Chapter 287: New Recruits

Chapter 287: New Recruits

"Sis, what should we do?" Athena approached Wrath and asked. "Is there still a chance?"

"Unfortunately, no." Wrath said. "The outcome is worse than before. Lucia and Chloe were still alive for the fight that was about to come, but now they're dead."

"I can attempt to kill Adam," Athena suggested.

"Zephyr won't let you." Wrath said, and even though she was wearing a blindfold, she could feel the gaze. "He is looking at you right now, isn't he?"

Athena looked over her shoulder and saw Zephyr standing in the midst of the battlefield, staring in their direction like a hawk.

"Yes..."

"We need to retreat," Wrath said. "The battle is lost."

"Alright..." Athena waved her finger.

A horn blasted throughout the battlefield, and Battle Maidens, while dispirited, turned around and started retreating from the battlefield.

'This is a big blow to the morale.' Athena looked towards Adam with a frown, then turned around, and followed the retreated forces.

"Should we go after them?" Taurus asked.

"They're not retreating over to the mountains, why?" Andromeda asked. "Instead, they're heading to Nightshade territory."

"Wrath must've seen also the future of what happens at the mountains." Zephyr said. "It seems they've chosen a less dangerous path to follow."

"Should we follow them?" Taurus asked. "With Adam here, we've got upperhand!"

"No," Zephyr shook his head. "We've already got what we've wanted. Extended territory. Battle Maidens have other worries now with Nightshade."

...

Adam walked in the midst of the soldiers, and everyone just moved out of his way. They also bowed their heads in respect and whispered between each other.

"The Slayer of Calamity..."

After a while, he reached the Crimson Hounds, who'd grouped up and were waiting for him. "Sorry, I am late." Adam said.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Nah, I call that perfect timing." Digby said and shook his hand, but at the same time, tried to calculate Adam's current strength.

'There's no gap between us anymore...'

"Doesn't this make us peak tier 2 guild?" Lucette whispered to Valora. "With Adam here now that he is at Digby's level."

"Yes, it does..." Valora said with a smile. "Give it a year, and we might even be tier 1 guild." "Whoo..." Lucette inhaled cold air.

To think that they were in the danger of dropping to tier 3, but now they might even become tier 1 guild!

They would be a proper powerhouse, and it would be way easier for them to recruit more members.

"Adam!" Zephyr walked over to them.

The mercenaries bowed in respect to his status.

Digby also arched his back into a bow, and so did others, but Adam didn't, and Zephyr didn't seem to mind.

"May I have a word?" Zephyr asked.

"Sure," Adam said.

The others dispersed to give them privacy.

"I know you just came back, but I have a mission for you." Zephyr said.

"Oh?" Adam crossed his arms and nodded. "What is it?"

"I need you to visit the Border Village," Zephyr said.

"It is the village where you appear once the tutorial is over. A new group of tutorial takers are about to be done with their tutorial, and I think you can reach it faster than any of us can with your wings.

"We, members of the Council of Mercenaries, have contacts within tutorial as we work together with them. I've received some news that this group has quite a few talents.

"One of them might've been good enough for S-rank, but we did a vote, like we did with you. The vote ended in 4-3 against."

"?!" Adam looked surprised. 'There's not supposed to be another S-ranker in a while. Who could it be?'

"While that person is A-ranker in status, he might as well be S-ranker. There's also other quite incredible individuals, and it is one of the best tutorial groups in a long while." "We can assume that other factions will also send recruiters?" Adam asked.

"That's correct, and while I doubt it will escalate into a fight between recruiters, you need to be prepared for anything. I've faith in your strength to take care of yourself and try your best to get us some new talent."

"Mm..." Skye niddled on her finger nervously.

She was sitting beside Nathaniel and was quite pretty with her round face and curly hair.

"B-score!"

The heads nodded in approval, while Skye let out a sigh of relief.

'She received a better score than me? Shit!' Harry's face turned red in embarrassment.

"How did I do, Nathan~" Skye asked with a shy smile.

"Good." Nathaniel said with a handsome smile, but inside, he thought. 'Another trash.'

"Ida Kinsman!"

Ida uncrossed her arms, and she looked like a cold princess. She didn't follow Nathaniel during the tutorial and instead moved alone throughout the entire tutorial.

"B-score!"

A few heads nodded again.

Ida crossed her arms again and moved her gaze away, not looking like she cared much about

the score.

'Pity, she could've been A-rank if she just bothered to work with others.' Geoffrey shook his

head. 'No one wants a mercenary that is unwilling to work with others.'

"Nigel Kennedy!"

A broad-shouldered man took a step forward. He didn't look like he was in his early twenties,

but looked to be in his early thirties!

He had a bushy beard with a rough visage, and his skin looked tough, and weathered like a

bark of a tree.

"A-score!"

Gasp~

A quite few gasped at the amazing score, but they weren't really surprised because Nigel was

very impressive during the tutorial.

There was quite a heated rivalry between Nigel and Nathaniel.

"Hmph." Nigel just scoffed.

'Sadly, he is old.' Geoffrey thought to himself. 'His talent is amazing, but his age is turn off

for many.'

"Nathaniel Whetzer!" Geoffrey shouted and looked at the dark blue young man.

Nathaniel smirked and sat straight on the steps.

The surroundings turned silent.

"It must be S-rank, right?" "Definitely. Nathaniel is amazing!"

"He broke Geoffrey's finger too, and he is a Grandeur-ranked mercenary!"

Geoffrey sighed and said. "A-score!"

Gasp!

The recruits were shocked.

While it was an amazing score, it seemed too low for him!

Nathaniel's eyes turned cold. 'A-score? I am on the same level as that trash?!'

"If he didn't receive S-score, just what kind of monsters are S-rankers?!"

'A pity. If it was me, I would've given him an S-rank.' Geoffrey thought and looked at his

broken finger. 'After all, he is the most fearsome recruit I've ever seen!'