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.

wasn't stupid enough to get an innocent

shop and brought himself some clothes. A brown shirt and black

He finally felt like a normal

next stop was none other than

times, and won't be able to answer many questions of his origin or basic knowledge that was already in the populace. That'd raise many

finally reached the city library. The place was half the size of the Adventurer's Association but

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

in again. Kahn was relieved to notice it and sped up his search for all the useful information.

gained. This wasn't just random Isekai World. It transcended beyond anything Kahn had heard

15 Empires. Each one was as big

different Gods. None worshipping

Gods practiced throughout their history & cultures. Elven

did not worship or serve any God on the

the strongest beings in the entire world. They did not get mixed in with other Empires and didn't allow any form of contact with outsider

empire was literally underwater as it was the sea itself. No different than Atlantis

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

one was none other than the empire Kahn was sent

The Rakos Empire.

the edge of the empire. And what Kahn found about the history of

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, few Godbeasts living

Empire wasn't ruled by any particular race or had no Royal Family controlling it. It was based on a Democratic structure for governing similar to

to a place he

any Religious organization such as Churches and Temples were prohibited and punishable by death. There were no exceptions 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

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

empire that existed in the world of Vantrea

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

few miles, he suddenly stopped. His expression turning somber and his eyes turning wary on the

ability was warning him. He had a couple of eyes looking at him from the shadows, full of

see anyone in his surrounding that exuded any malicious intent towards him. Yet he

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

he found a suitable place

stopped, several footsteps could