Chapter 39

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

Chu Nan leaped down from Shanz’s back and looked at the wide open city gates, but there was not a single soul in sight. With the exception of the three of them, there were no one around, even the soldiers that were supposed to guard the city gates were nowhere to be seen.

“Don’t tell me it’s a dead city?”

The moment Chu Nan said that, a shabby, pale-faced black haired young man popped out from the city gates and shouted towards the three of them, “Don’t come here! Leave!”

Chu Nan looked at his surroundings and confirmed there were indeed no one else here other than the three of them. He turned and asked Shanz, “Is my appearance that dislikable?”

After getting a shake of head from both his bodyguards, Chu Nan once again walked towards the city gates.

“Don’t come here! Hurry and leave!” The young man anxiously shouted when he saw the three of them not listening to his advice.

In the span of mere seconds, waves of horse galloping could be heard from within the city. Near hundreds of knights radiating a faint white glow rushed out of the city like a flurry and instantly encircled Chu Nan and his bodyguards.

“This is?” Chu Nan was well aware that the near hundreds of knights wielding a longsword in their hands while giving off killing auras that suddenly dashed out were definitely not there to extend a warm welcome to him.

Followed by the sound of a horse neighing, the horse of the knight in golden armor suddenly grew out a pair of white colored wings and flew across the tall city walls before landing in front of Chu Nan.

Pulling the reins, the flying horse neighed loudly. The knight looked down at Chu Nan and a trace of hesitation and struggle flickered in his eyes. In the end, he sighed and said, “Forget it, leave. Don’t enter the city.”

“Ohhh~~”

“Oh.”

Looking at their formation, Chu Nan knew that the city might be rather troublesome and trouble was something he wanted to actively avoid. The moment the knight said to leave, he was already turned around ready to leave.

“Hold it! The three of you are not to leave!” Behind the knight with a flying horse, a knight in red armor maneuvered his horse to block Chu Nan’s way. With his longsword pointed at the tip of Chu Nan’s nose, he said, “The three of you must enter the city!”

“Enter the city?” Chu Nan looked towards the knight with a flying mount who spoke earlier on.

“Viscount Efran,” The knight with a flying mount softly said, “They seem very healthy and they just came out from the direction of the forest. I think we can let them go.”

“Let them go? Saint Knight Yashly, I know you have a kind and just heart.” Efran’s voice was filled with undisguised pride. “However, you have to understand the order that the Temple of Light had for you was to cooperate with my Dulraze Country to control Dolunga City. I am the commander-in-chief of this operation here.”

‘Saint knight?’ Chu Nan was somewhat surprised. A saint knight was indeed sauve enough to be able to ride on a flying mount. As for that Viscount Efran, who was as proud as a peacock, what background did he possess to be so arrogant even to a saint knight?”

Saint Knight Yashly bowed down and said, “Respected Viscount Efran, you are naturally the commander-in-chief of this operation, I am merely fulfilling my duty and obligations. The final decision is still in your hands.”

Efran smiled gloatingly. It satisfied his vanity to a great extent to be respected by a saint knight.

“That’s right!” Efran waved his hand and ordered. “Bring these three suspicious people into the city.”

‘What’s going on? Suspicious people? Is there a war going on? I’m so unlucky!’ Several thoughts flashed past Chu Nan’s mind as he hastily shouted, “Wait! I’m not a spy and I just came out of Heaven Forest.”

“What spy? What Heaven Forest?” Efran furrowed his brows and said, “Bring then in.”

“Hold! What are you doing?” Shanz roared and got ready to fight. The same goes for Cathrine as she entered a state of battle.

Efran furrowed his brow then smiled while revealing traces of killing intent. “You wish to resist?”

Hundreds of knights unsheathed their longswords and momentarily, Chu Nan felt a cold murderous intent from near hundreds of knights.

He swept his gaze across the knights. All of them had a strong build and were fully armed. And from how they were chanting the name, Dulraze Country, they did not seem to be common mobs.

For the three of them to fight against a hundred? Moreover, there was a saint knight among the hundred? Wasn’t resisting simply courting death? Even if he summoned White Tiger who came with a disgustingly high appearance fee and eliminated all of them, God knows if he would offend that Dulraze Country. Chu Nan did not wish to be in a hostile relationship with a country the moment he stepped out of the forest.

After some thought, Chu Nan decided to enter the city first and see what was brewing inside. If it was really dangerous, he would then summon White Tiger and escape.

“Hold. Shanz, don’t attack.” Chu Nan hastily pulled back his two bodyguards. “Let’s follow them inside.”

Efran proudly chuckled but there was a trace of disappointment on his face. “It seems like you’ve inherited the intelligence of a human and did not inherit the useless persistence of elves. Very good, you’re smart. Enter the city!”

Efran led the group at the front while Yashly looked at Chu Nan with a sad expression before he shook his head and sighed depressingly. He then urged his horse to enter the city.

Chu Nan secretly sized up the group of knights surrounding them. Those knights who wore similar armors as Efran appeared to be prideful and arrogant, and all of them had that similarly irritating smile. As for the few other knights who donned armor similar to Yashly, there were more or less some hint of gloom in their expressions.

Chu Nan found it strange. “How come a viscount of a country could flaunt his prowess before a saint knight of the Temple of Light?”

While in doubt, he entered the city. The young man, who earlier shouted at Chu Nan from inside of the city, spoke in dissatisfaction. “Didn’t I tell you to leave? Are you that much of a fool to come in and court death?”

“Court death?”

Chu Nan immediately blanked out when he heard those scary words. However, he was promptly woken by the sound of Efran’s whip striking on the young man’s shoulders which tore through the young man’s skin.

“Shut up! You better stay silent.” Efran retracted his whip, not sparing another glance at the fallen young man before he spoke to Chu Nan, “Remember, from now until your inevitable death, you are not allowed to leave Dolunga City! If we were to discover you had escaped, you will be sentenced to death with no exception!”

‘Sentenced to death with no exception? With just the few of you?’ Chu Nan itched to bring out the White Tiger seal card to deal with all these arrogant knights. However, the thought of that astronomical appearance fee and the possible consequences of offending an entire country, he soon dismissed that notion. He should first take a look at what has happened here before deciding the best way to deal with it.

The hundreds of knights did not spare Chu Nan a glance as they rode their horses into the city.

Only then did Chu Nan realize that Dolunga was not a dead city. There was merely no one stationed at the city gates and the walls, instead there were thousands of people lying on the ground of the city.