Chapter 1030: Section 657: The Madness of the Year 2000 and Beyond (Part 1)_2
A piercing scream tore through the air, prompting the few remaining people who could still move to rush into the crowd.
Malin understood what that scream meant—it was the same tone and pronunciation as the pirates from earlier this morning. Apparently, it was just another way of saying "run for your lives."
He reached out to catch a falling kitten, and with a quick flick of his small hand, the wallets of the few guys lying sprawled on the ground floated into Malin’s grasp. Using his spiritual energy, he rifled through them, pulled out what seemed to be paper money, and casually tossed the wallets back onto their owners’ faces.
As Malin walked away with the kitten in tow, the crowd parted to make way for him. He noticed a small goat-person in the crowd and, after a moment of thought, greeted the little fellow in their native tongue.
The goat-person froze, clearly shocked that this cold-blooded killer could speak their mother language.
After Malin made it clear he wanted the kid to lead him to the Thanan settlement, the little goat readily pounded his chest and assured him it was no problem.
See, that’s the Thanan for you—still the same after eight hundred years, and unchanged even two thousand years later.
With this thought, Malin reached out, summoning two large golden chains from the necks of the fallen men nearby—one flew over independently, while the other dragged its wearer along for the ride.
Holy hell, steel chains? You’re really carrying this thing around without worrying it’ll crush you?
Malin inspected the massive golden chain, pinching it to confirm the fake material before slapping the wearer hard enough to send him collapsing to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
He tossed the genuine golden chain to the goat-person as a reward, causing the kid’s steps to lighten considerably as he led the way. Perhaps thinking Malin wasn’t local, but someone from the Western Human World heading to the Thanan enclave, and considering his appearance, the goat-boy started speaking fluent Thainan official dialect—surprisingly free of errors, except for a slight regional accent.