Chapter 9: Cowardly And Timid

Chapter 9: Cowardly And Timid

Closing the door tightly, Xu Feng smiled bitterly as he wondered if someone was toying with him.

Like why?

There was probably only a minute left till he would be kicked out.

So just why would the guards verify the information he was lying at this moment?

Couldn't they have waited until he was kicked out first?

'Ugh, maybe this is the Divine World System playing a horrible joke on me. Or a punishment for trying to cheat and get a headstart?' Xu Feng scratched his head as he pondered over the timing of such a coincidence.

Alas, he could barely get any time to ponder things over with the constant banging sound of the door outside.

"Despicable liar, open the door or else your punishment would be even more severe!" The guards outside shouted in fury.

"So now you all decided to act humanlike and want to deceive me back?" Xu Feng rolled his eyes, finding the situation laughable.

Obviously, he would be a fool to believe their words that the punishment wouldn't be more severe.

Deceiving the guards and ransacking their sacred garden herbs, each one of them was a huge offense.

BANG!

Another loud banging sound echoed throughout the garden, prompting Xu Feng to be alerted.

Fixing the position of his glasses, Xu Feng understood the magnitude of the current situation. He had underestimated the guards' desire and anger of wanting to detain him.

Despite the grim situation, Xu Feng was rather calm now.

'What? They weren't fooled? No– that's impossible. The guards clearly hesitated when I mentioned the possibility of herb destruction.' Xu Feng was stunned initially.

He didn't understand what made the guards regain their composure to act so decisively.

There must have been an unknown variable at play that caused his deception to fail.

With the situation rapidly changing for the worst, Xu Feng retreated to the far end of the wall, putting as much distance as possible between himself and the door.

"If only I'm not a cleric, but a sorcerer right now, then I would have been able to delay them longer." He knitted his brows, realizing the flaw of being a cleric at such an early stage.

As a level 1 cleric, there were limited abilities that could be utilized. He would have to level up in order to unlock the abilities that are useful.

Currently, Xu Feng's skill trees contain five abilities: Heal, Blessed Protection, Blinding Strike, Blessing Valor, and Sacred Fire. Out of the five, only one of them, Sacred Fire, actually deals damage to the opponent.

Just when Xu Feng finished buffing himself with supporting abilities, a loud boom echoed throughout the garden.

BOOOM!

The door broke open from the brute force of the guards, causing some debris of the door to scatter across.

"Immediately surrender now or else you will die a painful death, despicable liar!" One of the guards brandished his spear, issuing a stern warning.

"Now that it comes to this, you all leave me with no choice." With a resigned sigh, Xu Feng realized there was no avoiding confrontation.

Instead of succumbing to panic, Xu Feng calmly produced a Sunfire Lotus herb he had acquired earlier. Cradling the delicate herb in his left hand, he cast Sacred Fire.

With a deft motion, the Sacred Fire flickered dangerously close to the herb, eliciting gasps from the guards.

"Do not push me further. I am but a cowardly and timid soul. Any sudden movements or shouts might result in this herb meeting an untimely demise," Xu Feng's trembling voice carried a hint of fear, echoing through the tense atmosphere.

The guards, observing Xu Feng's nervous demeanor and the perilous proximity of the Sacred Fire to the herb, faltered in their resolve.