Chapter 107 (1/2)

Dozens of dark magicians were standing in the lobby of a luxurious mansion. Su-hyeun and Roman sat facing each other. Roman was the head of the dark magicians in this mansion. He had led many of them before. Therefore, he was considered a powerful man amongst them.

“I can’t believe a person like you is a leader here. The future of the dark magicians seems pretty bleak.”

Of course, Su-hyeun did not see him as a great leader.

“B-but he is pretty famous amongst us. We, his subordinates, can walk around the town confidently.”

“If you were to travel to where I am from, you wouldn’t get anywhere with that level of skill in your powers,” Su-hyeun said.

“Where are you from, brother?” Roman asked Su-hyeun.

Bam! Su-hyeun hit Roman.

“Brother? Are you kidding me? Are you my brother?”

“Umm…”

Roman rolled his eyes. He had to answer with caution if he did not want to get hit. Su-hyeun narrowed his eyes and glared at Roman and the other dark magicians.

‘Their power level is quite low. Therefore, it is weird that this place is called the city of the magicians.’

The people that Su-hyeun had met in the village earlier were considered to be less powerful than the dark magicians in this mansion. Although Roman and the other dark magicians here are supposed to be different than them, their power level is practically just as low. If the dark magicians of the lower village were D-Ranks, the people in this mansion would be C-Ranks or a little less than that.

‘Perhaps this guy here is about a B-Rank,’ Su-hyeun thought as he looked at Roman. ‘These are not the last of the magicians, though. There are more dangerous guys probably still left.’

“Let me ask you something first,” Su-hyeun said.

“Y-yes. Ask me, please.”

Roman responded nervously as he worried about his survival. It seemed pathetic, but it was natural for him to be nervous after knowing Su-hyeun is the one who got rid of all of the dark magicians in the lower village.

“In about a month, I will be sacrificed to Ouroboros, right?”

“T-that is…”

“Stop beating around the bush and tell me. I found out everything before I came here, so don’t try to fool me.”

“Yes, you will be.”

People in this city had decided to sacrifice foreigners rather than citizens. Roman shut his eyes tight.

‘If he gets upset and swings his sword, I will die.’

However, he received an unexpected response.

“Good, good.” Su-hyeun nodded as if he was satisfied. “Then, onto the next question. How does Ouroboros identify the sacrifice?”

“W-why do you ask that?” Roman slowly opened his eyes and expected he could survive this interrogation.

Su-hyeun had a stern look on his face and said, “I ask questions, and you just answer them.”

“Y-yes!”

“Answer the question.”

“The dark magicians in the center of the city have control over Ouroboros. Ouroboros eats the person they designate, satisfies its appetite, and then goes back to the sea.”

“Is it the only way to get Ouroboros out of the sea?”

“Yes… it is,” Roman answered with hesitation and observed Su-hyeun’s mood.

He was wondering what Su-hyeun was curious about since the only questions he asked were about Ouroboros.

“Well, that is good,” Su-hyeun said.

“That is?”

“Where are the exact people that have control over Ouroboros?”

Roman’s face turned pale after hearing this question.

Su-hyeun grinned at Roman and said, “Guide me to them.”

***

Tramp, tramp—

“That man over there, is he Roman?”

“Yes. Why is he here?”

“Who is the person beside him? He doesn’t look like a dark magician…”

“I’ve never seen him before.”

Roman lowered his head as many people watched him walk past. If word spread later about what he was doing, he would be filled with shame.

‘Damn it. What the hell am I doing? I was supposed to catch him, but now I am guiding him to where he wants.’

However, the direction that he was guiding him towards was funny. Even though Su-hyeun was considered to be a fugitive, he had asked to be led to the den of the powerful dark magicians.

‘When we arrive there, this bastard will die.’

This was something that Roman believed firmly. There were many skilled dark magicians at the place that they were heading towards. He was confident that they could stomp Su-hyeun to death.

‘Yes. I will make him immortal so that I may torture him forever. I will use him as a slave for life,’ Roman thought to himself, and a wicked grin formed on his face.

Wham—!

“Argh!”

Roman turned as he felt pain in the back of his head. Su-hyeun had hit him there.

“Wh-what is wrong, sir?”

“You thought of some plan to screw me over, didn’t you?”

“What? No way!”

“Just show me the way. Don’t even think about fooling me.”

At Su-hyeun’s word, Roman shut his mouth tight and quickened his pace. Soon, they arrived at the tall tower in the middle of the city.

“This is it.”