After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 569

A few days ago.

"Let go of me! Let go of me!" Rasso yelled, struggling as he was pinned down by his teammates.

"Calm down, Rasso!" Ken yelled as he held the man’s arm. "Going there now would not help your son!"

"But what could they be making him do while I rest here?!" He roared. His worries were completely valid, but going berserk now would only endanger everyone!

Rasso did not seem to care at this point, his mind triggered by the sight of his son’s poor state. "LET GO OF ME—" he yelled and the wildness made the others have to let go.

Realizing he was free, Rasso immediately ran to the door—

BANG!

Rasso was thrown down to the ground. He looked up at the attacker, glaring at him with red eyes. It was Victor, standing tall, with veins showing in anger.

"Are you a fool?!" He exclaimed. "Showing weakness to Fargo would only make him exploit it!"

"You don’t have a son! How can you understand me?"

At this, Victor only pursed his lips. His eyes sharply looked at him. "What if he asks you to betray us for him? Will you do it?"

This made him pause and the others looked at Rasso guardedly. "No, I—"

But he couldn’t answer, because he truly wasn’t 100% confident that he would not.

They had naturally all made a non-betrayal oath—made even stricter after what Gian did—but Fargo was a slick man. Who knew if he could find a loophole somewhere?

"I… I can exchange myself… since I made an oath, they shouldn’t be able to get anything out of me, they shouldn’t be able to make me betray you—"

"Do you really think Fargo would let any of us go? I bet he’d torture your son right in front of you until you do."

This made Rasso lose all blood on his face.

That was just what Fargo liked to do, and Rasso knew this too well.

What’s more, even if their oath was tight, he’d definitely torture his son just for the sake of it!

"Then… what am I supposed to do?" Rasso yelled, covering his face with his palms. He had been suffering anxiety for a while now, and some of his symptoms had been flaring up since seeing his son.

It was around this time that an announcement sounded across the territory.

[Announcement: Slaves are now open for purchase. Go to the plaza to join the auction.]

His eyes widened and he looked up, wondering if he was hearing things. Victor and the others also had startled expressions, confirming that it was real.

This injected hope into him.

Although they were suspicious, if it had to do with money, then it was possibly a legitimate transaction. It definitely wouldn’t be cheap, however.

Several people just felt relieved that there was an alternative. Benny smiled as he helped Rasso up from the floor. "Let’s go, I have a few gold… I can lend you some."

"I can, too," Kenny said, and so on.

Rasso looked at them in shock. Obviously, they were just exploring the possibility of his betrayal earlier.

Looking at him like this, Victor sighed, patting his shoulder. "You’re still our companion, after all."

Rasso’s eyes teared up, and he was drowned in a mix of guilt and gratitude. His body shook and he bent down a bit to make a slight bow.

"Thank you," he said. "So much."

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