Chapter 14
In a deserted corner of the slums, a man pointed his knife at me.
He was in his mid-thirties. With a medium build, average height, brown hair and brown eyes, he looked like a man that could easily be overlooked in the streets. The moment I saw his manly grin and felt his killing intent, I activated Body Strengthening at full power and began to run.
The man’s Stealth skill was several levels above mine. There was probably an incomparable difference in terms of combat ability. So I abandoned fighting and hiding, deciding to flee with all my might.
The hole leading out of the town couldn’t be passed by grown men. I thought I could escape if I went in there, so I dashed forth without a second glance, when I heard the sound of something slicing through the air and a sharp blade passed by me, grazing me a little.
“Oi, oi, don’t run away.”
“…”
Cold sweat ran down my back as the man’s killing intent was slowly seeping out.
He’s playing around with me… There was enough of a difference in ability between me and the man to allow him to do so.
This man wasn’t just a simple thief. I had no opening to use an Appraisal Crystal, but I felt a different type of “pressure”, not as strong as Feld’s, but close to it.
Will I manage to escape from this man? Still, it’s far better than choosing to fight. The moment I decided that, I started to run, and the man immediately followed me.
But that was because the man underestimated me as just a child and let his guard down. Otherwise he would have thrown a blade at my back and that would have been the end of it.
Woosh!