Bab 265: Gratitude of a City Lord
At the city, the defenders currently possessed an overwhelming advantage. Despite the destruction of the walls, the time Ryker had bought them with his action allowed them to organize themselves, giving them the chance to prepare themselves before the fight.
Not to mention with the city lord no longer needing to pay attention to two enemies, he easily defeats his opponent, not managing to kill him but able to claim one of his arms before the man managed to flee.
The city lord then flew towards the other Genesis Lake experts, helping them win their own fight. The sight of the city lord heading in their direction makes the Genesis Lake bandits try to escape.
Most of them were successful, as it was hard to hold the other foes to stay if they possessed the same strength. But, two of the bandits were unable to extradite themselves from their opponents, allowing the city to obtain to kills of people in the Genesis Lake realm.
With no powerful bandits preventing the experts of the city from intervening in the fight below, it turned into a manslaughter, the bandits killed to the last man as the high tier rampaged across the battlefield.
When the battle was finished, the defenders stared at each other, not believing the outcome of the battle. Yet, as the realization hit them, they began to cheer loudly, the result of the battle was just too good.
The higher-ups also cheered with the soldiers, their success in killing two Genesis Lake bandits allowed them some breathing room as the bandits lacked the numbers necessary to continue their attack, whether at the city or the surrounding area.
As they cheered, they turned their gaze towards the last direction they saw the one that turned the tide of battle in their favor. When almost an hour passed, some of the Genesis Lake experts even volunteered to look for him.
The city lord even approved of it but before they could even move, a figure emerged, walking towards them, his clothing tattered and showing his slender yet muscular body.
However, the fact he emerged out of the woods meant that he was the victor of the fight, no matter how unbelievable it is for a Genesis Lake expert to be beaten by a Genesis Core expert.
The city lord flew towards the young man before saluting him, "Sir, what happened to your opponent?" he respectfully addressed the young man, he might be stronger, but the person in front of him was only at the Genesis Core, yet he could likely hold him in a fight for a few minutes.
"I already dealt with her," he answered, though he didn't exactly tell them how the bandit was dealt with.
The city lord nodded before invitingly moving his arm, "Please rest for now, one of my guards will show you your new residence in the city for the time being,"
He pondered over whether to accept the invite before deciding it was better than rejecting it for no valid reason.
"Very well, lead the way,"
-x-
Ryker lay down on the bed, the room he is currently in is much bigger than even his room in the capital. Then again, this is one of the many rooms inside the city lord's mansion, a Genesis Lake expert.
"Not to mention, the density of the energy inside this room is high," he muttered to himself. This shows, that despite him possessing strength equal to a Genesis Lake expert, he still didn't have their accumulation, something that could only be done when settling down and continuously generating income for their use.
"Maybe one day," he said to himself before deciding to cultivate for a little bit, going to sleep a bit later once he was done with recovering his qi.
-x-
As he exited the room, feeling more refreshed than ever, he spotted the city lord coming towards him. The city lord gave him a slight bow before asking him,
"Where are you going, sir?" Ryker answered the question immediately.
"I'm going to the capital, I still have something there," he answered truthfully.
The city lord nodded before giving him several storage rings. "In all of these storage rings are some of the lots from the previous battle, along with some coming from the city's treasure. Please accept it as a token of our appreciation,"
Ryker nodded before putting the storage rings inside a small pouch he had. He then thought of something and asked, "What is the situation in the capital?"
The city lord seemed to hesitate to answer the question before finally giving in due to the stare he leveled at him, "The capital is... it's not in chaos, I can say that much, just things had been hectic.
This is inside information, only known by Genesis Lake and above but considering your contribution and allegiance, it's okay for me to divulge some information.
Apparently, there are rumors the bandits' sudden increase in the number of experts is due to the help of an antagonistic nation, a Duchy belonging to the Malnor Kingdom. The Duchy had sent several people to help the bandits, whether in the form of experts, trainers, and supplies, they constantly provided assistance to the bandits.
That's why there have been so many powerful bandits recently. It's all because of the Duchy. They wished to cause chaos inside the Duchy so the Duke would be forced to call all of the support he sent towards the other two baronies under the Birak Kingdom back.
This put the Duke in a tough spot. He couldn't just let the support stay at a foreign nation during a crisis, yet if he did so, the barony couldn't protect themselves from the invading Duchy,"
Ryker gave a nod of understanding, the way that things play out formed in his mind. However, the disadvantage the Kilrun Duchy might have could be offset by something in his possession.
However, for him to give the item to the Duke, he needed to get to the capital first. "Are there a lot of powerful bandits around the capital?" he asked, hoping the city lord might know something.
"There are some but the more powerful bandits retreated to their hideout for now, likely recovering from the beating the Duke gave them. But still, beware, there are still Genesis Lake experts roaming in the wilderness,"
Ryker gave the city lord a smile, before saying he understood what he was saying. After making sure to buy some essential items, the city lord even gave him a map, he began his journey hoping to get to the capital without much trouble.
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