Chapter 237 237 - Raid

Chapter 237 237 - Raid

Again, she opened her mouth only to reveal that all that liquid was now inside her.

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When Ryan left the bathroom he used his shadow form to avoid being recognized. Disappearing and reappearing outside the bathroom he put his hand in both pockets as he walked normally. Looking back he could only think "Surely someone heard what I was doing".

After two steps his watch started beeping, it was a notification from the guild. When Ryan looked at his wrist, a small hologram with a map of where he was appeared. There was a red dotted line leading towards a large box, above which was written "Main Auditorium".

"Finally I can get out of here," he said, then made his way to the place along with the crowd of travelers. The space in that base was so large that even five hundred people didn't seem like such a surprising number. Sitting in a comfortable chair near the twentieth row, Ryan crossed both arms as he waited for the lecture to begin.

"Is this going to take long?" said a manly voice next to Ryan. Turning his face quickly, he opened both eyes wide when he found Eris. The girl was dressed in her paladin disguise, confused he asked "How did you get here?".

"I just opened a portal," she replied as she settled back in her chair, "This place is a bit uncomfortable for people in armor."

Incredulous, the only thing Ryan could think of was how the girl had overcome any kind of perception he possessed. Not even Demon Sight or the keen sense of smell he received from Ayumi's blessing could detect Eris.

This was surprising, yet Ryan knew that there were still several people who far surpassed his level of power. Eris remained silent, giving very short answers to any questions, she needed to maintain the posture of a mysterious paladin.

"It's about to start," she said, turning to see Katelyn in heels entering the stage.

'They're stocking portals...' Ryan still couldn't believe what was happening, just the idea of stocking an extra-dimensional rift where monsters sporadically appear seemed like a bad enough idea to him.

All the travelers were already silent, adjusting the microphone, the director began to speak, "The guild has recognized the first crack beginning from an impact portal. As my colleague John will have already notified most of you, the guild has requested external support from the mainland to deal with the first two stages of the abyss. Concentrating their efforts on eradicating red portals and preparing against black portals."

Behind her appeared a hologram with recordings made by a drone, "Our team detected this crack in the middle of an island a few kilometers from Khalazhan. If the impact explosion hits this portal first, the entire north will be completely destroyed. We estimate from the size of the readings that this portal must be more than fifty times the size of the previous one."

Ryan felt Eris's hand touch his leg, and in a feminine voice she said, "My mother is living on Khalazhan Beach...". Withdrawing her hand, the girl clenched her fist with determination.

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[You have been selected as one of the Raid Leaders]

Tomorrow evening the guild will start the forum to finalize the strategy plan. You must attend on pain of exclusion from guild activities, the exact time will be announced at midday.

We recommend that you make a will today, our legal team will be on hand for any problems with inheritance and asset allocation. Use your dog tag every day until the portal, there is a possibility that the confrontation will start at any time.

Remember to request equipment, potions, scrolls, ink and other items on the form (Link).

In the event of a casualty, the guild will certify your family's support with 50,000 gold coins per month.

The bonus and division of the spoils of the portal will take place at the end of the battle, the guild will NOT appropriate the spoils to pay the amounts spent in preparation for the combat.

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Ryan looked at that message for a few minutes, this was the moment he had been waiting for for so many years. After studying, training and evolving, the time had finally come to use his strength for good.

Ever since he was a little boy, he had daydreamed about the idea of protecting the world, of having a strength so great that people would feel safe knowing that he was protecting the city. But now that that moment had arrived, all he could think about was how childish he was.

That message was direct and the chance of death was extremely high. Not even Eliot Wright, one of the greatest mages of the century, could survive an impact. This was not the time to be a hero, but the perfect time for him to evolve as a Lord.

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[New quest unlocked]

- Finish the impact portal

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