Hero of Darkness

Chapter 17: The Ambush

The entire hall of adventurers association had pin drop silence.

"You.." the blonde guy got up and charged with his sword pointed towards Kahn's abdomen.

Kahn quickly sidestepped and sent out a punch in the guy's abdomen instead. His reaction time and the attack were very fast, many couldn't even see it properly.

Bang!

The sound of metal and floor colliding rang.

The blonde man lied on the floor five meters away from Kahn. That one punch alone was enough to fling him back.

The blonde guy got up, his body trembling and barely managed to stand up. He looked towards his armor and saw a big fist-like dent that was caved in.

This punch would've put him close to death if not for the metal armor.

"Just you wait here! I'll see if you can stand on your feet after I'm back!" said the blonde guy and ran out embarrassingly.

"That wasn't very wise, young man. He's the younger brother of the leader of Groundhog Adventurer's team. They're very powerful and barely 2 other teams can rival them. This guy won't let this incident go. It's better if you leave now."

Said the old receptionist with concern on his face.

"What about the registration?" Kahn asked as if what happened just now didn't bother him.

"Come some other day. It's not safe for you to be here any longer. We can't protect you as soon as you leave the premises of the association. It's better to get a head start and hide." said the old receptionist.

"Do me a favor, at least give me some money for these. I don't have a single coin on me." said Kahn and passed over half a dozen red monster cores to the old man.

Understanding his situation, the old receptionist didn't preach about rules. He too liked Kahn for standing up against the blonde princess guy who was badmouthing them both. He quickly took out a pouch with dozens of coins in them and passed them to Kahn.

"Go find some inn or guest house to stay out of trouble. They won't go searching around through the entire city just for one person." said the old receptionist.

"Thanks." said Kahn as he grabbed the pouch and left the building.

He didn't think about waiting for Nikola & Elanev as this incident wouldn't bring anything good to the Father & Son duo. They were honest merchants after all.

After watching the old receptionist and people across the hall, Kahn got the hint that he had picked up a fight with someone he shouldn't have messed with just by the expression of the people present there.

to get an innocent

to a nearby clothes shop and brought himself some clothes. A brown shirt and black

no longer a half-naked man. He finally felt like a

stop was none other than the city

about the world of Vantrea. Otherwise, he'd be out of the loop many times, and won't be able to answer many questions of his origin

city library. The place was half the size of the Adventurer's Association but already too big for a

inside and asked for books related to the history of countries and information about the demographics of the place he was

to notice it and sped up his search for all the useful information. He spent the next 4 hours reading through

he gained. This wasn't just random Isekai World. It transcended beyond anything

15 Empires. Each one was as big as a

worshipped different Gods. None worshipping God of Darkness

the doctrine of these Gods practiced throughout their history & cultures. Elven Empire worshipped God of Life, Dwarven Empire worshipped God of Fire, Beast Empire served God

worship or serve any God on the

in the entire world. They did not

the sea itself. No different than

Empire which served and worshipped the Demon God. It was formed around 500 years ago. However, Kahn

the last one was none other than the empire Kahn was sent to by

The Rakos Empire.

of the empire. And

he was sent in was the biggest forest in the entire world, spanning more than 80 thousand kilometers. Yet no empire dared to take control of it. As it

on a Democratic structure for

to a place he

as the empire believed in equality regardless of origins and bringing in factors such as Religious views and beliefs regarding the supremacy of a particular species or class of people would breed nothing but chaos. The empire had gone through many wars and coups to reach where it

hide and build his strength over time until he could protect himself even against the

Rakos Empire was Flaven, a language derived from the first-ever empire that existed in the world of Vantrea but

to look for Nikola's Black Griffin merchant enterprise. He needed a place to

he suddenly stopped. His expression turning somber and

turned that of rage. Because at this moment, his Survival Instinct ability was warning him. He had a couple

any malicious intent towards him. Yet he couldn't

changed his direction and headed towards the outer areas of the city. After finally exiting the city from one of the gates, Kahn started running towards the dense tree lines and grounds that weren't occupied and were

amidst these tall trees as he found a suitable place big enough to contain

soon as he stopped, several footsteps