Chapter 16: A Team

“Such amazing armor! How is this possible?”

Heles frowned in thought.

“It’s a bit expensive. I wanted to get a few sets for my wives, but it’s over budget. But if I don’t get one for everyone, it would seem a bit biased,” Jin showed a troubled expression.

“Wives!? Jin, are you married?”

It seemed there was more than one; Leo instantly became flustered, poor him, still a single dog.

“Don’t mind him,” Mona sighed, “he’s a weirdo, you’ll know later.”

“I haven’t told you yet, I’m a summoner, and my main summon is the Black Knight; they are my wives.”

The Black Knight is a humanoid monster in armor, but no one has seen what is hidden beneath the armor.

It’s not surprising to see someone treating paper dolls as wives or summoning creatures as wives.

Heavy stuff!

At first, Leo thought Jin was quite serious, but he didn’t expect such an unknown side; he learned something new.

“But the captain seems to be able to buy a set,” Mona suggested.

Nathan was pondering, considering it.

“That’s impossible. With my years of sword experience, there’s no armor in the world that can’t be cut through.”

Leo said, magical items indeed have various effects, but Leo always felt this armor was a bit strange.

If he were to cut it, the person wearing the armor might end up in pieces.

“That can’t be, that’s the mark of the dwarf master Ruden; it shouldn’t be fake.”

Jin didn’t believe it was fake; he really planned to prepare a few sets.

“The mark could also be fake. The sword I use is a work of Master Ruden.”

Yuris drew his sword, the hilt had a golden hammer mark, “But Ruden’s works start at a minimum of 100,000 gold coins. If a merchant sells it for 100 gold coins, it’s definitely a loss.”

“The mark doesn’t look fake; that’s what I find strange,” Nathan studied the mark, he was interested in this armor, but the only doubt made him dismiss the thought.

“This is a work of Master Ruden, but it’s a failure for armor; it shouldn’t be used like this; it should be considered a performance prop.”

Michelle’s eyes sparkled, the information about the armor was completely exposed, “That merchant is a fraud!”

“Performance prop?!” Everyone exclaimed.

“That’s right.”

“What a pity! I thought there really was such armor,” Jin said regretfully.

As a candidate saintess, Michelle’s abilities and her words made the team members believe, and that fact was confirmed; the merchant must be a scammer.

“There are armors with similar effects, but that armor belongs to a magical outfit. The person wearing it gains immense power but loses their sanity, turning into a monster that only knows how to kill. Such overwhelming power comes with a great cost; that magical outfit has long been sealed by the church.”

Michelle knew a lot, which is why she could be sure the merchant was lying.

“Should we expose this?”

“Of course! I can’t tolerate the merchant’s actions; I’ll handle this matter, I can’t let you get into trouble.”

The church promotes justice, integrity, kindness, and the beauty of humanity; Michelle cannot tolerate such fraudulent behavior from merchants. If she sees it, she must give punishment.

Rationally, it’s best to leave such matters to Michelle; the church has great power and can handle it properly.

But no one in the team wanted to let Michelle face it alone, even though it wasn’t a big deal.

The merchant has accomplices, and the adventurers cooperating with him are definitely in cahoots; it’s just unknown if there are hidden companions lurking in the shadows.

“We’re a team now, so we should handle this together. I also find such merchants unpleasant, and my great sword is itching for action.”

Heles took out a red great sword and rested it on her shoulder, her pupils burning with excitement.

Seeing her take out the great sword, Nathan, Mona, and Jin instinctively moved away from her.

There’s a problem!

Noticing their movements, Leo followed them, “Why are you all moving away?”

“It’s nothing, just a subconscious reaction,” Nathan said absentmindedly.

Leo hesitated, wondering if he should remind Michelle.

He looked at Michelle, and at that moment, Michelle was also looking at him.

“Come here!”

Leo mouthed.

Michelle didn’t understand and walked over slowly, “What’s the matter?”

“That guy Leo wants to invite you to dinner,” Jin teased.

“……”

I thought you were a reliable senior; I misjudged you.

Michelle didn’t respond, just smiled gently, politely refusing.

“Poor thing, rejected,” Mona also joked.

Leo ignored those two.

“Alright! Let’s go all out! Watch me tear down their platform.”

Heles’ eyes were ablaze with fire; whether it was an illusion or not, flames seemed to erupt from her entire body as she swung the great sword, drawing a circle in place like a whirlwind of fire.

Oh! It seems like she hit something.

Yuris, caught in the swing of the great sword, was sent flying, crashing into the platform, scattering a pile of goods.

“What was that?!”

The merchant in the middle of a transaction was startled.

Leo was dumbfounded, and Michelle adorably covered her mouth.

A human cannonball, one word, awesome!

Leo finally understood why Heles wanted to be a heavy swordsman but ended up as an archer.

With her level, she could send teammates to their doom before even seeing the enemy.

“Haha! Heles’ swordsmanship is still so bold!” Nathan laughed awkwardly.

“Although Senior Heles’ use of the great sword is not to be underestimated, she lacks precision and can easily become impulsive, often hitting teammates. We suffered a lot before we had to let her change to an archer.”

Jin had a bitter smile on his face.

“Yeah, I see it; in a way, it’s indeed impressive.”

Leo rolled his eyes; with such a big sword, she could still hit teammates; her aim was truly unmatched. Was there not a single normal person in this team?

“Don’t look at me; I’m different from them,” Mona immediately defended herself.

“But Heles’ archery skills are indeed impressive, even though she’s not interested.”

Nathan hurriedly added, fearing Leo and the others would develop a dislike for the team.

At this moment, Yuris was covered by a pile of goods, his vision was pitch black, and he was confused.

Where is this? How did I end up here? Where are the others?

Could it be that we were attacked by a powerful enemy and scattered in an instant?

As the vision brightened, the merchant and his men moved the goods, revealing the disheveled Yuris.

“Are you alright? How did you suddenly fly over?”

“You stupid pig, get your face away; your pig-like face is dirtying my eyes, it’s disgusting.”

Yuris felt nauseated seeing the face that suddenly appeared before him.

As expected of him, his mouth was still as venomous at this moment.

“You, are you here to cause trouble?”

The merchant’s anger flared, but when he suddenly saw the uniform on Yuris, his anger immediately dissipated.

“I’ll give you three seconds to leave here immediately, put down the goods, and return the gold coins to others, or I’ll have you killed.”

Yuris stood up, feeling a bit of pain in his waist; he didn’t see the enemy, but he still needed to deal with the matter at hand.

“He’s here to rob us, disguised as a student from the Nidlan Academy; catch him!”

The newcomer was not friendly; the merchant quickly retreated, giving way to his guards.

A group of people grinned and immediately surrounded Yuris.

“A bunch of trash.”

Yuris scoffed; no matter how many came, they were not enough to look at.

“I’ll take you on.”

The adventurer who initially colluded with the merchant to deceive everyone stepped forward to fight Yuris.

In the end, he was taken down in just a few moves.

Yuris charged through the merchant’s group like a bull.

“Sang, go grab him.”

The merchant’s face turned anxious as he hurriedly shouted.

At that moment, a burly figure appeared on the platform.

An A-rank adventurer, the Mad Lion Sang!

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