Chapter 289 - Entering The Village (1/2)

For hours and hours without rest, the young man walked. The girl struggling to follow behind, continuously tried working out and making sense of all the strange occurrences which had happened so far.

However, she had little to no luck in reaching a conclusion as none of what she had seen made sense.

What was the wandering devil? Was he a human? Why a devil of all things, when those who stain the battlefields with blood are called warriors. There were still so much she didn't know, but as time passed, the thoughts began to seep from her mind as she wondered when exactly they'd get a break.

The blizzard raged on yet the temperature around them still remained warm. For her, following him was both comfortable and uncomfortable.

Finally, her pleads and prayers seemed to have been heard as she spotted a small light coming from far outside the trees in the forest.

Joy and relief began to surge threw her weakened and tired body as she recognized the lights. It was the border lights, they were near the city.

She hesitantly turned to the young man only to let out a sigh of relief as he showed no change in direction. He was heading towards the city.

”Thank god...” She muttered quietly as she followed right behind him

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”HUH!? What do you mean it's invalid!?” The young adventurer shouted

”I told you, to enter this city you'll need a letter of approval, A B-Rank adventurer card or an indication which shows you are a citizen, you lack all of these.” Calmly replied the guard.

”But I am an A-Rank adventurer!” The young adventurer retorted

*Snort*

Upon hearing this, the guard let out a quiet snort as he looked the adventurer, who claimed to be A-Rank, from his face down to his knees.

A young man who looked no taller than 5'7, with defined abs and muscles which stood out from his open snow robe. Anyone who saw him would wonder why exactly the snow robe was left open in such a cold environment, yet at the same time, were too creped out to ask.

He kept gauntlets on his waist and seemed to be doing perfectly fine in the cold. Many wondered if he was even human, but in the end, he was deemed off as a crazy idiot.

This guard had know faith in his words, just from looking at his appearance, but the guard was one of the very few who asked the question.

”Why are you wearing sandals in the cold?” He asked, completely side-tracking off the main topic

”Eh? Because it's easier to move around in and It looks nice.” The young man replied

That answer had completely erased any suspicion the guard might have had and only reassured him of one thing. 'This man is crazy and cannot be trusted'.

”So come on, let me in!” Said the young man as he peered in through the village.