After clearing away the remains left behind by the swampmen, Edward began to converse with the leader of the city watch.
Although the captain of the city watch — who was also known as the city watch captain — did not officially show himself due to various considerations, both sides had a tacit understanding of working together.
On the other side of the street, a bored silver-haired twin-ponytailed girl was sitting on a roof, dangling her legs and munching on sweets.
The bleak cold winds did not seem to affect her thin clothes at all.
Although Eleena was the strongest Player in the truest sense of the word, her identity was sensitive and she would not deliberately show her strength to other factions.
Moreover, the girl was a quiet person and did not have any hobbies apart from eating and kill-stealing.
She was naturally uninterested in searching for the ugly swampmen, which was why she had been watching from the sidelines from start to finish. She would only act if Edward and the others ran into some unexpected situation that they couldn't handle.
Naturally, the outcome was a happy one. The swampmen who were not even Level 20 were no match for Edward and the others, and aside from letting them flex their muscles and intimidate the city watch around them so that they wouldn't get any ideas, they didn't cause any trouble at all.
Be that as it may, the city of Crookes was so vast that it would take a long time even with the help of other Players. After all, only a small portion of the Players had come to Crookes this time, and most Players were not willing to make the long journey here just for a few quests with uncertain rewards.
But just as Eleena was idling, a gunny sack suddenly descended from the skies and directly covered her!
Then, the figures of two men slowly appeared out of thin air.
They had skillfully tied the sack and activated the magical circle over it, greatly strengthening its sturdiness.
It all happened so suddenly that Eleena didn't even react until she was captured.
Once they got what they wanted, the two men quickly found a less populated area and leapt off the roof.
Then, they started sprinting down the alley.
"I thought we would have to run far for this quest, but the target actually came to Crookes on his own." One of the taller men stuffed something that looked like a compass into his shirt pocket and whispered happily, "It's like a cabbage growing in a rabbit's nest, delivering itself to our doorstep!"
"Don't celebrate too early. Our mission isn't over yet. Besides, there's an undercurrent in the city. It's not time for us to be exposed to the eyes of others yet … We can't return directly. Let's go to the dark house first," the short man with the bag on his back said calmly.
"Brother, you're clearly unbelievably powerful, but you're too cautious." The tall man was nonchalant. "There aren't many in Crookes who could match you. Together with me, we are invincible in this city! "
"There are many terrifying existences in this world that are much stronger than me. Just the Eastern Continent alone is filled with danger. My strength can barely be considered average. Being too high profile will only bring about my own destruction!" The short man glanced at his nonchalant comrade and warned in a deep voice.
It was a pity that the latter did not listen to his warning and continued to do things his own way.
A moment later, the short man suddenly turned around and realized that Edward and the others had caught up to him.
"Give me back Eleena!" Big-Muscled Joe was the first to move.
The veins on his legs bulged as he leapt into the air, his spirit familiar materializing to catch him in the air and guide him towards the two kidnappers at an even faster speed!
"Careful! That guy can control spirits!"
While the short man couldn't tell what the spirit familiar was, he could guess that it was an energy form similar to a spirit.
"Got it!"
The tall man whipped out a war hammer from his pants. Not intending to fight Joe in close combat, he grabbed the rope at the end of the hammer's handle and spun it a few times before letting go, and the war hammer flew towards Joe by centrifugal force.
The war hammer wasn't that big, and was only about fifty centimeters long including the handle. It was the size of a toilet bowl, and there was a sapphire rune on its surface, making it appear small and exquisite.
Joe followed his battle instincts and held his greatsword 'Giant's Toe' in front of him, intending to block the seemingly soft attack.
But all he heard was a loud 'clang!'
The war hammer that was the size of a toilet bowl had actually sent Joe, who was 1.8 meters tall, and his greatsword that was almost two meters long flying!
"Joe, are you alright?" Goudan cleverly avoided Charle, who was falling from the sky. After Charle fell into a daze, he asked Goudan, who was on the ground.
"I'm fine, I didn't lose much HP …" Joe said with a dark face. Half of it was because he was covered in mud, and the other half was because he felt humiliated. He looked at the war hammer that was half-buried in the road, and then at his Legendary sword that had lost a small chunk of durability. He said in disbelief, "You might not be able to tell, but that thing is very heavy! And terrifyingly hard … "
"It's fine. That guy doesn't have a weapon anymore." Dogg … Doug, however, was unconcerned. "What, could he make the hammer fly back?"
But before he could finish, the tall man who hadn't stopped a single step reached out. "Hammer!"
The war hammer that was buried in the ground flew towards the tall man with a whoosh.
Joe was expecting the tall man to be sent flying by his war hammer, but the hammer obediently returned to the tall man's hand.
His words came true. Doug scowled as his AWM automatically unfurled and began to fire at the enemy.
However, the two of them were very cunning. They often used pedestrians, walls, and other random objects as cover. Doug couldn't hit them even after a long time. On the contrary, because the other party was far more familiar with the terrain than they were, the distance between them and the kidnappers was getting farther and farther.
Edward had also thrown a few fireballs along the way, but they all missed just like Doug's arrows.
When he used his ultimate move [Black Dragon Inferno of the Black Dragon Wave], although he could control the direction of the Black Flame Dragon, his body would become stiff. Whether it was his movements or movement speed, they would all be slowed down. It was not suitable for pursuit.
"Looks like there's no other way …" Edward raised his hand, holding two red crystals between his fingers.
It was an Illum crystal that was similar to most magical crystals in fantasy, an amalgamation of pure energy.
The Illum crystal would show different colors depending on the element it was born with, and the Illum crystal in Edward's hand was a red Illum crystal born with the fire element.
"Although I've learned the Level 50 ultimate skill, I didn't use it because it consumes Illum crystals. Coincidentally, Illum crystals are cheap in this city … looks like it's time!"
Edward took a deep breath and raised Happy Flames, the Illum crystal in his hand disintegrating into dust. "Supreme Mana Red Eyes Black Dragon Wave!"
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