Chapter 459 (1/2)

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Chapter 459: Snaketooth (Part 1)

Translator: TransN Editor: TransN

During the Months of Demons, the streets and lanes in Stronghold were always desolate and the Rats here huddled themselves up, hiding in their respective evil territories. They were sharing the food that had been stored in the fall and waiting until a new prey emerged when it would warm up again.

This is the way it should’ve been.

“Shit, why do I have to struggle through the snowstorm to listen to some damned policy-preaching?” Snaketooth bitterly spat on the ground, “I don’t give a damn what the lords will do.”

“Put your collar up,” he said to Joe, a small boy shivering next to him. “You’ll die if you catch the cold-plague.”

“He shouldn’t have followed us out,” Sunflower said, frowning. “Is it really necessary to send all the four of us just to get some information? Kanas must have it in for us.”

“Save it, please. Even if he does, what can we do?” Tigerclaw, a strapping boy, said with disapproval. “He’s our source for food.” Though he sounded unconcerned, he still quickened his pace to walk in front of the other three kids. From then on, Snaketooth felt that the cold wind was diminishing considerably.

“Th-thanks,” Joe whispered.

When it came to Kanas, every one of them was reluctant to say anything.

Rats had social ranks too. Kings were at the top and tails at the bottom. Different ranks had different places to stay. As for Kanas, he was neither a king nor a tail. He was the ruler of the Endless Lane in the Western Zone of the outer city. If he must be called something, he should be a waist or a belly. No matter what he was, Snaketooth and his friends had to respectfully call him boss whenever they met him.

There were six rulers like him in the Western Zone, but their boss, namely the king of the Western Zone, still remained unknown to Snaketooth.

Kanas had several teams of Rats and they were one of them. The only way to win more favor from the ruler was to show stronger competency than the other teams. Unfortunately, as street kids in the lane, they were obviously at a disadvantage in both number and strength. But Tigerclaw was different一it was incredible for him, who ate only half a piece of brown bread every day, to be so well-built.

The reason the brown-haired girl, Sunflower, thought that Kanas was aiming at them was because of their prior mishap. They didn’t take the witch that appeared in the lane to Kanas because Snaketooth wanted to use her ability to make some money first. Not long after they went out, they unexpectedly met the big shot from the Honeysuckle Family and lost the witch before they made enough money.

Because of this incident, Kanas was extremely angry with them. He thought if they had given the witch to him earlier, he would have made a lot more by selling her to the noble or the church.

“It’s easy to say,” Snaketooth said with contempt. “Selling her to the church for 25 gold royals? Where can he find those priests? The church is in ruins. The nobles won’t honestly give gold royals to a Rat, either. He’ll get killed instead of getting paid.”

“Snaketooth is, is right.” Joe agreed, still shivering. “If he re-really thought we made him lose 25 gold royals, he would have thrown us into the Redwater River.”

“Kanas could only give the witch to the king of the Western Zone. He also needs to protect himself from her magic power and doesn’t have any God’s Stones of Retaliation.” Snaketooth continued, “He’s just disgusted with us.”

“Stop saying ‘selling’. She’s Paper and one of us!” Sunflower gave Snaketooth a painful pinch. “You talk about her like she’s cargo!” She suddenly paused a little here and asked, “Hey, did you sell her back then?”

“No, I didn’t!” He exclaimed. “I tried my best to save her, but that person is the lord of the city.”

“Is she alright in Border Town?” Tigerclaw sighed.