Chapter 75: Visitors, again

[Profile]

Name: Cedric Stormrider

Age: 21

Race: Human II

Classes: Luminous Sage (Main), Demon Slayer (2nd), Scribe Lv.80/100 (Sub)

Level: Tier 2 - Lv.2

Titles: Veteran Undead Slayer, Son of Heaven, Pioneer, Young Sage

System Authority: Lv.8

Aptitude:

Body: EX!

Energy: EX!

Spirit: EX!

Final rating: EX+

Skills:

Actives: Sword Intent Lv.1, Kickboxing (M), Iron Skin (M), Multi-Stab (M), Air-Hop (M), Focus Lv.50, Lightspeed Lv.25,

Passives: Elementary Sage Physique (U), Sage's Perception (U), Education Lv.50, Demon Lore Lv.65, Slayer's Mark Lv.5, Decode Lv.65, Symbol Mastery Lv.80, Sage Arts Lv.12, Marksmanship (M)

[Mandatory Task:]

: Hell Dive - Survive the Endless Undead Horde for 5 hours twice.

: Rewards - 100% Demon Soul gain, Clearance Streak +1

: Punishment for Failure - Failure Streak +1.

: Record: Clear Streak - 9, Failure Streak - 0

**

There it is, 『Sword Intent』 at Lv.1 clearly displayed on his skill list.

Online, however, the event was still being heavily discussed. Even news networks clutched to this and milked it for content. Events like this are hard to come by and they need a hot scoop to do their jobs so of course they would take advantage of it.

The government already released a response to this. Saying that they would increase their efforts to locate the cult and stop their nefarious plans when Cedric heard of this, he was pleased but also skeptical.

He was the one who caught traces of the Cult here after all, and that had been a sheer coincidence during the first time. He highly doubted that the government could adhere to their words but at the very least, they were now made aware of the threat that the cult brings to the table.

**

"...oops, I think I need to go." Cedric muttered after reading a message sent to him by Arishem.

Erica and her friend Chrissy looked at him before nodding. Their reluctant expressions didn't escape his notice but he acted ignorant about them. Cause while he enjoyed hanging out with them, he had an important meeting to attend to.

He left them after apologizing for cutting their time short before making his way back to his home.

Once he was there, he didn't do much. He just prepared snacks and drinks for his soon-to-be visitors, by the time he's done, he's already aware of their presence making his way to where he is.

Within a minute after he had set the table, they appeared. He initially wanted to joke about how they had no manners since they didn't even consider knocking on the door but considering the kind of person Arishem was with, he decided to not do that.

They appeared in his living room, they saw him gesturing for them to sit down and the visitors weren't shy of doing just that.

"So nice of you to pay me a visit, Old Man." Cedric grinned at Arishem as soon as he sat down.

Then, he looked at the hulking man sitting next to him and his expression turned just a tad bit serious as he acknowledged his presence:

"Greetings, City Lord. My name is Cedric Stormrider. Welcome to my home."

Yes, Arishem came with the City Lord to visit him. Well...more like the City Lord 'insisted' on coming with him.

Quoting Arishem's message earlier: 'Just so you know, I'm visiting you soon. The City Lord 'insisted' to come with me, so yeah, be prepared I guess. Idk.'

Well, there's not much he could do about that now, does he? So instead of panicking and all, Cedric just focused on what he could do and hoped that the City Lord wouldn't get too upset about his hospitality.

"Well met, Kid." The City Lord gruffly replied while helping himself with the snacks and drinks he prepared for them.

"When this guy told me that another VVIP was hiding in my city, I initially thought it'd be another shrewd old person. To my surprise, I see you. You're probably the youngest VVIP I've met so far." He continued.

"Oh geez." Cedric chuckled. "I hope I didn't leave a bad impression then?"

"Nope. Not yet at least. And I hope it continues that way." The City Lord grumbled.

Arishem who's listening on the side did his best to not roll his eyes at the City Lord's posturing. This guy can be really dishonest sometimes, if he hadn't known the City Lord for years now, he might've been fooled too.

"Anyways, how can I help you gentlemen?" Cedric asked.

Clearing his throat, Arishem spoke: "Personally, I'm just here to tell you about what happened after the event. While you never showed up physically, your efforts had been a tremendous help to us so I figured that, at the very least, you deserve to know about the things that happened behind the scenes as well as receive a reward for what you've done for us."