Chapter 364 - Trouble outside (1/2)

In an instant, Ray was standing right beside Bob. He was sure that the two of them were walking together, the length of their strides equal, and were ready to head into the auction house. Still, even though he was right next to him, he didn't even know when Ray had moved to head over to the other side.

Right now, he had the yellow guard's sword held in his hand.

'What on earth are you doing?!' Bob screamed inside his head, clearly perturbed of the situation. ”I know you're strong, but this is a whole army! You can't go up against an army, especially not against these guys!'

Bob had seen a few angry customers confront the guards before. The city, particularly the action house, was frequently visited by many tourists, and those included guild members. Some of these guilds were quite strong. Hence, they ceaselessly seek for a force that would be able to rival their prowess at the same time. Despite that fact, the yellow knights were more than strong, so he had never seen them be overpowered by any guild.

'Damn it! Who is this guy? I can't move my sword.' The yellow knight said as he struggled afore his enemy.

”Oh, I guess you are quite strong. I guess you really are on the same level as the black knights, aren't you.” Ray said, forcing all of his ki into his fist to conjure an explosive mana. He then tried to snap the sword, but to his surprise, it hadn't broken.

As of the moment, as long as it was at the intermediate level or below, Ray was sure he would be able to break a weapon. Withal, it looked like it was at least an advanced level weapon - One that was in the same level as the equipment that he was using.

Of course, scrutinizing the weapon, it seemed pretty generic looking. Thus, it wouldn't have any special attributes and would most likely be weaker than Ray's Raven blade.

The knight, unable to move his hand, went ahead and tried to kick Ray to put some distance in between them. Seeing this action, Ray matched him.

The second that their feet collided, the extreme force pushed the man back, causing him to let go of his weapon.

”You will not harm them in front of me again,” Ray said.

The guards were cautious, yet didn't appear worried or frightened of Ray's strength. They still stood there casually as they watched Ray.

”Are you okay?” Ray asked the girl as he went to offer his hand to assist her in standing. When she took his hand, Ray started to use Mana share and infused some Ki into her. The strength started to return to her body and she was finally able to stand up.

That's when Ray noticed the strange marking on her neck. The instant that he looked at it, another message had appeared.

[User is already contracted]

[You are able to break the contract. Would you like to break the contract?]

It seemed like the marking was similar to the magic that Ray used when offering the contracts to the Redwing members.

'Is this why they have to follow their orders? It makes sense why they aren't fighting back and how they would listen to their new owners unconditionally as well.' Ray contemplated regarding the matter as enlightenment came to him.

Not wanting to disturb anything, for now, Ray decided to free the lady.

”Looks like this is your first time here, boy!” The head guard, standing in front of the slaves, hollered. ”Every year, there seems to be an idiot like you, shouting justice and asking justice for these people. Let me tell you something - These people aren't good people. It's why they were being sold off in the first place.”