RISE OF EROS

Andrew and the others did not arrive at the scene by accident. Being experts, they could obviously sense the battle from miles away, especially Oliver who is a master-level expert.

If they had wanted to, they could have avoided this path, but the reason they didn't was because the energies they sensed were strange. Although all races in this world control the same energy, which is, aura for experts and divinity for demigods, each race has a special signature.

In other words, even if they have the same energy, the aura or divinity of a human is different from that of an elf, beastman, dwarf, or barbarian. It was because of this that Andrew and his group sensed the aura of those fighting, and they felt a signature they had never felt before.

They knew what the power signature of elves, barbarians, humans, and Amazons was like, but they had never felt one like that of the blue-haired elves fighting the group of muscled men.

They immediately remembered what Sansa and Gaston had said before, "Water elves or liquid spirits rule the country of Rios." They immediately deduced that the human opponents could be members of the ruling race of this country.

Although their goal was not to establish themselves in the country of Rios, due to the risks it could present, Andrew felt that the water elves were at a disadvantage and had an idea.

Although it would not change his plan, it would not hurt to make some friends in the country of Rios among the water elves, for when they decide to expand into this country, so he quickly told his companions that they would intervene.

It is true that they did not understand the situation just by feeling the auras in battle, but they knew that the water elves were the rulers of this country, so Andrew assumed that the humans were doing something wrong.

When they got closer, they confirmed his hypothesis. The humans looked like slave hunters and the wagons with steel cages were the proof. The group of humans numbered about 20 people, while the water elves were only 6, and one of them had already been captured. Enjoy new adventures from empire

They were not very powerful either, as both the humans and the water elves were only minor experts. The battle between the two groups was intense, but the humans, being larger in number, had the advantage.

Andrew and his group did not appear head-on and show themselves at the scene. Although Andrew believed that the power signature he did not recognize was from the water elves and that the humans must be doing something improper, he was not stupid enough to move without knowing the situation well.

For this reason, after sensing the battle auras, they left the carriage in that place and the four of them moved with the help of Aki's ability to not be detected.

Hiding in the undergrowth and trees around, they observed what was happening and quickly understood everything. The captured elf was beaten and bleeding inside a steel cage and it was obvious that he had suffered a severe beating and his companions were not in any different state, only that they could still fight. Unfortunately, for the water elves, there was no escape.

Not only were they outnumbered, but they had no chance of escape. However, that was not the strange thing. The water elves did not intend to flee but rather fought to reach the captured water elf trying to free him.

This surprised Andrew, because very few would do that when their own lives are in danger unless it is a very dear being, but from what Andrew could see, none of the 6 water elves looked like they were family.

Although they could be lovers, since there were exactly 3 women and 3 men, with a woman being the captured one, this only explains why one of the water elf men wanted to free her, not the others.

Although the situation was not entirely clear, Andrew decided to intervene and help the elves. This could cause him a lot of problems, but his instinct told him that it was the right thing to do.

This wasn't out of any sense of justice or anything, but because saving the water elves might bring him benefits in the future. While Andrew didn't like these tactics, he knew that he wouldn't survive in this world if he didn't use them.

Oliver looked at Andrew and quietly asked, "What do you want to do, young master?" To which Andrew replied decisively, but also in a whisper, "We will save the water elves."

Hearing Andrew's decision, Oliver was about to jump in to save them, but Andrew stopped him. He grabbed his arm before he could move and said, "You don't interfere. If we always depend on you, there will be trouble in the future."

Oliver furrowed his eyebrows upon hearing this, but Andrew ignored him and continued saying, "Zany, Aki, and I will do it". Oliver was going to decline, but Andrew stopped him saying, "We have to learn to fight for ourselves. Besides, with you in the shadows you can help us if things go wrong."

At first, Oliver wanted Andrew to learn to defend himself and encouraged him to participate in combat training and fight off some bullies who attacked them at some point a long time ago, but over time he has become more overprotective.

This was due to the loyalty that had grown in him for Andrew after spending so much time with him. The protector seal also pushed him to be like this, but seeing Andrew's willingness to fight and his determined look, he understood that what Andrew said was true.

He knew that in the future they would most likely have to face the fallen god who destroyed the lost continent 1,000 years ago and for that, Andrew must know how to defend himself, because that, is not an enemy that Oliver could protect him from.

Taking this into consideration, Oliver accepted Andrew's proposal, so, Aki, Zany, and Andrew moved. They were not going to act like heroes announcing themselves and giving the slave hunters a chance to surrender, instead, they launched an attack without giving them a chance.

They are more powerful than those men, but they are outnumbered and unlike Zany, Andrew and Aki have little combat experience, so the fight would be even. Aki is an expert assassin, but once discovered, she is at a disadvantage, even so, hiding in the shadows she managed to cut the necks of 2 of the slavers before being noticed.

When these men noticed the abnormality, Zany and Andrew appeared, exposing all their power and without giving them a chance to react, they launched strong blows trying to reduce the number of enemies quickly.

Their plan was fruitful because, in a little time, they had managed to eliminate 5 of the men hunting the water elves. Although they were taken by surprise, these men seemed trained, as they immediately reorganized.

Still, the intervention of Andrew and his wives released the pressure that the water elves had and now the three groups looked at each other with suspicion. The one who seemed to be the leader of the men annoyedly wielded his heavy double-edged axe and asked angrily, "Do you know what you're doing?"

The water elves, although they had seen that Andrew and his wives had helped them, did not let their guard down with them, since they are also humans and could not trust humans, but then they saw Zany.

Although she looks like a human, anyone in this world can notice at a glance that she is an Amazon. This relaxed them a little, since they trusted her more, since millennia ago they had some relations with the Amazons.

In addition, Zany being the most powerful among the three, made them think that she was the leader of this group and in that way, they were more comfortable. Andrew looked at the muscular men with disdain and replied, "I only see garbage."

The group of muscular men became angry at the comment and the leader said in a deep voice trying to scare them, "You are facing the red scorpions, brat." Andrew had no idea who the red scorpions were, but it was easy to guess that they were some organization of bad practices.

He did not want to get involved in meaningless conversations and instead, he launched an attack. The water elves, seeing that Andrew was the one who spoke and led the attack, understood that Zany was not the leader as they thought, so they decided to wait.

Their distrust returned and they all decided without communicating that it was better to let them fight and destroy each other, while they took the opportunity to save their partner in the cage and flee.

Just as they had thought, Andrew and his wives were stronger, but Andrew's inexperience in combat and Aki's weakness in direct combat were reflected in the battle. For three experts of their level, decimating a group like the muscled men shouldn't be difficult, but because of these factors, the battle was quite even.

The water elves, noticing that everyone was busy fighting, moved stealthily to rescue their companion, but at that moment a voice was heard in their heads, "Don't come closer, it's a trap."

The one who had told them that was Oliver, and although they couldn't see him, the water elves didn't dare to disobey. They knew that in order to speak to another person's consciousness, you must at least be a master-level expert, so they didn't dare to offend someone of that level.

Although Oliver had made this move because he guessed the water elves' plan and didn't want them to succeed since Andrew's effort to save them would not be rewarded, he didn't actually lie to them.

The cage where the water elf is trap had an explosive formation that, if not opened properly, would cause a lot of damage. It certainly wouldn't hurt Andrew and his wives, but the water elves would surely die and whether they died or escaped, it was the same for Oliver, as it meant that Andrew would gain no benefits from helping them.