Chapter 150: Chapter 150: War [11]
"Stop there."
Before Kael could even enter the tower, he was cut off by a guard.
"..."
He stopped, not saying anything, just glancing around.
There was clearly something wrong here.
Different from other places in the city, there were many guards gathered here.
And all of them were fully equipped, as if preparing for some kind of battle.
Kael could feel the gazes of these people.
They were wary of him.
They were ready to kill him immediately if needed.
Why would they do that?
This was just a tower that was built a long time ago.
Unless...
...This was where Commander Amon was.
Although this was just Kael’s speculation, based on the situation, it could really be true.
Not receiving any response from him, the guard continued:
"Hey, what’s your name? Where do you live? What are you doing here? How many people are in your family? What do you do for a living? What did you eat this morning? Which foot did you step first when you left the house today?"
The first few questions, Kael really didn’t pay much attention to.
But, when he heard the questions that followed, he couldn’t ignore this abnormality anymore.
Kael could understand the reason for the first few questions.
But what was the purpose of the next ones?
It was as if... this guard was trying to force him to talk to him.
’Wait...’
At this point, Kael suddenly recalled a memory.
Ever since he had arrived here without anyone noticing, he had noticed something unusual.
All the people here talked a lot to each other.
And they weren’t just talking to a few people, they were talking to dozens of different people.
It was like... they had nothing else to do but that.
And the most confusing thing was... on the way here, more than 30 people had tried to talk to him.
Of course, Kael had refused, but a seed of doubt still rose in his heart.
’That’s strange.’
He frowned slightly.
From the information Alaric had obtained, Kael only knew that these people had been brainwashed.
But as for how they were brainwashed, he really had no idea.
’Could it have something to do with that?’
Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but feel a chill.
If Kael had stopped and chatted with someone for a long time just now, would he have been brainwashed like them?
Although it was still unclear, Kael was certain that the people being brainwashed was related to their chatting with each other.
But what were the conditions for being brainwashed through chatting?
The duration of the conversation?
Or...
’The number of sentences I said to the other party?’
The situation was really not good at all.
Forcing a smile, Kael replied to the guard:
"I’m just a normal person walking around, and I thought it would be nice to walk around here."
Just now, he remembered that he had said 4 sentences to that man.
And he was fine.
That meant the limit of the number of sentences Kael could say to a person was only 4!
"If that’s the case..."
The soldier wanted to continue saying something, but unfortunately, because the next second, Kael had already run away from that place.
***
"It’s... dangerous..."
Stopping at an alley not far from the tower, Kael couldn’t help but gasp.
Then, his eyes turned to that damn tower again.
It was really big, even gigantic.
But... why did such a place only have one entrance?!
’Hey, you guys who created that thing, are you crazy? Is your brain filled with shit!?’
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Irritated, Kael stomped on the ground.
Yet... besides feeling pain in the soles of his feet, his anger had not been released.
Nevertheless, thanks to this pain, Kael was able to become a little more sober.
Taking a deep breath, his eyes immediately flashed with a serious light.
"Luna, come out."
— Yes.
From beside Kael, a little girl slowly released her invisibility.
— What do you need from me, my lord?
"Yes. A very important mission that will determine the success of this plan, the lives of the two of us and many others."
He replied firmly.
Even before he came here, Kael had summoned Luna from Death City.
But, just to be safe, he told her to use her power to become invisible.
Because if things went wrong, Luna would become his trump card.
But it seemed like this time, that trump card had been neutralized.
How annoying.
But Kael had no choice.
Then, he pointed to the top of that tower.
"Luna, can you take me there? With your invisible tentacles."
— Of course, my lord.
The next moment, Kael didn’t see what happened, but he felt his body being embraced by something.
And then, both of them had to say goodbye to their beloved earth.
"Use invisibility on both of us, Luna."
The sudden appearance of two people floating in the air would definitely attract everyone’s attention.
So, Kael had to hide it.
— Yes.
Submissively, Luna replied.
Then, the two of them had truly become invisible to the eyes of ordinary people.
He glanced around, confirmed that they were indeed unnoticed, and then gave her a compliment:
"You did well, Luna, keep it up!"
Kael smiled, then gave her a thumbs up.
This was exactly why Luna was ranked second only to Mavis in his army.
She was not only strong, but also convenient.
However, compared to Mavis, Luna was really nothing.
— ...Thank you.
She replied, still maintaining that cold expression.
But, for just a moment, Kael saw the tips of her ears turn red.
’How cute.’
He smiled slightly.
Sometimes, it was good to relax before a fierce battle.
***
Thud!
The moment the two of them landed on the rooftop, Kael did not hesitate and ran straight down to the lower floor, which was the highest floor of this tower.
The level of each floor represented the status of each individual.
And for someone with a giant ego like Amon, being on the highest floor was almost certain.
"Gulp."
Swallowing his saliva, Kael stared at the giant door in front of him with a bit of anxiety.
Of course.
How could he keep a cool head in this situation?
Kael’s opponent was a commander.
The hallway was quiet.
There was no one in sight, nor any other doors.
This room was the only one.
— What’s the matter, my lord?
Luna asked from beside him, invisible.
"I just thought that after I opened this door and went inside, I might die."
Placing both hands on the door, Kael smiled sarcastically.
— ...My lord, are you scared?"
He paused, and immediately, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
But this time, the meaning of that smile had changed.
"No."
With that, Kael pushed the door open.
Creakkk...