In the slightly dim and spacious hall, small groups of adventurers were gathered, discussing various matters.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps echoed through the hall, causing the adventurer teams already present to turn towards the sound.
A woman with a robust figure, well-developed chest muscles, wearing heavy armor, carrying a giant sword, and a round shield on her arm, with a rugged face and short golden hair, walked in.
This woman was none other than Sophie, the leader of the Scarlet Rose team. Behind her, the other members of the Scarlet Rose team were observing the several teams that seemed to have been here for quite some time.
With just one glance, Bella, the assassin, determined that each of the opposing adventurer teams was a match for their elite Scarlet Rose team.
Bella even recognized several top-tier adventurers renowned throughout the Western nations, each possessing the formidable strength of a high-ranking adventurer.
“This power… it seems I truly can’t underestimate the existence of this world.”
As Bella observed the others, Lu Minghao also noticed something that caught his attention. From the moment he stepped into this place, Lu Minghao had sensed an incredibly familiar aura.
This aura was the very essence of Gluttony's sin. Each of the adventurers across from him carried the aura of Gluttony, even more intensely than the soldiers on the front lines directly fighting the Gluttony monsters.
Logically, with this concentration of Gluttony's sin, the opposing adventurers should have long been corrupted, twisted, and even, except for the three whose strength barely reached the level of high-ranking demons, the rest should have already turned into Gluttony monsters.
Even those three adventurers whose strength barely reached the level of high-ranking demons should have had their minds twisted and their bodies showing signs of corruption under the influence of Gluttony's sin, such as growing fleshy sprouts all over their bodies, tentacles, or even multiple mouths and eyes.
But the reality was that, while those adventurers had some aura of Gluttony's sin, their bodies and souls only showed slight signs of corruption.
Their reason and self-awareness remained unaffected. At most, this level of corruption would only make these adventurers eat a few more bowls of rice during their meals.
All of this seemed utterly unmagical and unscientific to Lu Minghao. Those adventurers hadn't perfectly accepted and accommodated Gluttony's sin like Flora and the others.
Instead, there was a force isolating them from the corruption and twisting effects of Gluttony's sin.
Lu Minghao had never encountered an existence capable of doing such a thing, which only made him more curious about the so-called special mission.
“It’s the Scarlet Rose team. It seems a new batch of adventurers has been transferred to the front lines.”
Upon seeing the Scarlet Rose team enter, a purple-haired youth among the adventurer teams already present raised his head to glance at Sophie before speaking to those around him.
“It’s about time. The monsters have been increasing not only in number but also in overall strength recently, making it increasingly difficult to stop their attacks. Therefore, we have no choice but to gather more power.”
Beside him, a silver-haired girl dressed in an incredibly revealing outfit glanced at the youth and casually spoke, then turned her head, wearing an expression that any experienced driver would understand, and looked at Sally beside Lu Minghao!
The others around her revealed expressions of familiarity upon seeing the silver-haired girl’s appearance. They were well aware of her special preferences. If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, they wouldn't be surprised if the silver-haired girl rushed over to express her love for the cute girl in the Scarlet Rose team.
“Ed, Ox, and Tim, why are you three high-ranking adventurers here, along with other elite adventurer teams…? Could it be that you’re all here because of that special mission?”
Sophie looked at the three high-ranking adventurers and several elite adventurer teams before her. Everyone was an adventurer who had made a name for themselves in the Western nations, and even if they hadn't met, they had heard of each other.
But now, these adventurers who had already come to participate in the war a few days ago appeared before her. Furthermore, their team was the special mission that Lokesh had mentioned before, which was why they were brought here.
These circumstances caused a sense of unease in Sophie’s heart. Although she knew a little about the inside story of the special mission due to her status, and knew that the special mission was relatively dangerous, she only thought that they could complete the mission as long as they gave it their all.
But from the current situation, this special mission was not as simple as she had thought.
“Yes, we are indeed here because of that mission. Moreover, it’s not just us, but also the Scarlet Rose team. Every team that enters here next will participate in this mission.”
Ox, who was the purple-haired youth who spoke first, stepped forward to explain to the puzzled Sophie. He was also one of the strongest adventurers present, a high-ranking adventurer whose profession was a warrior.
“Besides us, there are other adventurer teams? What exactly is this mission?”
After hearing Ox’s words, Sophie’s expression became incredibly serious and solemn. She felt increasingly puzzled about what the so-called special mission actually was.
It actually required so many elite adventurer teams and three high-ranking adventurers to participate together, and even more adventurers were going to join.
“This mission is very simple. It’s to go to the lairs of those monsters, the Edoras Kingdom. That’s where these monsters first appeared, and the Hero has a premonition that the root of those monsters' birth is there.”
As he spoke, Ox glanced at the other members of the Scarlet Rose team behind Sophie, especially when he saw Lu Minghao. For some reason, he subconsciously revealed a smile, feeling a sense of familiarity with Lu Minghao.
“And our mission is to infiltrate the Edoras Kingdom to find the source of all this. The most difficult part of this mission is that when you step into the territory of those monsters, you may face endless monsters and even the personal pursuit of Demon Lord species!”
When he finished speaking the last sentence, Ox glanced at Lu Minghao again, then returned to his original position. Besides the initial Scarlet Rose team, three more adventurer teams had appeared opposite him.
Each team member was at the level of a mid-level adventurer. Together with the four teams including Scarlet Rose, it could be said that they were the top adventurer teams transferred to the front lines this time.
“The pursuit of Demon Lord species? How is that possible?!”
