"Then, the old man has to make a move."

"There's still important work to deal with next, don't be too reluctant, old man, after all..."

Before Phil could finish speaking, Palpadora instantly took a step towards him with the fluidity, strength, and speed that an eighty-year-old man should not have. In contrast, Phil didn't even lift the stick in his hand.

"—'Dragon's Tooth Protrusion'!"

Seeing Parpadola's first move without hesitation, Hekron's eyes widened.

Let the snatching spear bend softly, like a dragon's tooth, and stab twice in succession. And this move also has an additional effect, which can give additional damage according to the attributes. It is said to have been developed by Palpadora more than 40 years ago, and is known for its excellent balance in use, and it is practiced by many warriors to this day.

In "Dragon's Tooth Protrusion", Palpadadora uses a martial art called "Blue Dragon Tooth Protrusion", which has an additional effect that inflicts additional damage to lightning.

This attack is a strong attack for a half-naked Phil, because it is a martial art that can inflict lightning damage just by rubbing it! It is an extremely tricky trick for people who are half naked, or those who are wearing armor.

Phil dodged deftly. Even at such a short distance, his reaction speed was still fast. What's even more surprising is that he didn't jump back to dodge, but stayed in a standing position, almost didn't move and dodged.

(That's an exaggeration!) What kind of dynamic vision and physical fitness is that! ）

"—'Wind Acceleration.'"

Palpadora continued to unleash martial arts.

(Overdone, stinky old man!) Are you even aging your brains! ）

"Dragon's tooth protrusion!"

The same martial arts as before hit Phil again. The tip of the grabber contains a snow-white cold air, which is the "white dragon tooth protrusion".

Thunderbolt, a total of four consecutive attacks-

The audience clamored.

Of course. Because I didn't touch Phil in four attacks!

Palpadola jumped back sharply. Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, not because Kun Strike had consumed his physical strength, but because the mental load caused by the death swing was too great.

"Super-strong!"

"—stronger than Hekron."

"Of course, Aiyuki. Please don't compare me to him, he's the ultimate adventurer, the pinnacle of everything. That's the power of a special adventurer."

"Then let's change my move next."

Phil slowly lifted the stick and raised a special position, which was his offensive position. In contrast, Palpadora put the original clenched snatch on his shoulder. It was not a fighting posture, but the posture of someone who had lost his fighting spirit - gave up fighting.

"It's brilliant. Don't play anymore. With the strength of the old man, let alone winning against you, it will be difficult to leave even a bruise."

「…… That's right."

"Uh-huh......" Hearing Palpadola's surrender, the onlookers murmured in admiration. It was an overwhelming showdown, and everyone witnessed a huge gap between children and adults.

The excited audience was talking about what genre the dodge was and so on, sharing their inner feelings. Ignoring the men, Hekron led Greenhan and walked to Palpadora, who was wiping his sweat and talking to Phil.

"Is it over, old man?"

Phil's ambiance and tone became quite subdued.

Of course, he actually thinks that if he can be solved with one blow, he is still more willing to do this. But now their status is a bit special, and they can't do that.

「…… Aren't you just about to show your real skills?"

「…… Hahaha, you speak so mercilessly to an old man. The old man has already shown his real skills just now, and that is all the strength of the old man now, Lord Phil."

"—Ah, I'm sorry, that's a faux pas."

"Don't apologize, your apology really makes the old man sad. And you can speak a little more straightforwardly, because our value is not how long we live, but how much ability we have. A strong man like you, who is unmatched, will pay tribute to the old man, and it will make the old man uncomfortable."

「…… I see, then I might as well be respectful. Having said that, I'm a little dissatisfied with the interruption here, and if there's another chance, I'll strike first. Then I'll have to go and carry my luggage into the carriage, and I'll be out of company."

"Just leave the little thing of carrying luggage to someone else, it's not your job, right?"

"I don't think so. No matter what status I rise, I have to do the work that others have given me."

With these words, Phil walked to the carriage, followed by the peerless beauty. The two people who walked past them looked at his departing back nonchalantly.

Looking at Phil's not particularly athletic figure.

"Haha. Look at your expressions, it looks like you have something to ask."

"-Uncle, what do you think?"

His wrinkled face twisted. It felt like a wry smile, and it felt like something else.

"That guy is strong. No, since it is a steel grade, it is natural to be strong, but the old man really didn't expect it to be like that. From the moment they met each other, the old man felt that no matter where he attacked, he seemed to be blocked."

Hekron felt the same way. He also felt that all his attacks would be easily blocked and counterattacked by the man named Phil. Even if all attempts went according to plan, they would only be bounced off by the armor. Palpadora, who confronted him head-on, must have felt it even stronger.

"That's ...... It's a special grade."

"yes. That is the special rank, the person who is in the realm that only the pride of the sky can reach. Ahh......h Well, when you see that peak, you must be satisfied!"

"Exactly! Watching the game from the sidelines, you can see the movements of the two more clearly. If I had confronted him myself, I wouldn't have been able to observe that person's skills so calmly. In my case, I'm sorry to say this, but I really want to see the strength of His Excellency Phil, who has turned from defense to offense."

"There's no way, Lord Phil doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking the old man at all, and I can't feel the fighting spirit from him. Probably as he said himself, he is not good at showing mercy to his subordinates. I must have thought that if I attacked the old man, it would be easy to kill the old man."

If so, it can be said that Phil's idea is rather arrogant. Because the old man, Palpadora, is also a capable warrior, but Phil looks down on him without even looking at this veteran's moves.

However, it is precisely because he can do this that he can be called a special level adventurer.

"No way, the difference in strength between that gentleman and the old man is so big. At first, the old man was also displeased, but although he always took the defense, after all, he dodged all the attacks, how dare the old man say anything."

That's what it means to be powerful.

He chose a weapon that he was not used to, and his weight and balance were completely different from his usual ones, indicating that he was so confident. The gap between the two is so big.

Palpadora yelled "Exhausted, exhausted," turned his back to the two and walked away. The place to go is, of course, in a covered carriage.

As he watched his back fade away, Hekron heard a small mutter.

"The old man didn't get to that field when he was young. Is that a special grade...... It's unattainable......

Palpadola's back looks very small. In contrast, Phil is very tall and feels a strong sense of oppression.

「…… That's the highest level, the special level."

"yes. It's amazing."

For the words of admiration of the two, there was no shortage of other people around who agreed.

………

……

Phil's face turned cold again when he returned to the carriage, and he was not at all as easy to see as he had just been.

"It's not easy to disguise."

He felt flat when he spoke, but it was hard to imagine that everything he had just done was pretending to be him.

"Phil-sama, you've worked hard!"

"No, no, nothing, as long as it's for the demons, I can sacrifice anything! And such a sacrifice is nothing!"

"In that case, I really wanted to deal with that old man all at once! When I go back, I must be like the Demon King, I want that old man, and I must take care of his life myself."

Just then, someone knocked on their carriage nearby.

When I opened the curtains, I saw that it was Ali.

Ali pretended to be respectful, arched his hand, and said:

"Lord Phil, I have something to ask you, may I get into the carriage?"

"It's okay, please."

So Ali got into the carriage.

When Ali came down, he also pretended to be carrying things with him.

……

……

…

"Ah! I didn't expect there to be a ruin, which scared me. Although it shouldn't be a lie to see that the other party has prepared such a generous reward, but it is surprising that there is an unexplored ruin in the middle of this grassland, right?"

Hearing Hekron say this, his companions who were looking at the ruins next to him also agreed.

The ruins are said to be an underground city, but in fact, at first glance, it looks like it's sunken into the earth—like something up there, like a basin.

One of the reasons why this ruin has not yet been explored is that there are no ancient city ruins or anything else that attracts the attention of adventurers as far as the eye can see. And there are many similar mounds scattered around the surrounding area, and even if one of them has buried ruins, it is impossible to notice. The roof of the central building protrudes a little, but you still have to climb to this height to see it.

The ruins were discovered because the sand that covered the ruins had collapsed a bit, exposing part of the walls. This is the unanimous opinion of the squads' think tanks.

"Can't be wrong. Honestly, I'm looking forward to it. Because of the unexplored ruins, it is possible to hide some amazing treasures."

"It's hard to say, but the ruins are located in this kind of place, and there haven't been any problems, so it can be seen that there should be no dangerous monsters inside. I'm more worried about the fact that the client will be able to specify a place to camp."

The camp is set in the open space of the grassland, which is the best choice.

Surrounded by mounds, you can block your view without worrying about being seen from afar. As long as you pay attention to problems such as fire, it should be difficult to be noticed.

That's why he was taught to be afraid.

"How the hell did the client know about this location?"

The most likely possibility is that the client has found the most suitable place to camp in the vicinity for some reason. So a lot of questions make sense.

But in this way, new questions arise as to how the client could have thought of setting up camp in such a remote place in the first place. Besides, what are the nobles of the empire camping in the territory of the kingdom?

"—I have heard that there is a huge illegal organization in the kingdom, and I remember that it should be called '

Cold Scorpion'. I've heard that organization has done a lot of vicious things."

"I've heard they're smuggling something into the Empire. Thieves I know have complained that they have considerable power in the kingdom, and that investigating them will cause a lot of problems."

Imina pressed her windswept hair and said after Aiyuki. Rob Dike whispered in a disdainful tone:

"I've heard about drugs, too. Medications, when used correctly, can be very helpful. But it is very unpleasant for those people to turn medicine into a commodity that poisons the weak."

His voice was a little louder, and it was also unbelievable.

Because Rob Dike became a worker only to help the weak.

"Don't talk about these delusions that have nothing to do with this commission and have no basis. According to Aiyuki's investigation, the client is not a person who has done any bad deeds and may be purged, isn't it?"

"Maybe it's not clear enough, or it's cleverly hidden." Aixue whispered, but Hekron ignored it and confirmed it with everyone.

"Hey, I think everyone should understand."

"Of course, we won't bring it up in front of the rest of the team. This is because workers may sometimes be entrusted with the smuggling of "cold scorpions". As long as the other teams might have anything to do with that organization, we won't talk nonsense. Until this commission is completed."

"I just don't know how many people's tears this reward has sucked, and how dirty it is."

"—Even if it's dirty money, the reward is the reward, and it can keep people alive."

Rob glanced at Aixue and took a deep breath to spit out the Kiqing in his body to calm himself down.

"—I'm sorry, I was too rude."

"No, I almost said something rude. Please forgive me."

"—Please don't take it personally, because you didn't really say anything. Just hope you know a little bit, that's what I think. Rather than spiritual abundance, I seek material abundance. But ......" Aixue quickly raised her hand, indicating that she hadn't finished yet. "I've always avoided acting against my peers, because I've seen a lot of people who pursue their desires and kill themselves."

"I believe in you, love snow."

Aixue nodded, and no one said anything to her. Needless to say, hearts and minds can also be connected. There have been several fights between the guys, and they have already cultivated enough trust.

"This isn't supposed to be a dungeon, it's a tomb, right?"

"Graves? That's a lot like that!"

"If it's a tomb, the owner of the tomb may be some former king of the empire, so there must be countless possessions in it!"

"Oh! That's great!"

Phil and Shirley, who were standing in the back, sneered.

Where are the graves here, these are just illusions.

(End of chapter)