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 time, a bare road appeared in the dense forest. It was as conspicuous as a bald man with long, silky hair.
Black smoke rose in the rain. The residents of the City of Runes could see it from far away.
"What's going on there?"
"Just now, there was a faint explosion. Could it be that the Steel Fire Castle's people are attacking us?"
"I woke up before dawn to organize the goods. Do you know what I saw? Groups of Rune Guards walked into the forest in the direction of the smoke."
Looking at the smoke far away, the residents of the City of Runes were shocked and confused. The information about the alien's arrival was first known by the ruling class, and it had not spread out 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 sparkled. They guessed that this person might know something and asked him.
"That's an alien! He landed outside the city last night. He knows our language and made a request to the City of Runes … "This person was the leader of the smugglers from last night. He spilled everything that 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. It means that the City of Runes did not agree to the alien's request." The leader of the smugglers gulped. The crowd was restless, and they looked at each other. They could see the fear in each other's eyes.
At this time, a commotion came from afar. A Rune Guard ran back with all his might. His face was charred by gunfire, and he looked back from time to time with fear on his face as if there was a monster chasing after him. Behind him, more and more soldiers were running back.
This gave the residents a bad feeling. A middle-aged man noticed that his 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 was defeated. The enemy is only one person, and thousands of us died. We couldn't even touch his clothes. It's too scary. Everyone else ran away. That guy is now walking toward the city. You guys should run too!" The guard had not yet recovered from his shock. After he finished speaking in one breath, he broke free from the entanglement, squeezed out of the crowd, and hurriedly ran away.
Everyone was in an uproar. Their faces were filled with nervousness and uneasiness. At the same time, they were furious and wanted to press the Lord of Runes to the ground and beat him to death. An alien provoked an alien and put them in danger, so they wanted to hang the Lord of Runes up and beat him up. It would have been better if he had agreed to the alien's request, but he provoked the alien for no reason and put the entire city in danger. Wasn't that despicable? Wasn't that cheap?!
At this time, a group of soldiers walked out from the central tower and pushed away the residents, clearing the middle of the road. The Lord of Runes led a group of officials and hurriedly ran toward the edge of the city. The guard behind him was holding a strange statue.
The aliens were about to enter the city, and there was no time to escape. The Lord of Runes had no choice but to bring the statue to beg for mercy. According to the information from the frontlines, the aliens did not chase after the escaping army, and he was not injured either. Perhaps the aliens did not like killing, so he did this with a fluke mentality. He did not have any desire for the aliens anymore. Now, he could only hope that the aliens would leave after taking the statue and forgive them.
Seeing this, some residents followed behind. More and more people joined along the way, forming a flood. They followed behind the Lord of Runes' team, wanting to see the situation with their own eyes.
Thousands of people came to the village at the edge of the city. Countless people were looking forward to it, 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 sounded from the depths of the forest, getting closer and closer. As the distance closed, the residents and the Lord of Runes became more and more uneasy. It was as if the sound of judgment was approaching. 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. Everyone's eyes were filled with curiosity, fear, and worry.
He glanced at the huge crowd and the group of people who were clearly officials. His eyelids twitched, and he knew what the other party was planning to do. He curled his lips.
He felt that he had kicked an iron plate and planned to hand over the statue. Wasn't it too late to admit defeat now?
The Lord of Runes took the statue from the guard, hastily walked forward, and carefully observed Han Xiao. With a trembling voice, he said, "This … this should be what you want …"
Not knowing what the alien was thinking, the Lord of Runes did not dare say anything unnecessary. Although he was a ruler, in front of someone who could easily destroy an army of tens of thousands, he had no confidence at all.
Although there was no systematic knowledge of Supers on Planet Secret Blue, there were still people who had figured out the path of Supers. The Battle Talisman Church was the gathering place of the cultivators in the City of Runes, and they had a very high status. 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 do so. Their killing efficiency was on a completely different level from the alien in front of him. After the battle report was sent back, the Lord of Runes had hoped to ask the warriors of the Battle Talisman Church to stop the aliens, but he was directly rejected. The Battle Talisman Church knew very well how to deal with Supers, so they did not give the Lord of Runes a chance to speak at all, even though they received a large sum of money from him every year.
Han Xiao extended his hand and touched the statue. The information on the interface confirmed that this was the last lost statue.
When he extended his hand, the Lord of Runes' body clearly trembled. He looked into Han Xiao's eyes and hurriedly lowered his head in fear.
Glancing at the nervous crowd, Han Xiao said calmly, "Don't worry, we mercenaries never kill the innocent."
Hearing this, everyone's anxious hearts immediately relaxed, and they let out a sigh of relief.
"By the way, who's your ruler here?"
The residents all pointed at the Lord of Runes. Before the Lord of Runes could relax, his face tightened, 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 equal exchange rule of the mercenaries, you attacked me. If you want to settle this, you have to compensate." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. "What do you want to exchange for your life?"
The Lord of Runes was sweating profusely. This was the first time he had been threatened. Who dared to speak to him like this?
Plus, you injured so many of us, and you want us to compensate?
That's too overbearing!
"We have a lot of extraterrestrial items …" The Lord of Runes clenched his teeth. He could only endure the pain in his heart and ask his subordinate to make a list of the treasury. He then passed it to Han Xiao.
Han Xiao scanned through it and was a little disappointed. The local currency of Planet Secret Blue was meaningless to him. The only thing he could accept was the extraterrestrial items. However, the City of Runes' inventory was really a pile of trash. Most of them were trash, and a small portion were products of Rune Technology. They were almost scrapped and did not have much value. Rune Technology did not fit his knowledge system either. After reading the list from the beginning, he came to a conclusion. Looking at these things was a waste of time. They were a bunch of poor b * stards!
Throwing away the list, Han Xiao shook his head and said, "Your compensation is not enough to buy your life. Sorry, I can only make you pay for your mistake."
The Lord of Runes' expression changed drastically.
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