Traveling through the game world

The battle ended, and the massive royal guard dispersed like a receding tide. Nicholas seemed to have composed himself and regained his usual elegance.

"Clap clap clap..." Loud applause clearly reached everyone's ears in the deep cave.

As everyone looked up, they saw a group of people slowly walking into the main hall entrance where the Spider Guards had dispersed.

A berserker with a scarlet left hand and a katana at his waist; a sword spirit gripping a lightsaber; a mysterious mage shrouded in a robe; a paladin clad in shimmering silver plate armor; all silently waiting in the crowd, poised to strike; and even a rare celestial gunslinger.

This squad's impressive roster rivals even the most elaborate adventurer guilds in a game. Leading them was a paladin clad in magnificent silver plate armor, who laughed heartily and exclaimed, "What a spectacular battle! What a touching display of brotherly and sisterly affection!"

The newcomer's arrogant laughter and casual comments made Lian Yang frown. He noticed that the paladin in the group looked somewhat familiar, and he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. However, he said aloud, "Although my partner won, there's nothing to be happy about. But I don't think you're here just for sightseeing in the deepest part of the Spider Kingdom ruins, are you?"

The laughter abruptly stopped, and the leading paladin said, "I know you, Lian Yang, Agamemnon's apprentice. You were the one who sold that exorbitantly priced potion recently. Hmm, you probably also know something about my good-for-nothing brother's disappearance."

"Your brother?" Upon hearing the visitor mention his missing brother, Lian Yang's heart skipped a beat, but he feigned doubt and asked in return.

"Oh! Haha!" The newcomer slapped his forehead and said apologetically, "Look, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Gis-Shuman. The one you almost killed in the Huttonmar ruins, Lieding Shuman, is my younger brother."

"Oh, I see!" Lian Yang said, feigning sudden realization. "No wonder they all look like dogs and talk so arrogantly!" Since the other party had named their identities, Lian Yang naturally didn't tolerate it and directly launched a personal attack.

As if shaking his head helplessly, Gissman said softly, "No, no, no! As a disciple of Agamemnon, one of the Four Sword Saints of the Continent, although you do not hold any official position, you are undoubtedly a top noble. How can a noble be so vulgar!"

"Uh!" Gissman's air of superiority, as if he possessed no noble bearing, left Lian Yang feeling utterly powerless. His expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Suit yourself. I doubt you've brought a full squad of adventurers here just to reminisce."

Gissman remained nonchalant as he said, "Well, it's not really about reminiscing. Generally speaking, we were enemies before. Although I didn't get along with that idiot Liedin either, I think we can become partners in the future. For example, your exclusive agency rights for Remy's Kiss in Arad? And by the way, where did my idiot brother go?"

With a chuckle, Lian Yang said, "Forget about the exclusive agency rights for Remy's Kiss. ​​You don't even have those rights. It's very convenient for me to list it on the auction house. As for your idiot brother, sorry, I really don't know much about him. Hmm, now that the negotiations have broken down, what are your lackeys planning to do next?"

There are some things that everyone knows, but absolutely cannot be brought up openly. For example, almost the entire Hughman family knows perfectly well that Lieding Hughman was definitely killed by Lian Yang. However, without evidence, they have no legitimate reason to openly confront him. Of course, Lian Yang will never admit that he killed Lieding Hughman. This matter is very troublesome to resolve.

"Hehe!" Gissman chuckled twice, then continued elegantly, "No, no, no... Mr. Lian Yang, you're overthinking it. The drifting cave is far too dangerous. They're just my bodyguards. You know you often take risks, so to find you, we have to come to the places you've been adventuring, like here."

With so many men, Gissman could practically roam freely in the current drifting cave. Of course, he wasn't just there as bodyguards, but when he discovered that Spider Prince Nicholas could summon thousands of troops and that Lian Yang and the others were incredibly powerful fighters, these thugs became his bodyguards.

Of course, Gissman's teammates didn't look happy either. Even though Yang called them dogs, Gissman didn't refute it at all. Although it was true, they were still very unhappy.

He chuckled inwardly, a cold smile creeping onto his face. Although Gissman's men were too weak to be henchmen, they were perfectly capable of covering Gissman's escape.

"Well then, we still have some things to do here, Mr. Hughman, please make yourselves at home!" Since there was no fight going on, Lian Yang simply told them to leave.

Following standard aristocratic etiquette, Gissman said, "Then see you next time, Mr. Lian Yang!" With that, he led his men and slowly withdrew from Angelina's hall.

The five people still at the ruins of the Spider Kingdom fell into an awkward silence, none of them daring to speak and disturb the sorrowful Spider Prince Nicholas.

But the silence lasted only a short while. After creating a magnificent tomb for Angelina with magic, Nicholas spoke up: "Lian Yang, I plan to embark on an adventure with you. I want to resolve the problem of the black nightmare I'm suffering from. You know, I can be quite manic at times. But I still hope to adventure with you."

"Rampaging?" Before Lian Yang could speak, Baron suddenly said, "You know I'm a berserker. When I go berserk, I'll kill everything in my path. If you're not afraid, come and adventure with us."

Lian Yang also spoke up, "Welcome to join!" He then directly extended an invitation to Nicholas to join his faction. Ten spots initially seemed like a lot, but before they knew it, including Nicholas the Spider Prince, only four remained.

"I agree!" The invitation to join Lianyang's forces suddenly popped into his mind, causing Spider Prince Nicholas to pause for a moment, but he firmly agreed the next second.

But the very next second after agreeing, our Spider Prince Nicholas was stunned by the barrage of information and new things flooding his screen. Unprecedented news was violently impacting Nicholas's understanding.

Meanwhile, Baron Arthur and Alice looked at Nicholas with mischievous grins. They had both experienced the same thing, only back then there weren't as many subsystems as there are now, but the level of surprise was still the same.

With Nicholas still in a daze, Lian Yang and his group finally emerged from the dimly lit drifting cave.

Nicholas gradually adapted to the new Hope System and said with a look of realization, "I was wondering, as fellow adventurers, your strength is almost 20 to 30 levels higher than yours. This has completely shattered my understanding. I didn't know you had such a powerful cheat device."

“It’s us!” Lian Yang corrected him with a serious expression.

"Oh right!" Nicholas rubbed his short blond hair, embarrassed. "It's us, and now I'm joining you too!"

After holding it in for so long, Arthur finally couldn't help but ask Nicholas, "Nicholas, your sister has already been defeated by you, and you seem to be able to be your Spider Emperor. Why did you come here to take this risk?"

"The Spider Emperor?" Nicholas said with a hint of amusement, "Although I was resurrected and time was reversed due to the intervention of some powerful forces, who knows when time will suddenly return to the beginning? Moreover, the Dark Elves are so powerful; if I were to become the Spider Emperor, I fear it would bring my people not happiness but war and disaster."

“That’s true!” Arthur nodded in agreement, hearing how insightful Nicholas’s thinking was.

Nicholas continued, "Moreover, the Black Nightmare has begun to spread throughout the entire continent. If a solution isn't found soon, the Spider Kingdom, which is currently confined to its corner of the world, will still face annihilation."

"The Black Nightmare?" Arthur muttered to himself, "What a mysteriously powerful and terrifying energy, almost suffocating!" Huttonmar, after all, was destroyed by the Black Nightmare. Perhaps Arthur was the one who hated the Black Nightmare the most and wanted to completely eliminate its problems the most, though Nicholas would join the fray later.