207 Chapter 206 (1/2)
Although Leon's presence alone was enough to make everyone scared, Ava wasn't doing anything to calm down her friends… Instead, she was nowhere to be seen. Thanks to it, it didn't take long for some armed individuals to appear as if they were ready to fight. Fortunately, Hammath appeared and stopped the guards before they could start a fight. Although Leon didn't react, he was prepared to use his staff because the guards who approached looked far more dangerous than Hammath… Leon concluded that after seeing their eyes. Those were the eyes that had stared at death hundreds of times.
”Calm down, guys.” Hammath put himself between the guards and Leon. ”He is not an enemy… that girl… she can't even obey a simple order.”
”Who is this guy, Hammath?” One of the guards asked.
”He is a traveler… from another world.” Hammath answered.
”A traveler who didn't buy a ticket and didn't want to travel…” Leon sighed and looked away.
”He doesn't have the mana crystal in his forehead…” The guard frowned. ”So, the rumors are true… to think one of them would survive the world above…”
Being stared by eyes full of fear, curiosity, and confusion wasn't that pleasant. Besides, Leon didn't have time to waste. So, he stepped forward.
”I'm in a hurry…” Leon said. ”Where is your leader?”
”Sorry,” Hammath said. ”Is grandfather busy? I want to let Leon talk to him.”
”Today's meeting just ended.” The guard said. ”He is free.”
”Great, here share with everyone.” Hammath passed the guard dozens of those weird rats.
”… It looks like you are on the way to become a good hunter, Hammath.” The guard said. ”It has been a while since I saw someone finding so much meat.”
”Ah, it was thanks to Leon,” Hammath said. ”Without his help, I wouldn't have caught one-third of those. Spread the word that he helped me; it should calm down everyone's nerves.”
Even though it was a bit rude, Leon didn���t hide his impatience. He was in a world where people have been fighting against monsters and creatures that could do all sorts of crazy things for quite a while, but he didn't have time to be cautious. Leon had to hurry because he had no idea what could happen to Earth and his friends while he is away. He didn't finish the job of making the survivors become allies, so if something happens…
Although the village leader's house was big, it was just because several meetings were held there. The place was wide, but it didn't have anything inside of it, not even chairs. The village leader was just sitting on the lifeless brown ground cross-legged, and his eyes were also closed. As if he was meditating… Regardless, although he was supposed to be seventy years old, Hammath's grandfather didn't look much older than Leon. If he had to guess, Leon would say he was thirty years old. He had some scars here and there, but he had a healthy complexion. Maybe it was because they didn't have much water, but he was bald. But that was the last thing Leon noticed, when he opened his eyes, Leon saw in his crimson eyes, the experience of a veteran of many death battles.