Chapter 21 - 21

Criminal Gang 21: 21.

Criminal Gang The carriage shook just as it had when Fisher was still present, only this time, there was no tall figure of a human man in front of the carriage compartment.

Instead, there was a Spider-man Species named Xi Ya holding two guns.

“Someone actually expanded the carriage to this extent?

Hey, little dragon, what does that human do?”

“Ooh…”

Xi Ya pressed her firearm against Lar’s head, causing her little face to turn pale with fright.

Ignoring the danger, Mier hugged the tiny Lar in his arms, using his body to block the gun’s barrel.

“Don’t move her!”

“Tsk…

You’re meant to be sold for money, so how could I harm you?

Moreover, to encounter a maturing Dragon-man Species, that’s indeed lucky.”

She looked at the weak-looking Rafael sitting at the edge of the steps, smiling, “Though it’s not maturing within your tribe, the quality might be a bit off, but humans won’t know the difference…

Let’s see what treasures might be inside.”

She opened the first door to the left, revealing Fisher’s room.

She glanced at the books inside and then opened the drawer in front of his desk.

Inside the topmost drawer was a men’s genuine leather wallet.

Xi Ya unbuckled the wallet and counted the coins inside, only to find it barely amounted to a few thousand Narliou.

Having robbed often, she was, of course, familiar with human society’s currency — the Narliou paper tickets called “Narliou,” Schwali’s red paper tickets named “Vali Gold,” and Kado’s called “Holy Maiden Coin.”

To the Demi-humans, these were merely numbers, vaguely remembering their respective values was sufficient.

She pouted, saying,

“Turns out he’s a pauper.

Oh well, who knows how much these books might sell for.”

Meanwhile, outside, Rafael took advantage of the moment the other was searching the carriage and quietly called Fasher over.

Pulling back her garment, he saw the bright Slave mark on her chest, indicating that Fisher was not yet dead.

For some reason, Rafael actually felt relieved, but then immediately felt it was akin to a terribly unfilial act, retracting his previous expression.

The massive Spider Lady made the interior of the carriage extremely cramped, particularly when she entered the changing room to search for items.

Her colossal arachnid body remained outside, terrifying Lar significantly, who dared only bury her face in Mier’s chest.

“Clothes…clothes…

nothing but clothes…

Ha, clearly there are women’s clothes here, but they’re not for Dragon people, are they…

Kree, come take a look.”

At the door, Kree drifted over, her eyes drawn to the deep purple women’s garment hanging on the rack in Xi Ya’s hand.

It was a complete set of clothing, resembling human-style tunics paired with light white silk fabric and looked exceedingly expensive, complimented by a floral hat and a beautiful purple long skirt.

A blush came over Kree’s face, the beautiful long skirt catching her eye.

The design of the clothing suited her tastes, so she turned to Xi Ya and said,

“This one’s mine.”

“Ha?

Didn’t I find it?”

All of Xi Ya’s eyes turned towards her, only to be met with a glare from one of Kree’s eyes,

“Can you even wear it?”

She also glanced at the large arachnid body below Xi Ya.

Xi Ya opened her mouth and, resigning to her fate, tossed the garment to Kree before diving back into the changing room, intent on finding any hidden human treasures.

Kree caught the dress, but it suddenly heated up, reaching a temperature as hot as lava that even burned her ethereal hands, leaving wounds.

Rings of purple Light Halos appeared above the garment, and then unfamiliar text emerged,

“If anyone other than Fisher approaches this garment, they will receive my curse.

This is the only warning, and please inform Fisher that I am aware of this.”

The purple text gradually dispersed, and curiously, Kree felt the room’s temperature drop slightly.

Watching the wounds on her ethereal hands, Kree sensibly refrained from touching the dropped garment again.

Even a fool could tell the garment was enchanted with Magic, and taking it recklessly could lead to more severe injuries.

“This dress has Magic; don’t touch it.”

Kree spoke calmly, making Xi Ya look at her with a touch of schadenfreude, seemingly in revenge for her spider body not being able to wear it.

The third room belonged to Dragon-man Lady, naturally having nothing of value.

Xi Ya thought to open the fourth room but found it locked.

Xi Ya pulled out her gun, aiming at the lock, but Kree stopped her,

“Don’t be reckless, you fool…

There’s Space Magic arranged inside the carriage, and if you damage the Array, we could all be crushed inside.”

Xi Ya pouted,

“Fine, fine, fine, you’re the experienced one, we’ll listen to you…but that human was really poor, wasn’t he?

He had nothing valuable…”

Little did they know, this was all of Fisher’s belongings.

“This carriage and those few Dragon-men are already a decent profit.

Selling these items to humans could earn quite a bit.”

Kree floated to the front of the carriage, seemingly at her destination.

She gently pulled on the reins, bringing the galloping horse to a stop.

Darkness surrounded them on all sides; other than the wilderness, there seemed nothing of note.

However, soon after Kree spoke a few words into the void, the ground in front of them suddenly collapsed into a slope, revealing a brightly lit cave inside.

“Ha, finally home.”

Xi Ya felt uncomfortable in the cramped carriage, so she got out first and led the horses.

Rafael leaned against the side of the door, looking towards the cave they were entering.

Down from the slope, the tunnel expanded into a surprisingly large space.

The first thing in sight was a hall lined with stone walls storing various items.

There were human firearms, drugs, coins, and gold.

On one side of the hall, there was a simple cell.

Rafael saw a few humans peering out; seeing the massive Spider Lady dragging stuff inside, they disappointedly sat back down in the cell.

Were these guys robbing humans around here?

“Any valuable stuff?”

From another tunnel came a petite girl covered in dirt, trailing a long, hard tail reminiscent of a pangolin’s tail; her hands were disproportionately large compared to the rest of her body, perfect for chiseling rocks and digging through soil.

, a type of cave-dwelling demi-human that inhabited the mountains.

Rafael, living in that region, had never seen one of this species in person before; she’d only read about them in tribal records.

Today was her first encounter with an actual Mountain Armor Species, though she hadn’t expected it under these circumstances.

“No valuables, just a few Dragon-men and a carriage engraved with some magic – can’t say it’s a loss…

Remember to contact that human tomorrow and ask if he wants these.”

“Why do I have to go again?

I have to dig!”

“Dig, dig, dig, you’re always digging!

Can’t you take a day off?!”

“I wouldn’t have to dig if you guys didn’t need somewhere to live!

Xi Ya, I said I’m not going!”

“How do you expect me to, looking like this, go meet with humans in the city?”

Hidden from view inside the carriage, they could only hear the fierce argument between the two demi-humans.

Lar glanced outside, then popped his head out of Mier’s embrace to look at Rafael,

“Lord Raphael…

I’m a bit scared..”

“It’s okay, Fisher is still alive.”

If Rafael’s body hadn’t been so weak, she would have insisted on taking them out herself…

But she didn’t know why, mentioning that the human was still alive felt like relying on him. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

No, not relying, just…

Her current state was not good, and that human was so strong, these hoodlums were no match for him.

If she were older, she was confident she could defeat that guy.

So it wasn’t about relying on him, it was just a temporary measure for now, believing in him because that human wouldn’t let them just walk away.

That was it.

That’s what Rafael thought as she looked up, only to find a ghostly figure watching them emotionlessly,

“Even if that human is still alive, he won’t be able to save you.

Give it up, and get off the carriage now.”

Humans wouldn’t likely send soldiers from within the city walls to help; they understood very well the attitudes of nearby human cities.

They wouldn’t venture easily into the wilderness.

If they did, they would sell that information to the goblins in the north.

Those fools harbored a strong grudge against the humans hiding behind the city walls.

And if it were just that one human…

Heh, if he dared come, they’d make him give back the life he barely hung onto.

In the night’s fog, Fisher slowly walked to the river’s edge, placing the hat he’d dropped avoiding gunfire back on his head.

He picked up his hand-cane, looked toward a certain direction in the darkness, and then walked towards it, slowly disappearing into the night’s fog.