Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The next one to appear is Gordon Lainer, the leader of the [Red Blood Rose], and his opponent is a Subhuman from the Wansheng Republic.

When he took the stage, Gordon was still fiddling with the magic cube in his hand, seemingly not very concerned about the match.

Gordon is also a somewhat traditional mage.

If he wins this match, next time he will face the same disadvantageous match-up as Bai Jin.

As many spectators left the arena looking for Aslit, seats were repeatedly becoming available.

Taking advantage of the commotion, Wanjing Zhuhua and Sena, both from the S-Class adventure group [Red Blood Rose], made their way close to where Yang Yu was.

As soon as she reached Bai Jin, Sena shamelessly picked up He Meng, teasing him wickedly.

He Meng initially wanted to voice resistance, but was helpless as Sena’s skill in petting demons was too expert; before long, He Meng was completely lost, immersed in Sena’s gentle embrace.

Wanjing Zhuhua casually greeted Yang Yu and began chatting about the Goblin Maze, commending Yang Yu for handling the monsters that emerged from it.

Then, Wanjing Zhuhua harshly critiqued the name of Yang Yu’s adventure group:

”Aren’t you planning on changing the name of your adventure group?

To be honest, every time I think about your group’s name, I feel embarrassed for you.

…I never would have thought that the minions of the Demon King would dare to appear here so openly.

You must have heard some news, right?

Don’t pretend to play dumb with me. Without you, the war between those two countries wouldn’t have reached a ceasefire.

The Enchanting Demon appearing here, she’s controlled by the same person who caused the war between those two countries, right?

Her presence here signifies that it’s not far off....

In the future, to minimize losses when confronting that thing’s invasion, we could cooperate for a bit.

If you don’t change your name, I really don’t want to call you by such an embarrassing name.”

Wanjing Zhuhua adjusted her large round glasses; her somewhat freckled face was utterly calm, completely unshaken by the previous scene.

”That name won’t last forever; it’s just for publicity. When the time is right, it will naturally change. At least before the Demon King Descent, I will change it to a new one. I don’t want to stand out at that timing,” Yang Yu laughed.

”I really don’t know what exactly you’re thinking. Back then too, you gave people the feeling that... you casually perceived that something was underground. Just who are you?”

Facing Wanjing Zhuhua’s inquiry, the smile on Yang Yu’s face didn’t fade: ”If you truly investigated carefully, the answer is already there. No need to ask knowingly.”

Watching as the two parties on stage began to prepare to battle, Wanjing Zhuhua pouted and mumbled, ”Ruins capable of possessing people really do exist?”

”There are still plenty of strange things in the world. The world is vast, we are small,” Yang Yu sighed, then shifted the topic, ”You came over to greet me, seeking cooperation, which makes me very happy. Since we plan to cooperate, we naturally need to see each other’s sincerity.”

Wanjing Zhuhua pouted, brow furrowed, ”What is it that you want?”

”Your leader, looking like that, probably doesn’t manage the team’s funds and various tools. Those things should have always been managed by you....

”Is it about that Long Spear?”

”It’s just one among many.

The last time Gordon suddenly appeared, it almost made me wet my pants, scaring me enough to give him a bottle of resurrection medicine on the spot.

When Sena and Chel Belli went out, they also bought a bottle from the auction house.

That was also one of my potions.

Now, I regret it.

How much resurrection medicine do you still have? If possible, I’d like to repurchase it.”

As Gordon’s match officially began, Wanjing Zhuhua fell silent, but her voice echoed in Yang Yu’s mind:

”Agree to this, and you’re willing to cooperate, right? You always give off a slick and slippery vibe, I need to get a clear answer from your mouth.”

”Yes, promise to let me repurchase, I’d still be very willing to align with you in resisting the enemy.

However, we need to seriously discuss the cooperation approach.

After all, we are two separate teams, we can’t be together all the time.

After the Demon Clan’s invasion, we also have a lot of tasks to handle.”

On Yang Yu’s task panel, there were still two tasks: [Bloodline Continuation] and [Stars Reflected in Eyes].

The former requires saving at least one person with a Star Eye when the Demon King invasion arrives, rewarding the title [Rare Bloodline Guardian]. During battle, for each Rare Bloodline Holder in the party, defense and special defense increase by 5%, with a maximum trigger of four times.

Although starting growth is low, Yang Yu’s current dual defense already exceeds a thousand; if he can gather four Rare Bloodline Holders, he can gain 20% unrestricted defense and special defense, drastically increasing tanking ability, and thus tolerance for error.

Moreover, for every person with a Star Eye saved, Yang Yu can earn 100,000 experience; by saving a dozen Star Eye holders, he’ll accumulate enough experience for a level up.

At Yang Yu’s current level, it’s already difficult to level up in a short time; this kind of task is a godsend.

As for the other task, it’s a task with a serial number.

It can only be obtained after completing the [Elf and Goddess] sequence task.

Revealing the task with a serial number may touch upon the truth of the world.

Each sequence task rewards a legendary draw and a piece of the unknown-use [Sky Lock] and the next sequence task.

These two tasks, Yang Yu cannot casually let them go.

Originally, Yang Yu wanted to have a good talk with [Red Blood Rose] after the Dragon God Conference.

Now that [Red Blood Rose] took the initiative to seek collaboration, Yang Yu naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

Wanjing Zhuhua didn’t immediately agree to Yang Yu’s request, providing him with a rather ambiguous response:

”Even though I manage those things, to actually use them, I have to report to Gordon. After research, I’ll give you a reply the day after tomorrow.”

Yang Yu wasn’t in a hurry; he lightly nodded, continuing to watch Gordon’s match.

Although Gordon looks like a boy of thirteen or fourteen, his actual age is much older. He has been serving as the leader of [Red Blood Rose] for years, with extremely rich combat experience, he skillfully handles the opponent’s assault.

This match, unless something unexpected happens, should end in Gordon’s victory.

The emphasis is on the next match, where Gordon will have to confront Aslit.

Will it be Aslit’s encore triumph, or Gordon using his abundant experience to defeat Aslit? That’s still uncertain.

What aroused Yang Yu’s envy and jealousy was that because Gordon is extremely cute and handsome, a personal cheerleading team appeared for him at the Dragon God Conference.

Yang Yu had also noticed Gordon’s cheerleading team before, every time Gordon appeared, the young girls would scream incessantly, cheering for Gordon.

Earlier, due to the noisy audience, Yang Yu didn’t find it disturbing, but now as the viewers decrease, Gordon’s cheerleading team’s cries became particularly shrill.

Among them, the one shouting the loudest was an orange-haired girl, who was also the leader of Gordon’s cheerleading team.

To support Gordon, she abandoned her family’s work and came here at her own expense from the Sethis Kingdom.