Chapter 440 - 311: Quietly Becoming Commander-in-Chief—Remember! The Big Snake, Black Dragon, and Rabbits Are Extremely Dangerous in the Mists! (Part 2)

[Delilah and Eve peered through the gaps in the tree bark at the bizarre and fantastical world outside. Screeching batmen and writhing vine monsters moved below the trees, and they could only clutch each other’s hands, counting the shifting shadows as they waited for the sound of Roy’s returning footsteps.]

[Two weeks later.]

[Diana, Teacher Mary, and Amilia were noblewomen who had never lifted a finger in their lives. Living off scraps of bread every day was unbearable for them. Having arrived in a civilized place, they no longer needed Roy’s protection.]

[The three left without a word; with their abilities, they could find civilized work.]

[Roy was indifferent to this, and Miss Eve could only silently pray.]

[Roy knew that his identity as a "Human Race Warrior" could be exposed at any time.]

[Cultivation—he couldn’t afford a moment’s slack.]

[The Cuiyu Territory Guard was elite among elites, receiving training salaries of Exotic Beast Flesh and Treasure Medicine from the lord every month.]

[Captain Anya also had a share of the "Celestial Gifted Seed," which could purify magic power upon consumption.]

[When members of the Star Moon Race reached the Black Iron Realm, only those of extraordinary talent could awaken "Deceit-Breaking Divine Wonders." When the magic power converged in their eyes, the mist seemed to lift like a veil, turning thick fog within a hundred meters into a thin mist—this was a unique privilege of the Star Moon Race, to see the truth.]

[A single strand of purified magic power could be used once for deceit-breaking, and a Silver Realm expert might have around a dozen strands of magic power.]

[Though many from the dark-haired Human Race had become enslaved by the Star Moon Race, the Star Moon Elf respected Human Race Warriors—it was clear that strength was the hard currency.]

[Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.]

[Captain Anya educated Roy on the mysteries of the mist daily, often sparring in martial skills.]

[Captain Anya actually knew Roy wasn’t a "Samurai," but the dark-haired Human Race held their heads high and proud, refusing to worship the Celestial Destiny God of the mist, with no inherent gifts in their clan, making it terrifying for someone to have "divine wonders" without being a samurai.]

[Roy had the potential to become a "Soldier Master!"]

[Such a figure stood at the pinnacle of the Divine Domain within their race, mastering the skies and lands, traversing the vast mist and wilderness!]

[Roy was unaware that he had already been exposed; he just closely followed Captain Anya, as the mist environment was only suitable for groups of three, mutually supporting within the limited visibility.]

[Occasionally, they went out to hunt the passing Tusk Tribe, and with Roy’s Black Scale Double Blade in the mix, combined with Captain Anya’s Divine Arrow, they managed to jointly kill the Leader of Fangs!]

[Captain Anya’s expression was grave, and she didn’t pursue the victory to even kill other "Black-Scaled Monsters!"]

[The reason was simple; those wolf-headed monsters came from a vassal tribe of another Overlord Power. She didn’t want to start a war, for if the Tusk Tribe were wiped out, the race sent by that Overlord Power to take over their Spirit Realm would only be stronger!]

[The strength of the Tusk Tribe was precisely ideal for being bullied without too much risk.]

[Cuiyu Territory was at the perilous edge of the Overlord Three Races’ borders.]

[Captain Anya repeatedly warned Roy—upon encountering the Black Dragon, Big Snake, or Rabbit in the mist, run immediately!]

[Roy was puzzled.]

[Captain Anya explained seriously.]

[In the depths of the northern mountains, the Overlord was a Nine-headed Serpent, whose slightest movement caused the earth to quake. A thousand years ago, a Divine Domain expert of the Star Moon Race had fallen into its mouth.]

[The Overlord of the western Grassland was a Rabbit, naturally built strong with a steel frame and iron bones, capable of pulling up mountains. Among them, the powerful ones had cultivated an "Indestructible Golden Body," deflecting ordinary arrows, leaving only the Star Moon Envoy’s "Magic Arrow" able to penetrate their defenses.]

[Among them, the Four Great Bodhisattvas remaining were Divine Domain experts, one more than the Star Moon Race. If not for their other territorial boundaries bordering other Overlord Powers, they might have already begun annexing the Star Moon Race.]

[The Overlord emerging from the eastern mountains, the Black Dragon, had ill intentions. Though the Black Dragon’s overall strength was the weakest, with only two Divine Domain experts in its presence.]

[However—]

["Dragon!"]

["Dragon!"]

["Lord Black Dragon!"]

[The sound of thunderous drumming echoed. Captain Anya suddenly looked up, her pupils reflecting the terrifying spectacle of the Celestial Vault being torn by claw—a vast Black Dragon smashed through the mist barrier, diving down while issuing a dragon’s roar.]

["Roar—!!"]

[The dragon cry turned into a tangible sound wave, causing the surrounding hundred miles of mist to tremble violently—a Bodhisattva’s Golden Body was torn apart, blood splattering the long sky. It was the first time the relatively young Captain Anya saw a clear starry sky.]

[On the ground, the black-tide-like vassal army was devouring everything in its path.]

[Captain Anya snapped out of the nightmarish battlefield, grabbing Roy’s shoulder: "Listen! Direct confrontation with the Black Dragon is like seeking death!"]

[In the cracks among the Three Great Overlords, Cuiyu Territory was like an anthill in a storm. Anya’s fingers turned white gripping her bow—the territory’s strongest being only at Silver Peak was not even qualified to fill the teeth gaps of those Overlords.]

[Roy realized that even such a powerful Cuiyu Territory was no more than an ant on the verge of destruction, driving him to cultivate even harder.]

[Yet hard cultivation was only the foundation and couldn’t bring a substantial leap in his strength. Limited by the Exotic Beast Flesh and Treasure Medicine, the daily number of times he could exercise Source Blood was capped.]

[Until one day, on a mission to clear out "Corpse Ghosts." Once you lose your name in the mist, you transform into a Corpse Ghost monster. Roy once again saw the uniform of Lily High School... ]

[Roy entered the already ruined Lily High School, intending to gather some clean clothes and resources, as well as daily necessities.]