[601-800] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 730: Wingless Crow

“Senior Heili!”

“Senior Heili!”

“Hmm…?” Heili slowly opened her eyes feeling a slight headache. She pushed herself into a seating posture and held her head. “W-What happened?”

She glanced at the young man with a questioning look. She could see that the youth was covered in wounds but his condition was better than hers.

“I think someone attacked us, Senior Heili. I just woke up and found that a lot of apprentices had died. Even some of the senior brothers…” Souta said before he lowered his head and bit his lips while clenching both of his fists. His body was trembling from rage.

“Attack us?!” Heili widened her eyes and she forced herself to stand up. She swept her eyes across the littered carriages and burnt corpses.

By the looks of it, this apprentice was telling the truth. Someone placed a trap and it led to the destruction of all the carriages that they brought. Not just that, they even suffered serious casualties.

Their allied groups were in a similar situation. The Hundred Face Alliance took a huge blow this time and they didn’t have any idea about the culprit.

“Where’s Instructor Chun?” Heili asked in a coarse voice.

“Instructor Chun is talking to the instructors of our allied groups. They are trying to find the cause of it.” Souta answered her question in a trembling tone.

There were seven schools that went to Burluk City this time to recruit new blood. They wanted to strengthen their forces instead they were ambushed and fell into the trap of their enemies. The loss was quite huge as some of the senior apprentices had died.

The instructors of the seven schools stood side by side, gazing at the small pit on the ground. The pit was emitting a white vapor with a strange fragrance. It was hot and cold at the same time. The pit was half frozen and half burnt.

“Freezing Flame skill…? From Ardous City, the Green Vine Pavilion.”

“An overlord wanted to uproot us?!”

“Even if it’s an overlord, they can’t easily take the Hundred Face Alliance! The entire alliance is much stronger than a lone overlord organization!”

“We should go now. The evidence is here so we’ll need to return and inform our masters about this.”

“We can’t fight them head-on since we lose too much this time. We’ll need to return and tend to our injuries.”

The instructors talked to each other. They had no idea that the culprit behind the ambush wasn’t the Green Vine Pavilion. Instead, it was the Murder Society, an enormous organization that they couldn’t fathom with their minds.

The instructor helped the survivor apprentices pack their things. After an hour, they immediately left the area even though most of them were heavily injured. They had no choice. They didn’t know when will the enemy attack them.

Four days passed in a flash.

After settling in the headquarters of the Mince Hand, he spent some time familiarizing himself with the school rules and regulations. Then, he received a small residence. He told the other apprentices and instructors that he was going to enter a secluded training for a while.

This excuse was good since he received the basic techniques of Mince Hand. It was natural to practice it first and he would consult them later if he had any problems. It would take him at least three weeks to grasp the techniques of the Mince Hand. After that, he could become an inner apprentice of the school and participate in those exclusive lessons.