Like his ancestors, Hano was born to be a knight. While the other children were still in the arms of their parents, he began to undergo the strictest training, justice, bravery, loyalty, integrity, all these precepts of the knight's faith were instilled in his mind almost once a day. For decades, he worked so hard to live these tenets that even the most critical person could not point out anything in him that did not correspond to chivalry, and in the eyes of all, he was the embodiment of chivalry, the exemplar of chivalry. There is no doubt that if he had not met that stone statue, he would have lived like this forever, spent his life in the love and admiration of everyone, and then, after his life was over, became a legend sung by people.

Even after a hundred years, Hano still remembers the scene vividly, and even he himself was sometimes amazed: the mere prospect of immortality, and the fact that his near-old body was restored to its youthful state, easily convinced him to believe the other man's words, and thus betrayed his friends and the faith he had held for years. But he never regretted it, in the past hundred years, he has witnessed the death of countless people his age or even much younger than himself, and every time this happens, he is more and more fortunate - youth, life, wealth, power, he has everything that ordinary people can never dream of, and this is because he made the right choice at the right time.

If he had any regrets about his choice, Soles' escape, and the mage's pet's subsequent revenge, had spent almost all of his time for a hundred years, except for pleasure, thinking about how to get rid of or bypass the monster in order to deliver the sacrifice to the statue of Vins.

This was not easy to do, in fact, in this matter, Hanno never succeeded, as the deadline drew closer, the desire to survive finally made him forget all his scruples, and he had to lead a large group of men to personally escort the sacrifice to its destination, even if a thousand of his men died because of it, even if his secret would be discovered by others. Fortunately, at this time, the group of explorers appeared in his sight in time.

It was the most suitable sacrifice he had come across in a hundred years, whether it was a dwarf, an elf, or a sub-giant, they had a far longer lifespan than a human, let alone that mage. But more importantly, the first time he saw them, Hano had a strong sense that these explorers would do what they had wanted to do for years but had not been able to do, and that the great lizard that had plagued him for hundreds of years would be solved in their hands, and his life would be changed as a result.

In Hano's family, there are often people with magical abilities, and when he obtains Soles' bewitchment, the potential hidden in his bloodline is activated, and he gains the ability to predict events that are closely related to him. This foreknowledge almost never went wrong, which convinced him of his feelings about the team, and it turned out that his hunch was also correct this time, that the Lizard King was indeed wiped out by the team, and his life did change.

— but not for the better, but for the worse.

In the age of the gods, the god of prophecy who claimed to be able to predict the future warned his companions before his fall: "Never try to speculate about the future, it is a forbidden area that even the gods cannot reach, and what it does best is to use plausible possibilities to fool you, and when you think you have touched the truth of the future, in fact, you are probably stepping into a trap set by time." ”

Of course, Hano hadn't heard of it, and when he sensed what had happened to Hector through his connection to the latter, and found himself aging rapidly, after the initial panic and the subsequent failed attempts to preserve his youth, hatred for the squad that had caused it was the only pillar he held on.

A dark figure silently entered Hano's room, a tall, lanky man in black, so ordinary-looking that even those who met him regularly could hardly recognize him in the crowd, even in the daytime, his figure still seemed vague, as if he could disappear into thin air at any moment.

"I was told you were looking for us," the man in black said in a low, hoarse voice, "I hope we can help you." ”

Hano didn't look back, but raised a hand to signal to Kroons, who was standing aside, and the loyal mage immediately understood his master's intentions, and he chanted a spell softly, and several three-dimensional figures appeared in the air in front of the man in black.

"Find them," said Hano's voice, so weak that he could barely hear it, and every word he uttered was physically exerting on him, but he persevered, "torture them with your cruelest punishment until they die." His voice suddenly became louder, "In return, you will receive all my possessions, but you must promise me that they will taste the most unbearable pain in the world!"

Hanno gasped violently, and if it hadn't been for the timely rejuvenating spell that Kroens had cast on him, he might have died.

"That's a good offer," the man in black said calmly, seemingly unimpressed by the huge pay, "I'm sure my organization will be interested. Two solid cold lights suddenly radiated from his eyes, and even when his back was facing away from him, Hano still felt the feeling of pins and needles in his back.

"But if you pay your bills," said the man in black, word for word, "I promise you, even if you go to Hell, you will never escape our pursuit, and you will find that death will become an unattainable event in the face of our punishment." ”

His figure faded, as if blending into the air around him. "If my organization accepts your offer," he concluded, before disappearing, "you will get a reply in two days, and after that, a month at most, you will fulfill your wishes." ”

Willy lay silently in the dense trees, cloaked in a camouflage of leaves, and the evergreen vegetation of Mount Hohenfest concealed her so well that even the most eyed beasts could not even detect the presence of this warrior before touching her body.

She had been lurking here for two full hours since the morning, during which time three small birds had landed on her to rest, five small animals had run past her, and a poisonous snake had swaggered over her, but she had not moved a single finger.

A slight sound of footsteps came from the woods twenty meters away from Willy, which lifted her spirits: after a long wait, she finally waited for her prey to appear. The female warrior quietly clenched the giant sword in her hand, and adjusted her state to the best in an instant.

After about half a minute, a black head appeared at the edge of the woods, looking around vigilantly until it was sure that there was no danger, and then the owner of the head cautiously walked out of the woods where he was hiding.

It was an animal that resembled a leopard, but was at least twice as large as an ordinary leopard, with blood-red eyes and long fangs protruding from its mouth, as if two sharp daggers were shining in the sun, and at its tail, dozens of sharp spikes turned this thick and powerful tail into a mace that could be bent at will.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Leopard, a creature from Cakleno, has taken over the upper reaches of the food chain with its cruelty, cunning, and sheer numbers in their lower realms. Not the most powerful of Hecter's men, the leopard is undoubtedly the most difficult to catch, cautious and sensitive, making it difficult to hide any potential danger, and if it suspects that something might threaten it is nearby, it will use its speed to get out of danger.

Willy held her breath while squinting her eyes as much as she could, as she could avoid being noticed by the other party, this was her prey, and she had to complete this hunt alone to prove her strength.

The bloodthirsty demon leopard walked lightly on the land between the mountains and forests, and the thick flesh pads on its feet made it barely make a sound when walking, and if it wasn't for the magic that increased its sensory ability, even behind it, Willy would not have been able to detect the existence of the other party. Its ears that can turn at will are constantly collecting sounds around it, and its nocturnal eyes are closely watching everything around it, while the nose of the nose, whose sense of smell is even greater than that of a hound, is constantly working - Hector has made these beasts under his control extremely emotionally unstable, on the one hand, they have become irritable and extremely aggressive, and on the other hand, they have become frightened birds, and any suspicious sign may cause them to flee.

It was clear that the magic that Rhaegar had applied to Willy had the effect it should have, and despite being vigilant, the Bloodthirsty Demon Leopard ignored the presence of Willy, who was hiding not far away, and the monster approached the latter almost without any warning.

Willy leapt from the ground as the Bloodthirsty Demon Leopard realized the danger, her slender, supple and powerful body spinning rapidly in the air, reducing the drag of the air and increasing her speed, and at the very front of her body, the sharp two-handed greatsword slashed through the air, sending out a sharp whistling.

The bloodthirsty demon leopard roared under its breath, and after an initial brief panic, it soon realized that the attacker was alone, which made it regain its composure, and in the face of the flying sword light, the demon leopard leaped high, its sharp claws like ten sharp blades grasping at Wei Li's body.