021 Headless Knight_1

Bang!

The bar's door burst open with a loud crash, as if someone had kicked it open from the outside, and a cautious voice came from outside.

"Why is there a strange door here? Who's inside?" A mature male voice.

Lin Ge, who was wiping bottles, was startled and looked up just in time to see pitch-black flames ignite outside the door, but they didn't spread inside and didn't even touch the door itself.

He turned his head to Iris, "Does the person outside want to burn down this place?"

Lanya, sitting at the bar, turned around and exclaimed at the sight of the black flames, "High-Tier Undead Flame!"

Iris, who was feeling extremely bored, stood up from her chair, started to loosen her wrists and fists, and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes.

Finally, some action.

She kept her eyes fixed on the entrance, waiting for the special guest to come inside.

From within the black flames, the sound of clashing armor was heard, and a figure slowly emerged.

The moment that figure became fully visible, Lin Ge's pupils shrank abruptly.

Jet-black shiny armor, dark-red cape, holding a broad charred greatsword, and above the shoulders, there was just a short piece of snowy-white neck, whereas in the left hand, not holding the sword, there was a man's head.

Lanya cried out, "It's the Headless Knight, a high-tier being from the underground world. But why would the Headless Knight appear in Castalon?"

Upon seeing the Headless Knight clearly, Lin Ge was concerned about another matter.

The armor on the figure wasn't fully covering; there were openings at the waist, thighs, and chest front, and judging from the pale skin and voluptuous figure, this was a perfectly shaped woman's body. Yet, that head was that of a man covered with stubble.

Why a man's head?

Which is the real entity, the body or the head?

The long-haired man's head in hand demanded, "Who are you? Why are you in my castle? If you don't explain yourselves, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword."

Iris replied with a smile, "Dear guest, please don't be agitated. If you'd like a drink, kindly put away your weapons and have a seat. If you're here to cause trouble..." Iris's smile faded, and she clenched her fists with a crackling sound, "I'll blast you out!"

"You, mere surface dwellers, dare to challenge me? Seek death!"

Ink-like flames ignited on the charred greatsword, and the Headless Knight swung its right arm, chopping fiercely toward Iris.

Iris's figure disappeared in the instant the greatsword swung, and she reappeared in front of the Headless Knight before its right arm landed, her left hand raised to block the knight's arm, preventing the sword from striking.

"Such fast speed!"

The man's head held by the Headless Knight showed a shocked expression, and Iris looked down at the head with a slight smile, "The Headless Knight's weakness is right here!"

"What, what are you going to do?" the man's head asked nervously.

"Nothing much, just felt like kicking a ball," Iris replied.

Before her words faded, Iris kicked out and the head, tightly held by the Headless Knight, flew out the door like a soccer ball headed for the goal, crying out in pain, at an incredibly high speed.

In the hands of the Headless Knight, only a tuft of hair was left.

The Headless Knight, now without its head, swung its greatsword wildly, but its blind and random attacks couldn't touch even a single hair on Iris.

Iris seized the opportunity, her long legs striking like iron whips, fast and fierce against the belly of the Headless Knight, causing it to lose its grip on the greatsword, skid backward to the doorway, and kneel while clutching its abdomen.

Nilu, coming out from the resting room upon hearing the commotion, just caught a glimpse of Iris delivering another kick, sending the Headless Knight flying out the door.

"Iris? Did you kick out the new guest?" Nilu yawned and asked.

Iris stretched her body, feeling very cheerful, and pointed at the black flames outside the door:

"Look, he was the first one to make a move, and he even wanted to burn down our shop."

Having witnessed Iris take action again, Lin Ge thought that he didn't know if there was a rule against attacking colleagues in the employee handbook, but decided it would be best to not provoke her in the future.

This customer was the most unique one he had encountered since he started working.

"Lanya, did you just mention the underground world?"

Lanya nodded, her face still holding a look of shock.

"The underground world is the kingdom of the undead and the Immortal Clan, and the Headless Knight is one of its elite beings. It's impossible for it to appear in a large city on the surface like Castalon, unless the surface has fallen."

Iris explained with a smile, "The entrance to the Emerald Bar isn't the only one, you know. The one in Castalon is just an entrance among many in the human cities."

"Could it be that this tavern's entrances are scattered all over the continent? Even the underground world has an entrance; that's just too exaggerated."

"Exactly."

Lanya's mouth opened slightly in amazement as she exclaimed, "This tavern really is incredible."

After understanding the situation, Lin Ge thought to himself that it seemed likely that even stranger customers might appear in the future, so he should prepare himself mentally in advance.

He looked at the Headless Knight's black greatsword left behind in the shop and asked, "What should we do with this sword?"

Iris casually picked up the sword and, with a white thread that appeared from nowhere in her hand, hung it on the wall, laughing:

"Leaving it here as a decoration isn't a bad idea, or maybe when that knight comes back, we could extort a ransom from him."

Man, this woman is ruthless...

After work, Lin Ge and Lanya went to a jewelry shop near the bar. It was just a fifteen-minute walk from the bar.

The two gems from Prince Lieyang sold for a high price of 12,000 Gold Coins. This time, Lin Ge didn't let Lanya hold onto the money, and Lanya didn't insist on keeping it, even refusing the hundred Gold Coins Lin Ge offered her.

According to her, she always had bad luck with money, so she would spend it as soon as she got it; otherwise, she would lose it due to various circumstances.

Because it had been so long since she had earned any money, she had forgotten this aspect of herself. If she had remembered earlier, she wouldn't have agreed to hold onto the thousand Gold Coins for Lin Ge.

Lin Ge, carrying a bulging purse of money, headed towards a magic artifact shop near the Adventurers' Guild, guided by Lanya.

Standing at the store's entrance, Lin Ge looked up at the wooden sign above the door, which read Alison's Magic Shop.

Although it was a bit disgusting to reminisce, he had let Menling lick him the previous night, and it had felt like an electric current passing through his body. There were no other abnormal reactions.

Now, it seemed that the enchantment ritual had been successful.

The two stepped into the shop and were immediately greeted by a gentle voice from behind the counter.

"Welcome, please feel free to browse."

The shopkeeper Alison was a mature-looking woman in her twenties, with soft brown hair, wearing a black and purple mage robe, and boasting an eye-catching figure.

When she saw the bulging purse in Lin Ge's hands, her seductive eyes immediately lit up.

From the size of the purse and the shape of the Gold Coins bulging out, it was clear that each coin was worth 100 Gold Coins, meaning the bag held at least 10,000 Gold Coins. More importantly, Lin Ge and Lanya looked very young, evidently inexperienced adventurers.

Such customers were the textbook definition of easy prey.

Alison stepped out from behind the counter, now even more enthusiastic: "What kind of items are you looking for? I can give you some recommendations."