Chapter 522 Priest City
Previously, in Priest City, where the battle would take place
At a certain location in Priest City, the Mareling group entered the city with an elf guide named Semban, a third-level mage with waist-length green hair, a man who wielded a sword. He was assigned to send Mareling's group off and act as their guard. Semban walked into a very old city with an atmosphere that showed an extremely dark and terrifying atmosphere. The Mareling group entered the city wearing pitch-black hoods to hide their identities because in the human continent, it was strange to meet other races. The group of nine people walked straight into the city. Semban paid the entrance fee. He brought two horse carriages with him. The sound of Priest City was very quiet, it was like the people had no mouths to speak.
Semban stopped at a restaurant with an old house. The sound inside was very quiet. Semban walked in. The sound of the door opening creaked...! The people sitting in the shop were drinking quietly while watching the outsiders walking into the city. It was now night time because Mareling had told them to go in at night. While the people in the group were being extra careful, there was a woman drawing pictures along the way. Her eyes were sparkling, making them stand out. It was a barrier that showed no fear. Balet looked at the barrier suspiciously. "Do you still have time to draw? While the others were on high alert, you were drawing? If I remember correctly, since we arrived here, you've been drawing as if you were fighting a painting...? Never mind, but it's very suspicious. Taishin City is still a nice place to live, but this city is so scary that I don't want to live in it. It gives off an atmosphere that is close to darkness that will attack at any time. But I don't think I need to be afraid anymore. While the other groups had two black-ringed children each, my group had four. There was Barrier, Mareling, Chisser, and Babel. The three of them had a chance of abandoning me and running away. But at least there was Barrier that would help me because along the way, you were willing to be my model. If anything happened, you definitely wouldn't abandon me like I invested in it for nothing. I hope so. Please don't abandon me. But, Semban chose a suspicious city. I guess I have to be careful of this guy.» Balet, prepare to be careful of Semban. What guard would choose such a suspicious city? «The principle of this world is that the more you travel at night, the more careful you have to be. Demons tend to attack people at night. When I traveled in the morning, there were already a lot of them, but when I saw them at night, I almost fainted. I thought it was a tsunami.» Before Semban arrived, he rented a place to store a carriage with two subordinates who were responsible for carrying bags of demon diamonds on their backs.
Semban walked straight to the counter to talk to the caretaker. "Hello, I need to rent two rooms. Do you have any for four or five people?" The man in charge of serving looked at the people wearing black coats suspiciously. Balet smiled. «Huh, you're dressed like this. It's suspicious. What normal person would wear such suspicious clothes to a shop? Anyone would be suspicious.» "A total of two silver coins for one night." "Okay, one night. "Semban paid the service staff. The staff told him the room number and let all nine of them go up by themselves, handing him the key. Semban took it and asked, "Is there a service to bring food up?" "Yes, what do you want?" "Then let's make it... something like this." Semban ordered the food and paid. Semban led the way up to the room.
The whole group went up to sleep in the room next to each other on the second floor, with separate rooms for men and women. But now, everyone gathered in the men's room. Three of Semban's group went outside to exchange the demon diamond for money. The six of them sat in a circle. Barrier asked first, "Do you think Semban is suspicious?" Babel replied calmly, "Yes, I think he has a plan, if it's normal. But it probably isn't true, right?" Shisser spoke up, "Yes, because we don't know why the demon attacked us, so we had to sneak into this city. But we had some time to catch our breath. With so many demons, it would be too tiring to just run away. "But look at the city this guy brought to, it's extremely suspicious, it's not beautiful at all." Ades showed his dislike for the city because it was not beautiful.
Balet looked at him curiously, wondering what the leader of this expedition was thinking. "You could say that Mareling is like the leader of this team. His decisions are as sharp as a knife and his coldness is shown. Out of all the children, he is the most suitable. Plus, number 0023 is considered a number that shows a terrifying ability." Everyone looked at Mareling, wondering what to do. "According to what I think, there must be something strange in this city. But we will take turns guarding the city with six people, changing two per shift. Even though we won't see any demons tonight because we can't enter the city, we should be careful of the people in this city. Don't be careless." The others nodded and agreed to do what Mareling suggested. If we escaped the city, we would encounter a large number of demons waiting to welcome us.
Along with two other men, Semban saw a small alley. Semban walked down the stairs without hurrying because he knew someone here. Semban walked in and opened the door with two other people. In front of him was a very thick iron cage, it could be said that it was made from magic power. Two men walked in and put the bag of demon diamonds on the floor. Semban walked to stand in front of the service counter. He saw the person who was standing with his back facing Semban who was wearing a cloak. "What can I help you with?" "I want to exchange some money. I just defeated a lot of demons and need to exchange it." "Where is it?" Two men brought the bag and placed it under Semban's feet. Semban lifted it up and placed it on the counter. Semban opened the bag to reveal a lot of demon diamonds and items that can be used to make weapons. "Two bags of these." The service staff nodded without much interest. "I'll check it out. It might take a while." "Who the hell are these guys?" Don't tell me that the two bags contain demon diamonds and demon bones? They can't be fakes, can they? The service staff hurriedly checked and came to the conclusion, "Did these guys raid a demon lair? Did they get that much?" "Hmm, everything has been checked, they got around eighty silver coins. But because you acted suspiciously about where you came from and didn't reveal your identity, if it is fake, it will cause us to lose track of you. Let's lower the price to sixty silver coins. What do you think?" Semban glared angrily. "What kind of crazy excuse is this? To say that you lower the price because it is suspicious? What were you thinking!?" "Are you saying that you got a deduction because you acted suspiciously?" "Yes, everyone in Priest City accepts it. No one wants to reveal their identity. But I revealed myself to build trust with my customers. At least I am sincere. As for you, you are not. This is the right thing to do." Semban was angry. "What should I do? I agree to reveal it and tell those kids that they can only exchange it for sixty silver coins. At least you got twenty more for free?" Semban turned to look at his two subordinates, what should he do? The three of them started to talk secretly. The conclusions of the three were like money blinding them, making them want more. Semban revealed his face and the other two subordinates also revealed themselves. "Now, are you satisfied? Don't forget the eighty silver coins." "Mm, sure." The two finished exchanging money and Semban left the shop happily because the three of them divided the money. In the original shop, the service staff secretly smiled. "Elves? How did you get out?" If Mareling found out, he would definitely kill all three of them on the spot. In conclusion, isn't the master thinking of disguising himself anymore?