Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Ta-da! Ta-da! A skeleton horse, only bones left, galloped across the ground, through the darkness.

"It would be faster for me to go there myself than to send Senior Klose there." Cardin looked back and recalled the conversation he had with Klose not long ago.

The place where the instructor Belid was located was a small city in the east of the kingdom, quite far from the city of Robern. Even by horseback it would take 20 days to get there.

"It would be great if I could buy a teleportation scroll." Unfortunately, the Magician's Guild has closed its doors since the demons began their activities.

Moreover, magic that interferes with teleportation magic has been activated in various parts of the kingdom, so even if you buy a teleportation scroll, you cannot use it.

“But if it’s Master Belid, he should be able to make full use of the teleportation magic.” If Belid was just an ordinary seven-star magician, he would not be able to use the teleportation magic in the current situation.

But she is a magician who specializes in teleportation magic. No one except the guardian can keep up with her teleportation magic.

In other words, Belid is exactly what is needed right now.

Da da! Da da!

"If it's a skeleton horse, it won't get tired. If it keeps running, it can reach the destination faster."

Fortunately, Cardan has the ability to summon skeleton horses, and the skeleton horses will not get tired no matter how much they run.

If I reduce my sleep and run like crazy, I can reach the destination in at least 14 days, right? Cardin thought so and held the reins tightly.

"It just so happened that Senior Lucas and Senior Arad were arrested." Thinking of people he knew being arrested, Cardin became anxious.

He didn't want to see Lucas and Arad turned into demons at all.

"As fast as possible."

Whoosh! Cardin grabbed the reins tightly. Ta-da! Ta-da! The skeleton horse galloped across the ground even harder than before.

It had been exactly 13 days since they escaped from the mine. "Where is this place...?" Cardan got off the skeleton horse and looked at the wall in front of him.

This is a very simple little city wall compared to the ones I have seen so far. Cardan walked towards a woman walking towards the city gate and asked cautiously.

"Excuse me, is this city Luban?"

"Hmm? Um, that is..." Perhaps because of the approach of a stranger, the woman was startled at first, and then looked at Cardin with a frightened expression.

Cardin then cautiously took a step back and pulled the Hero Academy badge out of his pocket and showed it to the woman.

"I'm not a demon, so don't worry."

"Oh, the badge of the Hero Academy?" The originally frightened woman seemed relieved after confirming the badge handed over by Cardin.

"I was startled because it was our first time meeting. I'm sorry." The woman hurriedly apologized to Cardin and pointed to the city gate.

“This city is Luban. There is almost no invasion by the demon clan. It is a quiet and currently still safe city.”

"Ah, thanks."

"Are you really not a demon?"

"Yes. If it were a demon, they wouldn't be able to stand so proudly in front of the city gate guarded by the paladins, right?"

Cardan said, pointing at the men guarding the gates, and the woman finally nodded before disappearing.

"Fortunately. It arrived faster than expected." He reduced his sleep and rode the skeleton horse madly. The journey that would have taken 20 days was reached in 13 days.

"Tsk. My butt feels like it's going to split." After riding for a long time, fatigue came over me, but there was no time to rest.

"Thank you for your hard work." Cardin touched the skeleton horse's head twice, then canceled the summons.

Shala. Then he pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket.

[East of the Kingdom. "Rest House for Lonely Travelers" in the city of Luban] After confirming the contents of the note, Cardan immediately walked towards the city gate.

"Please stop." As Cardan walked towards the city gate, two paladins who were performing gate guard duties drew their swords and blocked Cardan's way.

"To pass through the city gate, you must be inspected."

"We hope you will obey our words. If you don't..."

"We will kill you." The Paladin said, staring at Cardan fiercely. Cardan raised his hands as if to show that he had no intention of attacking and nodded.

"Is this city safe because of the Paladins?" The city seems quite safe despite being close to the north which is occupied by demons and therefore dangerous.

There was no trace of war on the city walls, and the atmosphere of the city coming from the city gate also made people feel peaceful.

"Of course. Please feel free to check." In the state of war, it is unknown when and where the demons will appear. Therefore, the guards of the city gates are not ordinary soldiers, but paladins, and the inspections have also been strengthened.

"Vigilance is no joke." It seems that in a state of war, the paladins have become very sensitive. If you do something stupid, they might attack.

Cardan said with a nod as a paladin came over and held out his hand to Cardan.

Woohoo. The sacred breath gushed out from his hands and penetrated into Cardan's body.

"Tsk. What an uncomfortable breath." Because the holy breath was completely opposite to that of the Necromancer, it felt uncomfortable when it entered the body.

"You are not a demon."

"What are you doing here?" The holy breath did not respond at all, and the paladins picked up their swords again and asked Cardan.

"I'm here to see someone." Hearing Cardan's answer, the paladins nodded at the same time, as if to indicate that they could pass and made way.

"You may go in." Cardin nodded and walked to the other side of the gate.

"It's really peaceful here." After passing the city gate, a peaceful city came into view.

There was no sense of unease from passers-by. It seemed that people were living a peaceful daily life, just like three years ago.

"I didn't expect that I would miss such an atmosphere." Kazan, who temporarily closed his eyes to enjoy the peace, opened his eyes again and looked around.

"A resting place for lonely travelers..." Fortunately, it was not difficult to find it. The city was not big, and except for the lord's castle, only the buildings were more than three stories high.

"Here." Soon, Kazan found the "Lone Traveler's Rest" and immediately opened the door and walked in.

"Welcome! Are you alone?"

"Yes." As soon as he entered the door, a man who looked like the owner walked towards Kazan with a smile on his face.

"Nice to meet you. Where are you from?" "I'm from the north." As soon as Kazan finished speaking, the room became quiet and the owner's expression became cold.

"Ah, I'm not a demon. I was inspected at the city gate." After the atmosphere became cold, Kazan immediately took out the badge of the Hero Academy and said.

"Hahaha! I'm just kidding. If you're a demon, you can't enter this city." Then the owner laughed, and the people in the restaurant on the first floor also laughed loudly.

“Aren’t you traveling at this time, but are you in this city for something?” After the laughter stopped, the shopkeeper asked again, and Kazan took out a note from his arms with a wry smile and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"I'm here to see Master Belid. He said that all I have to do is come here and mention Master Belid's name." Then the shopkeeper took the note and looked at Kazan in surprise.

Not only the shop owner, but everyone who was eating or resting in the restaurant on the first floor looked at Kazan in surprise.

"Are you a member of a revolutionary group active in the North?"

"Revolutionary Group?" Why did he suddenly mention the Revolutionary Group when he came to see Master Belid? Kazan shrugged and looked at the shopkeeper.

"Ah, isn't it?" Cardin just stared with wide eyes, and the owner smiled awkwardly and changed the question.

"So, how did you get to know Mr. Bellid?"

"I've met him at the Hero Academy. Although I never took formal classes with him, he was my teacher after all." Then the owner seemed to remember something, clapped his hands, and showed a bright expression.

"The man Belid was talking about! The Necromancer!"

"Ah! He said that student from the academy might come to see me one day!"

"Is that you?" The hotel owner's words made the people in the restaurant jump up from their seats and look at Cardin carefully.

"Ah, yes..." Cardin replied hurriedly at the sudden attention.

"The mentor said I told him that before I got here." As Cardin panicked, the owner hurried over to the bar and waved him over.

"Sit down first! Are you hungry? Eat first!"

"Are you the one that Belid praised so highly?"

"You're the last freshman at Hero Academy, right? It's an honor!"

"Not an ordinary freshman! He's ranked first among all the freshmen!" Amid the endless attention, Cardin walked towards the bar where the owner was with an awkward smile.

"Um, what is the Revolutionary Group?" Cardin approached the shopkeeper and asked. The people who had been paying attention stopped talking for a moment and looked at each other.

In the temporary silence, the shop owner asked with a shrug.

"Don't you know?"

"what?"

"The fact that Mr. Bellid is a revolutionary..."

"What?" Cardin instantly opened his mouth and looked at the owner.

“No, are there also revolutionaries among the instructors?” Kalia is not the only one in the revolutionaries who concealed their identities and entered the Hero Academy.

Even the teachers are members of the Revolutionary Group. Cardin felt so speechless that he couldn't even smile bitterly, looking at the shop owner.

"Belid is known as the Undying Fire, and has a great reputation..." But the shop owner and the people around looked at Cardin as if you were unaware of this fact.

Compared to the fact that the teacher at Hero Academy is from the Revolutionary Group, not knowing that Belid is from the Revolutionary Group seems to be a bigger problem.

Under their gaze, Cardin seemed at a loss, forced a smile, and asked.

"So the Undying Flame is Mentor Belid, and Mentor Belid is the Revolutionary Group, right?"

"Yes."

"So this is ..."

"This is the secret place of the revolutionary group. It serves as a gathering place for members of the revolutionary group." The hotel owner smiled brightly and continued, pointing at the people present.

"Everyone here, including me, is a member of the Revolutionary Group."

"Ah..." Cardin was speechless for a moment, looking at people with his mouth open like a fool.

"Belid is now taking his members to scout around the city."

"Is Mentor Belid here?"

"Yes. The main purpose is to build a revolutionary group in this city and carry out operations." In a world where demons are in power, the revolutionary group no longer hides.

The demons were walking around openly, so how could the Revolutionary Group hide? People were proud to declare themselves as the Revolutionary Group, and Cardin looked at them and nodded as if he understood.

“Will it take a long time?”

"No. He's been out for a long time. He'll be here soon if he rests for a while and waits." The owner asked with a kind smile.

"What would you like to eat?"

"Ah, I'm fine. But compared to that, I feel a little sleepy..." Because of reducing sleep and running around non-stop, I was exhausted.

As I relaxed from the tension, my eyelids felt heavy, and the desire to rest gradually grew stronger.

"Ah, then I will show you to the bedroom. Please follow me." The innkeeper said kindly, guiding Cardin, who stood up from his seat according to his guidance.

At this time.

Bang! The door suddenly opened, and someone ran in and fell down.

"Hey, wake up! Are you okay?"

"Cheer up!" People quickly walked towards the fallen person, and Cardin also looked at the fallen person in surprise. There were wounds all over his body and his face was a mess.

It was a miracle that he survived, and the wounds were deep.

"What on earth happened? How did it become like this?" Was the person who fell also a member of the Revolutionary Group? People naturally supported him and asked.

Then, the unconscious man struggled to open his eyes, looked at the members of the revolutionary group, and opened his mouth pitifully.

"Be, Belid..."