With a reputation of 70,000, one leader travels across countless worlds with his adventure team.

After dealing with the monsters in the snow mountain fortress, all roads leading out of the snow village are now open and there are no monster attacks for the time being.

The residents of Snow Village have prepared a large batch of Snow Village specialties to trade in the Water City to the south. They also want to promote Snow Village to the south to ensure that the roads are clear so that future merchant groups can continue to trade with Snow Village.

The villagers who rented houses to Bai Ze and his group, as well as the Thousand Gold Swordsman team, came to Bai Ze specifically to hire his team as bodyguards on the road.

Bai Ze happened to be going to Water 7 to check on how Goblin Slayer and the little priest were doing with their sewer mission, so he agreed to help the villagers.

They agreed to set off early the next morning, and the villagers ran happily to tell the others in the village the good news. With the team that would eliminate the goblin paladins as their guarantee on the road, the villagers were no longer afraid even if a dragon came.

The Thousand Gold Swordsman overheard Bai Ze's conversation with the villagers outside. After the villagers left, the Thousand Gold Swordsman knocked on Bai Ze's door.

"Snack Buckle"

Bai Ze, who was about to go back to rest, turned back and opened the door, thinking that the villagers from before had something to say. Unexpectedly, the Qianjin Swordsman was standing at the door with his head down.

"Why are you here? Is there anything I can help you with? Come in~"

The swordsman nodded slightly and followed Bai Ze into the house.

The swordsman slowly raised his head, his gaze quickly sweeping over his surroundings. When he confirmed that Raphael and the others were not present, the heavy weight in his heart finally lifted, and his tense mood eased considerably.

At this moment, the Thousand Gold Swordsman stood quietly behind Bai Ze, as if he had made up his mind. After taking a deep breath, he mustered his courage and spoke:

"Lord Bai Ze, I want to follow you. I want to go on adventures with you. Seeing how your team hunts and deals with monsters along the way, I realize how naive I was back then... I..."

The second half of her sentence was left unfinished, but the young lady's thoughts had already been expressed in the first half of her straightforward words.

Bai Ze stopped walking forward, turned around with a smile, and looked at the young swordswoman whose face was red after speaking. Bai Ze was satisfied that a proud girl could speak her mind so frankly.

After hearing what the thousand-gold swordsman said, Bai Ze naturally understood her intentions, stepped forward, and raised his hand;

Bai Ze's right hand touched the golden twin tails of the Thousand Gold Swordswoman. Bai Ze had wanted to stroke the twin tails of the Thousand Gold Swordswoman for a long time, but he was not familiar with her at the time and did not dare to make a move. Now that the girl was offering herself up, how could Bai Ze remain unmoved?

After stroking the swordswoman's hair twice, Bai Ze moved his right hand down and gently stroked her soft face, then cupped her face to make her look at him.

Are you ready to enjoy both the joys and challenges along the way?

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Qianjin's eyes shone brightly. She forced back the small pearl that was about to fall out, felt the warmth of Bai Ze's large hand on her cheek, and nodded, "Mmm!"

"That's good~"

After saying that, Bai Ze put his left arm around the waist of the Thousand Gold Swordsman and leaned down to kiss him. The Thousand Gold Swordsman held Bai Ze's chest with one hand, closed his eyes, and felt Bai Ze's kiss.

Excitement and happiness finally streamed down her upturned cheeks and out of her slightly closed eyes.

After finishing his tasting, Bai Ze moved his mischievous left hand up. He hadn't expected the Thousand Gold Swordsman's fleshy parts to feel so good. Bai Ze was reluctant to let go of the beautiful jade in his arms.

The swordswoman regained her breath like a fish returning to water; the passionate kiss had exhausted her strength.

Bai Ze, who had not yet let go, said to the Thousand Gold Swordsman:

"Can you tell me your name now?"

"Lina, the name my family gave me is too long, and I don't want to use it, but Lina is my real name, so just call me Lina from now on."

"Lina~"

Bai Ze called out softly, and Lina raised her head slightly, her golden eyes filled with Bai Ze's image. Bai Ze looked at Lina's pretty face and couldn't help but lower his head to kiss her, a light kiss that ended quickly.

"Weren't you wondering where my companions came from? Did you want to come with me and broaden your horizons?"

With a blink, Bai Ze's mysterious expression piqued Lina's curiosity. During the battle at the snow mountain fortress, the three helpers that Bai Ze casually summoned were all incredibly powerful. Lina was extremely curious about this ability to summon allies at any time and then put them away.

Lina looked at Bai Ze with shining eyes and nodded vigorously.

Bai Ze glanced past Lina, used his Blood Memory to survey the area around his house, and after making sure no one was around, Bai Ze raised his hand and tapped Lina's forehead.

In the blink of an eye, Lina suddenly realized that she and Bai Ze were no longer in the room they had just been in, but in a pure white space with no visible boundaries. To the side, a luxurious courtyard with a style she had never seen before appeared before her.

"Huh? Huh!...What's this?"

Bai Ze turned around and stood next to Lina, giving her a clear view so that Lina could observe her courtyard well.

"Welcome to my space. My friends rest here, and this is a place you'll visit often in the future."

Raphael and Celine came to greet them. Celine happily ran over and hugged Bai Ze's arm, saying:

"My lord, Sister Yuyan used the snow sheep to make several delicious dishes. They smell so good! Mengmeng couldn't resist sneaking a bite, but Sister Aying hung her up, haha~"

Bai Ze stroked Celine's head and said:

"That's wonderful! Let Mengmeng hang there a little longer, until we've welcomed our new friend and had some delicious food before putting her down!"

"Yay! Hehe~ Let Mengmeng watch us eat delicious food, it'll make her drool!"

"This is Sister Lina, she will be our family from now on."

Bai Ze introduced Lina to Celine, and Lina obediently nodded and said to Celine and Raphael:

"Hello, I am Lina, the Swordswoman of the Thousand Gold."

Raphael stepped forward, took Lina's left arm, and said:

"Let's go in. I knew this day would come when I saw the way you looked at Aze at the Snow Mountain Fortress. Heh."

Lina was surprised that her little scheme had been seen through. Her face flushed and her head lowered as Raphael led her into the courtyard.

Delicious food, fine wine, beautiful women—all that's missing is a beautiful view, but Bai Ze feels that the laughing women before him are the best view in his heart.

Everyone sat around a table with Bai Ze. Mengmeng, who was wailing and almost crying, was finally put down by Raphael. Not letting the little glutton eat delicious food was simply torture.

As Lina ate the many delicious foods she had never tasted before, she was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes. In the end, all her tears turned into saliva and she swallowed them.

 …

At the same time, the Goblin Slayer squad of five, having explored the sewers of the Water City using the map given by the Sword Maiden, found the infiltrated goblin army and easily dealt with a group of goblin soldiers who had already learned to pilot boats.

Finally, Goblin Slayer and his companions encountered the sewer boss, a goblin hero wielding a giant blunt sword, in a large hall. The little priest immediately unleashed all the new skills he had learned.

Holy light protected the five people, and the teachings of the gods increased the speed of everyone in the team. The baptismal light with the largest range blasted away all the little goblins that surrounded them.

The sudden appearance of a large patch of holy light in the dark space blinded all the goblins. Before they could even launch an attack, more than half of them were killed or wounded, and the remaining half covered their eyes and wept, having lost most of their fighting ability.

The goblin hero, clutching his blinded eye, wildly swung his blunt sword, unintentionally smashing and killing many of the goblin minions around him.

The miner-Taoist priest, watching the chaotic scene of the goblin crowd, laughed happily:

"That's amazing, little girl, hahaha!"

The lizard monk also touched the tips of his fingers together in a prayer-like gesture, and said with a smile:

"I've never done such an easy clearing mission before, hehehe~"

Goblin Slayer and his companions used the same method they had used against the Ruins Troll to quickly defeat the Goblin Hero, and none of them even suffered any serious injuries.

Afterwards, the five members of the Goblin Slayer squad killed all the goblin imps hiding in the sewers, marked them on the map, burned all the goblin corpses, and left the sewers.

 …

Above the celestial realm...

After observing that "Light" had sent the new angels born from the epic soul to the human world, "Darkness" also took the time to send the brand-new 'Dark God-Demon King' down to the human realm.

The 'Dark God-Demon King' flew high into the sky upon arriving in the human world, unleashing his senses to find the largest demonic dragon in existence. He flew towards the dragon, as he needed a mount, and the demonic dragon was a good choice.

The Dark Lord found the sleeping dragon "Wakana" in a cave near a volcanic lava pool.

"Wakana" was a subordinate of the Demon King from before. Back then, "Wakana" followed the Demon King and ravaged most of the dwarf cities, causing irreversible damage to the dwarf kingdom. Now, many dwarves wander and adventure outside because of "Wakana".

However, since the Demon King of the previous generation was defeated by the hero, "Wakana" has gone into hiding, unwilling to serve a new Demon King.

The towering sword strike that killed the Demon King left "Wakana" with a psychological trauma towards heroes and adventurers. Not wanting to be chased by heroes and adventurers all day long, "Wakana" decided to find a place to "take a nap"!

Maybe when I wake up again, the outside world will have changed!

The Dark God-Demon King directly sucked "Wakana," which had been sleeping for hundreds of years, out of the cave. Under the glow of the fiery red magma, the black and red shimmering light on "Wakana's" dragon skin pleased the Dark God-Demon King.

The Dark Lord threw "Wakana" directly into the lava for a bath, and the ash on "Wakana's" back, which had been sleeping for hundreds of years, solidified.

"Glug glug~~~"

"puff!!!"

"Who! Who dares to disturb Lord Vacana's rest?"

The grumpy "Wakana" shook its wings and flew out of the lava, circling around looking for the person who had offended it.

While sleeping soundly, "Wakana" was suddenly thrown into lava. The lava's heat woke "Wakana" up, and "Wakana" was furious. As he flew out of the lava, "Wakana" vowed to burn the person who woke him to ashes with a burst of dragon fire.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a slap landed directly on "Wakana's" dragon face, and a figure radiating black energy appeared before "Wakana".

Blood-red eyes, radiating an irresistible will, appeared in "Vakana's" mind, making "Vakana" feel that if he said the wrong thing the next second, he would turn into a brand new dragon-skin sofa.

Without flapping its wings, the 'Dark God-Demon King,' which was suspended in the air entirely by its dark abilities, used gravity to directly control 'Wakana's' body, and a black energy spike, almost tangible, pressed against 'Wakana's' heart.

"Submit! Or...die!"

Stunned by the slap and locked in place by gravity, "Vakana" felt an energy spike at his heart before he could even speak. The energy even penetrated "Vakana's" dragon skin, which was comparable to the strongest magical armor, and directly affected Vakana's heart.

"gollum"

Having swallowed a mouthful of dragon phlegm, "Wakana" dared not make any unnecessary movements. Having already given up struggling, "Wakana" sighed and released its soul imprint.

The Dark Lord nodded to the sensible Vakana and left a permanent mark on Vakana's soul imprint with his own soul imprint.

As long as the Dark God-Demon King lives, "Wakana" will forever obey the Dark God-Demon King's commands.

Bai Ze, who was having dinner with the women in the space, suddenly felt something extra inside his body, but after carefully sensing it, he couldn't find anything. Without thinking too much about it, Bai Ze continued to happily eat with the women.

The Dark God-Demon King sensed it; he felt the guidance of the soul imprint fly out from his body when his soul imprint landed on the soul of "Vakana".

Knowing how his soul was formed, the Dark God-Demon King didn't say much to "Vakana." The Dark God-Demon King thought to himself:

"If Father needs it at that time, I will give this mount to Father. I can fly, so it doesn't matter whether I have it or not."

The Dark God Demon King landed on Wakana's head, sending a surge of dark energy into Wakana's body, and said to Wakana:

"I am the new Dark God-Demon King of the world. The heroes of the world are nothing but stubborn rocks beneath my feet. This time, I will let the world feel the might of my God-Demon King."

"Sense the energy information, find the remnants of the Demon King's army and the most powerful demons in the world, and give them a chance to submit to me. If they refuse, burn them to death!"

"Vakana" never expected to receive a bonus on her first day of work. This method of energy exploration was many times better than her own magic, and the exploration range was ridiculously far.

"Thank you for your blessing, Lord Demon King! Your will is the direction I will take!"

After saying that, "Wakana" flapped its wings and flew toward the nearest monster it sensed.

 …

Goblin Slayer and his companions returned to the High Temple in Water Seven. The Sword Maiden was discussing with the Water Seven administrators and the city defense battalion commander the arrangements for finding and treating the injured and missing people in the city due to the monster invasion.

When the Sword Maiden saw Goblin Slayer and his companions return, she immediately inquired about what had happened in the sewers. The elven archer, quick to speak, recounted their encounter in the sewers to everyone present and reported that the goblins had learned to sail, instructing the city's defenses to be vigilant outside the Water City's waterways.

The fact that the goblin hero was finally defeated surprised everyone present. No one expected that the leader of the monster invasion would be a goblin hero!

Seeing that all five members of Goblin Slayer's team were unharmed, the officials who had previously underestimated the five, thinking they were only dealing with goblins, now understood the difficulty of this mission.

Just as everyone was chatting happily, the Sword Saintess, who had been standing quietly listening to their conversation, suddenly seemed to sense something amiss. Her eyes, covered by a black veil, snapped open, staring directly at the solemn statue standing before the Supreme Temple.

After noticing the Sword Saintess's alert demeanor, everyone curiously followed her gaze and turned their eyes toward the front of the temple.

At this moment, a melodious and sacred hymn began to be softly sung in everyone's ears.

The singing seemed to possess a magical power, capable of penetrating the depths of people's hearts and bringing unprecedented tranquility and peace.

As the hymns began, the negative emotions that had been lurking in everyone's hearts, such as anxiety, fear, and anger, were gradually soothed, dispelled, and dissolved, as if blown away by a gentle spring breeze.

At the same time, a dazzling golden holy light poured down from the roof of the temple, spreading freely throughout the entire hall like a golden waterfall.

The light emanating from this holy radiance was exceptionally dazzling, almost blinding, yet one could still feel the boundless warmth and power contained within it.

Everyone in the City of Water, no matter what they were doing at that moment, felt a warm, gentle breeze caressing their body and mind.

The people stopped what they were doing, slowly raised their heads, and looked up at the sky above the Supreme Temple.

Above the azure sky, countless golden rays of holy light intertwined, forming a dazzling and colorful light curtain, as enchanting as a dreamlike fairyland.

A figure dressed in a white-gold robe and holding a long sword emerged from the holy light, flashing past the eyes of the people of the Water City, and fell into the direction of the temple.

The people in the temple watched as the angel descended from the sky. His solemn and holy face captivated them, while the chilling aura emanating from the holy sword in his hand made them tense.

The Sword Saintess quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee before the angel. Everyone in the hall followed suit and knelt on one knee.

The angel slightly raised his eyes, scanning the crowd with a calm and profound gaze, as if he could see through everyone's soul.

The angel has arrived!

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