On his way to Kloras Town, Azaroth got to know the names of all of them.
Aiden, Jaden, Kai, Cillian, Bruno, Kasper, and Liliana.
Liliana was the only girl amongst all of them, while the rest were men.
Liliana was a rather shy girl because after greeting Azaroth, she didn't speak anything else on the way
From their appearance, these teenagers looked to be around 14-15 years of age.
The fact that all of them were at the 3 Star Rank somewhat surprised Azaroth. It had to be known that even in the Acadia School Edwin had gone to, there were rarely any noble heirs with such cultivation at this age.
To further inspect them, Azaroth placed his hand over Cillian's shoulder.
His Triquetra Ardor quietly infiltrated his bodies and began to investigate the reason behind this strength.
Soon enough, Azaroth received the answer…
Cillian's body had bathed in a lake of Spiritual Water and absorbed a lot of Spiritual Energy from it. His body seemed to have been permanently enhanced after that, and his talent was significantly raised.
'It would be beneficial to my spirit, as well. Once I reach the 5 Star Rank or a Demon Lord Level and form my battle spirit, this Spiritual Water will become useless. Better to make use of it while I still can.'
Aiden, the only other 4 Star Warrior, didn't understand that Azaroth had somehow found a secret that he desperately wished to keep hidden.
'Now is not yet the time.'
Azaroth wanted to know the location of this Spiritual Lake, but he couldn't rush it.
For now, he had to reach Kloras Town and get what he wanted from there.
Before he could ask for more information about them, they had reached their destination; Kloras Town.
"Come with us. I will introduce you to our allies who are going to fight alongside us." Aiden said to Azaroth.
Azaroth nodded his head and decided to follow this man. Instead of going deeper into the town, they remained on the edges, and Azaroth felt like they were walking along the town's perimeter.
Soon enough, he sensed hundreds of people ahead of his position.
This camp was still some distance, so Azaroth looked at Aiden and asked him, "How many allies do we have?"
"We have nearly hundreds of warriors alongside us. Moreover, we also have some array masters, alchemy masters." Aiden told Azaroth with a light-hearted tone.
"From where have they studied these arts?" Azaroth asked.
"I heard that a few of them graduated from the Acadia School of Martial Arts and Palm Valley School of Martial Arts."
As soon as Azaroth heard the words Acadia School of Martial Arts, he paused for some moments.
The other guys who were walking alongside Azaroth turned towards him, and it was Bruno who asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Nothing… Let's keep moving." Although Azaroth's expression remained stone-cold just as before, he was internally thinking 'Just my luck. They just had to hire someone who graduated from Acadia School, the same one I went to. Let's just hope they don't know me. Or else, this sudden increase in power from 2 Star to 4 Star in a single year will seem really weird.'
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In the encampment some distance away from Azaroth and others, the Town Lord of Kloras Town gave one order after another to prepare for the beast raid.
Many people were always on the move, while some remained in the cabin and worked on some other tasks.
A beautiful woman with long black hair was wearing a pink Chinese dress, but this dress revealed her long silky legs that stimulated many males' desires in this camp. She also had an impressive bust and a great curve of her ass.
She was none other than the former top beauty of Acadia School of Martial Arts. Her name was Sophie Russel.
She was the daughter of the Royal Guards Captain, Spencer Russel. Royal Guards Captain's position could be considered above Rhodes Family except for Rhodes Family's master. It was because the Royal Guards Captain had been His Majesty's childhood friend. It was said that if he requested something from His Majesty, it would be granted without a second thought.
Moreover, the man was entirely loyal to His Majesty, so there had never been any suspicion. It was for this very reason that he was tasked with the protection of His Majesty.
In Noble Houses' circle, they were also aware of just how this man spoilt his daughter. So… Even Royal Princes don't dare to test him by harassing his daughter, let alone some Noble Houses' heirs.
It was said that whoever became this woman's lover would gain the capital to be fearless in the Sinyalian Kingdom.
Alas, no one has managed to enjoy this position yet. After all, this woman has kept her focus on her Array Studies.
Sophie had mentioned her desire to use her Array Formations in combat. For that reason, her father, Spencer, searched for information on where he could send his daughter.
The location wouldn't be too dangerous and would let his daughter test her skills as well. As he searched for information, he found out about the Beast Raid in Kloras City, which led Sophie to this place.
Naturally, she hadn't come alone. Some Royal Guards were accompanying her, and she was given some life-saving artifacts and a jade stone with which she could contact her father at any time.
"Miss Sophie… Is this really some great Array? Forgive our lack of knowledge, but we have never seen anything like this." Two old men continued to analyze the formation that had been drawn by Sophie.
"It's natural that you haven't seen it. This is a Three-Layered Array Formation. This array would be a mixture of an Illusion Array, the Killing Array, and the Defensive Array if something went wrong. I am hoping that we will only need the Illusion Array and Killing Array's powers." Sophie explained her words with a soft voice.
In reality, she wasn't sure if it would work or not. She had never tried out this formation, but according to what she had read, it shouldn't have any problems working if they did as it was written.
"I will further inspect the Array Formation every day to check for any errors."
"Thank you, Miss Sophie. We will immediately send it to the Town Lord and ask him to assign some men to do as you have drawn this formation." An old man respectfully bowed his head, and they all soon left.
Sophie took a breather as she sat down on her chair and began thinking of what else she could do to increase their firepower against the beasts.
Meanwhile, as she was thinking of what she should do next, the guard outside her cabin spoke out, "Young Miss Sophie, young master Myles Nelson wants to meet you."
Hearing her guard's voice, Sophie bit her lips in annoyance and replied, "I am tired now, and I will go to sleep soon. I will meet him later."
Myles Nelson was the heir of the Nelson Noble House. Just like Sophie, he was also a student of the Acadia School of Martial Arts. During their school time, Myles had declared his feelings for her.
Sophie didn't hold the same feelings for him, so she rejected him using her father's name. However, Myles still never gave up on her. He continued to train as much as he could to become stronger and ask for her hand from her father. It was well known that Spencer (Sophie's Father) greatly respected powerhouses.
If it was Spencer who asked Sophie to marry him, Sophie would most likely agree.
As Myles was in his house, training hard to become a stronger warrior, he had reached the peak of the 3 Star Rank. At around this time, he heard that Sophie was leaving for Kloras Town.
Investigating a little, he also found out about this Beast Raid and followed after Sophie under the pretext of gaining some combat experience and strengthening his foundation before breaking through.
The other Acadia School students weren't from the Noble Houses or from overly respected status. It was just a bit above that of ordinary people.
There were also the students from Palm Valley School of Martial Arts. This was a school ranked lower than Acadia School of Martial Arts in the Sinyalian Kingdom's ranking.
The Noble Houses heirs who couldn't pass the Acadia School of Martial Arts' entrance test went over to the Palm Valley School to study.
In reality, Edwin Rhodes had also failed the Acadia School of Martial Arts entrance test, but his father, Jonas Rhodes, thought that if it was known that an heir of the Rhodes Family didn't pass the test, it would lower the Rhodes Family's prestige. So… He visited the Acadia School Principal, and soon enough, Edwin had received an invitation letter to study from the Acadia School.
This information was only known to Edwin and the higher-ups of the Rhodes Family.
The Palm Valley School of Martial Arts was quite near the Kloras Town, so the town lord went over and requested the principal to send his most talented graduates. Those from the Palm Valley School felt that they were considered Acadia School's rejects and disliked the Acadia School's students or graduates.
Some of the Palm Valley School graduates who had come to the Kloras Town were heirs of their low-class Noble Family. While many of them had an above-average or a wealthy family background.
Anyway, after Sophie informed her guard that she wanted to rest, the guard relayed her words to Myles, who found this quite normal.
Even then, he calmly bowed and replied to the guard, "Please tell her that I wish for her to have a good rest. If she wishes for my assistance, I will do my best."
He went away from Sophie's cabin after speaking those words gracefully. The guard spat on the ground nearby as he heard Myles' words and just remained quiet as he returned back.
The guard had seen many such annoying flies who wanted to get together with Sophie. He had been given a secret order from Spencer (Sophie's father) that if Myles or any other guy went too far, the Royal Guards had to make them pay the price.
After some minutes, Aiden and his group returned to the camp along with Azaroth.
Aiden was one of the rare 4 Star Warrior in the encampment, so he was relatively well respected by the town lord, Brynn Gaynor.
For this reason, he was given a large private cabin that was a little more luxurious than the typical huts of other soldiers. The only cabin that could be considered superior to Aiden's cabin was that of Sophie's.
"I will go and meet Big Sister Sophie. She said as soon as I return, I have to go to her residence." Liliana suddenly said to Aiden, who gave her a nod of acceptance.
Aiden had met Sophie and was more or less sure that she didn't have any ill feelings for Liliana and took great care of her. Moreover, Liliana was also quite comfortable around her, so it was quite good.
Meanwhile, Azaroth internally sighed as he heard the name 'Sophie.' Just to clarify, he asked Aiden, "Is this Sophie Russel?"
Aiden seemed surprised, and he asked Azaroth, "You know Miss Sophie?"
'Fuck. Out of all the people, it had to be her?!' Azaroth internally cursed his luck.
"I have heard of her." Azaroth dryly replied.
As he was talking to Aiden, Liliana had already left for Sophie's cabin. Sophie's guards were already familiar with how their young miss was fond of this little girl. They let her enter Sophie's cabin without an issue.
Meanwhile, Aiden stared at the other youths who were with him, "Go to your cottage. I will take Edwin to see the town lord."
"Okay, Master!" Most of them replied excitedly while Jaden kept looking at Azaroth from the corner of his eyes with a challenging look in them.