Chapter 576: The Legendary Wanderer [Part 2]

Thirteen had accompanied his hosts to countless battlefields.

After everything he had been through and the unfairness that his hosts had been subjected to, Thirteen's killing intent gradually built up and became something that not just anyone could face head-on.

That killing intent had first flared up when Cranky had died, allowing him to wield Ruyi Jingu Bang and harness its might to pummel the Majin King to oblivion.

Siri, who had never been exposed to such powerful killing intent, couldn't help but look at the teenage boy in fear.

For a brief moment, Siri saw a scene where Zion Leventis stood on a mountain of corpses, looking down on her with those green glowing eyes that didn't seem to belong to a human being.

Perhaps, reaching her limit, her eyes rolled out of her socket before collapsing unconscious on the ground.

After seeing that the stubborn girl had finally fainted, Thirteen closed his eyes to disperse his killing intent.

Only when he was certain that he had properly reigned in on his emotions did he open them again.

"Diana, order everyone to start gathering cores," Thirteen ordered as he rubbed his face with his hands. "We will be staying in this valley today, then we'll continue our journey tomorrow."

Diana nodded and started to give out orders. She was the second-in-command of their Battalion, so everyone heeded her orders without fail.

Shana, on the other hand, went to check on Siri's condition and started to use her healing magic on her.

Thirteen gave the unconscious girl one last glance before motioning for Derek to come closer to him.

"Who is this rabid girl?" Thirteen asked. "Why did she attack me?"

"She's Siri, and well... she seems to treat you as some kind of rival," Derek replied. "She always says that when the two of you meet, she will show everyone that she's better than you."

"She also says that what you can do, she can do better," Roland commented. "But it seems that it was all just bravado."

Roland eyed the teenage boy, whom he also considered his rival.

Originally, he thought that he could now defeat Zion if the two of them sparred with each other.

But after watching his fight with Siri, Roland realized that he was still not Zion's match.

He no longer looked at the teenage boy as a Rookie. Just like what Siri had said, it was impossible for a Rookie to possess such strength.

Still, there was no doubt that Thirteen's current rank, at least on paper, was a Rookie, making Roland frown.

'A Super Rookie...' Roland thought.

A month later, they met Shana, Derek, and Mildred, who were leading a group of Wanderers who were doing their missions.

When Roland finished his story, it was Thirteen's turn to share his own.

The teenage boy told everyone how he met Erica and stopped the war between the Ratkins and the Lizardmen.

Diana then continued to tell the second part of the story where they traveled to the Kingdom of Seneros.

Since the Crusader led the Wanderers to retreat underground, Erica decided to tell them about their exciting battle against a Majin King.

Derek, who was listening intently to Erica's story, dropped the barbecued spider leg he was holding due to shock.

"Hey, you're not exaggerating, right?" Derek asked. "You like to exaggerate things, you know?"

"Hmph! This's why you're still single," Erica scoffed.

Derek scratched his head with a face filled with injustice. "... What does me being single have to do with you exaggerating things?"

Sherry couldn't help but chuckle because she found this banter between the members of the Hero Party quite amusing.

Just like most Wanderers in Pangea, he looked up to them because they represented the heroes of the young generation.

After interacting with Erica, Sherry realized that although the sorceress could be arrogant at times, she was a very caring person.

Lastly, now that she met the members of the Hero Party, she deemed that all of them were good people.

"Still, is it true that you really defeated a Majin King?" Shana asked.

Thirteen nodded. "I got help from Laplace Demon. I didn't win with my own strength."

"""Phew."""

Roland, Derek, Joshua, and Mildred all patted their chests in relief because the news of Zion killing a Majin King was simply too far-fetched for them to comprehend.

The teenage boy had already done many legendary feats.

If the news of him beating a Majin King was to spread in Pangea, the delicate balance of power that was being maintained by the different factions might start to shift and cause consequences that even the Leventis Family might not be able to bear.

Thirteen knew this as well, so he made sure to mention that he got external help.

This was the only explanation he could think of to make those who were in a position of power not think that he could single-handedly defeat a Majin King, whom even the Monarchs wouldn't dare to fight.