At the same time, the Dragon Abyss Sword was flying in the air in the opposite direction, piercing right through the back of the other man who was attempting to escape.It went through the man as a clean blade and exited his body covered in blood.Both men died on the spot.As for the trained muscled man, Chase had seen him making an escape into the city district from the city gates. Chase had no choice but to give up going after him. All he did was leave a trace of consciousness on that man.It was not difficult to kill him, but Chase had to find out what exactly was happening.Why would this group of men ambush him for no reason?Chase gave this some thought and guessed this could be because of the divine crystal.However, he wondered if they tried to assassinate him because of the divine crystal or if these people had sensed the divine crystal and were lying in wait. There was a chance they had no idea who possessed the crystal.There was a huge difference between both reaso
Scanlon was unlike the average commoner as he had experienced huge events before.He calmed down and asked, "Young man, did you come into Eagle City from the rear gates?""Yes, I did. Is there anything you need, sir?" Chase replied."Did you see or hear anything at the city's rear gates?" Scanlon finally asked without revealing the truth of the matter."No, I didn't. The city gates were quiet when I walked in. No one was out there at all," Chase pretended not to know anything."Oh, I see. What are you doing here at Eagle City, young man?" Scanlon relaxed quite a bit when he saw the young man in a green shirt acting cordial."I'm not here for anything much. I just happened to pass by this place. There's only wilderness all around here, and it's a difficult situation for me. I was thinking of spending a few nights in Eagle City to recuperate my mind and cultivate," Chase gave the most common excuse.Scanlon hesitated. The young man in the green shirt did not look like a bad man an
The people who died did not belong to the tribe and were people who had just arrived at the city gates.Moreover, Chase might look young, but he was quite powerful. It was better to know less about what happened to avoid any trouble. Harold asked Chase the question based on this attitude."About three to five days," Chase told him a random timeline. Three to five days should be enough time for him to investigate how the divine crystal had attracted attention."Alright. It's agreed, then. You may stay in the city lord's manor for these five days."Harold called out to Scanlon and instructed him to bring Chase to a private little courtyard on the east of the manor.Even though Chase was not willing to stay in the manor, it was not a good idea to reject Harold's offer at this time. Staying at the manor would only make it inconvenient for him to investigate anything.After leading Chase to his accommodation, Scanlon, who was always careful when conducting work, quickly met Harold ins
Rain was still falling heavily outside the window. It was not often to see such heavy rain, but it was still somewhat expected.Chase's ears moved slightly. He seemed to have caught the sound of children laughing and playing in the alley outside the courtyard.Not long after Chase finished a glass of wine, he heard the soft voice of a woman sobbing.He was unperturbed by it. After that, there was a series of coughing from an old man that slowly got further away.The courtyard Chase was staying at was situated on the very far end of the east side. It was at the end of the alley and was a dead end.Chase put his wine glass down and poured more wine into it. He walked out of the room with the glass in his hand. He opened the door, and for a quick instant, it looked like the sky was raining blood.It happened in a blink of an eye before everything returned to normal. There was nothing unusual besides the moist air billowing around the courtyard.Chase moved a chair to the door and s
Rolfene exaggerated even more as she went on. Chase raised his wine glass and pointed outside the door to indicate it was time for Rolfene to go out there to make some friends.That was when she stopped her chattering.Chase finally returned to his room and shut the door to have some sleep. As for Rolfene, who knew if she required any sleep?He slept until the next morning.Scanlon shouted from outside the courtyard door early in the morning for Chase to have breakfast with Harold as Harold had extended an invitation. Harold was having a family banquet, and as Chase was staying at the manor, he was invited as well.Chase had no choice but to accept the invitation as he was staying at Harold's home.He cleaned up his room and followed Scanlon to the main building of the manor.Chase asked while they were on their way, "Did anything strange happen last night?"Scanlon hesitated at the question but did not say anything.Chase had a good guess about the situation.He followed Sca
Harold did not display any prideful attitude throughout. He was quite humble and polite. Chase almost thought he might give Chase a nickname.However, Chase was wrong about the situation.When the banquet came close to an end, Harold made no mention of needing any help.All he did was apologize to Chase for not taking better care of him as a guest of Eagle City.Harold bade his goodbye after breakfast by claiming he had work to do. He instructed Scanlon to take Chase around the city.Chase and Harold went their separate ways after that.Scanlon brought Chase to visit the busiest part of the city. Even though Chase kept insisting that he did not want to bother Scanlon as he could visit the city on his own, Scanlon stubbornly maintained that he had to bring Chase around because it was Harold's instruction.Chase could only let him be while trying to think up an excuse to sneak off.Fortunately, Scanlon knew that it might not be appropriate for an old man like him to stick by Chas
It was clear that Chase could not figure out a better way to deal with this. If he took action, he could kill the supernatural being, but Rania would have to die with it."That would be a little difficult, but there might be a way if I can get in contact with that living person. Although, I might still need to pay some price for it," Rolfene replied after some thought."Can you share the solution with me? I'd like to learn something new." Chase was clearly interested in supernatural beings."To put it plainly, that supernatural being is still possessing that person because it's not done eating away that person's vital essence. Her vital essence must still be inside the supernatural being. All I need to do is to possess her too and devour that supernatural being. After that, I'll return the vital essence to that woman and she will be saved!" Rolfene told Chase honestly."If you're devouring the supernatural being and returning the vital essence to that woman, which belonged to her i
Chase turned to look, and from what he could see, the adult and child in plain white clothes had appeared once more at the end of the alley. The child continued staring at Chase with bright red eyes. Blood was seeping out of them, flowing down his pale, snowy cheeks.The adult holding the child's hand had no features on his face. It was like a piece of thick, white cloth. No one could see if he had eyes, a nose, or even a mouth.Both of them slowly approached Chase.They walked slowly toward the door of Chase's courtyard, but Chase was unperturbed. He took a step closer to them and stood at the edge of the stairs as if waiting for them to attack him at any time.The child, whose face was covered with blood, kept staring at Chase. When he saw that Chase was not afraid, he said, "Your flesh smells really good. Can I have a few bites? It'll really just be a few bites. Can I?"He spoke very slowly, but he did not stop walking forward. He walked past Chase, and his back was now facing