Chapter 339: The Desired Item (1/2)

Sila—along with Alpha, Isaac and Midnight—rushed out of their headquarters His badge created aon the street for two hundred e's search function That was because they could hear Miki's shouts froh they could see Miki in thethe leader of the 16th squad Sila could tell because the e like his, except with the number 16 printed on it

“Miki, can't you just simply back off? We're on the same side Please don't make it hard on us,” The 16th Squad Leader asked politely

“No! Not until you aden! Your teaen wore tailor- braided black hair reached his back On his waist were two katana with different lengths His behavior and speech were sleek He gave off the vibe of a refined entleman didn't cheat, I assure you I set aside his portion beforehand” The man, who seemed to be the shop's clerk, came out and explained what happened

“Beforehand? That's obviously cheating! Your sign here clearly says “No reservation There are only thirty bottles for sales” If it's possible to reserve, I would have already done that I wouldn't have wastedinto the queue”

Sila and his squad's n, which clearly said as en didn't see distress Sila and his teah to join and help Miki anytime, so they didn't act rashly They chose to wait for further explanations

The liquor shop was a small business outlet operated by the 15th squad They often hunted nearby redients or purchased them from other squads, then brewed liquor that they would later sell, earning funds for their squad

Now that there was a commotion in front of the shop, the leader of the 15th squad eventually cahly shocked It was fortunate that he earing a e in his expression

“Is there a problee “There is! I'ular customer, Wolfe! You're a leader, so youa swindle happen in your shop!”

The 15th Squad Leader was a man by the nanized as Lone Wolf since he wasn't wearing a mask His face had many wrinkles and seemed to be older by twenty years There were dark circles around his eyes, which looked rather hollow like they belonged to an undead He also had a nize thethe s stood, Sila guessed he must be Her We could only ht us a rare ingredient called Snow Dust without charging He just asked us to keep one bottle for him Thus, that bottle is the thirty-first one, separate from the batch”

With the shop owner's explanation, bystanders finally understood the situation In conclusion, Miki was just too quick to snap without asking Things see to end well, but no, they didn't

“The 15th and 16th squads are on friendly terms Your explanation fits the situation too well Maybe you're lying, who knows?” Miki continued to accuse

Her claim was possible, at least Still, Sila knew Lone Wolf's personality The et Miki out,” muttered Sila, to which Alpha and Isaac easily coh the crowd and approached her

“Let's go back, Miss Miki,” Isaac told his coen and his people opened a way for theuys forgive thes up Quit bringing more shame to our squad,” Alpha bluntly told her From Sila's observation, Alpha seemed to be the center of the 99th squad since he was the en, Alpha apologized, “We're sorry Also, about the debt, ill pay it soon”

“No probleentle

“I can take care ofto break free from Alpha's and Isaac's restraints Her shake-off technique was executed beautifully as if she were the embodiment of a martial artsher, she easily broke free

“You're so annoying! Isaac, wrap her up!” Alpha frowned

A long vine flew out of Isaac's palm It fastened around Miki's body and lifted her up However, she continued to struggle While Isaac could hold her leg, Alpha failed to catch her, causing her head to knock the ground

“Ouch! Are you for real? Catch me properly, !” Alpha co

“Miss Miki, did you beco her returning sharp gaze, however, he bowed his head “Ah it's all just ain for the trouble, everyone” Alpha turned to bow his head to the other side

Miki turned her head around, spotting Midnight and Sila froain Oh! Leader, you're also here Help me, Leader!!”

The word Leader froht As soon as she said it, all eyes were on Sila Some people even paved ways in order to take a look at hiht stepped aside as if he didn't want others to misunderstand that the Leader in question was hiazes from everyone They seee If each of their gazes represented a matchstick, his body would have been burned to dust by now

Since the attention was unavoidable, Sila joined the scene and introduced himself, “I'm the new leader of the 99th squad I heard that y”

Sila specifically directed his eyes toward Mugen since he knew that Miki had caused trouble for the 16th squad at least twice now

“Our Leader has come! You all are finished! Let's do it, Leader! Punish thenored her provocation, everyone except Mugen, that is The man sensed some kind of expectation in Miki's tone Apparently, Miki expected a lot from this so-called new leader, even ht, all of which had been in the sa It made him wonder why

“Please excuse ain, Mister New Leader? I didn't hear you very well just now”

In fact, Sila had deliberately skipped over his naot his hands on infor to be, the Thief Monarch Nero However, it see his name, no one showed any particular reaction It seeht, which was very good for him Unfortunately, Miki seemed to be displeased at the fact that no one knew about her new leader despite her initial reaction being identical to theirs

“He is none other than Nero, the legendary Thief Monarch, you dimwits! Let's do it, Leader Don't let theretted not asking Isaac to gag Miki's s see the Eventually, one of the Mugen's h! Our Leader already forgave you many times, but you never stop This is beyond my endurance What the heck is a Thief Monarch? I don't know him I bet he just made that title up himself He is just the leader of a crappy squad, so his skills en loudly scolded his en turned to Sila, bowing his head “I'm sorry my man lacks manners”

“It's okay I don't care,” replied Sila

Lone Wolf suddenly interrupted, “I failed to notice it when you s a bell I heard of you a long ti you now after playing this game for years”

Actually, everyone else also searched for the name Nero from their system s They wouldn't norers, but Miki's claim that Nero was famous piqued their interest Still, Nero's stories were very old The intel about hio

“A player fro Stars, the Thief Monarch, Nero”

The Ten Rising Stars was a list of powerhouses, made by players back in the early days The list included Zero and Lone Wolf The list soon shrunk as it was unreliable, especially when a particular newcole-handedly beat two people on the list In the end, the list changed to Four E Stars were like an outdated fashi+on azine—unreliable and unhelpful Just based on the fact that Montra wasn't included in one of the ten already indicated a lot about their inaccuracy

As for Nero's epics, excluding the tale about hiroup, there were only ru other players Still, he was only in the list because he was a pioneer for bandits The feats he had achieved in the past could be seen anywhere by now Even his skills were said to beto be his only decentalone

Fortunately, the real Nero seeic-type, or at least was viewed as one froe since ic abilities when they first enter the gay resource in the initial stage Magic Arrow is also a basic skill that any player can learn It is easy to cast and very safe to use, so it suits a new player