Chapter 32: Octopus Monster
The words struck harder than any weapon.
The scarred adventurer clenched his fists, but he couldn’t move. A bead of sweat rolled down his temple.
No one laughed now.
The room was silent.
Zayn frowned a bit. This was the first time he had seen Tobias act like this...
The pressure lifted just as suddenly as it had appeared, and the adventurer gasped, sucking in a shaky breath.
He coughed, his face red with a mixture of humiliation and exertion, before slowly rising back to his feet.
Tobias merely turned back to the receptionist, as if nothing had happened. "Assign us the quest."
She blinked, visibly shaken, but quickly nodded.
"Y-Yes, of course, Sir Hero." She fumbled with the papers on the desk, nearly dropping them in her haste.
The adventurers who had been watching whispered among themselves. Some of them looked impressed. Others looked wary.