The Legendary Demon Hunter’s Cursed Brother Chapter 29: Ch 29 - Rockmaw

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Reid’s brows lifted faintly as the man dropped from the rooftop and landed in front of him. The S-rank Awakener flashed him a bright, toothy grin and said, “Here I was hurrying back so I wouldn’t be late. To think I’d run into you on my way here. Ah, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. The name’s Chen Junhao, Vice Guild Master of Skybreak Guild.” Reid smiled and accepted the offered hand. During the brief exchange, he quietly sent a minuscule thread of Sacred Light through the contact but found no immediately detectable trace of demonic energy. “Just call me Junhao! I don’t like formalities, and I already know who you are,” Junhao said. “The famous A-rank Healer, right?” “I’m just a newly awakened Healer, that’s all,” Reid replied. “Though I do wonder why someone of your status would be looking for me. As far as I know, the team I’ll be joining is only going out for monster culling.” “I’m quite curious about you,” Junhao said, resting his hands behind his head. “It’s not every day you hear about a government employee charging headfirst into an irregular Rift and awakening as an A-rank Healer. How rare is that? Besides, I had some free time and happened to be in the area, so I figured, what’s the harm?” He then slung an arm over Reid’s shoulders and began leading him toward the Skybreak Guild complex. “The ones attending this mission are mostly greenhorns, so I’m a bit worried about them!” “You seem to care a lot about your guild members,” Reid said, making no move to shrug Junhao’s arm off. “Of course! That’s what a leader’s supposed to do, right? Here at Skybreak Guild, we look after one another,” Junhao said. Was this an attempt to convince him to join the guild? He had already received countless messages from smaller guilds and organizations trying to recruit him, but it felt strange for the same approach to come from the Skybreak Guild, one of Nova Terra’s major guilds. Healers were certainly rare, but the guild already had several among its ranks. Was it really necessary for the Vice Guild Master himself to personally reach out to him? When they arrived at the Skybreak Guild compound, Reid looked up at the thirty-story steel-and-glass headquarters with the guild's emblem mounted near the top, a circular symbol of a winged sword before a glowing star. Smaller buildings surrounded it, connected by paved roads and walkways where guild members and supply trucks moved about. To his left, the steady clang of weapons rang out from the training grounds. “Looks nice, doesn't it?” Junhao said. “Come on, let's go meet the team!” Following Junhao, Reid entered the main building. Guild members greeted Junhao with bright smiles, then turned curious glances toward Reid as they passed. No one stopped them, and they soon reached a briefing room. Inside, four people were already waiting: an older woman and three younger Awakeners, two women and one man. They looked up in surprise as Junhao and Reid entered, their attention shifting between the two. “Morning!” Junhao greeted them with a wave. “Good morning, Vice Guild Master!” the older woman said, rising quickly from her seat. She looked to be in her late thirties, with long blonde hair tied into a braid and blue eyes, dressed in a combat jacket, tactical pants, and combat boots. “Hey, didn't I tell you not to call me that, Alina?” Junhao said. “Besides, you're older than me.” “Yes, sir. But you're the Vice Guild Master, sir,” Alina replied. Junhao shot Reid a wry look, as if to say, See what I have to deal with? “Alright, alright, I get it. I’m not here to throw my weight around, so relax, will you?” Junhao said, turning to the three younger Awakeners, who were already sitting stiffly in their chairs. His words only seemed to make them even more tense. Junhao shook his head. “So Reid here is the last member of your team, right? How about we start by introducing ourselves to each other?” “Yes, sir,” Alina said. “My name is Alina Shevchenko. I’m an A-rank Awakener and the head of this team