Noonblade

"As expected of the boss, he is the strongest. I made the right choice in following him"

"Yes, he is truly worthy of the name Blood Ogre"

"With him by our side, these monsters don't stand a chance against him"

The members of Dark Wolves commented excitedly as they whispered among themselves, upon seeing their leader's incredible display of power.

On the other hand, Jake watched the scene with a frown, clearly he saw this situation differently. Although he actually agreed that Marco was very strong, being able to wield such frightening power so easily. He wasn't by far the strongest person he'd ever seen, his family had some knights who could easily subdue the mercenary.

Furthermore, after observing the monsters during the last few encounters, he also realized one thing. Even though the monsters possessed a frightening appearance, and a large number, they were still quite weak. To the point where I was sure he would have no problem dealing with a few dozen of them completely on his own.

'Damn, if I had known that, I wouldn't have wasted my time hiring a group of escorts. As expected these damn rumors, they are never trustworthy'

Jake found this so-called forbidden zone by accident during one of his trips. Fearing that the terrain, monsters and traps were too dangerous for him to deal with alone. He hired Marco and his mercenary group. Going so far as to promise part of the treasures he found during exploration

Unfortunately, it seems he overestimated the dangers of the place by a large margin

Jake with a bored face watching the monsters fall one after another. It was then that his eyes widened, when a certain idea struck him 

'Wait, now that I think better of it, this is the perfect opportunity for me to demonstrate how strong I am. With this, not only will I gain the respect of the mercenaries, but I will also be able to show my heroic side to these sisters, who insist on looking down on me'

With that in mind, the young noble stepped forward and pushing the mercenaries away, said with a dignified face

"You can leave that side to me, so fuck off"

"Huh?"

"T-That..."

The mercenaries looked at each other, hesitating whether they should really obey such an order. It was then that they saw Marco swing his mace again, exploding the gourds of two more monsters, before laughing like a maniac

BOOOM! BOOOM!

"Hahaha, heads are going to fly today. Come on, you damn monsters, that's all you have?!"

Seeing such a terrifying scene and remembering the promise made by their leader. The the mercenaries did not dare disobey their client's "kind" request, and quickly moved away, hand over their place to the young master

"We'll help somewhere else, anything just shout and we'll come help"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever" 

Jake replied indifferently, as he waved his hand at the mercenaries, as if asking them to get out of his sight. Having successfully shooed the group away, Jake, with his chest puffed out and an arrogant face, calmly raised his right bar, a bracelet on his arm glowed for a moment. Then, like magic, a longsword appeared in his hand

He pointed his blade at the labyrinth's gloomy sky, as an aura of flames began to envelop his body, giving the impression that he was wearing a long cloak of flames

At the same time, Jake's pupils glowed with a fiery red light. As if following suit, his sword began to change color from gray to yellow and from yellow to a vivid red, as if the blade had been exposed to a flame for a long period of time

Not noticing the danger, one of the Stone Moles jumped from the ground towards the group. Seeing this, still covered in flames and with his weapon in hand, Jake advanced heroically with quick steps, slashing horizontally at the monster's long claws

"Filthy creatures, it's time you understood the difference between the two of us… Noonblade!"

As soon as the incandescent blade collided with the monster's claws, the first went through easily, without encountering the slightest resistance. Then with a sizzling sound, without losing momentum, the blade continued to cut off the monster quickly and cleanly, dividing it into two, like a hot knife through butter

"Hmpf, that's what a filthy creature like you gets for daring to attack a noble like me!"

Jake then turned around with a triumphant smile, looking at the twins, only to have one realization... he was completely alone all this time