Ch 162: Being one step ahead

Xalroz had a point: why won't Rico know the whereabouts of those working for him, especially if one of them is an assassin?

Gus seems to be the most affected by the situation by the heavy weight of despair from the manner of his body language and the clear expression on his face.

"Then we're good as dead; you have killed her, which has sealed it that way, and there is to be no chance out of it." Gus says in his voice of someone in full despair."

"Relax, my dear friend Gus, I won't allow that; I come to like this Place and those in it. Nothing bad will happen while I'm here."

"That sounds useless; I mean, you're just one person out of the number of half-elves that work for Rico. You are going to be up against a small army, and let's not forget, thanks to you also killing off that other thug boss, Rico is going to gain more power after taking over some territories that person owns."