Two hours passed by as Grand Admiral Rudra finished watching everything.
The Arcane Eyes theyâve deployed were in the outer areas of all eight corners of the labyrinth and some in the eight major areas.
Since there was a shortage of Arcane Eyes to deploy it at all spots, the ones in the eight major areas moved around.
A few had moved a bit further, which luckily captured Almondâs adventure in the Fallen Monastery town that Aryan was watching when Grand Admiral Rudra arrived here.
Looking at the footage of Almondâs combat in Fallen Monastery Town, Rudraâs eyes glinted. "Why is he killing monsters when he is already at maximum level? And he is not particularly training."
There were people who fought just to hone their combat and learn more about their skills.
But from what he observed, Almond was in a very efficient and quick hunting mode.
"Thatâs not a sign of learning or training. Itâs as if he has a goal related to killing monsters," Rudra got off the chair and locked his hands behind his back as he started walking to and fro.
"He could be farming for drops, but that doesnât make sense given his class that produces items."
"He could also be gathering gold coins. His profile showed he is not well-off, but he already got a girlfriend who is Dagonâs daughter."
Looking at the clock, he muttered, "It must be over six in the morning there. Good."
"Astra, call Dagon from my contact list."
In Frostar city, Dagon woke up hearing the ringtone and saw that it was Grand Admiral Rudra.
He couldnât help but dryly chuckle, "I have a feeling this is about Almond."
[Dagon: Good morning, admiral.]
[Rudra: Morning. What do you know about Almond Crowshade?]
[Dagon: It seems that youâve already seen him in action. Iâm afraid I only know as much as you do, admiral.]
[Rudra: Bring him here once he comes out.]
[Dagon: Roger. Also, I have a favor to ask, if you donât mind.]
[Rudra: I got it. Iâll make sure Draven wonât get what he wants.]
[Dagon: Thank you, senior.]
[Rudra: It sounds like youâve already accepted him as your son-in-law.]
[Dagon: Ha-haâ¦cough, my daughter can be quite stubborn, so I have to do all I can. But since youâve seen him in action, can I ask you about your analysis of him, please?]
[Rudra: He is focused. No unnecessary thoughts. His expression while fighting and killing monsters has a purpose. Thereâs no distraction in his life. He has a strong thirst to become powerful andâ¦]
[Dagon: And?]
[Rudra: He is goddamn talentedâa monster-level breed of human. The way he improved in his sword mastery can only be summed up as a true-blue genius. Like how Mozart knew what to do when he saw the piano and composed a myriad of works in his short life that made a whole case of genres, this young man picked up his sword and did exactly that. Once he learns Aura Enfold, I feel he will compose monstrous sword techniques.]
[Dagon: I seeâ¦I didnât think I would hear this level of praise for someone from your mouth.]
[Rudra: But I will have to test his mind, his heart. We already have some big headaches hiding in the darkness. I donât want someone like him to go on a dark path.]
[Dagon: I understand, admiral. I will bring him to you once he comes out of the Labyrinth.]n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Rudra: Did your daughter tell you why he extended his stay in the Labyrinth?]
[Dagon: Not in details. She just told me itâs related to his class.]
[Rudra: Got it. You can go back to sleep now.]
[Dagon:â¦.cough, I usually wake up at six, but-]
Rudra cut off the call before Dagon could finish, a smile hanging on his lips. "Lucky bastard."
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"He caught you," Sabrina chuckled.
Dagon helplessly smiled and lay back on the bed, "He was just pulling my leg. Anyway, weâll give the good news to Lily later. Since she believes Almond is good, then I believe he will pass senior Rudraâs tests."
Adventurers at such a high rank and level could indeed remain perfectly fine even without sleeping for multiple days unless they exhausted their mind and body doing strong work and needed sleep.
On the other hand, Rudra sighed as he put away his phone.
"Even Dagonâs daughter has found her life partner, and then thereâs my son, who isnât married yet," Rudra rubbed his temples as he muttered, "Does that rascal want to pass down our bloodline or not?"
Astraâs hologram appeared as she said, "Iâm positive he has an offspring or two in the process, given his activities. For a fact, a female named Amelia is keeping his baby, though she thinks she is keeping it a secret."
Rudra was stunned, "Since when did you collect such information?"
"I was ordered by Aryan to do that, as he wanted to know about his possible offspring."
"That darn rascal!"
â¦
While Almond was speed-hunting the Labyrinth, even as a new day descended inside and outside, Draven was in his afternoon party with newbie adventurers and their parents.
Given that Draven organized a party, everyone thought that his son had also returned, which wasnât the case in reality.
Looking at everyone enjoying and being happy, Draven felt like pulling his hair.
He only showed his face one time and then left, letting Rufus and other members of the guild do the work of meeting and talking.
Some parents also had a desire to let their kids join Wildhunt Guild, so they were happy to be here.
"Draven, what we know so far is that there are three more students who havenât returned yet."
"Who?" Draven asked, his expression intense.
"Seyung and Lamp. These were Jacobâs friends. The third is someone called Almond."
"I know the first two, but who the hell is Almond? His parents?"
"No parents. Lives in the academy dorms. He has some internal physical defects, making him weaker physically with low stamina. He has been bullied by Jacob and those two a few times, but nothing serious."
"Also, three students who returned didnât attend the party. They are Jayce, Natalia, and Lily."
Draven frowned, "Lily and Natalia are kids of the Darkwood mansion. Forget about them. Whatâs the deal with Jayce?"
"He lives with his older sister. Iâve sent someone to check, but he is at his home training while his sister is at GAAâs branch, working. I guess they just werenât interested in the party, considering Jayce would join GAA because of his sister."
Draven sighed, his expression weary. "Did you ask students if they had seen Jacob? Where did he spawn?"
"Apparently, nobody saw him at the starting area spawning with them. But everyone had spawned to all starting areas except for oneâthe starting area leading to Fairy Mountain."
Dravenâs eyes glinted. "So nobody here saw Jacob spawned at their starting areasâ¦"
"Not just Jacob, but they also didnât see Seyung or Lamp, nor Lily, Natalia, Almond, or Jayce," Rufus slowly said as a sheen flashed in his eyes. "Itâs safe to assume that these six spawned in the same area."
"Thatâs it!" Draven smashed his hand on the couchâs armrest and stood up, "Send someone to ask Jayce if he saw them. Now."