Master Changsheng

Chapter 48, Section 047: The Town of the Dead

Not far away, behind the stalls.

Hanks wore a bitter expression, as if he were whispering something to Widow Wang.

Although Widow Wang complained about living a hard life, her clothes, rosy complexion, and radiant spirit...

Everyone was saying that she was doing well.

On the other hand, Hanks, that old man who liked to pretend to be hunched over, appeared to Ankai to have lost about a size...

His current intelligence attribute is as high as 131 points.

It's impossible for someone to mistake someone's appearance...

"That's terrible!"

Ankai muttered to himself, and for a fleeting moment, he felt a pang of sympathy for Hanks…

"Sir...I'll go first..."

Reed, carrying the wounded soldier on his back, asked Ankai for permission...

Ankai nodded, signaling him to leave.

He then browsed the stalls that had been moved into Chaos City.

As soon as Reed and his three companions approached Hanks, Hanks sensed their return.

He suddenly turned around.

His eyes widened in anger.

The comfort Reed had imagined did not materialize.

Instead, she was met with a loud shout: "You bastards, who let you leave?!"

"Damn it, why don't you all just die out there!"

...

Reed lowered his head and silently compared Hanks with Ankai, who had saved him twice, and felt more and more that Hanks was inferior to Ankai.

Although he was saved a second time because of An Kai, it was also because An Kai faced a life-or-death crisis...

"My lord...we've encountered the young master mage..."

While Hanks was criticizing him, Reed seized the opportunity when Hanks took a breath and quickly brought up Ankai...

"he?!"

Upon hearing Reed's words, Hanks suddenly shouted.

His expression grew increasingly angry.

He looked around and found An Kai, who was squatting in front of a stall, with a fair complexion and an innocent-looking appearance...

Although Ankai had changed his appearance, his smug expression still made Hanks recognize him at a glance!

He shoved Reed aside and walked towards Ankai…

"Hanks, you old codger, don't blame the young master for your own incompetence. He didn't do anything to you!"

Hanks, who had just taken a step, suddenly heard Widow Wang's words...

He paused...

I'm even angrier!

...

"Kid! You've finally shown up!"

Before the person even arrived, angry voices rang out first.

Ankai heard Hanks' angry voice and learned from Reed's words on the way there that Hanks was wanted by the Kingdom of Shak.

I instantly understood why Hanks was so angry.

It's simply that there was a problem with the blank sheet of paper I gave him last time...

As Hanks drew closer, Ankai remained calm and used his freezing technique to transform into a sharp sword, which he then hurled at Hanks!

Seeing the sword hurtling towards him, Hanks suddenly stopped in his tracks!

He stood still, motionless.

With a "whoosh," the ice-spell sword pierced the ground at Hanks' feet!

Sensing the aura emanating from the sword, Hanks thought to himself, "That bastard, how did his strength increase again!"

"Is that old bastard, the God of Magic, blind? Why did he let this guy level up so quickly!"

...

"Old man, you know I don't like men getting close to me."

"You bastard! Do you even know what you've done?!"

Hanks, oblivious to the stares of those around him, roared angrily…

Upon hearing this, An Kai burst out laughing…

His expression was utterly disdainful: "Is this your first day in the game?"

These words left Hanks speechless.

Indeed, his inability to distinguish between truth and falsehood is entirely his own fault…

Seeing Ankai's nonchalant attitude, Hanks sneered inwardly, "As expected, this guy tampered with things!"

"Luckily, I didn't give it to the Kingdom of Shak; instead, I made a fake one myself!"

"Since this kid thinks he tricked me, let him keep thinking that..."

"This is a perfect excuse to find an opportunity to get something out of this guy!"

"Trying to fight me? Ha!"

...

Hanks was secretly pleased, but his expression remained unchanged, still showing signs of anger...

Looking at Ankai, he finally let out a cold snort, turned his head, and said, "Come with me! Something's happened in town!"

"A small town?"

Ankai muttered to himself, immediately connecting what Hanks had mentioned with the strange occurrences in the town during the side quest…

Follow Hanks as they walk into the distance…

As they passed Widow Wang, she looked at An Kai with an apologetic smile and explained, "Young master, Hanks is just stubborn, don't take it to heart..."

An Kai smiled back and nodded憨厚ly...

Following behind Hanks, he held a freezing spell in his hand...

"They're gone...gone..." Reed watched Hanks and Ankai leave, then looked at the injuries of his two companions.

A sense of sorrow welled up in my heart.

Even though he knew this was the rule of the desert…

"Take them to get treatment. I'll cover the costs. I know the owner of the clinic; just mention my name."

Widow Wang stood before Reed like a savior.

This rekindled hope in Reed's despairing heart.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

After quickly thanking them, Reed and another soldier carried the two wounded soldiers on their backs and ran quickly into the distance…

After doing all this, Widow Wang went to the place where Ankai and Hanks had just confronted each other.

Looking at the crater in the ground where Ankai had pierced it with his freezing sword, he said to the people around him, "I'll pay for the repairs. The Evergreen Gang can come to me for compensation."

After doing all this, Widow Wang swayed her body, a surge of magical power appeared, and she skillfully packed up her stall and put it into her storage ring.

They walked in the direction Ankai and Hanks had gone.

...

Hanks' Chaos City residence.

Outside.

Ankai and Hanks were about one meter apart.

"The nameless town has reappeared, and that old guy from Donglin has also shown up, and he's even put a bounty on your head, you know that?"

Ankai nodded…

"That's not the point. The point is, do you know what this nameless town is called now?"

An Kai shook his head on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking of the introduction to the side story: The Town of the Dead!

"The Town of the Dead!" Hanks said with an expression that said, "You wouldn't believe it."

An Kai remained unmoved, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought..."

"There's a bounty inside the Bounty Tower: uncover the secrets of the Town of the Dead, and you'll receive 5000 gold coins!"

"How about we join forces?"

As soon as Hanks finished speaking, Ankai muttered, "Crazy."

He turned and left without looking back.

Watching Ankai's departing figure, Hanks remembered the words Ankai had used to provoke him, and he quickly imitated them, saying, "Kid! Are you scared?"

An Kai didn't even turn his head: "Scared!"

Nonsense, he's not stupid, why would he go looking for trouble with the town of the dead?

Not to mention how dangerous the high bounty of 5000 gold coins is.

He couldn't handle just one third-tier mage, Donglin.

An Kai believed that the upper limit of what he could deal with was around the fifth level of the second tier.

He wouldn't easily make a move beyond that level; after all, it's better to play it safe.

Leaving the alley where Hanks was, he had a sudden thought and used the [Disguiser Mask] to change his appearance once again.

The face was altered to resemble that of a middle-aged man with a full beard.

They headed towards the Changqing Gang's headquarters.

He learns in the side story that the Evergreen Gang is now controlled by the siblings Will Bucklin and Sally Bucklin!

Will Bucklin was exactly the best person in Ankai's mind to deal with his unwanted items.

in addition…

The Evergreen Gang must have a lot of food stored up...

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