Volume 1 Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Master, We Need More Money!

Surrounded by nine bronze Autonomous Guards, Hood held back two different styles of giant bronze magic devices with his arms, while three rested against his back and shoulders, and one pressed against his chest.

There were also magic arrows shooting towards his rear, slowly fading away!

Although he felt a little pain everywhere, Hood realized…

He was fine!

He had successfully withstood the attacks of nine legendary-level foes, and had only suffered some minor cuts and bruises!

So, how could Hood not laugh out loud?

"Hahahahaha, I am invincible!"

Although he knew this was because of that "forbidden spell" and that he only had five minutes left in this invincible state.

But Hood was still very happy!

He had already forgotten how he resisted at first…

After all, which adventurer or mercenary can refuse the chance to withstand the attacks of nine giant Autonomous Guards, each ten meters tall?

Once he goes out, he must tell stories in the tavern for three days and nights!

How he stepped up for his teammates, becoming the extremely dangerous bearer of the "Forbidden Spell: Titan Resurrected," and then faced nine legends with epic power!

He must be the new legend of the United Kingdom of South Sotua mercenaries.

After becoming familiar with epic power, his advancement would certainly speed up.

Two months of extraordinary strength, six months of epic strength, then recruited by the royal organization to become the new spiritual leader of the United Kingdom of South Sotua mercenaries!

Thinking of this made Hood laugh out loud again.

But Hood’s dreams did not last too long.

"Bang!"

The second round of strikes came!

Knives, guns, and clubs all attacked him at once, and this time, the bronze Autonomous Guards were clearly putting in a lot of effort.

Although they still didn’t cause Hood too much serious harm…

It still hurt a lot!

"I—"

Hood shouted out loud.

The Autonomous Guard with the heavy hammer pressed on and smashed the hammer right in Hood’s face.

"Bang!"

This hit Hood so hard that he saw stars, felt dizzy, and his head buzzed.

Hood realized that things were not good this time.

Although he managed to endure, …

The other side had already broken through his defense!

With nine big guys surrounding him, there was no way he could handle all those blows!

After being arrogant for less than twenty seconds, Hood quickly showed his mercenary nature.

He held his head and began to dash towards the white palace.

The nine bronze Autonomous Guards also started to chase after him, throwing various magic devices that thudded against Hood’s back with a "bang bang bang" sound, mixed with his cries of pain.

"Ah—"

"It hurts so much—ah!"

"Help!"

"Lady Kululu, Lord Krado—please help!"

He shouted like this, and naturally, Lolth and Krado…

Offered emotional support, encouragement, and help.

"Come on, Hood, you can do it!"

"Hold on, there are four minutes left… We’re almost there!"

Shouting so loudly must mean he’s okay.

Let the pain be the pain… Mercenaries live a tough life, how can they avoid getting hurt?

Hood listened to Lolth and Krado, and tears streamed down his face.

"What… has only a minute passed?"

Just a moment ago, he thought the time on his epic experience card was too short, and now he felt it was too long.

He remembered a popular saying among mercenaries…

"There is no copper coin made without blood and sweat!"

This is the South Sotua version of there is no such thing as a free lunch.

"Darn it!"

With no one willing to help him, Hood could only hug his head tighter and bend down lower.

He vividly explained four words.

"To curl up and run away."

Even Florence, who wanted to replace Hood at first, watched the scene and thought how lucky it wasn’t her.

No matter what…

This is too harsh to be beaten like this.

Perhaps the pain was not as intense as when they fought monsters on their past adventures, but being chased and beaten in turns by nine strong friends was a torment in itself.

Since he won’t die, Hood can repay his kindness next time.

Florence looked at Hood with great sympathy and patted the pangolin she was riding.

Soon, while Hood attracted all the attacks from the Autonomous Guards, Lolth and her group smoothly reached the area of the white octagonal palace.

Not long after a few people arrived, about five minutes had passed, and Hood’s figure began to shrink gradually.

While being chased and beaten, Hood successfully stepped into the "surrounding area" of the white palace just as he started to become smaller.

Around the white palace, there was a blank space.

As if to separate the area, that space had no buildings, not even any tiles.

Lolth and the others, who arrived first, had already noticed it.

Surrounding the white palace, the ground was covered with pure white and fine gravel.

Moreover, within the boundary where the "blank" started…

Everything appeared fresh and much more complete.

It seemed quite out of place compared to the old, ruined city that had become a "relic."

No matter what, when Hood stepped into it.

The bronze Autonomous Guards did just as everyone expected…

The chasing suddenly stopped.

They stayed outside of this empty "area," gazing at the people inside, standing still.

After a moment…

These bronze giants put away their weapons, turned around, and headed back to their original standby place.

Hood in the area had shrunk to a little over three meters in size.

He lay exhausted on the ground, his knightly armor full of dents and wear, his face and limbs covered in bruises and scratches.

This cheerful young man with red hair lay on the ground, watching the distant Autonomous Guards, and let out a sigh of relief…

He even started to weep with tear-filled eyes.

"Master Krado…"

"Hey, I’m here."

Everyone moved closer with concern, and Krado squatted beside Hood, responding to his call.

"You didn’t mention this when you invited me in, we need to… raise the payment…"

Hood said while sobbing, and Krado paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, no problem. I’ll double it for you."

He said boldly.

As soon as Hood heard about the extra money, he immediately stopped crying.

The face, with patches of blue and purple, suddenly showed a smile.

"Well, then I didn’t get hit!"

He stood up from the ground and looked in the direction of the white palace.

"But, on the other hand… how do we get in?"

He asked this with confusion.

This was actually a question for others as well.

Because they only discovered one thing after getting closer…

This white palace-like building had no door.