Chapter 12: Rogue Alchemist

Chapter 12: Rogue Alchemist

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--- Chapter 12 ---

"Is this the place?"

"Yes, this city is called Wu Yan City."

"Looks smaller than Wu Tan City for some reason. Maybe because the Miteer Family didn't open their Auction House here? I mean, the bad rumor explained everything."

"Yes, That's correct."

Baek Ain and Lan Rou stood on the edge of a cliff, viewing Wu Yan City from above. They could see every city's detail from here and decide which places their target was likely to hide in.

"Shall we go in?" He asked Lan Rou in a low yet manly voice. He was using Voice Changing Art from Sign In's reward weeks ago.

Lan Rou glanced at Baek Ain, seeing his current disguise with a weird expression. He is dressed in a white robe, has a handsome young master's face from the renowned clan, and his hair is "neatly." tied in a ponytail with an expensive-looking hairpin.

She knew Baek Ain used a Skin Mask, but that smirk on his face annoyed her for some reason. The person he impersonated seemed to have a slapable look.

"What?" Looking at Lan Rou's expression, Baek Ain was confused.

"Nothing." Lan Rou pulled her cloth up, covering her lower face.

"Let's go. We should search for more information."

Baek Ain sighed because the women's mood changed abruptly. He followed Lan Rou to Wu Yan City and moved in the shadows while observing the people in the streets.

[Sixth Sense]

He focused his senses and scanned 1/6 of the city, digesting the information with a frown. Too much information is being shoved into his head as he tries to filter them slowly.

It doesn't happen when he scans Wu Tan City because he only searches up to the surface level. He must slowly collect the information and store them in his head.

His thoughts seemed separated several times but returned to normal a minute later.

[Ding! You have comprehended Passive Skill: Parallel Thinking(E+)]

"He's not here. Let's change our location."

"Are you sure?" Lan Rou responded in confusion. She didn't know Baek Ain used Sixth Sense and possessed incredible spiritual power, which only alchemists have to a certain extent.

"Yeah."

They moved to another district of Wu Yan City, and Baek Ain found no information about a guy named Xiao Che. Even a whisper of his name would be enough to locate his location.

This guy seems cautious about his well-being.

He's not just an average troublemaker.

"Not here too." Baek Ain scanned this part of the city.

[Would you like to use map, host?] Alicia suddenly commented.

'No.'

'I try not to depend on the system's function, Cia. Who knows how stronger I could become without any excessive help, right? Gaining experience is part of the journey.'

[...]

The green-armored guy stared at Baek Ain and said, "If you're looking for Master Xiao, he has been long gone from this city."

"He told us to be wary of visitors, and then that woman appeared out of nowhere."

"Where is he?" Baek Ain responded while using Sixth Sense to check the city around. This man could be bluffing.

Agitated by Baek Ain's simple response, the green-armored man clenched his fists and continued, "Go away. I'm sparing your life."

"And don't ever go back."

"Oh, If I don't want to?" Baek Ain smiled like a young master.

The arrogance in his voice is enough to make the green-armored man's veins pop.

"Then, you're courting DEATH!"

'Ey, the cliche line finally appeared.' Baek Ain watched the green-armored man throw a sharp harpoon at him.

Baek Ain dodged with Lightning Impulse and kicked the air, accelerating beyond the subsonic. He couldn't use this for too long because of the air resistance.

His limit is three minutes, which is more than enough.

Using multiple skills depleted more stamina than usual.

He arrived at the green-armored man and pulled out the Sharp Tiger Blade.

'Huh?' The green-armored man felt cold air in his neck.

Slash!

Baek Ain swung his blade indifferently and let the green-armored man see his headless body.

[You have killed 6-Star Dou Master]

'That was my first human's kill...' Baek Ain thought while storing the headless corpse in his inventory.

'Ain, return to the cliff.' Lan Rou's voice entered his ears. She used sound transmission.

'I know where Xiao Che's location is.'

"Catch him!" A shout comes from another Dou Master. It was a fierce-looking woman who pointed her finger at Baek Ain.

Baek Ain threw smoke bombs and disappeared from Wu Yan City with Silent Shadow Steps, leaving no trace behind.

He arrived at the cliff, where they had observed Wu Yan City before, and saw Lan Rou with a slight burn wound on her right hand.

"Instructor Land, your hand..."

Lan Rou smiled and replied, "It's okay."

"This is nothing but scratch compared to my other trips."

"Anyway, I saw a carriage out of the city after killing twenty Dou Masters. Xiao Che hired a mercenary group called Green Bull with a decent leader in 1-Star Dou Grandmaster Realm."

"That man you discovered before was his look-alike subordinate. Xiao Che wasted his life to catch us off guard..." Her voice sounds colder than before.

"Where does the carriage go?" Baek Ain seriously asked while applying ointment to Lan Rou's burn wound.

Lan Rou looked far to the horizon and answered, "Alchemist Association Branch."