33 Deception (1/2)

The crowd remained stunned. Since Black Lion Village was established no one had so much as spoken a word that Lord Morrow didn't want to hear. He was the absolute overlord of this place and his every whim was catered to. In this village no one dared to disobey even his slightest suggestion much less kill his right hand man in front of him after being told to stop. Even as Sauer finally bled out and his lifeless body hit the ground Alexander Morrow still hadn't said anything.

I could see the expectant looks on the crowds face. No doubt they were waiting for Morrow's fury to descend upon me demanding I endure the most extreme of tortures. I waited with baited breath I was making a large gamble right now. With the help of the Windbreaker Stone I might could still escape if my plan went south, but even with it I probably only had a 20% chance of keeping my life.

After what seemed like an eternity Alexander Morrow said, ”Guards escort him to the Lord's Mansion and don't do anything till I get there.” He then turned around and left the arena.

The crowd erupted in astonishment.

”What did I just hear? What in the hell is going on? There must be something wrong with my hearing. I swear I just heard the Lord invite him to the Lords Mansion.”

They looked at each other baffled and confused.

I calmly breathed out a sigh of relief. It worked. Oh thank god it worked. As long as he didn't try to have me killed on the spot I was sure my plan would move forward. After the tense moment passed I noticed the notification from killing Sauer.

Essence Gained +2112

While I was slightly stunned at the fact he was a level 4 about halfway to level 5 after thinking about it for a moment it made sense. He had the support of the entire mercenary group to help him level up. Not only would they fight strong creatures then let him get the final blow to get essence, they also captured creatures for him to kill. Not to mention the humans he killed in the arena. If it weren't for my fortunate encounters and circumstances my leveling speed could never compare to his.

Soon after, a small retinue of about ten guards came out and surrounded me.

”Please follow us calmly sir,” the leader of the guards said to me as he confiscated my only remaining dagger.

I nodded my head and allowed them to escort me out of the arena under the astonished gaze of the crowd. As the guards escorted me through the streets of Black Lion Village crowds of people would stare and whisper as we passed. Clearly the news of me killing Sauer was traveling fast. It wasn't long before we were standing in front of a large gate made entirely of medal.

The leader of the guards looked up and shouted, ”Open the gate!”

A guard looked down at us from a tower next to the gate. Moments later the sound of groaning metal was heard as the gate was opened revealing a spacious courtyard behind it. Everything was meticulously in order, with clean cut stone paths separating an evenly cut grassy area. The trees growing to the side in a perfect line trimmed to have matching heights and width. The stone forming the path matched that of the mansion itself and was a pure white.

I was quickly escorted inside of the mansion. The mansion was large however, the design was still a little crude. After all even though Alexander Morrow had been in Agartha for a longer time than me and probably had help gathering resources ahead of the migration due to his connection with the government their was no way they would have sent a master craftsman in early just to build a residence. After all they had no way of knowing where Morrow would arrive in Agartha.