Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 398 - 288: White Eagle, Entering the Dungeon

Chapter 398: Chapter 288: White Eagle, Entering the Dungeon

Eliphas, currently one of the Kingdom’s most celebrated figures.

Originating from a border village, he climbed his way up from the bottom through exceptional talent and diligence, eventually founding the legendary Light Eagle Group, truly an inspirational example.

Not only is he outstanding in swordsmanship, but he is also quite accomplished in Magic, making him one of the top talents in leadership.

His loyalty and filial piety are also admirable, staunchly supporting the Royal Family, and after achieving success, he brought his parents from the village to enjoy life in the Royal City, traits highly valued by many.

But most importantly, it’s his indescribable charisma.

The captains of the Light Eagle Group are all formidable, each capable of making a name for themselves independently, but they follow Eliphas devotedly, precisely due to his charisma.

Anyone who gets close to him feels trust, closeness, reverence, and other positive emotions, and combined with his pleasant manner, people naturally want to be near him.

At such times, he often only needs to offer a little help to gain a devoted subordinate.

His enemies, however, feel a hellish despair, pain, and other negative emotions, so much so that before the battle even starts, the morale of those opposing the Light Eagle Group plummets by more than half.

A perfect Captain, an outstanding leader, and elite mercenaries together form the legend of the Light Eagle Group.

"Back then, when a plague hit my hometown, it was the Captain who saved my family and me, and from then on, I vowed that aside from my family, the most important person in this life would be the Captain."

"Later, when my family passed away due to an accident, it was the Captain who helped me hold a funeral, and my life already belongs to the Captain, following him resolutely for life!" — Aston.

The experiences of the other captains and vice-captains are mostly similar, encountering calamities and being rescued by Eliphas, with the remaining important people in their hearts having passed away, leaving only their respect for Eliphas.

Eliphas is also famous for treating his subordinates well.

His ability to choose subordinates is also very astute, always able to discover talent at just the right moment, as if he’s seen through the royal classics.

Recently, the talent he discovered is Elsa.

With great strength, naivety towards worldly matters, and complete obedience, these elements together almost materialize the three golden terms for Pallu.

The addition of Sali also turned out to be a good find, and Eliphas is very attentive to both of them.

In just a few months, he has already gotten used to Elsa’s obedience, taking her compliance as a matter of course.

And now, this compassionate Light Eagle Group Captain is attentively listening to Elsa’s explanation, which naturally pertains to the greatsword and repairs.

"Gus, are you saying... you want to go to other areas of the Sain Dungeon to find a Blacksmith to repair your weapon and don’t wish to participate in today’s expedition?"

As Sali said this, he would glance at Eliphas, whose expression remained unchanged, showing no visible change.

But Sali knew that Eliphas placed great importance on this operation, even giving up the Princess’s ball tonight.

The best approach would be to wait a few more days until more people discover the trends and weaknesses of Overlord Vonier, then profit as a bystander, which seems in line with Eliphas’s usual strategy.

However, this time, upon receiving the news, he was determined to enter, wasn’t this a sign of his impatience?

Sali had never seen the Captain so eager, never seen it before; could something be attracting him?

Thus, when he heard Elsa refusing Eliphas’s proposal, Sali was doubly shocked.

First, Elsa was making her own decisions!

Second, she actually refused Eliphas’s proposal, even though she used to respect him so much.

"Gus, are you sure you don’t want to reconsider? If it’s about the weapon..." Sali, out of respect for the Captain, was still intending to persuade Elsa.

Elsa showed a trace of hesitation, she looked at the greatsword, then at the smiling Eliphas, thought for a long time before she said, "Can’t we wait a few more days...?"

"Gus, you’ve grown."

Eliphas displayed a comforting tone, as if he was happy about the growth in her character.

"The expedition cannot be postponed, but since you don’t wish to follow, I won’t force you. Go do what you believe is right."

"Captain, I..." Elsa stood up, unsure what to say.

Eliphas patted her on the shoulder.

"Don’t feel guilty, the Light Eagle Group is a family and family members don’t blame each other over such things."

He stood up, opened the door, and before leaving, he said, "I’ll have two people accompany you, it’s never safe for a girl to travel alone."

Sali watched his departing figure, his gaze suddenly changed, he frowned and looked at Elsa.

"The Captain is disappointed, Elsa, now is not the time to be willful."

"I just want to repair it as soon as possible..."

Sali glanced at the greatsword, then said irritably, "Since the Captain has agreed this time, I won’t say more. Elsa, from now on we must work harder to repay the Captain’s kindness."

"Hmm..."

Strange, given Sali’s character, would he say such words to Elsa?

Elsa didn’t think about it from this perspective. Once Sali left as well, she resolutely picked up the greatsword and no longer waited for Eliphas to arrange companions for her.

Because she knew, if someone were to be the most familiar with the Dungeon, among the people she met not long ago, there was precisely a young man who surpassed all the mercenaries.