Tomb Survival: Evolve from Skeleton

"Master Kress."

In the carriage, although Rubia was very reluctant to believe it, it was a fact that Kress did not win the championship of the Knights Tournament.

Even though, the vast majority of the audience in the Kingdom... No, almost all the audience in the Kingdom think that Kress should be the real champion.

"...Master Kress, I don't quite understand why...why didn't you continue to fight Lancer at that time?!"

In the face of Rubia's seemingly regretful question, Kress actually had a hard time answering.

he……

In fact, just following the prompt in the text, I had to start another plot mission——

[You encountered a descendant of one of the "Thirteen Ancient Heroes", and started the S-level story mission: "Descendants of Heroes". 】

[The first stage of "Descendants of Heroes": You must establish an emotional bond with "Silver" Lancer. 】

[Reminder 1: A complete failure may make Lancer, who considers himself a descendant of a proud hero, completely lose the confidence to fight again, and he doesn't mind defeating the opponent. 】

[Reminder 2: Lancer will not spend too much time on the weak who is defeated by him. 】

……

"Rubia, there are many things, far from being as simple as you see..."

Kress transferred his armor directly to his storage bag through magic means.

At this time, Kress's slender body was displayed close to his body in a plain black robe.

Lubia, who was staring blankly at the other party, swallowed unconsciously, but after hearing what Kress said, he curled his lips and muttered——

"Isn't it because I saw that the other party was a beautiful woman, so I was merciful? I will secretly tell Sister Dilly when the time comes."

Rubia's voice was very soft.

But of course Kress can still hear clearly, but Kress doesn't want to bother.

Myself, I am now waiting for the gold coins promised by Jeske Horton.

With these gold coins, more than half of my own plan can be easily completed.

As for the promised collaboration with Jessica Horton that night...

Kress is constantly planning all this in his heart, and everything seems to be in front of him faintly.

The smile in Kress's heart deepened, and the cheeks created by Dilly's illusion also raised the corners of his mouth slightly!

As if sensing this slight change, Kress suddenly thought of...

Didn't Dilly say that her illusion skills are limited, and the phantom masks she creates can't change according to the user's will?

"It seems that the magic seal on Dilly's body should be gradually untied..."

……

On the way to the "Golden Shining Hall", Rubia had already got off the car ahead of time.

She needs to go to the Hesmu branch of the Adventurer's Guild to report to Narco about the completion of the task of participating in the Knight Tournament.

And Kress sat in the carriage, closed his eyes slightly, and quietly waited for the arrival of the "Golden Shining Hall".

Suddenly, a row of abrupt words appeared in front of my eyes——

[You have completed the C-level side mission of the "Knight Tournament" from Narco. 】

[The results are being judged...]

【You made it to the finals and became the knight champion that most people think of. 】

[Get a super huge bonus.You left an impression on the people of Hesmo City: 500/10000...]

[In Narco's eyes, your value to the Adventurer's Guild has increased significantly. 】

[You got acquainted with "Silver White" Lancer. 】

[Jesc Horton's evaluation of you has risen...]

……

Kress raised his eyes slightly, looking at the results and judgments described in the floating text...

"It seems, not bad."

Kress said lightly to himself, in this competition, he accidentally met Soshia, the mysterious swordsman of the empire who has an unusual relationship with Kieran Vader, and Lancer, a descendant of the legendary "Thirteen Ancient Heroes". , triggered another plot task that I didn't want to know about, and about the cooperation proposed by Jeske Horton.

Even so, in general, everything is still in his plan...

Finally, the voice of the hired coachman reminding Kress of the arrival of the destination came from outside the carriage.

Kress left after handing over several copper coins.

On the exquisite yew wood plaque, the five words "Golden Shining Hall" are written in gold-inlaid kingdom characters.

Going straight into the hall, Kress walked directly to his room on the second floor.

Other adventurers or mercenaries encountered along the way all respectfully moved out of the way.

This is their respect for Mithril-level adventurer characters.

It is also their fear of unknown powerhouses.

But when Kress arrived outside his room, Kress felt a strange aura, a strange aura belonging to the strong...

"Oops! Dilly..."

Kress suddenly realized in his heart that the long sword around his waist was unsheathed instantly, turned sideways slightly, and quickly approached the room...

"First-order magic: flame (flame)"

Kress stretched out his left hand, while secretly chanting a magic spell in his heart, a mass of pitch-black flames with traces of red appeared in Kress' left hand.

It was too late to put on the armor, Kress opened the wooden front door of the "Golden Shining Hall" with a sword.

Putting the flame in front of your hand, carefully examine any corners of the house that may hide enemies.

The room that was originally neat and clean is now a mess.

All kinds of decorations were smashed to the ground, and some furniture seemed to be completely shattered by powerful magic...

but……

It doesn't seem to be caused by multiple people fighting.

Kress was puzzled, but he did not let go of his vigilance.

After walking slowly to Dilly's room inside, Kress saw Dilly...

The latter was curled up in pain at this time, his face was pale, and big beads of sweat dripped from his forehead to the ground from time to time, as if he was suffering from the pain of being devoured by thousands of insects.

Kress's heart tightened, and even the face created by the illusion changed...

Three steps and two steps, quickly came to Di Li's side, "Di Li! What's wrong with you?"

And Dilly, who kept her eyes closed all the time, also reacted after hearing Kress's question, and opened her eyes suddenly, as if she couldn't cry...

"Kress...he knows my position!!!"

Tears glistened in Di Li's eyes, her long black hair was scattered at this moment, and the strands of hair on her forehead were wet with cold sweat, which contrasted sharply with her pale face.

Kress never thought that Dilly, who had always been indifferent and elegant, would have such an embarrassing scene.

In a trance, Kress tried his best to maintain his calmness and rationality, as if Dilly's most solid backer at this time.

Slightly brushing the strands of wet hair on Dilly's forehead to one side, Kress said——

"Don't worry. Who is he?"

"The chief illusionist of the Great Qin Empire, Zhao Yekong."

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