Lina Imbus!
Fangzheng had a headache when he saw her. This was his childhood, so he had naturally seen it before.
But because of that, Fangzheng felt that things were going to be troublesome.
And quite troublesome.
Fangzheng naturally knew about the world where Lina Imbus lived. So, when he saw Lina, he immediately guessed who his target was.
The Goddess of Order was the Creator in every world. In the first world, it was the Star God, and in the second world, it was Adam and Lilith. Needless to say, it was the same in this world.
In Lina Imbus' story, there was only one person who fit this description.
Rumor had it that a long, long time ago, in this primitive sea of chaos, a pure will was born from the boundless darkness. Her power caused the chaos ocean to change, creating countless worlds.
She was the mother of all things in this world. Therefore, there were gods, demons, and humans … She was worshipped by the demons as the supreme existence, the mother of all darkness, the true king of the demons. She was dimmer than the darkness, deeper than the night. She resided in the chaos and gave birth to all nothingness and chaos. She ruled over nightmares. Pure power mixed with the will of nothingness — — Golden Nightmare Lord
Nightmare.
No wonder the Goddess of Order said that the core of this world was contaminated by Chaos …
After all, the Golden Nightmare Lord was born from Chaos. If Fangzheng's memory was correct, the story about the birth of the Golden Nightmare Lord was actually a story about the rebirth of the Order core in another way after Chaos devoured the Order core.
The Golden Nightmare Devil King was the core of Order after his rebirth.
As for how he would meet the queen, Fangzheng wasn't worried. After all, according to the original plot, all he needed to do was wait. There was no need for him to do anything else. It was also because of this that Fangzheng didn't plan on meeting Lina Imbas.
It was not because Fangzheng did not like Lina Imbus, but … as the saying goes, one should only watch from afar, not play with … Bah!
What's the point of saying it so nicely? To put it bluntly, it's funny to watch a group of them quarrel, but if you join in and become a joke, then it's not funny at all!
Only Gory could handle a woman like Lina Imbas. Fangzheng didn't think he had a jellyfish brain, so he didn't want to court his own death.
Not to mention, just seeing Lina gave him the urge to slip away.
After confirming the current situation of the world, Fangzheng also confirmed his next plan.
Previously, Fangzheng did not see Gory beside Lina, which meant that the two had not met yet. In Fangzheng's memory, Lina would meet Gory, Emperor Gerugan, and then Red Mage Reizou. Then, Lina would use the spell that borrowed the power of the Golden Nightmare Lord for the first time in the battle with Shabra Nikola, who was sealed in Reizou's body.
But the Heavy Slash was not completed at that time, and it also attracted the attention of King of the Underworld, Fibrizo. He lured Lina and the others to the City of the Undead, Serrag, and threatened Lina's companions to release the complete Heavy Slash. It was also at that time that the Golden Nightmare Lord appeared in this world in human form for the first time.
What Fangzheng had to do was to appear at that time and negotiate with the Golden Nightmare Lord again.
But Fangzheng did not know what the consequences of negotiating with the Golden Nightmare Lord would be, because the Golden Nightmare Lord was not an easy character to deal with.
That was because the Golden King of Nightmares was not an easy character to deal with. Although in the anime, she gave people a sacred feeling when she descended, in fact, her nature was almost no different from Lina Imbas. Selfish, willful, arrogant, violent — it was no wonder that many people suspected that Lina was the illegitimate daughter of the Golden Nightmare Lord!
The two of them were exactly the same!
Ah …. My stomach hurts.
Fangzheng's stomach hurt when he thought that he would have to deal with such a person. But he had to negotiate. The activation and repair of the core were necessary. But letting the Golden Nightmare Lord connect with the Order did make Fangzheng a little uncertain about what would happen ….
But there was still time, so he could slowly think about it.
While thinking, Fangzheng returned to the Adventurer's Guild with the Priestess.
Seeing them return, the receptionist breathed a sigh of relief.
"Welcome back, you two. How did the mission go?"
"We failed."
"Huh?"
Hearing this unexpected answer, the receptionist's eyes widened in surprise. She looked at Fangzheng, then at the Priestess.
"We failed …?"
"We were a step too late. Someone beat us to it …. Do you know Lina Imbas?"
"Ah …. It's Miss Lina Imbas, the bandit's nemesis …."
As expected, the receptionist showed a look of realization when she heard the name. Seeing her response, Fangzheng was more or less curious. In fact, in the anime, Lina had always been very famous. It seemed that everyone knew her name. Bandits knew her, ordinary civilians knew her, and even the higher-ups seemed to have heard of her.
It was just that because of the exaggerated and funny style of the anime, few people would pay attention to such trivial matters.
"She's also an adventurer, right? What level is she?"
With this in mind, Fangzheng couldn't help but ask. The anime had never mentioned what level Lina was as an adventurer, and no one seemed to care.
"Miss Lina is a Silver-level adventurer."
"Oh …. I see."
Hearing this, Fangzheng was somewhat surprised. He had heard about the ranking of adventurers from the Priestess before. Adventurers were divided into a total of ten levels. From low to high, they were Porcelain, Obsidian, Steel, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and the highest was Platinum.
In Fangzheng's memory, he more or less thought that Lina should be a Platinum-level adventurer, so he was a little surprised when he found out that she was only a Silver-level adventurer.
But after thinking about it carefully, Fangzheng felt relieved. Lina was famous in the past mainly because the enemies she killed were mostly bandits. From her title of "Bandit's Nemesis", it could be seen that Lina basically killed bandits until she reached the Silver-level. In other words, before meeting Gourry, Lina had not killed any particularly strong characters.
But it was not strange. After all, the receptionist mentioned that there was a guy who killed goblins until he reached the Silver-level.
But after Lina killed the doppelganger of the Demon King Sabra Nicholas, her level would definitely increase. In addition to Nether King Fibrizo, who was killed by Lina …. There was no way she could escape from being a Platinum-level adventurer.
"So, what do the two of you plan to do next?"
"Hmm …."
Fangzheng glanced at the priestess beside him.
"Do you still want to be an adventurer?"
"Eh? Y-yes. "
"You should know very well that being an adventurer is quite dangerous. You've seen how miserable those adventurers were when they failed, right?"
"Yes, but …."
As she spoke, the priestess clenched her fists.
"I-I used to see adventurers who came to seek treatment because they were injured. I couldn't just leave them be. That's why I wanted to become an adventurer …."
"Hmm …."
Fangzheng pondered for a moment.
"Then let me train you so that you can become a qualified adventurer."
"Eh?"
"What? You don't want to? "
"No, no, of course …. That …. Thank you for your guidance, sir knight."
As she spoke, the priestess smiled at Fangzheng.
"But the priestess still needs to form a party, which means you need companions …. The first thing you need to do is to find suitable companions."
Since he had made his decision, Fangzheng greeted the receptionist, then pulled the priestess to the side and pointed to the adventurers nearby.
To be honest, the simplest way was actually for Fangzheng to bring Codori and the others here. But to become an adventurer in this world, one had to fill in the information. After knowing that the core of this world was the Golden Nightmare King, Fangzheng had to be careful. If he didn't fill in the information himself, he naturally wouldn't let others fill in the information.
Compared to that, using the original inhabitants of this world was a good choice.
"First, learn to observe and judge. The adventurers we invited before don't know each other, so it's natural for them to be wiped out in a dungeon. If you want to accept a mission, you have to first consider many things. For example, if you want to focus on the mission, you have to consider the terrain there and the mission target. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng pointed to the adventurers not far away.
"For example, if you want to fight goblins like you did before, then in the caves and tunnels, you can find a race like the Dwarves who are more familiar with the caves. That's a good choice. But if we went to the forest to eliminate the mountain bandits, it's obviously more suitable to find Elves or Garden People. "
"Hmm …. I see."
The priestess listened carefully to Fangzheng's explanation and nodded.
"Now, it's time for the important task assignment. Go talk to them and invite them to join your party."
"Huh? But I'm alone …. Shouldn't I be the one joining them? "
"You can go talk to them too. Don't worry, I'll be here."
"That …. Okay."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the priestess nodded. Then, Fangzheng watched her carefully walk to the adventurers and start talking to the Platinum level adventurers.
Most of the adventurers would naturally welcome a beautiful girl like the priestess, who was also a cleric. However, they weren't interested in the priestess's invitation, but wanted to invite her to join their party. Thus, after searching for a while, the priestess returned helplessly.
"Sir Knight, it seems that no one is willing to accept my invitation."
"That's normal. After all, adventuring is very dangerous, and we need to trust each other …."
However, before Fangzheng could finish his sentence, a voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
"I heard that you need companions?"
"Hmm?"
Fangzheng and the priestess turned their heads and saw a young girl standing behind them. She was wearing a black sorcerer's hat and a black cloak. She held a staff in her hand and looked to be about the same age as the priestess. She had short black hair and bright red eyes. Her left eye was covered by a black cross-shaped eye patch.
"It seems that this is the guidance of fate, the choice of the world. I've been waiting for people like you to appear!"
The girl raised her hand and let out a strange laugh. Upon seeing this, the Priestess revealed a blank expression. As for Fangzheng, he felt his head begin to hurt.
The aura of the girl in front of him was too similar to that of a certain someone he was familiar with ….
"That …. May I ask who you are …."
Facing the priestess' question, the girl suddenly waved her right hand.
"I'm Hiei! I'm the one who inherited the great sorcerer's legacy, the strongest offensive magic, explosive magic, in my hands! "
Having said that, the girl stretched out her hand to cover half of her face and sneered.
"So, you also desire to obtain the forbidden power that is alienated by the world because I'm too powerful? Then be prepared to peek into the ultimate abyss with me! "
"…."
The priestess stood rooted to the ground, unsure of what to say. As for Fangzheng, he held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
My head hurts ….
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