The rules of the Adventurer"s indicated numerous requirements in becoming an Adventurer. However, if a mortal paid a certain amount of fee, they could enter through the back door and become an Adventurer, though it was bypa.s.sing the system. It was a method that wasn"t frowned upon. After all, not everyone could cultivation in this world, but everyone had to earn money to eat.
Because of this, they were considered as informal Adventurers, though they could receive missions, they were not recognized formally by the Adventurer"s Guild and if a strife happened between formal and informal members of the Guild, they would definitely be biased towards the formal members.
From the time that he saw these children, Dan knew that they must"ve taken the route of becoming an Adventurer from behind. Though he couldn"t see any problems with it for as long as they"re earning their money in a righteous way. They would definitely be disadvantaged when the Adventurer"s Guild noticed the deaths of these three men who were formal members of the Guild.
And if they managed to trace the clues back to them, they would definitely be persecuted. Even though it was illogical to think that a bunch of mortal children could kill cultivators, to appease the crowd of formal members, the guild would have no other choice but to put all the blame onto this children and as a result, they may die or forever be imprisoned.
Dan inwardly sighed, Sandra and Jacob weren"t really that bad. Compared to those young masters of prestigious clans that had the support of enormous resources by the time that they were born. Sandra and Jacob"s stats didn"t differ much from them.
[Name: Sandra, Age: 12 Status: Informal Member, Bronze Ranked Adventurer]
[Stats: Str: 3, Int: 9, Dex: 5, Agi: 6, Sta: 5]
[For Reference, one stat point equals an average human"s stat.]
[Cultivation: None]
[System Evaluation: Mere ant]
[Name: Jacob, Age: 11 Status: Informal Member, Bronze Ranked Adventurer]
[Stats: Str: 4, Int: 5, Dex: 5, Agi: 9, Sta: 7]
[For Reference, one stat point equals an average human"s stat.]
[Cultivation: None]
[System Evaluation: Mere ant]
In comparison to the sixteen years old stats of Dan several months ago.
[Name: Dan Gabriel Longinus; Age: 16; Status: the Young Master of the Longinus Clan]
[Stats; Str: 0.50, Int: 3; Dex: 0.23, Agi: 0.90; Sta: 2]
[For Reference, one stat point equals an average human"s stat.]
[Cultivation: Middle Stage of the Flesh Tempering Realm]
[System Evaluation: Weak aff]
The difference was too huge. Desperation squeezes out the potential of humans and in this case, it boosted the stats of the two children to the extent that Dan, a member of a prestigious clan, couldn"t even compare, several months ago.
Now, Dan"s stats after his true bloodline"s awakening were as follows.
[Name: Dan Gabriel Longinus; Age: 16; Status: ??????????]
[Stats: Str: 13, Int: 27, Dex: 30, Agi: 32, Sta: 9]
[For Reference, one stat point equals an average human"s stat.]
[Cultivation: Middle Stages of the Organ Tempering Realm]
[System Evaluation: Still weak]
Dan shook his head and returned to the task at hand, he stared at Sandra and found that the young girl looked pale and terrified, the sight of his friend, Kasun"s demise was still fresh in her mind.
"No, don"t come near me! Don"t come near me!" She staggered backward and only stopped when she reached a tree. Dan knitted his eyebrows, he knew that he needed to find a method that would erase her innate naivety as he said, "Don"t come near you? Then what are you going to do? Carry Jacob back to the Guild and report what happened here?"
His words reverberated throughout the area as Sandra"s eyes regained some clarity, though she didn"t have much experience when it comes to life and death battles. The fact that she survived under the harsh environment of the slums area despite her beauty indicated her cunningness and intelligence, she calmed herself down and closed her eyes as her chest violently heaved in an effort to catch her breath.
When her eyes snapped open, it shone in a light of determination as she suppressed the trembling of her knees and stood up, the concentrated smell of blood that lingered in the air made her nauseous, but she still moved towards Jacob and checked his body.
"I"m gonna return with Jacob and report everything to the Guild," She said in a low voice as she prepared to carry Jacob"s body. Hearing her words, Dan scoffed, "Report what happened here? Do you really think that these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds cared about you guys for their personal satisfaction?"
Sandra lifted her head, "I saw that guy staring at me with a lecherous gaze, apart from having designs on my body, what else would be the reason why they went after me?" Her eyebrows knitted as Dan coldly chuckled, "Indeed, they were after your body, but if that"s only what they wanted, then they wouldn"t bother on holding back when they attacked Jacob, earlier..." He crossed his arms together as he stared right into Sandra"s eyes.
"Since they took the extra effort in placing him in an unconscious state, it could only mean that someone tasked them from behind the scenes to kidnap you, Jacob and me..." His words shook Sandra"s soul, but she still didn"t believe Dan"s theory as she asked. "Why would they bother about you? You"re just a newbie, and I don"t think that there"s merit in including you as their target..."
Hearing her words, a small smile lifted on Dan"s lips, "Well, I don"t know much about that, but one thing"s for sure." His expression went cold, "Their goal should be to kidnap us, and possibly make us some kind of a blood slave..." His eyes swept over at Sandra, "And as for you? You will definitely become a s.e.x slave, you will be pumped full every day until the day that their employer bestows upon you the freedom of death..."
Sandra"s expression turned paler than before becoming the plaything of a n.o.ble was a more tragic outcome than dying. She lost the strength on her legs as she placed Jacob back on the ground and sat, lifelessly beside him.
She lost all of her determination and will to live. She knew that even though they won"t easily be traced by the Adventurer"s Guild as the killer of these three men. The employer behind them would definitely take action.
Dan lightly chuckled and approached the young girl that embraced both of her knees in despair. Stretching his hand out, he said, "From now on, you and Jacob should just follow me, I will make sure that no harm would come your way..."
A gentle smile lifted on his lips, Sandra lifted her head, her expression indescribable when she saw the amiable smile on Dan"s lips. She didn"t understand why, but her heart and her mind urged her to accept his offer as if they were telling her that her fate would change once she accepted his proposal.
Dan was sincere when he made this offer, just the raw stats of the two children alone made it worth it for him to recruit them. But of course, their determination and resolve wouldn"t let them easily accept a stranger"s offer.
But with the coercion of despair and the dire straits that they were in, the chances of the children accepting his proposal could be considered as a hundred percent. After all, no matter how intelligent they were, children were children, and could easily be manipulated.
Sandra stretched her hand out and placed it atop Dan"s opened palm. Dan maintained a calm disposition, but he inwardly, he was screaming in delight.
"I will follow you, but I hope that you won"t make us do something that we do not want to do, and I also hope that you will support our families..." Sandra mumbled, with her intelligence and intuition, along with the skills that Dan displayed in the earlier battler. She understood that this young boy wasn"t so simple and following him would definitely be advantageous for her.
"Of course, I don"t mistreat my subordinates, but of course, if you dare to betray me..." Dan"s refres.h.i.+ng expression went cold in an instant, "I"ll personally cut you down..."
A chill ran through Sandra"s spine, a bitter smile leaked on her bedraggled visage as she said, "Of course, I won"t dare to do that, master..."
Dan cringed when he heard the word, master. "Don"t call me master, just treat me as you would treat your best friend, after all, what I want is a close confidant, not a blindly loyal subordinate that doesn"t have his or her own opinion..." Dan declared, he valued her intelligence and intuition, and so, he doesn"t want her to become a blind devotee of his capabilities. After all, he wasn"t omniscient.
Sandra"s figure shook, a small smile leaked on her lips. The despair within her eyes, dissipated, for she found a bastion that would help her block her enemies.
"Yes, Danilo..." She said with a low voice, Dan nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Since these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds have an employer behind them, I predict that the perverted b.a.s.t.a.r.d behind this should be keeping tabs on the location of these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds..." A cold smile suffused on his face as he said.
Sandra"s eyes widened, "Could it be that you"re planning on..."
"Indeed," Dan"s eyes twinkled in antic.i.p.ation, "Other than that, I don"t have any other way in luring that fierce tiger from the mountain..."
Sandra nodded her head and begun her preparations, Dan couldn"t help but endlessly grin when he saw Sandra"s deft movements and actions. Soon, the three of them along with the unconscious Jacob, hid under the ground, covered with the vegetation as they observed the location where the three b.a.s.t.a.r.d"s dead bodies laid.
They held their breaths and extinguished their presence, by staying in here, they were intent on luring out the tiger from its mountain and know the ident.i.ty of their enemy!