asleep.” Sass glanced at Marlene, who was gradually falling asleep.

Bray simply nodded gently, as if he didn't intend to wake Marlene.

Sass and Bray walked down the street, not really wanting to run into Imperial soldiers, but they still had to find a hotel on the street.

Fate always plays tricks on people. Sass and Bray may not encounter any bad luck, but bad luck will eventually come knocking.

"Rolando, look at the people up ahead, aren't they the ones we're looking for!" After seeing Bray carrying Marlene, Kegel nudged Rolando with his elbow.

Rolando looked at Bray and Marlene, and his heart was filled with joy.

All the characteristics match the description in the intelligence report.

“Sir, please wait a moment.” Rolando walked quickly to Bray’s side.

Meanwhile, the other cute girls unknowingly surrounded Sass and Bree.

"What is it?" Bray looked at Rolando expressionlessly.

Bray frowned as he looked at Rolando.

It wasn't because Rolando brought a group of people to surround Bray, but because Rolando looked somewhat familiar.

I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

"Brey~" Marlene opened her eyes, having just fallen asleep, when she was woken up.

"Nothing's wrong." Bray gently placed Marlene on the ground and then patted her head.

"I just think that you look a lot like one of the Empire's most wanted criminals."

Of course, the whole "wanted criminal" thing is nonsense. The Empire has very few people investigating Bray, and not many even know about it.

The main reason is that they don't want too many people to know about the Empire's actions; everything is done in secret.

"Because I was wearing an eye patch?" Bray touched his eye patch.

"He really does look like a bad guy," Bray said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

"I wonder if you would be so kind as to come with me, sir? I'm not keen on using violence." Rolando's smile was sunny and easy to like.

However, these methods were completely ineffective against Bray.

“That’s hardly convincing, adventurer,” Bray said.

No matter how you look at it, these people in front of you seem more like adventurers than soldiers.

“Perhaps you would be more cooperative, sir, if I revealed my name,” Rolando said, looking at Bray with interest.

Then his gaze fell on Marlene behind Bray.

"So, just how prestigious is your name?" Bray said without any change in expression.

"It's infuriating! Rolando is..." Kegel stepped forward, unable to tolerate his beloved being looked down upon.

However, Kelvin was stopped by Rolando.

Rolando felt it was better to speak up personally about these things, otherwise the effect would be poor.

“Rolando, the Silver Warrior.” Rolando bowed slightly.

The "Silver Warrior" enjoys an excellent reputation among the people, and it is believed that this person from the Empire must have heard of him.

If you know yourself well, you will definitely cooperate obediently. After all, Rolando is a very good person in terms of both strength and character.

“The Silver Warrior.” Upon hearing this name, Bray’s face darkened.

“Shall I ask?” Bray said, uttering a name.

After Rolando revealed his name, Bray finally remembered who this guy was.

The person who lured his childhood sweetheart, Zuma, away.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't angry, but Bray really couldn't say anything about Rolando, who had run off with his girlfriend.

Forgive me? Don't be ridiculous.

Bray could not forgive either Sharon or Rolando.

Now, an uncontrollable rage was raging within Bray.

Despite his anger, Bray still had to ask some questions.

Among the crowd behind Rolando, there was no Sharon, the girl who had left with the hero; she had vanished.

"..." Rolando froze after being asked this question.

Even some of his friends behind him had somewhat stiff expressions.

"You know Shar?" Rolando asked instinctively.

However, Rolando regretted it a little after saying it; the best answer he could have given was to say he didn't know her.

“Just friends,” Bray said expressionlessly.

Rolando's eyes darted around, and he began to secretly organize his thoughts.

“That Shar was a very good pastor,” Rolando said with a sorrowful expression.

"But during the battle against the Demon King, Shar was killed by him."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't protect Sharon." Rolando lowered his head, seemingly feeling guilty.

Seeing Rolando's performance, Bray took a step back.

Was Rolando telling the truth? Bray wasn't sure.

However, no matter what, Bray had no way of knowing the truth.

“Sass, Bray seems very angry.” Marlene nervously tugged at Sass’s trouser leg.

Sass looked completely bewildered, while Bray's expression remained utterly blank.

How could you tell that Bray was angry?

"So, you're planning to arrest me, aren't you?" Bray said softly.

“No, sir, let’s not even talk about us arresting you. You’re still Shar’s friend. We won’t do anything to you,” Roland quickly explained.

But Bray had no intention of paying attention.

“I don’t intend to cooperate, so what do you plan to do?” Bray gripped the hilt of the greatsword, but after hesitating for a moment, he placed his hand on the hilt of “The Last Echo” instead.

Rolando exchanged a glance with the people around him. His companions, who had fought alongside him for a long time, quickly understood what Rolando was planning to do.

Five or six adventurers surrounded Bray, Marlene, and Sass.

“Even little girls are being surrounded, that’s going too far,” Sass said with a laugh, looking at Bray with a helpless expression.

This scene looks very dangerous no matter how you look at it.

These adventurers are clearly well-equipped and powerful; I really don't know if Bray can win.

“Um, sir, we can have a proper talk,” Ellie said hurriedly.

Ellie didn't want to fight with Bray.

Kegel had the same thought and looked at Rolando.

However, Rolando doesn't seem to intend to use force.

Rather, Rolando felt that the best solution was to resolve the issue with force.

“Stop talking, Ellie. This person doesn’t seem to have any intention of peaceful dialogue,” Rolando said in a deep voice.

“But…” Ellie hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"No buts," Rolando said softly, silencing Ellie.

"Let me show you the power of a hero," Rolando said proudly.

"A hero." Upon hearing this word, Bray lowered his eyelids, lost in thought.

"You don't need to lift a finger, I can handle it all by myself," Rolando instructed those around him.

"As long as we don't let him get away, that's fine."

Rolando really had nothing to fear from an adventurer on the other side.

A silver streak swept across the street, and Rolando, clad in silver armor, was instantly in front of Bray.

The straight, long sword was drawn, making a pleasant sound.

"Chong-"

The slashes were delivered in a straight line, relentlessly cutting towards the nearby minefield.

But I didn't feel the sensation of cutting into flesh.

Rolando felt a slight numbness in his wrist, and he almost dropped the longsword.

"The Last Strike" blocked Rolando's confident attack.

Bray blocked Rolando's slash without using much force.

Rolando's first strike failed, but he unleashed several more strikes in quick succession, his moves flowing smoothly and flawlessly.

The clanging of metal echoed incessantly, resounding throughout the street.

The surrounding people obediently evacuated, not wanting to be drawn into the melee.

"!!!!!!"

Despite the dazzling array of moves, Rolando was astonished to find that all his attacks had failed.

The efficiency of force application is also a science. As long as the angle is accurate, the force received can be minimized and the force can be reflected back to the user.

This is a concept behind the technique, which can be simply called "energy".

Bray is not afraid of strong enemies, but he needs to be wary of their speed.

It would be very troublesome if the opponent was too fast, and you couldn't even react after predicting their attack trajectory.

However, it's clear that Rolando isn't the type to be too fast.

Bray calmly observed Rolando's astonished expression, feeling little surprise at the outcome.

"It seems I can't hold back anymore." Rolando attributed his earlier mistake to his carelessness.

His gaze sharpened. After all, the other party was someone the Imperial soldiers found troublesome, and his strength was at least at the level of a B-rank adventurer.

Rolando felt he had been a bit presumptuous.

"Be prepared," Roland said sternly.

Bray didn't speak, but simply lowered his longsword and stared directly at Rolando.

Rolando felt a sense of frustration and even a bit angry when he saw that Bray wasn't going to waste any more words.

Rolando felt a surge of murderous intent in an instant.

With a slight shift of his foot, Rolando slid to the side, his longsword striking at an extremely tricky angle.

At the same moment, silver magic flowed across the surface of the longsword.

As Rolando moved, the ground cracked open.

"Taste what it's like to be cut in half!!" Rolando roared.

"Silver Meteor Slash"!!!

This strike carried an awe-inspiring power that seemed to cleave everything in its path, leaving those around feeling suffocated.

"No!!! Rolando!!!" Tristy was the first to react.

Everyone who participated in the battle to defeat the Demon King knows the power of this strike.

If Rolando isn't stopped, that one-eyed adventurer might die!!!

After Tristia shouted it out, everyone realized what was happening.

This could be fatal!!!

However, Rolando seemed to have no intention of stopping; he was determined to kill this guy he didn't like.