Game Invasion Era: Rise from Binding the Goblin King!-Chapter 133: Infected Appear, the Strange Anderson
Second-floor VIP room.
George sipped the tea the server brought him. He couldn’t tell what it was, but it was clearly better than the stuff in Aurion City.
He sighed, "Looks like life here in the Sovereign City is pretty good."
Anna rolled her eyes. "You don’t know how busy I’ve been these past few days. I finally finished the handover, and I was about to see you, but you showed up today."
She paused, then asked, "So, what’s the deal this time?"
"Still selling some materials, and I need a set of equipment above Epic stage. Oh, and Lily, what kind of weapon do you want?" George asked.
Lily was The Seraph of the Dragon. He probably played a mage. But George wasn’t sure.
"A mage weapon is fine," Lily said, then added with a little embarrassment, "George, I might not have enough money."
"No problem, I’ll pay," George said. He wasn’t short on cash. Just one quick trip into a dungeon could make him tens of billions.
Anna wanted to say something, but stopped herself. She could offer those items, but thinking it was for Lily, she felt a little uneasy.
Oh, well. Give them an internal price.
Anna thought that and said nothing more.
The group chatted for a while. George handed Anna the materials he had collected over the past days. He bought an Epic stage set and that Martial Saint class scroll, then left the Class Changer Association.
But Anna didn’t take the money for the scroll.
"Run! Someone’s gone crazy up ahead!"
The moment they left the Class Changer Association, there was a big commotion on the street. People were running in panic, and some were drawn in.
"George, what’s going on?" Lily asked, confused.
"Let’s go check it out," George said, curious. He pushed his way into the crowd.
"It’s an infected! Get away! If he touches you, you’ll get infected!"
A voice cried out in panic, followed by fighting.
Infected?
George was shocked. He protected Lily and pushed into the crowd.
He had seen what infected people could do. But hadn’t Ares already checked for them? How could there be one that slipped through?
George got into the crowd. He saw a tall man with dark skin, red eyes, and arm-molded limbs. He was like a madman, killing people left and right. The people around were terrified and screaming.
"Is it him?"
George recognized the mad man. He was a classmate of Kent’s.
"Everyone, move back!" A loud voice shouted. A group of elite soldiers rushed in and quickly controlled the mad young man.
"Take all of them in. Check if anyone is hurt. Take all of them away and lock them up," the leader ordered.
The crowd was noisy, but soon it was controlled.
George and Lily were also surrounded, but both were on the edge and not hurt. The soldiers checked them quickly and let them go.
Nearby, Kent was sitting on the ground. He wasn’t hurt—just scared.
He didn’t understand why his classmate had gone crazy. And another classmate had even died trying to save him.
After that incident, for some reason, Kent felt a strange sense of unease.
George watched the mad man being taken away, his brow furrowed.
The Obsidian Academy had checked for infected people. There shouldn’t have been any left.
And even if there were, they should have only appeared at night. It was still daytime.
"George, let’s go back," Lily said, still shaking from the terrifying look of the man earlier. She wasn’t in the mood to hang around.
George’s thoughts were interrupted. He nodded. He had already sold his materials and got an SSR-tier class change scroll. He wasn’t in the mood to wander either.
The two returned to the villa and saw a person standing at the door, watching Eliex carefully as he worked on making potions.
It was Ares.
"Mr. Ares, what are you doing here?" George walked up and greeted him. He already had an idea of why Ares was there.
Ares nodded, looking a little embarrassed. "Did you hear about the infected person on the street today? I need to borrow someone from you."
George knew who he meant. He asked curiously, "Did the last check miss someone?"
"Yep," Ares said, his expression serious. He hesitated, then said, "The Temple Guild leader was in the Bloodmist before. But when I asked him, he said he wasn’t hurt, so I didn’t think much of it. But this infected person came from the Temple Guild. I think he’s hiding something."
George was shocked. "Mr. Ares, I heard the Temple Guild leader is an SSS-tier职业强人, and also a War God. A strong warrior like that shouldn’t get hurt, right? And..."
He didn’t finish the sentence. If a War God was infected, no one would be able to stop him. It would cause a big mess.
Ares knew George was worried. He said seriously, "We can’t take the chance. If Anderson gets infected, we have to take him down before he goes berserk."
Anderson was the leader of the Temple Guild. He was an SSS-tier Blazing Angel Holy Knight, and his level was said to be 79, just one step away from 80. He was a true War God and a powerful fighter.
"Mr. Ares, should I go with you?" George was worried about Lily.
"Take it easy. There won’t be any problem. If things get rough, I’ll make sure the girl stays safe," Ares promised.
If it did come to a fight, George wouldn’t be much help.
He nodded, didn’t say much, and then thought of something. He called Lily over.
"Thanks. I’ll return her before nightfall," Ares said, then took Lily and left.
In the courtyard, Eliex was still focused on controlling the fire, making potions.
George watched for a while, then felt a little bored.
He wanted to go into the Abyss or the Chaos Battlefield, but the new student exam was coming up, so he wasn’t in a rush.
Even if he wasn’t there, Constantine and the others wouldn’t slow down in killing monsters.
His experience had already reached over 10 billion, enough for one person to reach level 60.
But that was still far from enough.
George wasn’t in a hurry to level up. He decided to let Constantine and the others reach level 60 first, and keep exploring the Black Stone Ruins. If he went over 50, he wouldn’t be able to enter the ruins anymore.
About the Crafted Relic, he had asked Eliex, but the other only knew it could be used for making potions and forging weapons.
Eliex didn’t know anything about the Obsidian Wraith.
In fact, he didn’t even know where the Crafted Relic came from. He had only seen it in the Holy Light Empire.
George had a feeling the Crafted Relic had more uses than that.
He thought the Obsidian Academy might be able to find something out.
He stopped thinking about it and started sorting the materials and weapons in his bag.
With his and Lily’s current strength, they should be able to pass the new student exam at the academy.
In the evening, Ares dropped off Lily, said a quick greeting, and left in a hurry.
"Has the leader of the Temple Guild been infected?" George asked curiously.
"Maybe... not," Lily frowned slightly, her tone uncertain.
George didn’t understand. "What do you mean, something wrong?"
Lily nodded and explained, "You said Anderson’s class was SSS-tier Blazing Angel Holy Knight, but there was no holy energy at all on him."
"How could that be?" George was confused. Anderson’s class had already been made public. There was no way it was wrong.
"His class has nothing to do with Blazing Angel Knight. He’s really strong, and his energy is completely the opposite — dark." Lily was sure.
She was a Blazing Angel herself. She was very sensitive to anything related to Blazing Angel Knights. If Anderson were a Holy Knight, she would have felt it.
George thought back to Lily’s unsure answer and asked, "So you’re saying Anderson was infected, and his energy turned dark?"
"It’s possible, but I don’t think so," Lily said. "He’s not a Blazing Angel Holy Knight at all. And his dark power is so strong, it could cover up — even suppress — the Blood Poison in his body. That’s why I couldn’t sense anything."
George’s face turned serious. "Does Mr. Ares know about this?"
Lily nodded. "I told him the truth. He told me not to say anything. Just act like nothing happened."
Ares had also suspected Anderson might be infected. He didn’t want to anger him.
It looked like the Sovereign City might be about to take action against Anderson.
This wasn’t a small matter. It could have big consequences. They had to make sure it was a one-shot kill. The Temple Guild was strong. If it turned into a fight, the result could be terrible.
But this wasn’t something George wanted to get involved in. He had no interest in getting mixed up.
"Lilia, are you staying here or going back to the Abyss?" George asked.
"I’ll stay here," Lily said. "I don’t like the illusions in the Abyss." She preferred the real world.
"Good. I’m a bit bored, too," Lily said happily from the side. She had been quiet the whole time.
George gave her a look. Was he not even a person?
These days, the Sovereign City was very busy. Talented students from all over were arriving, registering for classes, and preparing for the new student exam.
George finally understood — it wasn’t just the Obsidian Academy that had a new student exam. Other top schools in the Sovereign City also had one. And the third stage of the exam was in the same dungeon, similar to the Underworld of the College Entrance Exam. It was also about killing monsters for points.
But this time, the exam was much stricter. No fighting between students was allowed.
The students who got into these top schools were rare talents — one in ten thousand. Losing even one would be a big loss for the schools, the Sovereign City, and even the Human Federation.
"Lord, I’ve successfully made it," Eliex said excitedly three days later, holding a small, delicate porcelain bottle.
It had taken three days and a lot of rare materials. Finally, he had made the Attribute Fusion Elixir.
"Finally done?"
George ran out of the villa, looking at the bottle in Eliex’s hands, and was also very happy.
