[601-800] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 778: Annihilation

He placed one of his hands in his pocket and took out a small piece of paper. He opened it and looked at the contents.

It was a piece of paper that he took from the mysterious man that he killed in the Poison Swamp. It seems that the faction behind that man was really connected to the Wingless Crow.

The Wingless Crow was situated in White Line City. They were planning to leave but he managed to get information about them on time. Luckily, he asked Alice to surround the city to prevent anyone from leaving the city. So the Wingless Crow was forced to hide in the city for a while and let the fight subside. Unfortunately for them, Alice still surrounded the city even after she destroyed the Star Pavilion. It was at that moment that the Wingless Crow realized that Alice must be looking for them. They had no choice but to reveal themselves. In fact, even if the Wingless Crow tried to escape from the beginning they wouldn’t be able to do it easily. Astros had a bunch of Shackled Realm experts and Third Head’s force was even there.

The only problem was the person that appeared at the last minute. The one that used a powerful charm. Well, that person wasn’t even there from the start. It was just a backup when the Wingless Crow’s base was destroyed.

“So the person that used charm is from the same faction as the one in the Poison Swamp…”

Souta rubbed his chin as he continued to look at the paper. It was written here that the Wingless Crow should have left the White Line and gone to the Earthen Woods without anyone noticing their presence on that day.

“I’m lucky that I asked Alice to surround the place immediately and even ask the Dragon Council’s hand. Anyway, what I need to do right now is to complete the quest first…”

Become a Core Disciple and get the [Divine Light Circulation] to further improve his mastery over his light element. Then, he would visit the Murder Society. His doppelganger had located their base of operation so he wasn’t worried about it.

‘Souta… I wanted to ask this for a while.’ Saya’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

“What is it?” Souta raised his eyebrows as he placed the paper back in his pocket.

‘What do you want? I mean what is your goal? I’m with you for the longest time and you always say that you only wanted to live.’ Saya asked.

Souta grew silent at her question. He stared at the sky for a while before he answered, “Hm… Yep, I want to survive. That’s my initial goal. Becoming a knight, a king, an investigator, or any other profession, or perhaps living a peaceful and ordinary life… All of this can be achieved once I’ve gained enough strength in this world. So for now, I’ll focus on surviving what will come in the future while trying to enjoy a little bit of my extra time.”

He shrugged his shoulder. His goal was simple yet at the same time was hard to achieve. After all, he knew what would happen in the near future and he couldn’t place his life in the hands of other people. Even after that, there’s a much worse enemy. The one that the God of Hunt mentioned and the one that was written in the stone monument left behind by the God of Space.

Ordinary people would be swept out. If he couldn’t survive right now then how would he expect to survive the events in the future? Airi even saved his life so he wouldn’t die easily. His goal was still the same when he first arrived in this world but something was different this time.

‘Ufufu. The ‘You’ before will not say the same thing.’ Saya chuckled.

Souta simply smiled as he went toward the nearest town in the area. He quickly changed his appearance once again. Although he could change his appearance, he couldn’t change his energy signature. If there was a sensory type that memorized his energy signature then that person would recognize him immediately.

He arrived at Blue River Town, only to realize that Heili was still here waiting for him. He went to the inn and knocked on the door of her room. When Heili saw him, she was surprised at him but soon breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought that Souta died in the ancient ruins.

“Why didn’t you return?” Souta asked.

“I’m waiting for you. I plan to wait for three more days before I return but I’m glad that you are back.” Heili said as if a heavy weight was removed from her heart.

“Sure, let’s go back.” Souta nodded. He wanted to get his hands at [Divine Light Circulation]. He trained his [Divine Dark Circulation] enough so he was eligible to challenge one of the Core Disciples and replace them.

“Where’s your friend?” Heili looked around and didn’t find Alexander. That guy gives her an oppressive feeling and she realized that she wasn’t imagining it. That guy was mysteriously powerful.

“He stayed in the ancient ruins,” Souta answered.

On their way, Souta asked Heili how she fared in the ancient ruins. She said that she got to the second trial before she used the Escape Talisman to safely exit the ruins. At the very least, she got something that would benefit her.

Souta understood that the first and second trials were for B-rank experts while the later trials were for higher level experts. It was understandable that she didn’t pass those difficult trials with her combat prowess.