Chapter 473: Unstable Portal

The battle between the dark gamers did not last long as they were weaker compared to Adrian's party. To people, fighting summoners without the information of their soulbounds is dangerous. A summoner's soulbound is basically just a tamed wild monster that has increased intelligence.

The remaining five members of the dark gamer party is currently bound by Sirius. They refused to tell them why they really attacked but that is no longer needed.

"We remember your faces! We have seen your ID's. We will have you hunted for the rest of your life in-game until you return to level 10." The male elf dark gamer shouted but Adrian could care less.

"Soul Avenger" Adrian casted.

A giant sword materialized above the heads of the dark gamers. They panicked as their threats hold no effect on the three. Adrian could care less because he does not even frequent the kingdoms in the central continent. Levin Cloud also does not care because he no longer enters kingdoms as well. Anastacia has her prestige as a guild master of Evergreen which is one of the top guilds.

Adrian plunged his sword onto the ground and the giant sword above the dark gamers copied the action. The faces of indignation seen from the dark gamers as they turned into particles of light. Their items also dropping. Each dark gamer dropped two or three items which is testament how many player killings they have done.

"They dropped so many items that it could already fund a small guild. The items are all epic tier and below which is shocking despite their low levels." Levin Cloud commented.

"You should not underestimate them because there is not a high-level player in their group. The dark gamers are notorious for being petty with revenge. They might not be a solid group but more like an association where likeminded individuals gather.

Their threats earlier should be real and should be taken seriously. With your strength, I doubt normal members of that group will be able to harm you. You should be careful of the stronger members as they operate like a business firm. They will not take lightly those who interfere with their business." Anastacia warned and Adrian took it to heart.

Adrian already knew of these dark gamers as they have been reported in the forums. The developers do not warn them because they are not doing things illegally. They might be doing bad things, but they are not doing it in the real world. PKs are normal in games, but Pandemonium also punishes PK players harshly if they die.

"Still, it feels good to trample on arrogant individuals. It just leaves a sweet taste in my mouth." Adrian commented which made Levin Cloud irk.

"You have been spending too much time with your sister again." Levin Cloud commented but Adrian acted like he did not hear it.

"Anyways, how should we split the loot?" Adrian asked as he got a total of 48 items from the dark gamers.

"I barely did anything so you can both split it." Anastacia stated as she barely did anything and is even fully protected. She even admits that the slime and undead soulbound are even better than average tanks she has partied with.

"I also just healed you and your soulbounds. Plus, those items have no effect on me anyway. They did not have a priest so you can have those items. You are already helping me with the quest. This job class change is very important for me." Levin Cloud stated as he told Adrian to keep all the items.

"Great! I can use these to get funds for my territory." Adrian suddenly stated as he was elated of their generosity.

"You have a territory?!" Anastacia asked in shock because her guild has yet to acquire one.

"Ah…I do actually but it is more like a ghost town than a real territory." Adrian replied awkwardly. He forgot that Anastacia is probably looking for a territory as well. She did say that her guild has yet to find one as their contributions were mainly focused on Neo Alfheim.

"If you do not mind, can you tell me how you acquired it?" Anastacia asked as she knew that Adrian could have no possibility of accumulating fame in a territory in the central continent. Kingdoms loathe demons as they are heavily advertised as destructive and maniacal.

"I got a deed of land from a hidden quest. It was a hidden reward for completing a quest. I basically helped ghosts passed over and they gave me their deed. The area is severely underdeveloped though." Adrian stated as it was not that much of a secret. He even told his friends about it.

"No. The information you have told me is very crucial. To think that you could get a deed from a mission. If the other guilds knew of this then they would search for uninhabited lands or villages with scant population." Anastacia stated as she bowed with gratitude.

"You have to check certain boxes for that to happen though. Familiarity is difficult to acquire after all." Adrian stated as he knew lands without nobility are basically owned by land gods.

"Anyways, here is the wreath. Do your thing and open the entrance." Levin Cloud stated as he passed the item to Adrian.

The small light that is flickering in the field is suddenly locked on by Adrian. He accurately tossed the wreath towards the small light. The wreath suddenly expanded, and a portal is immediately opened on the location.

"Is there any chance that I can change race to a demon? Your race seems to have great racial abilities." Anastacia commented as she got goosebumps every time Adrian opens portals like it is nothing.

"Trust me. The way I studied the demon race's magic would probably make me enter a prestigious university. Do you know how troublesome it is to remember every specific detail of the magics? I always get a headache just by memorizing the formula." Adrian commented which greatly shocked his two companions.

"You mean…all the magic you cast is self-materialized without the aid of the system AI?" Anastacia asked in shock.

"I mean every magic caster does that right? I read in a forum post that it makes spells faster and more powerful. Even the Daemos elders told me that relying on predetermined magic circles would make the spells have predetermined damage." Adrian stated as if it was natural to memorize spell formations and such.

"Was the post that you read created by someone called, Magic Fanatic?" Anastacia asked as she remembers the post very clearly. She thought it was absurd because of the intricacy of the magic circles or magic formulas.

"You mean to say that the whole time you were releasing spells, you did so without the aid of the guidance system AI? Is that the reason you can just chuck your spells and designate targets easily? Should I be doing that too? I knew he had a great memory, but I did not think it was this great." Levin Cloud commented while the last sentence is just mumbled for himself to hear.

"A monster." Both Levin Cloud and Anastacia thought as they gazed upon Adrian.

In actuality, Adrian's great memory is a combination of genes and great effort. He already had a great memory but not to the point that he can memorize intricate details. After the accident, Adrian got bored since all he can do is watch stuff or play games.

He decided to explore the beauties of patterns when two peculiar butterflies landed on his windowsill at the hospital. He wondered why the patterns on the wings were so perfect and intricate yet different. This made passing time very easy for him but also extremely sharpen his mind. 

He became enamored by these patterns that he became slightly obsessed with mandalas. Adrian even has a pendant that has a mandala crafted on it. He attributed the magic circles as mandalas and treated it as a fun activity. He treated the headaches as a side effect of studying too hard.

"Let us go in." Levin Cloud stated as his self esteem might drop if he asks anymore. 

"Wait." Adrian stated as he felt the portal's energy being unstable. 

The portal being unstable could only be attributed to two things. The space itself on either side of the portal is unstable or something of great force is attacking the portal on either side. The portal back then was also unstable but not to this degree.

"Why? Is something wrong?" Anastacia asked as the portal seems fine. It is holding its shape which is why she questioned if something is wrong.

"The portal is unstable and might collapse anytime. We might end up in different areas if it is like that. The other theory is that the pocket dimension is collapsing." Adrian stated. Just as Adrian warned, Creepysoo suddenly sent him an urgent message.

"Mortem said that her sister is in grave danger. It seems the dimension is collapsing. He just received this plea for help from her sister just now." Creepysoo stated.

Adrian narrowed his eyes as he knows that this is not a coincidence. Mortem immediately heard his sister's cry for help just as he opened the portal.