The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 231

Chapter 231

Bang!

Kieran’s right hand was holding [Wilco’s Grudge], punching the shadow hard on the head .

The moment Kieran’s punch came into contact with the shadow, the [Chilling Touch] was activated .

Freezing air covered the whole shadow within a breath .

The air removed the shadow’s ghastly form and revealed its true body, yet it did not stop .

There was a man underneath, his eyes filled with panic as his body temperature dropped to its freezing point . He fell from mid-air and crashed against the ground .

The frozen shadow fell hard and broke into pieces like a block of ice . Then it disintegrated into small pieces and disappeared .

[Chilling Touch: 500 Ice Damage inflicted to Target HP, Special Effect, Freezing triggered, Target dies…]

[Grudge Curse: You do not have any skills or equipment to resist the Damage, 300 Damage inflicted to your HP, Moderately Wounded Status…]

[Player Killed: Shadow Strike]

[Treated as self-defense through authentication]

[Categorized as an Honor Kill]

[You will receive all the Points and Skill Points of the player…]

[Total: 8,000 Points and 8 Skill Points]

[Received the player’s house key]

[Granted the right to use the player’s house]

[All the player’s belongings have been returned to their house]

[Honor Kills: 4]

. . .

The battlelog notification that appeared shocked Kieran, Hanses and the others .

Kieran was shocked because the man was not who they had expected . It was not Black Hell Banning, but another killer .

Hanses and the others were shocked, as they hadn’t known there were players among the formless souls .

After a small delay, they all looked at Lawless, whose face was pale and dehydrated .

"I’m fine, just a little exhausted! I think I have to find myself another weapon though!" Lawless replied with a smile and a wave of his hand . He pointed at the scrap of junk he was holding . That deformed piece of metal was what was left of the [Tekken-II] .

"Now I know why you’re so poor all the time! Your skills are really burning money, man!" Hanses said, his words filled with admiration .

Everyone present had witnessed what Lawless had done . His earlier attack had exceeded the range of normal players, even veteran ones .

With such a terrifying power, it would be a piece of cake for anyone to clear seven or eight dungeons, although it had to have its restrictions .

"Wow, so you’ve reached a Supernova level now?" Ramont asked in awe .

Hanses and Raven did not object to his comment .

If Lawless could counter Black Hell Banning’s attack, he himself must have similar strength . He had to be on par with the Supernovas .

When the black veil above them dissipated, the sun shone down on them again, blessing them with warmth .

"There’s still a gap though . "

Lawless shook his head under the warm sun and looked at Kieran .

"Thanks, man!" he said .

Even without Kieran’s aid, the sudden ambush would not have killed Lawless, but he would have suffered much heavier damage .

That was a cost Lawless could not afford after that last attack . He had lost his main weapon after all .

If he lost any more equipment in the process, he would be back to square one in just one night .

"Remember to give me a 5% commision discount, and we’ll be good! So, anyone here know Shadow Strike?" Kieran said in a joking tone, instantly getting serious when he mentioned the culprit .

"Shadow Strike? No, doesn’t ring a bell . " Lawless frowned, turning his attention to the rest of them .

Hanses and the others shook their heads as well .

"That’s odd . Why are so many strange names popping up and showing such formidable strength?" Hanses said curiously .

Raven and Ramont looked puzzled as well .

Nobian, Shielder, Correy, Shadow Strike, and Nightingale, the man who had kidnapped Coll, were all unfamiliar names to the veterans .

However, the killers were no newbies . If it had been just one or two, it might have been considered a coincidence, but they were all coming one after the other .

It was too odd!

"Let’s go then! The trail has gone cold here . Let’s head back to the Harvest Inn before we make any more moves!" Lawless said . The others did not object .

After the sudden ambush by Banning, the other three veterans were like birds startled by the sound of a bow string . Even though Lawless had successfully beaten Banning, he had lost his main weapon, so if Banning struck again, they would not be as lucky .

Kieran did not object either . He was still looking at Lawless with a puzzled expression .

He could feel that Lawless had noticed something, just like that time at Shameiken Square, when he had also noticed Lawless’ unusual behavior .

When Hanses had mentioned that strangers with formidable strength were popping up all over the place, Kieran had seen Lawless draw in a breath before he quickly returned to normal .

The unusuality was too obvious to Kieran . If Hanses and the others had not been frightened, they would have noticed it as well .

"What he did discover?" Kieran asked himself silently after taking another look at Lawless . In the end, he chose not to say anything .

Lawless was his friend, so he would not press it any further . He was too afraid that it might hurt their relationship .

Besides, Kieran believed Lawless would reveal everything at some point . All Kieran needed was a trigger .

He just had to wait patiently for that particular trigger to appear .

. . .

The five of them went back to the Harvest Inn without any further incidents .

Back at the inn, the other veterans were still waiting for them .

On the way back, Hanses had already informed them of their encounter . Therefore, as soon as the five of them entered the inn, the veterans that had stayed back started talking loudly .

"Is it really Black Hell Banning?"

"Damn it, I heard he was dead! Why would he appear again?"

"How could someone like him die so easily? Lawless really surprised me though!"

"Yeah, right! I knew you were strong, but I did not expect you to be as strong as the ten Supernovas!"

"He will be the eleventh Supernova! Firearm Hunter Lawless!"

"Firearm Hunter Lawless!"

. . .

After the veterans were done talking about Banning, the topic eventually shifted to Lawless . When one of the veterans raised his cup for a toast, the others joined him .

Rachel was smiling happily, watching her wine being consumed glass by glass . She was so delighted that she was humming some unfamiliar melody .

"You should join them!" she told Kieran, who was at the bar .

"Other than Lawless, I don’t know anyone else all that well . I only know Hanses a bit, and I’m not used to such merry situations!" Kieran shrugged her suggestion off in a light tone .

He did not want to hide his character at such places .

However, when his light tone of speech lingered around and the [Crow’s Black Feather] texture shook a little, as if another man’s face was covering Kieran’s blurry one, Rachel was startled .

"CROW?" she said out loud unconsciously .

"What?" Kieran was stunned by her sudden high-pitched voice .

"Um… Nothing . " Rachel shook her head . Then she added in an odd tone, "Why is he here?"

"Who?" Kieran asked .

"Zorl . Do you know him?" Rachel said .

"Zorl? The bazaar auction registrar? Broker’s right-hand man?" Kieran asked .

"Yeah . He said he knew where Coll was being held . "

Rachel’s high-pitched voice pierced through the place despite the merry, noisy atmosphere .

The whole inn suddenly went quiet .