Chapter 384: I Don't Know Him
...... The entire Auridge Mountains seemed to fall silent in an instant ......
Dean was left completely dumbfounded ......
The Sword Saint stared blankly at Leon, and even the Frostwolf chasing behind seemed to forget its purpose. It took a full ten seconds before anyone reacted, finally recalling what the young mage had just said ......
Then, Dean's face went from pale to red, then red to purple, and finally from purple to a sickly blue ......
But for Dean to reach the rank of Sword Saint at his age, his composure and self-control were naturally far beyond ordinary men. Even in this moment of nearly uncontrollable rage, the Sword Saint took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his fury.
After all, Dean thought, as a dignified Sword Saint, stooping to argue with a low-ranked mage would be beneath his status.
Besides, in a battle like this, whether a low-ranked mage was willing to help or not was essentially meaningless. Dean had risked the Frostwolf King's pursuit and burst forth with battle aura just to rush over—not to recruit someone of that rank.
The one he truly wanted to recruit was that Orc ......
Earlier, even while fighting the Frostwolf King, Dean had kept a close eye on the two newcomers who had suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
From the perspective of a Sword Saint, it was obvious: the reason these two could still stand here unharmed was at least ninety percent due to that Orc.
His combat power was terrifying ......
At first glance, this Orc was only at the level of a fifth-rank Swordmaster, but the strength he unleashed was almost on par with a Sword Saint—especially in large-scale battles, where an Orc's innate power was magnified. Once he gripped that monstrous weapon with both hands, the destruction he could wreak even surpassed Dean, the Sword Saint himself ......
This was exactly the kind of subordinate every mercenary company leader dreamed of: fearless, growing fiercer as the battle raged on. In a fight like this, having such a man on your side meant you were already halfway to victory before the fighting even began.
The real reason Dean had risked everything to burst forth and chase after them was to recruit this Orc.
Originally, Dean had planned to use a gentler approach ......
He could tell that the Orc was completely obedient to the young mage beside him—their relationship was clearly unusual. So Dean thought, if he could first draw them into this battle and forge some camaraderie fighting side by side, it would be easier to persuade both of them to join the Templar Knights Mercenary Company.
As for what would happen after they joined the Templar Knights Mercenary Company ......
The Orc would certainly get priority. Dean had already decided: once he returned, he'd persuade the Captain to grant the Orc a vice-captain position, binding him tightly to the Templar Knights Mercenary Company. Of course, he couldn't just cast aside the young mage, given their relationship—maybe put him in charge of an elite squad?
Dean had everything planned out ......