159: The city lord, Brandon Mond, seems familiar.

"...Lord Londo, let's...let's retreat quickly..."

Three level 90 subordinates, whose health was less than thirty percent and continuously decreasing due to poison, said with trembling voices.

The opponent was simply too terrifying!

Their demon army was as fragile as paper against the attack, instantly killed; they were not on the same level at all!

Londo was in slightly better condition, but his health was only half remaining.

Looking at the demon corpses scattered across the battlefield at this moment, he felt a chill run down his spine and suddenly remembered Kalis's words and unusual actions.

Seemingly understanding something, he immediately cursed.

"Damn Kalis, he must have known something and deliberately didn't tell us..."

"Lord, run quickly, it will be too late if we delay..."

Noticing that the human army in the distance seemed to be forming an encirclement, his subordinates beside him urged anxiously.

Londo came back to his senses with a start, nodding profusely.

"Yes, run...quick..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sudden rumble exploded in the sky!

Immediately after, several black and white lightning bolts, as thick as water buckets, struck them in an instant, emitting a burnt aroma!

Boom boom boom boom!!

......

"Ding! You have killed a gold-level BOSS [Demon Guard Swordsman Londo Lv100] beyond your level, gaining 101,000 experience points!"

"Ding! You have killed beyond your level......"

......

"Ding! Your level has increased from 70 to 71, HP +200, MP +100, Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Constitution +2, Free Attribute Points +6!"

"Ding! The Skill - Lexical Entry Assignment talent has taken effect, granting you the gold lexical entry [Tornado]!"

[Tornado]: Gold Quality

Effect Description: Tornado volume +300%, attraction range +300%.

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Seeing this, Chen Beixuan suddenly remembered a move.

"Ha ya, Tornado Destroys Parking Lot—"

"Cough..."

Too chuunibyou.

He shook his head and assigned it to the Tornado.

After spending some time clearing the battlefield, the few BOSSes were all warrior professions. Except for two melting stones, everything else was given to Night Owl.

But what he didn't expect was that Night Owl actually sent him a message.

[Snow Wolf Night Owl: Chen Lao, the investigation into the attack has been completed. Let's talk in person after we log off. Also...]

[Night Owl: ...Also, if you have time, could you come and help us level up... Otherwise, we can only look at so much equipment and can't wear it, which is really itching us... /Pleading]

[Old Man Chen: A big man like you acting pitiful here? Get lost!]

Chen Beixuan felt a chill in his heart looking at the expression of pleading and twiddling fingers.

But after thinking about it, he still replied.

[Old Man Chen: I'm in a Level 2 main city, and I don't know if I can go back yet. We'll see then.]

After sending it, he closed the panel and ignored it.

At this moment, Captain Jike ran over, looking a bit nervous.

"Um... I haven't asked for your name yet..."

"Old Man Chen."

"Ah... Ah?"

Jike looked him up and down with a puzzled expression, unable to help but complain.

Such an old-fashioned name...

Why did he choose such a name...

"Uh... Mr. Chen, our city lord is already waiting for you, so..."

He didn't finish, but the meaning was clear.

"Let's go, lead the way."

Chen Beixuan knew that his performance would certainly attract the City Lord's attention, so he was not surprised.

Instead, Jike asking for his name and his reaction after hearing his name caught his attention.

It was as if... it was more human-like.

This hadn't happened before. Was it because it was a Level 2 main city?

Walking on the road, he pondered silently.

But after thinking for a while, he found no clues and could only put it aside for now.

He checked the Demon Realm Invasion Contribution Ranking. As expected, the percentage had increased significantly, firmly holding the first place.

After finding a blacksmith to upgrade his equipment, he could go to the Demon Realm to do the main version quest.

The version quest of repelling the Demon Realm was actually quite simple. As long as he killed all the high-ranking demons, it should be pretty much done... probably.

At least, that's what he thought, and that's what he was preparing to do.

While he was pondering, the three of them arrived at the Winter Holy City gate, where several figures were already waiting.

Among them, a resolute strong man wearing a white bear fur cloak was very conspicuous. His right face was covered in burn scars, but they couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Hero, welcome to Winter Holy City. I am City Lord Brandon Monde, you can call me Brandon."

"Old Man Chen."

"Old Man Chen? Demon-Slaying Hero Chen Old Man?"

Brandon was first stunned, then laughed heartily, extending his thick, bear-paw-like hand and firmly shaking Chen Beixuan's.

"Oh, I've heard so much about you! To be honest, I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but never had the chance. Now that you're here, you must stay for a couple of days, and we can have a few good drinks together."

"Eh? Brother, your clothes are quite handsome, where did you buy them..."

Chen Beixuan was a bit embarrassed by his enthusiasm and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Uh... drinking is probably out of the question. How about you let me pick something from the treasury?"

Brandon: "......"

A moment later, he suddenly stared in surprise.

"Hmm? You want to drink with me until we drop? Good, it's settled then!"

"I said treasury..."

"What? You want to parkour after drinking too much? That won't do, brother, our roof here isn't very sturdy..."

Chen Beixuan: "......"

Damn it!

He finally understood what Old Man Ding had felt back then...

The two of them pulled and pushed each other until they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion and took their seats.

After forty-nine rounds of bickering, Chen Beixuan finally used his super-invincible thick-skinned divine skill, infuriating the other party to the point of speechlessness, and narrowly won.

Brandon agreed to let him pick one item from the treasury as a reward for eliminating the demons and saving Jike and the others, but only items below level 100 could be taken.

Chen Beixuan had no objections; his level hadn't reached 100 yet anyway, which suited him perfectly.

However, when it came to the matter of Han Dapao's allegiance, there was a slight difference of opinion between the two sides.

"Han Dapao was cultivated by our Winter Holy City with great effort and significant investment. For the sake of the bigger picture, I cannot release him."

Brandon flatly refused, looking as if to say, 'Don't make things difficult for me.'

Chen Beixuan turned to Han Dapao, who was holding a small fox, and asked.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Han Dapao fell to his knees with a thud and burst into tears.

"It's a misunderstanding! All the languages of the various races were self-taught by me. I haven't seen a single hair of cultivation or investment..."

He crawled forward on his knees, grabbing Chen Beixuan's pant leg and crying with tears streaming down his face.

"Uncle Chen, please judge fairly! Is it wrong for me to like foreign languages? Just because I like foreign languages, do I deserve to be captured and whipped?!"

"If I hadn't met you, I might never have returned in this lifetime! Woo woo woo..."

Chen Beixuan patted his back in a perfunctory manner, pretending to comfort him, then turned and gestured with his chin towards the black-faced Brandon.

"Hey, did you hear that? You didn't invest a single hair, and you still expect him to work for you wholeheartedly?"

"It's useless for you to stay silent. I'm taking this person today."

From an angle Brandon couldn't see, Chen Beixuan and Han Dapao exchanged glances, everything under control.

Brandon's face turned dark, and he remained silent for a long while before finally giving in reluctantly.

"Since that's the case, then about picking from the treasury..."

Chen Beixuan: "Wait a minute!"

Han Dapao: ( ; ﾟ Д ﾟ i | ! )