Chapter Eighteen: Setting Out

  As Jeben said, Gallo easily found the only inn here, and as soon as she walked in, her gaze was attracted by several people.

  On a nearby table, two men sat quietly, one tall and the other short. It was normal for men to appear here, even warriors would not be out of place, but the problem was that these two were not human. The taller man was over two meters tall, with a massive physique and bulging muscles full of explosive power, next to him was a huge double-bladed battle axe, it was clear that he was a Berserker.

  Another dwarf, also named Gao, opened his eyes, estimated to be only about 1.2 meters tall, with a beard hanging down to his chest, particularly eye-catching, with a huge war hammer by his side, estimated to be his weapon, looking at least several dozen kilograms, and two small hammers at his waist.

  "Dwarf and Berserker? And it seems, absolutely with 5th level strength." Galo didn't look anymore, walked to the counter "I was introduced by Master Jeben, who is hiring?"

  "It's us." The one who could say that in such a loud voice was, of course, the Berserker. With this, Garo began to take an interest in this mission. Having two people like them as guards wasn't a fun thing?

  Jia Luo walked up to their table, and the fierce warrior suddenly shouted: "What? It's actually a woman! This place may be small, but it's not that useless!"

  Furrowing his brow, Garo took out his own sixth-level adventurer certification and tossed it in front of the Berserker. "In terms of qualifications, this should be enough; as for strength, you can try me yourself to see if I have what it takes to take on this task." As he spoke, Garo sat down in front of the Berserker, propping his elbow on the table and raising his right hand. "Interested?"

  The two were stunned, the Mad Warrior burst out laughing "Hahaha, great, interesting, really too interesting! No matter what your strength is, little girl, this courage of yours is too beautiful!" Then, the Mad Warrior also pressed his hand on the table "Our clan respects the strong, and also respects challengers, come on."

  The two hands clasped together, and Gallo smiled, saying "Not bad, interesting people. It seems that this time's mission won't be too boring."

  At this time, the two men's struggle had already attracted the attention of nearby guests. The dwarf was also very interested: "Ready, start!"

  With a loud shout, the Berserker suddenly exerted his strength, wanting to defeat Gallo in one go. But he was shocked to find that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move Gallo's slender and delicate arm.

  Everyone's mouth was agape, staring at the scene in front of them in a daze. How is this possible? Although the Berserker hadn't gone berserk yet, his strength was absolutely unmatched by any ordinary human. But, but...the girl in front of him had easily blocked the opponent's brute force! What is going on? Is that girl also a Berserker?!

  "As expected, it's incredibly powerful." Galo wasn't relaxed either, the Berserker's power was truly frighteningly strong, and even with his own body strengthened, this kind of power was absolutely astonishing.

  Ka-ka, the continuous sound came out, it was the thick wooden table under the hands of the two men. Although their hands didn't move at all, everyone clearly saw that countless cracks had appeared on the surface of the table.

  Bang! A loud explosion, the table collapsed entirely, turning into a pile of broken wood. Gallo and the Berserker both withdrew their hands, seemingly ending in a draw.

  However, the dwarf saw it clearly. After both sides withdrew their hands, the Berserker's right hand was still slightly trembling, while Gallo had no change at all. On this point alone, there was no doubt that his companion had lost. He shook his head in surprise, for someone to be able to fight the Berserker to a draw was truly astonishing.

  He tossed a few silver coins to the boss, and the dwarf stood up. "Your skills are impressive, no need to look further, we'll take you to meet the master." He handed back the adventurer's proof, then turned and headed upstairs.

  On the road, the three of them chatted for a bit, and Galo only then found out that the Berserker's name was Miru, who had just come of age and was out on a trial, while Dwarf Flamebeard indeed left his clan due to some matters.

  "It's just this." Firebeard Galor came to a door, knocked on it. "Lady Larl, we've found an adventurer. Do you want to take a look?"

  "Ah, okay, let him in." A gentle voice came from the room, and just listening to it was enough to make one drunk.

  Three people walked in, and Gallo looked around, there were still three people in the room, it seemed that Jeben's five people were all present.

  These three people gave Garro another surprise. The noble lady in the middle, who looked to be around thirty years old, was full of the charm of a mature woman. Her soft golden hair was tied up into a beautiful hairstyle, and her sky-blue eyes were so clear that they made one deeply infatuated with them.

  Next to her was a little girl about 10 years old, with some resemblance in face to the lady, same golden hair and sky blue eyes, absolutely going to be a beauty.

  But what surprised Galo the most was the last one, an elf woman with pale green long hair, a tight-fitting leather suit, a bow and arrow on her back, and those sharp pointed ears. It's really surprising that in one team, there are not only close combat Berserkers, dwarves who respond to each other at close range, long-range attacking elven archers, and... Galo's eyes looked towards the lady, from whom he could feel a faint aura of light.

  "It's too interesting, a team with such great strength, even if they encounter a sixth-level magical beast, they wouldn't be worried, but why do they still need to hire adventurers?" Gallo started to get excited, this time's mission seems absolutely not simple.

  As they saw Gallo coming in, the others were also stunned for a moment. Although they didn't completely reveal their faces, that beautiful half-face was already enough to make them admire, and even the elves who had always been proud of their beauty couldn't help but admit Gallo's uniqueness. The little girl was already mesmerized with her eyes wide open.

  Mrs. Lall looked at her for a moment, then withdrew her gaze "Hello, miss, please sit down, what's the matter, let's talk slowly." A sense of ease emanated from her.

  Garo nodded and sat down, all his movements maintaining a kind of elegance. The noble lady's eyes flickered for a moment, but quickly hid it. "Mm, that's good. May I ask, what is your name?"

  "Call me Gallo, madam. Just Gallo will do." Gallo sensed it - this woman was definitely a noble.

  "Alright, Miss Galo, the fact that they brought you here means they acknowledge your strength. So let's discuss this with each other. The place we're heading to is Besley City, and it'll take around three days to get there. Can you accept that? As for the reward, I'll pay 100 gold coins first, and then another 400 gold coins when we arrive at the city. Is that okay?"

  Nodding her head, getting paid and all that didn't matter to Galo, but being able to go to a big city was still pretty good for her. However, what she was looking forward to now was the situation she would encounter on the road.

  "Alright." Seeing Gala agree, Mrs. Lall smiled and said "So, we'll be leaving this afternoon, here's a deposit of 100, please take it first, if there's anything you need to prepare, please hurry up, we don't have much time left, okay?"

  "Alright, understood, I'll come over this afternoon." Gallo took the bag containing 100 gold coins and left.

  "...What do you think?" Mrs. Lall looked at the elf woman on one side, and the elf woman thought for a moment before speaking "It's hard to say, she is absolutely strong enough in terms of strength, and can even defeat Miru, but as for other aspects, it's really unclear, in terms of safety, she was introduced by Master Jieben, so... should be trustworthy, right?"

  "I don't think so," said Mrs. Lahr, "I saw a kind of serenity in that girl's eyes, not the fake gaze of young people, but a very special emotion, or rather, no emotion at all. I've only seen this kind of gaze once before."

  "Oh, have we met there before?" The elf woman showed a bit of interest.

  "Seven years ago, in the holy court, her eyes were just like those of His Holiness the Pope back then."

  "What!" The elf maiden was shocked "Are you sure?!"

  "Yes, I'm quite sure of it. That kind of gaze, once you've seen it, can never be forgotten."

  Ka Luo didn't know she was being talked about, a three-day journey, whether it's far or near, but some preparations should be made anyway. Fortunately, her subspace is large enough to hold as many things as needed.

  Food and water are must-haves, there are also some daily necessities that need to be prepared.

  In the afternoon, Garro still arrived at the hotel on time. Mrs. Lar and others were already ready, settled the room fee, and set off.

  Mrs. Lall had a magnificent large carriage, pulled by two giant Bido beasts, these second-class herbivorous magical beasts have a huge body and strong physique, making them the best mounts for pulling carriages, and the carriage has a small compartment, Mrs. Lall and her daughter, as well as the elf, were all sitting inside.

  Originally, Gallo was also invited to come in together, but Gallo was really unwilling, so he sat outside. Fortunately, there were two recesses in front of the carriage, she sat in one, and Miru and Hoshu sat in the other.

  The carriage departed, and the strength of the horse was indeed good. The speed of the carriage was very fast. Gallo was a bit strange, the carriage seemed to be not on the main road, but on a small path. It seems that there is indeed something going on.

  After galloping for an entire afternoon, Galo didn't feel any fatigue because she had clearly sensed that someone was following them since they left the town. Moreover, the pursuer could keep up with Bito's horse-drawn carriage, which seemed to indicate that the opponent was quite strong too.

  However, it's strange that they still haven't made a move. Gallo slightly closed his eyes, unnecessary tension was completely unneeded.

  The carriage came to a stop, it was already dusk, and the place where they stopped was on a grassy area near the river. Huo Xu turned his head and said, "Madam, we can only camp here tonight, is that okay with you?"

  "Alright, Fire Mustache, it's up to you then."

  Suddenly, Gallo opened his eyes and said "I'm here."

  At the same time, Hu Xu and Mi Lu also felt that something was wrong. Many people were approaching, hastily drawing their weapons and being vigilant. In an instant, they were surrounded by a group of people. At a rough glance, there were more than thirty people.

  Karlo got off the carriage and took a glance. The strength of these people was not very strong, none of them reached level six, but there were quite a few of them, which made it somewhat troublesome.

  Raise your hand, since you've already accepted the task, you should also make some effort yourself.