Chapter 120 A Hero’s Disposition

Chapter 120 A Hero’s Disposition

Once a few moments of silence was achieved, Adonis turned to Grandmaster Conrad and nodded.

It was time for the second grave announcement to be made.

"The Head Warrior Brutus has yet to return from his expedition."

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"We gave him and his men three days to complete their investigation, and it's only been two days. Normally, there would be no cause for concern, but a recent development has occurred."

The faces of the twisted slowly began to twist in worry. They could detect, from Conrad's tone and expression alone, that the matter was grave.

"His Royal Badge was also destroyed, but more than that... his Life Force is barely detectable."

Lucielle slowly nodded solemnly as Conrad said this, her brows creasing to form wrinkles of worry on her usually clear face.

As the Grand Mage of the Alliance, Lucielle had a lot of Spells at her disposal.

One was a Spell to detect a person's life force.

Of course, there were conditions to be met for this to work, such as Lucielle's proximity and extensive knowledge on the person in question.

As such, while she could not detect the Life Force of the two Otherworlders who were missing, she could detect Brutus' own.

... And it was waning.

"He's dying. Or, at least, he's in a very weakened state."

Upon hearing this, the students were appalled.

They had been assured that the Dungeon, despite being safe, wasn't a fatal choice. They were also told that Brutus and Lucielle would protect them.

Yet...

"I was able to track his location, thankfully. He's at the very bottom of the Dungeon—the Last Floor."

Everyone's eyes popped wide open.

The Royal Dungeon was rumored to have about 99 Floors.

How was it possible that the Head Warrior had reached the bottom Floor in such a short period?

"It's not something that is possible by natural means. That means something is definitely wrong—perhaps the Savage Monster he was investigating." Lucielle muttered as she rubbed her chin.

"S-savage Monster?!"

"You didn't tell us about this!"

"What Monster? If it's strong enough to put Brutus in that state, then..."

Lucielle instantly realized the mistake she made by airing out her thoughts.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The Otherworlders began to whine and complain, their voices echoed around the room like joint cries of entitled children.

Yes, they were scared. However, more than anything... they were angry.

Angry at the Alliance for trying to make them descend into the Dungeons despite how dangerous it was.

It was a tough task, one that shouldn't be thrust on mere teenagers.

But for the people of H'Trae, 16 Years was the Legal Age for humans.

That was why the Summoning Spell had been so specific to summon high-schoolers who were that age.

The younger someone was, the more malleable they were to training, and the higher their growth potential would be.

That was why the Alliance needed their saviors to be as young as possible, but also adults.

Hence, 16-year-old teenagers.

What they didn't count on, however, was the kind of Otherworlders they ended up with.

Selfish, entitled, problematic, and self-preserving young kings who would rather ditch the world in times of trouble than save it.

"By dawn tomorrow, a team will be selected to descend to the depths of the Dungeon to rescue Head Warrior Brutus."

Gasps echoed out as Adonis said this.

"I don't expect any of you to tag along, but I am going. If I can not save just one person, or a group of people, from peril... how do I expect to save everyone?"

Right now, they were still unsure of the location of Alicia and Billy, which meant that the most urgent matter was Brutus' case.

... Especially since he was in danger of dying.

And so, while a thorough investigation would begin that very night concerning the two Otherworlders that were missing, radical action had to be taken in the Dungeon.

"Lucielle and I will lead the rescue team to save Brutus and his men." Adonis declared, his gaze cold and his tone oozing resolve.

"You all can choose to remain here, or enjoy your stay in the town for all I care. No, you could even leave the Estate if that's what you really want."

These were heavy words, but Adonis no longer held anything back.

All his diplomacy was gone.

"I will remain here, and I will do my best to save this world from the Dragons!" He roared.

Everyone was silent.

Everything was still.

All eyes were on Adonis as he walked out the door.

"... And I don't care if I have to do it alone."

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Thanks for reading!

What an intense chapter, right?

How do you see Adonis and his reaction towards everything?

Was he right? Or did he go too far?