The man with the sword sneered, "Of course, we'll finish him. Hunting newbies to increase our soul power is the easiest, and we've been doing it for a long time. How could we let this one go?"
With that, he drew his sword and laughed at Orion.
"It's your bad luck that you stumbled upon us," he said, laughing.
"Oh, my bad luck?" Orion smiled lightly. "How so?"
The man with the sword sneered. "Because you've stumbled upon the legendary newbie-killer trio. We've never failed to kill a newbie we've encountered."
"Well, there's a first time for everything." Orion unsheathed his sword. "And your time came the moment you decided to attack me."
As he said this, he vanished from his position and reappeared behind the man with the sword. He used the curse of Blinding Speed along with the curse of Stormcaller in Curse Transformation to achieve this teleportation-like speed.
For these three, who were only at gold rank, Orion felt he might be going overboard, but it didn't matter since he intended to kill them anyway.
He swung his sword, severing the man's head. Blood spurted like a fountain from his neck.
"You! How? No!" By the time the other two realized what had happened to their leader, it was too late; within seconds, their heads were sent flying as well.
Orion stopped and observed their bodies. He noticed that, like before, they shone with a blue light before disappearing into the air.
He checked his status.
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[Name: Orion Darkwood]
[Level: 1 - 0.9%]
[Divine Soul: #$&#$& - Soul Form]
[Soul Shard: (1) 3-star]
[Soul Power: 2%]
'Looks like I'll have to ask someone.'
He turned to the person in front of him in line. "Excuse me." He tapped the man's shoulder.
"What is it?" the man asked impatiently.
"Why are there so many lines with so many people?" Orion asked directly.
"How would I know?" the man snapped in frustration and turned back, ignoring Orion.
Orion was speechless. He had just asked a simple question, and yet the man ignored him. He couldn't tell if it was because of the long line or if the man was always this irritable.
"It's because of Orion Darkwood," someone else answered his question.
Orion turned to see another man, who had overheard their conversation.
"Orion Darkwood? Why? Did he kill someone?" Orion asked, confused.
"No, it's not that," the man said, shaking his head. "The people who control Desmere don't want a potential threat in their city."
"What kind of threat?" Orion asked.
The man patiently explained. "Think about it. Orion Darkwood has so much potential and is currently the strongest genius in the three domains. If he enters Desmere, levels up to platinum and diamond rank, what do you think will happen to those ruling the city now?"
The man added with a smirk, "Knowing Orion Darkwood's treacherous reputation, he'd overthrow their rule and crown himself king. So, they've put in place a strict identification process to keep him out. Since he's still at gold rank, they can easily identify and turn him away."
Orion smiled lightly. He knew he was infamous for all the wrong reasons, but he had underestimated the extent. Apparently, his treacherous reputation had spread far and wide.
"They made the right call, but I doubt it'll stop him," Orion said with a smile.
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