Chapter 211 - A Slight Inconvenience (2/2)
With that in mind, Argentum could not help but radiate an aura of slight elation as this thought intensified, only for him to suppress this aura as he did not want to be found by these humans, lest he wanted to be captured by them instead. Nonetheless, that did not stop him from thinking about his plans of becoming a Super Animate.
'Should I go ahead and kill these Animates for the sake of becoming a Super Animate?' Argentum asked himself in his mind as he recalled the process of transforming into a Super Animate. 'Erea did say back then that in order to become a Super Animate, one must need the flesh and blood of about five Animates at the very least.'
'I can't help but feel a bit guilty if I did that though,' Argentum continued thinking as he looked at their appearances more closely, making him think that they looked more like adventurers rather than bandits. 'If I killed them, then that would mean their families would be left with a loved one gone from the world, turning into materials for my own gain.'
In the end, Argentum inwardly let out a short sigh, muttering to himself, ”I just happened to come across them. I won't kill them. I'll just kill those who deserve to be killed in that Verdant Breeze Town to solve that problem.”
And with that, he turned around and left the clearing those humans were in, reverting to his original appearance after making sure he had created enough distance from them. Not long after that, he went back to grinding his skills in a monotonous manner as he traversed the terrain in the fastest speed he could muster…only for him to hear the voice of a human gradually get louder.
”To think we've come across a rare Wind Spirit,” the voice said as it resounded throughout the area, a deep chuckle following it soon after. It then continued, ”How much do you think would it sell for in the Black Market?”
”Definitely around three million gold coins at the very least,” another voice responded to the previous voice's query, its tone being slightly shrill.
It was then that Argentum realized…that he may have just fallen into a trap set up by those humans in that clearing. Unsure as to whether or not these humans had planned this all along, Argentum could not help but ask, ”I wonder what made all of you hunt me.”
”Money. What other reason would there be?” a voice different from the previous two responded to Argentum's question, as three people finally revealed themselves to Argentum, two men, and one woman. After the woman was finished responding, one of the two men continued where the woman left off, saying, ”It seems the heavens have decided to take pity on us, allowing such a rare Pseudo-Animate to come close to our clearing. To be honest, you're quite the lifesaver, you Wind Spirit. Selling you would definitely pay the massive debt we have while allowing us to live lavishly as well.”
”Hoh?” Argentum could not help but say in response. He then asked the three, ”Where are your other companions then? There were 7 of you in that clearing, right?”
”We're not that stupid, you know,” the man with the shrill voice responded to Argentum's words before letting out a haughty chuckle. ”The 4 of them have their skills and weapons prepared, ready to capture you at a moment's notice. Why would they reveal themselves to you, you inferior being?”
”I feel like you have a grudge against Pseudo-Animates. Well...it's not like I have anything to do that,” Argentum said before letting out a chuckle of his own. This prompted the three to look at each other for a bit, with the woman proceeding to ask Argentum in a slightly furious tone, ”Why are you laughing? Aren't you supposed to be scared?”
”Scared? Why should I be?” Argentum responded to the woman's words in a slightly arrogant tone. ”I could leave this place at any time.”
”Fire!” Hearing Argentum's words, the man with the shrill voice shouted all of a sudden, prompting four arrows to head towards where Argentum was…only for Argentum to disappear in an instant.
Whoosh! Clang!
Due to their positions and trajectories, plus the fact that Argentum had disappeared, the four arrows collided at a single point, snapping into multiple pieces as their fragments let out soft noises. Alongside this, the faces of the three had expressions of shock.
”Where did that Wind Spirit go?!” the man with a deep voice asked the other two in slight surprise and fury. To think that their ticket to freedom was now gone!
In response, the woman went ahead and conjured a magic circle, letting out a sigh of relief not long after as she replied, ”The Wind Spirit is still within the vicinity, but we have no clue where it is!”
”Go and find it as fast as possible!” the man with the deep voice said in response before shouting, ”Everyone, find any traces of the Wind Spirit! As soon as you find them, relay them to me!”
”Well, well, well. How the tables have turned,” a voice familiar to them resounded throughout the area, prompting the man with the shrill voice to shout, ”Wind Spirit!”
”Good thing I'm still within the vicinity, right? I hope you try your best to find me,” Argentum's voice continued to resound, letting out a slightly arrogant chuckle after his statement.
”Also, I've changed my mind,” Argentum's voice resounded once more, not letting the humans respond to his words. ”Back when I checked your clearing, I was supposed to kill all of you.”
”And now it seems…I've decided to continue with that idea.”
”How about...”
”We play a game?”