Summoning The Holy Sword's
Chapter 4

"Hello, Mr. Carter."

Rhode looked up, greeted the man in front of him and smiled.

"Thank you for the help . "

"Don't worry. It doesn't matter."

Carter has a strong, tall body with bright red hair that is casually combed. From his characteristics, he must have been born in northwestern Lygatto. A long and short sword quietly hung on both sides of his waist, and his angular face showed his fortitude and supervision. From his appearance, it was clear he was no ordinary mercenary.

While Rhode was observing the man in front of him, Carter was too secretly staring at him.

With Rhode's appearance, it was easy to deduce that he was an arrogant young noble. Her thin physique, pale skin, feminine face, and clothes. No matter how one looked at him, the man still did not look like an adventurer. He was more than a rich second generation young master.

However, Carter believed that this young man was not as simple as he seemed due to the mysterious circle in his right hand. As a Cleric, Lize could detect traces of magic from the mysterious circle which meant she did not lie. But based on Carter's years of experience, it was rare to see someone directly infusing magic into their own body. From this point on, he suspected that this man was not someone simple.

Previously, from their brief conversation, Carter could sense that this young man was neither arrogant nor humble; his expression was extremely calm. Carter heard from Lize that even though he had just woken up from a coma in just ten minutes, he was able to make sense of his current situation. Judging from this, he was convinced that Rhode was much stronger than the arrogant young nobles.

"I heard you came from the Eastern Plains."

"Yes nih . "

Rhode.

"So, where are you going?"

"I'm just going around."

Rhode shrugged.

"I am an adventurer; adventure is a part of my life. Of course, please rest assured. I won't make trouble for you."

"That's great . "

Since Rhode was being honest, there was no need for him to ask more. They were currently on a mission; naturally, they did not want to add any more trouble. So after saying a few words like 'rest', he decided not to say anything more and left. After all, he was the leader of the mercenary group. There were many things he had to do; he could not waste time here.

After a while, Rhode became extremely bored. However, it was still fun when Lize brought her some food. Although only Rhode's ordinary bread and meat had been eaten many times in the game, still, it was only 'fake' eating and only to recover HP and MP. Also, it is tasteless and can only fill the stomach. However, now that he had personally experienced how it actually felt; it could be considered a good experience.

He had to admit, it felt completely incompatible with the description of the item. . .

"How are you feeling? Does the wound still hurt?"

The blonde girl sitting beside Rhode had a worried and serious expression. His eyes were a little worried as his gaze fell on his shoulders. He couldn't stand to see it.

"It's okay now."

Rhode said as he moved his left hand. The pain from the breastbone is not as bad as before. At first, it was even difficult for him to breathe, but now, it had become much better.

"That's great . "

Hearing Rhode's reply, Lize's nervous expression relaxed greatly.

"But you still have to rest. It would be much better after arriving at Deep Stone City. Maybe you can recover faster there."

The girl said solemnly. Although the person lying in front of him was nothing more than a stranger he had just met, looking at his expression, it was clear that he did not care about those things.

"Thank you . "

"Either. That's what I have to do."

Then, he stood up. Her blond and soft hair followed her movements. It swayed left and right, giving others a pleasant and lively feeling.

"Then . . . "

He lost his balance and almost fell into bed. Fortunately, he managed to reach out his hand at the last minute and clung to the side of the bed. They looked at each other, before quickly turning their eyes.

Floating ships sail because of the wind; the sky is not like the ocean where there are corals and whirlpools. However, that does not always mean there is no danger. The current situation is clearly abnormal.

"I'll go out and see what happens. Please stay in the room and rest."

Lize said in a low voice. He immediately turned around and left. After closing the door, Rhode could only stare at the departing figure. She's speechless. Given that he looked older than her, would it still be necessary to use this kind of child-inducing tone with him?

But in the next moment, a shadow could be seen flying from outside the window. Rhode's expression suddenly turned serious. He turned his head slightly and looked at the window. Immediately, there were three, four green figures flying from outside. At the same time, a low roar could be heard.

"Mendsis–"

When he heard this voice, Rhode's heart sank.

They are in big trouble!

Right now, the deck had already turned into chaos.

"I didn't expect we'd face these fucking things."

The leader of the red-haired mercenaries wielded a sword, standing at the forefront. With a serious expression, he looked at the green figures flying around the floating ship. Their appearance was a long-winged snake, about a meter long. Although their slender figure gave people a gentle feeling, when they opened their large mouths, a sharp row of fangs could be seen. In no time, Carter had deduced who they were.

Wind Snake.

"It looks like we're getting into snake territory."

The fat merchant was hiding beside the mercenary leader. With a pale face, he wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.

"That cunning Picco bitch. I know it! I just know there must be a problem because that bastard was willing to tell me such a route with such little compensation! b* that killer ring! After I get back I have to tell him how strong I am !! "

"Let's talk after we get out of here!"

Carter interrupted the hysterical cry of the fat merchant. Looking around, there were hundreds of Wind Snakes surrounding the merchant. At first, he thought that by launching a bolt volley he could frighten this group of monsters. But the unrelenting nature of the Wind Snake is completely beyond his imagination – or it could be said that the death of their comrade has inspired them to become even more ferocious.

At this moment, they had already occupied the outer deck and started moving inwards. The mercenaries had already thrown away their crossbows and unsheathed their melee weapons to engage their enemies in close combat.

"You! Go and hide it inside. Tell the captain that we need to get out of here as soon as possible!"

Carter used the back of his hand to push the fat merchant onto the captain's deck, then he took two steps forward and quickly swung the sword in his hand to cut off the Wind Snake that rushed over to him. But soon, two more Wind Snakes replaced his dead comrade.

We don't have enough men!

Carter could only frown. He swept his gaze over the deck and saw that there were only six people left and they were the ones he had brought with him on this mission. Although the merchant ships themselves had guards, their experience was not enough. In fact, after the first wave of attacks, the number of guards was reduced to a third. Looking at their panicked expressions, he knew that they could not last much longer. Carter's face hardened as he looked at those monstrous monsters.

It was not like he had no experience facing the Wind Snake. But this was his first time facing this many Wind Snakes at once, making him feel a little nervous. He took one more step forward. His body moved flexibly, creating a semicircle. Then he thrust the sword in his hand to the side, cutting into the body of the Wind Snake. The Wind Snake fell to the ground in a bloody mess, and after a few loud roars, it turned into a corpse.

Carter looked up and subconsciously swept around. Then, suddenly his heart jumped.

"Lize! Be careful!"

The girl could not react for a second.

Healing one of the poisonous mercenaries had exhausted his strength excessively and made him almost lose his consciousness. Although he had rushed to the deck just a few minutes ago, he had healed many injured people. As the only Ulama in the group, Lize, of course, had to take on this responsibility.

After hearing Carter's warning, he turned his head.

What he saw at that moment was a huge mouth with two sharp fangs.

At that moment, he could only stand frozen. Looking at the Wind Snake in front of him, he could not think and did not know how to react. In front of him, he could clearly see cold, sharp, and shining fangs. Even the meat inside could be seen, and a foul smell could be smelled.

Then, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind, grabbed it and pulled it back just in time.