Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Entering the City

No matter which civilization, which dimension, or what era, it was common in most societies to have small percentage of people own most of the wealth . There had never been real justice in any society .

At that time, the situation was very tense in White Mountain City . In fact, most conflicts in most societies occurred because of the uneven distribution of wealth . With the help of Archmage Michael, Glory mercenary group had taken over White Mountain City and made themselves the new owners . They had full control over the three biggest granaries in White Mountain City .

Wars and death spirits were everywhere, which put everyone in danger but also provided some people great opportunities . More than a few people saw this opportunity, but some of them were not lucky, or might have already died . Some people did not have the funds to do anything . Anthony definitely knew the situation well . Unfortunately, White Mountain City and Stormenburg were quite different . White Mountain City had a population of about 170,000 . When it was surrounded by death spirits, with more people seeking shelter there, White Mountain City had a population over 300,000 . It was a huge burden for the owner of the city to feed so many people when the trade route was blocked and they could not get any supplies .

Before 20 days ago, Anthony had claimed that the city had run out of food . In fact, there was still a decent amount of food left, but Anthony had to make sure Glory mercenary group and Michael’s soldiers and horses had enough food and shelters . He could not provide the rest of the people with food .

Mercenaries in other mercenary groups were not stupid . They knew Anthony must have played them when they saw Glory mercenary group so full of energy . The disappointment and anger accumulated, and eventually fighting broke out . Anthony and Michael worked together to suppress it . The mercenaries in the riots were all killed . Glory mercenary group was able to keep control of the whole city .

The stability was earned by force . It was hard to criticize whether it was the right approach to keep the city under control . Anthony could not avoid having his reputation get hurt . After finding out the death spirits were already gone, mercenaries immediately all left White Mountain City except for those who wanted to keep a good relationship with Glory mercenary group . Anthony had no way of keeping those mercenaries in the White Mountain City . He could suppress riots and keep order in the city, but he could not force those mercenaries to stay .

As it was getting dark, Anfey and Suzanna quietly sneaked into White Mountain City from the northwest corner . Anfey wanted to ride a wagon into the city with Suzanna, but he worried that Suzanna’s beautiful face would attract too much attention . After talking with Arlanga and few others, he realized wagons would attract more attention, or even get attacked . Starving people were everywhere in the city . They had lost their minds and had become very irrational .

"Anfey, what is wrong?" Suzanna asked quietly .

"Nothing . " Anfey shook his head . He looked like he was deep thought . As Anfey’s position got higher and higher, his vision had changed a lot . People followed orders in Stormenburg, so life was relatively peaceful there, while White Mountain City was in chaos .

He released telepathy to observe the whole city . He saw many things he never imagined would happen in White Mountain City . Two hundred yards ahead of him, two mercenaries excitedly swung their swords at a mouse . They looked like they were pretty bad with combat power, since they had difficulty killing a mouse . After a while, the mercenary in the front finally got the mouse . As he excitedly picked the mouse up, a shiny sword pierced his chest from behind . White Mountain City was not White Mountain City anymore . The city seemed to have more danger than Death Forest . A mouse did not seem to be enough food for two adults .

Two mercenaries on patrol saw what happened when they walked by the alley . They pulled their weapons out and prepared to run over . However, they were stopped by their head, who waved his hand impatiently to signal the patrol to continue to move forward .

If it were not group fight causing a bloody scene or trying to challenge Glory mercenary group, the head of the patrol did not want to get involved . He pretended nothing had happened . When everything became quiet again, a skinny wild dog came from nowhere . The dog sniffed the mercenary’s dead body, suddenly showed his sharp teeth and started to tear flesh off the body .

In fact, all the chickens and dogs in White Mountain City had been killed . This little wild dog had been the luckiest one, but its luck was about to run out . With an ear-piercing whooshing sound, a dark black arrow shot the little dog in the neck . That dog did not even make a sound before falling on the ground . A few mercenaries rushed out from the shadows . The one in front picked the dog up by the rear legs and shook it . He laughed with pride . The mercenaries behind him stared at the dead body on the ground . They did not move their eyes away from the dead body for quite a while . They were not too hungry and had the wild dog now, so they were reasonable enough not eat the dead body . If they continued to have no food for the next few days, they really did not know whether they would eat the body . The idea of eating a corpse made them feel scared and disgusted .

After the patrol turned down an alley, a girl around 20 years old walked up to the patrol . During this hard time, men could protect themselves with force while women could only exchange food for their bodies . No one needed to laugh at anyone else since survival was everyone’s priority . Many times, it was not that hard to overcome the humiliating feelings when survival at stake . The head of the patrol got horny when he suddenly saw a pretty face . He hooked his finger to signaled the girl to come to him . He put his hand into the girl’s shirt in front of everyone . He did not feel any softness on her chest, but few tough ribs . The girl had been starving for a long time . The fat on her boobs was used to supply energy for her body . The head patrolman looked annoyed and pushed the girl away . The girl did not want to give up and leaned toward the leader and smiled . The leader got pissed . He grabbed the girl’s head and kicked her chest and stomach few times . He kicked her on the floor at the end .

"Let’s go," Anfey said in a low voice . He did not want anyone to notice them, which was difficult . There were people, crime and tragedy everywhere in the range of his senses . People were hardening towards what happened around them . They watched bad things happening without interfering . They could not see hope for their own lives . Of course, they were in no mood to help others .

Anfey needed to avoid patrols from Glory mercenary group in case of any unnecessary troubles . Anfey and Suzanna moved fast at times and slow at other times . Luckily, it was cloudy that evening . No one noticed Suzanna . Anfey stopped in front of a store at the end .

Anfey reached out his hand . Now Anfey could already gather wind elements on the other side of the door without any magic tools . The wind elements blew the latch out a little bit and left a crack between the door and the door frame . Anfey pushed the door open and walked in .

A clerk in the store jumped up and alertly looked at Anfey . "You two are…"

"I am a bard, coming from Miracle Island . " Anfey closed the store door as he talked to the clerk .

"Miracle Island . Flying Dragon originates there . You must have seen Gold Dragon, did you?" the clerk said with a pleasant smile .

"I did not see Gold Dragon, but I saw a three-legged green dragon," Anfey said .

"That is nothing . I have seen five-legged green dragons," the clerk said, relieved .

Anfey took something from his Dimensional ring and tossed it to the clerk . "Can you find the others?"

"Now?" The clerk hesitated for a second . When he saw the secret tablet, his face changed . "You are Master Anfey . Can you wait for a second? I am going to look for others," the clerk said .

"Sure . Is there anyone in the basement?" Anfey asked .

"No, nobody there," that clerk said .

"Can you unlock the basement first? We will wait for you in the basement," Anfey said .

"Yes, master . " The clerk pushed the rear door open and ducked in . "Please this way . "

Anfey and Suzanna slowly followed behind the worker . They passed a hallway and saw a stable ahead of them . In fact, Anfey had been here once . There had been few horses in the stable last time, but there were none this time . Hay was piled up to cover the entrance of the basement .

"You do not have to worry about the entrance . You can watch for others," Anfey said quietly . His sensing ability had a default . If he was in a closed area, he could not sense anything outside the room, and vice versa . Only when he was in a space with natural air flow could he clearly see his surroundings . The clerk used to work for Black Eleven, but Anfey still kept alert since he was in enemy territory .

"Yes, master," the clerk said and hurried away .

"Anfey, do I need to follow him?" Suzanna asked in a low voice .

"No need . " Anfey shook his head and jumped out through the basement door .

"What are we doing?" Suzanna asked .

"We will see as things unfold," Anfey said . "These people have been stuck in the city and should know what White Mountain City has been through . Maybe they could give me an answer," Anfey said .