Chapter 46: Kidnappers

After Alice's departure, the following day, Desmond practiced sword and magic as usual, but this time he didn't hunt demons at night.

Because at that time, he saw many royal troops still hanging around in the middle of the night, this made Desmond confused; however, the next morning, he heard gossip about murderers who roam at night, killing demons and people.

Since then, Desmond's progress had been stagnant, although his energy can still increase every day, which was small couldn't be compared to absorbing a demon corpse.

When he did not find hope, the job he put in the guild finally came to fruition. Many solo mercenaries came to his house with information related to the organization that 'kidnaps children.'

After receiving some intelligence, Desmond learned that the organization was called the Aristocratic Technocracy Organization.

According to information, this organization had been created since Edward became king, to be precise, after the guild was founded.

The Aristocratic Technocracy Organization was already quite famous for causing trouble in the northern kingdom. Their members consist of thieves, murderers, slave owners, and many evil people with nobles or former nobles as their upper echelon.

But the most important information Desmond got was that an organization, which usually makes money from robbery, prostitution, and gambling, suddenly kidnapped children.

This made Desmond curious; he started going out in the middle of the night to search for this organization's information. After many times taking hostages that seemed to be a member of this organization, Desmond received information that their headquarters was in Helmfirth city where the North Academy was built.

He kept hunting down several people from the organization for 1 year to get more accurate information about their leader. In the end, he got the info that their boss would be visiting North City tonight.

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At night, in Desmond's room, he read some document with the title "Top information about North Kingdom'. Also, a lot of documents are messy on the floor, and it seems that for the past 1 year, his room has been full of documents containing information about the Aristocratic Technocracy Organization.

"Status."

[Scanning Host Body…]

[Scan Complete!]

[

-Status-

Name: Desmond

Gender: Male

Age: 7 years

Race: Human (95%)

Class: Swordsman

Occupation: None

Unique Energy: 23.37 -> 24.83

Strength: 11.44 -> 13.26 -> 15.91

Agility: 6.52 -> 8.34 -> 10.00

Stamina: 4.98

]

Hmm, there has been little improvement from last year.

Looks like it's true that I have to hunt demons a lot. At least they give me a random strength or agility bonus.

If other people knew Desmond's stats, they would think he was a genius because he could reach 15.00 even though it was only on strength.

Usually, a swordsman would reach 15.00 stats at the age of 15. Since then, they have been able to apply to the army and even enlist in the guild.

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This year, Desmond only trained in his underground for agility and strength and practiced his elemental and sword mastery.

His hair has grown longer until it reaches his shoulders, his face also looks more mature even at the age of 7. His body is also no longer muscular and swollen. Desmond's body has begun to adjust itself to his development due to the mixing of helpful demonic energy.

But in return, his eyes became even more sinister. If previously people looked at Desmond's eyes 'like a beast,' then now, if you look into his eyes, we can only see a beast with human skin.

While waiting for the upcoming meeting, Desmond suddenly remembered the list of 'Top mercenaries of Raven Soul Guild.' Then he got up from his bed, making all the papers that were initially on his lap messy everywhere.

Shaking his head, Desmond then tidied up the papers before finally heading to the library.

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Inside the library. Desmond was sitting, reading a book.

Corps Of Teleknights, Steel Legion, Void Challengers, and Explorers Of The Mysterious.

If I'm not mistaken, Alice is accompanied by a steel legion that contains only female members.

Looking at the library window, the night moon is shining brightly. " Alice ... how are you there? I hope nothing bad happens during the trip. "

[System Alarm Activated!]

[Messages: It's time to hunt the rat]

When Desmond saw the notification, his eyes turned cold while his lips curved up. "It's time."

He returned to his room and took the sword from the wardrobe. " Last time, the sword my father gave me was broken and now I have bought a new sword which is perfect for night hunting. "

Desmond then put on black clothes, a mask, and a shirt covering his hair. "Is this what it feels like to be a ninja?" His voice also changed as Desmond's mouth was covered by a mask, making the sound even more mysterious. "After this, maybe I'll re-check what's behind the underground door."

With that last word, Desmond then activated a spell that made him disappear.

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Midnight, Outer City.

Inside a tavern, A middle-aged man with long purple hair was drinking liquor on the table.

The tavern atmosphere was boisterous, with lots of people chatting simultaneously, while there were also several female servants serving their customers in the open area. Even some were playing card games while laughing loudly.

The middle-aged man seemed detached; more precisely, everyone in the tavern gave a vast distance or away from the man's table. He seemed to be waiting for someone because his gazes focused on the door.

Suddenly the doorbell rang, and he saw another middle-aged man enter with a woman in his hand.

"Tch, where are you!" After a few seconds of waiting, the middle-aged man felt bored and looked at the bartender. "Hey Arfin, how's business these days?"

"Sorry, boss, it didn't go the way we wanted."

Hearing this, he frowned, then told Arfin to come here. "Tell me the details."

When Arfin arrived, he saw his boss's expression that looked grave. He didn't dare to refuse even the slightest bit late. Arfin then explained the situation in this city slowly. "Lately there are many troops from the kingdom around at night because of it-"

* thump *

Hitting the table, the man was furious as he looked at the bartender who was prostrate on him. " Did you mess up? Why must the royal officers roam at night? "

The atmosphere in the tavern, which was initially bustling, suddenly became quiet. They seemed afraid to make noise.

"Please par-don me bo-ss, before it wasn't like this, since there were cases of people dying in the streets and slaves who also died, this made the kingdom act." Looking up, he saw his boss disappear in front of him, and his body suddenly was being lifted, making him hard to breathe.

The people in the tavern were getting more and more scared. They moved away from the middle-aged man while seeing a hand emerge from the darkness choking the bartender.

[Written by DragonKnov || Published by Webnovel]