Chapter 74: Robbers

"How did the NPC guards arrive so quickly?" One of the ambushers was astonished.

"Fuck, we were played by them!" Another one was more clever and realized they had fallen into a deeper trap than they initially thought.

"That's right, this hallway looks discreet on the surface, but it's secretly connected to the NPCs Training Ground. Thanks to you dummies making such loud noises, it attracted them over here." Xu Feng suddenly exclaimed, letting these ambushers know what was up.

"Oh, so that's why you told me to stay put." Zhao Kai clasped his hands, having realized Xu Feng's terrifying insight. Even when baiting out the enemy, he had calculated the strategic location to confront them.

At first, he thought that Xu Feng merely wanted to find a discreet place to finish the enemies tracking them.

Who would have thought Xu Feng had another plan in mind?

And one that doesn't involve moving a muscle.

"You have my like, Brother Feng!" Zhao Kai gave him a thumbs up in respect and admiration.

Xu Feng rolled his eyes at his response, taking a step forward to the NPC guards.

When the NPC guard noticed his approach, he was cautious initially, but his face turned solemn upon detecting something.

"Baro-" Before the NPC guard could call out his noble status, Xu Feng stopped him.

"Hello, guards, these people just attempted to rob me and even harmed me in the process. How do you think we should handle it?" Xu Feng greeted him and proceeded to explain the situation.

The moment Xu Feng finished his statement, the NPC guard's eyes turned cold.

Zhao Kai and the ambushers might not know the current status of Xu Feng, but these NPCs were different. With a bit of scrutiny, they could easily detect the Baron status Xu Feng held.

"I don't want to make a big deal out of this and neither do you. Let me take all of their possessions and you throw them in jail for a few weeks, and I'll pretend nothing happened." He whispered softly.

The NPC guard was stunned initially, but upon weighing the pros and cons, he felt this wasn't so bad.

After all, they wouldn't be punished and the matter would be resolved, given Xu Feng had already claimed he would pretend nothing happened. A noble's words were still convincing and he doubted a noble would go back on their words.

"Only that and no more?" The NPC guard asked, seemingly still suspicious of how easy the resolution would be.

Nodding his head, Xu Feng explained, "I like Oakwood Town, and I don't want a few lowly adventurers to dampen the town's reputation. Aside, you rescued me in time before any real danger occurred so I don't want you to be punished either."

Thanks to his convincing words, the NPC guard readily agreed with his suggestion, having ordered the guards to strip the ambushers of their entire property.

The only thing left on them were the clothes to avoid having them exposed.

"No, you can't do this to me! This isn't how it works."

"Yeah, just throw us to jail. Why are you taking away our items and money?"

"This is definitely a bug. I want to make a complaint!"

Agitated, the ambushers were livid upon seeing their entire belongings stripped from them. Worse, they saw how cozy the guards were to Xu Feng, especially when they watched how their possessions were given to him right afterward.

It was only at this moment that they truly understood one thing.

The role of a robber was never them, but these two despicable men who had lured them into the discreet hallway.

"How dare you make a fool out of me! I recognized your faces and I'll ensure you won't see the daylight once I return." One of the ambushers threatened as they were dragged away by the guards, most likely going to the jail cell.

'Heh, recognize my face? You all will be detained for a few weeks in real-time and you can't even access most of the features when jailed. By the time you come out, the world has already changed.' Xu Feng sneered inwardly.