Pol didn't make a sound, all he did was shout in his heart.
As a lone wolf who had just woken up from his slumber, he still remembered some basic knowledge in his heart.
No matter how shocked he was by Kieran's appearance, he tried his best to stay calm.
Of course, it was that moment.
The next moment …
Under the moonlight, Kieran was sliced into pieces.
Like a mirror being smashed by a hammer, Kieran's body shattered with a loud bang.
"Aaaargh!"
Pol couldn't hold back his cry of shock.
He then saw Kieran's body return to its original form, standing under the moonlight.
This is …
"Aaaargh!"
Before the thought in Pol's heart fully formed, Kieran's body shattered again, then returned to its original form.
When the third time started, Pol wasn't surprised anymore, even the fear in his heart was gone. He sat up, leaned against the wagon, wiped the dirt off his face, and quietly watched Kieran's body shatter and return to its original form, then shatter again.
After a total of ten times, Kieran finally stopped.
Then, he walked towards the darkness.
An agonizing cry came from the shadows beside him.
Pol knew what Kieran was up to.
That secret spy!
The other party had to be eliminated.
"What is your relationship with Broker?"
Suddenly, Kieran's voice came from behind Pol.
Pol's face was blank, then he turned around to Kieran, showing a bitter smile. "I really hope to be related to someone, at least I won't be so passive now."
Kieran looked at Pol quietly.
After about two seconds, he nodded noncommittally.
'It shouldn't be related, right?'
Bloody Mary was judging Pol's expression and gaze.
Of course, Kieran would still need its boss to judge.
"Corin, thank you for your support.
I need to go help Ash Kano now! "
Pol suddenly said a name.
Bloody Mary, who followed Kieran into multiple dungeon worlds, nodded slightly.
Corin, another fake name.
But it should fit the style here.
Inside the palace, Kieran, who was watching everything through Bloody Mary's eyes, looked up at the side of the palace.
Unbeknownst to him, that place had already begun to collapse.
Behind the wall was a black void.
It seemed like Broker had more than one layer of insurance here.
The first creature to pass through the blue oval door would be attacked.
The collapsing palace was the second.
Everything was linked to each other, which suited Broker's personality.
As for whether it was still dangerous to pass through the blue oval door?
He just needed to test it out.
Pa!
Kieran raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Bloody Mary appeared beside Kieran again and went through the blue oval door. The split happened again.
At the same time, the speed at which the palace collapsed increased.
When Bloody Mary went through the blue oval door for the third time and the split started, half of the palace had collapsed.
"Pressing forward step by step?"
Kieran waved his hand, stopping Bloody Mary from going through the blue oval door again. He pointed at the black void and said, "Go try there."
It looked at the ominous black void.
It sensed the danger within.
Bloody Mary walked towards the black void without any expression on its face, but its heart almost burst into tears.
It had died more than 30 times just now!
It was very painful to be cut into pieces!
Now it had to face more unknown dangers?
When it touched the black void again, Bloody Mary started to miss the sunshine on the West Coast again.
However, at the next moment, Bloody Mary realized to its shock that it was standing in the pine forest on the hillside again and it was unscathed.
'This is the right path?'
'What a cunning bastard!'
Bloody Mary commented on the boss' enemy.
Bloody Mary even speculated that this was the backup plan the boss left for itself.
Think about it, if the palace that the boss was in was suddenly invaded, when the blue oval door appeared, what would the intruders do?
They would most likely choose the blue door!
Then, the palace would collapse and the black void would appear. Under the invisible pressure, more intruders would rush through the door.
One thing worth noting was that the door couldn't see what was happening in the palace!
In simple words, a little trick would cause a lot of trouble for the intruders.
Even if there were one or two smart ones or those who thought they were smart enough to use Broker to pave the way, the loss outweighed the gain. Bloody Mary was certain Broker had something on him that was immune to damage from the blue door or even something that could control it.
Once Broker got through, the situation would turn around in an instant.
The safe black void would turn into a real dead end!
'What a scary bastard!
Fortunately, my boss isn't that simple either. '
Bloody Mary was glad that Kieran appeared beside it. Under Kieran's order, it quickly went into the dark.
Kieran stood on the spot, frowning slightly.
Sluggish!
It felt like walking into a swamp, strangely restrained.
Of course, that wasn't all.
He even sensed a heavy sense of wickedness.
The heavy sense of wickedness was like a mist, shrouding everything that Kieran could see.
Was there something special about this place?
Or …
Was this world like this?
The latter's speculation made Kieran frown even tighter.
Based on common sense, with such a heavy sense of wickedness, there should be a lot of negative energy around, normal living beings shouldn't be able to survive, but this place was normal.
All it had was a sense of wickedness.
There was no negative energy!
It was a strange yet unique world!
"Broker isn't just using Pol's power, he also wants to enter this world through Pol?
"Or maybe it's both?"
Kieran looked at the misty world and unconsciously looked at Pol's back, who was walking further away. Pol had a longsword at his waist and a musket in his hand.
It was a very early stage gunpowder weapon but it was very well-made. It was black in color and had the trigger, stock, and scope of the modern firearms that Kieran knew, but on the left side of the gun, between the stock and the trigger, was a round magazine.
Under the moonlight, the magazine was emanating a faint magical glow.
Bang!
Pol pulled the trigger. The muzzle flashed and one of the robbers who were attacking Ash and Kano further away was shot through.
The magical glow on the magazine flickered. Pol, who should have finished cleaning the gunpowder and reloaded it, compacted it and loaded the bullet, pulled the trigger again.
Bang!
Another gunshot sounded.
Another robber fell, worse than the first one. His head was smashed to pieces.
No doubt, other than the reloading speed.
The firepower of the musket had surpassed the standard of the same era.
Kieran kept his gaze away from the robbers and looked at the empty field below the hill.
A lot of robbers gathered together in a messy manner, surrounding Pol's bodyguard tightly. However, only a few of them could really hurt the bodyguard. Most of them were shouting and waving their weapons in the air.
When Pol returned to the battlefield, the robbers became even more chaotic.
"Behind! Behind!
Watch your back! "
The robbers shouted in a chaotic manner. There was no order to their formation, so they completely dispersed. Some of them looked back, while others simply dodged the incoming flintlocks.
Kieran even saw two panicked robbers bump into each other and fall to the ground. The robbers around them then stepped over them.
A motley crew!
They didn't go through any battle training and their individual strength was … very weak.
Kieran looked at Pol's bodyguard. Ash Kano was waving the long-handled halberd in his hand, hacking left and right, dashing forward and backward as though he was invincible.
Every time, a few robbers would fall.
A few minutes later, half of the robbers fell under Ash Kano's feet.
As for the rest, they immediately dispersed in an uproar.
Seeing the enemy run away, Ash Kano who was extremely excited from the battle got even more excited. He roared angrily and tore off his waistcoat. With his bare upper body, he dashed towards the fleeing robbers.
Borl, on the other hand, heaved a long breath and put away his gun.
He knew his bodyguard's strength.
A hundred plus robbers without any organization, they couldn't pose any threat to his bodyguard. However, he was still worried about his bodyguard.
After all, he was one of the most important assets for his future plans.
Once he lost him, it would affect the overall situation.
And …
Pol quietly looked at Kieran.
He didn't forget the voice from before.
That voice didn't sound like Kieran's. Although it had a trace of coldness, it was more arrogance. It was far from Kieran's disregard.
Was it someone else?
Pol guessed but he didn't dare to ask Kieran.
He knew the person before him too well.
Not only because of the fairness that he abided by, but also because of the title of "Flaming Devil".
Especially the latter, it made Pol tremble with fear and it was still fresh in his memory.
"Ash Kano, this is Corin."
Pol introduced Kieran to his bodyguard directly.
Compared to taking the initiative to ask Kieran, Borl was much more relaxed in front of his bodyguard. He continued in an orderly manner, "He's our reinforcement. It's all thanks to him that I'm still alive."
"Thank you so much, Corin!"
"If something happened to Pol, I really wouldn't know what to do!"
"I'm Ash Kano. You look powerful, why don't we …"
"Ash Kano, what you need to do now is clean up the battlefield. I don't want us to face a bunch of standing dead bodies later!"
At first, Ash Kano's words made Pol nod with a smile but towards the end, Pol's face changed drastically. He quickly interrupted his bodyguard.
"Sir Corin, I can assure you, he didn't do it on purpose …"
"Is this place special?
Or is this world special? "
Kieran asked directly.
"This world is special!"
Borl said immediately. Then, he pondered for a moment and concluded his words before opening his mouth to speak.
"A few decades ago, there were still active Gods in this world, the powerful kind. But after the Black Cataclysm, all the Gods started to vanish without a trace. Instead, some pagans started to appear.
Especially the whole Northern Land! "
"The War Shrine hasn't had a 'Kin' blessed by the God of War for 20 years.
On the other hand, some pagans, especially that Lady Calamity, kept showing off her powers. "
Pol purposely paused, waiting for Kieran to ask about Lady Calamity, but Kieran kept quiet.
After a while, when Kieran didn't say anything, Pol continued.
"Lady Calamity is said to be a God worshipped by a small city in the south.
Of course, in the eyes of the Northerners, she's a God of Evil.
A few decades ago, a hundred thousand Northerners attacked that city. The city was wiped out overnight, but then the disaster began! "
"On the way back, soldiers kept falling sick. Fever and bleeding spread throughout the army. Before the army even reached the capital of the Northern Land, Fort Aïtantin, they were almost wiped out."
"But the scariest thing was about to happen: the disaster started to spread in the Northern Land."
"A lot of people died."
"The civilians, the Knight, the nobles, even the royals."
"The War Shrine couldn't do anything about it. It was even a disaster zone. Those brave warriors who could take on a hundred men alone were no different than commoners before the disaster."
"Some said it was Lady Calamity's curse!"
"A lot of people believed it."
"Because …"
"When some people started to worship Lady Calamity, the disaster started to fade."
"When a temple of Lady Calamity was built in Fort Aïtantin, the disaster disappeared from Aïtantin Castle."
"So, temples dedicated to Lady Calamity were built all over the Northern Continent, almost as if they were on par with the War God Temple.
"But I think it's just the War Shrine trying to make themselves look good. It's not an exaggeration to say they are struggling at death's door."
Pol explained the Northern Land in detail.
'Gods?'
Kieran muttered in his heart.
He had encountered the so-called Gods more than once.
Some were strong, some were weak.
Some were real, some were fake.
Regardless of which one it was, Kieran understood one thing: no matter how weak the Gods were, they shouldn't be treated as mortals.
Therefore, Kieran wouldn't comment on the God of War and Lady Calamity before he truly understood them.
After memorizing what Pol said, Kieran started to ask about the things that piqued his interest.
"What about you?"
"Me?"
"I'm just a common merchant, selling some goods from the outskirts of Mozaar to the inner lands of the Northern Land. It wasn't easy for me to accumulate some savings, and now I'm heading to Fort Aïtantin."
"Aïtantin VI just announced a decree: you can exchange Gold Purton for a noble title. Although it's the lowest noble title, I think it's a good chance."
"My business has reached a bottleneck, and if I can get a noble title, I'll have a bigger breakthrough. Of course, a lot of people don't want to see that."
"That's why I was ambushed!
Even though I set up a diversion and sent out a lot of squads, I only brought Ash and Kanor along with me, yet I was still caught. "
Pol introduced himself in detail.
Kieran, who was also a player like Pol, quickly understood that Pol's main mission was related to the noble title.
As for the difficulty of the mission?
It definitely wasn't low.
Although Kieran only borrowed Bloody Mary's vision to spy on him, he could feel that the spy was very skillful and quite strong, especially the spy's understanding of Pol.
Kieran was certain that if he didn't show up at the scene by accident, Pol would have died.
Whether it was the spy or Broker, both of them harbored malicious intentions against Pol.
Especially the latter.
Broker wasn't someone who would back down after a single failure.
Now that he had returned to the big city, he must be planning something, planning something, trying to redeem himself from this mistake.
With that in mind, Kieran spoke.
"Pol, can you fail your main mission?"
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