Chapter 113: I Cannot Take This
Leo continued attacking the monsters until there weren’t any nearby, but the cold air was making him shiver. He quickly returned to the barrier, where the warmth made him sigh in relief and the adventurers cheered.
As he landed outside his tent, Richard and a group of men appeared alongside him. The older man spoke in a jovial voice, ’’I must admit your power still amazes me, Leo. The empire is lucky they summoned you.’’
’’Yes they are,’’ he answered.
Richard nodded. ’’We will be moving toward the Deathcore Castle in the passage. Perhaps you’d like to stick with us during the journey?’’
Leo looked at the man before responding with a knowing expression, ’’I want triple what the adventurers are getting paid.’’
When the group of merchants heard this, a younger woman stepped forward with a disgusted look on her face. ’’Aren’t you a hero? Aren’t you meant to defend us?’’
He started laughing as she finished speaking, causing them to look at him like he was a swindler, ’’I’m only killing them to level up.’’
’’Yes, I believe we can pay you that,’’ Richard interjected, to calm things down. ’’We have to travel through the Death Swamp before reaching the northern settlements and each of you knows how dangerous that is.’’
Leo watched the other merchants reluctantly nod as the older man continued, ’’It’s winter, which means the Dark Ones will be lingering on the journey and any adventurer we find in Northwood won’t stand up to the hero here.’’
’He’s trying his best to keep me here,’ he thought before catching sight of a green-haired young woman staring at him.
Without thinking, Leo turned his gaze toward her, which made the woman’s cheeks turn red. ’I wonder if that’s why? She looks like a female version of Richard.’