After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 699

A blink later, they saw Luis had his sword raised, shielding against another man’s sword. What’s more? The blades were both on fire.

"OH? Same type, eh?" The man said, grinning as he showed off his yellow teeth. Luis almost barfed at his bad breath.

Fortunately, he managed to shakily maintain his defense as the man increased his power.

Swish!

Luis was pushed back further until his back hit a tree. The stranger grinned and increased his fire more, a little bloodthirsty, but paused when he felt a blade on his neck.

"I advise you to back off," Sammy said, pointing right at the man’s head. He added a wind element and the breeze made the man’s eyebrows rise.

"Eh…"

The three went on a standstill, with tension so palpable the bystanders could almost touch it.

The fighters were prepared to intervene and rescue at a moment’s notice while the civilians shivered in fear, thinking they made a mistake for coming on this journey.

Such a strong enemy was probably not alone, right? They wondered: Were they about to die?

Marco immediately stepped in front of his wife as she tried to hold back her sobs. If a fight happened, he was ready to pull his wife back. Whether or not they’d be heading towards safety, he couldn’t tell, but they certainly wouldn’t be collateral damage so early.

The others were also prepared to escape, though where exactly they should be heading in—they weren’t so certain.

They all watched in tension as the three elementalists maintained an equilibrium of sorts, though one that could explode the moment a little movement was made.

Even Sammy was tense and serious. This guy must have a higher level than him!!

Fortunately, nothing happened as a new voice emerged from the forest. "Stop it, Ero," he said, making the man frown but the bloodlust was indeed controlled a bit.

It made Sammy’s eyes narrowed but his attention refused to leave the other fire user.

On the other hand, the rest turned to see the source of the voice. A middle-aged man emerged from the forest with several people. The most notable was that he had a strong aura—relative to theirs, at least—and the people around him were not weak either.

It seemed like more than a handful were beyond level 20!

Who were these people? Were they from towns?

In the end, the man named Ero clicked his tongue before stepping back, looking a lot milder than he was a few seconds prior. "Yes, milord."

The Alterran guards did not soften and their weapons remained ready for an attack. It was just that the soldiers faltered a bit when they recognized who the leader was, as well as the couple of people around him.

They were acquaintances! And not the good kind!

Luis and Sammy shared a look, feeling a little heavy to the stomach, already thinking of how to handle this with minimal losses on their side.

Who were these people, you ask? It was people from Guia Village!

Not just people from Guia Village—this was pretty much the ruling party, right? Why were they here?!

The man seemed to have recognized them as well. "You seem familiar," he said. Though rather as an inquiry, it sounded more… irksome.

A few other men arrived behind him, immediately glaring. Someone was even gestured to attack at the sight of them. He was held back by his companions, who were also eager to lunge at them but were stopped by their Lord’s calm demeanor.

Sammy and Luis recognized these men as the unlucky few who happened to be fainted and left in the forest back when they were rescuing the goblins. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}

They spent a lot of money on those sleeping powders from Bart you know, they should be flattered!

Anyway, the two of them noticed that these people had huge scars on their faces, obviously made by beasts.

Uh-oh…