System's POV

Chapter 682: A Symbol Of Wanderers



After word of mouth spread that all members of the Hero Party were currently at the Registration Venue, those who had been camping nearby decided to come and visit them.

Unfortunately, the ones they wanted to meet were all in a VIP Zone, so the guards that belonged to the Ashford Clan barred them from entry at a certain point, making them feel disappointed.

However, as if wanting to fan the flames, Thirteen invited the Hero Party to take a stroll with him to visit the other Wanderers who were at the venue.

This caused the guards of the Ashford Clan a lot of headaches, and Claude nearly cursed aloud when his subordinates reported this incident.

Thirteen did this to pull all the attention of the Ashford Clan onto him, while his loyal "demons" continued to scout the area where the elimination rounds would be held.

Of course, he made sure to divide his demons into different groups, with some of them infiltrating the inner areas where the Ashford Clan's lineage was living.

This was the perfect opportunity to gather information, so Thirteen had no plans to miss the opportunity. He intended to know more about the Clan, whom the traitor, Aaron Ashford had expanded.

Thirteen had no vendetta against the members of the Ashford Family. His gripe was solely with Aaron.

However, if the rest of them dared to antagonize him, the teenage boy was more than happy to add them to his blacklist.

"Miss Erica, please go out with me!"

"Saintess, please marry me!"

"Miss Diana, please give birth to my child!"

"Miss Mildred, I love you!"

The ladies of the Hero Party were very popular, so the moment these beautiful ladies appeared, the Wanderers started to call out to them.

The four ladies were already used to this treatment, so they were no longer fazed by this kind of situation.

Thirteen asked them to come with him with the excuse of encouraging the Wanderers to do their best in the tournament.

Of course, the other members of the Hero Party, like Roland, Joshua, and Derek, were also popular.

However, they were men so the young men interested in ladies only gave them a glance before cheering for the beautiful ladies who had come to brighten up their day.

Thirteen, on the other hand, found himself in an unusual situation.

Those who weren't cheering for the ladies went to him to shake his hand, pat his shoulder, or touch any part of his body.

At first, he was surprised, thinking that the people would only look at him from a distance like what they were doing for the ladies of the Hero Party.

However, everyone just seemed to want to touch him as if to verify if he was real or not.

This unusual scene lasted for an hour before Thirteen and the others returned to their campsite.

"Looks like you're very popular, Master," Derek said in a teasing tone. "There were even girls among the Wanderers who wiped the sweat on your forehead with their handkerchiefs and placed it on their chests afterward."

Although Derek was smiling on the surface, deep inside, he was very envious of what

happened to his Master.

There were Wanderers who approached him to shake his hand, but the treatment they gave him was only similar to Roland and Joshua.

They didn't touch him all over like what they did to his Master.

Derek lamented about the fact that there were even a dozen bold ladies who kissed Zion's cheeks, making him truly envious of the teenage boy!

"I think I have an understanding of why they did that to Zion," Vincent said with a smile.

"Oh?" Derek arched an eyebrow. "Please enlighten me."

The other members of the Hero Party also looked at the handsome "playboy" and waited for his reply.

"In our hearts, the Hero Party are the role models of us Wanderers, who are part of the younger generation," Vincent stated. "In our eyes, you guys are celebrities. You are the Rising Stars that everyone looks up to. However, Zion is different. He is... a symbol."

"A symbol?" Joshua fixed the glasses on his face. "What do you mean 'a symbol"?" Vincent glanced at the teenage boy, who was sitting beside Sherry, and started to read a book. "In our eyes, Zion is like a Deity," Vincent replied. "You know, those local Gods that people worship for good luck, happy marriage, and success in life? Zion is like that.

"Devotees in Solterra and Pangea like to build statues of the Gods they worship, right? They would then touch them from time to time, asking for their blessings.

"That's what happened to Zion earlier. In fact, if he ever built a temple and enshrined himself there, people would visit in droves just to get his blessings."

Erica found this information funny, so she grabbed Thirteen's hand and placed it on her forehead.

"Oh, bless me, Great Zion," Erica said in an exaggerated tone. "Make me rich and powerful!" Thirteen was quite amused with the Sorceress' antics, so he played along and said, "bless you," making Erica giggle.

"Me too," Sherry tugged on Thirteen's clothes. "Bless me too."

"Bless you." Thirteen then placed his other hand on Sherry's forehead, blessing her as well.

Although it looked funny from the side, Derek and the others understood Vincent's words in their hearts.

To them, the teenage boy, who was younger than them by a few years, had played a major role in their lives.

Although the majority of them were taller than him, they always felt that Zion was someone whom they all looked up to.

His mere presence alone gave a feeling of assurance as if everything was going to be fine asn/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

long as he was there.

After a minute of silence, Derek nodded his head.

"You're right, Vincent," Derek said. "You're absolutely right."

Vincent nodded because this was also what he believed in.

Also, every time he looked at Zion, he would feel his heart ache for unknown reasons. There were times when he wished he could just go and hug him.

But not wanting to make the other party misunderstand, he always held himself back and kept

a respective distance.

He then watched as Rianna also asked for Thirteen's blessing, but after the teenage boy gave her his blessing, the young lady gave the teenage boy a quick peck on the cheek, making Erica and Sherry look at her as if Rianna had stolen their golden egg.

Suddenly, a siren rang, making everyone stop whatever they were doing.

A moment later, an announcement was made, stating that three Tier-3 Dimensional Gates

had appeared within the city.

Since this was the territory of the Ashford Clan, they were conflicted as to whether they should head help with the monster subjugation or not.

But, a few minutes later, the Supervisor of the Venue came to find the Hero Party.

He asked them respectfully if they were willing to help deal with the Monster Outbreaks that would be opening within five days.

That was the time that was needed for a Tier-3 Dimensional Gate to open, which meant that there was plenty of time to help evacuate people.

Usually, Tier-3 Gates would spawn over five hundred monsters at a time, all of which were

Rank 3 or Rank 4 Monsters.

Usually, they would be led by a Rank 4 Overlord or a Sovereign.

While the Wanderers of the Ashford Clan could deal with this threat, having more hands

would be good as well.

Also, since there were many Wanderers in the venue, they practically had free manpower to help deal with this incident, giving everyone a good opportunity to showcase their talents. Since Roland was the leader of the Hero Party, he agreed to the request and promised to help deal with one of the Tier-3 Gates that would be opening in five days.

Thirteen simply listened to the side and didn't say a word.

The appearance of the Dimensional Gates was a very common occurrence.

In fact, a gate would usually open every day in different places on the Continent.

Even the Aldebaran Continent had its share of these outbreaks. But as long as it wasn't a Tier 7

or Tier 8 Gate, the local forces could handle them just fine.

'Still, three Tier-3 Gates opening at the same time in the same city?' Thirteen mused. 'Is this

just a coincidence?'

Thirteen didn't know the answer to this question.

However, if more of these gates would appear at the same place at the same time, then it

meant that there might be a reason behind it.

One of those reasons was that higher tier gates would spawn in the area, which would mean that after the Cygni Continent's Jinn Invasion was over, it would be the Sirius' Continent next to face such a calamity.

No one wanted to see this happen, including Thirteen, who didn't want to see the world of Pangea become another breeding ground for the Jinns.

So in order to prevent such a future, he would need to help the Cygni Continent overcome

their greatest fears.

If another continent fell into the hands of the Jinns, it would mean that the world would once again become an even smaller place for humans to live in.