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 bystander mixed

nearby clothes shop and brought himself some clothes. A brown shirt and black pant combo.

a half-naked man. He finally felt

stop was none other than the

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

The place was half the size of the Adventurer's Association

paying a small fee, Kahn entered inside and asked for books related to the history of countries and information

sped up his search for all the useful information. He

to describe the information he gained. This wasn't just random Isekai World. It transcended beyond anything Kahn had heard

total of 15 Empires. Each one was as big as a continent

different Gods.

ruled by different species and had the doctrine of these Gods practiced throughout their history & cultures. Elven

Empires did not worship

Mythical and mountain-sized Dragons who were the strongest beings in the entire world. They did not get mixed in with other Empires and

sea itself. No different than Atlantis from

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

none other than the empire Kahn was

The Rakos Empire.

in the Rakos empire, Kahn was currently situated at the edge of the empire. And what Kahn found about the history of his current whereabouts surprised him

kilometers. Yet no empire

no Royal Family controlling it. It was based on a Democratic structure for governing similar to many countries on Earth. And that's why there were no limitations on any particular race,

place

equality regardless of origins and bringing in factors such as Religious views and beliefs regarding the supremacy of a particular species or class

who needed a place to hide and build his strength over time until he could protect himself even against

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

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

stopped. His expression turning somber and his eyes turning wary

him. He had a couple

in his surrounding that exuded any malicious

city. After finally exiting the city from one of the gates, Kahn started running towards the dense

amidst these tall trees as he found a suitable

he stopped, several footsteps could