Chapter 191: Arrival at Baliu Village! (1/2)
”Anyway... Did you guys wait long?” Pedro interrupted, asking Mathew and Loren.
”Not that long…” Mathew sneered. Then, he pointed his thumbs proudly to Loren, and said, ”Just enough to raise her level to eleven.”
”Hooo... Not bad.” Pedro stole a glance at Loren and nodded in satisfaction. He rubbed his chin for a few seconds before he glanced back to Mathew and Loren, and said, ”Why don't you guys focus in increasing your levels? You guys can just walk your way to the Tarala Kingdom instead. I'd be the one who would be handling most of the tasks in the Kingdom. The three of you can just follow behind.”
”But Expert Bro... What about your safety?” Mathew's brows knitted. But deep inside, he wore a huge grin on his face as if he was a villain acting along with Pedro's play. ”I-I mean... It's the Tarala Kingdom we are talking about. I am afraid that you might encounter a group of humans with ill intent. It's not that I don't trust your strength but… Won't it be better for us to handle such threats instead? On top of that… We know that the Tarala Kingdom is currently in crisis—”
”You think that they might take advantage of the chaos and use it against us?” Pedro interrupted which made Mathew nod in agreement.
Pedro simply smirked in response as his eyes went bloodshot and, at the same time, his body emanated a murderous aura that was strong enough to make Neerak Axutar and the three village soldiers took a step back—away from Pedro.
”Let them come! I'll give them a taste of death!” Pedro said, coldly.
Then, he glanced towards Neerak Axutar and the three village soldiers who were filled with dirt and were trembling slightly out of fear. This made him frown in response as he rubbed the back of his head and said, ”It would be a tad bit of a problem if they become hostile the moment we arrive at the Kingdom's teleportation portal since we're all not in our best shapes. However, Our goal remains the same. Protect as many humans as we can.”
Pedro sighed and glanced back to Mathew, saying, ”Anyway… The nobles would surely keep me busy most of the time I am in the Kingdom. I'll leave the rescue of the people in the slums, in your hands. Be sure to quietly relocate the people in the slums to the nearest village. It would be a little tricky since you need to travel during the day. I'll leave it in your hands on how you would execute this operation. But… Just a quick tip from me, make sure to travel from the Kingdom to the nearest village at day. The vision is limited at night. We might suffer some casualties, if that happens.”
”I'll keep that in mind, Expert Bro!” Mathew said, ”But… Why do we need to relocate the people living in the slum area of the Kingdom?”
Pedro smirked slightly and said, ”I'll tell you at the right time! All I can say for now is that it has something to do with improving the life of the humans in this continent. I am sure that you can at least grasp the advantages it would bring to all of us?”
Mathew smirked in response and said, ”It seems like we have a lot of work to do. Well… I think we can manage with the task you gave. But… Can you really handle those nobles by yourself? I mean… They are the troublesome ones, aren't they?”
Pedro patted Mathew's shoulder before he glanced back to Neerak Axutar and the three village soldiers, and said, ”You don't need to worry about them. I have my ways. I'll make sure to personally give those people who want to make trouble a visit!”
”Hehe… It seemed like it's going to be fun. Too bad, I won't be with you this time around.” Mathew chuckled. Then, he asked, ”What about Baliu Village?”
”We'll handle things in the Baliu Village. You guys can go ahead, since you'd be traveling on foot to the Tarala Kingdom.”
”I see! I see!” Mathew nodded in response. Then, he said, ”Oh, right! Before anything else, can I ask what to do with the thick skinned adventurers? Can we have permission to engage them? I mean... Forgive me, Expert bro, but... Majority of them had become 'wild' these past few days. We even saw some of them stab village soldiers in the back just for the lowly equipment.”
Pedro frowned as his tone became cold. ”Those bastards... Although they are humans... Don't hesitate to fight back. Show them no mercy! They act like monsters in the first place! So… We must treat them like one!”
”Hehe…” Mathew clenched his fist and was barely able to hold the excitement that he felt deep inside. Then, he glanced to Neerak Axutar with a smirk and said, ”Young man, help Expert Bro as much as you can. And... Make sure that you don't die along the way!I want to know you more when we see each other again!”
Neerak Axutar was at loss for words in response. Fortunately, he was able to gather himself after a few seconds and bowed towards Mathew, saying, ”I would do my best, Sir Smile!”
”Good! Good!” Mathew smiled while nodding in satisfaction. Then, he glanced to Loren as if he was saying 'Let's go!'. Afterward, he glanced to Pedro and said, ”Then, we'll head out first Expert Bro!”
Pedro simply nodded in response whilst retaining the calm cold demeanor. When Mathew and Loren's figure disappeared from the distant, Pedro stretched his head to the sides and said, ”Let's go! We don't want the village chief of Baliu Village to wait that long.”