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Chapter 19: Silver Bind (3)

Chapter 19: Silver Bind (3)

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Killing soldiers was easy for high-ranked Adapters in <Chaos>. The problem was what came after.

Fighting the ‘Fortress’.

This was very different from fighting against an individual or a clan. The fortress worked as an administrator who controlled the Interface System and information about Adapters.

A fortress meant it was a world.

The leaders of the Ten-Clan could kill high ranking Adapters single-handedly, but they would not attempt such a foolish action. There was no benefit to it.

Mino realized that this man would not care about any of that.

“Wa-wa-wai-wait-WAIT! James! He’s my friend!”

“…Didn’t you say you don’t know him?”

“I was just fooling around.”

Mino answered quickly, smiling awkwardly.

“…”

“Please, can you let him pass?”

James looked at the man again. It seemed like he was only a rookie in <Chaos>. James, with his job to teach newcomers, did not want to let the man go after he did something that he was not allowed to do.

“What if I say no?”

‘It will mean death for all of you, you fool!’

But she couldn’t say that. Her joke was now endangering a man’s life.

“I’ll treat you once if you let it go this time.”

“No.”

Mino bit her lip.

“What’s with you? I’ll pay more if you need it. Do you want a horn?”

James narrowed his eyes at Mino’s over-eagerness.

“You doing that makes him more suspicious. I’ll take him to the Captain.”

Mino frowned. All gates of the fortress had a Captain. Most of them were powerful enough to easily handle 1st or 2nd stage Adapters. The one at this northern gate was the most famous among the gates. People called him…

Karlton the Stubborn!

Mino had to go through a series of annoyances because of him in the past. Karlton was infamous, but it wasn’t because he was violent, rude, or corrupted. It was the opposite.

No gate captain was innocent and Karlton was no exception. Born within the subfamily of the Sky people, the ones who inherited the blood of Angels, Karlton was a person who went by the book.

That was the problem.

The gate captains needed to be corrupt. They needed to be bribed to let criminals pass. That would allow the fortress’ underground markets to thrive, allowing the officials in the fortress to gain more profit.

However, Karlton never allowed any unjust habits.

That was why people avoided coming through the northern gate. Even innocent people had been taken in for simple mistakes.

Mino looked at Jaehwan.

‘If he meets Karlton, it will be the end for him.’

One was an outlaw who did not abide by the rules, and the other was a Sky person who did not let such things happen. She felt sweat rolling down her back.