Chapter 458: Chapter 166:1 am not a bird in a cage
“What is this woman doing here?”
Leonard Churchill mumbled in his heart, but quickly averted his gaze.
He noted that the eldest miss of the Lionheart Family gave the newcomers a glance as she entered the tavern.
He confirmed that this was not a hunter group in disguise as the Lionheart family’s guards.
Among the others, apart from the two leaders who wore the emblems of the Flamingo Hunter Group, the rest looked like temporarily recruited members. They were here in the tavern for Elder Clinton and his grandson Colin as well.
This was the normal protocol when a hunter group embarked on an adventure and recruited temporary teammates along the way.
“Is the miss playing a hunter’s game?”
If it were their first meeting, Leonard would have made such a guess.
But it was because they had interacted a few times that he knew how intelligent and arrogant this woman actually was.
She would never engage in such naive activities which held no true meaning. “Strange… even if she needs something from the ancient seal, she wouldn’t personally go to get it.”
Leonard was puzzled.
Even if she were to go herself, she would undoubtedly be able to bring a large number of guards.
Now, disguising herself as a doctor and mixing in with a group of Loose
Practitioners, what’s that about?
Is she afraid she won’t die fast enough?
Apparently not.
For a moment, many thoughts crossed Leonard’s mind.
At this moment, the goatee middle-aged man leading the group saw Elder
Clinton and Colin and asked, “Are you the ones forming a team for the expedition? How many of you are there? What are your professions?”
Hearing this question, Colin glanced at Leonard, who stuck beside him, and his eyes gleamed with confusion.
Just as Elder Clinton had said, Leonard had the halo of a “Catastrophe Gambler.”
He wasn’t planning on involving them.
But seeing Catherine Carter appearing in the team, Leonard’s interest was piqued, and he nodded in agreement.
Colin’s face lit up in joy as he responded, “Three!”
Elder Clinton rolled his eyes, while Leonard just smiled and didn’t say a word, raising his hand to order another round of fine liquor.
Seeing this, the lecherous old man looked overjoyed and murmured, “Although I find you to my liking, lad, this time might be different…”
Leonard laughed it off and didn’t mind.
This old man was a true master.
Using his ability to seal a weeping angel’s spirit, Reuel Bible once said that he had never seen anyone else who could perform it so effortlessly.
If it came to endangering others, Leonard believed he couldn’t possibly put this old man in danger.
Plus… the seal involved ancient mysteries.
There was no better choice than teaming up with Elder Clinton.
Since he didn’t mind, Leonard was happy to tag along.
The team of three turned into a wild team as they visited two more taverns and gradually picked up some temporary teammates. A group of people headed towards the West City Gate of Lion City.
Catherine Carter didn’t seem to recognize the disguised Leonard Churchill.
He didn’t intend to greet her nor pretend to be acquaintances, either.
However, no one noticed that from time to time, the young miss of the Lionheart Family would mutter something to herself.
It looked as if she were conversing with someone, but no one else heard a sound.
“All right, I’ve found whom I was looking for. You don’t have to follow me any longer.”
“But, miss…”
“No more words. Go tell my father, I’m going to take on the ‘Hero Trial’. Also, inform the Elder Council that if I come back alive from this, they can call off the betrothal.”
“But, madam did entrust me to ensure your safety…”
“Send my mother a message… I am a lion of the Anka Clan, not some delicate creature. If I don’t possess the courage to participate in the Hero Trial, how am I to inherit the Lionheart Will?”
“…Yes, miss.”
Having delivered her orders, Catherine Carter silently reverted to her position within the group.
Her eyes slid over the figure of an old man with white hair, an unusual glimmer in her crystalline gaze.
At this moment, her hand instinctively slipped into her pocket and felt the rough texture of the Destiny Coin she had carried with her since childhood. Originally, she only intended to instinctively stroke it a few times, but she felt a slight tremor between her fingers.
Catherine Carter blinked, her gaze clouded with confusion.
The Bottomless Pit formed by the broken seal at the center of the ruin had not been present for long, and now the outskirts of the city were covered by a black fog, shrouded by the Undead Air.
But it was precisely because this was uncharted land that the rewards were most significant.
The news brought back by several hunters who had already had a taste of the benefits caused an explosion amongst the hunters in the city.
Killing a few undead creatures outside the city yielded Dark Matter Crystals, which could be sold for tens of thousands of Gold Coins. It was much more profitable than ordinary wild adventures.
The hunters formed groups and rushed out of the city one after another.
The Flamingo Hunter Group was a semi-official team subsidized by the Lionheart Family, and they had strong skill sets and were well equipped.
But Leonard and the others belonged to a wild team that had been temporarily recruited.
They were a total of 20 people.
The importance of this incident had reached the Sinless City, and it was said that all forces had reacted at the first possible moment.
The Lionheart Family wanted to take the lead, so they needed firsthand information and did not skimp on expenses.
Even the wild team that Leonard was part of received a significant amount of valuable ammunition and supplies.
“Our mission this time is to explore the streets in the west third area of the ruins… everyone be careful.”
“Alright. Captain Christ, I heard there’s a big hole in the center of the ruins. Are we going there?”
“Yes. If we can get to the edge of that hole, the guild leader will give us an extra bonus of 300,000 for each person.”