Level Up in Earth Evolution

Knowing the dangerous situation, the scout adventure party hastened their pace when the leader of the party abruptly came to a stop, followed by the party members.

However, no one spoke, and they looked ahead with frozen expressions.

In front of them, a dark shadow of a figure could be seen that was three stories high and ten meters wide.

They were facing the back of the figure and couldn't see what it was, but it already stunned them in fear.

*Grrr!* *Sniff!* *Sniff!*

The figure snarled and sniffed, sensing something around him. Suddenly, it turned its head back, discovering the scout party.

"A troll!" the leader shouted in horror, looking at the barely visible ugly monster face with a single red eye.

In response, the troll smirked with an evil expression.

Watching the troll like this, the leader didn't hesitate and took out a magic scroll from his item box.

"Activate!" he shouted while tearing the scroll.

Knowing what he was doing, the expression of the troll changed to anger.

*Roar!* It let out a thunderous roar and swung its big club at them.

However, before the attack reached them, the scout party disappeared from the place, making the troll's club hit nothing.

*Roar!* The troll became mad at their disappearance and started smashing everything in his way.

*Boom!* *Bang!* *Boom!* *Roar!*

The troll continued to let out his anger on the trees when a voice echoed in the forest, making him stop.

"Calm down, you filthy thing. The time has not come yet, so why are you smashing the forest, and why did you eat the monsters? They are not for your dinner," the Lord of Pride spoke, appearing in front of it.

The lord still hid his face and figure under the cloak, but after the troll saw him, his body trembled with fear and sat down immediately, not even letting out a small voice.

"Humph, don't create trouble and be ready. The time has come," he replied with a snort and looked in the direction where the scout party had escaped.

But he didn't do anything and turned his gaze toward another direction where a horde of monsters waited for his command, with a few people in black clothes behind them.

"March towards the city!" he commanded, pointing at Valeria City.

*Roar!!*

The monsters let out thundering roars and started to run towards the city, trampling on everything in their way.

As the monsters charged forward, the scout adventurers' party appeared near the city when the leader suddenly slurped out blood.

"Leader, are you all right?" his party members shouted, asking with concern.

"I am all right, but first, report to the city," the leader instructed and fainted immediately.

"Leader!" both party members shouted in concern and hurriedly carried him to the gates of the city.

Where a guard on duty saw them and immediately contacted the healers while taking them inside.

"What happened? Why are you injured? Weren't you supposed to scout and not to fight?" the guard inquired, knowing them.

"Please report to the authorities that a troll has appeared in the north plane. We luckily managed to escape because our leader has an escape scroll," a party member informed hurriedly.

Hearing him, the face of the guard changed, and he contacted higher-ups immediately.

***

Just before the start of the monster stampede, a scene unfolded in the party.

The party was going naturally when the hero Bai Feng suddenly stood up, attracting everyone's attention.

"Mr. Loid, may I please speak some words?" he requested with an unharmful smile.

Loid frowned in response but nodded after hesitation.

"Yes, Mr. Bai Feng, you can speak, but remember, this is a friendly party. If your words are deemed offensive, then I will have no choice but to send you out," he replied with a warning.

As for his hero status, he didn't fear a bit.

Hearing him, Bai Feng's expression almost became ugly, but he kept his face smiling.

"Then I really thank you, Mr. Loid," he thanked him and turned towards the crowd that was focused on him.

"I know you all have questions about what I am going to speak, but let me start with an introduction first."

"I am Bai Feng from the new world, and I became a hero because a god favoured me," he said and continued.

"As for why it favoured me, because it wanted me to meet the person I love dearly. I have left everything behind—my family, my property, and everything on Earth—just to follow my love," he announced and took a deep breath while turning towards Li Xin.

However, just as he was about to say something, he froze for an unknown reason.

"Divine Shield," Priestess Irene chanted abruptly, pointing at him.

*Boom!*

A loud sound echoed as a sharp sword failed to break through the shield on Bai Feng.

Everyone was shocked after watching this, as only a few centimetres remained between the sword and the hero's neck.

"It's you!" Bai Feng shouted loudly, recognizing the handsome man in front of him.

"Tsk, what a pity. Anyway, if I can't kill you now, I will kill you later," the man replied with a disappointed expression.

"Bastard, you dare to lay hands on the hero. You are courting death," the two knights who were protecting Bai Feng appeared with cold expressions.

Just now, everything happened so fast, and they weren't able to react. If not for Priestess Irene intervening, the hero would be dead.

"I am courting death? It's you who will be one. After all, the hero may look good, but he is rotten to the core, committing heinous acts."

"If you don't believe me, then you can check his item box. Maybe you can find something that is helping him hide his crimes from the good person test," the handsome man replied with a smirk, making Bai Feng panic.

"You, what nonsense are you spouting? And what the hell are you two doing? Just kill him. He almost killed me, a hero, it's a crime punishable by death," Bai Feng screamed in anger and anxious expression.

He didn't commit any heinous acts, but there are things given to him by gods, and of course, that can help him avoid the good person test.

But it doesn't matter if he is guilty or not. If it's found inside his item box, he will definitely be treated as a criminal in the future not to mention his items will be stripped off.

Hearing him, the two knights came to their senses and blocked the man from escaping.

Watching them like this, the handsome man just laughed loudly.

"Haha, you are really thinking you can stop me? I am the son of the world, a holy, untainted, sacred, and divine being. In front of me, even the gods don't dare to show up."

"So what can puny humans like you do? The me here is just a clone which only possesses my 0.00001 percent of powers..." the man continued bragging until he felt bored.

"Oh! I forgot to tell you the most important thing. Remember, I am the holy son of the world that goes by the holiest name: Diablo!" The handsome man announced loudly with pride and disappeared.

The knights looked at his disappearance with an ugly expression. They really wanted to stop him, but it was just a clone that he can recall anytime.

Knowing it was useless, they turned their attentions to Bai Feng. If what Diablo said is true, then it might be a big problem.

"What? Are you doubting me? Let me tell you, he is the one who left me and my party hanging in the trees."

"Even though he looks younger now, I can guarantee it's him, and he also stole our belongings," Bai Feng replied, gritting his teeth and trying to change the topic.

Behind him, Chu Zhi and his party members also agreed that he is the middle-aged man whom they met in the North plane. Also, it was the truth.

However, before anyone could get to the source of the problems, the city lord, Priestess Irene, and Guild Master Maurice received a message simultaneously.

There were also others who were inside and outside the party , receiving the same message.

"Maurice, handle things here. I will be at the magic tower," the city lord instructed and disappeared.

Watching this, people became puzzled, but then soon a bell rang out through the city.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

As the bell continued to ring, the people inside the party frowned when a voice echoed through the entire city.

"The Valeria City is currently facing a monster stampede. I hope anyone who can fight will come to the frontlines. Also, the teleportation portals are disabled, and the city will activate the defence mechanisms."

"Because of it, you can't leave the city, and if anyone tried to sneak or attack the protective shield of the city, they will be killed immediately!" A thundering voice echoed warning everyone.

Inside the party, everyone was stunned and became anxious.

While outside the party, Daniel and his companions wore an ugly face because somebody has started the plan before the time it was supposed to be.