After ten minutes short break, Lander went up the stage again, "Hello again ladies and gentlemen, I have a good news prepared for you, another 35 pieces of Energy Soul Stone and two bundles of Golden Metamorphosis Plant is going to be auctioned again."
"Wait, what?"
"This is, I have to get atleast 5 of each."
"And now ladies and gentlemen, the first to be auctioned will be 5 pieces of Energy Soul Stone and the starting price is 10 gold coins with a 1 gold increase," Lander announced that made the bidders exhilarated.
"Fifteen gold coins!"
"Twenty gold coins!"
"Thirty gold coins!"
"This Poton Family," One man gritted his teeth as he made a higher bid, "Thirty five gold coins!"
"Thirty five gold coins, going once, twice and done, let us applaud this gentleman for winning the bid." Lander clapped his hands smiling.
The auctioned happened within an hour, there were other items that was also auctioned aside from the items Lander auctioned. After the event Lander again announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, although the auction was finally done, there is still the second part of today's event, the trading event. You can now display your unneeded items and those who wished to gain the items displayed should be traded with items of the same value. We will not interfere in your trading and so, ladies and gentlemen, let the trading event begin."
Once the event started, the very silent auction suddenly became a noisy market. There were a lot of stuffs that were traded, Lander asked Lute to move around and find stuffs they could need but not a thing has entered Lute's eyes.
Finally, when the event ended, people started to disperse on their own. There were even those who was having a bad intention and were silently stalking their prey, Lander was amongst those who was being stalked.
Lander and Lute moved out and went away silently, they turned into an alley. Their stalker followed and he found out that only Lute was alone, he was about to turn around but it was too late as Lander already smacked the back of his head making him unconscious.
He carried him and brought him to the slums as he tied him under a tree. When their stalker finally woke up, he saw Lander and Lute in front of him with evil smiles, "Anything to say before I cut your manliness?"
Their stalker started sweating when he saw Lander pointing a knife in between his legs, "Please no! Please spare me and I will do anything you want!"
"Tell me about yourself," Lander asked still smiling deviously.
The man hesitated but when he felt the knife touching his balls he rushy answered, "Well, I am Rudick and a traveler from the Phoenix Continent."
"Really now? What do you think Lute, is he telling the truth?" Lander asked turning his head to Lute.
"Forgive me master, but I don't think he is lying," Lute answered.
"Your wrong, he is absolutely lying. Cut his manliness and were done here," Lander passed the knife to Lute, patted his shoulder and walked away.
"No! Please, I beg you. I am not lying. I am telling the truth!" The man cried.
While the man was shouting, Adofo arrived in front of them showing a murderous intent carrying his bow with an arrow on it. And when the man saw Adofo, he panicked, "You? Why are you here?"
"To kill you!" Adofo then stretched his bow, pointed at the man's forehead and released it, killing the man instantly. He wasn't even satisfied and beheaded the man using the knife Lander tossed to Lute.
Lute was shocked by the events while Lander was deeply rooted on his feet. He wasn't scared nor was stunned but he was trembling, it was pain he was feeling. He suddenly remembered his best friend whom he unintentionally killed. He wasn't able to overcome that scenario. Everytime he saw someone dying in front of him, he always remembered his best friend's death. He slumped on the ground while tears rolled down his face remembering that scene again, "Why? Brother why?"
Adofo saw Lander with tears and was stunned, "Master, are you okay?"
Lute also moved towards him as he rubbed his back, "Master, what's wrong?"
Lander who was slumping on the ground remembered another scenario, his Master's death who tried to kill him but wasn't able to because of his love towards him, "Master! Master! Wake up! Why? I have already forgiven you. Please! Wake up."
The images played on his mind one at a time while also shouting those words. It was a pain he can't bare. The pain of losing someone he cared, trusted and respected. He hated it. He doesn't want to experience those again but the images never stopped.
Suddenly, Lander stood up from standing as he aimlessly moved away from the Amphiptere Capital. He has this eyes that was kind of blank, no emotions just eyes that couldn't see a thing. Lute and Adofo was also feeling a pain they could never describe. A sorrow that could never be erased. Adriel who was at the restaurant cooking, and Grey guarding the restaurant also felt this pain and sorrow.
Hours passed but Lander was still walking aimlessly while being followed by Lute and Adofo never saying anything. They arrived at a mountain few kilometers away from the Amphiptere Capital.
Meanwhile, at the same mountain where Lander was walking aimlessly. Five men was having a feast torturing a group of elders, children and women. They were enjoying themselves while blood was oozing on the bodies of the people they were torturing. These torturers has these bulging red eyes and their blood vessels were bulging from their bodies as though it would erupt at any moment. They looked like maniacs who were drugged.
Without them noticing, Lander arrived at their campsite and was heading towards them. When the people being tortured saw Lander and the two, they cried for help even when they saw that Lander was an outcast, "Please help us!"
The five torturers turned their heads and saw Lander with Lute and Adofo, they grinned deviously as they assaulted them. Lute and Adofo, despite the pain and sorrow they were feeling, still knew what was happening around them so they took cover from the trees and even dragged Lander with them but Lander escaped.
Arrows and magic spells were moving towards Lander but evaded it like he was dancing. His mind was still playing the images of his best friend and Master's death but his body was moving on its own like he was being controlled by someone. The sword user among the torturers sprinted and stabbed his sword but Lander moved to the side and stabbed his knife to that man's heart, pulled it out and threw to the man who was casting magic and hit the man's forehead. The knife was deeply rooted on the caster's head. He never stopped as he was still walking forwards slowly evading the incoming attacks.
Despite losing two of their comrades, the other torturers were still laughing devilishly not minding the deaths of their comrades. They stood on their places casting magics and shooting arrows. They weren't even maintaining their distance from Lander.
Lute and Adofo who was peeking from the tree also emerged, Adofo drew his arrow and hit the shoulder of the archer while Lute casted a water barrier trapping the other caster. Lander who arrived in front of the three, beheaded the man who was trapped inside the water barrier with his other knife and swiftly moved towards the other man who was free from any attacks of Lute and Adofo. He used an arrow he caught and implanted it on the man's face. Moving towards the last target, he picked up a large rock and smashed it towards the last enemy, not satisfied, he even bashed it even more leaving a very gruesome scene that would make anyone puke.
After that he stood up again as he moved forward towards the tortured people while still holding the rock he used to kill the last torturer. Seeing him approaching them, the tortured people was sweating coldly as an image of a devil was implanted on their minds when they looked at Lander. They thought that he was their saviour but when they saw his image, blood all over his face, blanked eyes, blood dripping from both of his hands and an emotionless face, they knew that their death was inevitable and maybe even brutal than the torture they experienced.
Facing a woman who has lots of cuts and deep wounds all over her body, Lander raised the hand that was holding the rock he used before. The woman cried and begged, "Please, let us go! Please!"
Before Lander could bash the woman's face, a crying baby was heard not far away from them, a woman was actually laboring at that time while the others were being tortured, helping her was a very old granny.
Soon, the images in Lander's head changed suddenly as an image of a baby crying being carried by a familiar man. Then his eyes returned to normal, tears again began flowing from his eyes, dropped the rock he was holding and slumped down, "Uncle! Cousin! Forgive me!"