137 Welcome to the Attack Team!

As the dragon landed, Talia comfortably sat and leaned her back to the 'slightly' burned tree. Yojiro was concerned for her safety, but because he needed to keep his guard on maximum against the black dragon, his attention was shifted back and was focused on Pedro.

On the other hand, Mathew and Sabrina knew the reason why Talia is relaxed. In case that the dragon would attack them, Talia could just simply transform into her Ant Transformation and hid below the ground.

Spotting her would be difficult compared to the Chicken and the Eagle transformation of Mathew and Sabrina, consequently making her the safest amongst everyone else in the Attack team.

Soon, Lony and Roval hopped down from Pedro's back, allowing him to return into his human form. Then, they approached them as the crow, Arvedar, hovering above them dived beside Pedro, transforming back into his human form when he was close to the ground.

Mathew sighed out of relief while Yojiro was flabbergasted after seeing Arvedar and Pedro transform. Yojiro took a step back as the expression on his face froze like he had seen a ghost.

Pedro chuckled in response and asked, "Are you guys alright?"

"Yeah! Just a bit tired." Mathew said as he pulled his sword from the ground and sheathed it back to its scabbard that was attached to the left side of his waist.

But before anyone could utter another word, the red-eyed Sabrina frowned and asked, "Where's that annoying little girl? And... Who are they?"

"Someone took her!" Pedro said, coldly, "We'll get her back someday. For now... Please be gentle to the new members of the Attack Team."

Arvedar bowed slightly in response and said, "I am Arvedar, an adventurer. It's nice to meet you guys."

Lony and Roval followed and introduced themselves. That said, Sabrina remained silent with her red eyes still activated. Because Sabrina acted cold and Yojiro was still to get back to himself, Mathew took the initiative to welcome them by introducing himself in response.

"My name is Killer Smile, an adventurer and the Vice Guild Leader of ARES Guild."

Mathew approached them and handed out his hand--wanting to shake Arvedar's hand. In response, Arvedar gazed at him for a few seconds before shaking his hands. Upon doing so, Mathew smirked as he grasped Arvedar's hand as tight as he could--seemingly testing Arvedar's strength.

Arvedar could only force out a smile in response as he tried to match the strength given by Mathew's grip. Then, he said, "I didn't expect that the top two players would be on the same side."

"The number one and number two player... Hey, Lony! Slap me! I must be dreaming!" Roval said, jokingly.

"One and two? Don't forget the third and fourth!" Pedro chuckled as he glanced towards Sabrina and the comfortably resting Talia.

At this moment, Mathew and Arvedar had finished their 'friendly' handshake. Then, Mathew crossed his arms while his face wore a smug.

"Don't lose to these terrifying ladies, young men!" Mathew said, "Welcome to the Attack Team!"

Arvedar, Lony, and Roval were at loss for words. The way everyone else stood, plus the cold wind that blew past through them, It was an awesome scene to witness and was enough to make Lony, Roval, and even Arvedar shiver in excitement. It was as if Mathew was saying, 'Top ranking players? You guys are next!'

The moment the cool wind halted, Pedro clapped his hands and said, "Alright! Enough drama! I'll give you an hour or two to 'rest'. There's a battle we need to join, and there's no assurance that we'd be able to rest until it is over. So... Enjoy it while you can!"

No one dared to question Pedro, even Yojiro. Hence, one by one, they all logged out with Mathew, Arvedar, and Sabrina being the last.

Yojiro, on the other hand, leaned back to a tree and stared towards Pedro who was preparing to make more transformation skills. When Pedro got a glimpse of Yojiro, he can't help but force out a smile and asked, "Are you not going to take a quick nap?"

"Ah!" Yojiro was startled from his daze and said, "N-No, Captain! I am not sleepy. This is enough as a rest for me."

"Sleepy, Huh? You don't need to worry about it." Pedro chuckled as he returned his attention to the Nearis Paper and the skill he was about to make.

As his eyes blinked, his eyeballs changed from his normal human eyes to his black eyeballs. Consequently, in the next second, Yojiro fell to the ground and seemed like he was already having a good night's sleep.

"You should have told me earlier that you wanted to sleep." Pedro chuckled as he started making transformation skills.

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Inside a house in the Kagat Village, ten people sat around two wooden dining tables that were joined together. The doors were shut while the windows were covered, making the room dim as it was only lit by two candles placed in the middle of each table.

"Xoran, are you sure that twenty thousand men would be enough to clear the western shore?" A seemingly young woman with blonde hair asked the man who sat at the far end of the table.

Unfortunately, the light brought by the candle was only able to barely revel up to everyone's mouth, enough for everyone else to see the reactions or emotions of the other people.

The man referred to as Xoran simply smirked in response and said, "That would be enough, Miss Park. Don't worry about the Kingdom by the Sea. We'll get there once our force reaches the million mark. For now, Let's just focus on eliminating nearby threats one by one."

"A Million, huh?" Miss Park chuckled as she stood from her chair--seemingly about to leave, and said, "I'll head to the western shore with my men! Might as well watch the slaughter than sit here and drink."

"Do as you wish," Xoran responded as he retained his smile.

When the door shut, indicating that Miss Park has left, another woman that sat beside Miss Park asked, "Should I stop her?"

Xoran simply shook his head in response and said, "Let her be! It would be nice to breathe some fresh air after all."

The woman nodded in response as another person spoke opening another topic for discussion. However, Xoran remained silent as he pondered something.

'Twenty Five thousand players? Soon, the western part of the continent would be under my control. I wonder what rewards would I get from the werewolf!' Xoran thought while a smile was glued to his face.