154 chapter 7

The moment Leonard showed a bit of his rage, the temperature of the area dropped by a few degrees, making it noticeably colder than usual.

"You were having thought about my lover huh?" Leonard grabbed the spoiled son by the head with his hand that now probably had the strength to crush even steel itself.

When Leonard hand touched the spoiled son skull, he activate a skill from his shadow priest class and personally try to have "fun" with the mind of the poor fool.

*Gurgle! The eyes of the spoiled son turned white and foam starts to spill from his mouth from the sheer fright that he had received right on the front row seat and manage to pass out.

"I cannot believe such fucking idiot somehow managed to survive up till now, I'm surprised how he didn't end up dead yet- or worse involved his entire family into his fate of doom."

Leonard spits in disgusted as he dropped the idiot that now passed out onto the ground before turning his attention to the lackey of the spoiled son.

The moment his sight was on them, they began to shiver as the unending bloodlust washed over their body, even when the sun was high and the day temperature was that of a tropical paradise, it did not feel warm at all, it was more like they were standing in the middle of a frozen wasteland.

"What are you waiting for! Fuck off!" he growled at them, those words caused most of the lackey to shriek in fear before rushing back to the other side of the checkpoint.

some even tried to shut the gate and locked all the other people out- however a smart lackey immediately pulled the dumb one by the collar and dragged him away, intending to not piss off Leonard any further.

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Leonard bloodlust didn't just frighten the lackeys, it also somewhat spooked the group of refugees as well, since the bloodlust was not directed at them, so their situation was not as bad as the lackey and the poor fool that passed out on the floor.

But many of them can still somewhat feel it.

"Great uncle...how strong...do you think Leonard...really is?" Ro had cold sweat dripping down his back as he too, felt the intense bloodlust and power that Leonard radiated just a moment ago.

"I don't know…" the old man was not feeling great either, as he too, could not see through to Leonard, at first he only thought that Leonard was just a teenager, comparable to that of Ro in strength due to his age, however- now that he thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

Maybe it was due to his lack of power that he could not see through to Leonard, it was then that he notices Sachi uninterested face, she had a face that seems to be saying. "This is normal"

"Young lady Sachi...do you mind if we ask...how strong is your husband?" Ro asked quietly.

"I don't really know either, however, he told me that he could probably fight anyone in this world without much of a problem," Sachi replied.

"Do you perhaps, know what rank he is at?" the old man questioned.

"I think he told me that he was at rank eight something a while back…" Sachi scratched her chin while trying to remember the few details that Leonard had told her while they were within Aincrad, fighting for their very lives and freedom.

(other people might fight for freedom, but Sachi herself doubted that it was really the case for Leonard, as he seems to have too much fun brutally stabbing floor bosses- and sometime red or orange players who were unlucky enough to cross his path.)

She did not think much about and told the old man and Ro truthfully.

The moment the both of them heard Sachi words, they were stunned speechless, soon that expression turned to that of fears before going to reverence and respect.

"So young- yet managed to reach the pinnacle of mortal before his prime...his future...it is limitless." the old man muttered in a low tone as he saw Leonard discussing some issue with the guardsman that had tried to help them just a moment ago.

"He is so powerful…" Ro's eyes were filled with great respect for Leonard.

"Perhaps he's from a powerful family of the kingdom...I heard that each family held enough powers to compete with any of the great clan in the vast grassland." Ro great uncle told him.

"Really? Do you think...maybe he can help us out?" Ro asked his great uncle, with the expression of hope plastered all over his face.

"...don't have your hope up too high Ro, comparing us to people like him, we're nothing but ants like existence, it's already a miracle that he showed so much compassion for us Red Eagle tribe." the old man couldn't help but to let out a deep sigh as he also tried to compare himself that youngster that was known as Leonard, even when he was in his prime, he was nowhere near as strong as him.

He couldn't help but shiver at the existence that backed such a powerful figure, as it is likely that they too had even more powerful experts.

*****

Leonard, of course, heard what the people of the Red Eagle tribe were discussing, even if they spoke in the lowest of whisper, he could still be able to manage to pick up as his sense was heightened to a whole new level after the endless battle and struggle that he had to endure while he was within Aincrad.

He had put no mind to it, since it was not a malicious thought of any kind, and he had grown fond of the group of strangers that had helped himself and Sachi instead of leaving them lying on the road for dead or worse...if something were to happen to Sachi, he would definitely go berserk cause who know how much damages.

For that, he was thankful to the group of Nomad.

"Alright, we're cleared on this right? You report this to your superior and if he had any problem...tell them to take it up with the Welser family of the Northern, if it's too far for you- go find the Windstad family...just mention the name...Leonard Welser." he whispered into the guard ear.

The moment the guardsman hear his name, he froze, his mind blanked out.

"y-y-you " the guardsman stuttered as he looked at Leonard with his eyes almost popped out from their sockets, his face has all the different type of expressions, shock, horror, conflicted, and reverence.

"Shhhh" Leonard placed his finger over his own lips, telling the guardsman to keep it down.

"Yes…" the guardsman gave Leonard a military-style salute, with a fist over his own heart before gave ways to the convoy and calling over some guardsman to "clean up" the mess that was on the floor.

Seeing that the path is now open, Leonard beckoned the groups of refugees to come and pass through, and once again they were on their ways deeper into the territory of the Evergreen Kingdom.

Only when Leonard groups have vanished into the horizon did the guardsman finally let out a long and deep sigh.

"Captain...who was that person just...and just who is he? You look really tense when he whispered something into your ear." the man that was with this guardsman previous who was in charge of checking the convoy, named Decker asked while scratched his head innocently.

"Someone that even the Count himself would have to bow his head to, if he were to stand in front of that young man." the guardsman, who Decker called Captain, replied in a serious tone.

As it was true, the only relevant people within the kingdom were the three great houses, the King Royal family, the Windstad, and finally the Welser.

All other nobles are irrelevant, their title was only allowed them to have management rights in a small area of the province- while the three great houses held the right to their entire province, their words are the law itself.

"What the hell just happened?- urghh...my head hurts so bad...it feel like someone just messed around with my head just a moment ago." Dannis finally regained consciousness and began asking questions while rubbing his head in an awkward manner, only to notice that all the guards and especially the who that refuted at him earlier had a pity expression on her face, seemingly saying that he's as good as dead if the matter of today were to spread out.