Chapter 20: Harvest and the Secret Ruins

Nolan paid attention to the character panel, calmly throwing 100 Adventure EXP into the [Martial Arts] skill that he had just comprehended, and a lot of knowledge about Martial Arts surfaced in his mind.

The use of physical strength, the method of positioning to fight with others, observing the timing of an attack, and so on, all of this knowledge and experience about Martial Arts, mastered in an instant by Nolan!

[ Martial Arts Lv.2 (0/200) ]

As an archer, Veg was much stronger than Rike in terms of physique as well as skill.

He blindly rushed over thinking that he could beat Nolan, but in the end, he was easily crushed by Nolan with his strong physique as well as his skillful Martial Arts techniques.

The hat-wearing Veg became the second member of the Treasure Hoarders to be knocked to the ground by Nolan after Rike.

[Defeated a Powerful Enemy, Obtained 173 Adventure EXP]

Looking at the Adventure EXP obtain prompt, Nolan was in a good mood. He looked towards the remaining four members of the Treasure Hoarders who were being one-sidedly abused by Noelle, but his gaze suddenly paused - one, two, three... there's no fourth! Where's the leader of that Treasure Hoarders group?

Ran away? He suddenly realized how these Treasure Hoarders could talk about camaraderie, the leader must have taken the chance when his teammates were being beaten to escape!

No wonder he let his teammates go first.

After all, as the Boss of the Treasure Hoarders, even if they ran separately, Noelle would definitely catch him first when she chased after them. So that's why he let his teammates go to stop Noelle, everything was just to make everyone, including the other Treasure Hoarders, focus their attention on this.

As expected of someone who could become the leader of a Treasure Hoarders team, Johnny naturally wasn't someone who couldn't assess the situation. Since they were at a disadvantage without any chance of winning, he must have wanted to cut losses in time.

The losses he cut were for himself, the damages were let his companions take, he really was despicable!

Now he had sneakily run away without even a shadow, and even in order not to make any sound from running to draw everyone's attention, that guy had even left behind his saber!

"Ah, the leader of that Treasure Hoarders team is missing!" At this time, Vile also noticed the situation.

"What! How could that be!"

The remaining members of the Treasure Hoarders were all beaten down once again, and it was only then that they noticed that Johnny had actually abandoned them and left!

These people also immediately tried to roll over and escape, but they suddenly felt a pain in the back of their necks and then instantly lost consciousness, after they fell down a figure in armor appeared behind them - it was Noelle.

She had her hands clasped together in front of her, face slightly red as she revealed a somewhat embarrassed look and said: "Um, I don't have much experience fighting others, I didn't notice the Treasure Hoarders team leader actually ran away."

"Uh it's fine, after all, no one noticed, and it was just a Treasure Hoarders team after all. We'll catch him next time we meet him!" Nolan consoled. Unfortunately, Johnny had taken away the Sacred Artifact he obtained.

Johnny escaping was now a given, probably couldn't be caught anymore, so next everyone found some firm vines nearby and tied up the few members of the Treasure Hoarders team who had no strength left to resist.

Then they woke one of them up. Nolan smiled and asked: "Please tell us the secrets you guys discovered in the ruins, or I'll throw you down to be crushed by the ruin guards!"

"Don't! Don't! Don't do this!" The members of the Treasure Hoarders Group cried out in a hurry, "I'll say it, I'll say it, please don't do it!"

Nolan looked at him with calm eyes, a breeze blew by, and below came the mechanical sounds of the ruin guards' movements.

The Treasure Hoarders Group member sighed nervously and said:

"A month ago we found the adventurer's diary at Stormbearer Point, which contained clues that the Thousand Winds Temple had a high-star-level artifact, and we did find an artifact when we came here."

"But also as the diary states, it was sealed. That adventurer had no way to find the materials to unseal it, so he probably gave up and left the diary at Stormbearer Point."

"Our Leader, Master Strange Bird is very resourceful, materials for something as trivial as unlocking a seal would naturally be very easy for him to gather most of through various channels. Even the rare Golden Koi fish was also obtained by us."

Nolan heard the Golden Koi fish again inexplicably distressed, feeling like he had lost a billion Mora.

"And then it went as you saw." The members of the Treasure Hoarders Group didn't know Nolan's thoughts and continued to speak, "Today it was very smooth to unlock the seal to get the artifact, but to our surprise, there was actually a secret teleportation portal inside the seal!" 

"This is most likely a Secret Ruins that has never been explored before. You guys should know its value, but before we could celebrate for long, those ruin guards appeared and we had no choice but to retreat first, and then we met you all."

The member of the Treasure Hoarders Group even spread his hands after finishing his speech, indicating that that was it.

"You guys actually discovered the Secret Ruins!"

Vile walked over, a trace of surprise on her snow-white face under the daylight. Under her dark shorts were her legs which still hadn't recovered from the knee injury, looking slightly imbalanced when she walked.

"Hmph, that's why we're making things difficult for you guys." The member of the Treasure Hoarders Group still spoke with some reluctance.

Everyone knew that a Secret Ruins that had never been explored before represented countless Mora, rare artifacts, and precious treasures. Even though there were many dangers, it was still something everyone desperately sought after!

If it wasn't for the appearance of these few adventurers, their Treasure Hoarders Group would have been able to swallow this Secret Ruins on their own.

Noelle with silver-gray bobbed hair sheathed the sword in her hand. Walking in the tall armored boots, they made a clanking sound. She approached and looked at the Treasure Hoarders member.

The members of the Treasure Hoarders shrunk their necks in fear.

Nolan didn't completely believe his words and continued to wake up the other members of the Treasure Hoarders to ask them, confirming the same answers before nodding his head. Then he asked them about the recipes for elemental potions.

As captives, they had no right to refuse at all, and could only confess everything.

The member of the Treasure Hoarders named Rike was allowed to give a copy of the formula of the two elemental potions of thunder and fire to Nolan, before knocking the Treasure Hoarders unconscious.

"Mr. Adventurer, how should they be dealt with?" Noelle turned her fair face and looked towards Nolan, her eyes slightly puzzled as she asked.

"For being so cooperative, we'll hand them to the Knight of Favonius. They'll receive due punishment!"

Nolan said after thinking for a moment.

"Hmph! Too easy on them!" Vile humphed coldly with her arms crossed.

Noelle couldn't help parting her soft lips to let out a laugh, not forgetting etiquette as she covered her mouth slightly with a hand.

"Today's harvest is really not bad, and dangerous too. It's thanks to Noelle, otherwise, there would have been trouble!"

Nolan said with slight emotion while collecting the loot.

"Mr. Adventurer also performed very impressively." Noelle would not attribute all the credit to herself. Humility was a knight's virtue, although she wasn't an official knight yet.

But Noelle had always demanded this code of conduct from the Knights of Favonius from herself.

"Speaking of which, why are you collecting things like crossbows and sabers?"

The confused Vile asked from the side. These shouldn't be too useful for him right, could he be planning to sell them?

(End of Chapter)

To be continued...

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