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.

enough to get an innocent bystander mixed in

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

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

was none other than the city

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

citizens, Kahn finally reached the city library. The place was half

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

in again. Kahn was relieved to notice it and sped up his search for all the useful information. He spent the next 4 hours reading

random Isekai World. It transcended beyond anything Kahn had heard or read

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

different Gods. None worshipping God of Darkness

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

not worship or serve any God

Dragons who were the strongest beings in the entire world. They

as it was the sea itself.

was none other than the Demon Empire which served and worshipped the Demon God. It was formed around

the empire Kahn was

The Rakos Empire.

situated at the edge of the empire. And what Kahn found about the history of his current whereabouts surprised

world, spanning more than 80 thousand kilometers. Yet no empire dared to take control of it. As it had too many monsters and according to some rumors,

particular race or had 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

place he could gradually fit in and

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

a place to hide and build his strength over time until he could protect

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

finally left the library and decided to look for Nikola's Black Griffin merchant enterprise. He

stopped. His expression turning somber and his eyes turning wary

that of rage. Because at this moment, his Survival Instinct ability was warning him. He had a couple of eyes looking at him from the shadows, full

anyone in his surrounding that exuded any malicious intent towards him. Yet he couldn't afford

exiting the city from one of the gates,

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

footsteps could be heard