Book 4: Chapter 69: Another City Gate

Book 4: Chapter 69: Another City Gate

Scarlet

Just like with the guards stationed at the first city I visited on the Southwestern continent, the guards here try to charge me extra for the tax to enter the city. And also just like those guards, I ignore them and pay them the correct amount instead before stepping inside.

Unlike those guards though, the guard in charge of my line tries to stop me while stating, That is not the right amount. If you try to- he stops, his mouth dropping open when I just grab his reaching arm and twist it, snapping the thing before I continue walking. And I dont hear anything from him again after that. Although I do hear absolute silence from everyone in the line when there was previously some chatter.

An interesting fact Ive learned about undead through my time going through that line and killing a few of them.

They dont feel pain.

Although while my pain is reduced significantly through my magic with Pain Diffusion, they seem to just have some sort of biological factor making them not feel pain. Probably has something to do with them being sort of dead. I mean, they dont have any blood after all, so not having nerves makes sense too.

Its rather hard to tell though, strictly because of all the armor the undead here seem to be wearing. Something I still cant figure out the reason for.

I cant help but wonder what the other demons as seeing when they identify you, Tar mutters, and I nod my head in agreement. Its like they all seem to think youre a much lower lever than you really are or something.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

Yeah. I was targeted a lot despite killing quite a few thieves. And they all seemed to be absolutely shocked both by me catching them and me killing them. Even some of the people in the line seemed to have been surprised by my killing them.

Makes me wonder if Black and Purple somehow made my level look lower than it really is.

That could get annoying if its the case, Tar says, but I just shake my head as I continue walking inside of the city through the gate with the slack jawed guard still staring after me.

What does make him suspicious is the sight of her identify.

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The hell? Thats not something I see every day

Bjorn watches the woman approach for a few seconds before deciding that the redaction on her name and species is most likely due to her cloak, if he had to guess. And since hes never seen her before, he decides to charge her his newbie rate.

Ten coppers or work off your debt, Bjorn says, not changing anything up in his usual manner of speech for the woman. But to his surprise, she just stuffs five coppers into his hand and walks away, making a mild wave of anger fill him. So he reaches for her arm while saying, That is not the right amount. If you try to- but he stops when the woman simply grabs his arm faster than he can react and twists it, snapping his arm to the point that his bone ends up sticking out of his armor. And that act alone leaves him staring dumbfounded at his arm as the woman walks away.

Several seconds pass before he snaps out of his stupor and looks up at the slowly departing woman.

What just happened?

He stares almost till she leaves his sight into the throng of people walking through the interior of the city. That is, until his fellow guard shouts, Snap out of it and do your job!

So he turns back to the line and says, Next.

But he cant get his mind off of the woman despite returning to work.

Just who is she? What is she?

A metaphorical shiver runs down his spine as the thought that she mightve been the daughter of a Noble comes to mind. And he had tried to cheat her.