"Kraig!" Dale shouted as he went to check if his friend was still alive
Bale on the other hand finally got rid of his uninterested look and drew his sword with a serious one and was about to pounce on Lucian ready to slice him to pieces but was stopped by Allen
He saw Allen shake his head slightly as if giving him a signal , one he understood immediately
Allen didn't want to do it here incase they managed to alert the guards , because if they did Bale wasn't sure if they would be left to leave here alive after killing Lucian , considering how bloodthirsty these guards were they would immediately find an excuse to execute all four of them just to relief themselves of some pent up stress and call it an act of justice
"He's alive , he just lost consciousness" Dale sighted in relief as he told Allen and Bale but then immediately looked at Lucian ferociously
"Are you out of your mind" he shouted
Lucian slowly looked at Dale with a completely emotionless face which frightened Dale and made his back hair stand up , because his eyes made it seem that he was looking at a talking corpse
"Until I pay my debt , that old man is under my protection" Lucian said as he pointed at Irvin who was just getting up from the ground
"Touch him again and ill brake more than just an arm" he warned the three with a cold voice while still looking Dale in the eyes
Dale was suffocating from the pressure Lucian was placing on him mentally just from looking at him , and he was not the only who felt this pressure Allen and Bale felt it as well but not as bad as him since it was mainly focused on him
His back got drenched with cold sweat and he started breathing heavily
Finally , Allen intervened in order to stop Lucian from pressuring his friend , he was shocked at the pressure this teenager was exuding at the moment
"That's enough" He said to Lucian
"Or do you plan on alerting the guards in this area , because trust me you won't like that outcome"
As soon as he said that he felt the pressure disappear completely which made him breath in a sigh of relief , it seems the kid was also afraid of the guards he thought
"We'll end it here , it seems you're not a child that can be reasoned with"
"Considering we only tried to befriend you with nothing but pure intentions" Allen said to Lucian with a solemn voice while trying to control his anger
Lucian heard the solemn voice Allen used to try and end the confrontation here but he could see the malice in his eyes as he was talking to him , not even bothering to hide it anymore
"Sure , of you go then" Lucian stepped aside and gestured towards the door with a smirk
Allen almost lost his cool when he saw the way Lucian acted , as if he was dealing with a bunch of children and was playing along with them
But he suppressed himself and told Bale to grab Kraig so they can go to the shrine and heal his wounds
Irvin watched the entire confrontation and was relieved than no one got killed , he wiped the gold sweat on his forehead as he looked at the young man he got close to from the meeting they had yesterday
The look the boy showed when giving these men his warning was truly frightening even if his threat was not directed at him he still felt like his existence was only possible because the young man allowed it
Just like a predator allows its prey to live around freely and produce offspring in its territory in order to control its food source , Irvin felt Lucian was the exact same way only not in a literal sense
After leaving the adventurers guild Allen and his group headed towards the shrine so the priests can heal Kraig's arm
"Were not gonna walk way and let this slide just like this , right Allen?" Bale asked while gripping his sword by the sheath visible angry
Dale didn't say anything as he was still a little shook but his eyes were starting to grow more vicious by the minute
"You think I'm gonna let it slide when that kid broke Kraig's arm and mocked us that openly afterwards" Allen replied with venom in his voice
He had planned to invite the kid on their mission and then kill him on the way for his armor , he usually would not do this just for a peace of steel armor but that armor looked ... no .. felt different
So he wanted to take it for himself and then bring it to a blacksmith to confirm his suspicion
But who would have guessed that the kid was sharper than he looked and saw right through his intentions , not only did he boldly brake Kraig's arm and knocked him unconscious right after , he proceeded to warn them with pure killing intent that managed to pressure all four of them
We , who were a top C rank adventurer party felt pressured by some teenagers killing intent. Allen was furious
"Dale go and hide outside the gate and follow them silently when they leave"
"I'm sure there going to take a mission , me and Bale will bring Kraig to the shrine and find you right after using our tracking bracelets" he ordered
"Right" Dale nodded and headed straight for the gate , I can't wait to tear those eyes straight out of their pockets you little shit he thought while gnashing his teeth
Allen watched as Dale dash towards the gate and nodded as the first part of his plan was done , then looked at Bale who was carrying Kraig
"We better hurry then , let's pick up the pace as well Bale" he said as they started running towards the shrine
Back in the adventurers guild Lucian was fixing his hoodie that was under his breastplate back in its place as it was pulled when Kraig had grabbed him
"Umm , excuse me but I would have to report this to the branch manager" a female voice was heard in the hall , it was the female receptionist who finally spoke after witnessing the entire incident and watching the party of adventurers leave
"No miss ! , please don't report this to the branch manager" Irvin quickly jolted back to reality as he heard the female receptionists remark
If the branch manager heard of this he would certainly lose his badge since fighting was prohibited in any of the guild halls , and probably send Lucian to the city guard who would most definitely send him to jail considering the warning he received by the gate guard captain
"I'm sorry but fighting is prohibited in the guild hall"
"But do not worry I will only report your friend here and the man with the axe from the other party since they were the only one's to brake these rules" she said professionally without skipping a beat
"Young miss please , my friend only defended himself and me" Irvin said to the receptionist with a pleading voice
"You were here the entire time , you saw what happened they were the one's who got physical and raised their voice first"
"Please reconsider , my friend only has a limited identification card and was given a warning not to cause any trouble otherwise they'll put him in jail" Irvin quickly gave his reasoning to the receptionist hoping that she would understand
After being bombarded by Irvin's please and reasoning she gave in , since he was right in his statements and she really didn't want to put a young man in jail just because he had defended his friend
"Very well" she sighed in defeat
"Thank you , thank you young miss" Irvin smiled and quickly thanked the female receptionist but quickly looked at Lucian
"Hey kid show some appreciation would ya" he said to Lucian
Lucian looked at how Irvin was glaring at him , signaling him to apologize and he sighed he turned towards the female receptionist and made an elegant bow
"I would like to apologize for the trouble I have caused and thank you for letting it slide"
The female receptionist looked at Lucians elegant bow while apologizing and smiled , her impression of him raised back up again from the last time she met him
Although he tried to make her feel guilty for something she was not at fault last time , she could see that he was extremely straight forward and genuinely sorry