Chapter 402 Nicole’s Determination
?“Sh*t!” the Leader of the Elite Party, whom the mayor had asked to investigate the Weeping Dungeon, cursed out loud.
The moment he entered the dungeon, he immediately felt the overwhelming aura of the monsters who were gathering on the lower floors.
“Everyone run!” the Leader shouted.
“What’s wrong?” One of his team members asked. However, he still ran just as his Leader had instructed him.
Their party had been together for many years, so he knew better than not to obey their Leader’s orders.
“A Dungeon Outbreak is about to happen!” the Leader replied. “We should leave the town after informing the Mayor. The forces here are not enough to handle this threat!”
They were the Adventurer Party called the Red Wolves.
They had the opportunity to go up to the 28th Floor in the past but were forced to turn back when they encountered the wandering Mini Boss, the One Horned Cyclops.
One of their members had died that day, and they were only barely able to escape with their lives thanks to his sacrifice.
Since then, their Party never dared to dive deeper than the 25th Floor ever again.
The moment that the Party Leader of the Red Wolves informed the Mayor about the possible Dungeon Outbreak, he and his group left the city in haste.
It was not because they didn’t want to save the lives of others, but it was because they knew they couldn’t.
There was simply not enough manpower to defend the city from its inevitable destruction.
Orcs and Minotaurs were already a threat, but if the Giant Trolls, Ogres, and Cyclops were to join the battle, the walls of the city would crumble beneath their might.
However, she still stayed and waited for Nicole to make her decision.
“Samantha, you head over to the last town we visited, and rent a room in the inn where we stayed for a week,” Nicole ordered. “If we’re not back by that time, return to the academy and inform the Headmaster of what happened here.”
“Are the two of you going to stay?” Samantha asked with a frown. “It’s too dangerous! I heard there are Ogres and Cyclops. Those monsters are trouble!”
“It’s fine,” Nicole replied. “Ethan and I can fly away if our lives are truly in danger. Rest assured, I don’t plan on dying any time soon. There are still many things that I want to accomplish in my life.”
Samantha then glanced at Ethan, and the young man nodded his head.
“Just like Nicole mentioned earlier, we can easily escape if we want to,” Ethan replied. “Our lives will not be in danger.”
Lady Johanna wanted to say something but decided not to. It was not her place to tell Ethan and Nicole what to do with their lives.
“I will go with Samantha to the town you are talking about,” Lady Johanna stated. “If I don’t see you within a week, I’ll return to the Asta Family and tell them of what happened here.”
Nicole nodded. “I’ll see the two of you in a week.”
She didn’t even bother to ask Ethan to go with them. In order to have a chance of survival, she would need him by her side.
Many people might not be aware of Ethan’s true strength, but Nicole knew just how powerful he was.
Granted, it was impossible for the two of them to hold back countless monsters from a Dungeon Outbreak. But with enough preparations, Ethan would be able to play a major role in the upcoming defense of the city.
She had asked Samantha to leave because she didn’t want their friend to see Ethan’s secrets.
Although Samantha and Ethan had become good friends during the time that they were together, she also understood that the young man would not show his secrets openly to people he didn’t trust.
After Samantha and Lady Johanna flew away together, Nicole glanced at Ethan and motioned for him to follow her.
“We’re going to visit Mayor Otto,” Nicole stated as she headed towards the Otto Residence. “Maybe we can buy enough time for the reinforcements of the neighboring lands to arrive and help defend this city from destruction.”
Ethan didn’t say a word and simply followed behind the young lady, who even in this situation didn’t plan to back down from the chance to pass the trial that was given to her by the Patriarch of the Asta Family.