nownovels Chapter 150 An Unexpected Joy
Chapter 150 An Unexpected Joy
Chapter 150 An Unexpected Joy
A silent wail echoed through the empty hall. A bat hung upside down in a corner of the hall's ceiling, its large eyes watching the soldiers enter the ruins.
Sheriff Matthew carefully examined the messy claw marks on the ground, the footprints leading to the far end of the dark hall:
The half-open door is like a half-open eye, its pupils filled with the unknown and terror.
The soldiers hesitated to advance.
The sheriff frowned, then gestured to his men. The soldiers loaded their crossbows, spread out in a fan shape, and nervously aimed at the stone gate.
Bang.
Bang.
A sharp object pierced through flesh, making a terrifying sound.
Matthew's right hand was raised in mid-air, ready to give the order to fire at any moment.
Suddenly, a huge black thing rolled out from the crack in the door!
"shooting!"
At the sheriff's command, several crossbow bolts flew out, piercing the thing that rolled out with a series of thuds. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the head of a scorpion!
"Obak above!" Matthew exclaimed in surprise, and the soldiers retreated in fright, the memory of being attacked by the manticore yesterday still fresh in their minds.
"Yes! By Obak!"
A woman's voice came from the doorway, and a sharp figure emerged from the stone door. Her voice, enhanced by Gebu's secondary phantom, became extremely magnetic, sending shivers down the spines of those who heard it.
"Thank God! The Rose Knight is still alive!" one of the surviving knights couldn't help but shout.
The swordswoman took a step forward, placing one foot on the bloodstained head of the manticore, holding a shield in one hand and raising her longsword high in the other. The rose emblem on the shield looked particularly bright red against the backdrop of black blood.
"May the Lord protect us, may God bless us! Under His divine guidance, I have slain the remnants of the Arcane! May the glory of the Lord be with us!"
The soldiers were completely bewildered. Their first glance was directed at their leader, Sheriff Matthew, who stared in disbelief at the ferocious manticore on the ground, then at the female knight before him. Although she was covered in scratches and blood, she was unharmed, with no missing limbs or serious injuries. She appeared calm and energetic.
Seeing that Matthew didn't react, the soldiers dared not move. One by one, they lowered their crossbows, staring at the manticore's head, speechless.
Just then, the halflings and dwarves emerged from the ruins. When Geb saw Matthew, it was as if he were seeing an old friend. With tears in his eyes, he took two steps forward and grasped the sheriff's hand.
"I'm so glad you're alright! I thought you all perished in the lion's jaws—"
Matthew shook hands with Geb somewhat blankly, and was about to say something when the halfling immediately interjected, "It's a pity about those brothers who sacrificed themselves—at least, our Rose Knight slew the manticore and avenged them!"
"Did you really do this all by yourself?" Matthew asked the woman with the sword.
"No, I am not alone," the swordswoman smiled, then said seriously, "My lord is always with me!"
These words stunned Matthew and the soldiers. The sheriff was stunned for a long time before he remembered to touch the woman's shoulders with his hands and give her a devout bow.
"May Oppa bless the Holy Rose Knight!"
Matthew drew his sword, knelt on one knee, gripped the hilt, and bowed his head to the swordswoman.
The other soldiers quickly followed suit, kneeling on one knee and saying things like, "Obak bless you."
Gebu almost burst out laughing, quickly turning his head away and pinching his thigh.
Wow, that girl with the one-sword skill learns pretty fast! She didn't even need any hints, she just got into character.
Just now, Gebu was worried about Soton and afraid that he would change his mind, so he secretly sent his magical pet out to follow him. As a result, he saw this group of soldiers who were trying to betray him and steal the credit.
These people dared to say those things and do those things; it must be because the acting lord, Fatty, gave his approval. Gebu thought. This guy, just to save that two thousand gold coins bounty, even dared to attack the lord's vanguard; he's truly ruthless.
However, judging from their performance in the battle, these soldiers were of mediocre quality—I doubt they had the guts to challenge the champion who had killed the manticore.
"Let's hurry back and bring the good news to the believers in Chifang Town!" Gebu shouted, pointing into the stone gate. "The remaining carcasses of the manticore are inside. Now that we have extra manpower, let's take more spoils."
While everyone was moving the manticore's head, Gebu secretly slipped away and ran to Soton's corpse.
The man had several arrows stuck in his body, a deep wound from his neck to his chest, a broken neck, and his head drooping to one side.
His milky-white beast eyes were half-open, seemingly carrying a hint of resentment.
In fact, when Thorton emerged from the ruins, Geb had already spotted the approaching soldiers through his summoned creature. The goblin could have used a communication spell to warn Thorton, which might have given the orc a chance to escape.
But Geb did not do that.
This is Thornton's revenge for the evil deeds committed against Dulin and Doffin.
Yes, the female knight values the so-called chivalrous spirit, but Geb doesn't care about that.
Go to hell, you bastard.
Gebu used his foot to turn the beastman's corpse over and pulled out the manticore from his pocket. This thing should be worth some money, otherwise Soton wouldn't have only wanted this part.
What is this?
As Thorton pulled out his tail spike, his armor loosened, and a small scroll about the size of a palm fell out.
Geb picked up the scroll, opened it, and read the information on it.
"There are five moonlights in the gray bag. Before things get heated, send the poison cat's hook to Flower Tail."
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Wait a minute, is this slang?
Gebu hadn't dealt with the Gray Ravens for a while, so his slang was a bit rusty. However, he clearly remembered that in their slang, one star meant 10 gold coins, and a sliver of moonlight meant 1000 gold coins!
Five slivers of moonlight — 5000 gold coins?
The term "poisonous cat's hook" doesn't exist in slang, but it's easy to understand: "poisonous cat" refers to a scorpion, and "poisonous cat's hook" refers to the scorpion's stinger.
So, a member of the Gray Ravens codenamed "Flower Tail" commissioned Thorton to obtain the Scorpion Lion's Tail Sting for 5000 gold coins.
What a windfall! Geb was overjoyed! Thornton was dead, Stinger was in his hands, he went to deliver the goods, 5000
Gold acquired. Add to that a 5000 bounty, and a single manticore hunt brings in 10,000!
But who is this "flower tail"?
Anyone willing to pay 5000 gold coins must be a high-ranking member of the Gray Raven Gang — wait, manticore sting — manticore venom —
"Flower tail," could it refer to a peacock?!
Gebu remembered that when he was stealing alchemy tools from Peacock's basement, he accidentally saw a poison recipe. What was it called again? Killing the Emperor something something.
By the way, the Kiss of the King. One of the ingredients is the venom of the manticore.
This old lady was actually willing to spend so much money to make that bottle of poison!
Geb didn't want to have anything to do with the Gray Ravens anymore, but the money the elves were offering was just too much.
5000 gold coins! How many cocktails and herbs would it take to earn that?
It seems I'll have to go back to the wanderers' market—but only after I've dealt with the caravan matter.
"Gebu, let's go!" Dulin called from afar. Gebu turned his head and looked over. Inside the hall, soldiers had set up a makeshift frame with spears and straw ropes, and piled up the spoils from the manticore: claws, wings, scales, and the like, and carried them on their shoulders.
"Here it comes!"
Geb hid the poisonous stinger and the note in his dimensional bag, then ran back to rejoin the others.
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