Chapter 718 - Magician Old Blindie (1) (2/2)

Disguised as a Beastman mercenary, Link began striding towards the Beastman city in the canyon.

He soon caught up with the traveling merchants up ahead. Shooting a sideways glance at the feeble-looking Nagas, Link let out a snort and strode past them.

Suddenly, the leader of the merchants shouted behind him, “Hey, you big blockhead, I’ve got a job for you. You interested?”

Link stopped in his tracks and looked sideways at him. “I don’t take sissy jobs.”

“No, no, nothing like that. In fact, I need a real manly Warrior to do something for me. Of course, you’ll be well compensated for your troubles.”

The Naga leader began sizing up Link’s Beastman form. “You look young and strong, but your weapon could use an upgrade. May I interest you in this fine battleaxe?”

The Naga leader pulled a huge battle axe out of her cart. However, Link knew that this was all a facade. She had simply pulled it out of her spatial bracelet. She had done it so quickly in order to make sure that the Beastman standing before her would not be able to pick up on her sleight of hand.

It was a long-handled battle axe. Its polished surface would gleam with a blood red light from time to time. Link immediately recognized the Level-5 Bloodthirst enchantment on it, which would give its user a 20% boost to his or her power.

He had disguised himself as a Level-4 Beastman mercenary who would probably do anything for such a fine piece of equipment.

“As long as I don’t have to challenge the Warlord himself, I’ll gladly do anything for you,” breathed Link as he stared greedily at the battleaxe in the Naga’s hands.

“I won’t be sending you to your death. It’s like this. We’ve received word that there is a human Magician who goes by the name of Old Blindie living in the deepest recesses of this Beastman city. He’s a traitor of the human race who had once assassinated a princess in Golle Kingdom. Such a crime is unpardonable. We would like to bring him back to the Golle Kingdom so that he may be tried for his actions, but, as you already know, the Beastmen have always been wary of us humans. We would like your help in this matter.”

The Naga leader had spun quite a tale for Link. Any other Beastman Warrior would have immediately provided his services on the spot. The Beastmen always had an inflated sense of self-righteousness and a deep loathing for treason and conspiracy in general.

This human Magician must be the answer that Link was looking for. Since the Nagas came to him first, Link had no reason to refuse them his services. After listening to the Naga’s story, he thumped his chest with indignation. “Say no more. All traitors deserve to be punished. I’ll drag him out of his hiding spot for you.”

The Naga leader quickly added, “Warrior, be careful of his magic.”

“I’ll chop his head off before he even has time to work his magic. Now give me the axe!” said Link with a snort as he reached for the battleaxe in the Naga leader’s hands.

After grabbing the battleaxe from the Naga leader, Link began marching towards the canyon city.

Once she was sure that Link was out of earshot, one of the Nagas stepped forward and asked, “This Beastman won’t cause us any trouble now, will he?”

“Of course not. The Magician has hidden himself deep in the alleys of the city. The Beastman will serve as a great distraction. Let us move on. We can’t let Old Blindie escape!”