Adi held his breath and cautiously approached the "Spirit dium."
As the deputy leader and archaeologist of the "Storm Sword" Deljo team, this bald middle-aged man was certainly no ordinary person.
Moreover, he was not like most from the Mystic Side who got involved halfway through their lives.
Adi had a legacy.
Part of it ca from his mother.
The other part ca from his teacher.
His mother was a Mystic Side Person who had fortunately not gone insane or chaotic, and had opened the door to a new world for Adi.
His teacher, from "Theofact Psychic Cultivation Association," was an organization with considerable fa in Yan Fort. With his teacher's Great Arcana Level power, he was qualified and able to take over the "Theofact Psychic Cultivation Association," but his teacher preferred archaeology and unearthing history.
Conveniently, his mother was an archaeologist.
Therefore, he beca his teacher's apprentice.
However, he was not the most outstanding one, just exceptionally good in a certain area.
Or to be precise...
He was lopsided!
Among the many secret techniques of the "Theofact Psychic Cultivation Association," he had only mastered stealth and invisibility but had honed these to a very high standard.
But the rest?
Not that he didn't know them.
They were just a ss.
Still, even with his lopsided abilities, Adi had gained so fa and had beco the right hand of "Storm Sword" Deljo.
Therefore, Adi was very confident about this approach to Arthur.
Of course, he had no ill intentions.
He was here to "recruit Arthur into the group"!
The tight security near the beach today was enough to tell them that without a big shot like Arthur joining them, their mission was utterly dood.
Adi was still pondering his approach in his mind.
Then, suddenly, he realized sothing was amiss.
A chill suddenly erged in his heart, a foreboding feeling that made Adi shudder involuntarily.
Next, he raised his hands high and bowed his body low, indicating his harmlessness.
As the deputy leader of the exploration team, Adi understood all too well what this situation ant—
Warning!
A warning mixed with a murderous intent!
If he ignored the warning, the next would be an attack filled with murderous intent!
Adi was absolutely certain of this.
He was exceedingly grateful for this realization.
The deputy leader of the exploration team was grateful that he had not encountered a madman who would attack indiscriminately and was grateful for his vast experience.
Adi, always ticulous and cautious, had experienced similar situations more than once.
Every experience told Adi that if you want to live, then choose to acknowledge defeat at the first opportunity.
As for showing off one's strength?
Absolutely impossible!
Adi had seen too many rookies who, because of pride and such minor affairs, had shown off their strength, only to lose their lives in the end.
Therefore, at this mont, Adi, while indicating his harmlessness, kept his head low and did not look around or probe his surroundings.
But then, a dog's head ca close.
Adi had not realized when this dog's head had appeared.
'A Labrador?
Cream-colored, not very pure though.
But that smile is quite charming.'
Upon seeing Kuliqi, as soone who was very fond of dogs but could not keep one due to his work, Adi almost subconsciously made a judgnt.
Imdiately, Adi's expression stiffened.
Because he confird that the warning murderous intent ca from this good-looking smiling dog.
This, how was this possible?
Then, the quite knowledgeable Adi trembled as he thought of a possibility—
"Death Hound"!
'Everyone stay back, it's a "Death Hound"!'
Adi imdiately used the "ssaging Technique" to inform his teammates, who upon sensing sothing amiss wanted to co over.
Facing the "Death Hound" in front of them, except for their captain who was currently in the arena, they would be no match, one and all.
Moreover, making a rash attack would only enrage the opponent.
It was far better for him alone to handle this.
Adi, thinking inwardly, was about to lower his body into a crawl.
But he was stopped by Kuliqi lifting a paw.
With a look of disdain, Kuliqi tucked himself into the shadows at Arthur's feet, and from Adi's perspective, it was as if he had disappeared.
His pride in stealth and invisibility was nothing in front of the "Death Hound."
Adi stared blankly at the spot where Kuliqi had vanished, and his gaze naturally followed the shadows to Arthur. Almost imdiately, a realization dawned on him—
'Lord Kledos is saying that I am even inferior to his dog!'
There was no doubt.
And no hesitation.
Adi was absolutely certain.
Compared to other mbers of the team, Adi's extensive experiences allowed him to discern the nuances when Arthur showed goodwill—
It was a mastered, in-command goodwill with a hint of sharpness.
Deeply hidden, yet genuinely present.
Now?
Adi had confird it.
No!
More accurately, Adi had overturned his previous perception of Arthur.
Anyone who could keep a "Death Hound" could only be so benevolent.
And this was not just benevolence with a hint of sharpness.
It was clearly the last trace of moral sympathy surviving in death.
'Terrifying person!'
Adi thought inwardly, growing even more cautious.
The deputy leader of the adventure team imdiately adjusted his emotions and, without any hesitation, made his intentions clear—
"Lord Kledos, on behalf of our team, I would like to discuss a matter with you; there is sothing near the beach in the Docklands..."
"Ha, I spared you before dawn, but you dared to co back!"
A light laugh interrupted the deputy leader of the adventure team.
Suddenly, Adi felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
What?
The people excavating those ruins belong to the Kledos Family?
'Could he be bluffing ?'
Adi thought inwardly but imdiately shook his head.
To this deputy leader of the adventure team, Arthur had absolutely no need to bluff him.
What would bluffing them achieve?
They neither possessed extraordinary wealth nor held any special secrets.
The most notable aspect, their captain Deljo's strength, ant nothing to the opposition.
It couldn't be that he was interested in them, right?
Others, maybe!
But not the South Los 'Spirit dium,' definitely not.
After all, the mbers of the rumored 'Cat Faction.Black Cat Faction' were all elite and not few in number; targeting them made no sense!
Of course, the most crucial aspect was timing!
Arthur's grasp on timing was very precise; they really had gone before dawn!
This ant Arthur had rcifully spared them once already.
Yet they had co back!
And wanted to collaborate with Arthur, the controller of those ruins!
'This...
It's over!
We've walked right into a trap!'
Adi inwardly lanted continuously.
This deputy leader of the adventure team seed to see his group's demise.
Instinctively, this deputy leader started thinking about how to change what seed to be a deadly conclusion.
But it was difficult, even impossible to say!
'We're really dood!'
This deputy leader started to feel desperate inside.
But just then, he heard Arthur ask softly—
"How do you plan to compensate ?"
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