CHAPTER 70: CHAPTER 70: FREE THE SLAVES [2]

"Do you want to be free?"

"...Huh?"

"I’ll ask again, do you want to be free?"

"..."

Darwin frowned.

Then, he immediately opened his eyes.

"I do!"

But it was too late.

The dream had ended.

"...Was it just a dream?"

Recently, he had been having a strange dream.

In that dream, Darwin met that person, a person who always asked him the same question.

But unfortunately, Darwin had never seen that person’s face.

Because that person was too bright, to the point of being blinding.

In comparison, Darwin was just a lowly person, always hiding in the shadows.

"Heh."

Recalling that dream, he couldn’t help but laugh at himself.

"Freedom?"

Far-fetched.

Then, he glanced at the room he grew up in.

A shabby place, shrouded in darkness because there were no windows.

Just like Darwin’s life.

Always cut off from the light.

Compared to the children who grew up in the slums, Darwin’s life could be considered okay.

However, compared to those outside the slums, his life was probably worse than that of a dog.

With his slender fingers, Darwin swept a long line across the headboard, then fixed his eyes on it.

Too dusty.

"So dirty..." He grumbled.

Still a little sleepy, Darwin jumped out of bed, then headed out to the living room.

"Hahaha! Great!"

"Oh my god, darling, you are so cool~"

His father seemed happier than usual.

’I wonder which girl it is this time.’

That was Darwin’s life.

— Welcome.

***

Silver Tower.

It was a structure that was built before the Seven Heroes established peace in the world.

It was a majestic tower.

Both in terms of historical value and area.

It was also the place where Kael’s group was trapped.

To be more specific, it was the 100th floor, the highest floor of the Silver Tower.

"What the hell? The 100th floor?"

His eyes widened when he heard that piece of information from Darwin.

"Yes. That’s what I remember. My memories will never deceive me."

Damn it!

No wonder the air here was so thin!

Moreover, how could they escape now?

This was the fucking 100th floor!

"Tch."

Clicking his tongue, he took out the handkerchief Evelyn had given him, and took a deep sniff.

Sniff...

Jasmine.

It was very fragrant.

At the same time, it also calmed him down.

"Everyone, I have an idea."

Alaric suddenly spoke up, easing the tense atmosphere.

"I just noticed that these guards were all wearing leather armor, along with a metal chest protector. So I thought that was their uniform."

His eyes suddenly lit up.

Kael understood what The King was planning.

"You mean we’re going to pretend to be guards?"

That was a great idea.

But...

"Isn’t that leather armor already stained with blood? We’ll be discovered right away if we wear it."

Hans spoke up, shattering everyone’s hopes.

Except Kael.

He glanced around the entire hallway.

Then, his eyes stopped on a wooden door.

Completely different from the cells in this hallway.

There was a very high chance that it was the door leading to the guard room.

And usually, guard rooms would have leftover uniforms!

"Everyone, over there!"

Kael shouted, then ran towards the door.

Everyone looked in the direction he was heading to, then quickly followed behind.

Everyone here was very smart, so they understood what Kael was thinking.

Finally, he stopped when he was only a meter away from the wooden door.

He let out a sigh of relief, then put his hand on the doorknob.

That was when Kael discovered another problem.

"Hurry up and put on your clothes, you idiots!"

"If the guards come back, we’ll all die!"

The voices of a few people could be heard from inside.

"Tsk!"

Bam!

He immediately kicked the door open.

"Huh?"

"What the hell is that?"

"Who is it?!"

And sure enough, what he was worried about had come true.

This was indeed the room where the guards lived. But instead of being empty, there were currently about 5 people inside that he had met before.

These were the slaves that Kael had rescued.

More specifically, they were the followers of that bastard that Hans had killed.

And it seemed like they had the same idea as him.

Realizing the presence of Kael and the others, the other five immediately stopped.

Reality seemed to freeze.

Then, he opened his mouth, breaking the awkward atmosphere:

"I’m not a talkative person, so I’ll say it straight. I’ll give you all 1 minute to get out of here, or I’ll kill you all."

With that, he drew out the sword at his waist.

At the same time, Kaede, Alaric, Hans, and Darwin did the same.

But of course, the five had no intention of listening.

"Nonsense! You’re the one who should get out!"

"That’s right! We found this place first, so everything inside should be ours!"

"That’s right! Get out, you bastards."

...It seemed like gentle words had no effect.

"Fine..."

He let out a long sigh, causing the entire room to fall silent.

"But first, are you guys bad guys?"

"Huh?"

Although they didn’t understand the intention of the question, they still answered arrogantly:

"Of course we are! We burned down an entire village! So if you still value your lives, then get lost."

"Is that so?"

He smiled serenely.

"That’s good to know."

Because now, Kael could kill them without feeling guilty or burdened.

"Darwin, close the door."

It was an order.

"My pleasure."

Click.

...

Time passed like that.

At first, there were a few screams from inside, but after a minute, it was as if everything had been swallowed by silence.

A little more time passed.

And then...

Click.

Once again, the door opened.

And from there, Kael’s group stepped out.

But this time, all of them were wearing leather armor, along with a metal chest protector.

All of them, except Kaede and Alaric.

Because the clothes they were wearing were Artifacts.

"Are you all ready?"

Kael asked, glancing at everyone.

"Yeah, we can start anytime."

They replied at the same time.

"Good."

It was time to go down.