New orbs of light were popping up slowly but surely along the boundary of the mysterious white space. These light orbs were in fact the souls of the deceased beasts!
As soon as Adam saw the heaps of corpses around the city wall, he had this idea that perhaps if he were near the bodies of the beasts that had just recently died, then maybe the lotus would be able to devour their souls.
Therefore, to confirm his speculations, as soon as the flying serpent landed in the city, he hurriedly made his way to the top of the city wall without care for the consequences.
Now, that he finally confirmed his guess, he was ecstatic.
As he levitated inside the mysterious space, he laughed out loud, "Hahaha! This war is like a buffet!"
Thinking of the deep implications of his finding, Adam laughed like a madman for a very long time. A few moments later, he gradually stopped and thought to himself while grinning from ear to ear,
And I don't even need to personally kill the enemy. I only need to be near them when they die. Hmm, come to think of it, something similar happened all those years back when I was journeying to Moon City with the traveling party…
He rubbed his hands excitedly as he watched the orbs of lights that were still materializing in the distance. Just when he was about to absorb one of the souls near him, a firm hand tightly clasped his shoulder.
"Who the hell are you?" A cold and deep voice rang in the youth's ears.
Adam opened his eyes and turned around to see a burly, middle-aged man looking down upon him with narrowed eyes.
This man was close to two meters tall and had a head full of long, red hair tied into a ponytail. His eyes were crimson, and when one stared right into them, they would have this strange feeling that they were being burned by fire itself.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})The man was wearing dark red Magus robes and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, displaying his muscular and chiseled forearms that seemed to be throbbing with great power.
When Adam felt this man's hand on his shoulder, he felt as if his entire shoulder blade was about to be crushed. He couldn't help but think incredulously, What's with this raw strength?!
While the youth was reeling in from the shock brought by this man's grip strength, the latter was also equally surprised. He had exerted more than enough power to make sure that Adam stumbled backward, but the youth barely budged.
The man's eyes flashed with interest. He increased his grip strength ever so slightly and asked again, "I asked you a question, boy. Who are you?"
"Ugh!" Adam grimaced and involuntarily took a step back. He glanced at the red-haired man and confirmed in his heart. A Rank 2 Magus!
"M-My name is Adam Constantine." He managed to free himself from the Magus' grip and retreated a few steps, his heart wildly beating with trepidation.
"Hmm?" The man frowned. "Why have I not heard of you before? What's your designated unit? Who's your squad leader?"
Adam didn't understand a thing that the man asked. He replied nervously, "I just got here, sir."
"Just… got here?" The frown on the man's face deepened. The following moment, he reprimanded. "Then what the hell are you doing here? You should be reporting at the duty station just like all the other newcomers."
I'm screwed! Adam began to sweat nervously. He looked around and found that a few elves, dwarves, and humans were looking at him in amusement.
He hurriedly thought of an excuse and blurted out, "I just wanted to see how high the wall was!"
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The red-haired man was speechless. "You… wanted to see how high the wall was?" He glanced around at his subordinates and asked with a strange look, "Did I hear him right?"
"Hoho, you sure did boss," A stout dwarf replied as he drank ale from an ivory mug.
The burly man looked back at Adam, not knowing what to say. Suddenly, an auburn-haired lady rushed toward them from the other side. When the man glanced at her, he was taken aback.
"Adam, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Professor Kimberly made her way through the crowd and appeared before the youth, twisting his ear. "Why can't you just stay still for one minute?"
"Ow, ow, ow, it hurts, it hurts!" Adam winced in pain.
"Oh, Kimberly!" The red-haired man was pleasantly surprised. "Long time no see. Didn't expect to find you here."
"Hmm?" Professor Kimberly turned her head and glanced at the man. Then, her eyes widened in disbelief. "Esmond! You're still alive?!"
Esmond's lips twitched. "Why did you think I was dead?" Suddenly, he thought of something and stroked his chin in puzzlement. "Huh, why does every familiar person I meet become so surprised to see me alive?"
"You disappeared into the Murky Mountains! Of course, we all would assume you were dead," Professor Kimberly spoke incredulously.
"I just went there to train…" Esmond helplessly muttered.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})"Who the hell goes to that place to train?!" The auburn-haired lady spoke with a dumbfounded look.
"Ugh… Professor, can you please let go?"
The pair suddenly glanced at Adam, whose ear had turned red from Professor Kimberly still tightly grabbing onto it.
"Hmph, l still haven't forgotten about you." The woman harrumphed. "I have to severely discipline you."
She then glanced at Esmond and said, "I will see you later. I have to take the kids to the first duty station and help them complete all the paperwork."
"So you ended up becoming a professor at the Clover Academy after all?" Esmond chuckled.
"Heh, of course I did." Professor Kimberly nudged her round glasses up her nose bridge and displayed a smirk.
"Good for you." Esmond nodded. "Well, I'll be stationed here on the northeast wall. Feel fry to drop by any time."
Professor Kimberly deeply looked at the red-haired man and then nodded with a faint smile. Then, she turned around and dragged Adam with her, all the while scolding him, "How many times have I told you to not wander off?"
"But, Professor, I was just—"
"Shut it!"
Esmond crossed his arms and watched Kimberly's departing back with a reminiscent smile. Suddenly, an elven girl approached him and asked curiously, "Boss, you two know each other?"
"Yeah," Esmond replied with a smile.
"We used to be classmates at Clover Academy."
