Hearing Nash's words, Muar changed his expression, he already knew this would not be a simple talk, what did he expect from someone who put a dagger on his neck?

"An offer ...?"

" Yes. "

Muar who thought Nash was eyeing Life Encore in his hand, held it tightly. Muar then spoke with a serious look.

"Just so you know, any offer that is given to me, I will not give this Life Encore to you."

Hearing that, Nash then denied it while waving his hand.

"No, no, I have absolutely no intention of taking Life Encore or whatever it is called."

Hearing Nash, Muar was still alert and did not relax his guard, his whole body tense up at this time.

"Then are you going to kill me?"

"* sigh * Are you deaf? Didn't I tell you before, that I won't kill you ... Besides, there's no benefit to be gained if I kill you."

The atmosphere became quiet for a moment, Muar just silent and try to read the gaze Nash gave him. And after feeling that Nash wasn't lying, Muar then returned to continue the conversation.

"Then what do you want? What kind of offer do you want to give me, and why?"

"Well, I'll get to the point, first of all, I want information."

Nash's words, made Muar a little confused at first, because he thought this was some kind of important but information offer?

"Huh? Information? What kind of information?"

"Well you see, I came here to check things around here, especially the people and the conditions of the area in this place."

"What do you need such information for? And also, I concluded that you were from another area ... wait a minute, are you a human?"

Hearing Muar's words, Nash then opened his hood and displayed his face before Muar. Muar was quite surprised, before him at this time was a person who according to him was a human because of the characteristics of his body, around the age of 20.

His skin was brownish, very rare for humans on this continent, his hair was as black as the night sky and the gaze of his blue eyes made everyone feel inferior when they saw him.

Confirming his conjecture Muar said.

"I knew you were a human, but I want to tell you something very important, human."

" What is that? "

Nash hasn't denied Mar's words and just follows this temporary line.

"This forest, this place, is not a place that you can freely go to, especially for your race. If you want information, I will tell you, this place is called Abellion Hills. This is a lawless territory controlled by various races of Demi-human, including my race, Zoastia. "

Nash had heard the name of the race from Beluf's screaming in his Berserk Mode.

"You humans do not have any rights here, and since you did not kill me beforehand I will give you advice."

" Advice? "

"Yes, an advice to you and your friend, you two should immediately leave this forest and stay as far away as possible, because humans have absolutely no place here."

Hearing Muar's words, Nash answered with a sharp look.

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then don't blame me if you are killed by one of the races in this place, because I have warned you before."

Hearing that, for some reason Nash instead laughed.

" Ha ha ha. "

"Huh? What's so funny?"

"No, I'm sorry, it's just that you're wrong to call me a human."

Hearing Nash's words, Muar raised his eyebrows in confusion, it was very clear that the characteristic Nash indicated was a human characteristic.

"What are you talking about? Isn't it clear that you are a human?"

"No, I'm not a human."

"What !? Then what kind of creature are you? I have never heard of a Demi-human that is have 100% human characteristic like you."

"Well, that's not important, you just need to know that I have no bad intentions towards you or your race. I just want information and offer cooperation with your race."

Hearing Nash did not want to reveal about himself, Muar only ignored him because it was the right of each person. But he was surprised by Nash's last words.

"Cooperation with my race?"

"That's right, what if we make a story like this, oh someone hero has saved 10 Zoastians from the Spriggans, we have to greet him well! ... look, it turns out humans aren't as bad as we thought ... ohoho you're right . "

Nash spoke with an exaggerated expression, however, Muar was not so stupid that he did not understand what Nash meant from his words.

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However, he only wanted to confirm what Nash had said, and asked him with a serious look.

" What do you mean? "

With a question from Muar, Nash made a sly smile.

"Don't pretend to be stupid, you know exactly what I mean, right? The leader who sacrifices his men."

Hearing Nash's words, Muar's eyes immediately widened and in an instant he tried to lung towards Nash and cut off his head.

However, the terrible killing intent in an instant made his entire body unable to move. Even though it was only for a short time, it was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.

"Don't move, if you dare to move you will die instantly."

Muar could only see his death when he was in front of Nash, the look that Nash gave him as if he was staring at death itself. As if this man in front of him could take his life whenever he wanted.

Though Muar was an Assassin who was highly respected in Abellion Hills, but in front of this person, he was like a helpless ant.

Muar understood very well what Nash was talking about, he knew the soldiers he had brought in the raid this time could not return alive, because surely there would be many Spriggans who survived the flames and attacked them all.

In fact, he did not have the confidence to face dozens of Spriggans in their Berserk Mode.

Seeing that Muar had returned to silence, Nash then resumed his words.

"How was the offer that I gave? Isn't that a very good offer for your side? Are you very cruel to let your race die just like that so you can escape alone?"

Muar paused to hear that, what Nash said was not wrong, the offer he gave was actually very profitable, but that was what made Muar doubtful.

He does not doubt that information is what Nash is looking for, but Muar still does not believe that only information is what he wants. The man in front of him right now was completely out of his control, he didn't see it directly but Muar knew that this man was a warrior with the same fighting style as him.

An Assassin, and very strong.

Muar could not read the ulterior motives of the offer made by Nash.

'Does he want sympathy from our race? Or maybe money? I have no idea ... should I accept this offer? '

Nash who saw Muar considering his decision, just kept quiet and waited for the answer he would give.

'If I accept it, he might cause problems in the future but it is only a conjecture, on the other hand, I can bring this Life Encore to my sister and the warriors I bring here will be saved and come back alive. But if I refuse, I'm not sure this man will let me go alive. In that case, the most logical choice I can make right now is ... '

Muar finally made up his mind, and looked hard at Nash.

"Alright, I accept it."

"Well, as i expected."

After hearing approval from Muar, Nash then stood up from his sitting position, followed by Muar. He then extended his hand to Muar and said.

"In that case, we both agreed."

Muar then shook Nash's hand and nodded with a serious face, he wanted to get out and save the soldiers he was carrying.

"By the way, my name is Nash George Faust, you can call me Nash."

"I am, Zoastia's warrior, Muar Praxua."

They both let go of their handshake and the atmosphere became quiet before Muar broke the silence.

"Then, let's get out of here soon, because maybe the other Spriggans have started to help the big man deal with my men."

"You don't need to worry."

" What do you mean? "

"That's because before going into the cave and following you, I had ordered my friend to save the soldiers of the Zoastia race if they experienced difficulties when facing the Spriggans. That's because I'm sure you won't refuse my offer"

Hearing Nash's words, Muar widened his eyes, apparently everything had been planned by the person in front of him, from the beginning he had been waiting for him to say yes. That made both fear and admiration for Nash grow in Muar's heart.

After Muar fell silent, Nash then looked towards the cave passage and said with a mysterious smile.

"Besides, I have absolutely no intention of becoming a hero."

After that, the two of them immediately went outside the cave, to see the condition of the battle between the Zoastia Soldiers and the Spriggans outside the cave.

***

Shortly before Nash followed Muar into the cave, in the cave passage, he and Agravain were seen discussing with each other.

"Hmm? Save them?"

" Yup. "

Nash nodded when Agravain asked him. However, Agravain's expression did not seem very like because he was told to save the Warriors of the Zoastia race.

"What benefit can we get from saving them?"

"I have a plan, a plan that is very important for Camelot's future progress, and this is a very important first step for that plan. Therefore I need you to play the role of a hero for the victory of the Zoastia race against the Spriggans."

"Then why am I, I'm not someone who is suitable to be a hero, aren't Arthur or Gawain far more suitable for the role?"

"No, the two of them are too kind and naive to be included in my plans, the personality they have and the justice that is in them doesn't match my plan. Do you understand?"

Nash said, smiling at Agravain. Hearing Nash's remarks, Agravain got a rough idea of the plans Nash made for Camelot's progress.

He then asked Nash.

"Do you think Esmeralda-sama will agree with your plan?"

"That is an easy affair, "

Hearing confidence from Nash, Agravain could only sigh.

"* sigh * Alright, I'll do what you say, after all, for the sake of Camelot's future progress."

Nash just nodded, he then immediately prepared to take steps to enter the cave and follow Muar.

"In that case, you save them when they are truly cornered and discouraged."

" I understand. "

After that, Nash disappeared from sight and detection, and Agravain just stood there while waiting for the right timing to appear and become a 'Hero'.

***

From the start, he was not someone special. He was born into an ordinary family and grew up as a Zoastia in general.

However, as a child, seeing their fathers fighting while holding swords and shields is a very cool thing.

It was also felt by Narjun. He was a Zoastia Warrior who could proudly recognize himself as a skilled enough fighter.

His large body was one of the things that made him a great warrior. He was blessed with a body slightly larger than other adult Zoastia.

Therefore, he is well respected in his tribe. His swordsmanship is not special, but for the problem of endurance and raw strength, he can be proud of it.

Because of that, he was included in an important mission to attack the Spriggan race tonight led directly by one of the most skilled fighters in the Zoastia Tribe, Muar Praxua.

He was very happy and proud to be one of the ten people chosen directly by the legendary Black Steel.

However, his pride at this time all vanished when he and his colleagues were surrounded by dozens of Spriggans at this time.

Back in the previous time, Narjun and 9 other people could confidently fight with Beluf who was in a raging mode. They can corner him and almost kill him.

However, little by little, the Spriggans who survived the flames turned into Berserk mode and began to attack them, their numbers continued to grow to tens.

Their swords were broken and their shields destroyed, there was no way they could fight the Spriggan who surrounded them.

And that's when they realized that death was approaching them.

"Damn !!! At this rate, I'd better not participate in this stupid mission."

Narjun glanced at one of his colleagues who spoke like that, he didn't blame him for despair, after all who wanted to die in this world?

"ZOASTIA!!! KILL THEM!!!"

However, before Beluf could swing his big hand towards the Zoastians who could only be silent. A black light flashed like lightning and cut Beluf's body into two parts.

* Crack *

"W-what?"

Beluf can only say a word, before his body split in half and fell in the opposite direction. That night, the leader of the Spriggan race, Beluf Aurax, was killed in one slash.

Narjun and Zoastia who were shocked to see that, they then saw the arrival of someone they thought was the person who killed Beluf.

That person has the same black hair and armor. His blue robe covered half of his back. And he held the sword with silver and black blades using his right hand.

The man then looked back slightly and asked them.

"Are you all right?"

And, when the black pilgrimage men in front of them said that, Narjun and the other Zoastians understood how the hero would look.