“Ah?! Are you scared?!” Hilo sneered.

“Not at all.” Anyi shook his head, “Compared to a duel between us, focusing on exterminating monsters would be more beneficial.

Most importantly, my level is higher than yours.

If you lose, I’ll just be bullying you.”

Hilo was stunned.

That’s right, a 10-level difference means a 10-point attribute difference.

If Anyi’s speed and Agility were higher than hers, she would be at a disadvantage no matter what.

She didn’t need to consider the possibility of winning because even if she did win, Anyi would have let her win.

An absolute attribute advantage cannot be compensated for by skill.

“Fine!” Hilo conceded, “If you’re just letting me win, then I won’t be happy even if I win!

Let’s do this, we’ll fight monsters, and I’ll definitely catch up to your level!

When our levels are similar, we’ll duel! How about that?”

If the attributes are only one or two points apart, then a duel based on skill is possible.

Anyi nodded: “Okay, if my level isn’t too much higher than yours, I can duel with you.”

Hilo leaned on the table behind Anyi, extending her pinky finger: “A deal! A promise is a promise!”

“Okay.” Anyi nodded and raised his hand.

The two made a pinky promise.

But Hilo didn’t know that she would soon face a life-or-death battle.

Whether she would survive to duel with Anyi was still unknown.

In the history of his previous life, Hilo had perished alongside a high-level monster.

And the conquest of Moonwish City, after the death of a high-level monster, would only happen at least half a year later.

Anyi didn’t know what was in the city or what had happened there.

After all, 【Mad Blade Hilo】 was an early hero, and her other three teammates would die one after another within the next three months.

All four were from this stronghold, and Hilo’s death probably made them unwilling to recall those sad memories.

And besides them, who else would know what had happened in the city?

With their deaths, many things became even more unknowable.

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Therefore, the recorded information was limited, and many details were lost in Anyi’s memory ten years later.

That’s how it was for the first generation of heroes. They all walked winding paths, and some walked straight onto the path of death.

In the Holy War ten years later in his previous life, there were only ten first-generation heroes left.

Now that the “Extermination Hero” had been confirmed to be two generations, there were only nine left.

It seemed they had reached a tenth of the Recommended number of people needed to fight the Demon Lord, but in reality…

The Recommended number of people was 100, and the actual number was far greater.

The Holy War was the final battle of ten thousand heroes, how could there only be 100 people?

Quickly, the military personnel explained the upcoming tasks.

A prompt appeared in front of the eight heroes.

【World Quest: Explore [Moonwish City]

Quest Objectives: ???

Quest Difficulty: ???

Recommended Level: ???

Recommended Number of People: ???】

Layton groaned: “Why are there so many unknowns!”

“This…” Ariana also pursed her lips.

Anyi reminded them: “Perhaps, we need to explore the city to determine the Quest Objectives.

Our understanding of the city is basically zero, just like when we fought in the Castle of the Dead.

Because nothing is known, specific information isn’t provided.”

If the quest was simply “Explore the city,” it would be too simple.

Therefore, exploring the city requires the heroes to discover the main quest objectives themselves.

Is it to conquer the city? Or kill the boss?

Or perhaps clear out some minor monsters?

What needs to be done is still unknown.

On the other side, Eira, hearing Anyi’s words, was also surprised.

“Is that how it is?”

He had never seen a quest with so many unknowns. Anyi’s guess seemed to have resolved their doubts and confusion.

Everyone felt a little uneasy when faced with the unknown.

“Sword Hero-sama makes a good point.” The military personnel nodded thoughtfully.

“Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo——!!”

The believers cheered.

In the meeting, the military personnel briefly explained the currently available maps and the monsters that had appeared.

The meeting ended quickly.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to discuss details, but the mission wouldn’t start today.

The eight heroes had only just arrived today, and besides the meeting, they needed to rest.

Tomorrow night was the actual mission.

Infiltrating the monster city under the cover of darkness.

But before they rested, there was one very important thing to do…

Combat training!

After dinner, everyone went to the stronghold’s training ground.

“Judging from your team composition, the Heal Hero seems to have no combat ability.”

In the training ground, Anyi asked Fire Hero Eira.

“Yes, most of the time, I protect Sisrine.” Eira nodded.

“Then, if you can’t protect her, she’ll be in danger.” Anyi said.

Clearly, this was their team’s weakness. Anyi pointed this out so they would be aware of it.

“When does the training begin?! My greatsword is itching for a fight!!”

Hilo excitedly swung her sword.

She held the 【Hero’s Blade】 in her hand. She didn’t put it in her system backpack, she usually wore it in a scabbard.

Anyi continued: “Before the training, I need to know your attributes.

Of course, we’ll share our attributes.”

Saying that, he turned to Ariana, who was chatting and laughing with Sisrine.

“Holy Maiden, add them to the chat group and share their attributes.” Anyi said.

“Okay!”

Although Anyi was the first to use the chat group, Ariana was the summoner of this hero team, she was the “group owner”.

At this moment, a line of words appeared in front of the four members of Silver Moon team—

【Holy Hero invites you to join the chat group, do you wish to join?】

【Fire Hero has joined the chat group!

Heal Hero has joined the chat group!

Mountain Hero has joined the chat group!】

“What’s a chat group?” Hilo didn’t join immediately, she asked suspiciously.

“A place to share information.” Anyi explained.

【Blade Hero has joined the chat group!】

Above the messages indicating their entry into the chat group was a system notification.

【Eyes Hero has left the chat group!】

Karen didn’t leave on her own accord, she automatically left the group once she exceeded a certain distance.