Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 697 Step up and sit down

Step. Step. Step.

Slowly, taking his time, Adam climbed the spiral staircase running up the outside of the spire, eager to reach the top.

The blue arrow remained his guide until he arrived at his goal. He was following the rules and the External Artifact wasn't going to break them either.

His journey was a long one. The steps were numerous and short as if they were a challenge in themselves.

Nevertheless, Adam felt neither irritation nor exhaustion as he had a beautiful view in front of him - the Lands of the Lone Serpent, the name of the area around the fortress.

There was nothing of note nearby, just a surface of black sand and the occasional majestic trees. However, outside of this area not connected to the fortress in any way, there were other ones, as throughout all the Wild Lands.

From his vantage point, despite the great height, Adam couldn't see it, but he sensed and knew that not so far away were other Phantoms who were fighting monsters, perhaps right now.

"Agh, if you think about it like that, going only on the most dangerous and difficult missions and losing the charm of the ordinary, you could say routine missions. It's too late to think about that though."

Adam shrugged leaning against the wall as he crossed his arms over his chest, looking out at the enticing landscape.

The blue arrow was about to go on, but seeing that Adam stopped it came back and started nervously darting in front of him.

With a wave of his hand, Adam tossed the blue arrow aside as if getting rid of a pesky fly.

"Hey, give me a little rest. I'm not going anywhere, I'm just taking a short pause."

For some reason, deep inside Adam felt pride being in a dangerous proximity to arrogance.

He was here in the Red Zone and successfully defeated all the opponents in his path, while other Phantoms of the same level as him were fighting close to the fortress but rather weak places.

"Hmm, there's nothing wrong with recognizing one's achievements, right?"

Oddly enough, it wasn't just a monologue and Silvana realized it:

'Sure, if you have to choose between self-confidence and insecurity, the first one is always better. But, Adam, never be overconfident, please.'

"Well, well... Let me guess, the Blind Commander?" Adam suggested with a slight irony in his voice.

Silvana nodded deeply.

'Yes, but I should warn you, the Blind Commanders aren't ordinary monsters.'

"Yeah, I see... He's the Crown Type." Adam shrugged. This wasn't the first time he faced that type of monster.

'No, that's not it. The Blind Commanders are quite rare and they usually choose places like this fortress.'

"Hm? What do you mean?" Adam raised an eyebrow in confusion.

The Blind Commander clearly heard what Adam was saying, but he didn't interrupt him, just stared silently at his would-be adversary.

'They choose locations where they can take the highest position while minding their own business, that is, they are quite willful. Naturally, they are aided by various External Artifacts, and this case is no exception, they are valuable fighters.'

Then, Silvana's voice became more serious.

'Although the Blind Commander is a Crown Type, they like other Crown Monsters can look far from human size and body parts... Such a small size and powerful aura is very rare.'

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At that moment, Adam understood everything as he smiled widely.

"Hah, I see your point. Like the Prime Stone Mimic below, he's special even among his own, with his kind being someone like arrogant hermits - do nothing but the most dangerous. Am I saying this right?"

'Quite so.'

As if realizing that they were done with their conversation, the Blind Commander waved his hand indicating the empty seat beside him.

"Agh...?"

The monster didn't want to fight, he wanted to enjoy the scenery, at least for these last few seconds.