Chapter 1641: More Recruitment

United City (Tier-3 Sub-Post)

Council Hall

Elder Rowena learned the news about Zack Lockwood. She was surprised. But she was surprised for different reasons.

She was surprised to know that Zack Lockwood took so much time to clear Hell Mode. She knew Zack Lockwood could defeat 160 Red Mark Puppets easily.

If he took this much time, he must have been practicing some techniques or skills. The other elders thought the same. They, too, were surprised by Zack Lockwood’s training.

But they were glad that Zack Lockwood was focused on himself. It gave them time to focus on other stuff.

Elder Rowena then told her friend Freya about it. She had been updating her from time to time, so she updated her on this matter as well.

The news reached the ears of the Red Mark Warriors. But they ignored it. They were not ready to listen to news about Zack Lockwood.

Last time, most of them felt anger towards Zack Lockwood. They had thought the battlefield changed after the appearance of Zack Lockwood.

But this time, most of the Red Mark Warriors died in the battle. Only a few of them had survived. So they were in no mood to hear about Zack Lockwood.

...

Residence

I was back in the room. I entered the bathroom to take a shower. I spent 20 minutes in the bath. After coming out, I put on comfortable clothes.

I came to the sofa and sat down. Then I took the device and checked the unread messages. It was a message sent by the administration office.

I opened the message and read it. The administration staff had sent me the list. Seeing that the list was ready, I sighed in relief.

I opened the list and began to read it. The ancient spirit was also paying attention.

"Finally, they have sent the list. Let’s check whether there is anything useful," the ancient spirit’s voice sounded.

"I’m looking at it right now," I replied.

I went through the list. The ancient spirit was paying attention as well. It didn’t take long for me to find a useful item.

[1. Lightning Affinity Stones.]

[2. Healing Herb Plants.]

[3. Physique Strengthening Pills.]

And a few more items.

The ancient spirit also spotted a few useful treasures. I selected a few more with the help of the ancient spirit. Then I typed out the marked items and sent them to the administration staff.

After sending the message, I put away the device. Next, my gaze shifted to the big screen. I turned on the big screen.

The news started playing. The news anchor was talking about the current situation in United City. The healers were working tirelessly in the medical center.

They were able to save many lives. My eyebrows relaxed after hearing the positive news. They were doing an excellent job each day.

They were saving many lives with each passing day. Fortunately, no other battle was taking place. I didn’t know what had happened to the foreign creatures.

No alarms were sounding these days. It was also good news for the human side. The human side had already lost many lives. We didn’t have enough members to send to the battlefield.

I thought of Senior Marie. If I wanted to, I could ask her. But I recalled seeing her last time. She was not in a good mood. She had lost many people she knew.

I didn’t know whether she would take my call or not. I collected my thoughts and shifted my attention back to the big screen.

As time passed, I continued to watch the news channel. After some time, I turned off the big screen.

I stood up from the sofa and went to bed to sleep.

...

Days passed.

No battle alarm sounded. It appeared there wouldn’t be any battle anytime soon. So the council elders started recruiting Red Mark Warriors and Half-Step Red Mark Warriors from the Tier-5 region.

This time the rules were relaxed compared to before.

On the other hand, United City was experiencing a peaceful time. There was no battle. The Red Mark Warriors were recovering in their homes.

They were worried about when they would be called for battle. No battle alarm had sounded so far. They were expecting a word from the council elders.

But the council elders did not say a word. It didn’t take long for them to notice the arrival of new warriors in the city.

These new arrivals were warriors from the Tier-5 Region. They slowly grew in number in United City as the days passed.

Meanwhile,

In the puppet hall, I had once again selected Hell Mode. After entering the puppet hall, I brought out the staff. Last time, I had selected the sword.

This time, I was going to use the staff. I walked to the middle of the hall.

Boom!

A Red Mark Puppet appeared. Upon seeing me, the puppet charged at me. Like last time, I wasn’t going to use elemental power.

Boom!

In a flash, the puppet appeared before me and punched at me. Before the punch could land, I evaded the attack. I didn’t even use perception.

My senses alerted me. Right then, I thrust the staff towards the puppet. The bottom end of the staff came into contact with the puppet’s body in a flash.

Boom!

The Red Mark Puppet stepped backward. Seeing that, I didn’t stop and continued to strike forward.

Clang!

One after another, the staff strikes made contact with the puppet’s body. The Red Mark Puppet continued to step backward.

As time passed, dents appeared on the puppet’s body. It was slowly losing momentum. It could not throw punches like before.

Boom!

Seeing that, I increased my strikes, and the bottom end of the staff landed a powerful strike on the puppet’s head.

Boom!

The Red Mark Puppet lost its balance and fell to the ground. Seeing that, I stopped attacking. The puppet had finally lost its strength.

I was only using basic staff moves; I hadn’t even used a staff technique. Next, I waited for the second Red Mark Puppet to appear. I gripped the middle part tightly.

Creak!

The second Red Mark Puppet appeared on the platform.