Chapter 121: The Price of the Veil
Meanwhile, while the two soldiers were still talking to one another, the subject of their conversation was already walking briskly out of sight. He made sure to walk fast, but not so fast that it was suspicious.
Those who were looking at him had just seen him with the soldiers and concluded that he was just trying to get as far away from them as possible. A very understandable reaction, since everyone there knew about the actions of the soldiers.
The incident was quickly forgotten as people continued going about their business. Meanwhile, the man in question, after he had retreated a sufficient distance away, slowed his pace. His steps were now lighter and smoother. His posture straightened a bit as he quickly started making his way back to the city.
A faint smirk tugged on his lips as he had successfully accomplished his goal. Who was this mysterious man? Of course, it was Adrian. He had just successively deceived everyone there.
And it was all thanks to the Veil of a Hundred Shadows. The bamboo hat on his head was actually the Soul rank artifact. The appearance of the middle-aged man was just one of the appearances that he could use with the help of the artifact.
With it, he had been able to appear as a middle-aged man who was in the initial stage of the Golden Core realm. When he first tried it out, he was surprised by the result. It wasn’t just a simple illusion. Everything about him was transformed, turning him into a completely different person.
Even his body structure seemingly morphed, making the disguise seem even more genuine. While his original body was still the same, to others, he appeared to have grown a bit taller and become much bulkier than before.
The disguise could be said to be perfect. And this was with Adrian only able to use the bare minimum abilities of the Veil of a hundred shadows. He could only imagine how formidable the Hundred-faced thief had been with such an artifact in his possession.
Only those who were much stronger than him or had incredibly powerful souls would have been able to tell that something was off with the individual in front of them, but how would the Hundred-faced thief make such a mistake? He would likely have multiple plans for emergencies, making sure he was never caught.