As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

Fortunately, the poster girl nearby rescued him.

"Master Roy, this Mr. Gray is the most experienced adventurer in our Duskwind City. You should listen to his opinions!"

Gray felt very happy after hearing this and straightened his back in front of Roy again.

Even if the poster girl didn't say so, he still planned to persuade the other party.

Gray had seen countless arrogant and frivolous young nobles go out for training and end up dying in the wilderness. In the early years, he always laughed at these young people, but when he got older, he became sentimental and couldn't bear to see these young people die.

Especially since Alice is a kind child, Roy doesn't want Alice to be cheated and die.

"Let me see what you're planning to do...subjugate the alien ogres?!"

"Don't blame me for being rude, young master. A-rank adventure missions are no joke! Magical beasts are inherently more dangerous than humans of the same rank, and there aren't just your targets in the wilderness; there are other magical beasts as well! You're all newbies, so for your first mission, you need to choose a surefire one! And the adventurer team must have at least three people!"

Roy didn't expect that this gray-haired uncle with thick eyebrows and big eyes could be so talkative, and he almost got confused.

It took a long time before Gray finished his lecture and gave his opinion.

"So, take my advice. It's best to take a B-rank mission and find a partner to form a team of at least three!"

If Gray hadn't been worried that the other party was too young and impulsive to listen, he would have actually wanted to persuade him to take the C-level position.

However, Gray never expected that after Roy thought about it for a moment, he actually agreed readily.

"Then let's take B-level."

"So... huh?"

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Gray."

Roy was not a fool who would not listen to advice. Considering that the other party was indeed an experienced adventurer and this was his first mission, it would be right for him to be cautious.

There's no rush to take the mission anyway. If this mission is too easy, can't I just come back and take an A-level one?

But both the poster girl and [Giant Axe] Gray had their eyes wide open, somewhat unable to react.

Aren't the so-called noble young masters just a bunch of young, arrogant, and unreasonable brats? Is it really possible to reason with them?

Especially Gray, he was prepared for Roy to lose his temper and show off his power to defeat the other party, but who would have thought that the other party actually listened to his words.

Gray felt inexplicably unhappy.

No, something doesn't feel right!

Gray always felt like something was missing because he failed to teach the young master a lesson.

He continued with a stern face, "Ahem, don't think you're safe just because you take a B-rank! I told you, an adventurer team is at least a three-person team..."

Unexpectedly, Roy made a prompt decision: "In that case, please ask Mr. Gray to accompany us."

"...What?" Gray was confused for the second time.

"Don't worry, we're just here for training, so we don't need any payment. If it's convenient for Mr. Gray."

Roy spoke politely, neither servile nor arrogant, and his face was full of friendliness.

Even though Gray had always been prejudiced against the group of young nobles, he couldn't find any fault with them.

Gray even felt as if there was some kind of halo around the other person, which dazzled him.

Gray looked away: "Well, I'm fine anyway, so I'll go with you two!"

B-level mission, defeat the petrified dragon.

The petrified dragon can only reach Sequence 8 at most. Even if we use the standard that Warcraft is stronger than the extraordinary beings of the same level, it is more than enough for the strength of the three of them.

The three of them came to the mountains outside Dusk Wind City. Based on the clues in the commission, they successfully found traces of the petrified dragon and began to chase it.

Roy had to admit that bringing a senior adventurer along was the right decision.

Roy had learned many wilderness tracking techniques from his father, but they were all targeting people.

Compared to soldiers, adventurers are experts in dealing with monsters.

Under Gray's leadership, they successfully avoided monsters such as goblins and jungle wolves, saving a lot of time.

"Boy, learn from this!" At first, Gray proudly acted like a senior.

I didn't expect Roy to be such an honest man. He really wanted to learn something.

"Mr. Gray, how did you know there were goblins over there?"

"Mr. Grey, how do you know this bush is poisonous?"

"Mr. Gray, Mr. Gray... Do you know that kind of fruit?"

In the end, Roy took the initiative and asked for advice, asking almost everything he saw, which made Gray very anxious.

"Um, I don't know what kind of fruit that is. I'm not an encyclopedia, how can I know everything?!"

"Oh."

Seeing the undisguised disappointment on Roy's face, Gray actually felt a sense of guilt.

Roy and Gray were chatting animatedly all the way, and the little maid was left behind.

Looking at the young man and the strong man walking side by side, Alice fell into deep confusion, and even had an inexplicable sense of frustration.

what happened.

Wasn't I here to accompany my master on this adventure? Why would a strange guy come and get in the way?

I should be following my master and showing off the adventurous knowledge I've acquired...

No matter how wronged she was or how resentful she was, since it was Roy's decision, it was difficult for Alice to object.

But soon, her chance to perform came.

After passing through the bushes, the three men finally found their prey in an open space in the distance.

It was a yellowish-brown four-clawed dragon covered with rough stone-like scales, seemingly blending in with the environment.

Yalong was tearing a goblin apart, completely unaware that the three men were approaching.

"Master, please leave prey of this level to Alice!" Alice asked enthusiastically.

Roy used the control panel to confirm that it was only a Sequence 8 monster, then replied, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Gray, who was standing by, frowned at Roy and said, "Wait, are you planning to leave her alone?"

Without waiting for Roy to reply, Alice said calmly: "Alice alone is enough."

"At this level, the master doesn't even need to take action."

Roy then shrugged at Gray.

Even if Alice couldn't defeat a Sequence 8 monster, she wouldn't be easily defeated. Furthermore, she had protective gear on her. Even if something unexpected happened, Roy was confident he could rescue her in time.

Most importantly, he saw the strong desire to prove herself in Alice's eyes.

But to Gray, this sounded like an excuse.

This is ridiculous. He said he wanted to gain experience, but he sent his maid to charge ahead while he hid behind alone!

This guy, no wonder he's been so good-tempered all along the way, and even went out of his way to invite me, is he just a simple coward?!

The more Gray thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and there was a hint of contempt in his eyes as he looked at Roy.

"No, even for Miss Alice, it's too dangerous to deal with that thing alone..."

Before Gray could finish his words, he saw Alice rushing out with her sword drawn.

Chapter 10: Death is Certain

Gray knew that Alice had experience dealing with Asian dragons before, but that was with the assistance of dozens or even hundreds of knights. How could it be compared to a one-on-one fight?!

"Damn it!"

Gray cursed and was about to pick up his axe to help, but was stopped by Roy.

"Leave it to her."

Gray was really anxious now, and for a moment he lost his already reluctant manners and called him by his name: "Roy Ironblad, are you kidding your maid?!"

However, the black-haired boy was extremely confident: "Alice can handle it."

Gray thought it was ridiculous and couldn't understand the other party's confidence.

No matter how strong Alice is, she is only Sequence 9. Fighting against it, or fighting against the petrified dragon one-on-one, will only kill her!

This young master talks nicely, but I'm afraid he is just a coward who lacks the strength and is only good at talking big!

But at this moment, a dazzling holy light and a scream of shock and anger came from the distance.

Gray looked back and was surprised to find that things were completely different from what he had imagined.

Holy light flashed, and the fine steel sword slashed through with lightning speed. Large amounts of blood spilled into the air, and a thick section of the dragon's tail was actually cut off by the sword!

The petrified dragon that was ambushed was furious. It roared and turned around, swinging its one-meter-long claws, wishing to tear the attacker into pieces.

The blonde girl was neither hurried nor sluggish, she moved her feet around, dodging the opponent's counterattack by a hair's breadth while raising her sword to fight back, actually confronting the ferocious petrified dragon head-on without being at a disadvantage!

Gray on the side was stunned.

Alice had already demonstrated impressive strength before, but at that time she was still finding it difficult to withstand the confrontation with Yalong. However, in just a few days, she has made such obvious progress!

And he always felt that Alice's aura was more fierce than before.

Looking at the heroic figure of the girl fighting with the dragon, Roy felt relieved.

Alice's performance was better than he expected, and was obviously more than one level higher than her performance at the same time in the original work.

The panel showed that Alice's bloodline advancement progress had improved significantly compared to before.

It seems that Anya was right, this child is really working hard.

Roy could see that the girl had initially mastered her core ability, [Seraph].

When [Seraph] is activated, the girl can activate pure holy light and comprehensively enhance her abilities. It is a super powerful plug-in that is enough to kill enemies across levels.

Even though Alice is only a Sequence 9 now, and hasn't even mastered it yet, she is still enough to rival a Sequence 8 monster!

But what even Roy didn't know was that there was another reason why the girl was so brave today.

In previous battles, Alice's heart was always calm.

She didn't like fighting, but she didn't hate it either. She just calmly did what she was supposed to do, just like sweeping the floor on a normal day.

She attacked normally and won normally. Apart from that, Alice's heart was calm.

But today is different.

Because her master was watching behind her.

As a maid, you must behave well in front of your master!

Just thinking of this, Alice felt her chest burning hot, and every heartbeat brought her an endless supply of blood power.

For the first time, the girl longed for victory so desperately.

Longing to present victory to her master.

The blade and the claws intersected again.

The girl held the sword in both hands, and instead of retreating, she advanced, shouting, and murderous intent was revealed in her blue eyes.

Pure holy light burst out like a raging flame, transforming into a terrifying crescent moon. With just one sword strike, he chopped down the enemy, who was ten times his size, and sent him flying head-on!

The originally solid and neat claws, as sharp as rocks, were mostly broken by this sword, causing the dragon to howl in pain, one after another, echoing through the jungle.

It doesn't understand.

In its short dragon life, these two-legged beasts are always as timid as mice. Even if there are a few that can fight, they all have tense faces and are very afraid of themselves.

Therefore, unless facing a large army, the petrified dragon has never looked down on these things.

But today the little golden retriever taught it a lesson.

Although there was no expression on the girl's blood-stained face, it could still see a hint of...desire in her cold eyes!

It's like a hungry hound seeing a little white rabbit, the longing eyes are almost shining!

Are Twolegs such terrifying creatures?!

Realizing that the other party really wanted to kill him, the petrified dragon finally took real action out of fear.