NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 134: Short Recon
A deal had been made between them. Tris turned to the right, her bodyguard fully understanding the gesture the woman was showing.
Sky Sword 15th had a guest house that Sky Sword's guests used to stay in. This time, their guests were the 13th Squad.
Arthur nodded, and so did the others. One by one, they left the place towards the north of the base, the location of the group's guest house.
Sara walked up to Arthur. She asked the basic question of why Arthur had accepted Tris' deal. The man was still silent.
There was no point in him explaining the reason to Sara. Instead, letting Sara know the reason would cause her endless anxiety.
From a distance, Arthur saw a wooden house that wasn't so big. When compared to the guest houses on the 14th floor and 11th floor -Owned by the Blue Wheat group. The guest house before Arthur was far from nice or clean.
"Did you guys never take care of this place before?" complained Arthur.
"This is what we have now. If you don't like it, you can sleep on the road!" scolded Tris's bodyguard, showing no sign of being friendly to Arthur.
The door to the house opened. Sara and Karen just sighed at the condition inside, but Miki loudly said something that surprised them, including the male guard.
"Pathetic place, just as pathetic as your group!" growled Miki.
"What did you say, you fucking cunt?!" snapped the man, not taking it.
Arthur held the man's body right outside the guest house door. He wouldn't let him in and instead advised him to return to where he was, sucking on Tris's leg.
"Go back to your place. You're no match for her," Arthur said.
"That woman? Are you blind? I could kill her in five strikes!" threatened the man.
"I'm warning you, whatever your name is. You will wish you had never fought her," said Arthur.
Miki was infuriated when the bodyguard continued to underestimate her abilities, when she was a four-tailed kitsune, her strength exceeding any adventurer on this floor.
The woman stepped closer to the wooden house door and bluffed the man simply, emitting her magical aura to make the man step back in fear. The man clearly saw that Miki's strength exceeded what he had previously imagined.
"See? I warned you."
"To hell with all of you!" the man snapped, leaving the house with resentment in his heart.
Arthur closed the door and turned around. The furniture in the house was sparse and looked old and neglected.
Dust and cobwebs filled every corner of the room, and the wall paint peeled off due to age. The result of the laziness of the 15th Sky Sword members.
"We can't stay here. It's disgusting," Karen complained, narrowing her eyes when she saw rat bones lying on the floor.
Sara tried to calm the others, especially Karen, by saying this place was much better than dorm 13 on the 10th floor.
Still, since Karen was used to living in a clean place these few weeks, she felt strange living in such a dirty place now.
"I'll try to get used to it, Sara."
"You guys can clean up this place for a while. I'll be leaving for a moment."
Arthur opened the door again and planned to step out. The man's steps halted when Sara held him back by holding his clothes from behind. Arthur reflexively turned his head.
"Where are you going?" asked Sara.
"I need to do some recon into the town. They won't recognize me."
Sara gasped, as did Karen. Their deal was to go to the town together if the Sky Sword 15th base couldn't perform talent ascension.
They had just arrived at the guest house and would likely find out that information later that afternoon or tomorrow morning.
"But you're still wearing-"
WOSH!
In the blink of an eye, Arthur's suit changed from wearing Sky Sword's signature blue-white uniform to an all-black suit with a fancy purple pattern. There was a cape behind his back, which wasn't too long, leaving Arthur with an elegant impression.
"They won't recognize me."
Karen stepped closer to Sara, then took the woman's shoulder gently. Sara turned her head, seeing Karen nod her head. Sara had to let Arthur go and not interfere with the agreement between him and Tris.
In the end, Sara said yes and let Arthur go. Arthur nodded as he thanked her. He promised to return before sunset. Sara and the others would await Arthur's arrival at the guest house.
[Secondary Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Neutral Gravity Steps]
[MP -12500]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 267500/357000] [-12500]
Arthur's steps became light enough to fly through the air. With the direction of his body's movement, the man floated freely in the sky, directed outside the Sky Sword 15th base.
Arthur's leaving was always accompanied by a trail of purple magic behind him. It could be clearly seen by the other Sky Sword members, causing an uproar among them.
Tris saw it and squinted. Not only was the powerful purple magic power, but he also had the talent of flying, which was considered quite rare among other adventurers.
"How strong is he?" asked Tris.
"Do we need to go after him?"
The muscular woman shook her head; Arthur's flying speed was slower than a running pursuit. It would be difficult for them to catch up with the man, so Tris let Arthur go.
Arthur saw other groups coming out of the Dark Pillar from high above. They felt the fluctuation of Arthur's magic, a strange purple magic floating above them.
Arthur's purpose was not to approach them but to arrive before the town and enter it. By not carrying any identity related to the Sky Sword, Arthur could ensure he could enter the town in peace.
The town guards wearing black and red uniforms were stunned when they saw a man dressed in all black and purple patterns land firmly before them.
Fully alert, the two guards activated their talents and were ready to attack Arthur with the skills they had. Arthur raised his hand, indicating he had no bad intentions towards them.
"What do you want?" the guard asked.
"I want to enter the town, hoping there's a town cathedral that can perform the Ascension Talent," Arthur explained.
"We have a town cathedral, but it can only perform the Ascension Talent at maximum rank A," replied the guard.
'I see. Well, that means only Karen and Sara can perform ascension. Looks like I'll have to wait until I get to Lilith City or return to the 10th floor solely to perform the Ascension Talent,' Arthur explained.
"We need to check your party."
One of the requirements for one's right to enter the town was to show what their party looked like. It was done to prevent Sky Sword members from sneaking in. However, Arthur didn't mind. After all, he hadn't formed a party with Sara and the others.
In simple terms, Arthur was not part of Sky Sword and was just helping the 13th Squad up the floor without being administratively recorded in the group's system.
It should be safe, he thought.
Arthur pressed his system watch and revealed his party panel. He let the two guards look at the panel, their eyes squinting in focus at the panel.
[Party Details]
[Party Name: Aaron Team]
[Party Title: -]
[Leader: Aaron (Lv. 85)]
[Members: ]
[1. Isabella (Lv. 56)]
[2. Liel (Lv. 62)]
[3. Sokia (Lv. 54)]
[Party Message]
[Party Mission]
[Leave Party]
"Aaron?" asked the guard, feeling familiar with the name.
"My name is Aaron Arthur," said Arthur, trying to be evasive. Read latest chapters on My Virtual Library Empire
Although they realized that Aaron's name was a fugitive from the Night Liberators, there was no denying that Arthur's face looked different from Aaron. That was thanks to the camouflage ability shown by the man's earrings.
"He's someone else. I know how Aaron looks. He's not our fugitive."
"It seems so. I feel doubtful about him."
In the end, Arthur was allowed to enter the town on the condition that he abided by the rules. He was given a paper with the details of the rules Arthur had to keep, he agreed.
He walked in and saw that the town looked deserted, different from the usual bustle of the town. The alleyways looked dingy and dirty. Several members of the Night Liberators were pacing back and forth doing security patrols.
'This is stricter than I thought,' Arthur said.
The man walked alone on the main street of the town. The shops were open but didn't display many items for sale, as if they were in short supply of items for adventurers.
Arthur was not interested. His main objective was to go to the town center and find the location of the Night Liberators' base. He had to know this location so that he could teleport directly after observing the target location.
Arriving at the town center, he saw a large, sprawling building heavily guarded by hundreds of Night Liberators. Arthur stopped walking, convinced that Salsabila was inside one of those rooms.
"What are you looking at? Get the fuck out of here!" said the guard, noticing Arthur's strange demeanor.
Arthur watched the place for a while, eventually nodding in agreement to their orders. His sight of the 15th Night Liberators base was enough to know Salsabila's location.
'Alright. I've got the location; I need to plan for tomorrow.'