Chapter 154 - Remember that Name (1/2)

There were five men altogether sat at the table closest to the counter. Each of them wore a purple tag out proudly showing that they were all D class adventures. There Guild was well known in town as the Hounds and regularly harassed people but never took it too far.

This was one of the reasons why no one had gone against their wild behaviour but for the first time ever in this small town, a single man was going up against them.

The Hounds were shocked, as Ray was one second standing right by Candy's side and the next second his hand was on one of the members known as Iron claw.

Iron claw was the leader of a small sub Unit of the Hounds and had been placed in this particular town.

”What do you think you are doing?” Iron claw said. ”Who gave you permission to touch me?”

”Just let the boy go,” Ray said with a sterner voice this time, still holding on to Iron claw's shoulder.

Iron Claw tried to move his shoulder to shrug the man off but he couldn't move an inch.

”Do I have to remind you he attacked me first?”

”He's just a kid, he's already learnt his lesson so just let him go.”

The other members of the Hound were confused as to why Iron claw hadn't hit the man already, like he usually would have. Little did they know that Iron claw was unable to move his shoulder.

Suddenly, one of the members of the Hound got too impatient.

”If you won't do anything then I will.” The man said as he jumped off from the table towards Ray.

”No don't!” Iron claw shouted but it was too late.

Ray then lifted one of his hands and then used the skill ”Iceball.” A ball of ice shot out from the palm of Ray's hand and hit the man dead in the stomach causing him to fall to the ground.

Everyone around them who was watching suddenly started to gossip.

”He's a mage!”

”I thought he was a fighter; I've never seen a mage before.”

”No wonder he was so confident.”

The Guildhall worker behind the counter was starting to panic, afraid the situation would get a lot worse. She was repeatedly pressing a button that was located under the counter, which was used to call the Guild Guard.

”I won't ask you again,” Ray said.

Iron claw could see something strange in Ray's eyes. It was a look he had seen many times before when he went out hunting, the look of a beast that had captured its prey. Iron claw was afraid if he let go of the boy, he would lose the only advantage he had.

Ray was now sick and tired of waiting, he started to activate the ice attribute in his gauntlet that was holding the man. In an instant, it nearly froze Iron claws whole arm that was holding onto the boy.

Ray then gripped the Iron claw's hand that held the boy and smashed it into a thousand shards of Ice.

Although Iron claw felt no pain due to the ice and adrenaline, the shock of losing his hand was devastating.

”Kill him!” Iron claw shouted at the top of his voice.

Each member of The Hound drew out their swords and weapons and went for the attack.

”I hear mages aren't good at close range combat!” A man shouted as he swung his sword.

Ray ducked the attack with ease and punched the man in the stomach sending him flying through the air and into the Guildhall walls.

”I'm not a mage.”

Ray then went from one person to next dealing with each of them in a single blow, causing destruction to the table and walls of the guild. The onlookers stayed a good distance away but they stood there in amazement seeing Ray display his overpowering skills.