Intruder

The slanting Haoyue faintly illuminated a narrow alley. Tales leaned against the wall, watching the Blood Whistle Mercenaries—or rather, the Calamity Swords—expertly lurking around the alley in every direction. They were silent yet highly vigilant, which made him uneasy.

Damn it.

Their people had indeed scattered after leaving the Tavern, but they had become even more alert.

There was no way to find an opening like this.

From planning to execution, the Calamity Swords had acted with astonishing decisiveness. Whether it was the Prince of Starfall or Kuaishang and the others, they had been escorted out of the Tavern within minutes and were efficiently and discreetly approaching Bone Prison.

The cooperation between the Shadow Shield, the Calamity Swords, and Russell was not to be underestimated. Along the route from My Home Tavern to here, aside from deliberately moving in separate groups and concealing their tracks, they had not alerted a single person. Even the Patrol Team they should have encountered had disappeared from sight.

But at this moment, what worried Tales most was not that. It was one of the people guarding him—a certain female swordswoman whose face was full of fury.

"Eight or nine years ago, when I returned to my hometown, there was also a thug who tried to assault me."

Marina gently rubbed her lips with one hand while lightly pressing down on her sword hilt with the other.

She leaned close to Tales's ear and spoke in a low voice, but her words held unmistakable hatred:

"Want to know what happened to him?"

No.

Not at all.

But facing Marina, who was gnashing her teeth, Tales could only answer with an embarrassed, guilty, and helpless smile.

"Hey, um, I'm very sorry about what happened just now, but you're too skilled. I only had to do that