Chapter 1404: So Be It

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Rean then looked in the direction of the voice's origin, quickly seeing a group of people running in his direction.

"It's the City Lord's guards."

"Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"

"It's Captain Oem! Run!"

In just a few seconds, all the crowd dispersed, not daring to stay in this place anymore. Oem was known for going berserk when dealing with situations and would usually kill a lot of people. That also included people who had nothing to do with whatever was happening. He was also known for being one of the trusted subordinates of the new City Lord... well, as far as trust could be believed in this kind of place.

Falangia immediately warned Rean through a Divine Sense message about Oem. However, Rean didn't seem to care too much. "Is that so? It's fine, it's fine. Let's see what he has to say."

Gustin, of course, was delighted to see that. Regardless of how bad Oem's reputation was, that at least meant he had a chance at living.

Falangia was somewhat worried about Oem, though. The stories about him were plenty, and none had a happy ending. She also wanted to leave this place straight away. However, Rean was here as well. Usually, she wouldn't care about anyone, regardless of who it was. Still, for some reason, she finally felt like she could trust someone other than herself for once, so she gritted her teeth and stayed.

Rean shook his head as he replied, "I don't need anything from your City Lord." Rean then looked at Falangia and asked, "Should I deal with this guy, or do you want to do it yourself?"

Falangia was taken aback for a moment. "But... is it really okay to ignore the City Lord like this?"

Rean understood what Falangia was worried about, saying, "Oh, don't worry. I can guarantee that you won't suffer anything even after I leave this city."

Falangia sighed in relief after hearing that. "Th-Then I shall rely on your words." Even Falangia herself didn't believe she believed someone other than herself or her daughter. Nevertheless, she did just that.

Rean could make the guy suffer more than he could ever think was possible with Roan's Dark Element, and he planned on doing that. However, he decided that Rafatia's mother had to be the one to do that. He wasn't the type who liked to torture others either.

Falangia then put her hand on Gustin's head before Wind Element gathered. Gustin's cultivation was completely sealed by Rean's power, so he couldn't do anything but just watch. After some time, Falangia conjured several wind blades that began to cut through Gustin's head little by little. The worst thing was that he couldn't even scream due to Rean's power pinning him down.

Only after a few minutes did Gustin stop convulsing as his body fell to the ground. Falangia had killed many people in the past, and she didn't feel anything about it. After all, it was a norm in a place like this. However, she really enjoyed this one.

Oem's subordinates saw how Oem didn't do anything, proving that the white-haired man in front of them was definitely much stronger. With that being said, since Oem didn't make a move, they didn't even dare to speak.

Oem then sighed and shook his head, muttering inwardly, 'Gaius, I did what I could. This guy is your problem now.'

Oem then looked at Rean and shrugged his shoulders after that. "Well, since there's no way around it, I can only say it was Gustin's bad luck. Until some other day, friend."

Rean didn't stop Oem as his group left, though.. 'So be it.'