This was also a technique he had learned from Prodia a few days ago.

Knowing and preparing for even such small things in advance.

Really, thoughts of Prodia overflowed in his mind no matter what he did.

Fortunately, there were thick vines around, making it easy to climb the tree.

And finally, Luka reached the top of the peach tree.

“Wow…”

No matter how high it was, most of the hunting grounds lay coolly below him.

Far away, the participants looked as small as ants.

Just looking at them, it wasn’t easy to distinguish who they were.

But that was no longer a problem.

Luka took out the telescope and excitedly began to explore this and that.

At that moment, Luka’s eyes caught a participant entering a cave.
‘Isn’t it a good idea? Later, we should try making a hideout in the cave too.’

There will probably be a need for a place to escape from the cold and wild animals during the night.

I should gather information in advance about things necessary for survival like this.

He then started looking around in another direction.

At that moment, through the lens, a familiar face appeared.

He adjusted the focus of the telescope and examined the participant’s face closely.

But it wasn’t his comrade.

‘It’s that Duke again, huh?’

His name was Leke Elhas.

Why does only such a useless guy catch my eye?

However, due to the situation that unfolded immediately afterward, Luka couldn’t take his eyes off him.

On the opposite side of Leke, one participant was being chased by a monster.

“Ah, save me!”

The one chasing him was Glawakas.

The habitat of this monster, with the mane of a lion, the head of a bear, and the body of a leopard, originally belonged to the northern Elhas Kingdom.

But it had already been exterminated because it was such a dangerous monster.

Currently, all that remained were individuals bred by the Imperial family as hunting prey.

Anyway, the monster of tremendous size was roaring terrifyingly as it chased the participant.

Luka, who was too surprised, almost dropped the telescope.

It was because the situation of that participant seemed too familiar.

If he had received a different bracelet, he might be the one being chased there right now.

Moreover, that monster Glawakas had a unique ability.

The problem was that he couldn’t remember what it was.

‘Hmm, I’m sure someone who had been attacked by that monster had come to the temple for treatment before.’

While thinking about it, the monster suddenly rushed to Leke.

But instead of running away, Leke stood still.

Luka, who was watching, was on the verge of losing his mind.

At that moment, Leke suddenly made a loud noise, attracting Glawakas.

“It’s over here!”

Fortunately, Leke had a sword in his hand.

It seemed that there was a magic sword in his backpack.

Meanwhile, the monster turned its body towards Leke.

Just as the monster swung its large arm to strike Leke.

He lowered his posture and slid under Glawakas’s body.

Then, wielding the sword, he pierced straight through Glawakas’s neck.

“Kwahh!”

The sword precisely pierced its vital spot.

Leke was covered in the bright red blood that spurted from Glawakas’s neck.

But he didn’t blink an eye and endured until the creature’s breath was completely cut off.

Soon, Glawakas, whose breath had completely stopped, collapsed with a thud.

The participant who had been chased could only sit there in shock, unable to escape.

His pants began to soak wet.

Then, when Leke and the participant made eye contact, the latter screamed.

“Uh… Uh… Uwaaaah!”

Then, he immediately shouted for return.

“Return, return!”
With a momentary flash of white light, the participant concealed their tracks.

Luka, only now, exhaled a breath.

He had just witnessed something incredible.

The Duke’s martial arts skills were on a different level.

So, Prodia had intended to recruit him even if it meant going to him directly.

He calmed his startled heart.

The lively look in the eyes of Leke, the Duke, who had just defeated the monster a while ago, was still unforgettable.

At that moment, as Leke looked down at Glawakas’s corpse, he suddenly began to take something out of his bag.

It was a water bottle given as a supply.

He opened the lid and drank all the water inside.

Well, considering the fight he had just been through, he must have been thirsty.

However, Leke didn’t drink the water for that reason.

He suddenly began to collect Glawakas’s blood in the empty water bottle.

Seeing that, Luka frowned deeply.

‘Why is he collecting blood in a water bottle?’

It made him nauseous.

Surely, he wasn’t planning to drink blood instead of water?

Startled, Luka moved backward without realizing it.

In doing so, his hand accidentally slipped into a crevice between the branches.

But at the tip of his fingers, he touched something peculiar.

‘What’s this?’

He turned his head to check the crevice.

As expected, there was something suspicious inside.

Luka reached into the gap and pulled out the object.

It was none other than a portrait of Princess Arlin.

If you only have the painting: 10 points can be obtained.

If you find and bring the ornament on Princess Arlin’s favorite hat: Additional 100 points can be obtained.]

Luka was taken aback.

‘So, this was the identity of the treasure?’

I thought we had to find some kind of gold piece.

With the sudden appearance of an unexpected treasure, Luka momentarily forgot about Duke Leke.

But what could be the decoration that the princess likes?

Thinking that he should ask Ed when they meet, Luka put the portrait into his own luggage.

It was fortunate to find at least one treasure while waiting for everyone.

But seriously, it’s S-rank.

Even just looking at it, it feels like picking up something tremendous.

Then, Luka remembered Leke, whom he had forgotten.

He hurriedly raised the telescope to look back at where Leke had been.

But he was already gone.

Only Glawakas’s corpse remained in the place where he had been.

Helpless, Luka started observing another place.

However, perhaps because he had just seen something incredible, he couldn’t find anything more interesting to watch.

But after a while, familiar faces began to appear at the end of Luka’s telescope.

“It’s Eirtis!”

Luka shouted Eirtis’s name loudly and waved his hand.

However, it seemed that he couldn’t be seen from the other side.

For a moment, he considered going down to check under the tree, but the distance was quite far, so there was a possibility of misunderstanding.

So, for now, it was better to stay still here and wait for Eirtis.

Luka raised the telescope again.