137 Welcome to the Attack Team! (1/2)
As the dragon landed, Talia comfortably sat and leaned her back to the 'slightly' burned tree. Yojiro was concerned for her safety, but because he needed to keep his guard on maximum against the black dragon, his attention was shifted back and was focused on Pedro.
On the other hand, Mathew and Sabrina knew the reason why Talia is relaxed. In case that the dragon would attack them, Talia could just simply transform into her Ant Transformation and hid below the ground.
Spotting her would be difficult compared to the Chicken and the Eagle transformation of Mathew and Sabrina, consequently making her the safest amongst everyone else in the Attack team.
Soon, Lony and Roval hopped down from Pedro's back, allowing him to return into his human form. Then, they approached them as the crow, Arvedar, hovering above them dived beside Pedro, transforming back into his human form when he was close to the ground.
Mathew sighed out of relief while Yojiro was flabbergasted after seeing Arvedar and Pedro transform. Yojiro took a step back as the expression on his face froze like he had seen a ghost.
Pedro chuckled in response and asked, ”Are you guys alright?”
”Yeah! Just a bit tired.” Mathew said as he pulled his sword from the ground and sheathed it back to its scabbard that was attached to the left side of his waist.
But before anyone could utter another word, the red-eyed Sabrina frowned and asked, ”Where's that annoying little girl? And... Who are they?”
”Someone took her!” Pedro said, coldly, ”We'll get her back someday. For now... Please be gentle to the new members of the Attack Team.”
Arvedar bowed slightly in response and said, ”I am Arvedar, an adventurer. It's nice to meet you guys.”
Lony and Roval followed and introduced themselves. That said, Sabrina remained silent with her red eyes still activated. Because Sabrina acted cold and Yojiro was still to get back to himself, Mathew took the initiative to welcome them by introducing himself in response.
”My name is Killer Smile, an adventurer and the Vice Guild Leader of ARES Guild.”
Mathew approached them and handed out his hand--wanting to shake Arvedar's hand. In response, Arvedar gazed at him for a few seconds before shaking his hands. Upon doing so, Mathew smirked as he grasped Arvedar's hand as tight as he could--seemingly testing Arvedar's strength.
Arvedar could only force out a smile in response as he tried to match the strength given by Mathew's grip. Then, he said, ”I didn't expect that the top two players would be on the same side.”
”The number one and number two player... Hey, Lony! Slap me! I must be dreaming!” Roval said, jokingly.
”One and two? Don't forget the third and fourth!” Pedro chuckled as he glanced towards Sabrina and the comfortably resting Talia.
At this moment, Mathew and Arvedar had finished their 'friendly' handshake. Then, Mathew crossed his arms while his face wore a smug.
”Don't lose to these terrifying ladies, young men!” Mathew said, ”Welcome to the Attack Team!”
Arvedar, Lony, and Roval were at loss for words. The way everyone else stood, plus the cold wind that blew past through them, It was an awesome scene to witness and was enough to make Lony, Roval, and even Arvedar shiver in excitement. It was as if Mathew was saying, 'Top ranking players? You guys are next!'