Chapter 54 - The Blackwolf Clan

Rohan made his horse sprint in this short distance, trying to catch up with the group of nomads a distance away. Asking some information from the inhabitants of this area was a must for the young warrior.

He approached, and soon, he was near enough to see what was before him.

Strange and powerful beasts were pulling wooden carts, and at least a hundred of these transports were advancing toward the horizon.

It was a big animal with brown fur, as high as a human and walking on four robust legs. Two thick corns were pointing forward from their flattened face, and no tail could be seen. It was the first time that Rohan had seen them, but it was without any doubt karags.

It was a beast used in the whole continent, robust, and useful in a lot of physical tasks. Plus, as they didn't need a lot of food or water, they were perfect to live in this hellish place. At least, it was better than Rohan's horse. Only one of these powerful beasts was enough to pull a cart full of people and consumables.

They were advancing so slowly that Rohan didn't have any difficulties catching up with them, and the moment the nomads in front of him could spot them, a shout echoed in the area.

The whole group stopped.

Rohan slowed down his horse and made it walk toward the detachment that was approaching him.

They all had descended from variant carts and walked together with strange expressions on their faces. One of them was slightly walking in front of everyone.

From the point of view of Rohan, this man was without a doubt the leader, but what greatly shocked the young warrior was that he could feel that this man wasn't a normal human. He was a warrior!

His skin was tanned by the constant exposure to the sun, and his black hair was tied in the back with a full black beard eating his face. Wrinkles could be seen around his eyes, maybe by force of squinting them because of the sun and heat.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir." He had a rough and a calm voice, although the faces of the others behind him were slightly tense. "We don't see a lot of people coming from the other side these days, do you need anything for coming toward us?"

Rohan went down on his horse to stand at the same level as this man. It was at least the minimum he could do, but as his foot touched the ground, he saw the expressions of the group fall. Some of them even gulped for nervousness.

Was he that scary?

It was at that time that he remembered what his appearance looked like.

Because of the heat, he had put his dusty cape around his face in a ridiculous way, a leather armor could be seen while he had a sword hanging on the side with a bag on his back. He was maybe looking like a scavenger.

Not that he wasn't one after looting all the wizard's places.

He took off his cape from his head to reveal his young face. At this appearance, the tension eased a bit.

"I am just a wandering warrior, and if possible I would want to have information about this part of the world since it is the first time that I am coming here."

At the mention that he was a warrior, the tension suddenly climbed up one more step. The visage of the people was grave, and suddenly an old man from the side moved his step forward and looked at Rohan with a serious expression, his hand on the handle of his sword.

Rohan glanced a bit at him. The stronger one of this group, probably rank 3 or rank 4 Beginner Warrior.

'The fact that the Barren Lands couldn't have warriors was bullshit, I see.'

"Stop it all." The leader waved his hand before putting it on the shoulder of the man with a severe face. "If you only need to ask a question, then you can ask away. Here in the Barren Lands, The Blackwolf Clan is welcoming for any just travelers."

"I want to go to the mountain Kolmos, do you have any useful information that could be useful for me?"

A strange expression appeared on the face of the leader, as abruptly, a laugh left the mouth of a middle-aged man on the side. What was funny about what he had said?

"You can't, stranger. Even if you are a powerful warrior, I reckon you are not an Intermediate one, right? And you think you can enter that place as if it was your back garden?" The one who had just laughed shook his head as if what he had heard was ridiculous.

Rohan squinted his eyes and the calmness invaded his body, giving him an intangible aura. He had indeed believed he could go as if it was his place. Who would care if he was going into a random mountain in the middle of the poorest lands in the whole world?

Even if it was indeed presumptuous on his part, he didn't like the tone of this man.

"And what do I need to do to be able to access this area?" He still asked this question, while cursing his master in his mind. Was there even one piece of information that was true in what he had told him? 'Easy my ass.'

"hahaha, actually if you want to go, you can follow us if you want."

"Clan Chief! We can't do th…"

"I do what I want to do." He looked back at Rohan after stopping the old man. "But you will have to wait a bit. The annual reunions of the clans will begin in three months, so you can follow us for the time being. Or you can try your luck alone, but as Bargas has said, you will find it difficult. Anyway, since we need a month to travel, we will move in two months. What do you want to do, warrior?"

Rohan widened his eyes after hearing this piece of information. Three months? They will leave in two? And a whole month to travel? This might be more complicated than what he would have expected at the end.

Seeing the disbelief in the eyes of this young man, Darias couldn't help but smile. He surely wasn't the first one to be stopped from nearing the Kolmos mountain, but it truly wasn't possible for everyone to go there.

This young man had a strange aura around him, but he didn't seem to be dangerous in his eyes. Plus, the old Garrold, a rank 4 Beginner Warrior, was by his side.

"If you want, then the Blackwolf is welcoming you, young warrior. I am the Clan Chief and I am the rank 3 Beginner Warrior Darias, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Rohan was lost for a second in his thoughts. He could only believe them for now and ask more questions later. He would lose some time, but it seemed better compared to rushing into an unknown place.

"It is also a pleasure, warrior Darias, I am the rank 3 Beginner Warrior Rohan. If you are okay with that, then I would have no choice but to follow you."

It was at the group's turn to be furtherly shocked beyond words. A rank 3 Beginner Warrior this young? Were all warriors from the other side that scary?