Chapter 23 (1/2)

Chapter 23: Riverwood Town

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

The fog dispersed

The town that had been sealed for years finally appeared under the sun once again Followed by the death of the Shadow, the will-o-wisp that had been pestering them also disappeared

Rhode put away his sword His eyes focused on the pile of white dust on the ground where the body of Shadow used to be It shone brightly under the sun He went silent for adown his body to pick up a translucent, e fro After all, boss-level ic The power that they accu a Soul Core siular demonic beast

But Rhode did not waste too s He just quickly picked it up and turned around Then with heavy steps, he trudged towards the plaza entrance Even though he did not consume much soul power in the previous battle, he somehow felt tired mentally While he did not express it on his face, his heavy steps reflected his fatigue

Looking at Rhode’s figure, Lize and Matt let out deep sighs of relief They rushed forward and asked about his situation Unfortunately, Rhode’s ood, so he merely answered with feords and ended the conversation

Both Lize and Matt glanced at each other They realized that he wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to chat Even though they did not knohat happened, it was clear that Rhode did not want to talk about it

Lize was a sirl, and Matt was a merchant They did not continue to ask about this ht with the Shadoasn’t their priht now… because soon, they would finally leave this ghostly place!

Fro shi+p crashed, until the time they came out from the mountain, only three days had passed But because of all the hardshi+p they went through, the three days felt like ten days Dangerous forests, surprise attacks, strange tohat more could they take?

It was precisely because of this, when they saw the small town on the foot of the mountain, Lize and Matt felt incredibly excited Even the usually calm Rhode also revealed a relieved expression

Riverwood Toas situated at the foot of Paphield Mountain It was a peaceful place because it was located on the border Back in the gaarded as a newbie gathering place As such, Rhode spent a lot of tis He could even casually call out the names of most of the NPCs here But nohen he walked down the quiet street, discovering the NPCs turning into living people still gave him a weird sensation

While there were still plenty of things that needed to be done, right now, a soft bed and delicious food was their top priority After having a meal at the town’s local tavern, they immediately dived into bed and went to sleep

When Rhode opened his eyes, the sun was already high up, signifying that it was noon

The sun rays were soft and warht scattered on the floor

“Sigh…”

Rhode sighed He reached out his hand stared at his battle scars His left chest still had a slight pain That pain caused him to return to reality

This isn’t a dream

For the first time, he felt the harsh reality of the world

The chaotic and dangerous battles felt surreal Many ti Previously, he used his gamer self to repress the reality of the situation; the monsters were siht the series of dangerous battles, he slowly started to understand the harsh reality of this world

What should I do from here on?

Knock knock

A soft knock on the door disrupted Rhode’s train of thought He raised his head and spoke in a soft voice, “Coirl alked in with a clean bandage and a pot of water in her hands Noticing that Rhode was already up, a lively smile appeared on her face

“How’s your body, Mr Rhode?”

“It’s okay, no issues”

Acknowledging her concern, he nodded politely Even though his response wasn’t too friendly, Lize was already accusto an to replace his bandage

Rhode looked at her and smiled bitterly in his heart The truth was – he truly wanted to be kinder towards her It wasn’t that he was trying to put on a poker face on purpose, doing these kinds of things were just troublesoe

But there was no way for hie so quickly His habits were deep into his personality Back in the past, when he was young, his classmates used to make fun of his face and call him ‘sissy’ because his face was sio

Since then, Rhode had always been very conscious about his appearance When he entered the Dragon Soul Continent, he did not select the advanced ‘scan registration’ technology, but instead, he chose to create his avatarand immature, so he just sculpted it as he pleased In the end, he modeled himself with a cold expression to emphasize his masculinity