Chapter 432: Chapter 240: Playing Against the Rules

In Victor’s eyes, if there was only one formidable monster like Raine, he might have a slight hope of escaping by relying on the surrounding terrain and his agile body.

After all, as a ranger specializing in traversing various terrains and executing reconnaissance missions, escape is a necessary expert skill, comparable to archery.

But at this moment, a dagger was placed across his neck, indicating that this monstrous young man actually had companions.

This completely shattered the naive fantasy of being able to luckily escape that still lingered in his heart.

It also prompted Victor to directly lay down his weapon and surrender.

"So, what’s your purpose?" Raine looked at Victor and casually asked.

"Sir, I was ordered from above to assist in capturing the key figure Aaron York alive..."

"Oh?"

As Victor, the middle-aged ranger in front of him, spoke, Raine turned his gaze towards the young man nearby, the so-called ’key figure.’

The other party was dressed like a light swordsman, wearing a mix of chain armor and leather armor components, holding a longsword, not a two-handed greatsword, but a narrow-bladed hand half sword.

Judging from the attire, the other party should be some kind of lightweight, swift swordsman class.

Raine was somewhat surprised that despite his young age, he was already a Level 3 black iron adventurer squad leader, clearly possessing excellent talent and a quite extraordinary hidden identity.

"Sir, I am Aaron York. It is indeed as this traitor said, I am the son of Earl York." Aaron saw Raine’s gaze turning towards him and, after a moment of thought, concealed nothing, rather he bowed slightly and saluted.

On one hand, it was gratitude, on the other hand, it was out of respect for the strong.

"Who is Earl York?" Raine thought for a moment, confirmed he hadn’t heard of him, and asked again.

The traitor Victor looked at Raine with surprise; he was now certain that this person in front of him was truly not deliberately intervening in this incident. Could it be that he really came to kill demons?

Oh no!

This is just too unlucky for me!

"He’s the governor of Warwick City." Before Victor could say anything, Aaron directly stated the answer.

Upon hearing this, Laisa skillfully twirled the dagger in her hand, approached with interest, curiously scrutinizing Aaron, she remarked: "Oh, the governor’s son! A powerful noble indeed. How did your father agree to let you become an adventurer?"

"Being a young noble isn’t pleasant? Dancing, attending banquets, having meals with noble ladies, and whatnot—it’s a dream for so many young people, yet you chose to risk danger as an adventurer, truly uncommon." Laisa laughed.

"This isn’t what I want!" Aaron blushed at Laisa’s teasing, shook his head and said.

"This task to kill the Flom demon is actually my last mission with my comrades, after which I’ll be parting ways with them."

"As for the danger, my father assigned Uncle Sharp to secretly protect me, and I’ve never left Warwick City’s territory. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t encounter too much danger."

"In reality, I’ve been very happy with friends these past two years. Occasionally, when faced with unavoidable danger, Uncle Sharp stepped in to help me through."

As he spoke, Aaron’s expression suddenly darkened, and he said gloomily: "I’m eighteen this year and promised my father that this is the last task. After completing it, I’ll say farewell to my comrades and return to the family."

"If it’s for broadening one’s knowledge, why did you choose to be an adventurer after all, traveling the continent can also broaden one’s horizons, right?" Laisa continued to question Aaron’s motive out of curiosity.

"I read a quote in a biography once: ’The adventures of youth will benefit a person for life, and friendships tested by trials will flourish evergreen.’"

At this point, Aaron turned his head towards Raine, with an expectant look in his eyes, he requested: "Sir, could I trouble you to contact my father? I want him to immediately send someone to rescue my comrades." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Puff!" Laisa couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Huh?

Aaron looked at the leather-armored girl in front of him with confusion.

What’s so funny about this?

Laisa looked at Aaron, stuck out her chest, and thumped it vigorously, saying heartily:

"Even though your father is an earl, presumably he’s in Warwick City? Whether he can send reinforcements in time or not, why don’t you ask Raine for help?"

"Moreover, I can assure you that your father’s reinforcements are certainly not as strong as Raine." Laisa declared proudly.

"Raine? Is the sir’s name Raine?" Aaron looked at Raine and inquired.

Raine smiled and nodded.

"Raine’s might is undoubtedly beyond question, but the problem is, there is an enemy stronghold here, likely outnumbered. After saving me, how could I ask Raine to continue risking himself to rescue my comrades?"

"Additionally, there’s a difficult high-tier caster within the stronghold, just like the Flom demon summoned by them just now." Aaron narrowed his eyes, showing apprehension.

Aaron felt that while Raine was powerful, being a combat professional, he might often be at a disadvantage against casters.

"Don’t worry, it’s a piece of cake for Raine!" Laisa nonchalantly waved her hand, saying.

Upon hearing this, Aaron’s eyes carried surprise and a bit of skepticism as he looked at Raine.

Surprise, because he basically believed what Laisa said, after all, if it were boasting, it would be too easy to disprove.