Level Up in Earth Evolution

As Daniel pondered about his companions, Guild Master Maurice entered the party hall, stunning everyone inside.

"Priestess Irene, Mr. Loid, I apologize for my late arrival," he expressed with an apologetic expression.

"Guild master, what are you saying? It's my honour to have you at my party," Loid replied instantly and continued.

"Also the party has already started; you can just sit and enjoy," he added without asking any questions about why he came.

"Okay, then you all continue. I will sit there," Maurice nodded and walked towards a corner where a muscular old man with a snow-white beard was seated.

Everyone found it a little unbelievable, but they resumed the party while gossiping about the reason for the Guild Master and Priestess Irene's arrival.

"What do you think they came here for, and doesn't that old man look familiar?"

"Yes, he kind of looks familiar, but I don't remember him. As for the reasons for them coming here, it's probably because of what happened yesterday."

"You mean the appearance of evil monsters in the North Plane?"

"Yes, and don't you see a lot of unfamiliar people? They're from other kingdoms; they probably came here to inspect the hero and guild master is here to stop any trouble as for priestess Irene I don't know."

The people continued their conservations, while Li Wei frowned after pondering.

'If it's just people from other kingdoms, there is no need for the Priestess and Guild Master to come here. Also, that old man with the guild master is level 75. Just who is he?' he muttered in his mind, not knowing what's going on.

As he pondered, Guild Master Maurice looked at the old man in front of him.

"City Lord, you should at least greet the Priestess; she possesses a very high status," he suggested with a serious expression, while keeping his voice low so only the two could hear.

In response, the City Lord laughed.

"Ho ho, Maurice, when did you start respecting people with status too much? Oh wait, it's the Priestess who is special, right?" he replied, stroking his beard.

"City Lord, you don't know about it? How long are you going to neglect normal life?" Maurice sighed again, watching him like this.

The City Lord is the strongest person in the city; however, many people forgot about him as it's been years since he hasn't showed up publicly, and only left a message that he was there and here.

"Maurice, even though the Priestess is special, she is still a child in my eyes, as for normal life it's just a pain in ass," the City Lord replied with an irritation, while observing the crowd.

"Also, you're not here for this chat, right? If you are, then you can fuck off," he cursed.

Hearing him, Maurice's mouth twitched a little, but he was already used to it, so he didn't care.

"City Lord, the main issue is some people from dark factions are stirring trouble. I have already informed about the ones that were caught at my house."

"I think they are preparing to attack, and before I came here, I was obstructed by some people from dark factions. However, they ran away after knowing my level has increased," Maurice explained the issue.

Listening to him, the City Lord nodded with a thoughtful expression.

"There were also a few guys who came to my house, but they returned as I was not there," he spoke and pondered for a while before continuing.

"Maurice, I think there might be seven deadly sin lords behind it, but with the Priestess and her legion here, there is no need to worry."

"Also, I have already mobilized the knights inside the city; some are even in the party, mixing with ordinary people. They are keeping an eye on the hero, as the dark faction probably came for him," he concluded everything and started to eat the dinner.

Looking at him, Maurice became speechless and turned his attention to the crowd.

"Why are all the men standing here while women are on the other side?" he muttered with a frown noticing this.

Hearing him, the City Lord chuckled.

"Ho ho, it's that boy probably playing tricks. Well, what's his name? Ah, the Abyss leader," he answered and continued to enjoy the dinner, not caring about Maurice, who was stunned.

'How did he become so powerful in just a few days?' Maurice thought with a frown.

Li Wei, who was sitting, noticed his gaze. But he wasn't afraid, as he has an excuse prepared already.

As the party continued, Loid finally got free from all the congratulations and came towards Li Wei.

He was also stunned when he saw all the women gathered here, but it was a good thing as the party wouldn't be implicated negatively.

He then glanced at everyone in Li Wei's party, Irene included, who was beside Li Wei with a mischievous smile.

"Maria, he is Li Wei the one I talked about, and they are all his party members, of course, except the Priestess," he introduced Li Wei and his party to her and turned towards them.

"Let me introduce you all to my second wife Maria and my son Austin. They were both in the capital city for weeks, and because of this, you didn't meet her," he added with an introduction.

'So it's like this,' Li Wei nodded and greeted Maria with everyone.

Somehow, Irene also joined the fun; however, Maria responded calmly, making Li Wei stunned.

But after Emily explained that she came from a top family of the capital city, he understood.

'It's no wonder there are many nobles attending the party, and Uncle Loid was able to open a branch in the capital city,' he thought to himself.

As for how Loid ended up marrying her, the reason is simple – it was love; well it was a story for another day.

As their chat continued, with Irene chiming in again and again, in the corner of the hall the hero Bai Feng's eyes flashed coldly.

"Bastard!" He cursed in a low voice, clenching his fists tightly.

The knights had warned him not to create trouble in this party, or they wouldn't protect him, and it was all because of Priestess Irene.

But he blamed Li Wei for that.

'What kind of dog shit luck does he have to get to know the Priestess?' he thought, gritting his teeth fiercely.

...

Outside the villa, Daniel, Mark, and Zek were sitting in a corner, waiting for instructions when a few people came to join them.

"Daniel, the Guild Master's level is higher than what we expected, and the City Lord might be already be at the party too," a person informed him.

"What? Then what about our plans? Are we going to abandon it?" Daniel asked with a frown.

However, the person shook his head.

"No, we are not. Let's wait and see what happens first. After all, other dark factions are not here just to eat and drink," he replied, observing the crowd.

However, every person seemed to be enjoying the party like normal people.

'I hope they do the work, or we have to start,' he thought, wondering about the preparations.

...

In the North Plane, a scout adventure party moved swiftly in the forest to scout for security reasons.

"Leader, there are no monster activity in the further area."

"Yes, leader. It was the same for me, as if they are hiding from something."

Two people reported with an anxious expression.

The leader of the party frowned hearing them.

"Hiding from something? What could it be? Is there a high-level monster?" he muttered to himself, observing the surroundings.

"Let's go further and check. If it gets too dangerous, we will escape back to the city immediately," he instructed without any fear.

"Understood, leader," the two party members nodded, and everyone shot through like the wind, moving inside the forest at a fast pace.

They didn't discover any anomalies until they came out of the forest, reaching the real North Plane, a D- level area where monsters up to level 50 and further spawned.

"Leader, look, those are–" the person gulped in fear, watching the scene ahead of them.

"Shh! Don't talk and let's leave slowly. There is definitely a monster above level 50 here," the leader replied in a hushed voice, backing away slowly as he watched the tons of bones in front of them.

They were all fresh with some blood and flesh on them, indicating they had just died and been eaten by some beast.

However, there were no signs of resistance and fight, meaning they were poisoned by a lethal monster or became dinner for high-level monster.

"Leader, what you said is true. The monsters above level 50 go through evolution, doesn't that mean our chances of leaving alive are almost 50%," a party member spoke with fear and pale face.

"Yes, and let's hurry back. For some reason, our communication tools aren't working," the leader replied, finally becoming a little anxious.

The monsters below level 50 rely on their numbers to fight with humans; however, for monsters above, it wasn't the case.