Accused

Awakened by the sound of bustling noises of the crowd, Dan rubbed his murky eyes before taking a shower and dressed up. Thinking back about the sudden events that happened yesterday, a wry smile lifted on his lips. The old man, George told him that the second stage of the Blessing of the Lightning God enabled Natalie to remove a part of her enemy's Qi and absorb it for herself.

Even though George taught him how to do it, he didn't recommend that it should be used. After all, it destabilizes one's foundation. After eating his meal, Dan set off and walked towards the Adventurer's Guild. Arriving there, two soldiers that possessed a cultivation of the Spirit Tempering Realm greeted him and said, "Pardon us, sir, but can you join us for a moment?"

Their voices gathered the attention of the surrounding crowd who started chatting amongst themselves, most of them gloating about the fact that the newbie actually offended someone from the higher echelons of this city. Dan knitted his eyebrows, he lived his life here in an upright manner. He couldn't remember anyone that he potentially offended.

Nodding his head, the two soldiers brought him towards the Underground Penitentiary Facility right below the Town's Hall. When they arrived underground. The expressions of the two soldiers that accompanied him suddenly turned cold. Kicking him inside a filthy cell, Dan's expression darkened as he asked, 'What's the meaning of this? Didn't you say that you're just going to ask me some questions?"

One of the two soldiers sneered, "Of course, we're going to ask you some questions, but that is if you can survive in that cell..." Their expressions vicious as they turned around and left him for dead. The Underground Penitentiary Facility of the Merchant Town of Kalur contained the most vicious bandits, schemers, and mercenaries convicted by numerous heinous crimes.

Most of them were serial killers and had eccentric personalities. They knew that once they left such a young man whose skin looked fair and tender like a woman. He would definitely be eaten alive by those maniacs.

The rustling of clothes echoed inside the cell. Dan turned around as several crimson eyes, shone in the darkness. "Old One, it seems like they sent us, quite a tender one, this time..." The voice that said these words contained excitement and anticipation.

"Indeed, this guy is quite a tender one, his fair skin alone could compare to a woman..." Another voice replied the androgynous voice contained a deep-seated lust which made Dan's body, shiver in fear. He gulped a mouthful of saliva, and the sound of his throat moving, echoed loud and clear inside the dark cell.

"He's afraid, already..." The two voices chuckled, as the other said, "This time, I'll take the back door, you take the front door, Old One."

"Didn't you forget about how that previous bastard bit me when I took the front door? No, I am going for the back," The voice of the so-called Old One, retorted.

"Then, according to our deal, you must wait until I'm satisfied..."

"Of course I will. Just make sure that you won't break him..."

The two discussed as if the matter of Dan's life was already in their hands. Dan scanned the area and found that the cell contained at least twenty people, but apart from these two. The eighteen other guys just stared at him with a light of indifference and slight amusement, shining within their crimson eyes.

Dan staggered backward as a pair of fudgy arms, made its way towards his body. With fear visible in his expression, he stammered as he begged, "No, please, don't come near me! Don't come near me!"

Countless wicked laughter filled the dark and filthy cell as the one who approached him, gave a vicious chuckle, "Don't worry about it, young man..." His crimson eyes landed on Dan's rear end, "It will hurt at first but once you get used to it, it will definitely feel heavenly..."

His fat and full of scars visage distorted into euphoria as a weird smell wafted from his lower body. His expression looked flushed as the earth itself trembled in each time he took his steps towards Dan's direction. The gazes of the nineteen people behind him, concentrated at the scene, looking forward towards Dan's miserable outcome.

Dan's expression went cold, towards the bastard who placed him inside this cell. He will definitely make him pay a price that was a hundred times greater than what he experienced today.

Lifting his head, a cold smile lifted on his lips, followed by a numerous gunshot sounds which stopped the laughter inside the cell. Within a blink of an eye, Dan executed five prisoners. His accuracy, unbelievable even under the condition that he couldn't see his enemy.

The clueless bastards who didn't understand what was happening, intensified their chuckle as they thought that the dull thuds that continuously echoed around them must've been the wretched and miserable body of the young man. But little did they know that in each time those explosions echoed. The closer they were nearing their deaths.

Several seconds later, a concentrated smell of blood wafted in the air. Dan's expression looked unsightly as he quickly activated Flicker and took advantage of the Invincibility attribute to sneak past the bars and after escaping from the cell, he disappeared from the area with Stealth.

News of the heinous murders that happened inside the Underground Penitentiary Facility soon shook the entire Town of Kalur. Rough sketchings of Dan's face were plastered around the entrance of the town and almost all the entrance of Inns had his face beside it.

Unfortunately for the police, Dan had the Absolute Disguise under his sleeves as he sneaked past the guards after assuming the identity of an indigenous merchant that sold decorative wooden crafts. His current figure looked like an emaciated old man, on his back, a huge sack full of wooden crafts that he bought in bulk from a wandering merchant.

Approaching a nearby guard, Dan said in a hoarse voice, "Young man, can you help me carry this to that alleyway for a moment? I'm gonna establish my stall..." The guard, whose visual appearance looked to be the same age as Dan gave an amiable smile and helped him with his merchandise.

The refreshing smile on the young man's face indicated his love for the Elders as he started talking about how he used to help his grandfather carry some heavy objects across the City so that they could set up their stalls. Dan nodded his head as he listened. If he knew that this young man had such an outlook on life. He could've avoided him.

But since it was already too late. He could only continue his plan since his young looks and amiable face could easily earn him the trust of anyone. When they reached the alleyway. Dan slowly took his dagger stashed within his Virtual Inventory.

Approaching the young man's back. He steeled his heart, before slicing on his nape. Blood splattered on the walls and he hurriedly covered the scene with his big sack before cleaning it with the help of the System. All traces of the young man was devoured as Dan's figure transformed into his figure.

Walking away from the dark alleyway, complicated emotions flickered on his face. As a man who lived in a world where a murder was condemned. In a world where everything was peaceful and war could be considered as a rare occurrence, it could be said that killing this young man who had such an optimistic future ahead of him made him somehow sick of himself.

But at the same time, he wondered why he didn't feel any remorse upon killing those bastards that threatened his life. Sighing in his heart, he thought about the Assassins that he killed back at that forest when he was still at the City of Cloud.

He didn't think much about it but even though those bastards threatened his life and he killed them out of self-defense. They should have their own family and had their own outlook and ambitions in life, yet Dan easily reaped their lives.

Shaking his head, he could only assure himself that he didn't have any other choice back then. If he didn't do such a deed. Then it would be him that would've died at that day.

Walking away, he took the badge from the young man's uniform that he currently wore and approached a fellow guard and said, "Bro, I saw something suspicious, I will go and report to the Leader about it..."

The guard nodded his head and replaced his shift. Soon, Dan arrived at the Police Barracks and using his position as the Town Guard, he made a report about suspicious activity in a certain alleyway. The Commander of the Police became enraged, "Why are all of you guys so useless?! Can't you just investigate such a small matter on your own?!" Dan revealed a small smile and politely exited the room. He knew that the Commander wouldn't care about it as he walked away.

However, the reason why he did such a useless report wasn't for that. It was to successfully enter the Police Barracks and scan the entire facility using the System's function. Soon, a three-dimensional holographic image of the entire Barracks could be seen floating on his peripheral vision.

It was very detailed and numerous secret rooms such as torture chambers and execution grounds were marked, which made Dan question the integrity of the Police Force. He inwardly chuckled, "Really, no matter what kind of a world I am in, corruption is everywhere..."

He entered Stealth and approached an area where the Commander entered on his own. Inside that room, only three people could be seen and judging from their paused movements in Dan's minimap, he deduced that they must be discussing something.

Commander Rickshaw wore a weary expression, staring at this blonde-haired young man. If not for the fact that he was the son of a retired General, he would've grabbed him by the collar and threw him at the wall already.

His dignity and pride as a commander didn't allow him to show his emotions on his face. Maintaining a calm facade, he said, "Young master Ricky, why must you do this to me? The person that you incarcerated earlier is definitely an expert! He single-handedly decimated the entire cell that was full of those serial killers! Now he will definitely come for you..."

"Of course I know about that," Ricky's fair expression frowned, the reason why he imprisoned Dan was to make him a scapegoat for his plans. After all, he's the one who fetched those herbs from the outskirts of Kalur. He didn't expect that a mere Bronze Ranked Adventurer would possess such strength.

However, a confident smile still lingered on his lips. No matter what, even if Dan came for revenge. As a supporter of that certain Association, they will definitely take care of him and protect him from the sidelines.

"Then what is your plan, young master? Apart from increasing your bodyguards, I cannot do anything blatant or else, those bastards at the opposition will definitely attack me from the sides!" Commander Rickshaw said, his helpless tone indicated the dire situation they were in.

In the Merchant Town of Kalur, there were people that you could not afford to offend like the Town Mayor, the Commander of the Police Force and most importantly, those hidden dragons inside the town. If by any chance you managed to offend one of them. Then, congratulations, you just obtained a one-way ticket to hell.

Ricky smirked, lifting his head, he said, "One of the best ways in luring a tiger is to create a bait. Since I believe that he would definitely come after me, why not just wait for his arrival?" He nonchalantly said and turned towards the jet-black robed man who stood at the side all this while.

The man slightly moved his head in a gesture of confirmation as Commander Rickshaw's expression flickered. When he entered this room along with Ricky, he felt that the man possessed a strength that he could not fathom. His stature gave a feeling of an unsheathed sword that once drawn, would definitely reap lives.

"Oh, so you're planning on waiting for me?" A casual voice suddenly echoed before them. Their expressions flickered as they darted their gaze towards the source of the sound and found a young man staring at them with a small smile on his lips.

The jet-black robed man reached for his sword, "Wait!" Ricky stopped him before turning to Dan and said, "You did well to survive in that prison," A cold smile lifted on his lips as both gazes met in mid-air. Commander Rickshaw narrowed his eyes, his cultivation base rotated and sent a probing Qi in an effort to see through the enemy's cultivation base.

A shattering sound akin to a glass being destroyed echoed in his mind as he staggered backward. When his Qi entered the youngster's body. It suddenly disintegrated as a backlash struck him. His face became purple and his eyes widened in shock.

As a Spirit Tempering Realm Cultivator, the only explanation why he couldn't probe the young man should be that he possessed an Artifact of at least at the Heaven Grade, or his cultivation was high enough that he wasn't qualified to know about it.

Both possibilities indicated one thing. It means that the background behind the young man should never be offended. His expression turned grim, his support in imprisoning the young man was already an effort of offending him. The jet-black robed man reached the same conclusion. But his expression remained cold and indifferent, as expected of a member of the Night Rangers Association. Commander Rickshaw mumbled.

He darted his gaze at the young man, he wondered about what this young man could possibly do against that powerful organization. Shaking his head, he calmed himself down. The mortals below should not intrude upon the matters of the heavens above.

"I see, so for the sake of creating a scapegoat that will take the punishment of your father's death, you made sure that I won't be able to exit the town nor disappear from your sight. If the guy who took that mission at that day wasn't me, then your plan would've surely gone through...What a shame..." Dan shook his head and gave a light chuckle.

Ricky's visage went cold, "Are you saying that our plan wouldn't go as planned because of you?" His eyes shone in a critical light that seemed to pierce through Dan's body. The latter lightly chuckled, and took off his robe as he coldly mumbled,

"Of course, that's because all of us are gonna die here anyway..." Dan pulled a string and the dozens of grenades, strapped on his body simultaneously had their pins pulled as the activation sequence of the grenades, started.

The two other men stared at Dan with confusion while the jet-black robed man, who was more sensitive to danger rushed towards Ricky's side and used his clothing as a cover as an explosion manifested inside the room which decimated everything inside of it.

A deafening roar ensued and the earth itself trembled, the entire Police Barracks trembled and the surrounding area became wretched with an earthquake that lasted for about three seconds.