Chapter 432

The forest surrounded the City of Runes. Looking into the distance from the top of the city, the lush greenery surrounded the white city. However, at this moment, a bare road appeared in the dense forest. It was as eye-catching as a bald man with a head full of beautiful hair.

Black smoke rose in the rain, and the residents of the City of Runes could see it from far away.

"What's happening over there?"

"Just now, there was a faint explosion sound coming from that direction. Could it be that the people from Iron Fire Castle are attacking …"

"I woke up before the sun rose to pack up my goods. Do you know what I saw? Groups of rune guards walked into the forest. It's the direction where the smoke is coming from."

Looking at the smoke, the residents of the City of Runes were shocked and guessed. The ruling class was the first to know about the alien's arrival, and it had not spread yet.

"It's him … It must be him …" In the crowd, a short and skinny man was terrified. The people around him noticed his abnormality, and their eyes lit up. They guessed that this person might know something, so they all asked him.

"That's an alien! He landed outside the city last night. He can speak our language and made a request to the City of Runes … "This person was the head of the smugglers from last night. He told everyone everything he had seen last night. More and more people gathered around him, and they were all in disbelief.

"There must have been a battle there. This proves that the City of Runes did not agree to the alien's request." The head of the smugglers gulped. There was a commotion in the crowd, and they looked at each other. They could see the fear in each other's eyes.

At this time, there was a commotion in the distance. A rune guard ran back with all his might. His face was blackened from the gunfire, and he looked back from time to time with a terrified expression, as if there was a monster chasing after him. Behind him, more and more pathetic-looking soldiers ran back.

This scene gave the residents a bad feeling. A middle-aged man realized that his younger brother, who was a soldier, had also run back. He quickly grabbed him and asked about the situation.

"The people above rejected the alien's request. They want to capture the alien … An army of tens of thousands of people lost, and there's only one enemy. Thousands of us died, and we couldn't even touch his clothes. This is too terrifying. Everyone else has run away, and that guy is walking toward the city. You guys should run too!" The guard was still in shock. After saying that in one breath, he got rid of the entanglement, squeezed out of the crowd, and ran away in a hurry.

The crowd was in an uproar. They were nervous and exasperated at the same time. They wanted nothing more than to press the Lord of Runes to the ground and kill him. Provoking an alien put them in danger, and they wanted nothing more than to hang the Lord of Runes up and beat him up. Wouldn't it have been better to agree to the alien's request? Provoking him for no reason and putting the entire city in danger, wasn't it cheap? Wasn't it cheap?

At this time, a group of soldiers walked out from the direction of the central tower, pushed the residents aside, and cleared the middle of the road. The Lord of Runes led a group of officials and hurriedly ran toward the edge of the city. Behind him, his personal guard was holding a strange statue.

The alien was about to enter the city, and there was no time to escape. The Lord of Runes had no choice. Thinking of the alien's request, he could only beg for mercy with the statue. According to the intelligence from the frontline, the alien did not chase after the fleeing army, and he was not injured. Perhaps the alien did not like to kill, so he did this with the hope that the alien would forgive them.

Seeing this, some residents followed behind. More and more people joined the crowd, forming a torrent that followed behind the Lord of Runes' team, wanting to see the situation with their own eyes.

Tens of thousands of people came to the village at the edge of the city. Countless people raised their heads in anticipation, feeling nervous.

The Lord of Runes kept wiping his sweat, feeling uneasy.

Ta ta ta …

The sound of footsteps stepping on fallen leaves and humus came from the depths of the forest, getting closer and closer. As they got closer, the expressions of the residents and the Lord of Runes became more and more uneasy, as if the bell of judgment was ringing. Not long after, Han Xiao finally walked out of the forest and arrived at the edge of the City of Runes.

As soon as he appeared, countless gazes focused on him. Their eyes were filled with curiosity, fear, worry, and many other emotions.

Glancing at the huge crowd and the group of people who were obviously officials, his eyelids twitched. He knew what the other party was planning with one look, and he curled his lips.

He felt like he had kicked a metal plate and planned to offer the statue. Don't you think it's too late to give in now?

The Lord of Runes took the statue from the guard, hurriedly walked up, carefully observed Han Xiao, and said with a trembling voice, "This — this should be what you want …"

Not knowing what the alien was thinking, the Lord of Runes did not dare say anything else. Although he was a ruler, he did not have any confidence in front of someone who could easily destroy an army of tens of thousands.

Although Planet Secret Blue did not have systematic Super knowledge, there were still people who had explored the path of Supers. The War Rune Church was the gathering place of the cultivators in the City of Runes and had a high position. However, even the founder of the church could barely deal with a thousand Rune Guards, and it would take him at least half a day to deal with them. Their killing efficiency was on a completely different level from the alien in front of him. After the battle report came back, the Lord of Runes had wanted to ask the warriors of the War Rune Church to stop the alien with his last hope, but he was rejected. The War Rune Church, which had come into contact with Supers, knew that they could not do anything, so they did not give the Lord of Runes a chance to ask at all … even though they received a huge amount of money from him every year.

Han Xiao reached out and touched the statue. The information on the interface confirmed that this was the last lost statue.

When he reached out, the Lord of Runes' body trembled visibly. Meeting Han Xiao's gaze, he hastily lowered his head in fear.

Glancing at the nervous crowd, Han Xiao calmly said, "Don't worry, we mercenaries will never kill the innocent."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts relaxed, and they heaved a sigh of relief.

"By the way, who's the ruler here?"

The residents all pointed at the Lord of Runes. Before the Lord of Runes could relax, his face tensed up, and he forced a smile.

"You're the one who sent troops to ambush me?" Han Xiao asked. "Why didn't you accept my request?"

The Lord of Runes' lips trembled, and he did not dare answer.

"According to the mercenary's equal exchange rule, you attacked me. If you want to settle this, you have to compensate me." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. "What do you want to use in exchange for your life?"

The Lord of Runes broke out in a cold sweat, and his heart was filled with grief and anger. This was the first time he had been threatened. Who dared to speak to him like this normally?

Furthermore, you injured so many of us, and you still want us to compensate you?

This is too overbearing!

"We have a lot of foreign objects …" The Lord of Runes clenched his teeth in secret. He could only endure the pain in his heart and get his subordinates to make a list of the treasury and pass it to Han Xiao.

Han Xiao roughly looked through it and was a little disappointed. The local currency of Planet Secret Blue was meaningless to him, and the only thing he could accept was foreign objects. However, the treasury of the City of Runes was really a pile of trash. Most of it was trash, and a small portion was rune technology products. They were basically useless and did not have much value. Rune technology did not fit his knowledge system, either. After looking through the list from the beginning, he came to a conclusion. Looking at this was a waste of time. This was a bunch of poor people!

Throwing the list away, Han Xiao shook his head and said, "The things you're going to compensate for can't buy your life. Sorry, I can only make you pay for your mistake."

The Lord of Runes' expression changed drastically.

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