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But he didn't let himself be intimidated, and like an experienced assassin, he took up position with his dagger, ready to confront these two humans.

As a genius, he mastered many weapons, so he was not to be underestimated, despite the fact that he was no longer holding his spear.

Kaite and Langus took a quick look at him, then, with quick steps, charged at him.

Langus rushed at the Dravak with lightning speed, sword in hand. Kaite followed close behind, his precise, elegant movements contrasting with his companion's brutal approach.

Dravus, though wounded, crouched slightly, his piercing gaze anticipating their movements.

Clang!

Dravak's dagger met Langus's sword in a clash of sparks.

Immediately, Langus's sword exploded into a thousand pieces before his shocked eyes.

"What!? That sword was worth at least 10 gold coins!"

Langus was bewildered; it would be at least months before he could buy a sword of similar quality.

But fortunately he was an experienced knight, so he recovered quickly and took a step back to avoid Dravus' counter-attack.

Taking advantage of the moment, Kaite performed a feint, plunging his sword towards the Dravak warrior's exposed flank.

But despite his wounds, the Dravak's instinct did not fail: he pivoted and deflected Kaite's attack with a precise backhand.

"Fast... and well-trained" he growled.

The duel intensified.

Despite the absence of his sword, Langus was a knight who was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat, so he could always create opportunities for Kaite without suffering serious injury. Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

Dravus, despite his condition, resisted with impressive mastery. His movements were calculated, every dodge meticulous, every counterattack dazzling.

He was truly a genius with an excellent sense of combat.

Yet, little by little, the accumulated wounds weighed on him. His breath became shorter and his movements slower. Kaite noticed a gap in his guard.

"Langus, now!" she shouted.

Langus understood immediately and pretended to attack from the front, attracting Dravus' attention.

And because of his state of fatigue and wounds, he didn't see Kaite slip up behind him and strike with all her might, her sword piercing Dravus's thick skin.

Even if their swords were of low quality, it was still sharp enough to pierce a Dravak's natural skin.

Dravus' howl echoed in the surrounding area. He collapsed to his knees, stabbing his dagger into the ground as if it were a support for him.

Then Kaite withdrew his sword in one clean sweep, leaving the warrior gasping for breath and letting out another grunt of pain.

It should be noted that Kaite and Langus were also blocked by the restriction of the God of another universe.

So, in this world, if Maxime had to face them alone and with equipment of similar quality, he would undoubtedly lose.

Hence the importance of having men under orders under his men when the 3-point limit was reached.

These men could really change the course of a battle, but of course it was very difficult to find knights who were willing to pledge allegiance without a noble title.

Most people had a few apprentice knights with complicated pasts.

Otherwise, if everyone could have knights under their command, there'd be no need for battles.

The human race would roll over all other races in dimensional battlefields, and be the strongest race thanks to its sheer number of powerful men.

Thanks to Viviana's talent, Maxime had been able to observe the short duel and recover sufficiently to stand up and face Dravus.

Dravus saw this scene and was surprised.

"You! How can you still stand!?"

"Talent." replied Maxime lightly with a smile.

This scene seemed particularly out of context, while all around them, there was a lot of shooting going on, as well as Shibuya mercenaries confronting Dravaks.

Langus and Kaite watched the battlefield with curious eyes.

"So war can look like this too?" they thought with shock.

At the same time, Maxime began to activate the effect of his talent: [Absolute Contract].

He closed his eyes and let the heat seep into them.

When he opened them again, his pupils glowed with a golden light. A strange energy filled the air, vibrating like an invisible rope stretched between him and Dravus.

Dravak watched the scene, squinting.

"What kind of sorcery is this? Just kill me instead of doing these strange things."

"Don't worry, you're not going to die." Langus reassured him with a gentle smile.@@novelbin@@

He was taking a malicious pleasure in seeing another person suffer from this cursed contract.

And Dravus noticed immediately, as the man's gentle smile looked extremely Machiavellian to him, and he even began to feel a little scared.

"You'll even gain a precious opportunity to become stronger." Kaite added, his eyes excited.

It seemed that both knights were really enjoying watching this scene in which they themselves had been the protagonists in the past.

Then Dravus saw Maxime stretch out his right hand in front of him.

Suddenly, glittering words appeared in the air, traced by an ethereal light.

Fortunately, the battlefield was sufficiently chaotic and the environment sufficiently overgrown with trees and bushes, that nobody saw anything.

"Shit, to blot my honor like that what a humiliation."

Dravus was deeply angry, and as if he'd had a new surge of strength, he pulled his dagger from the ground and tried to stab it into his heart.

He wanted to kill himself.

Immediately Kaite and Langus pounced on the Dravak and pulled on his arm to dissipate the dagger's momentum.

Maxime, for his part, was not panicked, and silently read the words written in the light, his lips barely moving.

Finally, he spoke, his voice deeper, with a strange echo.

"I, Maxime, wish to conclude a contract with the designated person."

The light between them suddenly transformed into a golden spiral, like a luminous vortex.

"No, no, no, I don't want to sign a contract!"

Dravus at this point was extremely panicked.

He was a young genius of the Dravaks, he had thought until then that he was a strong man with the honor of his race.

And indeed, he was not afraid of death and had proved it by attempting suicide.

But now he was afraid of what the young human in front of him was doing.

Then, finally, the spiral seemed to rush towards him, penetrating his eyes.

He seemed to possess it as he gave off golden light through his eyes.

Simultaneously, an ethereal contract appeared between him and Maxime, linking them by an extremely thin golden thread.

Dravis felt a phenomenal power seeping into both his body and his soul.

"No! No! No! I don't want to!"

He resisted with all his might, but no matter what he did, he felt this power invade him completely without anything being able to block it or even slow it down.

After only a few dozen seconds, the floating, dazzling contract vanished in a shower of luminous flashes.

Dravus collapsed completely, staring at the ground in bewilderment, wondering what had happened.

He raised his head slightly and saw the young human looking at him with a smile.

"Welcome to the Saber-toothed Tigers."

Langus and Kaite looked at him with sympathetic but slightly joyful eyes too.

For Dravus was a truly strong man, so the mercenary group had improved again and its prospects were becoming better too!

Above all, the possibility of betrayal was completely nil, so whatever difficulties they might encounter in the future, they had a new back to lean on in difficult battles.

"The Saber-toothed Tigers?" asked Dravus, dazed.

"That's our mercenary group." replied Maxime lightly.

Dravus seemed to have all his energy draining away.

"I'm now under the orders of a human...a human..."

His mind was completely shattered.

Maxime frowned, if his new warrior remained in such a state, he'd rather kill him to get a new location and sign a contract with another individual.

"Do you have any dreams, Dravus?"

Dravus slowly raised his head, his face marked by a pain far deeper than that of his physical wounds.

His glowing eyes seemed extinguished, as if Maxime had evoked a memory he would have preferred to forget forever.

"Dreams?" he repeated, his voice hoarse.

"Maybe I did... once."

At the same time, Maxime glanced at Langus and Kaite and immediately issued an order:

"Go help the mercenaries in Shibuya."

Langus and Kaite nodded, a little sad to miss their new colleague's story.

Maxime didn't want them to know Dravus's story, and above all there was no point in them knowing the story.

If they wanted to know, they could ask him in the future.

As for Maxime, he could also go and help the Shibuya and save a few lives, but his priority was to recruit and retain his new warrior.

After all, he knew how bright the world could be, but he also knew how dark it could be.

The Shibuya mercenaries were nice, and so was their captain, but he didn't yet know them well enough to prioritize their rescue over that of recruiting his new warrior.

Maxime sat down in front of him and said:

"I'm listening."

Dravus clenched his fists, but since it had come to this, he could afford to let go of the stone weighing heavily on his heart.

So he began to tell Maximus his story.