Chapter 321: Guest From Afar (1/2)

”Who are you?” The dwarf looked at Arthur with fear. Getting such a reaction, Arthur felt hurt that his scammer's face didn't work.

”I'm here to help you.” Arthur tried to appear as sincere as possible, but it didn't work as well.

”That's what the man from earlier said as well.” The dwarf backed away. ”I don't have eight gold coins.”

”Well, you'll have a lot more if you follow me.” Arthur scratched his head. He still felt like a scammer or a human trafficker. He looked at Gala and Dia for support.

”Listen well, dwarf.” Dia stepped forward and said in a menacing tone. ”If you don't follow us, we'll rip your hands off!”

”Seriously?” Arthur turned around in speechlessness.

”Ignore her, young man.” Gala stepped forward to save the day. ”How about you follow big sister, and I'll make sure it's worth your time?” She said seductively.

”More like a grandmother.” Dia spat.

”Great-great-grandmother.” Arthur corrected. The two snickered to themselves as Gala's brows twitched. She turned around with crushing kill intent.

”You two. Just to let you know, I'm young compared to some witches out there.” Gala said in a wrathful voice. ”How about this great-great-grandmother show you what she has?”

”I think this guy fainted.” Arthur backed away as he laughed. The two looked at the dwarf, and his eyes were rolled back.

”What do we do now?” Gala asked helplessly. ”Did he get so bewitched by my charms that he fainted?

”Definitely that instead of your crazy killing intent. It's weird that it only appears when we mention your age.” Arthur walked over and crouched beside the dwarf. ”Let's take him.”

”Kidnapper Seika? I'm into that.” Gala giggled. Arthur ignored her and lifted the young dwarf's body using his spiritual arm.

The three left the house and walked to the streets. As soon as they left the alley, they ran into three patrolling knights. The two groups looked at each other.

The Knights stared at the three. Three robed people with two of them hooded. Even if Arthur and the rest tried to be more suspicious, they wouldn't be able to.

The Knight's attention then turned to the floating figure behind Arthur. The appearance of the dwarf was far from peaceful. His eyes were white, and his mouth was agape.

”I can explain,” Arthur said as he raised his hand. The three knights gripped their swords' handles and unsheathed them immediately.

”No one moves!”

”What happened to diplomacy in this country?” Arthur sighed.

”You're carrying an unconscious person wearing cloaks and robes. What did you expect?” Dia sighed. ”Let's kill them.”

”HEY!” Arthur turned to her and wanted to slap this self-centered princess. The Knights heard her words, and their mana exploded. The mana then seeped into their swords and armor as they lit up. ”Oh?” Arthur raised his brows. ”Are those artifacts?” He asked with interest.

”Kidnappers, killers, and thieves.” Gala shook her head. ”These knights will never believe us. We need to contact the Knight of Courage.”

”I fear that these men won't let us go easily.” Dia shook her head as she looked at the three knights assuming formation.

Arthur walked closer and looked at a knight's sword. He studied the exterior with interest as the Knight pointed the sword his way.

”Release that man immediately and raise your hands!” The Knight threateningly roared. However, Arthur ignored him and walked to the side of the Knight and studied his artifact.

”A Basic-Tier artifact,” Arthur nodded. ”It's amazing that even a low-level knight carries such an item.”

Seeing that Arthur was ignoring him, the Knight grew frustrated and slashed with his sword. The sword descended on Arthur's shoulder as it let out freezing energy. Before it could touch Arthur, the blade stopped.

”Interesting.” Arthur grabbed the sword with two fingers and pulled it away from the swordman. As soon as the weapon touched his hand, an alarm set off in the entire city.

”Reinforcements are coming!” One of the other knights shouted. ”Let go of the artifact immediately!” He said with a grave expression.

'They didn't react this way when Dia threatened them.' Arthur looked at the sword in his hand that was sending signals after he took hold of it.

[Item Bind: This rune allows one user to bind to the item. If another person takes hold of it without the user's consent, the rune sends an alarm to the designed rune.]