I'll never forget that day. It was July 20th, 1492, the first day of the summer celebration. It was only on that day that I understood what true fear was.
My name was Laric Field. I was an orphan, and it was Hissed who raised me. He wasn't just my foster father, he was also my mentor.
Hissed was a seasoned mercenary. His experiences would take more than three days and three nights to recount. In the six years that I spent learning from him, our adventures were enough to write an entire adventure novel.
I was 26 years old, and Old Hissed was 45 years old. However, he looked older than his actual age. Our profession was too unique. We often lived in the open, and we experienced all kinds of sensational things.
Ever since we heard that the summer celebration was going to be held in the capital, Old Hissed and I rushed from Wilson in the Northern Province to Kelandil. When I saw this city, which was known as a holy city, I couldn't help but be impressed by its beauty.
The roads in the city were paved with granite, and the pure white marble buildings were simple but elegant. The bustling people on the streets, the lively market, and the noisy bars were all telling the story of the city's prosperity.
Many people from all over the Empire had been preparing to leave for Kelandil for a long time. Finally, today, they all arrived at the majestic Royal City one after another.
Everyone had only one goal in mind, and that was to celebrate the upcoming summer celebration.
Old Hissed and I had come all the way from Wilson to the capital to witness this unprecedented event. Actually, I wanted to see the legendary beauty of the queen. In the end, Old Hissed agreed to come with me to Kelandil to participate in the summer celebration.
The king's speech, the guards of honor, and the parade of floats had nothing to do with us. There were too many people, and the huge square in front of the Hero Palace was surrounded by a sea of people.
Old Hissed and I had to stay in a place called the Green Dragon Bar. I was forced to listen to the bar owner talk about the heroic deeds of King Theoden, while Old Hissed sat there reading a book in his hand.
The only thing that comforted me was the fact that the waitress in the bar was pretty.
At night, there were revelers everywhere. People forgot themselves and drank as much as they could.
At this time, the festive fireworks went off, and the sky was lit up by colorful fireworks. Old Hissed and I didn't drink because Hiseside The Elder had taught me to keep a clear head at all times.
At this moment, the whole city was enveloped in a festive atmosphere.
I wanted to muster up the courage to talk to the cute waitress, but a few people beat me to it. The group of people seemed to be drunk. There were three of them in total, and they began to grope the waitress.
The waitress wasn't happy. She wanted to push the three drunkards away, but they wouldn't let go of her.
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I walked over. Old Hissed saw this, but he didn't stop me. He continued to read the book without batting an eyelid.
"Please show some respect to this lady. She doesn't want to talk to you."
My voice wasn't loud, but the three men burst out laughing.
"Haha, where did this young man come from?" said a bald man.
"Who do you think you are? You sissy. Get out of my sight," said a drunkard with braided hair.
"You want to save the damsel in distress? You little bastard, crawl under my crotch, and I'll spare your life, "said another man with a scar on his face.
After the three of them finished speaking, I used my actions to tell them that you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a pint pot.
The man with the scar on his face took out a dagger and tried to stab me. I used the dagger I took from the man with the scar on his face and cut off his ear. He probably didn't know what was going on as blood flowed down from his ear. The other two men who tried to attack me also had their ears cut off in the same way.
Screams like pigs being slaughtered echoed in the bar. The three of them covered their left ears and ran out of the bar, leaving three bloody ears on the ground.
I wanted to say that it was lucky that they ran fast. Otherwise, I wouldn't have just cut off their left ears. This was just the tip of the iceberg that Old Hissed had taught me. Don't forget that my job was much more dangerous than this. It was more than enough to deal with a few drunkards.
The waitress saw that I helped her out, and she had a good impression of me.
"Hello, I'm Avina Edith. You can call me Avina. Thank you so much for just now," the waitress said to me with a smile.
"You … Okay, I'm … Laric Field. You can call me Laric."
I don't know why, but when I saw such a cute girl, I inexplicably became nervous. My face felt a bit hot, and my heart was beating fast.
"Haha, you're so nice."
Avina kissed me lightly on the cheek. I felt as if my whole body had been electrocuted. For a boy like me who grew up in the wilderness, a kiss from a girl I liked was something I had never experienced before.
While I was still immersed in this sudden and wonderful happiness, the three men whose ears I cut off brought a group of people back to the Green Dragon Tavern.
"It's that brat!" The man with the pigtails pointed at me and said.
Immediately, the group of people he brought with him rushed towards me, all of them holding weapons in their hands.
For a moment, the Green Dragon Bar was in chaos. Avina was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly hid.
However, what no one expected was that. Suddenly, a loud sound came from above. The bar's ceiling was hit by a huge fireball.
"What's going on?" I, who originally wanted to show off my skills, encountered an unexpected situation.
It can't be that there's something wrong with the cannon, right? While I was still thinking, I heard cries and shouts coming from outside the bar. The dozen people that the three drunkards brought didn't have the heart to fight with me anymore. They walked out of the bar to see what was going on.
Old Hissed knew that the situation wasn't good. His expression was very serious, and he quickly pulled me out of the bar.
After leaving the bar, I finally understood what was going on. Was this the so-called doomsday?
The streets of Kelandil were covered in a sea of fire, and the sky became incomparably ferocious. From the sky, there was an endless stream of lava-like fireballs hitting the ground. Charred corpses were everywhere.
In the sky that was as bright as day, a huge black shadow attacked. Is that a dragon? Oh my god, it's really a dragon. The legendary dragon actually appeared in front of us!
The loud dragon's roar made everyone's ears and nerves feel like they were about to burst. The scorching dragon's breath turned everything in its path into ashes.
No one could escape from the dragon's claws. It seemed that the once glorious city would be destroyed tonight during this grand festival. Pain and despair filled everyone's heart. Disaster fell from the sky. Everyone was a lowly and insignificant existence. Only that dragon was the true ruler of this world!
Getting out of here was my only thought. I thought of Aveena. I had to find her and prepare to bring her away from this hell on earth.
I turned around and returned to the broken Green Dragon Bar. I saw the pigtailed corpse, her entire face burned away.
I didn't have time to sigh because I saw Avina curled up under the bar in fear.
I quickly rushed over, but what I didn't expect was that a wooden stake that was about to burn off would fall on me. It was about to hit my head …
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