Chapter 344 - Outrageous (1/2)

A round pillar a hundred meters tall wasn’t exactly impressive in reality, but in this world, it could be considered a gigantic building.

The city wall was only thirty meters tall, so when the pillar was erected, many people in the city noticed it. Their exclamations drew the attention of others, and after several minutes, everybody had seen the pillar that appeared out of nowhere.

Surprise and uneasiness were proliferating.

n.o.body knew what it was for. What if it was a tower for archers?

Similar thoughts were popping up in the minds of many people.

A few minutes earlier, the mayor of Encart was talking to Redding on their way.

“Why did you back off now just?” the mayor asked in confusion. “Is the young man named Roland good?”

Redding nodded and said, “Not good, but very good. As far as I know, the deaths of at least two mayors are related to him. Besides… my brother told me that he stole the queen, but the king did not hunt him down.”

“Wait!”

The mayor came to a sudden halt and looked at Redding. “Is he the Roland?”

“I think so.” Redding smiled and said, “I really can’t be tough against someone who is undying and unrestrained.”

The mayor was deep in thought. “I found the beautiful lady next to him very similar to the queen. I didn’t realize that she was the queen.”

Encart was a remote city close to the border, so it was not always up-to-date regarding the latest intelligence.

Recalling the queen in his memories, the mayor shook his head. “If I had known that he was Roland, I wouldn’t have shown up before him.”

“I didn’t know that you could be scared too.”

“If he has killed two mayors, he can kill a third.” The mayor scoffed. “I’m not an idiot.”

They moved on to the mayor’s house.

Following him, Redding pondered for a moment and asked, “What about the city gate?”

“Keep it closed for now.”

“Are you not scared that Roland will blow it up?”

“No.” The mayor smiled and said, “Though we don’t have the latest intelligence in Encart City, I know what I should know. The Golden Sons abide by a strange rule of self-defense. They will not kill anyone randomly unless they notice your wrongdoing.”

Redding nodded. “I’ve heard about that rumor too, but I don’t know if I can trust it…”

Redding suddenly stopped and looked west of the city wall with an awful expression.

“What’s wrong?” asked the mayor.

“Intense magic waves.” Cold sweat emerged on Redding’s forehead. “Is Roland really crazy enough to blow up the city gate?”

The mayor was infuriated. “How dare he… I haven’t done anything to him yet. How can he…”

Ordinary people couldn’t sense the waves of magic elements, but Mages could.

In Redding’s senses, a tsunami of magic power was coming from outside the city, with overwhelming tides that reached as high as the sky.

“I think we can…”

Redding was going to say that they could run first, because such immense magic waves were too much for him to resist.

If Roland were all by himself, it wouldn’t be very terrible.

Mages had many weaknesses. For example, they would be greatly weakened when they were out of magic power.

But the problem was that dozens more Golden Sons were outside of the city, and all of them were professionals.

If they joined forces, the soldiers of this city couldn’t resist them at all.