Chapter 437 Heroic Rank Gathering [Pt 1]

Chapter 437 Heroic Rank Gathering [Pt 1]

That last blow did it.

~BOOOOM!~

In a rush of wind and unstoppable force, Adonis sprang forth like an ascending meteor. His body became shrouded in brilliant light as he charged straight for the beast.

He ripped into the beast's mouth and burst out through the other end, searing its body with enough pressure to cause blood to splash all over.

By the time he made his triumphant exit, it was already too late.

... The beast was dead.

Blood spilled all over the ground as Adonis stood over the creature's corpse, his tired body hunched over a little in an attempt to display exhaustion.

Despite how wretched he looked, covered in the vile blood of the enemy, he smiled in victory.

"I did it..." He muttered, still feeling the sting of the battle—or, at least pretending to.

Everything was perfectly set up to lead to this moment.

"I really did it!"

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"You really surprised me, Sebas." Britta beamed, calling Adonis by his code name.

She handed a potion over to him to help him recover from his injuries, but he rejected it and professed that he would be fine after a long rest.

However, after her insistence—especially with how wretched and borderline miserable he looked—he finally agreed to the potion.

As he took it, Adonis of course felt nothing.

The potion's quality was too low to really do anything to him, and his injuries weren't really caused by the Monster, but through injuring himself with [Grand Light Magic].

He activated his Passive Healing ability, however, and he was good as new in no time.

After the entire fight, the entire arena which was supposed to be the strongest center now looked like a mess.

Melted walls, and shattered floors all filled the area, and it seemed like whoever would clean up the Monster corpse and wipe off the blood was in it for a chore.

Still, that was the problem of the Guild's non-combatant staff. As such, Adonis took his mind off it and focused on the more pertinent issue.

One of which was currently staring at him.

"You did well, Sebas. I could see it, your potential, as I watched you do battle."

The furniture in the room wasn't particularly exceptional, but it was decent enough—same as the designs and interior decoration.

Despite being the most powerful man in the city, it seemed he didn't really crave the luxury.

'I kinda like that...' Rey smiled and nodded.

"How often does this happen?" Adonis asked Britta. "The Guildmaster being late and all."

She sighed and shook her head in response.

"Every damn time!"

"I see..." Perhaps it was just Rey's imagination, but he saw Adonis smiling as soon as he heard that.

"That's good to know." He added.

~FWIP!~

The door behind them all flung open, and everyone turned—

expecting to see the Guildmaster walk in—but it was someone else entirely.

"Ahh... looks like I'm the last one to arrive."

The voice sounded charming and free, though a bit more mature than what his appearance represented.

It came from a relatively short and young-looking Adventurer whose 6 Star Rank spoke for itself and reinforced how one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

"Ahh, I forgot you'd be coming too, brat." Britta said as she stared at Noah."

"The name's Sherlock!"

Despite the ensuing drama, Rey was more concerned with the expression Adonis had on his face.

'He's seeing Noah for the first time in a while...' He smiled.

'I wonder what is going on in his mind.'

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