Chapter 2041 - 2038: Teaming Up

The reason Abe was able to come and support in time,

was precisely because this veteran, Ubanuo, had been his real combat teacher in the Behemoth Knight Group when he was still a formal knight, teaching him about wolf nature and basic attack skills.

Abe, who happened to be patrolling nearby, heard the howl of White Wolf Dos and rushed over immediately.

After some exchanges.

Abe learned from Ubanuo about the mysterious young man’s background, who turned out to be a newly recruited common militia.

However,

no matter from what angle Abe observed,

using dragon eyes to scrutinize,

or judging through beast aura concealment,

the young man in front was just an ordinary person, with no special attributes.

"You... feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before?

Do you know what level of existence you just encountered?"

Han Dong looked bewildered, not answering the question head-on, but instead speaking with a tone as if he had narrowly escaped death:

"Huh? I just thought I was doomed, just ran around frantically, not knowing how I survived... Maybe such terrifying creatures aren’t interested in someone as ordinary as me."

"Oh?" A hint of doubt flashed in Abe’s eyes.

Han Dong felt somewhat helpless,

since an old friend stood right in front of him, if it weren’t for the constraints of the game’s rules, he would immediately confess his identity.

Looking at the mature and steady Abe, carrying himself as a captain, Han Dong couldn’t help but recall past experiences,

of course,

Han Dong also felt a sense of crisis,

though his disguise was perfectly flawless, if in close contact for a period, Abe might discover some detail and see through the disguise.

"Thank you, great captain, for extending a helping hand... I’ve recognized my own limitations, following along further would only hold others back, I should return home."

Han Dong performed a signature civilian kneel, then embraced the stray dog, turning to leave.

Who knew, before he could even walk three steps.

A heavy and powerful palm landed directly on his shoulder.

Han Dong’s peripheral vision already caught sight of two soft beast ears,

"Great Captain Abe, is there something you need?"

"Come with me... I’d like to talk to you privately about what just happened."

"...Alright."

Han Dong’s heart trembled, sensing his identity might be exposed.

They arrived at a quiet and deserted alley,

Bang!

Abe, with silver armor and hair to his ears, reached out with a very powerful dragon arm, pinning Han Dong against the deepest part,

"My recent execution of the mythic body was quite abnormal, much easier than I imagined,

could it be you who secretly influenced the opponent’s thinking? Your appearance, all behaviors are unfamiliar, yet I always feel like I’ve seen you somewhere."

Upon reaching this point, Han Dong’s expression changed.

The invisible Mad laugh Domain was gradually being released, ready to brainwash Abe at any moment.

This process must be quick enough, otherwise threatening a captain level might be detected by Mr. Black White... Mr. Black White’s Crow King’s bloodline had already awakened, even if only just broke through to pseudo-king, absolutely reaching a lower level standard.

At this moment,

Abe leaned in closer, their faces almost touching,

"Are you... from the Demon Academy?

It should’ve been you who secretly delivered the mental attack just now, preventing that skull from responding to my attack immediately.

Then, there’s only one explanation.

You must be a special-grade teacher hired externally by Captain Hugo, my guess isn’t wrong, is it?

Perhaps we met once at a past meeting, it just didn’t leave a deep impression."

Han Dong was stunned upon hearing this, quickly getting into character.

"Ah... oh~ As expected of Captain Abe, you even saw through this.

I finally took a long vacation, crafted a meticulous human disguise, ready to enjoy the indulgent life of the lower class in the civilian area.

Who knew I’d encounter such an event,

and among the invaders came multiple kings, including three middle ranks... Based on my previous investigation, these replaced civilians called ’Skull Girls’ have internal connections.

Once they’re killed, they’d attract the gaze of a certain king.

The more you kill, the more likely a king’s arrival becomes.

Personally, I’m quite afraid of death~ so I disguised as a commoner, trying not to cause trouble."

Abe nodded, releasing the wallbing posture,

"I see... I understand.

After all, opting to stay in the Holy City as external hires like you is the greatest support for humanity, we deeply appreciate it."

Abe retreated a step, nodding slightly as a salute.

"It’s because I have goodwill toward humanity that I agreed to come here to teach.

I’m only afraid of death, nothing much to thank... To win this war, it depends on top-level power.

Mid-level players like us won’t affect the course of the big picture no matter what we do."

"No~ I don’t agree with that.

Although low-level power may not be that crucial, their courage is not to be overlooked.

Within their abilities, make the greatest sacrifices to defend the Holy City, safeguard human territories! Even after death, pass down the will to the remaining living.

It’s precisely such courage that allows our knight regiment to lead humanity to where we are today, and Holy City to develop to this state.

Marlon, Captain Alex will surely restrain the opponent’s leader, what we need to do is to clear hidden threats within Holy City as much as possible, minimize wartime losses.

Please assist me, sir, in clearing the out-of-control beings hidden within the Holy City."

Abe’s sincere words brought back to Han Dong his original knight’s aspirations.

Displaying a helpless expression, stretching lazily:

"Ah~ the hard-earned vacation is gone again.

Alright, I’ll lend a bit of effort. But, I have a personal condition, hoping Captain Abe can share with me the latest intelligence within the Holy City at all times.

Due to the invaders’ mental intervention, I can’t contact the school temporarily.

If anything happens on the school’s side, I must return immediately to support."

Han Dong took this opportunity to obtain frontline intelligence of Holy City, better determining his timing to act.

"No need to worry about intelligence issues.

Mr. Newton’s Holy Ring ensures normal communication among us captains... Currently, two enemy leaders have been detected, not intending to massacre civilians, instead heading towards the core of Holy City.

A middle-rank mighty being with his body full of blades, donned in a trench coat, is about to reach the Terminal Knight Regiment’s headquarters.

Any obstacle will be instantly shredded to pieces, so far no effective means to stop him has been found.

Another middle-aged man looking quite like a ’teacher’, holding a book, is heading towards the Holy Ring... It’s confirmed he is Mr. Teacher, an important incarnation among the out-of-control, main Preaching releaser.

His main target should be, influencing the Preacher, [Mr. Newton].

"Oh... is that so?

Then, has the leader of these Skull Girls, and also a middle-rank king, been found?"

"Not yet.

These strange beings moving through heads, once connected to commoners, achieve perfect disguise, undetectable by aura or rank.

Mr. Black White, Captain Hugo are trying to figure it out."

"Alright... Let’s start directly from the heads, clean up the civilian area as thoroughly as possible.

Also, I really fear death~

I hope Captain Abe can handle the execution of these heads, I’ll give strong assistance throughout."

"No problem, by the way, how should I address you?"

"Call me Han Dong~ it’s a name I got during a past trip to the Eastern Countries, it’s quite nice."

Just like that,

former old friends, reuniting under such special circumstances.