Uffie’s group took on the commission to investigate the Demon Clan, as this commission was of great importance, so they immediately set to work on the investigation.

However, unfortunately, for three consecutive days, they couldn’t find even a single demon.

These guys seemed to have anticipated that someone would eventually come to investigate matters related to them. They packed up early and hid away. Not only did all traces disappear, but even the attacks ceased instantly during this time.

The adventurer’s guild was not happy about the demon’s disappearance. On the contrary, there was growing anxiety and concern.

However, for most people who didn’t know or care about the demon incident, these three days of time instead made them happy.

Because the Sain Dungeon was offering so much.

Inside Black Stone City’s racetrack.

"Next is Black Stone City’s giant weekend horseracing competition, let’s see which new ponies are entering the race today!"

"The horse registered by competitor number one is named Torret, that’s a nice name. The horse registered by competitor number two... is also called Torret? Haha, that’s a rare coincidence in names, let’s see which of them can claim victory. Let’s check out competitor number three’s steed... how is it also called Torret!?"

Today the racetrack was filled with Torret, looking over, it was like a scene full of Torret replicas.

The spiritual horse Torret, gifted courtesy of Melina, can also be summoned outside, with the same time limit as in the dungeon, except there are no Lunes outside the dungeon to extend Torret’s "time". Golden Lunes can be used, but it might be a bit wasteful.

Inside Black Stone City’s Colosseum.

"This weekend’s fighting beasts competition has begun, let’s see which seed competitors we have today. It’s said that quite a few wild beasts from the legendary Sain Dungeon have arrived!"

"First to appear is the Ashes of the Lone Wild Wolf from Sain Dungeon! Our official panel agreed that these ashes meet the entry requirements!"

"The second to appear... huh, it’s also ashes, and also the Ashes of the Lone Wild Wolf, this is really..."

The Ashes of the Lone Wild Wolf, gifted by Lanni, who calls herself the Witch Reina, but actually recognized by those well-informed, has also become popular. It’s considered one of the things every adventurer must experience after entering the Sain Dungeon, after all, what’s free is to be taken.

By the way, currently in the "Sain Dungeon Must-Experience List" selected by good-natured adventurers, accepting Torret, accepting the Ashes of the Lone Wild Wolf, slashing the White Mask twice, and being slashed to death by the Big Tree Guard are ranked high, but it seems they’re about to be surpassed by "falling into the teleportation trap".

Never underestimate the adventurer’s information network. In three days, although they couldn’t overturn the entire dungeon, some prominent matters have become widely known.

Even the old ladies waiting to be helped by the roadside know that entering the Sain Dungeon can score you a free cow or horse, and they’re always clamoring to go in at home.

This is way more tempting than eggs!

Compared to the freely given Torret and ashes, discussions about other things in the new area of the Sain Dungeon have been overshadowed by them, and the whole city is immersed in the thrill of getting something for nothing.

However, aside from these, another matter has caught people’s attention, which is that the Golden Lion Commerce and the local Count Gehard seem to have reached some form of cooperation and are currently recruiting people with rich mining experience, seemingly having discovered some veins inside the Sain Dungeon.

Some people may wonder, aren’t Tepi and Gehard not on good terms, so why is there even cooperation?

Because Tepi understands that although Prince Lanle entrusted him with managing the area around the Sain Dungeon, in the end, it’s still around Black Stone City, and there’s no bypassing Gehard. Instead of constant fighting in the future, it’s better to cooperate in some aspects.

At the very least, it can achieve superficial peace and reduce trouble inside and outside.

Currently, a large part of the adventurers haven’t even passed the front of the checkpoint, wandering in the Nimgefo area, and some have even been in a deadlock with the Big Tree Guard for three days and nights.

Therefore, matters that can only be encountered after passing the front of the checkpoint are not widely spread, and few have seen them.

Like Stoneveil Castle, Greg, and also...

"I told you, Combat Skills are the strongest, the good days for Combat Skills are coming soon!"

Inside the adventurer’s guild, Sai Ke’s loud voice was overheard arguing with someone else.

"Alright, alright, you’ve said it so many times, we’ve heard about Combat Skills teacher Benar so much our ears are growing calluses."

An adventurer dressed as a magic warrior dismissively picked his ear, "It’s just a shadow teaching Combat Skills, why are you so into it, is it interesting?"

The person next to him said, "There are plenty of people who teach Combat Skills, missing one shadow doesn’t matter, besides, how many people nowadays are willing to work themselves to death learning Combat Skills? Isn’t my Flash magic stronger than whatever steps warriors stress over practicing?"

"Hound Step combat skill is definitely stronger than your Flash," Sai Ke retorted.

"But is that something everyone can get hold of?" The magic warrior countered, "As far as I know, Hound Step basically doesn’t circulate on the market, and we can’t get our hands on it, while Flash magic is something anyone can learn."

As he spoke, his figure suddenly disappeared and in the blink of an eye reappeared behind Sai Ke, as if he used the Crimson King’s time-deleting magic.

"See, you couldn’t even respond to my most basic Flash magic. If I were to launch a sneak attack, wouldn’t all your combat skills be useless?" the magic warrior sneered.

However, the next moment, his sneer vanished because Sai Ke’s fork was pressed against his waist.

When did it happen?

"You say I couldn’t react?" Sai Ke glared at him with furrowed brows, "Try it again."

"What?" The magic warrior was taken aback.

"I’ll let you try again to see if I can react this time," Sai Ke threw away the fork in his hand and said, "I remember you just recently advanced to Silver Level, right? I’m just a mere Copper Level, and even a warrior looked down upon. Aren’t you going to compete with me again in terms of reactions?"

"Bring it on!"

The two stood facing each other, sparks flickering in their eyes.

The Magic Warrior gritted his teeth and swung his magic wand this time, fully employing the flash magic he knew.

His figure almost completely vanished, invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people, yet his movement trajectory was fairly obvious. It was clear he intended to move to Sai Ke’s back!

Sure enough, he appeared beside Sai Ke, lunging toward the back. Before he could steady his stance, he wanted to declare victory, but at this moment he found that Sai Ke in his view vanished.

"Over here." Sai Ke’s voice came from behind.

The Magic Warrior’s heart trembled, and he suddenly activated flash again. Yet, after steadying his stance, Sai Ke’s voice was still behind him.

"You, how is this possible?"

"This is the effect of the Combat Skill [Shattering Step], which I’ve been learning these three days, focusing solely on it."

Sai Ke patted the Magic Warrior’s shoulder, holding no weapon yet still used the Shattering Step, appearing at the door in the blink of an eye.

He faced his back to the Magic Warrior, who was sweating coldly, and said:

"Flash magic is indeed handy, but you use it too rigidly, without any flexibility, using it like from a textbook, without adjusting according to your habits... Isn’t this just entry-level for you?"

"Do you think magic at only an entry-level is enough to easily overpower the same type of combat skills?"

"Maybe magic is really useful in certain aspects, but that absolutely does not mean you can learn magic with a careless attitude and dismiss all combat skills."

"Whether it is combat skills or magic, both require tireless honing by the user to truly unleash their power! I only got to my current skill level through rigorous training from Master Benar. By the way..." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

He proudly gave a thumbs up to himself.

"I still think combat skills are the strongest."

Inside the guild, a silence fell. The Magic Warrior watched him speechlessly until he exited the door. Only then did his face start to flush red, muttering to himself:

"Is that Benar’s teaching really that good?"

The publicity effect was immediate.

After leaving, Sai Ke’s pretentious cool expression finally couldn’t hold, his mouth almost stretching to the heavens, with a face filled with glee, he said to Jockra who was waiting outside, "What do you think, what do you think? Wasn’t what I said just now super cool?"

"I only felt you were extremely nervous, your words didn’t even form a coherent logic," Jockra deadpanned and retorted, "Your words can’t withstand close scrutiny; upon thinking, there’s a flaw in every one of them."

"Oh, don’t sweat the small stuff. I indeed got stronger, didn’t I?"

Sai Ke was on a high and said, "Let’s go, head out of town for the commission!"

In recent days, the two of them entered the dungeon on time every day seeking Benar for combat skill training, practicing until losing track of time, only to realize today—

Their living expenses were gone!

They were never well-off to begin with, and after a few days without earning, they had no money to spend, almost nowhere even to eat!

So they had to pick up a quest at the guild to go out of town to hunt low-level Magic Rabbits, setting off today.

Leaving the town in a rush, Sai Ke and Jockra were well-versed in heading towards places where many Magic Rabbits frequently appeared, planning to complete the commission today and then visit the dungeon again.

The hides of Magic Rabbits, a kind of low-level monster, could make good protective gear, so there was quite a demand for their hides. Luckily, they lived in groups in burrows, so finding one burrow meant potentially harvesting a bunch of Magic Rabbits.

After looking for a while, the two of them successfully found a burrow suspected to be a Magic Rabbit dwelling.

"We’re in luck, Jockra, this burrow is quite large, a person could almost crawl in, the Magic Rabbits inside must be plentiful!"

Staring at the burrow before him, Sai Ke began to organize the hunting tools, setting up traps around the entrance.

Jockra assisted from the side, but as she set up she suddenly halted, her expression gradually turning puzzled.

Because from the entrance, she noticed traces that didn’t resemble a Magic Rabbit’s. It seemed like footprints, giving the impression of... humanoid creatures?

Moreover, the edges of the burrow showed signs of fire burns, still retaining residual heat even now, and more so —

Fingerprints left after being burned by fire still linger at the entrance.

Jockra leaned in close to observe, catching the scent of something charred with her nose, and just when she moved in for a closer look —

An eerie voice suddenly emanated from deep within the burrow:

"How about some Mad Fire?"