Entering the Leveling Area!

The taxi driver was a middle-aged man who, at first, tried to chat a little with Ling Han but soon realized that he wasn't interested.

From then on, wisely, he remained silent for the rest of the journey.

However, when the car approached Qile Leyuan, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and explained that he couldn't take him to the entrance.

His limit was a block away!

After all, in this world, although the so-called leveling areas were extremely attractive to those who became Guardians, for ordinary people, they were just terrifying places filled with monsters ready to devour them.

Ling Han didn't make things difficult for him and simply agreed.

As he got out of the taxi and looked at the houses around him, Ling Han couldn't help but feel emotional and think about the past.

Back then, when he was considered capable of supporting himself and left the orphanage — something that, in this world, happened at the age of 14 — he had to take his sister to live in a similar place, near a leveling area.

There, everyone lived extremely cautiously, always fearing that one day a beast might somehow break through the barrier and devour them.

Fortunately, after Ling Han became the deputy manager of Company Yunhe and started receiving a good salary, he quickly moved to his current home.

While lost in his thoughts, Ling Han had already arrived and spotted a huge wall.

Seen from above, it was more than 10 meters high and had a circular shape.

On top of the wall, several soldiers patrolled, holding energy weapons, created, of course, by Artisans.

These weapons are extremely powerful, using beast cores as their energy source, and can even threaten rank E beasts!

Outside the Leveling Area, Ling Han noticed several small groups of young people, all fully equipped, seemingly preparing to enter the leveling area.

Likewise, those people also noticed Ling Han—after all, he was dressed in casual clothes and was unarmed, making him look completely different.

"Phew, what luck that he's not on my team!"

In a corner, a young man who seemed to be the leader of a small group of three people quickly glanced at his smart bracelet and sighed in relief upon realizing that Ling Han was not part of his team.

Although there are people like Ling Han who usually plan to enter leveling areas alone, they are not the majority.

Most novice Guardians use the communication function of the smart watch to form a team, even without ever having met before.

That's why it made sense for him to check his bracelet to make sure Ling Han had not joined his team.

Ling Han naturally noticed these strange looks and thought calmly.'It seems that in the future, I should wear equipment. Even if it's useless to me, at least it won't attract attention.'

Although he has no problem being the center of attention, if there are no benefits, Ling Han doesn't think there's any need to be famous.

With that thought, under the incredulous eyes of everyone else, Ling Han headed toward the entrance of the leveling area.

However, just as he was about to show his ticket to the guard, a sweet voice made him turn around and look back.

"Wait... this big brother, why don't you take my sword?"

The voice belonged to a girl of about 18 years old, who had probably just been summoned by the Infinite Staircase, and she was handing her iron sword to Ling Han.

"There's no need."

Ling Han refused with a smile, and before she had time to say anything else, he had already entered the leveling area.

Although he had spent most of his savings, Ling Han could naturally buy a common iron sword if he wanted to.

However, with his current strength, an iron sword would not have much effect.

Probably only a rank E sword could truly allow him to unleash his full strength.

...

As soon as the girl returned to her group, her best friend couldn't help but tease her.

"What's this? Did you fall for that big brother or what?"

When the girl heard that, her face couldn't help but turn red, and she scolded: "Don't talk nonsense... I... I just thought he was pitiful."

"He... He just became a guardian, and his conditions aren't good enough to buy even a sword."

"Besides, his talent is probably very poor. I can't help but feel a little sorry for him."

When her best friend heard that, she couldn't help but ask: "Although the first part is true, how can you deduce that he has poor talent?"

"Haha, let me explain, Yiyi," said a bespectacled boy in the group, quickly stepping forward to explain. "Actually, Sister Yan's deduction is probably because that guy isn't using any equipment."

"Why? When someone becomes a Guardian, they can go to certain companies and get a loan based on their talent."

"Of course, even though they have to reveal their talent to the company, it's still much better than risking their life by entering the leveling area without any equipment, don't you think?"

When Lin Yiyi heard that, she couldn't help but think it made sense, but she still stubbornly continued:

"Maybe he just awakened a very strong talent that gave him the confidence to enter alone like that?"

As she spoke, her voice grew quieter and quieter, as if even she didn't believe what she was saying.

But, thinking that if she was wrong, that big brother would probably die, her opinion still did not change.