Sean and Heidi fought back to back alongside their Avatars.
Sean had summoned a Rank 2 Bear, while Heidi had summoned a Rank 2 Wolf.
Both were the top predators in the valley where they had stayed for a month. They were lucky enough to gain avatars, allowing them to fight against the Lizardmen with relative ease.
However, what surprised them the most was Sherry's Avatarânot that they were surprised to see that she had one but the one she had wasn't an ordinary Avatar.
It was a Rank 3 Alpha Monster that went by the name Blade Panther.
Standing two-meters tall, this deadly monster that could summon a pair of retractable blades at the side of its body was the one responsible for killing half of the Lizardmen who had tried to circle around them.
The other Wanderers had known Sherry for a long time, but they never saw her summon this creature during the one month that they were together.
So they were very surprised when she led their team to fight against the Lizardmen's Second Party while Zion distracted the team that was led by the Rank 3 Lizardmen Captain.
It was a one-sided massacre, and even Sherry was surprised with how deadly her Avatar was.
Sherry acquired these powerful Avatar after three weeks of their arrived in Solterra, Zion had asked her to accompany him to a scouting mission in the valley.
Suddenly, they saw a seriously injured Blade Panther who was no longer able to stand, or fight, that was lying on the ground.
Originally, this Blade Panther planned to feast on the Wanderers, which it had detected in its territory.
However, the teenage boy asked his subordinates to deal with the Blade Panther and leave it half-dead so that Sherry could kill it later.
Since the teenage girl was now his right-hand woman, he needed to arm her properly so that her chances of survival would also increase.
The stronger she was, the more tasks she would be able to handle under his lead.
But, Sherry insisted that Zion should be the one to kill the Blade Panther instead.
However, after the teenage boy explained that he wouldn't gain anything by killing the Blade Panther, Sherry remembered the information about Zion that was available to the public.
Rank Ban, Item Ban, Skill Ban, and Avatar Ban.
Because of these restrictions, Zion was unable to gain any benefits from killing monsters. That was why he didn't actively land the killing blow unless it was absolutely necessary.
But Sherry didn't expect that she would gain an extremely powerful Avatar in her First Wandering.
There was a saying among Wanderers.
"The greater the disparity of the monster to your rank, the better the rewards by killing it."
He didn't even worry that the Lizardmen Captain would be able to stand back up again.
His arrows were coated with a special paralyzing venom that came from a Rank 5 Amphisbaena.
A Rank 3 Monster would not be strong enough to overcome its venom, especially since the affected part was its knee. This somehow crippled Sharroc from walking.
Half an hour later, Zion returned alongside the Blade Panther, who had killed most of the Lizardmen with its incredible speed and fighting abilities.
"State the name of your Tribe," Thirteen ordered, speaking in the tongue of the Lizardmen.
Sharroc, who was unable to move, looked at the teenage boy in surprise. He didn't expect that a human boy could speak their language.
"I am Sharroc of the Varesti Tribe," Sharroc replied using the Lizardmen language. "Who are you, and how come you know how to speak our language?"
"Who I am is not important," Thirteen answered. "What is important is that you answer my questions."
"Foolish human." Sharroc sneered. "A Lizardman would not betray his tribe!"
"That's what they all say before they meet my friend, Giga," Thirteen sneered back. "We'll see who is the foolish one between us."
Sherry, Sean, and Heidi, who could vaguely tell that Zion and the Lizardmen were having a proper conversation, looked at the teenage boy with awe.
However, they didn't have the leisure of admiring him because Thirteen told them to start ransacking the equipment of the Lizardmen and take them back to the cave with them.
The Lizardmen were carrying spears and shields, which was a good addition to the weapon each of the Wanderers possessed.
Also, this battle against the Lizardmen allowed them to gain items.
Even though none of them managed to get a Lizardmen Avatar, the rewards they got were worth the effort of fighting against them.
Thirteen asked Sherry to order the Blade Panther to carry Sharroc to a place far from the clearing.
He planned to interrogate the Lizardmen because he believed that they were soon entering Lizardmen territory.
The more he knew about them, the more he would be able to create plans on how to prevent their group from getting into conflicts with them.
The ideal scenario was for them to reach a compromise with the Lizardmen and enter a non-aggression pact.
However, Thirteen believed that this was a long shot, considering that they were young and the Lizardmen had more numbers than them.
Sharroc, who was being taken away, was still confident that the humans wouldn't be able to pry any answers from his lips.
He wasn't aware that before the rain stopped falling, he would be speaking their tribe's darkest secrets to the teenage boy, who had a very good interrogation techniqueâone that could make the most stubborn people and monsters answer his questions without fail.