Adventurer of Many Professions-Chapter 97: Tales of Valor!

As night fell, Moonlight Village buzzed with activity.

Adventurers who had ventured into the Moonlight Forest earlier in the day were now returning, and as usual, they needed a place to unwind. For most, that meant heading straight to the taverns. The adrenaline from their close calls in the forest still pumping through their veins, many of them grabbed a drink to calm their nerves.

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The taverns quickly filled with familiar faces. Groups of adventurers gathered around tables, swapping stories of their day’s adventures. Some were eager to boast about their accomplishments, recounting how they had bravely led their teams to defeat monsters and complete their quests.

But, as expected, such self-praise wasn’t always met with admiration. Often, it sparked teasing or even mockery from others, and sometimes, these light-hearted jabs could escalate into full-blown arguments, forcing the groups to take their fights outside for a bit of "private competition." As long as things didn’t get out of hand; no serious injuries or deaths, no one really cared.

Of course, not every adventurer in the tavern was bragging. There were others who had survived relatively unscathed, claiming they completed their missions without any danger. Their luck stirred envy in the others, who could only imagine what it might be like to have such an easy journey.

And then there were those who had barely made it out of the forest alive, who spoke of their harrowing experiences. These stories often resonated deeply with the others, as they could all relate to the near-death experiences that came with being an adventurer in Moonlight Forest.

At one of the tables sat Kris and Sotoler, two adventurers who had narrowly escaped a close call earlier that day. As they recounted their story, the people around them leaned in, eager to hear the details. The room filled with gasps and exclamations.

"Hey, you won’t believe it," Kris began, raising her voice to get everyone’s attention. "I honestly thought I was done for, but then I turned around and saw Sotoler’s face. Guess what he was doing?"

The crowd around the table shook their heads in anticipation.

"Can you believe it? He looked ’so’ surprised!" Kris slammed her hand down on the table, causing everyone to laugh.

Sotoler, ever the good sport, grinned and shrugged. "If you didn’t nearly die, I wouldn’t have looked so shocked!" He teased.

The adventurers around them laughed even harder, but they were also curious about what had really happened.

"I’m only surprised for a reason," Sotoler said, raising his glass for a sip. "Hurry up and tell them, Kris, or else they’ll never stop teasing me."

Everyone leaned in, eager to hear more. "Come on, Kris, tell us what happened. You’re fine now, so what went down?" they urged.

Kris smiled, clearly enjoying the attention. "I still couldn’t believe it at the time," she said, drawing out the suspense. "But I quickly realized I’d totally misunderstood him."

She paused for dramatic effect. The others leaned forward in anticipation.

"And then I saw it," Kris continued, her eyes lighting up. "Someone rushed in front of me and killed the jungle cat that was attacking me with just one sword."

The crowd gasped.

"You’ll never guess who it was."

The anticipation was palpable, and just as everyone was about to ask, Kris finally said, "It was Raymond!"

A murmur of surprise swept through the tavern.

"’Raymond’? The dual-professional Raymond? Is it really him?"

"Isn’t he in Moonlight Forest too? So he must be in the village tonight!"

"I saw him at the guild this morning! But there were too many people, and they left right after accepting their quest."

"Kris, are you sure? You’re not pulling our leg, are you?"

The adventurers around them were surprised, some skeptical, but ultimately they didn’t think Kris had any reason to lie about something like this.

"Why would I lie to you?" Kris asked with a grin. "If you don’t believe me, ask Griffin and Delona."

She nodded toward the two men sitting opposite her. Griffin, who had just received some treatment for his injuries, now looked much better.

When he heard his name, Griffin and Delona both nodded in agreement. "It’s true," Griffin confirmed. "Raymond was there, with Sylph, the Explosion Magician, and the Priest."

With that confirmation, the rest of the tavern’s patrons started to believe her. After all, who else could team up with an Explosion Magician and a Priest in Wittes Town if not Raymond, the dual-class adventurer?

Eager to hear more, someone from the crowd quickly urged Kris, "Come on, Kris, stop wasting time, tell us how Raymond saved you!"

Others chimed in, "Yeah, and as a dual-professional, how strong is he really?"

Even adventurers who had been minding their own business at other tables now leaned in, their curiosity piqued. They whispered to each other, eyes glancing over to the group, eager to know more about this mysterious dual-professional.

Feeling the growing interest, Kris didn’t hold back any longer. She launched into a full retelling of how Raymond had rescued them, describing the whole scene in detail.

As Kris finished, the adventurers around her were left in stunned silence.

"Did Raymond really do all that?" one of them asked in disbelief. "He was surrounded by three jungle cats, but still managed to kill them all without a scratch?"

Someone nodded but added, "That makes sense. He’s a fighter, after all. But what I don’t get is the speed of his sword; Kris said he killed them before they even had time to dodge. Isn’t that something only a swordsman could do?"

"Exactly!" another person agreed. "And the crazy part is, he didn’t even use any skills!"

The group was stunned. They tried to picture themselves in Raymond’s situation, being ambushed by three jungle cats, and realized that surviving without using skills was nearly impossible, let alone defeating all three in an instant.

"This is insane!" they murmured.

As their discussion grew louder, Kris slammed her hand on the table to quiet them down.

"Alright, enough!" she said with hands on her hips, her voice firm. "What’s so unbelievable? He’s a dual-professional, guys! Stop getting stuck on just one class!"

The adventurers paused, realizing she had a point.

"Right, a fighter is flexible, a warrior is strong, and his sword is faster than a swordsman’s. I guess it makes sense that he could do it."

"Exactly!" someone else nodded. "Maybe that’s the unique strength of a dual-professional, combining the best of both worlds to cover the weaknesses of each class."

They were starting to understand, but not everyone was convinced.

One adventurer, with a skeptical frown, spoke up slamming the table. "Hey, come on. There’s no lie detector here. Who knows if what you’re saying is true or if you’re just exaggerating? We all know how much you admire Raymond; you probably just made him sound stronger than he really is."

The room fell silent for a moment as everyone waited to see how Kris would respond.

At the sudden outburst, everyone in the tavern turned to see what was going on.

Five adventurers sat at a table on the far side, clearly upset by the lively conversation happening at Kris’s table. One of them, a thin-faced man dressed in leather armor with a long sword at his waist, sneered at Kris and the others. He looked at them with disdain.

"Also," he continued, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "you were nearly wiped out by a few jungle cats. How weak are you? I don’t know how the auditor even promoted you to ’Black Iron.’"

His teammate, sitting next to him, chimed in, "Maybe the polygraph malfunctioned and didn’t catch the lies."

The group burst into laughter, completely ignoring the discomfort of the others around them. Only one member of the group, a female priestess dressed in her robes, looked genuinely uncomfortable with the situation.

As Kris and Sotoler noticed them, their faces darkened. They recognized the group immediately, Geus and his team. They’d had a run-in with them before over a past mission.

Kris glared at Geus, her fists clenching. "Geus! You...!" She stood up, ready to confront them.

But Sotoler quickly grabbed her arm. "Don’t," he said firmly, his voice low. Several other adventurers who were friendly with Kris joined in, urging her to calm down. "It’s not worth it," they said.

The truth was, Geus’s team was much stronger than theirs. Although they were all Iron-level adventurers, three members of Geus’s team had mastered two skills each, giving them the strength to rise to Bronze-level. It was a clear difference in power.

The other adventurers around them watched with detached curiosity, sensing the tension but staying out of the conflict.

Seeing Kris sit back down, Geus smirked, his eyes cold. "I wasn’t going to bother with you," he began, his voice sharp, "but you keep talking about that dual-class guy, Raymond, like he’s something special. His sword speed faster than a swordsman’s? Are you insulting us all?"

Geus’s hand casually brushed against the sword at his waist, and his expression grew colder. "A dual-professional thinks he can compare to the thing we swordsmen pride ourselves on? Do you think that’s possible? And as for Raymond, he’s not even worth comparing."