When the man saw the rusted twin dagger, he smiled.
'I could not believe he could get that without losing his mind.'
He has blonde hair and wears a robe that gives him the appearance of a mage or something similar.
His gaze narrows to Alex's position, as if he is observing him.
Alex wanted to attack in order to gain an advantage because, according to what he is seen on television, the first person to attack always wins.
However, fighting an unknown enemy can end badly, so he decides to wait for his next move.
The man is still observing Alex, and then he shrugs his shoulders and says, "Do not be too stiff. All I wanted to do was pay you a visit. Now that I have done it, I am going to leave immediately."
Walking to the door, Alex prepares to attack, but nothing happens.
However, before he left, he said something disturbing.
"In half an hour. If you want to escape, now is the time; otherwise, you will be buried with the city. I do not want my replacement to experience his first pain like this."
"What exactly does he mean?"
Alex questions himself; he does not know why, but he can sense that it has to do with the reason the earlier people are escaping for their lives.
…
Inside the guild building, there is an underground bunker where the residents of May City are hiding until the monster wave cease.
This place also connected to many tunnels outside of the city, in case the guards couldn't stop the monster siege.
Outside of the guild building, the guards and adventurers are gathering, waiting for someone.
The noise couldn't stop but when Angelina enters the area, the place become silent than silent hill.
Being the symble of peace, they are looking up to her as they waited for her talk.
Seeing their seriousness, Angelina smiled inwardly since they truly want to saved the city.
"You might know but we're under a siege of monsters. A monster wave. It's very common knowledge that a monster wave is not a joke since it will cause at least 8 waves. However, I have a bad news for you. This monster wave is not a common occurrence but an artificial one."
The crowd suddenly get noisy again as they learned something shocking.
Angelina raised her hand and the noise stop.
"That's why I need your help but we will let you do it for free. As I announced earlier, I will give a reward money to anyone who would help us to defend the city. Some of you have already paid for the first wave, so I would like to ask the rest of the adventurers to help us. Let us defend our city, not only for your family, but also for your friends and the city itself! For the sake of glory, we will defend the city!"
"Defend it!"
"Defend the City!"
"Protect our family!"
"Ohhhhh!!!!!"
After her brief speech, everyone became excited, and many adventurers accepted her request to defend the city.
As a result, Beatrice, who is supposed to be in the bunker, is busily listing their names in order to participate in the city's defense.
Despite the fact that she had a problem that needed to be resolved right away, she chose to focus on her work.
Even though she wanted to kill herself in exchange for Alex's survival, she could not because the system status would not allow it.
That is why the next time they talk, she will persuade him to kill her.
Meanwhile, Angelina sighs with relief that she was able to hype them up.
After all, she has no clue what she is talking about.
Despite being a knowledgeable merchant, her brain would not function unless it was relevant to her interests, which revolved around money and friends.
When it comes to fighting, she is such a "genius" that she relies solely on instinct.
Anyway, she needs to prepare for the upcoming battle.
If she is correct, the next wave will arrive in about an hour or half.
She decided on the half-hour because it is better to be early than late.
Preparing potions, restocking weapons, repairing weapons, equipping accessories, repairing armor, etc.
Being a guild leader is very demanding, especially during this type of event.
However, her leadership demonstrates why she is in this position.
Even though she is not very good at paperwork, she is actively helping the citizens right now because this is her hometown and she does not want it to become like those ghost towns she saw when she was a regular adventurer.
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
While Angelina is looking around to see if she has forgotten anything to order, a woman approaches her.
"Aqua! It's been a while! Are you okay now?"
"I am fine now, Guild Leader."
"Why are you calling me that? Just call me like you always do. Say it with me: "Big Sis Lina."
Angelina tries to lighten the mood between them, but it appears that the effect is opposite.
Aqua's expression suggests that she would rather die than address her in that manner.
Angelina backed off and stopped teasing her.
Aqua once looked up to Angelina as a role model because of her position as guild leader.
However, as she learns more about her, her impression of her deteriorates.
They became friends in the same way that she befriended Erica, and her admiration for her had faded, which is why she addressed her as such.
However, just because she refers to her in that way does not imply that she dislikes her.
They are friends, after all.
Angelina is to blame for allowing her to remember her dark past.
If she could go back in time, she would tell herself how stupid she is.
"Anyway, help huh? The healers have already healed the patients, so all I need from you is to be prepared for what comes next, and remember that if you can not defeat a monster, run."
"Do not make fun of—"
"I am serious. Please run, okay?"
"...… That was my plan from the beginning, so do not worry about me."
Angelina is worried that something will happen to her again.
She recently had a difficult time because she was the only one who survived the trial chamber, so she does not want her to fight, but they are still short on people to defend against the next wave, so the only thing she can do is remind her.
After their conversation, they parted ways to prepare for the next wave.