Zhao Huan Wan Shui (Banzai Summon)

Chapter 21 - Let's Spend The Night Together

The next evening, Yue Yang's target was the Level 3-Intermediate [Hero], 'Tie Kuang'.

This person was also the boss of Rock, the person who had been swallowed by the Thorny Flower last night. The Violent Beast Mercenary Group was one of the top three evil tyrants within White Stone City.

Although he has the rank and title of a [Hero], Tie Kuang's nickname, Armored Beast, was gained through many acts of infamy and villainy. In White Stone City, he had committed many crimes, including oppressing the weak, blackmailing and extortion. This bastard was also a murder maniac who had killed many innocents, and was now being hunted by a dozen or so families that had united to extract vengeance.

Because he was one of the descendants from a famous family within the Da Xia Empire, Tie Kuang had the great and powerful protection of the family supporting him from behind. White Stone City's assassin guild had never dared to even touch him, and this further boosted his overweening attitude. Moreover, the current favorite concubine of the Lord of White Stone City had been introduced and presented by Tie Kuang. The Lord was constantly sweet-talked to by this concubine from the moment he slept to the moment he awoke, and so nobody in White Stone City dared to mess with Tie Kuang.

Because Yue Yang's first mission had gone so smoothly, without any difficulty at all, he decided that he wanted to try something a bit more challenging tonight. He decided to attempt an assail on the infamous Tie Kuang that nobody else dared to touch!

Tie Kuang was not at all the same as the Level 2 [Braveman], Rock; Tie Kuang was a Level 3 Intermediate [Hero].

In Soaring Dragon Continent, everybody, even the prince or the princess, was called [Apprentice] if they were only at Level 1.

Once they reach Level 2, they become [Bravemen]; only if they rose to level 3, then they would be called a [Hero]...

The title of a Level 3 [Hero] was the real dividing line between the warriors of Soaring Dragon Continent. If a warrior was forever unable to climb up to the [Hero] level, then he was labelled mediocre, and would be resigned to be cannon fodder for the rest of his life. On the other hand, one that did become a '[Hero]' would be known as a ranker, as they surpassed normal warriors by far.

Although a level 3 [Hero] didn't appear to be that high of a level on the outside, in reality it was not such an easy task to achieve.

Any warrior that wanted to become a [Hero] must not only have enough strength, but must also successfully go through the 'Death Refining'. Only then will the country award the warrior with a '[Hero]'s Medal'. With this, one can become the [Hero] that everyone admires!

If one was a Level 1 [Apprentice], with extreme luck or with special circumstances, he would still have a chance to defeat a Level 2 [Braveman].

However, it was unheard of for a Level 2 [Braveman] to even think about defeating a Level 3 [Hero]. That was because Level 3 [Hero] was the first step on the road to becoming a Ranker.

You can be called a Ranker only after you have risen to a Level 3 [Hero]!

Of course, a Level 3 [Hero] is only strong in the eyes of ordinary people.

In the eyes of Innate Rankers, warriors that ranked below a Level 6 [Elder] were all insects that were not even worth mentioning.

When comparing those Innate Rankers from the Soaring Dragon Continent who had spent hundreds of years cultivating profound skills, Yue Yang who had barely cultivated his skills for 3 months as an Innate Ranker, was still very far behind. However, he was still an Innate Ranker!

Tie Kuang, who was also nicknamed the Armored Beast, was a renowned expert within White Stone City's mercenaries, and it would be laughable to compare ordinary mercenaries with him. However, if he suffered even a single blow of Yue Yang's [Innate] Invisible Sword Qi, it would definitely result in a fatal injury. This is the difference between an Innate Ranker and an ordinary Ranker... However, Yue Yang had no intention of using the Invisible Sword Qi to kill Tie Kuang. He wanted to capture Tie Kuang alive so that he could join his comrade Rock in becoming fertilizer for Thorny Flower.