Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"It's over! It's all over now..."

"To be honest, this city isn't that attractive to the demons, is it? Why not just leave it alone?"

"Yes. We haven't caused any harm to the demons either."

"We are too weak, there is no need to turn us into demons!"

Residents gathered in Radomir's city square tried to hold on to hope anyway.

Although they were discussing hope, the situation was so desperate that all they could do now was pay lip service to hope.

At this time, Milder, who was standing in the middle of the square, said with a wry smile.

"The demons will use even the weakest humans as experimental subjects and inject magic stones into them." Mild sighed deeply, indicating that neither this city nor you are safe.

The hope that was barely grasped disappeared, and only despair was left on people's faces. The atmosphere in the square was heavier than ever.

At this time, a man with a white coat draped over his shoulders slowly walked towards the center of the square.

The desperate people did not notice his footsteps at all, but in the middle of the square they warned the dangerous man

"Mild" showed a surprised expression.

"Thank you for your hard work." The man in the white coat patted Milder on the shoulder and smiled.

“Have you collected opinions in general?”

"Huh? Ah, yes. Everybody wants to leave this city." Even the city's natives want to leave. There's nothing more precious than life, right?

Although leaving the city is uncomfortable, most residents want to go to a safer place.

"But even if we try to take refuge, we will soon be captured by the demons." The demons are not the only threat.

Due to the appearance of the demons, public security is in chaos and all kinds of criminals appear throughout the kingdom.

"Even if we avoid the sight of the demons, we will still encounter bandits who will sell us to the demons for money."

Milder frowned and bowed his head deeply. The weak's escape route was not guaranteed to succeed even if they risked their lives.

Moreover, if all the residents of the city left together, the danger would increase several times.

"I see." Cardin patted Milder's shoulder again, then looked back at the people.

They were in melancholy and just sighed deeply, showing no interest in Cardin at all.

"I don't know when the demons will find this city." Cardin looked at the people in despair and spoke slowly, word by word.

"So please be ready to leave at any time." At this time, a man who looked like a blacksmith looked at Cardin fiercely and shouted loudly.

"Leave? That's easy to say! How dangerous the road will be!" As soon as he said this, the residents began to complain to Cardan.

"Say something credible!"

"Who do you think you are? Telling us to leave!" Although the residents shouted angrily, Cardin's expression did not change at all.

He waited expressionlessly as the complaints from residents gradually increased.

Soon after the residents quieted down, Cardin took out a piece of paper from his arms and held it high so that everyone could see it.

"This is a letter from Mercenary King Jade. I received it not long ago through the magician of the Mercenary Guild."

Hearing the words of the mercenary king, people held their breath and focused their attention on Cardin.

Although not a Guardian, he is second only to the Guardian, or is considered to be on the same level.

The king of mercenaries, a hero. The people of this city have also heard of his reputation, so they know the name of the mercenary king Jed.

"You, why do you exchange letters with the Mercenary King?"

"Aren't you lying now?" Who would believe someone who suddenly appeared and said that the mercenary king had arrived?

Cardin seemed to have anticipated their reaction, looking somewhere and smiling.

At this time, a woman walked to the center of the square and spoke cautiously.

"I am Scarlett, a magician from the Mercenary Guild. I personally received the letter from the Mercenary King and passed it on to him."

The magic of teleportation is a unique way for magicians to communicate through letters from afar. Mercenary guilds also use this method to keep in touch with distant guild members.

Knowing this fact, Cardin went to the magician Scarlett of the Mercenary Guild and asked for help.

"I didn't believe it at first, but through the letter from the Mercenary King, I learned that he had a good relationship with the Mercenary King." Scarlett's words proved that Cardin's words were true.

The pupils of the residents who had lost their light gradually regained their vitality. Seeing new hope in despair, they looked at Cardin expectantly. Cardin seemed to be waiting for this moment and said with a smile.

"Mercenary King Jade said he would help us take refuge in a city in the south where there are resistance forces." Wow! As soon as Cardin finished speaking, cheers broke out everywhere.

"Survived!"

"The Mercenary King is here? Really?"

"Oh my God! Mercenary King! Thank you! Thank you so much!" The residents looked up at the sky and put their hands together to express their gratitude as if they had seen a god.

Some people even shed tears of joy. Seeing this, Cardin temporarily shut up and gave them enough time to be happy.

Soon, the cheers grew louder and louder, and Cardin put away his smile and spoke again.

"The problem is that it will take about 14 days for the mercenaries to get to this place." It seems that it will take time to gather the mercenaries to protect the residents, and it will also take time to move here.

"Because of the wartime situation, it is also difficult to use teleportation magic."

Unless you are a great magician of 8 stars or above like Gilbert, you cannot use teleportation magic or portal creation magic.

"If the demons don't find this place within 14 days, it will be a blessing, but we must also be prepared for what will happen if the demons find this city."

Cardan's words caused the residents to start looking at each other, and some spoke to Cardan cautiously.

"There are few of us who can fight well."

"The only thing protecting this city is the lord's army."

“Although there are garrisons, they can’t do much to help the demons…” The residents who remain in the city even have difficulty defending themselves.

If they were given weapons, they might fight, but they would likely die before they could do anything. Cardan was not unaware of this fact.

"If the demons show up..." Cardin said seriously, as if he was talking about a solution.

"Please go home and lock your doors." He said this so seriously that for a moment everyone's attention was focused on Cardin, and then his words stunned everyone.

"What?" Go home and lock the door. Not even a 7-year-old would come up with such a solution.

"As long as you hide well, I will take care of the rest." Cardin said expressionlessly, and people looked at Cardin, trying to hold back their laughter.

Somehow, people felt an inexplicable trust from his casual words.

A few days later. In front of the city gate.

"What? Why doesn't this city even have a guard?"

"Can I go in directly?"

"Let's go in first. It doesn't look like a ruin anyway." The three men looked secretly outside the city gate and moved slowly.

"But why is the atmosphere in this city so weird?"

"Yeah. Isn't this the safest city in the North?"

"It feels like the dead may appear at any time. There is no one in sight?" The three people moved slowly in fear.

"Look at the torches lit over there. It looks like someone lives there."

"Yes. I haven't heard of any rumors that the city has become a ruin."

"Maybe everyone went to bed early to save resources?" In order to get rid of the weird atmosphere, the three people kept chatting.

At this time.

Crack. There was a creepy sound of bones colliding behind them.

"Ah!" The three people froze at the same time.

Snap. Snap. The sound of bones getting closer and closer, the three people huddled together and looked back cautiously in the direction of the sound.

"Oh my God, it's a skeleton!" Seeing the skeleton in front of them, the three people were shocked and screamed.

Snap, snap! Then, the skeleton walking towards them seemed to signal them to calm down, gesturing with its bony hands.

Somehow, that scene was even more horrifying, and the three men began to slowly back away with expressions of fear on their faces.

"I'm not a bad skeleton." At this time, a human voice came from behind.

"Ah!" Suddenly a voice was heard, and the three people who were retreating suddenly fell forward.

"I'm sorry to have scared you." The owner who had frightened them smiled easily and extended his hand to them.

"What are you doing here? It looks like we're meeting for the first time." The owner of the voice was Cardan, who hurried over after hearing the report from the undead.

“Ah, we are refugees.”

"The city we live in has become a ruin. There is nowhere else to go."

"I heard that this city is the safest, so we found this place." The three men stood up and immediately explained their situation to Cardin.

"Well, it's not that safe here, but please come over here. There's a vacant room, I'll take you there."

It's already late, so we can discuss the details tomorrow. Cardin said this and started to lead the way.

The three men breathed a sigh of relief and followed Cardin. Soon, Cardin and the three men stopped in front of a large room.

"It's empty now. Please have a good rest in the comfortable room." Cardin said with a friendly smile, and the three people nodded repeatedly to express their gratitude to Cardin.

When the three people finished expressing their gratitude and were about to go in.

"Ah, the one wearing the leather jacket over there?" Cardin called out to someone.

"Me?" The man in the brown leather jacket tilted his head and looked at Cardin, who smiled brightly.

"Were you kidnapped?"

"What? What is that?"

"We almost got fooled," Cardin said coldly. The man in the leather jacket and his companions seemed to not understand the situation and their eyes widened.

“This way people are tricked into coming to this city.”

Swish. Cardin drew the dagger from his waist and pointed it at the neck of the man in the leather jacket.

“Why, why is it like this!” The man in the leather jacket panicked, and his companions quickly walked towards him.

"Don't do it! Don't do it!"

"No, if you don't want to, don't bring us here in the first place! What is this! A new type of robber?" Cardin said expressionlessly to the two yelling men.

"If you don't want to die with the demons, then step back. This man is a demon." These words made the two men look at the man in the leather jacket in panic.

"Huh... How did you know that?" The man in the leather jacket seemed to find it unbelievable and sneered at Cardin. The atmosphere changed in an instant.

The innocent and silly look was gone, leaving only a cold and creepy atmosphere.

When his true face was revealed, Cardin smiled and pointed at the man's ankle.

"Your ankle tattoo isn't well hidden. It's obvious at a glance, you demon bastard."