Chapter 277: Temporary Alliance

In the middle of their discussion, they get a letter. The letter is an invitation about handling the dragon. Apparently, with the dragon's appearance, the surrounding group decides to band together to deal with it.

As one of the most prominent groups with the seventh-grade combatant powerhouse, Jade definitely got the invitation. After thinking for a while and discussing it with the elders and everyone, Jade decides to see first about this temporary alliance.

Jade, Angus, and a few elders will come to the meeting location in the next few days. The moment they arrive, there are already a few people coming before them. But, all of them seem to be scattered and grouped themself. 

As time passed by, more people started to arrive at the location. Angus and Jade even found Hayden and Layla among all these people. Fortunately, they decide to ignore each other and not create ruckus in this place.

'It seems they know the importance of this meeting. There are also strong people in the surrounding group.' thought Angus while scanning the surroundings.

Soon, the appointment time comes to an end, and another small group consisting of a few different races arrives in the middle of the gathering.

"Welcome, everyone. I am glad that all of you could join this meeting to deal with the portal guardian. Since all of you are here, it means that you are either not giving up on going towards Firuman or don't want to wait another hundred years for the next portal exit.

"Whatever your reason is, all of you must want to pass that portal guardian and reach Firuman. Now, let's talk about this portal guardian." said the person while showing a holographic scene of the portal guardian.

"As you already know, this time, the portal guardian is quite different from its previous one. What we are dealing with is not something we could fight alone. So, I propose a temporary alliance to deal with this dragon." continued the man.

"You don't need to sign any contract for this temporary alliance, but those that agree could raise your hand." said the man.

Most of the small groups immediately decide to join the alliance and raise their hand. However, none of the sixth-grade combatants above raise their hand. Jade and Angus only looked at each other before keeping silent and kept looking at the gathering.

"It seems some of you are still not convinced to join this temporary alliance. Then, I will give other information we gathered during all these few years about the portal guardian. The portal guardian is not a dragon." said the man.

Hearing about this, everyone starts chatting on their own and doubting the man in the center.

"Now, Now, I know this is a lot to take, but it is the truth. We get this information from the expert itself." added the man.

"Who is this expert?"

"Is he/she reliable?"

"How are you certain that it is not a dragon?"

"Do you have proof?"

People from various groups start throwing questions.

"Alright, Silence everyone. Rather than me, I will let our expert explain herself." said the man while giving way to the black-clothed woman.

After taking off her black-clothed mask and hood, the woman revealed her dark skin and pointed ear.

'Dark Elf!!' thought everyone.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Miesta. As you can see, I am a dark elf. Some of you may know or not know it. But, we elves have a deep relationship with dragons. It is in our instinct and bloodline that we could tell if it is a dragon or not."

"From the battle scene a few days ago, I believe the portal guardian is not a dragon. Not only its features are too different from the true dragon, but it also didn't even use the same ability as the dragon." said Miesta.

"Dragons are creatures who master elemental and the force of nature. Rather than pure energy blasts like before, they will prefer to use elemental attacks. Therefore, I know it is not a true dragon but something that copies or uses the power of a dragon." explained Miesta.

"However, if it is only this, we will not propose a temporary alliance. The problem is this creature is not only a copy of the dragon form. It could use other living beings' power and ability." added Miesta while she showed another hologram scene.

The hologram shows a video about the Portal Guardian turning into a creature other than a dragon.

"During our research from these last few years, we find that the portal guardian can morph or change into other living beings such as Queen Toxic Spider, Aros Goliath, Behemoth, Water Flood Dragon, Plasma Core, and many others." said Miesta.

"Whatever form it takes, it is always that disaster-type beast or monster. Every living being has its own weakness. Even dragons have their weaknesses. But if this creature could transform at will, it is possible to cover this weakness."

Therefore, we are actually facing something more dangerous than a dragon. Without cooperation together, we will never pass that monster." said Miesta.

Hearing all of this, everyone thought for a moment.

"Ladir Group decided to join this temporary alliance."

"Estol Village decided to join this temporary alliance."

"Hasim mercenary decided to join this temporary alliance."

Then, more people start to join the temporary alliance. Most of the reason is because of the dark elf, Miesta. Not many know this secret. Dark elves are actually a race that is famous for their statement.

Some of them even could make their word come true like a prediction. Whatever it is, the dark elves' statement could never be underestimated.

At the same time, "Everyone, what do you think?" asked Jade towards the others.

"Well, since it is the dark elf, then it should be true. Besides, if the rumor is true, there is no reason for the dark elf to deceive us." said Angus.

"I agree." said Jane.

"Yeah, me too." replied the others.

"Then, let's hope this temporary alliance works."

"Sur Village decided to join the temporary alliance." said Jade loudly while raising his hand.

After that, they start discussing how to deal with the portal guardian. Since they are not bound by contract, most of the people could leave the temporary alliance anytime. However, before leaving, they all have one thing in their mind, and it is to pass the portal guardian.

As for how they did it, they didn't care as long as it was not sacrificing themself. After a lengthy discussion, they let the seventh-grade combatant hold the Portal Guardian while the others go to the portal.

In this temporary alliance, there are six seventh-grade combatants, including Jade and Hayden. This kind of force should be enough to deal with any monster overlord before entering the portal exit.

However, Jade and the other seventh-grade combatants know that even they work together, they can barely hold the portal guardian even if they work together. After seeing the energy blast from a few days ago, they know how strong the portal guardian is.

They even thought that this monster was probably the mythology creature, the seventh-grade monster that brings the world's destruction. This shows the clear difference between their strength and the portal guardian.

The other four seventh-grade combatants, besides Jade and Hayden, come from different backgrounds. The first one is a bulky man with a greatsword on his back. He is the leader of the Hasim Mercenary called the leader Asan.

The second seventh-grade combatant is elderly with only bone and skin appearance. Nobody believes this person is a seventh-grade combatant if it is not because of the terrifying mana inside him. He is the leader of the Fuble Village called Elder Horpa.

The third seventh-grade combatant is actually a mature woman sorcerer. She is the leader of the Matrix Sorcerer that is famous for its curse and buffing spells. She is called Lady Lester.

The last seventh-grade combatant is from the same group as the dark elf Miesta. However, nobody knows its gender or race as a shadowy veil keeps surrounding it. They only know this person is strong and a killer as she keeps releasing a slight bloodthirsty aura.

These four seventh-grade combatants, along with Hayden and Jade, will hold the portal guardian. They planned to use one of the special seals from Lady Lester and seal the portal guardian for a moment.

By empowering the seal with the six seventh-grade combatants, it will undoubtedly hold the portal guardian. Still, there is a chance for the seal not to work properly. 

Therefore, the moment the portal guardian faces the seventh-grade combatants, the others need to go towards the portal exit as soon as possible. As for the seventh-grade combatant itself, they could easily reach the portal exit if they get a little bit of time.

After everyone agrees about the plan, they begin to prepare themself while Lady Lester and her group try to strengthen the seal. They decide to attack the portal guardian one month before the portal exit closes.

If anything goes wrong and they fail to pass through the exit, they still have time to try more.