415 Meeting Green Hawks Leaders (2/2)

”Wait!” Zero tugged on Dwayne's cloak before he jumped into the action. ”Don't kill them,” was all the doctor said and Dwayne turned back to the thugs.

Three seconds. Zero counted it and his jaw fell. With no magic enhancements and no supernatural abilities, Dwayne took out six armed men in three seconds. It was impressive and Zero took a look at the bulging muscles as Dwayne adjusted his fallen hood.

”It's done, let's go. Green Hawks don't like entertaining tardy clients. Time is money after all.”

They hurried to the back entrance of the auction house and the guard stopped them. ”State your names and business.”

Dwayne simply removed his hood and looked the guard in the eye. ”I have an appointment with your bosses. This is my guest.”

Zero lowered his hood as well and the guard nodded before opening the iron door. ”This way please,” he ushered.

The auction house smelled of musky boots and bad body odour. Zero held his breath and wondered how Dwayne could keep a straight face with such a terrible smell. Surely humans didn't have the ability to hold their breaths for hours on end, right? Zero didn't need to breathe if he didn't want to and the only thing it would do to him is not recharge is qi and mana reserves.

Instead of heading upstairs, they were led underground where the smell and heat were more bearable. Zero took a while to get used to the dim lights underground and marvelled at how such a lace could exist within Deadman Town. There was actually an underground stream somewhere because he could hear flowing water.

The room that the guard escorted them to was rather spacious although the furniture looked like a slab of stone surrounded by some wooden stools.

”Please wait here,” the guard said. ”The bosses will be with you shortly.”

Then, he left, closing the wooden door behind him. Zero wondered where he should be sitting but Dwayne didn't hesitate. He simply helped himself to a spot that he liked best and motioned with his chin for Zero to do the same.

Not wanting to stray too far from Dwayne's side, Zero chose to sit to the man's left. While they waited for the leaders of Green Hawk to arrive, Zero decided to scan the area. The underground of the auction house was a lot bigger than Zero thought it would be. Now, he really wished Jermine was here. He was curious about what sort of goods they had stashed away in the high-security storage.