176 Impressed
With Xu Feng's guarantee that Rolph would remain alive as long as they wanted, a cold shiver ran down his spine.
"N-No, you cannot do this to me." Rolph roared, hoping to break free from the ropes. Alas, the ropes remained tight and continued to squeeze him harder the more he struggled. "Oh, the irony of you struggling." Xu Feng snickered coldly. The ropes were obtained by them, so it was clear that they were used to tying their enemies up with these ropes. Now that karma had hit them back, and it was his turn to be on the receiving end, it was quite amusing.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Rolph questioned in a disbelieving tone. "These women are non-citizens anyway, so why are you letting them torture me, a citizen of BrownBird Town?" He added, bringing up his social status. However, what he received in response was a hard smash to the face by Xu Feng's staff.
"Speak one more nonsense of citizenship this or that, and I'll make sure that death is what you will be pleading me for." Xu Feng warned sternly. With his face bruised terribly by Xu Feng's strike, Rolph couldn't speak even if he wanted to. The strike nearly deformed his mouth, causing him to feel an excruciating pain on his cheek. Ignoring his pathetic state, Xu Feng turned around and stared at the women who were still hesitating.
"Please, feel free to vent all your frustration. Keeping it inside you would only make you go crazy sooner or later. Just vent them all out." He said in a tranquil tone, trying to ease their nervousness. "He's right..." Clara interjected, her hands holding tightly on the daggers. "It feels so damn great stabbing this scum." She urged her fellow inmates to join her in the activity. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shortly after, the women bit their lips, clenched their fists, and grabbed a weapon of their choice. "You won't let him die, right?" Clara turned to Xu Feng and asked once again for confirmation.
Xu Feng simply nodded and held his staff, a clear indication that he was going to honor his words.
Satisfied, Clara told the women to avoid the mark that she had carved on Rolph's body. "Those are fatal wounds, so avoid hitting there. We can't let him have an easy death." She smiled sadistically. Meanwhile, Rolph's face turned ashen gray as he could feel the tremendous pressure upon him. He was like a worm, surrounded by a bunch of pigeons from all sides. There was no escape, and there was no way to die either. "N-No... I apologize, please don't—"
System: You have triggered a Hidden Quest: Citizenship Status!
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Mission Quest: Citizenship Status
Description: Clara and the other captive women are lost on where to go from now on. Objective: It appeared they had a bit of reliance toward you, and wanted you to help them choose a path. First Path: Let them be and fend for themselves in the wild.
Second Path: Take them with you in the town and attempt asylum for them. Third Path: Use your Baron rank authority and grant them citizenship status. Rewards: Depending on the user's choice, the reward varies. Accept Mission? [Yes] / [No]
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Dumbfounded, Xu Feng didn't expect the rewards to be so vague. It mentioned the rewards would vary depending on his choices, but it didn't state what kind of reward.
'Is this hinting to a bigger backstory?' Xu Feng wondered silently. He was unsure of it, but he had to admit one thing. He had been impressed by Clara, and granting her citizenship status with his Baron rank was a piece of cake. He chose the third path without much hesitation.