Cedrick arrived in a center of a square. Buzzling humans can be seen everywhere. All architectures were just like a classic isekai theme. Medieval buildings made of stone were everywhere.
Cedrick looked at the map and confirmed that he is on Lubana Kingdom. He was amazed how amazing the buildings on person unlike when seing it on anime.
He looked around to gather information and to avoid suspicion he used shadow manipulation and entered stealth to avoid anyone's attention.
Suddenly Cedrick saw the Royal Guards and a royal carriage. Cedrick became curious as he want to see how special they are.
With the Draconic Eyes, Cedrick inspected some of the royal guards.
Name: Vale
Rating: Uncommon
Age: 43 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Knight
Level: 230
Strength: 1,520 Vitality: 650
Agility: 715 Intelligence: 503
Skills: Lubana's Swordsmanship (B), Bodyguard (C)
Name: John
Rating: Uncommon
Age: 39 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Knight
Level: 227
Strength: 1,420 Vitality: 650
Agility: 615 Intelligence: 603
Skills: Lubana's Swordsmanship (C), Bodyguard (B)
Looking at their stats Cedrick was impressed by the barbarians of how massive the gap were. He remembered and then compared the difference of the barbarians and the knights.
[Gostav]
Age: 39 Gender: Male
Rating: Uncommon
Race: Barbarian
Class: Warrior
Level: 364
Strength: 2,064 Vitality: 2,046
Agility: 1,910 Intelligence: 1,430
Cedrick thought humans would be around level 300s but to think they're on level 200s. This just prove how amazing the barbarians are.
Seems like I won't have to worry about accomplishing that impossible quest. Concluding that, Cedrick then went into a pub.
"Based on anime and novels, the best place to gather information is in the pub."
Cedrick sit into a table and took an order. He paid 3 copper getting a drink that seems good.
The pub were noisy like in the novel, manga, and anime but Cedrick tried to gather information through the rumors of the noisy men. After listening to the loud men Cedrick exited the pub with a displeased expression.
"Useless, not a single worth of information and all just bragging. Seems like I have to do this on my own."
"Jeez, detective thing is really not my suit. Well it's not like it can be help. I have a place in mind to go anyway."
As Cedrick arrived just hours ago, he decided to explore the Capital City of Lubana for a while. He visited various places that he heard famous.
He looked around everywhere and fascinated at the new sceneries. He then stopped to the park to rest for a while. Cedrick was on awe as he can see the natural beauty of the park unlike on earth which were renovated. Clear blue water and various fishes freely swimming on the water. Various colorful birds flying everywhere from tree to trees.
Cedrick then went to the commercial district. It took a while for him to get use in there. For someone who had grown on modern era and got used to the malls, the scene here took him for a while to adjust but later on he adapted as it was nothing.
"Quite lively you would say. It's like in the marketplace in the rural cities back on earth. Well they have only carts anyway, and the shops were made in stone and wood."
He commented in his mind as he finished exploring as he focused on his purpose on coming here. Cedrick decided to go to his planned destination.
As Cedrick was on his way to his destination, three children bumped into him. Cedrick looked at the three boys with an emotionless face.
"They look like slaves. What a pity, to be kidnapped by slave traders to become a slave."
Curiosity filled Cedrick's mind as he inspected the kids.
Name: Laurence
Rating: Epic
Age: 7 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: None
Level: 23
Strength: 64/450 Vitality: 89/608
Agility: 51/200 Intelligence: 98/420
Skill: Exceptional Individual (SSS).
A great talent. If this talent blooms, he will be the representative of a country in this particular field.
(Currently weakened due to starvation.)
Name: Joross
Rating: Epic
Age: 6 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: None
Level: 22
Strength: 61/450 Vitality: 86/608
Agility: 49/200 Intelligence: 95/420
Skill: Exceptional Individual (SSS).
A great talent. If this talent blooms, he will be the representative of a country in this particular field.
(Currently weakened due to starvation.)
Name: Ruzzel
Rating: Epic
Age: 6 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: None
Level: 22
Strength: 61/450 Vitality: 86/608
Agility: 49/200 Intelligence: 95/420
Skill: Exceptional Individual (SSS).
A great talent. If this talent blooms, he will be the representative of a country in this particular field.
(Currently weakened due to starvation.)
'Siblings?' That was the word entered Cedrick's mind seing the moment he saw the description in their status windows.
"These siblings were all talented at that. According to the description on their skill, they would likely become a Legendary Figure in their fields if they were guided properly."
"Seems like I can't let this Kids slip my hands."
While Cedrick was immersed in his thoughts, he was snapped out of his daze by the kids.
"Ah! We're so sorry."
"We didn't mean to cause trouble into you sir."
Realizing they had bumped someone. The three immediately asked for forgiveness to Cedrick.
They were so fearful as they had experienced an extreme violence being captured as slaves and treated cruely. They were abused until some mysterious person decided to buy them. At first they were glad but later they were feeling scared.
The mysterious person mentioned that they will become sacrifice for some ritual. Knowing that will only die even getting out of the slave trader, the three of them escaped which left the mysterious person mad and keep on searching for them for 4 days.
The three of them were so hungry so they did not notice they had bumped into Cedrick. Seing their pitiful faces, Cedrick gave them food from the inventory that he had bought earlier on the commercial district.
"Here eat these. It seems that you three haven't eaten anything for a few days now."
The three children immediately grabbed the food and quickly eat. They occasionally choke due to their hunger and eating too fast but Cedrick just gave some juice.
"Eat slowly. You'll only get hurt yourselves if you eat quickly. Take your time."
Cedrick pitied the kids but due to his trait he didn't feel anything other than that. Cedrick waited for them to finish but suddenly a mysterious person approached and said which made the children frightened.
"Found you Brats!"
Seing the mysterious person, all three children were scared and tooked a step back. They prepared themselves ready to run at any moment. Cedrick watched the kids with admiration.
"Even if they are in fear, they didn't cry like an idiot instead prepared to run when the opportunity will rise."
He then looked coldly at the mysterious person and inspected him.
[Yatan's Follower]
Rating: Common
Age: 27 Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Black Magician
Level: 215
Strength: 220 Stamina: 250
Agility: 215 Intelligence: 1603
"I see. This one is a Yatan's follower."
Cedrick thought after reading it. It made sense to him why he would covet this children.
"He'll probably use these kids as sacrifice for their cause."
One of the gods present in Lugarix is Yatan, the god of destruction, and death. Who is worshipped by Yatan's believers in Yatan Church. Yatan's destructive desire, which is to destroy all entities blessed by Rebecca, the goddess of light.
The Yatan Church is one of the Lugarix's four major religions. Its followers worshipped God Yatan. The Yatan Church, along with the Rebecca Church, is one of Lugarix's most powerful forces.
It implies that they are strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder an the empire. The Yatan Church, on the other hand, has physiological restrictions. It is a villain's limitation.
The Yatan Church has to pay the price of being hostile to all kingdoms. Their notoriety has been heard everywhere on Lugarix.
The Yatan Church kidnaps virgins to utilize as ingredients in the great demon summoning ceremony. They also kidnap children and raise them to become cult members. By summoning a Demon King, the Yatan Church's evil deeds almost brought the world to destruction.
"So a Yatan's follower is getting crazy for losing his chance to gain merit to the Yatan's church."
Cedrick said as he can see that he was being ignored as the fellow focused his attention on the kids. Hearing Cedrick's remark his eyes widened as he had not noticed that there was a person at all.
The person in front of him looks 17 years old, dark blue hair, light blue eyes, blue markings on his face and an unusual clothing that is probably the best in his eyes.
He started sweating as he can sense grave danger from him. But due to being a dark magician, fear is the last thing they were afraid of.
"So what? Hand me those children and I might think of letting you live."
He said with disdain and arrogance. He hoped this would be an easy conversation but reality broke his expectation.
"I refuse."
"You see, I had taken interest in these kids so I will take them. They're no longer yours."
Hearing Cedrick's emotionless replies, it infuriated him and said sarcastically.
"They're mine. Their slave seals will not be released unless I want to so you don't have any authorities on them."
He laughed slowly as Cedrick's word were joke to him. Hearing that Cedrick just replied in a casual voice.
"You might be right about the slave seal."
Hearing that a smile of victory emerged from his face until it was crushed by Cedrick's next words.
"If I were a human atleast."
[Dragon Fear Activated.]
[Draconic Eyes Activated.]
[Draconic Magic Activated.]
Cedrick said as his Draconic Eye emerge while his dragon's aura surrounded them. The slave seals on the bodies of the children disintegrate as soon as Cedrick said those words. Sensing something has changed, the fellow froze. He didn't understand what is happening as immense fear is rising inside him.
It overtook his sense of reasoning as his tingling senses told him to run. but due to his stubbornness he remained thinking it was some kind of a fluke. While the Yatan's follower was in a middle of internal struggle.
He fired several curses on Cedrick as the fear made his body move on it's own.
[You have suffered 0 Damage.]
[You have suffered 0 Damage.]
[You have sufferef 0 Damage.]
Seing that he was attacked, Cedrick said coldy.
"But if you are going to get in my way. Then die."
As soon as Cedrick said that he threw an Aghanim dagger towards the fellow. The fellow instinct avoided it but barely.
"So fast. I almost died. That attack was targeted at my neck."
As he was still thankful that he barely avoided it, suddenly a voice was heard in his back which makes him shiver and his eyes widened in shock.
"You don't have any use so I will kill you."
Suddenly his vision was tilted upside down. The ground was above and he saw his headless body.
His head dropped to the ground as he cannot understand what just happened. Just like that he had died in just a couple of seconds.
[The target has died!]
[1,342,854 experience has been acquired.]
[You has acquired 50 gold.]
[Level Difference of 145. Exp gain multiplied to 1,450%]
[19,471,383 experience has been acquired.].]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level...]
Due to massive experience he gained, Cedrick leveled up until level 93. Looking at the corpse in front of him Cedrick chuckled.
He had used teleportation after throwing Aghanims. Due to his high agility, Cedrick was able to quickly launch a slash towards the neck and he luckily triggered the instant killing of Aghanims.
Seing that his attempt is successful, Cedrick muttered in happiness.
"Teleporting like Minato is really exhilarating. If my normal attacks only damaged him, it might take me for a while to finish him. Not like I'm gonna lose anyway."
Cedrick then turned his attention to the three children who were in dazed on what just happened. They remembered his aura earlier that made them shake but now he was looking at him. None of them feel fear towards him.
Only reverence and worship were seen in their eyes. They recognized his aura because their parents used to tell them the tales of the dragons.
"If you feel an aura that makes you shake in fear but you also feel a mighty and noble existence from it. You should not make a mistake in recognizing it."
They had remembered that line until today. Sensing no fear from them. Cedrick paid attention to them.
"Now then what should I do with you guys."