Chapter 371: Kill them all! (1/2)
The sudden coldness of the room, the strange pressure added with the eerie smirk stretching across that boy's face, made the brawny leader question himself for a moment.
However, a few seconds later as he scrutinized the boy, he shook his head, almost laughing at himself for his stupidity. How could such a weak-looking youngling, who isn't even a man yet threaten him?
Even if he were to be a talented spellcaster, which he highly doubted as they were as rare as White Diamond Snakes in this god-forsaken land… What danger was he facing? What could this scrawny piece of garbage even do?!
'No.' Master Balun shook his head, his crooked smile curving towards higher altitudes, his eyes squinted into nasty-looking slits as he gazed at Aiden once again.
”Hmpf!” He snorted. ”Come then, and face your punishment. We don't want to cause trouble inside after all. It would be a hassle to deal with the city guards.”
Aiden nodded at the leader's command, and with his usual nonchalant, indifferent, cool smile he walked towards the back door.
A step later, he raised his arm, waving it and motioning for Lily and the dogs to follow.
”Come Sis, let's enjoy this free training session! As Granny taught us, 'Never turn down a free gift! It's rude and disrespectful for the other side!'” He spoke, mimicking Granny's voice, earning a light chuckle from the girl, not bothered by the deep dark look the leader was gazing at him.
”Hehe, you are right brother, we should enjoy the gift!” Lily chuckled at his brother's words, looking strangely, eerily calm, and cheerful despite the grave situation. Luckily, Martha, the innkeeper's wife was already knocked out and was lying unconscious on the kitchen floor, otherwise, she might have had suffered a meltdown.
After all, after causing such trouble, her efforts to correct them were ultimately pointless.
The old man, the innkeeper, on the other hand, couldn't even process what was happening any more. His mind was focused on the current state of his wife, though he dared not dare to rush toward her body, afraid to offend this local tyrant.
Lily skipped over to his brother's side, with a cheery smile, looking as if they were going to gather some plants in the forest and not face a large group of ruffians. Sam and Biggy, were following behind them, with their usual bored look. They weren't alerted by the least. Their alpha was right in front of them after all, what was there to worry about?
Just as he stepped over the doorway and left the building, only to enter a dark, dimly lit back alley, Aiden's group was met with a rather large crowd of rough-looking men. Just from a quick scan, Aiden counted at least two dozen with a couple more standing guard at the exits.
At the same time, he heard the light voice of his contracted sword-girl, Ryg reach out through their shared connection.
'Master, I can sense several hostile intents close by. Would Master need to wield my strength? Shall I go over?'
However, before Aiden could thank her concern and deny the request, Enya already responded.
'[There is no need for that Ryg. Don't worry. Aiden would prefer if you would watch over the girl instead. Right, Aiden?]'
'Y-yes. No need to bother with something so small as this. They are merely here to assist us in some evening exercise.' Aiden sent a mental note to both of them, before closing the connection and turning towards Lily.
”Sis, you should use this chance to work on your teamwork with Sam and Biggy. I will step back and let you play.”
His cool smile made Lily blush. She nodded her head silently, stepping forward to the center of the makeshift circle the thugs lined around them.
Standing at the other side, the leader, Master Balun could no longer hide the ugly, angry look on his face. He looked behind the girl, throwing a jab and taunting the boy.
”Are you really this pathetic that you have to hide behind a girl? No wonder you are looking like a wuss!” He snorted, shifting his attention to the blonde beauty getting ready to face her. As he looked at her and the two large hounds at her sides, he calmed his expression and forced yet another smile.
”Little lass, don't be blinded by such a weakling. Just come over to my side, there is no need for violence! It wouldn't do good if your heavenly beauty would be ruined by some unnecessary wounds and bruises!”