Noah was apprehensive the whole time he was walking deeper and deeper into that forest, since there was only one thing in his mind '... What am I going to do? ...' he was wondering what he was going to do if the beasts attacked them. He certainly wouldn't be able to fight, and maybe even escaping would be a challenge for him with his body in that state, since he felt pain for his body even for having run just a little while at Sophia's house. Imagine what would happen if he had to run from demonic beasts in the middle of a forest ...
However, as he passed through the trees, the old man apparently noticed Noah's distress and spoke as he continued to calmly move on "… You don't have to worry, as there are no animals in this forest."
'Oh I know, aren't there any bugs in this forest? … You're going to lie to another old man… '
[Notice!]
[All the demonic beasts that were nearby, are now moving away!]
'What!? But what the fuck… just with those few words?… '
'... As I thought ... it seems that this old man is not as simple as he looks ...'
For a while, Noah continued to follow the old man through that vast forest, a forest that technically should have served as a protection for the entire city. But should the protection of a city really be overcome with such ease, by a young man who has just arrived in this world, and by an old man who apparently does not seem to have any trace of IQ in his body?
Of course not. And that just shows how huge the leaders of this city are, because they think that the forest would protect them, they didn't bother to put guards around the city to keep watch, but around their houses there are obviously several. However, it is not because they can't get past those beasts, that other people would be equally weak, and they wouldn't be able to. And maybe someday, that mistake could be the cause of the ruin of this place ...
"… We're here." said the old man.
"Ufa!" Noah lifted his head and said, "At last, I already thought you lived in another city."
Noah approached the house and heard the system say ...
[Notice!]
[Noah Evil has passed a low level barrier!]
He obviously got scared when he heard that and thought as he quickly turned and looked back 'A barrier !?' and while looking for something, Noah muttered under his breath "How does this barrier work?"
[Barriers can be made either by beasts at King level or above, or by humans who have reached a certain level of cultivation. However, it is usually the humans who use them, since the beasts normally do not need it, mainly because they almost never leave their resting places, and obviously because they are of a high level, practically nobody has the courage to go after them. ]
[And the barrier that was created around this house serves only to ward off nearby beasts, and not for direct defense.]
'… So it means that everything is fine…'
"Let's go." said the old man, already standing with his foot on the first of the three steps that lead to the small balcony before the door.
"Ah, I'm on my way." said Noah, as he turned and walked towards the old man.
When he reached the first step, Noah stopped for a moment and looked at the house, and when he saw it he thought 'I really don't understand. If he lives in a house like this, why is he using these rags? '
Compared to most houses in the city, the house where the old man lived was certainly much better. More beautiful, well built, and certainly bigger. So looking at that, Noah didn't understand why he dressed like that.
Noah looked the house up and down, and when his eyes were almost towards the door, he saw a woman who was apparently not as old as the old man, but also not as young as Alice, since Alice even though she had everyone her hair in white, her face shows that she is not even past 50, perhaps this is due to the fact that naturally she already has a beauty as great as Sophia's, but still, the difference it is certainly noticeable.
Unlike Alice, the woman's short brown hair was apparently starting to go gray now, her skin was starting to get wrinkled, and there was another difference too, but that was not caused by her age, for some reason, below The woman's black eyes were full of dark circles.
Soon after opening the door, the woman exclaimed "Lord! The Miss..."