I took the challenge of dressing seriously, with an intense hurry. The river monster let out a shout of rage as it lingered on the surface, which, luckily, didn't last enough to bring the attention of the camp, which was still occupied by the great battle that was occurring on the other side. The flying Court was still lingering at the spot, and to my surprise, the battle against the tiger was still ongoing — my Perception allowing me to see it clearly, even enough to catch some of the details. Six armored figures attacked the tiger, which was doing its best to retreat to the other side of the water, only to be stopped by the flying carriage. Failing that, the tiger started to pull away. That was not the extent of the reaction. I had noticed a large squad moving toward the tiger, each armed with ranged weapons, a silver-armored figure with them. They were running, but five minutes that passed wasn't enough to cover most of the distance. Interestingly, t

"Stay with Master Qimir," I warned Jertann and the rest as we reached the edge of the camp. "The smell of the food will gather a crowd, and I don't want my food to be spoiled, understood?" I said as I finally put down my plate. I had recovered enough to feel confident against an unexpected situation, even some spare to experiment with Charisma. 《Health (182/225)》 "Are you sure you want to go forward alone? Maybe one of us should…" he started, but fell silent after I gestured to him. "Not necessary, not when I finally have my weapon," I declared as I twirled the halberd, making a show of it. A part of it was to turn it into a spectacle, so that my status in the camp would be elevated a bit more to fit my warrior identity … but the real treasure I was after was the Experience. I pushed forward, ignoring the larger groups as I rushed forward. People were hesitant during the night, especially with the absence of the archers, who were the

I decided to make my first showing for the Greens, though that was less about my existing impression of the Blacks, but the appearance of a large beast rushing forward, toward the border between Greens and the unaffiliated. I wasn't the only one who noticed the beast. Both groups already noticed, trying to react to it. The unaffiliated tried to pull back, but the Greens were against that, forcing the group to take the point against the beast. Considering the ragtag nature of the unaffiliated group — put together at the last moment, armed badly, struggling morale, and with no plan for how to deal with the approaching beast — it was not far from attempted manslaughter. Or murder, I decided as I noticed one of the Greens taking the weapon of a young man, yet forcing him to stay on the line when he tried to pull back. I expected the camp to collapse without leadership — which was the whole reason I stayed, as chaos would allow me to experiment eas

The rest of the day had passed without anything of note ... though it was fascinating just how easily I started referred another half a day filled with killing dangerous monsters hungry for human blood, all the while experimenting with a magical effect that created some kind of magical command effect. Extraordinary became ordinary in quick order. Ultimately, that was life. The assistance of Jertann started to provide after his promotion played a significant role in the ease I was experiencing. I had no idea what was the ability Jertann received, but it was clearly significant, as he could actually take down large beasts while coordinating with the others even without my assistance. Much to the surprise of the rest of the camp. I had stayed close for the first few attempts, ready to intervene if things went chaotic, but his performance had been satisfactory. He had the ability to take down the beasts in just a few blows, showing that his myster

Master Qimir's first response to my declaration was a long, lingering sigh. "You're asking very difficult questions. The kind that will get very dangerous if they spread." "Don't worry. I didn't get to this age of blabbing about things that were best left buried," I answered. "Living as a mercenary taught me a lot more than just fighting." "I can see that," Master Qimir answered. He paused a bit, looking around. "The question you ask has a complicated answer, one that has to do with the gods." "I can keep my heresy suppressed for a while, don't worry about it," I said. "Now, spill." "At the beginning, there were only gods, living in harmony, at the center of the universe, in alignment, bringing order to the existence of the chaos," he said. "However, that task was difficult, so they created mortals to do their task, and granted us the System to give us tools to defend. In the beginning, it worked perfectly." "Until it didn't, right?"