Immortal Creed

Bang!

The Shop Assistant stomped on the shop floor, charging towards Liens like a bullet.

The advantage of short-range weapons lay in close-quarters combat, so he had intended to get close to Liens from the start, but was forced back.

Seeing that negotiation was futile, he could only rely on his speed advantage to approach Liens again.

In response to the Shop Assistant's charge, Liens swung his sword.

The silver gleam, born of reflection, descended upon the charging figure with an all-cleaving posture.

The Shop Assistant changed his movement, sidestepping to dodge the longsword.

However, due to his body's inertia, his movements during the charge showed signs of a slight pause.

Before he could adjust, another of Liens's slashes came at him.

Seeing this, he could only temporarily abandon the idea of closing in, dodging the attack, and then circling Liens, beginning a mobile assault.

The Shop Assistant jumped around Liens, like a nimble rabbit.

He circled Liens, launching an attack whenever he entered Liens's blind spot.

Clang, clang, clang...

Liens moved within a small range, constantly parrying the dagger attacks from all around him, while occasionally swinging his sword in response.

Although he was occasionally scratched, with blood flowing, Liens's expression remained unchanged, seemingly showing no signs of being at a disadvantage.

In fact, he did not believe he was at a disadvantage; on the contrary, he believed his victory was already destined.

"Another fellow with a good physique but lacking in technique."

Liens thought to himself.

Compared to Adonis, this opponent was faster, but his strength was considerably weaker, essentially not much different from a "normal person."

Of course, "normal person" here referred to Liens himself.

Liens did not believe his strength exceeded that of a normal person by much; he was still within the range of a normal person.

And since the Shop Assistant's strength did not exceed his, it meant he also belonged to the category of a normal person.

And, like Adonis, the Shop Assistant in front of him also had not reached the same level as "Sword Style" in terms of technique.

Even "Sword Tendency" was a bit of a stretch.

His body movements when wielding his weapon showed a noticeable stiffness.

It was only because his speed was so fast that this stiffness was almost fleeting, difficult to detect, as if it did not exist.

However, through continuous combat and precise observation, Liens still managed to catch the opponent's weakness.

Therefore, as time went on, Liens dealt with the surrounding attacks with increasing ease, while the Shop Assistant dodged his attacks with increasing peril.

His clothes were constantly grazed by Liens's longsword, with rags continuously falling off, making him look like a beggar's outfit.

Finally...

A cold gleam shot through at extreme speed.

Liens seized the momentary stiffness in the Shop Assistant's movements, piercing his right shoulder with a sword, pinning him to the counter.

"Ah!"

The Shop Assistant let out a thunderous shriek, echoing through the small space.

Liens silently pulled out his longsword and stepped on the Shop Assistant's other arm, forcing him to release the dagger in his hand.

"Ah!"

Liens's stomp was not light; it directly made the Shop Assistant experience the pain of broken bones, causing him to let out another scream.

Then Liens placed the blood-stained longsword against the Shop Assistant's neck and calmly said, "Now, can I use your life to pay for the information?"

"Heh... heh, customer, cough cough... of course, the customer has that right."

"For a strong one like you, our shop will naturally give you the greatest discounts and services."

"May I ask, what information about the 'God of Absolute Fairness' do you wish to know?"

The Shop Assistant coughed a few times while gasping for breath, enduring the pain to force a smile in response to Liens.

"Just tell me everything you know; I will discern what information I need myself."

Liens said indifferently.

"I wonder how well the customer knows history? Do you know about the War of the Gods over a thousand years ago?"

Liens frowned, not responding.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, you just need to know that the 'God of Absolute Fairness' was one of the gods at that time."

"He is an ancient god, not an evil god, much less an evil demon."

"His philosophy is to create a world where all races coexist equally, and where there is equality between people of different classes."

"As for the power of a god, a mortal like me naturally cannot know, but I imagine if a god willed it, killing us would be as simple as crushing an ant."

The Shop Assistant stopped speaking here.

"That's it? This hardly justifies the starting price of 100 gold coins."

"Moreover, you seem to be saying only good things... Alright, I probably understand your stance."

"From the beginning, you never intended to tell me about the 'God of Absolute Fairness,' did you?"

"Alright... then I'll ask another question."

"I hope you won't give an irrelevant answer to this question as well."

Liens looked coldly at the Shop Assistant.

"How do you undo the contract that binds the Glenbagen Family's Dark Guards?"

After realizing the Shop Assistant's identity, Liens asked him the question he had always been concerned about, hoping he could give him a good answer.

Upon hearing this, the Shop Assistant looked at Liens in surprise, even temporarily ignoring the pain in his body.

"I didn't expect the customer to have such thoughts."

"Actually, the method to undo that contract of the Glenbagen Family is very simple: you just need to receive the gaze of a god."

"With a god's status, they naturally would not allow their followers to be bound by such a contract."

"However, becoming a true priest of the church is not a simple matter."

"So... the customer might consider other options."

The Shop Assistant looked at Liens expectantly, his words laced with temptation.

"Is there nothing else? Just this, and my sword won't spare you."

Liens ignored the Shop Assistant's temptation and continued to press.

The Shop Assistant fell silent, but feeling the slight pain from his neck, he continued to speak.

"Once you become an Extraordinary One, the Glenbagen Family's contract will no longer be able to bind you."

"Other than that, either a powerful enough Extraordinary One personally helps you undo the contract, or you obediently beg someone from the Glenbagen Family to help you undo it."

The smile was gone from the Shop Assistant's face, and his tone was no longer polite; he calmly answered Liens's request.

"An Extraordinary One, huh... It always comes back to this. Do you have any Elemental Baptism Potion here?"

Liens asked the Shop Assistant, who was sitting on the ground.

The Shop Assistant remained silent, not responding.

"It seems you either don't have it or don't want to give it... Are those people outside here to deal with the disturbance?"

"It really is as you said, you're a 'legitimate business' after all."

Liens remarked, looking at the armored guards who had arrived late.