Chapter 33: New Adventurer Bern (31). Blanca’s Resolve
The news of the lich subjugation spread like wildfire—shaking every corner of the continent.
A wicked lich who sought power through the sacrifice of countless living victims, and the guild’s all-out campaign to stop him.
Even though only the very best had been selected, the number of casualties was significant. Among them was even the guild master himself, a long-standing symbol and patriarch of the guild.
They were fortunate to have succeeded. Had the operation failed, it’s likely not a single adventurer would have returned alive.
And the testimonies of the survivors and rescued victims left people even more stunned.
“If it weren’t for the red-haired one—Bern—if he hadn’t volunteered to act as bait, if he hadn’t helped identify the traitors ahead of time, we would’ve taken catastrophic losses. Just thinking about those scum who sold their souls to the lich stabbing us in the back gives me chills.”
“That red-haired adventurer... he was the one who unchained us and helped us escape our cages. If it weren’t for him, we’d all have been sacrifices too.”
“I couldn’t see clearly because of the cursed mist, but judging by the battle scars left behind... he fought off multiple death knights. And one of them was the guild master. I don’t have the vocabulary to describe it—‘amazing’ is the only word I can think of.”
The new adventurer, Bern.
A young man who hadn’t even been in the guild for half a year, yet had already performed feats beyond imagination—and lost his life just as quickly.
Those who heard the news were filled with admiration for his actions, and sorrow over his loss.
If Bern had survived, some said he could’ve replaced the fallen guild master—or even surpassed him and become a legend in his own right.