Guangyue Tavern!
In a private room, several young men and women were seated.
Adrian sat at the head of the table, with Lia and Lora on his left.
Among the four women Adrian rescued, besides the golden-haired native of the Otherworld, the other three women were also present.
One of them, a tall woman like Lia, was named Megan , while the other two were Natalie and Wendy .
Even with their haggard faces, it was evident that the three women were exceptionally beautiful.
They followed Adrian into Gruer Town and returned to Guangyue Tavern.
After washing up at the tavern, putting on the coarse clothes Lia bought, and eating a little something, Adrian called them to the private room.
From their accounts, Adrian was surprised to learn that although the three women had suffered much humiliation, fright, and beatings, they had not been violated by the Goblins!
The specific reason was unclear to the three women.
According to Megan , they could all feel the lewdness in the Goblins' eyes.
However, not long after they were captured, the Short Axe Goblin appeared.
The smaller Goblins dared not do anything to them after the Short Axe Goblin showed up.
And after the Short Axe Goblin tore off their clothes, he examined them but did not violate them.
The three women naturally did not know that the Short Axe Goblin intended to offer them as tributes to a more powerful Goblin deep within the Forbidden Forest.
Adrian and the others were even less aware of this.
But for the three women, this was the best possible outcome.
Besides them, there were also two men and one woman in the private room.
A bald man, a burly young man, and a long-haired woman with a dirty face sat beside him, clutching his arm.
The three of them had messy hair, and their tattered clothes still bore dried bloodstains, looking like refugees fleeing disaster.
Adrian recognized them at a glance; the three were his 'kind'.
The long-haired woman was the first female to be dragged away by the Goblins.
When Adrian and the others turned to flee, the burly young man rushed forward to save the long-haired woman.
As for the bald man, he, like Adrian , was betrayed by the scrawny man and was eventually pursued by two Goblins.
Adrian had always thought they were all dead.
Unexpectedly, upon returning to Guangyue Tavern just now, he found the three of them chatting with Lia.
After some discussion, Adrian also understood the experiences of the three.
The burly young man was named Fang, twenty-five years old, with a handsome appearance.
The long-haired woman was named Gia, her face obscured by dust. Her age wasn't mentioned, but she shouldn't be over thirty.
The bald man was named Luis , a middle-aged uncle in his thirties.
Fang and Luis were able to survive because they truly had skills.
Both men were over six feet tall, with large physiques and bulging muscles.
From their appearance alone, one could tell they were capable fighters.
Initially, Fang endured a brutal fight to rescue Gia from two Goblins, nearly dying at their hands.
Fortunately, the scrawny man returned to the church, drawing the attention of the two Goblins.
The scrawny man eventually died under the Goblins' attack.
Fang, meanwhile, carried Gia and fled into the forest.
Originally, Fang felt guilty about the scrawny man's Death.
But after hearing about the scrawny man's actions from Luis , he was so enraged that he cursed loudly!
Someone would put others in danger just to save his own life.
Fang hadn't expected there to be such a person among them!
Luis 's experience was quite similar.
The three scarred claw marks on his head were enough to indicate that his escape was also very perilous.
If he hadn't known martial arts and been able to hold his own, he would have died long ago.
The three escaped the forest, entering the town only at night.
Luis did not initially encounter Fang and Gia.
It wasn't until the next day, while the three were searching for food, that they met in the slums.
Adrian was also resting in the slums at that time, but he didn't encounter the three then.
Fang took a sip of water to moisten his throat, then continued, "Today in town, we heard the townspeople discussing how a black-haired outsider had offended a local bully named Harry.
From my observation, the residents of this town don't have black hair, so I immediately thought it must be one of us.
I was worried that our people were being bullied, so I called Luis and rushed over to help!
I didn't expect that by the time we arrived, you had already solved the problem.
Hahaha..."
Hearing Fang's hearty laughter, Adrian couldn't help but feel a good impression of the three.
If anyone else had said that, the credibility would be low.
It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow!
Aside from having the same hair color and waking up in the same place, they didn't know each other at all.
Especially Luis , who had been betrayed by a 'companion'.
In such a situation, hearing that someone had a conflict with the locals, protecting oneself would be the correct approach.
But Adrian believed Fang when he said he was preparing to help.
After all, this guy was a ruthless individual who dared to charge into battle with Goblins to save someone!
Adrian looked around, sighing with emotion, "Those present should be all the survivors, right?"
There were fifteen people when they woke up, and now only nine remained.
The remaining six were all confirmed Dead!
Fang was stunned by the words, the smile vanished from his face, and he pounded the table with his fist, cursing, "Damn monsters, one day, I'll clear them all out!"
In the few days since arriving, he had already gathered a basic understanding of this world's situation.
If he weren't weaker than the Goblins, he would have long since charged into the forest to fight them.
Luis clasped his hands together and recited, "Amitabha!"
"?" Fang frowned and asked, "Luis , what does Amitabha mean?"
Luis also paused, he lowered his head in thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either, it just came out naturally."
Adrian glanced at Luis , thinking to himself, 'Was he a monk before?'
Indeed, he hadn't noticed earlier because of the claw marks.
Now that Adrian looked closely, Luis 's head seemed to have ring scars.
No wonder he was able to escape from the Goblins.
Thinking of this, Adrian specifically checked Luis and the others' panels.
Unfortunately, everyone was like Lia.
Aside from their names, no other information was visible.
They seemed no different from ordinary residents in the town.
But Adrian always felt that since everyone was teleported to the Otherworld, there must be some special characteristic.
He just couldn't see it yet.
"Hey~, the dishes are here!"
Uncle Lunn's voice came, and then he walked in, carrying plates.
After several trips back and forth, the table was laden with delicious food.
After the last dish was served, Lunn smiled at Adrian and said, "Lord Adrian , the food is ready, please enjoy!"
After Lunn left, Adrian said to Fang, who was practically drooling, "Don't just stand there, start eating!"
"Oh, oh, then I won't be polite!"
Fang hadn't eaten a full meal in days, and seeing the table full of dishes, he could no longer hold back.
The others were much the same; the three women, Megan , Natalie , and Wendy , had only had a little something earlier and weren't full at all; their stomachs had long been rumbling.
After the food was devoured, Adrian saw the tired expressions on the faces of Megan and the other two, so he suggested that everyone rest first.
Adrian wasn't short on a silver or two now, and since Guangyue Tavern already provided accommodation, everyone simply slept there.
...
After waking up and washing, everyone's complexions had improved significantly.
Adrian gathered everyone again and asked, "Everyone, what do you plan to do next?"