Chapter 182 The Familiar Stranger (1/2)

Rhode had always thought that there would be no one here because all the way here, there were no signs of battle at all. That was why he was sure that no one had walked that path before. However, it seemed now that his judgement had been overturned since right now, there were two people before him.

”Leader? What happened?”

While Rhode was surprised, Anne walked toward him while carrying the shield behind her. Although usually she always looked sleepy and careless, she had sensitive reactions in battle. When she saw Rhode stop walking, she could immediately see that there was some trouble ahead. That was why she quickly prepared for battle. When Anne saw the scene before her, she was also very surprised.

Under the dark magic light, Rhode couldn't clearly see the appearance of the two people in front of him. They seemed to be one male, one female—a young girl and an old man. They were currently being surrounded and seemed to be at loss. The Goblins were waving around the weapons in their hands while the girl held a sharp dagger in her hands. However, it didn't seem to be any use.

What are they doing?

Rhode hesitated for a while then shook his head. He didn't know what was happening, but no matter what, he couldn't just let them die before him. That was why Rhode quickly raised his sword and attacked the Goblins that seemed to be very happy, moving back and forth as if they were intoxicated.

”Anne, go protect them.” After saying this, Rhode activated Shadow Flash and quickly killed the Goblins.

To those Goblins, Rhode's arrival was just like the beginning of a nightmare. Glittering sword light instantly sent them into the air, precisely ending their lives. At first, the Goblins didn't seem to know what was happening, so they panicked. Only when their comrades' corpses fell onto the ground did they wake up from their dream and quickly run away. However, they were still unable to change their fate and a crescent moon-shaped light penetrated their body, completely stopping their screams.

At this moment, Rhode put down his sword and looked at the two people before him.

Neither seemed to be an adventurer.

The young girl was wearing glasses and her golden hair fell over her shoulders. She looked very quiet and was wearing an ordinary travel robe. She was holding nothing besides the dagger in her hand. Standing behind her, the old man dressed almost the same as her, the only difference was, he's holding a stick. It seemed to be for his self protection.

”You are…”

Looking at the two people before him, Rhode frowned. Their sudden appearance really made him puzzled and the way they dressed didn't make it seem like they were here for an adventure. This place was considered very dangerous and usually normal people wouldn't came here. But these two actually walked passed the Goblins and Four Clawed Lizard ”defenselessly” and arrived here. It really didn't make any sense… This place wasn't too far from the core.

Not only that, what made Rhode even more puzzled was that those two people looked very familiar. It felt like he had seen them somewhere before. This familiar feeling really made him perplexed. When he met them, he had almost called out their names, but he didn't do so because he didn't know whether he should do so.

Who are they?

The girl before him wasn't a beauty, but she looked elegant and quiet, with a pair of big eyes gave her a dexterous and lovely feeling. Rhode was sure that he had never seen her before, and the same went for the old man behind her. However, they looked very familiar.

”You are…” Rather than guessing, it was better to ask them directly.

”Thank you for your help.” Hearing Rhode's question, the girl thanked him and bowed. ”My name is Alice. This is my teacher, Fabran. We are wandering scholars and we came here to investigate something. Unexpectedly, we encountered those Goblins and were really surprised.”