Carrying the "degraded" Oni King's Armor, Roy left the Goibniu Familia's territory with satisfaction.
Once the Oni King's Armor grew, plus the Elven Holy Sword and the Shikon Jewel, he would have three Legendary-grade equipment in his hands.
That was quite terrifying.
According to the system's rating, Legendary-grade equipment could only display full power when used by Level 7 and above adventurers. In other words, this was equipment used by Level 7 to Level 9, even Level 10 adventurers.
Now in the hands of this Level 3 rookie, he had two Legendary-grade and one quasi-Legendary-grade equipment. Each piece's value wouldn't be lower than three to four hundred million valis!
Adventurers in Orario possessing such equipment were countable on one's fingers. Riveria's "Great Elf," one of the "Five Supreme Wands," and the Hrungnir that Ottar had not yet obtained were also among them.
Just as Roy was leisurely returning to the Stardust Garden, suddenly, the abnormality he sensed destroyed his beautiful mood for the day.
Someone was tracking him!
Roy's face remained calm, continuing to walk forward, his peripheral vision stealthily glancing.
Two adventurers hid among the crowd, no different from others, but occasionally seemingly casual gaze movements secretly observed him, tailing behind.
Roy's mind stirred. Was it that crazy woman Freya again? But upon careful perception, he discovered the anomaly—the ones tracking him were merely two Level 1 small fry. Freya wouldn't send this kind of trash.
A trace of anger flashed through Roy's eyes. Which fellow had eaten bear heart and leopard gall this time?
Clearly knowing he was Level 3, yet sending two Level 1 small fry to track him—this was no different from provocation.
At a corner, Roy suddenly accelerated.
The two adventurers tracking Roy arrived at the corner. In just two seconds, Roy had actually vanished without trace. A trace of panic appeared on their faces.
Searching left and right, they finally saw Roy's back figure at an alley entrance thirty to forty meters away.
Seeing that Roy was about to disappear from their field of vision, the two also couldn't care about hiding their forms. Exchanging glances, they quickly chased after Roy.
The instant they entered the small alley.
Roy transformed into a black shadow, rapidly darting out, rushing to the two's front, his large hand grabbing toward them.
Great shock appeared on the two's faces.
Roy moved like lightning, single-handedly pressing one person's head, heavily smashing it against the wall. With a "bang," this person's head bled, dizzy and disoriented.
The other wanted to draw his sword. Roy's right foot hooked, tripping the other to the ground. Then, without mercy, he kicked the other's face.
Powerful force sent the other flying four to five meters.
The two emitted painful wails.
The man being pressed hurriedly said, "Sprout of Justice, wait, we're not your enemies."
A trace of cold light flashed through Roy's eyes. He spoke indifferently, "So you recognize me, yet still dare to track me?"
This person panted heavily, "Someone wants to see you. We only came to invite you over—"
"Who?"
"You'll know when you get there."
Before the words finished, Roy's hands grabbed the other's head, fiercely twisting. With a "crack," this person's neck was twisted broken by Roy, losing all life.
Roy had no interest playing riddle games with them. Don't answer, then die. Nothing more to say.
"Your turn. Will you speak?"
Roy came before that youth who was kicked flying.
One companion vanished in an instant. Roy's ruthlessness terrified this person speechless. Disagree and kill—this was on the surface! And weren't you a just Astraea Familia member? When did this Familia become more brutal than the Evilus faction!
"It was Captain Zanis's order!"
Between the mastermind and his own little life, the youth unhesitatingly chose the latter.
"Zanis—"
Hearing this name, Roy was stunned. Zanis Lustra, captain of the Soma Familia.
He thought of the Freya Familia, the Ikelos Familia, but never expected it to be the wine-selling Soma Familia.
On the surface, he had no connection with the other.
The only contact was threatening the other to purchase original Divine Wine.
Roy's face sank slightly. Sending people to invite him without reason—the other must have noticed something.
At that time, he couldn't wear the Phantom Mask to purchase wine from the other. Otherwise, with the Berserker who had just defeated the Freya Familia appearing in the Soma Familia, the consequences were imaginable.
To avoid making matters big, he didn't even kill Zanis Lustra. The sudden death of a Familia captain would definitely attract attention.
If Freya and Loki realized that using Divine Wine could deceive Gods, he would draw fire upon himself again.
He even left over a million valis for purchasing the Divine Wine, preventing Zanis from losing large amounts of money and feeling dissatisfied. To put it plainly, Roy could have robbed it.
That wasn't money for buying wine, but hush money!
But looking at this situation, the other clearly didn't realize this point, and even sent people to track him.
Roy's eyes were ice-cold. Indeed, he had to wipe out the Soma Familia. Otherwise, his matter of purchasing Divine Wine might be exposed. In this world, only dead men don't speak.
"Can I leave?"
The youth lying on the ground didn't know how complex Roy's thoughts were in this brief time. A fawning smile appeared on his face.
Roy nodded, patting the other's shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Brother, you must keep my killing secret for me forever!"
Hearing Roy intended to spare him, the youth was incomparably excited, solemnly promising, "Forever secret!"
Crack!
Roy activated magic. Golden thunder transformed into a longsword, stabbing into the youth's heart.
The youth opened his mouth, saying nothing, his entire body losing strength, collapsing on the ground.
Roy stored the two corpses into his spatial ring. Living people couldn't enter, but dead people could. Later, going to the Dungeon or finding a dungeon world, tossing them inside—these two people would have vanished into thin air.
Zanis Lustra waited left and right in a certain teahouse, but never saw Roy, nor the figures of his two trusted subordinates.
Just as Roy guessed.
When delivering wine to the Goibniu Familia, he happened to see Roy together with Lord Goibniu.
At first he didn't pay attention, but Roy's voice made him feel somewhat familiar, yet he couldn't remember where he heard it. Sprout of Justice—he had also watched the Apollo Familia's War Game.
The more he looked, the more familiar. Zanis finally thought of that day's matter, suddenly discovering Roy's figure had several points of similarity with that person wearing the black cloak.
He was almost certain of this matter.
What did the Sprout of Justice want to do purchasing original Divine Wine? He hadn't heard that anyone in the Astraea Familia liked drinking. It wasn't like Loki that alcohol-obsessed drunkard...
The Sprout of Justice still secretly ran over to purchase Divine Wine, as if afraid of being seen.
Zanis swallowed his saliva. He seemed to have touched something he shouldn't touch.
But the greed of an adventurer quickly overwhelmed him.
Using this matter to threaten the Sprout of Justice, perhaps he could extract more benefits. After all, that was a wealthy person who casually threw down over a million valis.