Chapter 167: Parkour (2/2)

Froher-ups of the guards were fed up with this new trend of nobles picking on those in the sluuards taking note of everyone who entered

The noble corpse the guards were all gathered around seemed to be the sole heir of a wealthy family that had been recently drained of all that it had

And although spoken in hushed whispers, Merlin heard that the noble had copious a on his person at the ti use Merlin continued listening in and heard a few of the key symptoms of overuse, namely bloodshot eyes and skin that had lost al dry, wrinkled and cracked skin that made the user look like a husk compared to their former selves

Once Merlin was satisfied with the information he received, he quickly cli his way towards the thieves guild, but once he reached where the building was, he found that it was crawling with guards

"What the hell do ya uards shouted at another, it was rather loud so even Merlin could hear him clearly from the roof

"It's just a shi+tty tavern, there's nothing here besides cheap alcohol We searched everywhere, including the cellar," the other guard said, "Perhaps the infor tavern"

'Oh, well it seeht to hiuild'

"Useless, search again, uard shouted, 'My pro those murderers"

Merlin uards patrolling the place was incredible

'Did they put the entire force into catching the thieves guild? What the hell' Merlin thought

He continued wandering around until he saw a fauards Unlike the nicer looking clothing he usually saw Bell wearing, he earing tattered co and his face and hair was caked in a layer of dust He fit in with the other residents of the slum quite well

"Oi, do you not kno to speak?" One of the guards see at him "If you can't understand humans, how are you any different from livestock?"

"Cool it, he's just a kid" The other guard beside hi hi of uht andBell, as slipping between groups of guards with great skill It was rather difficult for even Merlin to follow hi watched

Merlin followed Bell until he wandered down an alleyway and turned around, waiting for his pursuer to appear before hi watched, but nobody appeared around the corner which see must have eventually clicked in hisdown at hi a vine dohich seemed to relieve Bell of his caution as he had seen these vines before

Bell grabbed hold of the vine while avoiding the thorns before he was pulled up onto the roof

Merlin watched Bell's expression suddenly brighten as he stared down at the streets below, although he wasn't able to audibly express his exciteh, it was clear for Merlin to see

"Hey Bell," Merlin said as he took off hiswhite hair that slipped out from under his cloak hood "I take it the base moved, would you be able to lead me to the new location?"