"Oh my god, what kind of brain does this young lady have?" Victor held his forehead with a sigh, feeling that Erica's way of thinking was a bit strange.
Her father had so many strong Awakeners under his command, yet she just had to pick him, a Primary Knight.
But still, even though Twilight Mountain had plenty of strong beasts, as long as they stayed on the few developed mountain paths, the danger shouldn't be too big.
In fact, the only truly dangerous place in Twilight Mountain should be Twilight Forest.
Compared to last time on the long and tiring Sky Ladder, this time Victor felt much more relaxed. In just a blink, he was already on the surface.
"Miss Erica, are you also heading to Twilight Mountain?" Odin stepped ahead of Erica and asked her with respect.
"What's it to you?" Erica never bothered to sugarcoat her words, so she snapped back without mercy.
"Of course it's none of my business, I'm just concerned about you."Odin's eyes flashed with a bit of anger, but he still smiled politely.
"And besides, I'm also good friends with your father, Miss. Lord Chris even praised me himself," Odin added, trying to get closer to Erica.
"Oh, Victor, let's go," Erica gave a half-hearted nod and pulled Victor away.
Odin didn't dare to stop her, so he just lowered his head and bit his teeth hard.
Odin first noticed Erica at the banquet Chris hosted, and he was immediately smitten.
One reason was because Erica was truly amazing to look at—she was one of the top beauties.
But more importantly, she was the daughter of Lord Chris. If he could win her over, it would mean getting the support of Lord Chris.
This would be a huge help for Odin, but the problem was that Erica never liked him, and even seemed to hate him.
But this Victor—no idea what trick he used, but he had managed to make Erica like him.
"Wait, Victor. If you want to go against me, don't blame me for being ruthless," Odin said, watching Victor's back, his eyes sharp.
"See, Victor, that's Twilight Mountain up ahead," Erica pointed to a quiet mountain in the distance.
"This is Twilight Mountain? It feels really weird," Victor said, looking at it with curiosity. The first time he saw it, he thought it was completely strange.
"Of course. According to history, there have been a lot of awakened and beast warriors who died here in battle," Erica explained to Victor.
"Hope we don't run into something like Ryan," Victor shook his head and prayed in his mind.
After all, he now had Erica with him, and he had to think about her in many things.
The two of them arrived at the foot of Twilight Mountain, and Victor felt his mood was a little calmer.
At the foot of Twilight Mountain, there were a lot of explorers, as well as many street vendors selling goods.
Twilight City, as a protected area, is larger than Darkwood Park, so there are more explorers, and their strength is also stronger.
Victor and Erica, both Primary awakened people, naturally attracted a lot of attention as they walked on the road.
First, they were a handsome man and a beautiful woman. Second, both of them had weak strength and looked very naive, which made them look like easy targets.
"Hey, kid, look at this!" A middle-aged man wearing a headscarf walked up to Victor and Erica and said with a smile, holding a bottle of medicine.
"Sorry, no thanks," Victor didn't even look at the medicine and politely refused.
"What about this lady?" The man turned to Erica and tried to push the medicine into her hand.
Erica came from a strong background, so she naturally looked down on this unknown medicine. She quickly turned away and refused.
At that moment, the medicine bottle suddenly fell to the ground, breaking into pieces. The medicine spilled all over the floor.
The man in the headscarf suddenly changed his face, turning angry, and pointed at Erica, shouting, "You don't want to buy it, so why did you break my medicine?"
"Me?" Erica pointed at herself, looking surprised, "It was you who dropped it on the ground!"
At this moment, a crowd had already gathered around Erica and Victor, all watching the scene with interest.
Some people were whispering nearby, but Victor heard everything.
"Haha, these two rookies got caught by Watson, they're in for a hard time!"
"Exactly, who doesn't know that Watson is a well-known thug in Twilight Mountain!"
Hearing the people's comments, Victor's eyes flickered slightly, and his expression turned a bit cold.
Earlier in Darkwood Park, he had met a scammer bullying Simon. Now, in Twilight Mountain, there were still new scammers.
"Pay me for the medicine, one thousand federal coins!" Watson saw Erica's expensive clothes and immediately asked for a lot of money.
"One thousand federal coins? Are you stealing money?" Erica put her hands on her hips and asked angrily.
Although she could afford the one thousand federal coins, she didn't want to just give the money to a scammer.
"Today you don't pay, you won't be able to leave here!" Watson suddenly had a bone knife in his hand, and stared at Victor and Erica angrily.
Some people in the crowd also said, "You two just give in. Watson is a Level 10 awakened person. You two rookies can't beat him!"
Erica bit her lips, and a look of helplessness flashed in her eyes. She looked at Victor and whispered, "Victor, let's pay the money first. We can settle with him later."
Before Victor could say anything, someone in the crowd suddenly stood up and shouted, "Miss Erica, I will pay for this."
At this, both Victor and Erica turned their eyes toward him.
"Is it Odin?" Victor frowned, sensing that Odin might have been following them all along.
"Who are you?" Watson turned to look at Odin, his face full of hostility.
Odin's eyes flashed with a bit of anger, but he still smiled politely.
"And besides, I'm also good friends with your father, Miss. Lord Chris even praised me himself," Odin added, trying to get closer to Erica.
"Oh, Victor, let's go," Erica gave a half-hearted nod and pulled Victor away.
Odin didn't dare to stop her, so he just lowered his head and bit his teeth hard.
Odin first noticed Erica at the banquet Chris hosted, and he was immediately smitten.
One reason was because Erica was truly amazing to look at—she was one of the top beauties.
But more importantly, she was the daughter of Lord Chris. If he could win her over, it would mean getting the support of Lord Chris.
This would be a huge help for Odin, but the problem was that Erica never liked him, and even seemed to hate him.
But this Victor—no idea what trick he used, but he had managed to make Erica like him.
"Wait, Victor. If you want to go against me, don't blame me for being ruthless," Odin said, watching Victor's back, his eyes sharp.
"See, Victor, that's Twilight Mountain up ahead," Erica pointed to a quiet mountain in the distance.
"This is Twilight Mountain? It feels really weird," Victor said, looking at it with curiosity. The first time he saw it, he thought it was completely strange.
"Of course. According to history, there have been a lot of awakened and beast warriors who died here in battle," Erica explained to Victor.
"Hope we don't run into something like Ryan," Victor shook his head and prayed in his mind.
After all, he now had Erica with him, and he had to think about her in many things.
The two of them arrived at the foot of Twilight Mountain, and Victor felt his mood was a little calmer.
At the foot of Twilight Mountain, there were a lot of explorers, as well as many street vendors selling goods.
Twilight City was bigger than Darkwood Park, as it was a protected area, so there were more explorers and they were stronger.
Victor and Erica, both Primary awakened, walking on the road naturally drew a lot of attention.
One, they were a handsome guy and a pretty girl. Two, they were low-level and looked innocent, making them look like easy targets.
"Hey, kid, check this out!" A middle-aged man with a headscarf walked up to Victor and Erica, holding a bottle of potion and smiling.
"Sorry, no thanks," Victor didn't even look at the potion and politely refused.
"What about you, miss?" The man turned to Erica, trying to push the potion into her hands.
Erica came from a strong background, so she obviously didn't want to take that kind of unknown potion. She quickly turned away and refused.
Odin cleared his throat and said seriously, "Necromancer Odin."
After he spoke, he expected shock and admiration from the crowd. Instead, silence filled the air.
"Never heard of you. Just bring out the money." Watson said coldly.
"Fine, I'll pay!" Odin gritted his teeth. Losing ten thousand federal coins hurt, but earning a little favor in front of Erica was worth it.
"Wait, Odin!" Victor raised his hand to stop him and stared coldly at Watson. "When did we ever say we'd pay you?"
Watson, still savoring the thought of pocketing ten thousand federal coins, froze at Victor's words.
Then he slashed his boning knife twice through the air and roared, "You wanna taste my blade, kid?"
"Victor!" Erica grabbed his hand and whispered, "Forget it, he's a Level 10 Awakener. Don't make him angry."
"Level 10?" Victor gave a cold laugh, his eyes full of disdain.
He was already Level 5 now, and with his strong skills, even a Level 10 Awakener might not be his match.
"That look—are you looking down on me?" Watson burst into fury, swinging his boning knife as he charged at Victor.
Meanwhile, Odin gave a sly smile, already imagining the scene in his head.
Once Victor was beaten to the ground, Odin would step in to "save" him. That would surely make Erica see him in a whole new light.
But things didn't go the way Watson wanted. Victor easily dodged his first Slash.
Right after, he used Phantom Dash, suddenly blinking behind Watson.
Before Watson could even react, Victor's hands had already formed into Golden Stone Fist, and both fists smashed hard into Watson's waist.
"Ahhh!" Watson roared in pain, his face flushing red as he glared at Victor through clenched teeth.
"I'll kill you!" Watson was truly enraged now, and flames burst to life along his boning knife.
The next moment, he swung the knife, and the flames shot off the blade, flying straight toward Victor.
Victor didn't panic at all. He triggered Phantom Dash again and again, slipping past each strike with ease.
A Level 3 evasion skill against someone like Watson, a mere Primary Awakener—it was basically a one-sided fight.
Very soon, Watson's stamina started to give out, and the speed of his flame attacks slowed down.
"Now's my chance!" Victor seized the moment, flashing right in front of Watson and slamming a fist into his face.
Watson didn't even have time to scream. He collapsed straight to the ground, unconscious.
The whole fight took less than five minutes. Victor hadn't even needed Holy Light Dragonbane Slash—he didn't even use Frostshatter Sky-Cleaving Slash.
Right now, the watching crowd stared at Watson's fallen body with shock and disbelief written on their faces.
How could Watson, a Level 10 Pyromancer, be beaten by a rookie at Level 5?
And that rookie was just an ordinary Knight!