Chapter 80 -80-Loki’s Request

Chapter 80: Chapter80-Loki’s Request

"..."

John reacted instantly.

He grabbed Ice Rose and pressed it down.

"Return!"

Whoosh!

Blue light flashed.

Ice Rose disappeared in an instant.

The next second.

[Void Shift]!

John vanished from where he stood as well.

When he reappeared.

He was already standing in an open area dozens of meters away.

Behind him.

The military tent that had been perfectly fine just moments ago was now completely flattened on the ground.

Several soldiers who had been moving supplies nearby stared in stunned silence.

Then.

A heart-wrenching scream came from beneath the collapsed tent.

"My tent!!!"

John: "..."

He silently turned around.

Pretending he hadn’t heard anything.

Nice weather.

Perfect for a walk.

...

After dealing with Ice Rose.

John decided to go find Rudy first.

After all, he now had a full 499,500 Military Merit.

Last time, he had only learned that 100,000 Military Merit would grant access to Dawnstar City’s underground treasury.

One million would grant access to the core area.

But as for what exactly could be exchanged inside.

He had never taken a proper look.

And after yesterday’s battle ended.

He had logged out almost immediately.

This was the perfect chance to ask Rudy about it.

However.

Before he had gotten very far.

A burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind him.

"Endbringer!"

"Lord Endbringer!"

"Please wait!"

John stopped.

Then turned around.

A young soldier was jogging toward him.

The moment he arrived.

He bent over with his hands on his knees and took a few breaths.

"Finally... finally found you."

John looked him up and down.

"You know me?"

The young soldier visibly froze.

Then his expression became slightly strange.

"Of course."

"After what you did yesterday, holding back the Dark Realm’s elite army all by yourself, who in Dawnstar City doesn’t know you now?"

"The soldiers who survived on the city wall have been talking about your battle from last night all the way until this morning."

As he spoke.

His eyes visibly lit up.

"There might still be people in Dawnstar City who don’t know Supreme Commander Loki."

"But people who don’t know you..."

"There really shouldn’t be many."

John nodded thoughtfully.

"I see."

He paused for two seconds.

"You came to ask for an autograph?"

The soldier: "..."

"No."

"Supreme Commander Loki wants to see you."

"Oh."

John’s expression immediately returned to normal.

"Lead the way."

"Yes!"

The soldier turned around at once.

The two made their way through Dawnstar City’s military camp.

Along the way.

More and more soldiers recognized John.

Some nodded to him from a distance.

Some immediately stood at attention and saluted.

There were even several wounded soldiers who were having their injuries bandaged.

Yet the moment they saw him.

They forced themselves to stand up.

How many monsters John had killed yesterday.

How much Military Merit he had earned.

Ordinary soldiers didn’t know.

The only thing they knew was—

If Endbringer hadn’t suddenly appeared.

Once the fifth wave of Dark Realm elites broke into Dawnstar City yesterday.

No one knew how many more people would have died.

A few minutes later.

The soldier finally stopped in front of a large military tent.

John looked up.

Hmm.

Compared to the one he had just accidentally collapsed.

Aside from being bigger.

There really wasn’t much difference.

Rough canvas.

Wooden stakes.

A few ropes used to hold it in place.

There wasn’t even any decent decoration at the entrance.

John couldn’t help sighing.

"Looks like the Human Realm really isn’t doing too well."

A frontline city that had guarded the passage between two worlds for years.

And the highest commander here lived in nothing more than an oversized tent.

The soldier clearly didn’t understand what John was muttering about.

He lifted the curtain and stepped inside.

"Supreme Commander."

"Endbringer has arrived."

A calm voice came from within.

"You may leave."

"Yes, sir."

The soldier immediately withdrew.

John entered the tent.

The first thing he saw was a massive war map.

Countless red and blue markings covered its surface.

And at the very center.

Was the passage connecting the two worlds—

[Eternal Night Gate].

Loki stood in front of the map.

He wasn’t wearing the full set of battle armor from yesterday.

Instead, he wore only a simple dark-colored inner cuirass.

Even so.

The oppressive aura accumulated through years of warfare was still unmistakable.

John stared at him for two seconds.

Then suddenly had an impulse.

[Hunter’s Eye]!

Buzz.

A faint light flashed in his eyes.

An information panel far more detailed than those of ordinary monsters appeared before him.

[Loki Horn]

[Level: Lv60]

[Class: Paladin]

[Legionbreaker Tier BOSS]

[HP: 1,100,000/1,100,000]

[Physical Attack: 18,600]

[Spell Power: 12,800]

[Physical Defense: 8,400]

[Magic Defense: 9,200]

[Agility: 4,650]

[Talent: Body of the Holy Crusade]

[Quality: SS]

[Effect: Maximum HP +50%; duration of Crowd Control effects reduced by 50%; when HP falls below 30%, Physical Defense and Magic Defense increase by 50%.]

[Skills: Holy Light Bulwark, Spear of Judgment, Sacred Charge, War Prayer, Holy Shield Counter, Radiant War Domain...]

[Evaluation: A Paladin commander who has defended Dawnstar City for many years. He has participated in more than a hundred large-scale wars against the Dark Realm and possesses extremely rich experience in legion warfare.]

"1.1 million HP."

John’s eyes shifted slightly.

Strong.

As expected.

Yesterday’s Lv35 Legionbreaker Tier BOSS, Faceless Hunter Nessa.

Had only possessed 500,000 HP.

The Lv50 Nightstalker Selena had possessed one million.

But after reaching Lv60.

Loki’s stats had clearly entered an entirely different level.

Especially his defenses.

Both had surpassed 8,000 points.

Combined with a large number of Paladin defensive skills.

If a real fight broke out.

He definitely couldn’t be compared to an ordinary Legionbreaker Tier BOSS.

John silently sighed in admiration.

The last time a creature’s stats alone had given him such a clear sense of pressure.

It had been the Thorn Witch inside the Underground Cathedral of the Holy Candle.

However...

That was a long time ago.

The John of today.

Was no longer the player who had only just entered the main city back then.

If they really fought...

Forget the Thorn Witch from before.

Even this Lv60 Legionbreaker Tier Paladin standing in front of him.

Probably wouldn’t survive two rounds of [Void Spear].

At that thought.

The corner of John’s mouth involuntarily curled upward.

"Heh..."

Loki had been studying the map.

Hearing the sound.

He slowly turned his head.

And happened to catch the faint smile on John’s face—

A smile that looked suspicious no matter how he looked at it.

Loki frowned.

"What are you smiling about?"

John immediately returned to a neutral expression.

"Nothing."

John quickly changed the subject.

"What did you want to see me about?"

Loki stared at him for several seconds.

But didn’t pursue the matter.

He walked over to the table.

And picked up a document.

"Yesterday’s battle is over."

"I had the quartermaster’s office verify your Military Merit again just now."

"499,500 points."

Loki raised his head and looked at John.

"According to Dawnstar City regulations, your current Military Merit has long since met the requirement for leaving the front line."

"And you were never an official member of Dawnstar City’s garrison to begin with."

"If you wish to return to Sunset City."

"You can leave today."

At that point.

Loki didn’t immediately continue.

Instead, he looked seriously at John.

"So."

"Endbringer."

"What do you plan to do next?"