Ch. 5 - The Snowville Incident

Lust too evasive steps. The unfriendly daggers that could have penetrated his flesh sliced through air. An assassin had attempted to ambush him from behind.

“Nice try,” Lust remarked.

In a desperate manner, the Lv.49 assassin charged straight at him only to fail for the second time. And with a swift spin move Lust worked his daggers to burrow deep into the enemy’s stomach. He finished by twisting the daggers to make sure that the insides are shredded.

A few meters away, a tamer stood and stretched her bow. She sent an arrow flying towards Lust. The arrowhead was dipped in deadly toxin.

“Catch this…”

The projectile almost found its target, but Lust’s dexterous fingers simply caught it with ease. Without a word, he dashed to the astounded tamer and in the blink of an eye, limbs, guts and blood flew in all directions.

“O my god. That’s gruesome!” Mykee covered his eyes with his hands.

“Sick!” Ash added as he averted his eyes.

“That guy doesn’t know when to stop. Come, let’s stop him before he accidentally chops our heads off.”

“Bad idea. We’re more likely to get killed if we do that. Better stay put.”

Chaty and Morph were seated on the snow-covered ground, silently enjoying Lust’s own unprecedented style of adult entertainment.

The monk finally stood up. “I think that’s enough, Lust!” He yelled to the assassin on rampage.

Lust, tired as he was, sheathed his daggers and walked away like nothing had happened. He was certain that no single person brave enough to defy him remained.

“That was fun.”

“Of course. Now you’re going to hell.” Mykee joked.

“This is a major crime, seriously. Slaughtering lowbies? Man, the government’s going to hunt you down.” The X-scar monk spoke to Lust.

“I know that, Morph,” answered Lust. “But I have no doubts that the investigation team will never miss out with the fact that I’m connected to all four of you. You also will be charged as criminals. Bwahahahaha!”

“Cool.” Ash lit a cigarette.

“No… it is not funny.” Mykee warned.

“On the other hand,” Morph broke in, “I’m looking at the bright side and guess what? We’re going to be famous!”

He snatched the cig pack from Ash’s hand. “I need a smoke.”

Chaty grabbed the pack and took out her own stick as well. “Me too.”

“Speaking of FamouS, Repel kinda felt bad about you guys leaving the guild.” Lust motioned to Ash, Morpheuz and Mykee. “But it’s okay now, I told him it’s nothing personal.”

“That’s good,” said Ash. “So what do you think should we do now? Run away? Surrender?”

“No way! Let’s get out of here before the police arrives.” Morpheuz suggested.

“I guess it can’t be helped. This all your fault, Lust. And you too, Morph and Chaty, for taking advantage of the situation a while back.” Mykee scratched his head.

“Cut the crap, Mykee. You’re overreacting. There’s not much time so let’s go.” Lust walked past Mykee then spanked his ass.

“Ouch!”

The group entered Snowville and proceeded to the Transport Fay.

“Hello everyone! What can I do for you today?” The Transport Fay greeted them with a naughty smile.

Morpheuz stepped forward and asked. “Can I use you?”

The Transport Fay hesitated for a moment because she sensed something wrong with the question. After reconsidering, she answered, “Yes, of course. Where to?”

Morpheuz thought for a minute. Along with the others, he knew that they had to keep a low profile to keep out of the public’s watchful eye. If they teleported to Stone City, they might run into some patrolling police and get arrested. Sky village seemed to be the best choice, but its flat terrain would only make them easy to spot. So they all agreed for Cloud Mountain.

“Cloud Mountain, please.” The monk requested.

“Cloud Mountain? I’m afraid that you have to talk to the fay in Stone City for that, sir.” The fay bowed her head in apology.

“Listen, we can’t go to Stone City. I know you can do it. We’re willing to pay whatever you say the price is.”

The fay brought out a small calculator. “That would cost you 95 silver each, 475 silver in total for five people, or 4 gold and 75 silver.”

Lust reached for his wallet and told his mates, “I got it, guys. It’s on me.” He handed a bill to the fay. “Keep the change. We’re ready to teleport! Yeah!”

“Errrr, I can’t make contact with the fay at Cloud Mountain, sir.” The Transport Fay announced.

“Don’t bullshit me. What does that mean???”

“The line connecting Snowville and Cloud Mountain is in use, sir. Somebody’s warping to this location.”

“What?”

“Normally,” the fay explained, “a person in Cloud Mountain who wants to go to Snowville will need to go to Stone City first. It’s just like your case, actually. But who could be in such a hurry and pay lots of money to take a direct teleportation route from Cloud Mountain to Snowville?”

A buzzer beside the Transport Fay went off. The space in front of the fay began to distort. It twisted back and forth, slow at first, then accelerated faster and faster.

“Move away! Someone’s coming!” The fay cried out.