Chapter 113 Leaving the empire 3 (2/2)
Mars begun sprinting away form the inn, elegantly weaving his way tough the morning crowd
”...Mars were is this?”
”oh, good morning Varvei, we're still in the city”
”okay...”
Varvei now better used to being carried rubbed her eyes and looked around as the surroundings zoomed past and suddenly voiced out a complaint
”I'm hungry...”
”then let's stop and get some food, we have shaken them off our tail by now”
”you sure run fast...”
Mars lowered his speed and eventually stopped running as he leisurely walked down the main rood, ignoring the stares he revived until he found a food stand and brought some food for Varvei, after she finished eating she looked up at Mars and asked
”what now?”
Mars looked around at the shops around and nodded his head
”first let's find some cloths for you, then we buy some supplies and leave this city”
”that sounds good”
Mars, Varvei and Victoria did some shopping avoiding the guard patrols thanks to Mars's supernatural hearing that could detect anyone wearing guard armor from 500 meters away
”and that the last we need... right?”
Varvei counted on her fingers
”clothes, boots, dried food and camping gear... I think so”
”good then let's skip town and start heading south”
”south?”
”yeah to Destra”
”Destra...”
Varvei gave a sigh before she put on a resolute expression
”well why not”
”good then let's go”
Mars walked towards the southern wall, but turned of the main road before they reached the gate
”wait... your not going to jump the wall are you?”
”...that was the plan, why are you bad with heights?”
”no... its just, can you reach the top of the wall, its 15 meters you know?”
”well that should be no problem if I take it serious”
”Mars...”
”well don't speak until we clear the wall, or else you might bite your tongue”
”okay”
Mars reached the foot of the wall and looked up
”Victoria mind checking the top of the wall for me?”
”sure.. wait a... bit”
Victoria disappeared leaving behind Mars and Varvei and moments later a voice sounded out in Mars's head
”its... clear”
”okay here we go!”
Mars took a few steps back and got a running start before he jumped and... almost reached the top of the wall
”shit”
Mars quickly transformed his hand and stabbed his claws into the wall to stop his fall before he kicked off the wall and managed to reach the top of the wall were he quickly walked over to the other side and leaped over the railing, Mars felt Varvei's hands squeeze him tight as a weightless feeling enveloped them both movements later they landed on the ground with a loud bang
”well that went better than expected, you alive Varvei?”
”...I thought I was going to die”
”well don't you feel alive now then?”
”sure, as long as my hands stop shaking”
Victoria jumped out of a nearby shadow and then the 2 of them, Mars caring Varvei begun running towards the sunset... or rather south, after running for about 15 minutes Mars slowed his pace a little so it wasn't so rough on Varvei, meanwhile he begun loading his [Energy: healing] skill with energy units and shifted Varvei so he only used on hand to hold her
”Mars?”
”hold still for a second”
Mars put his hand on Varvei's forehead and activated his healing skill and after some time... nothing much happened
”what did you just do?”
”hmm... think of it as a good luck charm”
”okay..?”
Mars shifted Varvei back again so he held her with 2 hands
”Mars...”
”what is it Victoria?”
”we... have people coming... after us”
”what?”
Mars stopped and strained his ears sure enough sounds of pursuers entered his ears, Mars looked down at Varvei and asked
”what should we do?”
”what do you mean?”
”I mean kill them or keep running?”
Varvei gave a frown when Mars casually mentioned killing their pursuers but eventually just looked away
”...do as you wish”
”okay, Victoria let's do this”
Mars stopped running and put down Varvei so she leaned her back up against a nearby tree and then he turned to welcome the pursuers that arrived riding horses, there was about 20 of them, Mars looked over at Varvei as he slowly transformed into his half-dragon form
”now before we get started if anyone wants out now the only change you get”
the leader of the pursuing knights signaled for his subordinates to surround Mars before he barked
”heh... just a dirty non-human don't worry we'll make this quick”
Mars gave a sigh and put a hand on the hilt of his sword meanwhile a wide smile formed on his face