Chapter 9: A World with Deep Waters! The Adventurer Team [Four Weapons]

Tang Zheng had no intention of foolishly waiting where he was.

Sitting in the outermost area of the arena, he didn't know how much longer he would have to wait until it was actually his turn to leave.

Even so, it still took about twenty minutes to get out of the massive, ancient arena.

The duel between Gazef and Brain that had just concluded truly gave the crowd watching the match a sense of having their eyes opened.

Therefore, even now, the excited atmosphere of discussion had not diminished in the slightest; instead, it became even more heated as people left the arena.

Tang Zheng had originally thought he could breathe a sigh of relief after leaving the crowded arena, but upon stepping out of the main gate, he discovered that even more people had gathered outside.

Clearly!

These were all commoners who didn't have the money to enter the arena to watch, yet were equally expectant of the result.

Whether it was Gazef or Brain, both had a massive number of supporters.

After all, this was the first time since the establishment of the [Royal Duel] that there were no nobles, only two commoners in the final showdown.

In the eyes of the nobles, this might have been a shameful match, but in the eyes of the commoners, it was the exact opposite.

"Look, it's [Red Drop]!"

Suddenly, exclamations came from the crowd.

The next moment!

The flow of people around Tang Zheng, which had been relatively spacious, suddenly became crowded; everyone took the initiative to clear a wide path for a team.

Red Drop?

Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow slightly and looked up at the path cleared by the crowd, toward the figure walking at the very front.

A figure with light golden, medium-length hair and a conspicuous strand of red hair on their forehead was the first to come into view.

The person wore a black jacket over their upper body, with a red shirt underneath resembling noble formal wear, and silver-black trousers on their lower body—a languid style of dress.

The whole person exuded a noble elegance and composure, waving to the people on both sides from time to time, which immediately triggered a series of cheers from the women; they looked truly high-profile.

Azuth Aindra!

This name surfaced in Tang Zheng's mind, and his gaze grew more serious.

One of the only two adamantite-ranked adventurer teams in the Kingdom of Re-Estize, the captain of [Red Drop], and also a noble of the kingdom, holding the title of "Knight."

Tang Zheng looked at the four figures behind Azuth Aindra; they should be the members of [Red Drop].

A middle-aged man wearing silver armor, with an indifferent expression, carried a very wide greatsword on his back.

Another was dressed as a magic caster in light blue robes; no staff was visible in their hands, and the person was covered by the wide robes, with only their gender as male being discernible.

The other two were also male.

One carried a longbow that faintly shimmered with gray light, while the other was shorter in stature, with both appearance and attire being very ordinary, making it impossible to tell their profession from the surface.

Compared to the others, they had very little presence.

However, according to common sense.

The more someone was like this, the more dangerous they were.

Tang Zheng felt that the person was very likely of a thief-type class, though he didn't know if these few were the entire team.

[Red Drop], whether in the anime or the novel, was a relatively mysterious team; apart from the captain Azuth Aindra appearing, the other members had never been seen.

He hadn't expected to be able to see the members here.

Compared to the others, Tang Zheng was more concerned with the captain, Azuth Aindra.

Although he didn't know the power levels of the other members, he could guess that none of them had reached the Hero realm, that is, level 29 or above.

The only truly dangerous one was Azuth Aindra!

The other's own strength was not high—to be precise, they were the weakest in the entire team—yet they were the true core of [Red Drop].

Because this team existed because of them.

This was not because of their noble status.

It was because Azuth Aindra possessed a set of level 51 "Powered Suit"!

It was also because of the existence of this armor that Azuth Aindra's not-so-strong power was forcibly pulled to the first tier of combat strength among the human race.

"Things like 'Powered Suit' are definitely not something humans of this world could manufacture; they should be the legacy of players."

"I just don't know if it's the legacy of the Six Great Gods, the Eight Greed Kings, or that captain of the Thirteen Heroes?"

Tang Zheng's eyelids drooped as he thought silently to himself.

This matter was likely something only Azuth Aindra truly knew!

Besides Azuth Aindra, the other person who possessed a "Powered Suit" was the Platinum Dragon Lord, who owned a set of level 85 "Powered Suit"; according to the light novel, it seemed there was more than one set.

That Platinum Dragon Lord had more than just this bit of player legacy in their hands.

There were also several other True Dragon Lords; these guys all knew of the existence of players and the "Yggdrasil" game. In short, the water in this world was very deep.

If it weren't for the fact that the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" was too strong, they might have really taken several big falls.

That leader of the Thirteen Heroes, a "player" explicitly named Rick, had died head-first.

Not only was all information regarding "players" and "Yggdrasil" completely extracted by the Platinum Dragon Lord.

They were even claimed by the Platinum Dragon Lord to have died young after being struck by the accidental killing of a companion, and refused to be resurrected.

People of the otherworld would believe this.

But Tang Zheng, as a transmigrator, was very clear about what kind of character "players" had.

Refuse resurrection?

That was simply a joke.

The Platinum Dragon Lord was clearly lying; they were a pure schemer.

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[Red Drop] passed through the path cleared by the crowd, and several more adventurer teams followed closely behind, causing another round of exclamations in the crowd.

Tang Zheng had originally thought he would see the other adamantite-ranked adventurer team, [Blue Rose], but that was not the case.

Tang Zheng did not recognize these adventurer teams that appeared, but judging by the level of welcome, they should be orichalcum or mithril-ranked teams.

Clearly, the duel between Gazef and Brain had attracted quite a few powerhouses.

"It's time to leave. The next step is leveling up and building my class." Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze, thinking silently to himself while preparing to turn and leave.

Hm?

As Tang Zheng turned his head, his peripheral vision happened to catch the last adventurer team following behind.

There were only four people, yet they gave a striking impression.

Two men and two women!

What caught the eye most were the two women walking in front: one was a woman wearing full-body armor, with long black hair, blue eyes, and a cold, beautiful face.

The other had long pink hair and was wearing cleric attire.

Despite the attire that should have been sacred, the lower part of the outfit was split from both sides like a qipao, revealing black boots and thighs wrapped in silk stockings.

The appearance of these two could be said to have instantly attracted the gazes of most of the men present.

He recognized this adventurer team.

"If I remember correctly, they're called [Four Weapons]. I almost didn't recognize them."

Tang Zheng recalled for a moment, then his gaze couldn't help but fall on the pink-haired cleric, especially when he saw the other's attire, and his eyes couldn't help but twitch.

"The fashion of this world is indeed hard to understand."

"However, it's definitely related to the Six Great Gods or the Eight Greed Kings; the influence of players on this world is at least not bad in terms of clothing."

This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.

This adventurer team would be a mithril-ranked team in the future, but it didn't seem to be one yet.

"Long black hair, no wonder I didn't recognize them at first." Tang Zheng looked at the cold-faced black-haired woman wearing full-body armor.

In the future.

The other's hair would be white, and this wasn't for any special reason, but was intentionally dyed.

If one observed carefully, one could see that the roots of the hair under the black hair faintly shimmered with a golden luster.

That's right, the other was actually a blonde!

The Kingdom of "Re-Estize" was primarily populated by blondes; the reason for dyeing it black was because black was more eye-catching and could increase the fame of the adventurer team.

The reason for dyeing it white in the future was related to Ainz.

Because Ainz, in order to collect information, created an adventurer team called [Darkness], and after becoming an adamantite-ranked team, [Four Weapons] dyed their hair white, firstly to avoid taboo, and secondly because whenever people mentioned the word "Darkness," they would think of Ainz's team.

Therefore, the other dyed their hair white again.

Tang Zheng highly doubted whether there was some padding in their ability to become a mithril-ranked adventurer team.

However, being able to tangle with a Death Knight in the future meant they should still have some strength among adventurer teams.

In short.

Whether it was the pink-haired one or the blonde who liked to dye their hair, neither were decent people.

As for the other two male members... he had absolutely no impression of them.

(End of chapter)