Chapter 745

Chapter 9: Causing a Ruckus – Part 2

Unexpectedly quiet inside the door.

But indeed, there were many people inside.

In the spacious stone room, some stood, others moved about, trembling as they were pulled to kneel, and there were also those who had their heads smashed and lay on the ground. The knights, with swords at their waists, watched over more than ten or twenty common cloth merchants who huddled together on one side of the room. Most of them seemed dazed, with some weeping softly, and some looked ashen-faced. The entire scene was quite chaotic, with a faint scent of blood lingering in the air.

At the center of the room was a round table. Around it, a few people stood scattered. It seemed no one dared to sit in the empty chairs around the table. Only one middle-aged knight, whose armor was splendid and shiny, combed his hair neatly, exuding an extraordinary demeanor, sat steadily in the main seat. Beside him stood two middle-aged men, humble and bowing, yet their clothing and demeanor revealed their wealth. This knight held a thick stack of parchment paper, handing one to someone among them while speaking, “Put these contracts away…”

Then, following the movement, he raised his head, noticing me as I stepped out through the door, his expression froze for a moment: “Hmm?”

At this moment, all eyes turned to me simultaneously. The atmosphere in the already quiet room instantly became eerie.

“Um…”

I spoke calmly, not stopping my steps, ignoring the gazes directed at me. My gaze casually scanned the surroundings as I walked straight toward the round table. A few steps later, nearby knights suddenly reacted.

“Who are you!”

“How dare you—”

The sound of swords being drawn rang out, and suddenly a sharp blade slashed from my side. I shifted my steps slightly, easily dodging it. With a lightning-fast movement, I raised my hand and delivered a firm but not heavy punch to the attacking knight’s abdomen, causing a muffled thud that dented his armor. The knight was like a cannonball, groaning as he flew backward, causing a loud commotion as he swept past the crowd, crashing against the stone wall with a loud thud, then falling silent.

This sudden and exaggerated scene left many knights who intended to charge forward stunned.

In the next instant, under everyone’s shocked and fearful gazes, the small figure that had just entered vanished from their sight. The crowd erupted again, several merchants along the table hastily retreated, knocking over chairs. Only to see that on the spacious table, right in front of the knight seated in the main position, the cloaked figure had somehow appeared there, pulling back the hood and looking down at him from above.

“I’m here for someone.”

A calm, melodious voice, yet with the tone of an order or threat.

I came here for someone, I informed you. If you don’t want to cooperate, things might get out of hand—sat in the chair, the leader of the Sixth Knight Order, a man named Roderis, slowly raised his head. To him, those words felt like a provocation.

This made him very angry.

It had been many years since anyone dared to speak to him in such a manner.

“…Who are you?”

The man asked in a deep voice, his sharp eyes fixed intently on the face mostly hidden by the cloak, as if trying to discern her appearance clearly.

But he couldn’t see clearly.

This man…

Upon closer inspection, there was something of his father’s demeanor about him… though, compared to his father, he fell far short. But he should be the leader of these knights, right?

So the deaths were because of his orders.

I casually thought, not paying much attention to him, standing on the round table and scanning the terrified crowd for the figure of the sailmaker… I soon found him in a corner of the stone room.

At this moment, he was talking to a number of ship workers…

The person stood there, just like everyone else, with eyes wide open in disbelief, looking at me. They rubbed their eyes as if they were suspecting an illusion. The navigator of “Calivere” was right beside them, along with the captain…

Ah, the captain fell down.

His hands were tied behind his back, blood beneath him… but he seemed to still be alive, his chest rising and falling, breathing.

“Didn’t you hear me asking you something?”

The knights around us who had been on high alert seemed about to make a move again, but the knight leader sitting steadily before me waved them down. The man’s voice remained steady as he turned to address the two middle-aged men in lavish clothes who were still frozen in place, unable to move. “It’s fine, step back,” he said. As they retreated, he tapped his foot against the table next to his chair, revealing the air of authority of someone in power.

“Your skills are impressive, and your courage isn’t small either. You dared to barge in so boldly… you can’t be much older, right? Still a girl, impressive indeed, but this sneaking around doesn’t show much grace. Why, don’t you plan on telling me your name?”

“Are you sure you want to know?”

I asked casually, not really paying attention to what he was saying. I wasn’t in the mood for idle chatter and pointed towards the boatswain. “I don’t care about anything else, I’m taking them with me.”

The middle-aged knight raised his eyebrows at this.

He didn’t look in the direction I was pointing, instead keeping his gaze fixed on me. A mocking expression appeared on his unruly face. “Oh? Is that your goal?”

“Is that a problem?”

From under my hood, I tilted my head and asked him.

“…Ahahaha.”

The knight leader suddenly burst out laughing, the smile quickly turning calm. “Not necessarily…”

He knocked on the table again as he spoke. “But what would be the price?”

“Price?”

“Yes, price.” The leading knight paused, then looked at me again with a smile. “You barged in here, interrupting my meeting, disturbing the gentlemen of the bank, my partners. Not only that, but you also injured my knights… In less than three minutes, you’ve done so much, do you think you can just leave after all this?”

A cold, slightly threatening smile slowly spread across his face. “That wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?”

Not… appropriate?

I looked at his smile.

Under my hood, my lips curved up slightly.

“…Indeed.”

They couldn’t just let me go that easily…

He wasn’t weak.

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud thud echoed through the stone house!

In团长罗德里斯’ eyes, the bold and seemingly powerful young girl with a mysterious aura under her hood gave a mocking smile— one he was familiar with, a smile that conveyed everything was under control, showing no regard for anyone. Such a smile immediately made Roelris realize things were not going well.

Subconsciously, he thought there might be more traps outside or some unexpected variables among those present. Just as he was about to turn and confirm the situation, the girl’s foot stepped differently on the table, followed by a deafening explosion. The round table in front of him shattered, and the cloaked girl vanished in a sudden gust of wind. The man’s heart sank, raising his hand to shield himself from flying splinters. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the girl appear behind the nearest knight.

She actually wants to eliminate all the knights here…

How absurd!

However, such a thought lasted less than half a second in his mind.