"What the hell are you thinking?" Zoey was confused hearing his words.
Lee Han's eyes narrowed slightly at her reaction.
"Why are you upset? Aren't you the one who asked me to undress because you like me?" he questioned.
Zoey was dumbfounded hearing his words. "You think too much. I only want to confirm whether you are the real Adventurer or not. Stop asking. Just do it as I ask you!" she ordered firmly.
Lee Han felt déjà vu seeing how this woman behaved; she just looked a lot like Princess Seraphina.
'Are all the girls in this kingdom the same as this, Lara?' he asked.
Lara, "..."
'Oh, please, Master... I'm not that kind of woman—' Suddenly, Lara's voice faded when she realized something.
'Ah... so you are really human?' Lee Han chuckled. Now, he had little clue about Lara, and he felt slightly happy to know that. At least the voice in his mind was not a robot or spirit beast.
'My Lord! How did I expose myself so easily?' Lara scolded herself. She should be more careful when talking to him. It was not the right time for her to expose her true identity.
Lee Han didn't want to tease Lara anymore; he did what Zoey asked him to do, undress.
His eyes fixed on Zoey, and slowly, his hand raised, unbuttoning his shirt one by one. However, when he unbuttoned the third button, the door abruptly opened from the outside.
One of the men sitting outside earlier came in hastily.
"Sorry, leader, I have something to re—" his voice suddenly disappeared when he saw the man they caught this morning now unbuttoning his shirt.
'Fuck! I came in at the wrong time,' he cursed inwardly. 'It looks like Zoey is having fun with this man...' A sour smile framed his face.
He made a U-turn to leave the room without being asked. "I'm sorry if I disturbed you. Please continue; I will come later," he said awkwardly.
Zoey's face darkened.
"Come back here, Levy! If you dare to move one more step, I will immediately send you to Victor's door." Zoey's icy warning was enough to make Levy stop. He turned back to see Zoey again with confused-looking eyes.
"Are you sure I can come?" Levy said while fixing his gaze on Lee Han. "He—"
Zoey raised her hand to stop him from speaking. "He claims he is an adventurer. I can't confirm his identity to his superior. You come here and check it for me!"
Levy laughed after realizing what really happened. While walking toward the seating area, he said, "Sorry, Zoey, I thought you and him—"
"Stop saying nonsense and do what I say!"
"Fine... fine..." Levy grinned and walked to Lee Han. "Please stand up, sir. I need to check something," he said politely.
Lee Han was still confused about what they were talking about, but he didn't utter anything. He just followed Levy's order and stood from his seat with his shirt half open, facing him.
Levy pulled Lee Han's shirt down on the right shoulder. "He is indeed an adventurer..." He said while turning to Zoey.
Zoey was surprised to hear Levy's words. She didn't expect this man to tell the truth.
"Rank?"
"Copper, rank three," Levy said while looking at the tattoo on Lee Han's arm.
A faint smile appeared on Zoey's beautiful face as she said, "No wonder he looks so weak. He is a new adventurer..."
She looked at Lee Han again. "Thank you for your cooperation, Lee Han. Please put your clothes back on, and you can wait for me outside."
After Lee Han left the room, Zoey gestured for Levy to sit down.
Zoey could feel something important Levy wanted to report, which made him enter her office without knocking: updating their target's movements, the Vampire Lord Victor, the mastermind behind the disappearance of several humans in several towns and the one who turned animals into his vampire army.
They had already wiped out Victor's creatures across the towns, but his vampire army always reappeared. To eliminate vampires from District Ten, they only had one option — kill their creator, Victor. After months of searching, they finally found Victor's hiding place, in the Lonely Mountain.
Zoey and her army were preparing for their last attack when Lee Han suddenly appeared and almost ruined their plan. He inadvertently exposed their location not far from the flat land where he had exterminated the Vampire Ants.
"What is it?" Zoey asked, concerned that they had been exposed.
"There's movement. Victor sent his troops to the flat lands to investigate," Levy reported.
Zoey clenched her hands into fists; her fears confirmed that Lee Han's actions had attracted Victor's suspicions.
"Did they find our trail?" Zoey asked anxiously. She didn't want this mission to fail, allowing Victor to escape again.
"They didn't find anything. We cleaned that area thoroughly. They are now returning to their hiding place," he assured.
"That's a relief," Zoey finally breathed, feeling some weight lift off her shoulders.
"But, Zoey... we can't wait any longer. I'm worried Victor will become suspicious and run away again. It will be tough to track him if he disappears again," Levy said seriously.
He continued, "I don't know when we'll find out his new hiding place if he escaped!"
Zoey fell silent for a moment, deep in thought.
****
Meanwhile, outside, Lee Han was shocked when he saw the spacious living room now crowded.
Earlier, he had only seen four people eating at the table, but now the room looked crowded with several tall, burly men. And there are also several women in the room with postures similar to Zoey's.
'They're all adventurers?' Lee Han asked Lara.
'Yes. This is their underground basecamp,' Lara explained.
Suddenly, the bustling living room fell silent when Lee Han appeared. Everyone looked at him with a curious expression.
Lee Han continued walking towards the living room, feeling awkward as all pairs of eyes were now on him. He greeted them with a slight nod and sat on a chair in the corner, trying not to draw attention to himself.
After a few moments, he felt relieved that no one was looking at him again.
Lee Han uses this peaceful moment to learn about his Adventurer status from Lara. Earlier, he had heard that he was actually Copper's rank three.
He hadn't known about it.
'Lara, please explain to me about Adventurer Rank—'