Slash Under Intimidation

The black-clad procession moved swiftly through Green Island City.

But the faster they went, the more enemies they encountered on the streets.

The people once bound by slave contracts had been unable even to preserve their own lives. Now, they finally saw hope for freedom.

Whether to flee in the city or vent the fury of having been enslaved for so many years.

Most chose to risk everything.

Thus, the great merchant heading northward through the city wore an increasingly grim expression.

The slaves accompanying Kingfisher were all high-value "helpers" he had carefully selected. When they encountered ordinary trouble along the way, they could handle it with ease without him needing to intervene.

But as they moved farther and farther from the City Center.

His subordinates found it increasingly difficult and slow to deal with these enemies.

To the point that even Kingfisher himself began considering whether he should join the battle.

"..."

The great merchant still shook his head.

A merchant's skills were quite different from those of ordinary Awakened.

Besides Source Material, using their skills also required them to pay "currency" with "trade value."

In the current Barren Land World, that was one of the hardest things to accumulate.

Only by painstakingly building Green Island City's slave system had Kingfisher managed to sustain his abilities.

If he was not cautious enough.

And carelessly spent that value on something unnecessary.

Whether for business considerations or his own safety, it was not an appropriate choice.

"Mr. Kingfisher!"

The group passed through another street.

One of Kingfisher's slaves suddenly retreated from the battle and shouted to his master:

"The number of rebel slaves over here is starting to decrease!"

Decrease?

Kingfisher halted.

Green Island City's current situation was such that the farther one went toward the outskirts, the more liberated slaves