Chapter 258 - Fortress (2) (2/2)

”Ah... so noisy!” A man grumbled in the dark.

”Hey, newcomer. Who are you?” The man asked Auron.

Auron didn't want to answer, so he kept his silence. ”Don't want to talk? Okay, it is up to you.”

The underground jail became utterly void of sound once again. However, the man broke the silence, ”Are you a man or a woman?”

But, Auron still didn't answer him. ”Hey... hey... If you didn't want to tell me who you are, that is fine. However, at least tell me, are you a man or a woman!”

”Man.” Auron only said that one word and went to silence once again.

With Auron answering the question, the man asked again, ”Why are you here?”

However, it was met with Auron's silence. The jail became silent once again. But, after a few minutes of silence, the man could not hold still and kept on asking Auron. The questions like 'How did you came up here?' 'What did you do before coming here?', 'Are you from the military?' were asked to Auron, only to meet with Auron's silence.

”Damn, can't you tell me anything?” The man cursed.

”When I finally have someone here. But, that man was such a mute.” The man sighed.

The room went to silence. Several seconds later, a voice broke the silence. However, it was not the man, but it was Auron who broke the silence, ”Why should I tell you? Tell me about yourself first. Then, maybe I would consider answering your questions.”

The man became excited, ”Okay, let me tell you. I have nothing to hide.”

”I was from the military. I was assigned to infiltrate the bandit's group. Several men besides me also had the same assignment.”

”Each of us uses our own methods to infiltrate the bandit. For me, I disguised myself as a thug and kept on creating trouble in some remote village.”

”The nearby bandit's group noticed me and knew that I was alone. So, they invited me to join their group. I played hard to get, so I refused.”

”But, they kept on offering me. In the end, I accept the group's offer. And, that was my first step towards completing my mission.”

”Then, we did what we did as a bandit. We pillage a village, rob a merchant caravan, etc. However, I didn't allow them to kill mindlessly. I gave them a reason because killing would waste time when the target already surrender in fear.”

”I became famous and famous. The bandit's group that took me also regarded me as an important asset.”