Chapter 138: An Old Man (2/2)

Ed ignored them all as he moved ahead. ”I can tell you where the treasures are.” Again, the old man spoke to Ed. Even amid all the noise of the other slaves, he could easily discern that voice.

”I can find it on my own, why should I help you?” Ed knew very well that the old man wanted to give him the treasure in exchange for freeing him.

”That's the only thing I can offer. If you won't accept, then I'm sorry for taking your time.” The old man didn't push any further. Ed was planning on releasing all the slaves before leaving. If he left them here, there was little chance that someone would end up freeing them afterward.

Still, the old man intrigued Ed so he opened the cell by cutting it open. The other slaves left in a frenzy, but the old man walked slowly towards Ed. ”this way,” he kept his promise and lead Ed to the treasure room. Gold, weapons, jewelry, potions, and pills. All of these things were neatly organized which shocked Ed. He imagined that they would all be thrown on the ground, or in a spatial ring. Instead, they were organized in shelves properly.

Ed took the things that caught his attention. Unfortunately, nothing was worth much in here, at least in Ed's standards. After taking the things, the old man asked Ed, ”what about the rest?”

”you can have it,” Ed told him as he walked outside. A man appeared and swung a blade at Ed. ”the treasure is mine!” one of the slaves was too greedy and tried to kill Ed. His brain didn't function correctly as he failed to notice that since Ed wasn't a bandit, it meant that he killed one of them to know this place. On top of that, his nonchalant attitude would show that he could take his time. Meaning that he wasn't afraid of the bandits coming back and finding him.

A thread emerged out of Ed's shadow and killed the slave. The old man witnessed everything and was shocked, his eyes wide open. Ed wondered why the man waited until Ed left the room to attack him, but, apparently, it was simply idiocy.

”If you're done then let's go, I can take you to the teleportation circle. Ah! It overheated so you have to wait for a week.” Ed told him as he was walking out.

Author's Thoughts

Shigun

Hello everyone! Unfortunately, I'll be dropping this novel T_T.

Now if you're still reading this, I'm sorry for giving you a mini heart attack and thank you for caring about this story :P.

If you feel like the events are a bit rushed, it's simply because I want to hurry up and start the next arc, which should be very interesting since Ed will leave the tower!

Enjoy the chapter^^