TREK - THE MERCHANT

Upon sensing that someone is approaching him, with a lot of difficulty the man lifts up his head and looks towards the person that is standing in front of him.

" So I suppose you might be one of the new adventurers that the count has hired to kill me, but surprisingly, I never heard such a powerful adventurer exist among the 7 stars of the five major guilds of the continent who are able to almost kill an S rank with a single movement of their hand." coughing a mouthful of blood .

Upon listening to his words, Sun couched near him and grabbed his hair to pull his head towards him .

When the white-haired man's face is near enough to the sun's face, his eyes meet the sun's eyes.

Suddenly, a chill ran through the man's spine upon meeting the pair of purple pupils.

The eyes were to be said that they are devoid of any human emotions and more cruel than his own eyes, which have killed countless innocent people and fought many battles.

But suddenly a little chuckle left the sun's mouth and his expression turned into a benevolent one, as if he was a holy apostle of God.

" Oo The GREAT BANDIT KING, that is lying on the ground like a dead puppy!! Thank you for your compliment .

But don't dare to label me with some random ants, which could be squeezed any time with a single wish of mine . "

with that he pulled his hand back from his hair and the, bandits king fell with his face downwards.

Seeing the bandit king fall, Sun stands up from his position and lifts one of his feet and places it on the back of the bandit king's head .

The sun started to apply pressure little by little on the back of the man's head . The ground below his face started to crack due to pressure and it buried the man's face into the ground.

" Listen Bandit, no one can order me anything without my own wish . But on the second note, your head may make a fine present for the Count and our future friendship. don't you think so?"

With that, a malicious smile appeared on the sun's face and at that moment, mana started the converse in his right hand, which took the shape of a blade .

He swung the blade towards the bandit king's neck and sliced it off neatly .

Blood gust out from the man's body and painted the sun face and hair in red.

" Your sacrifice will always be remembered by THE DRAGEVILS " he said, with an evil smile that was devoid of any emotions.

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Trek is a small merchant who lives in the Aigr Duchy and frequently trades with the Leia kingdom along the Ballad country trade route.

In this past year, his trade has been significantly reduced due to disturbances in the trade route.

During his previous trip, Trek and his companions were attracted by the bandits on the trade route, in which they killed many of his companions and looted their goods, but adventures that were hired by count Ynder, intervened at the right moment and Trek was able to survive by a hair breath.

After that attack, a rumour was going on among the merchants that the previous attack led by the adventurer had inflicted serious damage to the bandit King, due to which the Bandits had temporarily stopped their espionage activities on the trade route.

So, after 6 months, Trek and many of his fellow merchants had decided to form a group to start their trade again.

"hey trek, so what goods are you taking in those carts?" asked one of the trek's companions, pointing towards the carts.

"nothing much but I got these fine Aigr Duchy famous wines which are in high demand in the country and Leai kingdom ."

"wow man, if your trade goes successfully you will be able to make a shit ton of money !!"

Listening to his words, he said with a little bit of uneasiness in his face.

"Yeah, but I am really afraid that those bandits will attack our entourage along the routes."

The other man shook his head upon hearing Trek's worry and replied to him with a little smug expression.

"Man, you worry too much, didn't you hear the rumours that those bandits and their so-called King had suffered a serious blow from the adventures and they have temporarily stopped all their activities in the forest and hid deep in their cave."

"Yeah, I had also heard those rumours that recently started, when some of the merchants were able to successfully transport their goods out of the forest without suffering any attack by those bandi- WHAT?"

Suddenly, he felt a jerk as his horse suddenly stopped, and he almost fell from his ride.

Not only him, many of his fellow merchants had already fallen from their horses and immediately fled from the site, leaving their master behind.

This unusual behaviour of horses shows that they were afraid of something and it was not a good symbol for their journey, as the animals are the first who are able to sense the danger and this unusual behaviour of the horses shows that there might be a greater danger which lies ahead.

After such sudden behaviour of horses, everyone starts to feel uneasy, as if their deepest fears were becoming true, but they also have come very far from their native land to return home and their only option is to move forward.

but suddenly someone shouted from the group.

" I am returning . My life is much more precious than some gold coins." With that single line, many of the merchants also started to change their opinion about moving along the trade route.

But the trek had known that he had to say something to change the opinions of these merchants, otherwise he alone had to continue his journey to the Leia kingdom because returning was not an option for him, as many things are staked upon this trade.

"My fellow classmates do not take such rash decisions based on the behaviour of some animals, and also think about the things that we have sacrificed to start our business again.

Think about that!!!

So, just let's camp here for a few hours as I will personally go and check if there is any problem ahead."

After giving them a convincing speech, Trek was able to successfully convince the other merchants to stay.

So, keeping his promise, he mounts his horse and starts to move ahead, despite feeling anxious about unknown things that lie ahead.

Along the way, he starts to encounter dead bodies of people as it turns the trek's anxiety into fear.

Despite that, he gathered his courage and unmounted from his horse to check their cause of death.

After checking them for a few minutes, he was able to find out that they were bandits, but he was not able to find out the cause of death, Surprisingly, there was not a single cut mark on their bodies or signs of someone using poison on them or any sign of battle.

but as he moves forward, the number of dead bodies he starts to encounter also increases.

Just when he thought about turning back to his camp, he noticed that his body was frozen, as his body just subconsciously felt fear and he could not be able to move a single finger.

But suddenly, when his eyes were searching for the cause of this unusual phenomenon, he saw a shocking scene which almost gave him a heart attack .

A person with black hair and a deep purple pupil who has an evil smile on his face is cutting a white-haired man's head, whose face is buried in the ground.

After cutting the other person's head, the black-haired man couch down to pick up the decapitated head and after picking it up, he suddenly turns towards Trek as if he already knows about his presence.

Upon observing the trek for a bit, he smirks and throws decapitated head towards the trek.

"Catch it if you don't want to be like that "

After listening to that, Trek noticed that he could again move his body, so without wasting any time, he immediately ran forward with a panicked expression on his face to grasp the decapitated head .

" Good catch!!!

Now take it to Virro and pack it in a black gift box and leave it near Count Ynder's mansion . Understand? "

Trek vigorously nodded his head.

"Good, If you successfully complete this task, I will give you a gift that you will never be able to forget. Now go."

Trek immediately mounted his horse and left the

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