After eliminating the Contractors on the mountaintop, Qin Jie rested for a moment and didn't rush down the mountain immediately.
Without fire support, the group of people at the bottom of the mountain were naturally no match for Figlet and his men. After all, this was a well-equipped knightly order. To completely annihilate these people, at least 50 Contractors forming an experienced adventure team would be needed.
Of course, this wasn't the main reason. Instead, Qin Jie keenly sensed an ominous aura approaching him.
"What a magnificent slaughter."
In the darkness, a huge shadow walked towards Qin Jie.
It was a tall, burly man, over two meters in height, with a bare torso revealing muscles that resembled the texture of rock.
Qin Jie was very familiar with this figure.
apostle Zodd.
『Insight』
Name: Zodd
apostle
Health: 100%
Mana: 150
Strength: 23
Agility: 19
Stamina: 25
Intelligence: 15
Charm: 5
Luck: 3
Skill 1, Undying Renown: Zodd possesses extremely high health regeneration, recovering 90 health points per second. If limbs are severed, they can heal within a short time if reattached promptly.
Skill 2, Centuries of Battle: Zodd has three hundred years of combat experience, possessing passive skills such as Great Master of Battle Axe and Great Master of Slashing Blade.
Skill 3, apostle Transformation: Zodd can enter apostle form, significantly increasing all attributes.
Skill 4, War Roar: Zodd lets out a roar, causing deterrence to those around him and inducing a 0.2-5 second stun.
Skill 5, ??? (Unlocked after entering apostle Transformation)
Skill 6, ??? (Unlocked after entering apostle Transformation)
--- apostles are beings who transform through a sacrificial ritual using the magical stone behelit, at the cost of an important person. They possess power far exceeding that of ordinary humans.
The burly man standing before Qin Jie was Zodd, whose strength was among the best even among apostles. His normal state attributes were already close to Qin Jie's, and if he activated his apostle Transformation, his attributes would likely surpass Qin Jie's.
Zodd's massive physique alone exuded a sense of oppression. He had wandered the land for three hundred years, instinctively seeking opponents worthy of a fight.
According to the original work, Zodd did appear during the Doldreysiege, so his presence here was not surprising.
It seems the extremely powerful enemy scanned earlier was Zodd.
The opponent's strength was formidable, but not insurmountable. Qin Jie's shield currently retained 90% of its maximum health, which was enough to sustain a battle.
However, Zodd did not engage in combat as Qin Jie expected. Looking at the sword in Qin Jie's hand, he actually took two steps back.
"You are very strong. I have traveled this world for centuries, and there are almost no human Strong who can rival you. If I weren't on a mission right now, I would definitely have a good fight with you."
With that, he surprisingly turned and left, his massive figure quickly disappearing from Qin Jie's sight.
Watching Zodd's retreating back, Qin Jie's tensed body relaxed for a moment. Although the two had not exchanged blows, he had gained some understanding of the apostles' attributes. A top-tier apostle like Zodd, in his human form, still had slightly weaker attributes than Qin Jie. This meant that Qin Jie's current attributes were capable of matching weaker apostles.
Of course, attributes don't represent everything, as this isn't a game where it's simply a battle of numbers. Otherwise, Qin Jie wouldn't have suffered several losses against the wolf in his mind.
It's time to leave.
--- In the camp, the flames were now extinguished. Because the offensive launched from the mountain peak was intercepted by Qin Jieat the first opportunity, most of the provisions were saved.
However, quite a few soldiers were still injured. When they saw Qin Jieapproaching from the darkness, some people subtly grumbled.
"What's the deal? Great Master Figlet treated that guy with such courtesy, but he vanished when the fighting started."
"Exactly, exactly. A prisoner is a prisoner. As expected, they lack noble character and only run when there's a fight."
When Qin Jie walked into the illuminated area, these people fell silent.
Bloodstains.
On the dark butcher's coat, the bloodstains had already coagulated, as if coating Qin Jie in a crimson outer garment.
If he hadn't experienced a bloody battle, how could there be so many bloodstains?
Although all seven mouths of the butcher's coat were open, there were still many bloodstains that hadn't been completely consumed.
Qin Jie frowned. He didn't want to attract attention, but if the butcher's coat was put into his storage space, its passive effect wouldn't stop, meaning the blood on it would never dry.
Just then, Figlet walked over. As the commander, he knew better than anyone what had just happened. When Qin Jie left for a moment, the attacks from above weakened, and even stopped at one point. If the offensive from above had continued, all of them would have died protecting the provisions.
"Mr. Shou, thank you very much for your help. The Yoda Empire will not forget your assistance."
Figlet bowed deeply to Qin Jie. He knew better than anyone the value of these provisions. If they had been intercepted, all of them would have been executed.
[You have gained 380 Merit Points.]
[Merit Points can be exchanged for items at the special unit Quartermaster in this world.]
It seemed this was similar to the commemoration points from the previous world, which could be exchanged for various items.
Figlet continued, "I know this is far from enough to express my gratitude to you. Afterwards, I will apply to the lord to raise your identity Rank."
Qin Jie naturally did not decline this; it was what he deserved. He even felt it was a bit meager, but Qin Jie estimated that Figlet would find it difficult to produce anything more valuable.
He returned to his carriage but found no trace of the young girl Elena. Qin Jie briefly wondered if she had died in the recent attack, but seeing that his mission had not failed, he relaxed.
He rested for a moment, and after a while, Elena's head poked out from the carriage door.
Upon seeing Qin Jie, Elena happily described what she had just done.
"I just stopped the bleeding for a few knights. They saw that I only needed to pray a little to achieve a healing effect, and they thought I was a Saintess descended from heaven."
"Too bad I'm not a Saintess. I'm just a country girl. There were indeed people called Saintess before, but that was over a hundred years ago. I'm not that old."
"But it's still quite nice to be thanked."
Inside the carriage, Qin Jie didn't pay much attention to her words, and Elena had grown accustomed to Qin Jie's coldness. She now treated Qin Jie like a tree hollow, a cold piece of wood, but talking to this wood wouldn't be perceived as strange.