Chapter 182 - The Familiar Stranger
Rhode had always thought that there would be no one here because all the way here, there were no signs of battle at all. That was why he was sure that no one had walked that path before. However, it seemed now that his judgement had been overturned since right now, there were two people before him.
“Leader? What happened?”
While Rhode was surprised, Anne walked toward him while carrying the shield behind her. Although usually she always looked sleepy and careless, she had sensitive reactions in battle. When she saw Rhode stop walking, she could immediately see that there was some trouble ahead. That was why she quickly prepared for battle. When Anne saw the scene before her, she was also very surprised.
Under the dark magic light, Rhode couldn’t clearly see the appearance of the two people in front of him. They seemed to be one male, one female—a young girl and an old man. They were currently being surrounded and seemed to be at loss. The Goblins were waving around the weapons in their hands while the girl held a sharp dagger in her hands. However, it didn’t seem to be any use.
What are they doing?
Rhode hesitated for a while then shook his head. He didn’t know what was happening, but no matter what, he couldn’t just let them die before him. That was why Rhode quickly raised his sword and attacked the Goblins that seemed to be very happy, moving back and forth as if they were intoxicated.
“Anne, go protect them.” After saying this, Rhode activated Shadow Flash and quickly killed the Goblins.
To those Goblins, Rhode’s arrival was just like the beginning of a nightmare. Glittering sword light instantly sent them into the air, precisely ending their lives. At first, the Goblins didn’t seem to know what was happening, so they panicked. Only when their comrades’ corpses fell onto the ground did they wake up from their dream and quickly run away. However, they were still unable to change their fate and a crescent moon-shaped light penetrated their body, completely stopping their screams.
At this moment, Rhode put down his sword and looked at the two people before him.
What’s going on?
His doubts were getting stronger. He could swear to the heavens that he had never seen this girl before, but his consciousness didn’t think so. From the first time he saw this girl, he felt that she was very familiar; whether what she was going to do or say, he seemed to be able to guess it beforehand… It was too illogical, right? Rhode recalled the list of hundreds of NPCs in the Paphield region in his mind, but he was 100 percent sure that he had never seen this girl called ‘Alice’.
But why did he feel that this girl was very familiar?
“I’m sorry, but I can’t bring you guys together with us.” Rhode couldn’t find the reason, but he didn’t plan to bring them with him either. “We have something we want to do here. We’re very sorry, but we don’t have the time to do such an unnecessary thing.”
Rhode once again shook his head and rejected her. He hadn’t yet figured out the uneasiness in his heart, which was why there was no way he would bring these two people along. Although on the surface, there’s nothing strange and they both also looked defenseless, he didn’t want to take any risks. There were so many examples of this kind-hearted behavior leading to a bad ending in the game. There were even players that helped NPCs who had experienced hardships and difficulties in the labyrinth until they reached the destination, but in the end, the seemingly harmless NPC would transform into a hidden boss. Rhode was not willing to waste time on such things; it was just increasing unnecessary danger.
Hearing Rhode’s words, the old man behind him snorted as if he were dissatisfied with his answer. However, the girl still smiled and asked. “Please don’t say something like that, Sir. From the way you dressed… you guys are supposed to be adventurers, right. How about I give you some reward? And… I can guarantee that I’ll just follow along from behind and won’t cause any trouble. How about it?”
Having said that, the girl smiled and lifted her head. He didn’t know whether he saw it incorrectly or not, but at that moment, there seemed to be a golden light in her eyes.