We didn’t receive any alerts about an invasion?

Tepi and his group looked at the frantic adventurer captain and the persistent female invader chasing after him, and for a moment, they felt the world was too surreal.

Could it be that the distance was too far, so there was no alert?

Either way, we should rescue the adventurer captain first and discuss this later.

"Daring to invade us alone, that’s quite the bravery."

The adventurers sneered and drew their weapons. Although they were exhausted from fighting the Latan soldiers, they thought they could still take down the invader by ganging up on her.

"Aren’t you curious why there’s an invader here?" Tepi pointed out a blind spot.

Since arriving at the Sain Dungeon’s branch city in the Warrior Country, he’d never encountered anything related to an invasion.

Could it be that someone with a Soul-sucking Ghost pledge also came here? Wouldn’t it be unheard of for Prince Lanle to let people into the dungeon?

Whatever, no point in overthinking it; let’s get rid of the enemy first!

She just looks like an ordinary girl, not someone like Uffie who gives off the impression of a master, and she doesn’t have any aura of a strong person either.

Got it, maybe there aren’t enough people in the Sain Dungeon, and the mechanism for matching invaders to opponents failed, so she ended up here.

The adventurer captain’s reaction confirmed this guess.

"Captain, here, catch the weapon!" Seeing the captain without a weapon, the archer quickly tossed him a short knife.

Armed and reunited with the main group, the adventurer captain immediately regained his confidence, flashed a grin just like the others, and pointed his weapon at the female invader.

"Earlier, I was running because I lost my weapon. Now it’s your turn to run!"

Tepi nodded to himself, yeah, with that arrogant attitude, it meant the invader wasn’t strong.

The female invader, facing this provocation, had no reaction, instead charging forward like a bull, wielding a curved sword slightly longer than usual.

"So, longer means stronger, huh? Jason, take charge." The captain snapped his fingers, and the archer immediately drew his bow. With several "whizz" sounds, arrows imbued with various attribute magic power flew toward the invader, sealing off any possible escape paths.

These were arrows he made himself; he didn’t use the ones from the Sain Dungeon because those precious arrows were meant for fighting monsters.

Items from the Sain Dungeon were especially effective against its monsters, and he wouldn’t waste them on an invader.

As the arrows closed in, the invader raised her curved sword, and with a distinctive rotation of her body, several humble yet sharp Sword Qi flowed out, deflecting the arrows from all directions.

"Hmm, not bad skills," the adventurer captain remarked, slightly surprised but not concerned. If she couldn’t even handle these arrows, she shouldn’t be playing the invasion game at all; it would be an embarrassment.

As the flowing Sword Qi dissipated, a Heavy Armor Warrior charged with a big shield into the battlefield, scattering the Sword Qi and crashing violently into the invader!

The invader stumbled backward but wasn’t too late to recover, as the Sword Shield Warrior suddenly appeared behind her, bashing her like a ping pong ball back into the fray.

An assassin abruptly appeared, dropping several explosive balls, causing smoke and explosions to erupt on the land of Galide, forcing all adventurers to retreat from the center of the thick smoke.

"Did we take her down?"

Seeing the smoke, the adventurer captain unknowingly committed one of the classic combat errors: asking, "Did we take her down?" about an enemy shrouded in smoke.

The smoke, carried by the hot draft near the fire wall, dispersed, revealing the invader’s reddened form still standing. She even took the time to smooth her disheveled hair and dust off her clothes.

The adventurer captain’s wide grin slowly vanished, his expression growing serious.

They had coordinated their attacks for quite a while, yet she only had a slightly dirty hem?

Upon closer inspection, the invader, this woman, was quite attractive, though her hair was unkempt and her demeanor somewhat manic, like an insane person on the attack.

"Everyone, get serious, she’s not simple, Mr. Basque, please step back a bit."

The adventurer captain appeared poised to get serious, his companions gathering around him like a super sentai team, ready for action any moment.

Tepi obediently retreated behind the fire wall, raising the Image Stone to capture the battle, only to find it wouldn’t work. It was then he realized the storage on the Image Stone was full.

"Did I buy a defective one?"

He rummaged through his pouch, but something caught his eye, causing his hands to slowly come to a standstill.

"What’s this?"

He backed away slowly, ignoring the adventurers locked in combat with the invader, his gaze scrutinizing every inch of the ground, retreating further away.

With his ongoing observation, his pupils began to tremble.