Chapter 632 - Winter is Co (2/2)
“Who are you? Where is this place…”
The young lady asked curiously to the petite, sliirl stood up with a smile
“My name is Christie… This is… Rhode’s Fortress… Don’t worry, nobody… will hurt you here…”
The young lady felt assured perhaps due to Christie’s gentle voice and after she realized that the situation wasn’t as bad as she had iazed curiously at everything Indeed She realized that the rooh it wasn’t beautifully decorated, it was still warh to caler in the terrifying place? But how did I escape?
As the young lady’sman in noble attire entered
“… Rhode…”
Christie scuttled into his e lady widened her eyes in astonishaze to the black-haired young man After all, they looked exactly the sae difference Could it be that this young man was her older brother?
“Hi there, Miss”
Rhode caressed Christie’s long hair and nodded to the young lady
“I’uild leader of Starlight May I ask for you na lady tensed up to the young man’s poker face, she responded quickly
“H-Hi there, Sir My name is Ann Clark”
“Hi, Miss Clark”
Rhode pondered for a
“I know you must have a lot of questions on your mind But before that, I hope to understand exactly what happened to you Do you still remember? Can you tell h Ann was rather hesitant, she nodded eventually The entire situation started a few days ago Back then, she was out on the streets shopping with her coht her back to their filthy nest At the start, Ann thought that they had kidnapped her in exchange for her father’s wealth, but she quickly realized that the truth was otherwise because the bandits brought her out of Kohl City and to a relatively reroup of strange, terrifying men clad in armor What happened afterward left her stunned Not only did those men ht her to a fearful place in the deep mountains and locked her up in the cell Ann learned that she was about to be sacrificed to a frightening ht of all ways, she wasn’t able to break free and escape She stayed in the ice-cold, da of everyday in despair Finally, the door to her cell opened and a nun donned in scarlet robe led a group of terrifying led with all her ht, but was quickly knocked out by someone… She couldn’t recall what happened afterward
Rhode gazed at her in silence, which pressured her tre her predicament, to which Rhode nodded Then, Rhode recalled the brief interlude that they had experienced before arriving at the Saint Monastery Could she be the one that the little rascal who quarreled with Mini Bubble Gu to find?
But they wouldn’t have been successful as they were a group of eon It was no wonder that players often spotted ave a simple explanation to the situation to Ann Of course, he didn’t tell her the entire truth He mentioned that he was the overlord of Grenbell and heard about a group of Cultists roa histhe process, he discovered her on the altar and brought her back thereafter
“I understand your feelings, Miss Clark You’ve just woken up and haven’t fully recovered yet You can rest for a while here and I will get my men to notify your esteeet ement fine?”
“Yes, Sir Overlord”
The burden on Ann’s shoulders was gone and she hurriedly revealed a smile Rhode nodded in satisfaction, but his expression reht then, please have a rest I will leave Christie here to acco now”
“Ah…”
Anne looked vacantly at Rhode’s back Although they had only met for a few minutes, Rhode left a deep i lady who had just escaped death He was gentle, urbane, and considerate of females The only flaas perhaps his lack of smiles…
However, Rhode wasn’t concerned about others’ opinion Winter was approaching and there was so anized by the Mercenary association
On the Dragon Soul Continent, winter was the hibernation phase for all living things and the resting days for mercenaries who had been busy all year around Due to the harsh conditions of winter, accidents often happened, which hy most mercenaries wouldn’t take on risky missions that required them to venture into the deep mountains or forests Instead, they would take a break for one to twothe cold climate The Mercenary association would use this chance to evaluate various regional Guilds and decide their rankings Unqualified guilds that didn’t accomplish the required roups while outstanding uild status
Previously, the Burning Blade roup had always been promoted and demoted in the Winter Cereion didn’t dare lift their heads proudly It was until Rhode’s Starlight rose to a powerful position that the Paphield region had finally stabilized And this ti accomplishuild would be disbanded like the Burning Blades However, he also knew that the Winter Ceremony was extraordinarily important
Because he had heard a lot of ruuild