Vol.2 Ch.1 Land of the Myth

Weed questioned Ghandilva about the seed, thinking it might be the one to lead to the City of Heaven, although he kept up a pretext of selflessness. Weed took a chance and took up the quest to save the captives, even sympathizing with the children of the lost parents. However, this did not have much leverage in his decision to save the townspeople. When Pale, Romuna , Surka and Irene found out, they were shocked, but agreed to follow Weed. When they asked Weed why he had given up the punitive force quest, he said it would be a better opportunity to gain levels, not revealing his ulterior motive. Becker and Dale also came up to Weed and offered to lend their men, but Weed refused, not wanting to draw Darius' attention.

They moved towards Baran, and Pale used his improved observation skills to see where the lizardmen's territory was. After a while Pale detected some lizardmen. When Weed told them that his plan was to assault the lizardmen stronghold by themselves, they were doubtful and Weed only revealed cryptic hints. He then gave them the Brandy of Vitality and they were all amazed at the stat boosts they recieved. Weed headed forward and immediately executed the first form of the Imperial Formless Technique. Stunned, Surka followed and finished off the first lizardman. Weed then engaged the other four, getting a feel for their movements. Romuna, Irene and Pale quickly came in helped. Irene blessed and healed Weed and he immediately went back into the fray. After a while, he dropped his sword and started to use only his fists to pummel the lizardmen. After seeing his skills, Weed told them about the events that happened between their meetings, dispelling any prejudices they had against him due to his class. After resting up, they continued to head towards Baran, carving their way through multiple lizardmen along the way.

Meanwhile, Darius had arrived in Baran Village, and his scout told him that the lizardmen were lying in wait in the buildings. Darius sent all the troops in regardless, knowing that most of the troops would get slaughtered. This was because he wanted the lizardmen to be weakened by the players, then run in and grab all the EXP for himself. The Rosenheim troops trained by Weed fared better, and they adopted a defensive stance immediately.