As Danielâs words echoed out, silence suddenly fell around them. The eyes of those seven people locked onto him, staring with a scowl.
Even Serys was stunned for a moment. The Wanderers? She knew themâafter all, who didnât know one of the biggest intelligence and assassination organizations in the entire world?
But had such people really been hired to assassinate them? And more importantlyâhow did this boy know they were Wanderers?
Even she hadnât figured it out.
"Interesting. What made you think weâre Wanderers?" One of the seven figures floating in the sky suddenly started laughing, then asked.
"I have a friend whoâs like you. You guys have a very specific aura... itâs a lot like his," Daniel smiled as he answered.
Heâd always been curious about what exactly connected the Wanderers, what marked someone as one of them.
And now he understoodâit was a unique aura they had. An aura that no other living being in the world possessed, something exclusive to all Wanderers.
Itâs probably because of some technique they train in... that attack on the carriage mustâve been part of that technique too, he thought to himself.
The Wanderer who had spoken earlier started clapping for Daniel, a flicker of admiration flashing in his eyes.
"The aura of a Wanderer isnât something just anyone can remember," he saidâthough clearly, he didnât mean it so simply.
Daniel understood that too. Wanderers always hid that they were Wanderers. They concealed their identities to avoid any trouble during their missions.
After all, if everyone knew they were Wanderers, theyâd attract too much attention, and even their target might sense something, launch a counterattackâor just flee.
Thatâs why, despite the fact that they had a unique aura exclusive to them, very few could sense it. Even those who did, unconsciously forgot it after a while.
And that was exactly why all seven of them were now surprisedâhow did this young boy still remember their aura?
"What can I sayâIâve got a good memory," Daniel laughed and drew his sword.
"I really want to knowâwhatâs your friendâs name?" the Wanderer asked. He still had doubts about how this boy could recognize the aura of the Wanderers.
Such a thing shouldnât be possible. No matter how strong a person is, something like this simply isnât doableâunless they were at least a Heavenly Climber. But the boy standing before him wasnât even close to that level.
So how had he managed to counter their technique? Was it because of some kind of item or treasure? He even considered the possibility that there might be a spy among the Wanderers.
What a joke. The Wanderers were a spy organization themselvesâhow could there be a spy within them? But then again, a spy from who? Maybe one of their rivals?
He had to find out this boyâs friendâs name so he could run the necessary checks and reports later.
"My friendâs name was Kain," Daniel said casually. "Though honestly, he seemed more like a rookie to me."
Kain? That kidâs a geniusâpersonally favored by the organizationâs leader. Thereâs no way heâs a spy. Which means... this boy must have some kind of item, he thought with a frown.
Because the fact that this kid knew Kain could lead to even more trouble.
"Iâm starting to get tired of this,tell me who hired you, and Iâll let you live," Daniel said calmlyâbut there was a dark and deadly killing intent hidden within his words.
"Kid, donât get cocky. I donât know how the hell you still remember our aura, but that doesnât mean Iâm scared of you," one of the Wanderers growled, and all their auras surged once more.
"Think we can take them?" Serys looked at Daniel and asked.
There was no worry or fear in her eyes. Even though their enemies looked much stronger on the surface, she didnât care one bit.
"Donât worry. Compared to the ones Iâve fought before, these seven are just trash."
Serys nodded and got ready to fight.
"Hmph. Two fools who have no idea whatâs waiting for them," one of the Wanderers let out a cold snort, then looked at the others.
"Kill the girl, but keep the boy alive. We need to find out how he still remembers our aura," he said, pointing to three others besides himself.
"The four of us will take the boy. The rest of youâgo deal with the girl."
"But isnât the girl stronger? Shouldnât four go after her instead?" one of the Wanderers asked.
"No... Iâve got a bad feeling about that boy. We should play it safe."
The other six nodded and charged.
"Can you handle them?" Daniel asked the girl next to him as he saw them attacking.
"Yeah, no problem. Donât underestimate me," Serys replied proudly, then charged toward the three who were coming at her.
At the same time, the Wanderers formed a circle around Daniel.
One of them pulled out his daggers and attacked.
[Shadow Whip]
Venomous strands, like black snakes, surged toward Daniel.
He only laughed and activated one of his defensive skills. A blood-colored shield formed around him and blocked the attack.
With a mocking smile, he said, "Thatâs the best youâve got?"
Then he struck back with [Strike of Destruction].
The blade of Heavens Honor shone with a black-and-white aura of destruction, and with a single horizontal slash, shattered the venomous strands and flung the attacking Wanderer backward.
The attacker slammed into a large tree, and his daggers fell from his hands.
"Attack! Little Threeâs down! Little Two, youâre up!" The other Wanderers didnât miss the chance and lunged with full force.
"âLittleâ? What kind of dumb codenames are these?" Daniel sighed.
Little Two attacked.
[Blade Tempest]
His chains created a storm of crystal blades that tore through the ground.
Daniel responded with [Aspect of the Law of Moonlight], releasing a silver light that dispersed the storm. Then, he counterattacked with [Eyes of Destruction].
Black and red beams shot from his eyes, slicing through Little Twoâs chains and slamming him to the ground.
"Playing with chains? Unfortunately, you chose the wrong opponent."