Chapter 347
What kind of question was that? Clearly, Zhang Yang is not going kill him!
Zhang Yang withdrew the blade that he had placed right at Schroeder’s neck . "Sir . I bring you no ill intent . I am Kent Joseph’s distant relative . I have come back to Kalin on behalf of his father . I have to meet Kent . I will never believe it until I see his body!"
Schroeder got back to his feet and dusted off the dirt on his shirt . He got closer to Zhang Yang and asked curiously . "You know Kent?"
"Of course! I’m one of his nephews!" Zhang Yang shamelessly established a close relationship with an unknown person . He did not even know how he looked like . Luckily, Wei Yan Er was not around, or else that little brat would be teasing him for the next few days .
Schroeder faced darkened, "Must you disturb the spirit of Kent?"
Zhang Yang gripped his sword . "I do not believe that Kent would just die like that . Like I said, unless I see his body in this grave, only then I will believe that Kent’s soul has been taken by the gods!"
Schroeder sighed . There was a long moment of hesitation going on in his mind, which was reflected in his expression . "You…Sigh…You’re right . Kent is not dead . Kent is still alive and breathing . That coffin beneath the earth is empty . There’s no need to dig it up . "
"Was that why you didn’t want me to unearth it?"
"Saved your time by explaining it, did I?"
Zhang Yang scoffed . He lowered his guard and asked . "Why the secrecy?"
Schroeder sighed again . His expression was twisted between agony and extreme fatigue . It felt like he had grown much older in an instant . "Young man, would you like to hear a story?"
Here it comes!
Zhang Yang nodded his head . "It is a young man’s honor to listen to the tales of the elder and experienced . "
"Well said . " Schroeder’s expression was slightly elevated . With a light smile, the man started his story . "22 years ago, I joined the army . You must know, this place was a huge mess . The army I speak out would just be a masquerade for something else . A word used in bad taste . Mercenary, would be a better description for what we were doing since tens of towns paid for our cause . Those of us who joined the army were from poor families . We had to risk our lives for the sake of money! After I joined the army, I befriended Kent . He was a brave and mighty soldier . Unlike me, a man who fought for money, Kent was a man who truly wished to serve the nation and its people . "
"We were brothers-in-arms . Together we had killed Spectres, exterminated monsters, defeated bandits, and had many more adventures! We had become even closer since . Roughly 20 years ago, Kent and I were investigating in a hidden village . There we found out that the village was being raided by a bunch of bandits . Both of us then proceeded to fight . Yet…I…"
There was a sudden Schroeder glint of rage in his eyes . His voice suddenly got louder . "The bandits had masks covering their faces . At first, we didn’t care about it . After killing a few of them, Kent unmasked one of the bandits as they fought . It was then when we found the truth . The bandits that we had fought were our own comrades . The same comrades that we fought alongside, under the same banner!"
Schroeder smashed his fist on one of the tombstones . His forceful strike shattered the withered piece of cement . Schroeder did not waver . He even spat on the grave and continued . "Once we discovered the truth, we went back to report about the situation . Yet, to our horror, we were attacked by those who we had called friends . We had just found out that the entire army was in it! They were all bandits in disguise! The bandits were the army! The army was the bandits!"
Zhang Yang had been quiet for the entire time listening to Schroeder rant . In his mind, he thought that having a family and friends who were both your allies and enemies . How could one’s life be so ironic?
"However, they had severely underestimated Kent’s strength . He single-handedly took down the entire army in Black Coal’s Sentry! Everyone at this post was killed! After the ordeal, we calmed down and had a serious discussion about reporting this matter . The problem was that the mercenaries were too wide-spread . They had already formed a strong stance in the hearts of the people . If Kent and I reported this matter to everyone, there will be war . A war so large that it would involve many casualties! Innocents will die! In the end, Kent decided to go anonymous . He hid his real identity and formed a small elite force to take down the Mercenary Leader Cazaro . "
Schroeder smirked . "To help his cause, I made a fake grave and spread the rumor about his death . I had spread the fake news that we were ambushed by Spectres and I was the only survivor . No one but me knows about his well-being . This way, Cazaro cannot use Kent’s close relatives to threaten him . "
Zhang Yang had a little dilemma going on in his head . It was better for him to have Kent dead . Zhang Yang could simply be a grave robber and take the key fragment from this corpse and be done with it . Now that the story had turned out to be this way, a certain manhunt quest awaited Zhang Yang .
Zhang Yang thanked the man and asked . "Sir . Do you know where Kent is now?"
Schroeder gazed up to Zhang Yang and said, "Can I trust you?"
Zhang Yang raised his right hand . "I swear by the God of War, I am not on the side of Cazaro! For I am a seeker of justice and truth!"
Schroeder thought about it for a little while more and revealed the truth . "In that case, I will take your word for it . My instincts tell me that you’re a trustworthy warrior! Kent is located at White Stone Hills . He has established a stronghold in the name of a small bandit . However, he has never robbed from the poor . In fact, he had specifically engaged in small battles with the mercenaries to weaken their forces . One more thing, Kent goes by the name of John Smith!"
"You have my greatest appreciation, Mr . Schroeder . " Zhang Yang bowed to Schroeder and left the place . He called to his bear and rode towards the west .
After another long journey, Zhang Yang arrived at the steep edge of a large hill . At the hillside, there was a huge creek, measuring approximately 300 to 400 meters tall . There were a few large trees that had grown at the side of the entrance . Zhang Yang walked closer and could feel a cool breeze blowing out from the creek . Zhang Yang followed the trail and move up the hill . In just a few steps, there were two armed huge men ambushed him from a large rock . Without saying anything, the two men jumped at him and began to attack .
[White Stone Looters] (Normal, Humanoid)
Level: 81
HP: 8,100
Defense: 80
They were only normal monsters in which Zhang Yang had no interest of wasting his time on . With no intention of fighting, Zhang Yang ignored the attackers and head straight on . The two attackers did not stop and followed Zhang Yang all the way up the hill .
"Intruders!" cried three more attackers . They too, attacked Zhang Yang .
If they were not any higher or equal to elite tiered monsters, Zhang Yang would not even draw his sword! He continued on .
After a long journey up, Zhang Yang stumbled upon a large wooden gate . He destroyed it and entered the bandits' lair . Along the side of the pathway were clay houses . All the bandits that were "residing" in the houses came out to attack Zhang Yang . Naturally, Zhang Yang did not attack . Instead, he continued to play chase with them and had formed a long, 100-men or more "train" behind him .
After a short while, Zhang Yang had to stop . There was a boss in his path!
[Team Captain Afael] (Gray-Silver, Humanoid)
Level: 81
HP: 810,000
Defense: 900
Before attacking the boss, Zhang Yang turned around and attacked the oncoming wave of bandits .
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