Chapter 62：Two-Faced (2/2)

”Sorry for getting you involved,”

”No, it's okay. Why were they after you though? They even disregarded me to attack you.” Yuran placed Arthur's arm around his neck as he lifted him. He started walking away from the alley, not worried about the fleeing assailants since one of them was badly injured.

”I think I have some idea, but I don't know who sent them.” Arthur breathed heavily as he tried to trace back his enemies. However, none of them explained why they were after his dagger.

”Let me try something.” Yuran stopped and closed his eyes. With bright blue color glowing, mana spread from his body around the two. The mana kept changing in thickness until a resonance occurred from Arthur's pocket. The two looked at it and Arthur took what was inside. It was the card Tyrin has given him earlier, it was glowing brightly.

”It seemed they tracked you through this.”

***

The next day, Arthur woke up feeling better than yesterday. Yuran gave him a potion and he also used his Heal rune to heal his body, so he was a lot better. He picked his backpack, preparing for a journey to the mountain range. He would spend several days there exploring and hunting to get stronger.

After last night's incident, Arthur realized how two-faced people were. Tyrin tracked him down and sent people to steal his dagger, clearly being able to recognize its worth. Arthur has been too careless in showing it off, and he was caught by an expert. It seems he wanted to steal it for himself after witnessing Arthur using it to kill middle-mid-tier monsters with ease.

”Payback is a must, but for now I need to get stronger.” Arthur fastened his backpack with some items and supplies before leaving home. He boarded the train and arrived at the familiar mountain range shortly after, smelling the fresh scent of the wilderness.

Sprinting directly toward the pub, Arthur enjoyed the familiar but a lot less dangerous scenery that he lived through in the trial. After a few short moments, he took Kira from the pub and headed deeper into the mountain range, passing the spot Erin's camp was located in the trial.

Primitive creatures were of no use to him, so Arthur mainly fed them to Kira after killing them. The young wolf started getting stronger and eating more as he did. Arthur smiled with satisfaction as he saw it grow a bit by bit, and he vowed to take care of it.

Following him like a duckling following its mother, Kira was growing attached to him because he protected it and helped it evolve. Arthur was amused by how their roles reversed, chuckling slightly as he enjoyed the companionship of the young wolf.

Going deeper into the mountain range, the scenery began to change. Instead of a tower in the middle, there was a giant valley between the mountain that hosted a forest and a stream coming from the lake.

The monsters started getting stronger and stronger until Arthur found a group of low-mid-tiered monsters. They were goblins patrolling the area, and this signified a major clue for Arthur.

A goblin village was nearby.

Goblins weren't intelligent, as they weren't capable of speech or difficult tasks. However, they were blessed by the fine ability to make and use simple weapons along with their numbers, allowing them to thrive.

Arthur decided his next target for the next couple of days, as he prepared himself to attack the group of goblins. It was then that a giant snake darted from the tree toward one of the goblins, breaking its leg as it twisted around it.