Chapter 102 - Blasting Fuse (1/2)

Chapter 102: Blasting Fuse

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

Aroup, Shauna was still energetic as usual

“hello, Mr Rhode”

Shauna greeted Rhode with a s when I heard about you from Old Walker”

“I’m also quite surprised to see you”

Rhode nodded and replied as he shook Shauna’s hand

“Never thought that I would get a response froroup”

Shauna shtly shaken, but she soon stabilized herself and gestured towards the three other people behind her

“There’s no need to introduce theht?”

Rhode recalled their names and briefly recited theht together once, yet Rhode could still remember their names

“You actually still remember us, Mr Rhode”

The Swordsman na the battle in Pavel Ceth when he witnessed how he commanded and defeated the Necromancer That was the reason why he actively supported this

“Of course I remember”

“But I think the person that left a deep impression on me isn’t here?”

Shauna and the others s to Luckily, that matter had already been solved, otherwise, Shauna wouldn’t be able toto Barney… you don’t have to look for hiroup”

“Oh?”

Rhode was slightly surprised

“That’s quite unexpected He left the group? Why?”

Shauna was already prepared for this question, so she gestured Rhode to sit down and began to explain

“Before we met Old Walker, we received an invitation from Jade Tears Barney was quite interested in the invitation, but the four of us weren’t keen on accepting it Thus, we could only let hiroup”

However, Shauna only stated half of the truth After the battle in Pavel Cemetery, Red Hawk had received heavy casualties, so Shauna’s position as leader was inevitably shaken Being a fee, and now, coupled with the heavy losses under her leadershi+p, her position began to falter

Shauna had planned to recuperate before initiating the recruitment process, but she didn’t expect her subordinates to betray her during the downtime Barney made his stand blatantly obvious He even visited Shauna privately, requesting her to pass him the position as mercenary leader

Barney proroup, but Shauna could understand as Barney thinking about Naturally, she rejected his proposal, causing Barney to seeth in anger

Purely based on her female instincts, she quickly concluded that he intended to sell the group to Jade Tears for a large sum of money However, after the incident in Pavel Ce that was too good to be true

Thus, after ending their relationshi+p, Barney and his followers left Red Hawk for Jade Tears That hy only four members remained Of course, this made Shauna incredibly furious, but when Old Walker visited her, it was as though a bright light dispersed the dark, gloomy clouds over her

However, since this was a private otiations Rhode also wasn’t very keen on internal conflicts, so both of theotiation

“Frankly speaking,”

Rhode stretched out his hand to grab a glass of wine on the table

“Your strength is quite lacking… I don’t know if you can handle the upco battles”

“I… understand”

Shauna had already made mental preparations to be rejected She knew that she couldn’t possibly coe, nor could she co up hits like Anne

There were four people left in Red Hawk Shauna and Henry were both Swordsmen, Martin was a shi+eld Warrior and lastly, the Barbarian, Levi

If they were ranked accordingly by their power level, Shauna held the first place The other three were h she roup, when faced against a group like Rhode’s, she was nothing but a small fry

If that was the case, what kind of jobs would he assign her group to if theyabout this However, Rhode soon eased her worries

“I think you are aware that Starlight is still quite small Thus, e head out for a hold This matter has been onthe stronghold, I elcome you with open arms”

Shauna and the others didn’t answer hastily They sipped a few mouthfuls of wine and pondered for a while

After a moment, Shauna narrowed her brows and said

“I really appreciate your trust, but… isn’t that responsibility a little too heavy for us?”

While at first glance, it hold was a mindless job and probably one of the least i the others, but it was actually the opposite One hold was the core of any roup Only hold while their leader was out Thus, Shauna’s concerns weren’t unfounded Though she h reason for Rhode to fully trust thee of the situation while Rhode wasn’t in?

But contrary to her expectations, Rhode didn’t seem to show any worry

“I’ve already said that we are lacking in h to remindFurthermore, this important responsibility will be shared with other mercenaries other than you three in the time to come When that time comes, they will be under you I’m sure that you’ll be able to handle theroup leader

“…”

Shauna wanted to speak, but she hesitated in the end

If she hadn’tRhode had just offered her one of the roup However, what did she do to deserve such a position? Besides, she hadn’t even joined Starlight yet!

For a while, the red-haired female mercenary pondered deeply

Rhode, on the other hand, merely kept silent and waited for Shauna to decide It wasn’t that he was oblivious to her concerns, but because of the systehold any ti bad, Rhode would be alerted immediately and could activate the security system to imprison everyone inside

Thus, he didn’t have to worry about anyone trying to destroy the stronghold fro frohold’s defenses were difficult to breach, if sohold continuously without anyone to stop theless to activate the security syste inside

Shauna’s Red Hawk ht now, it was the most feasibleRhode’s offer, Shauna turned towards her re members and discussed the matter with a serious expression

Then, a while later, she turned back to Rhode and said,

“Since Mr Rhode displayed his trust in us, then we can’t possibly decline your benevolence We can assure you that ill do our best to defend the stronghold!”

Upon hearing Shauna’s reply, Rhode nodded, satisfied with her choice Then, he stood up and shook her hand

“Well then, let ht”

Once both sides reached an agree details were not difficult to settle Soon, they reached a consensus on compensation and salary

Each old coins While it was less than they that got previously, it was still a generous pay considering their low-risk job On the other hand, if Shauna or any other were to neglect their duty and cause the roup to suffer a loss, they would have to compensate with their personal funds There was no objection to this clause as it was logical Now, the final step was for Shauna to send in their letter for disbandment to the Mercenary association and report that they were joining Starlight right after

When it was tin her nans of hesitation After all, it had been several years since she had formed Red Hawk She had done so to prove that she didn’t need to rely onShe worked doubly hard to create a naroup, but in the end, reality still slapped her in the face

Shauna’s hand that was holding the pen suddenly stoppedShe lifted her head and looked at Rhode who stood beside her

Will this ed to attract Lize, so hethat compels others to follow him But… what does she see in hiht now is pointless

After a while, Shauna bit her lower lip and signed her name on the paper

From that moment on, Red Haas officially disbanded

When Shauna exited the Mercenary association, it can be seen that she appeared tired, but her expression was still rather calm

“You’re my leader now, Mr Rhode”

Shauna smiled wryly and patted on Rhode’s shoulder