I glanced again towards the sword, which started to shrink, returning again to disappear inside the castle at the bottom, and I sighed. It seed I could move alone against this castle, anyone else with would end up killed, unless I expanded the shield to protect all.
However, thinking again about the experience I just had, that made suspect the efficiency of my shield to protect everyone. The only thing that made my shield able to withstand this mighty attack was the small area it was defending.
If I expanded it, then it would be risky, and thus I decided not to bring anyone with here, not at least I nullified the sword.
Without waiting anymore, and after I overca my shock, I moved my balloon, without putting away my shield. I kept my eyes checking the rear all the ti, for fear of any sudden sneaky attack from that strange sword. I was alone, moving amidst the emptiness that veiled in place of all the players and demons who were occupying land and sky minutes ago.
I didn't feel fear, instead I was coveting that sword. Obtaining an offensive artifact like that sword was sothing good. I already had a spear, and holding a spear in hand, and a sword in the other was a great picture in my mind.
Who could stand against with all these artifacts here?
However I knew conquering this castle would be easier said than done, and subduing that sword would be nearly impossible, especially when I was planning the attack on my own.
"My esteed lady, may I have a word with you?"
Amidst my thoughts, I didn't detect the sudden appearance of a balloon coming from far, far away. The words the owner of the balloon yelled from his far, far away position indicated he was watching this massacre, and the fact I was still alive made him vigilant.
And his appearance made more vigilant. It seed I was distracted by many thoughts, and didn't detect his presence, which was sothing rare to occur to .
"Co, friend or foe, I don't care!"
I didn't decrease the speed of my balloon, and my reply expressed how I eyed the newcors. If they were my friends, then I should welco them, hear them out, and see them away.
If they intended to be my enemies, then I would cut their throats, occupy their balloon, and return with one more balloon in my Inventory.
"Friends, we are friends, my esteed lady."
The voice ca again, as the balloon started to draw near . It was a much higher balloon than mine, which made regret them being friends. If they were just enemies, I could obtain this aweso balloon in the end.
"My lady, may I know your na, please?" a swordsman appeared in front of , leaning on the wooden ridge of the balloon. Seeing him made wonder, were most of the players here swordsn, or was that entirely my luck?
"No nas," I simply said, "I don't intend to stay here for long," I added.
"I'm Sir Teragos, a nobleman under your service my lady."
My eyes shone brightly one I heard his introduction, a nobleman, that was great. I could now snatch his balloon on a rightful basis, right?
"A nobleman under my service? That's a joke, right?" I asked, in a rudely sarcastic tone, preparing to jump over him the next mont he replied arrogantly as usual, and claid his balloon.
"Yes, it's indeed correct my esteed lady."
He, opposite to my expectations, acted nicely, so much nicely that even pissed off! What was wrong with these people?! The ti I want them to behave nicely, they behave arrogantly, and when I want them to be arrogant, they treat nice! I couldn't understand the logic behind these people's actions anymore!
"Sorry, I think you are mistaking for soone, noble, as you are. I'm just a commoner," I said, trying to correct any possible misunderstanding in him, and stimulating his arrogant nature by using the word commoner.
"No, my esteed lady, I'm not mistaken. Though you are a commoner, you are of noble origin indeed. After all, in front of our god, we are all of noble origin."
'Damn you bastard!' I was really angry with him that I clenched the shield and was seriously thinking of getting out my spear right now. I had it enough from him, this snake tongue person, whom did he think I was? An idiot?
He is a nobleman, a filthy dirty nobleman, why didn't he act like one then?
I eyed my beloved balloon in regret, mammy couldn't take you ho little cute baby, so don't be sad.
"May I know what you want from ?" I asked, as this was the only possible explanation of this change of attitude of such a noble origin man.
"Oh, my esteed lady, I can't be this low to just et your highness and ask for a favor."
I didn't respond, as I started to move my balloon to the front, moving away from here and him. he was surprised, it seed, from my behavior, as it took him a few minutes to catch up with , shouting in his delicate respectful tone:
"My esteed lady, my lady, I didn't an any disrespect to you from before. I just don't want to ask a favor once we just t!"
"Then give your balloon and you can consider us acquaintances."
I replied back, without even turning to look at him, however the gasping sound I heard from him made chuckle, and regret not looking at his reaction.
"Oh my esteed lady, this balloon is nothing but a vassal, I can't give you sothing this old and tattered like it. You deserve sothing new and clean and advanced, matching the latest trends in our empire. By the way, what family are my esteed ladies from?"
This snake was really sothing! I swore if he wasn't a nobleman, he must have been a rchant, a filthy rich rchant with a big belly and money he couldn't even count.
"I can live with your balloon as an introductory gift, and we agreed not to use nas from the start, right?"
"My esteed lady, I can't refuse a request of you," he said, finally making turn to look at him with my most affectionate smile, "but I need that balloon for the upcoming task in hand, the one I need your help at."
"You "
I cursed in my heart with the most dirty words I could muster, with many 'bastards' amidst all of these curses. That nobleman was so an and sly, he was a rchant, I was now one hundred percent sure of it.
I kept pushing my balloon fast towards the front, but unfortunate for , his balloon was faster. I was at my wits end, if he kept doing this, I would really turn around and snatch that beloved balloon from his dirty, ungrateful, disrespectful hands, despite not doing any harm to .
"My esteed lade, please wait, hear out at least, if you don't like my offer, then you are free to go."
He finally caught up to , which made quite annoyed. It was like a fly, an irritant fly, even after hitting it a couple of tis, it kept flying back, annoying you.
"Fine, just tell what you want, and don't speak much," I finally asked about his offer, while my eyes were attached to the balloon.
"I noticed my esteed lady to have a gadget, an item that can face the mightiness of that sword and survive, am I correct?"
I just patted warmly, and slowly, over my shield without saying a word. His eyes were attracted to the shield, as mine were attracted to his balloon.
"What about we exchange? You take my balloon, and I take that shield? It looks quite heavy on a sweet young esteed lady like yours."
"You sneaky bastard!!!" I angrily yelled, as I took out my normal spear, pointed it towards him in a promise.
"Ok, ok, this was just an extra offer, not the main one, I can say the main offer now," he hurriedly retracted his insulting words he just said, and that didn't even make feel better. This man was indeed a nobleman, nice treacherous nobleman.
"What is your offer?" I asked.
"You co with my army, to attack this castle. All I need of you is to defend against the sword attacks, and after the battle you can take one item from what we find inside the treasury."
My eyes shone more brightly when I heard the word, treasury, as I hurriedly asked:
"Is there a treasury down there?"
"Sure, sure, a very big and famous treasury, the one amongst the first ten layers not to be opened yet."
He replied, honestly, making feel more grateful to him, but I had already gotten what I wanted, so I put away my spear and took out my other one, the artifact spear.
"W-W-What i-i-is this?" he stuttered once he spotted my spear, but he didn't have long in this world, as I attacked him, before jumping over the balloon, and killed everyone else there. it didn't take a minute for to kill everyone, obtain the balloon, and then I decided to continue using it, while putting my older one into my Inventory, while muttering:
"Thanks for the offer anyway."
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