Chapter 1084 - Steel Fortress
Even though Asmodeus could send Rhode’s group directly to the front line, the latter refused his kind offer. The demons’ kind intentions were mostly poisoned candy, where one would more than likely suffer from. That was why Rhode would rather spend more energy in heading toward Desolate Town by himself than to accept Asmodeus’s ‘offer’.
When they arrived at the city wall of the Steel Fortress, they quickly garnered a lot of attention. But it wasn’t due to the group of excellent beauties surrounding him, who stood out like diamonds in a crown and oases in deserts. Instead, it was due to the fact that there was a battle angel among them too. Unsure if Celia was doing it for the sake of expressing her identity, but she expanded her pure, white wings. On the contrary, Celestina folded her wings, tucked her tail, and displayed a seemingly harmless look. After all, it didn’t matter if the owner wore a casual outfit at home. But when there were guests, the owner had to dress up appropriately at the very least, wasn’t it? This was a matter of manners.
The entrance of the fortress was like the snap-opened mouth of a gigantic monster with demons, half-elves, and humans lining up in a long queue. They were mostly covered in filth and some were even stained with blood that was left unwashed. All of them were waiting patiently, yearning for a chance to enter the fortress. It was relatively easy for demons to gain entry. But for the other races, they weren’t as fortunate as them. They had to make use of money, language, and things to gain the likings of the demon guards in order to ensure entry into the fortress without losing an arm or leg and enjoy the momentary peace, instead of submerging in the ditches, waiting to be fed on by wild beasts.
It was due to this reason that they were enraged when they saw Rhode’s group heading to the entrance without following the rules and queuing up accordingly.
After all, no matter in which era, cutting queues were always rude and the same went for getting in through the back.
“Hey, wait.”
As Rhode’s group was about to enter the fortress, one of the demon guards by the entrance extended its arm that was as thick as Celia’s slender waist and stopped them by flourishing the flame spear. It narrowed its scarlet eyes, scanned the unwelcome visitors, and specially paused at the pair of white wings behind Celia for a few moments.
“Don’t you outsiders know the rules? This is the Steel Fortress; you need to queue up to enter.”
The demon guard scoffed and stared at Rhode who led the group of young ladies. At the same time, it brandished the flame spear at them and sent a wave of blazing heat above their heads. No matter from which angle, this threat seemed rather effective. But it was a pity that the demon guard picked on the wrong group as none of them revealed any terrified expressions. Even Cassidy, who had male-phobia, knitted her brows at the demon guard as though she was gazing at a stray dog on the street. Cassidy was a Deity Warden, after all. Even if she had male-phobia, there weren’t many beings in this world that were worthy to be seen as a ‘man’ in her eyes.
“Hey, you country bumpkins…”
“Why don’t we look for the commander here? Didn’t Asmodeus agree to help us? Why don’t we just look for them and head on the journey together instead? Those demons are battling all the time, so surely they will head to the Rift Plain, right?”
“I don’t trust that fellow. Besides, I don’t want to be dragged into a bloody war without any preparation. Asmodeus has indeed prepared an army in Casselly for us. But frankly, I would rather see if I can hire mercenaries here than to spend my days on the same boat as those troublemakers.”
Rhode said and all of a sudden, an alluring fragrance assailed his nostrils. Then, a shadowy figure approached him as though she were dancing and stopped Rhode’s group.
“Oh, hi there, travelers from the main plane. It seems like you’re in need of some help? If it is possible, I’m willing to help you resolve your issues. I wonder if you’re interested?”