Chapter 164 (1/2)
Chapter 164
Demon King
After they saw the fight, it was unanimously decided that finding a village was top priority. Seeing all those monsters and the mysterious blue tables made them realize that this was a completely different world than the ones they had visited before. At least there, everything was similar. Here, everything seemed completely foreign.
Using <stars dance:=”” light=”” step=””>, Chu Shen carried Lucas into the sky. From there, Lucas was able to use his telescopic vision to find a town close by. Large stone walls surrounded the town. The soldiers that had retreated could be seen flowing into the town through the large iron gate.
They quickly decided against going to that town since it seemed as though it would facing an invasion soon. Instead, they decided to go to a town a mile away from that one. It was about half the size of the first one and had a wooden wall made from logs around it.
Since they had chosen their destination, Chu Shen and his friends quickly departed for the town. At first they were only walking. However, Lucas saw the monster army was starting to march towards the stone walled village. Upon seeing that, they decided to hurry to the village they chose since they weren’t sure if it would be caught up in the fight.
In about ten minutes they saw the village. Two anxious guards could be seen standing on a hidden walkway. Their lower bodies were below the wooden wall but their upper bodies from the shoulders up was visible. Below the two guards was a large copper door that was currently closed.
When the guards saw them, the one on the left immediately called out to them. “Halt! What is your business in Altar!”
Lucas turned to Chu Shen. “Hold on guys, I got this.” He stepped forward. “We’re traveling and just wanted to spend the night at one of the inns.”
The guards conversed for a little bit before turning back towards them. “We need to ask our commander before we let you in. Please stay there.”
One of the guards left while the other nervously gripped his spear. Soon, a man clad in metal armor appeared on the wooden wall. The knight, for that was what he looked like, called out to them. “You say you are travelers, but there is a war going on. We can let you in, but you must agree to an inspection first.”
They all glanced at each other before nodding. “Agreed.” Lucas called out. Soon after, some m.u.f.fled noises and a dull thud came from the gate. The gate swung open slowly. There was a smaller wall made of stone just past the gate with an iron gate.
Two soldiers were pus.h.i.+ng the gate open and three more soldiers with spears gripped tightly were inside the gate. The guards looked more than a little shocked when they saw them. “They’re just kids!” One of the guards exclaimed, but he was quickly hushed by an elbow from one of his fellow soldiers.
A man in official looking robes was behind the soldiers. In his hand was a crystal globe. While they were studying them, the man stepped forward. “Please step forwards guests. I will confirm you are not a threat with the status crystal.”
Lucas shrugged. As he was about to step forward, Aslo rushed past him. Turning towards Lucas, he stuck out his tongue. Facing the robed man, As...o...b..came serious. “What do you want me to do?”
The guards had relaxed considerably once they saw the ages of Chrissa, Aslo, and Chu Shen. They still seemed wary of Lucas, but that was because of the older look his muscular body gave him.
The robed man was also relaxed because of Aslo’s age. “Just place your hand on the status crystal. Then I can read your status screen and confirm you aren’t a spy sent by the demons.”
Aslo nodded and put his hand on the crystal. “So are the demons who you’re fighting? Why are you fighting them?”
The robed man looked at Aslo funny. “Well yes, we are fighting the demons. They want to take over the kingdom because of our fertile land that we use to grow our crops and numerous dungeons that populate our country. I thought this was common knowledge though.”
Aslo shrugged. “We’re from pretty far away.”