"The task is to kill a Frost Blade Leopard and obtain its fang as proof of completion."
"Hmm? Frost Blade Leopard?"
Upon hearing the task’s content, Raine couldn’t help but feel a bit sentintal.
This was the demon he first went after on his initial trip to the Lankote Snowfield. He never expected that his task for advancing to Bronze-level Adventurer this ti would still be to kill a Frost Blade Leopard.
Of course, what sets this apart significantly from the last ti is that with his current strength, killing a Frost Blade Leopard is, without exaggeration, like an ordinary person hunting a rabbit.
The only slight trouble is that finding a Frost Blade Leopard will take so ti. The ti spent will far exceed the process of killing it.
At this mont, a middle-aged man dressed in the military attire of the Soladin Kingdom walked up to Raine and whispered, "Mr. Raine, have you received the ssage? We’ve already commissioned the association to issue a special task for you."
While speaking, the middle-aged officer politely handed a scroll of parchnt to Raine.
"So soon? Alright, let take a look at the task." Having received the ssage from Benest, Raine imdiately opened it and started reading quickly.
The task content didn’t have much substantial description, mainly a single sentence: ’Assist in exploring the Solaisar Ruins.’
Even with just this, the reward offered was quite generous—two hundred gold, far exceeding the average reward for Level 3 Black Iron Adventurer tasks.
Having already decided to participate, Raine naturally wouldn’t refuse, and he imdiately nodded with a smile: "Alright, I’ll set off in a while."
"Mr. Raine, we have arranged griffins in the forest southeast of the town. If you decide to depart, you can ride a griffin directly to the edge of the Lankote Snowfield, saving you a lot of ti that way."
"Also, if you have any companions, they can ride together as well. The last batch of griffins has returned, and there should be enough for you and your friends to use."
Hearing such thorough arrangents, Raine imdiately smiled and nodded: "Very thoughtful arrangents, thank you."
Several minutes later.
The Mil Town squad base.
"Mr. Raine, are you heading to the Lankote Snowfield again? And your Bronze-level advancent task is out too. Is it to kill a Frost Blade Leopard?" Elise exclaid admiringly.
"Yes." Raine nodded with a smile.
"Should we go together then?"
"Exploring the ruins? Could it be too dangerous?" Reya furrowed her eyebrows.
"We don’t have to go into the ruins. We can help Mr. Raine find traces of the Frost Blade Leopard first. Laisa, what do you think?"
"Oh? That’s a good idea. Finding a Frost Blade Leopard isn’t easy. We can first catch a couple of fresh Snow Rabbits, so when Raine returns, we can use the rabbits to quickly lure the leopard and complete the advancent task!" Laisa, with considerable experience, nodded imdiately.
"Great idea! Just us then?"
"Should we also call Mage Loren and Dwarf Bruno?" suggested Reya.
Having such an opportunity, it’s natural to bring the squad mbers along for so training.
"Alright!"
"How about we invite a few from the Giant Blade Squad as well? After all, Captain Schneider will likely return after leading the way, and we can go together then." As suggested by the Sulfur Vine.
Soon, the four won agreed on the arrangents with a few words.
Raine wanted to say sothing, but after a brief thought, he nodded.
With the Snow Rabbits, the advancent task becos convenient, and with the Giant Blade Squad’s mbers present, even if there is a small chance of encountering a Winter Wolf Pack, he doesn’t have to worry about everyone’s safety.
redith, anwhile, watched the lively discussion with a smile, then looked at Raine. Her itinerary was clear: to follow Raine.
Thus, soon after gathering a dozen or so people, they took the griffins and flew toward the edge of the Lankote Snowfield.
"It’s my first ti riding a griffin!" Dwarf Bruno looked around curiously in mid-air, "Thanks to Mr. Raine, I wonder when we can ride griffins on our adventures."
"At least at Bronze level, I suppose?" Mage Loren, equally intrigued, looked down at the ground from above.
....
anwhile, on the Ice Lake.
Viscount Henry and his party solemnly watched the rolling white waves of air approaching from ahead.
This noise is produced by large creatures running swiftly across the snowfield, and the tall blue humanoid figures faintly visible among the white snowstorm made everyone imdiately suspect sothing, each donning a solemn expression.
One could hear Commodore Gregory’s deep voice: "It’s Frost Giants, and quite a few of them."
"Everyone! Prepare for battle!"
Twelve Royal Guards dressed in gold-plated armor promptly lined up in three rows and heavily thrust the tower shields strapped to their backs into the ice.
As special classes ’Shield Masters’ above Level 7 in the kingdom, equipped with ticulously crafted gear, their attack power might not be particularly strong, but their defensive capability was top-notch.
However, only a few seconds passed before Gregory’s expression drastically changed, as he shouted: "Retreat! Scatter! Quick, retreat!"
Gregory had originally thought of confronting the Frost Giants head-on, but upon seeing the leading Frost Giant mounted on a massive woolly mammoth, the thought instantly vanished.
Because the opponent was a Frost Giant Commander, and according to the records, it possessed at least mid-tier Transcendent combat strength.
This sudden turn of events left the group sowhat bewildered, but upon seeing the woolly mammoth and the far greater than expected number of Frost Giants, they began to retreat one after the other.
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