THE MERCHANT

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?" ,One of the people with bruises on his body said.

"We need to run quickly, big brother! This thing is very scary. Even it's face couldn't be seen." ,A girl who appears to be that person's follower said with horrific expression on her face.

There were actually twenty four people running at their top speed. They were being chased by only one person.

Well, that person is not actually a person. It is a black shadow in the human form. No matter how much they attacked, all their attacks went through the shadowy figure. It had no affect whatsoever.

"I think we should have listened to him and obediently handed over our Pass!" ,One of them said.

"That's right! Big Brother, if we had given him the Pass, then we would have never been in this situation." ,Another one of the twenty four people said while gritting his teeth in anger and frustration.

"It's too late now!" ,The person called "Big Brother" said while shaking his head. He said in regret, "If I had known something like this would happen, then I wouldn't have breached the contract at all."

"But from the looks of it, that person looked like a merchant. He didn't release any dangerous aura. And yet, he put us in this kind of situation just because we had gone against the contract." ,Another person among the twenty four people said while sighing heavily.

"As I said, it's too late now. If I have any chance, then I will definitely hand him over the passes we have collected so far. But from the looks of it, we are doomed to die!" ,The "Big Brother" said while gritting his teeth in regret.

Others were also feeling the same thing. But when they thought that their chances were going alive from this shadow's pursuit is zero, a voice came out from that shadow figure, "It's not too late. If you agree to stay to your contract, then I will stop my shadow from killing you! So what do you people say?"

All twenty four people were petrified when they heard the voice coming out from the shadow. But they were familiar with this voice. The voice might came from the shadow. But they will never forget this voice. This voice actually belongs to that damn merchant!

The shadow stopped it's movement. Looking at the shadow standing idly, the people who were being chased also stopped. They turned back and looked at shadow with eyes full of wariness.

The shadow spoke, "Please come back to me. I will take your pass. And in return, my shadow will stop pursuing you people. Let's stop hurting each other and resolve this with peace."

And then the shadowy figure disappeared. The people who were being chased by the shadow person sighed. They knew that until they hand over the Pass, the other person won't let the things go.

They don't want to be chased down by that shadowy figure as well. So they had no choice but to take things seriously. They decided to hand over their pass obediently.

They returned to the place where everything started. The name of the leader of this poor team that was being chased down by the shadowy figure was Drowny! He was the champion of the preliminaries back in his city.

He and his teammates were arrogant after winning the championship in the preliminaries. The reception they received and the admiration from the people of their cities were simply priceless.

But after coming to the Eagle City, their attitude simmered down a little. As for their arrogance, it was still there. Even though they understood the situation, the feeling of being admired by countless people, and the arrogance had dominated their conscience. They decided to take part in the competition through the Combat means.

But now after four months of time, they suddenly understood what kind of situation they were in. They understood how stupid they were all this time.

They all came as per their promise. They found a person with the visage of a merchant sitting on a round stone. He was wearing a dignified and professional looking glasses. His dress, his hairstyle, his dressing style, his attitude and his aura gave others a feeling as if they were looking at a merchant!

"Esteemed Guests! Please come and have a seat!" ,As soon as this "Merchant" looked at the people who came, he immediately stood up and greeted them as if he was talking to a most important guest. He gave a feeling of friendliness. He didn't look like a person who actually sent a shadow to hunt them down earlier.

"Here is the pass!" ,Drowny said while gritting his teeth, "Now please let us go, Young Lord Russell!"

The "Merchant" looking person was none other than Russell from the Silver Wolf Sect! The Silver Wolf Sect was known for their money. As for Russell, he was one hell of a mystery man.

No one knows what was his cultivation technique at all. He was not on the mysterious man. But his cultivation was also very mysterious.

So far, no one heard of or so with their eyes when Russell killed anyone. He never killed anyone so far. But all his wishes came true. He didn't kill anyone. At all the final outcome always stood by his side. He always achieved his objectives no matter what method he used.

But people know him for his tactics. The acts very professional with everyone. He always maintains a smile on his face. After considering his aura and his attitude, people started to call him "The Merchant!".

"Just wait a minute. Let me complete with the final paperwork. And then you may take a leave." ,Russell said and got himself busy with all the paperwork.

After five minutes, he gave a piece of paper to Drowny. Drowny found that it was actually a fucking NOC(No Objection Certificate).

"I, Drowny, the Captain of the Thunder Halberd Team, here formally announce that, I stayed true to my contract with "The Merchant" and had no objection to trade all the Passes in my possession with the sum of 300,000 Blue Coloured Soul Stones!"

When Drowny looked at the content of the NOC, he almost vomited blood. But he knew that he had no choice left. He used his own blood as a signature and placed a thumbprint at the right bottom of the NOC Certificate!

"I am pleased with this business transaction! May we meet if the chance preset itself!" ,Russell handed over the NOC and said.

Drowny gritted his teeth and took the NOC with him and left in disappointment.