The Devil's Cage

"Hilton? He is a high-ranker that"s skilled in Strength . He has his own faction as well but not a big one . Around five to six common veterans, nothing to worry about . You noticed him because of the battle with Ghost Claw before? Don"t worry, he and I are the same type of people, we love to watch things happen," J . Pearlman said .

Kieran nodded without commenting further .

It was the truth that the high-ranker named Hilton only managed a small faction but it was also highly possible that he showed killing intent to KIeran .

Kieran hac absolute confidence in his own Intuition, he would never be wrong about his hunches .

"What"s Hilton"s faction called?" Kieran asked .

"The Burning Bottle," J . Pearlman answered .

Then, the topic switched and he started to rope in Kieran in a obvious manner .

"Hilton has quite the name among the veterans but for a high-ranker like you, they are not enough, let alone for us Freedom Alliance . "

"Each of the members of Freedom Alliance is a high-ranker and our casual system doesn"t set too many rules on members . All of us like to help out each other, not just trading equipment and items, we even party up to clear dungeons…"

While J . Pearlman was promoting his organization relentlessly, Rachel took up her wine gla.s.s and was looking at Fisherman with a spurious smile behind her blurred face .

The female inn owner knew what exactly Fisherman was going after . In fact, when Kieran asked her about Fisherman, she knew what the elder wanted to achieve .

Flame Emperor, Fiery Tyrant, Flaming Devil!

Even though J . Pearlman"s words were a little extravagant, those three t.i.tles had started to spread among the high-rankers .

A couple of small groups of high-rankers showed interest at Kieran right away .

After all, a Chosen One high-ranker was not always easy to come by .

More so, Kieran has displayed substantial fighting capabilities, he was not like the other Chosen Ones who were still growing and needed a bigger investment .

Once Kieran joined a certain group, the group would have a sudden jump in battle power, as long as the leaders of the group weren"t idiots, they would know what to do .

However, Rachel knew it wasn"t that easy to persuade Kieran .

The female inn owner had a rather deep experience with Kieran"s vigilant and somewhat doubtful character . Under such circ.u.mstances, unless Kieran were to come across another idiot like Lawless, all the other high-rankers were wasting their efforts trying to rope him in .

Rachel didn"t care about the conversation after that .

Until J . Pearlman went off, she brought Kieran a low alcohol honeymead .

"On the house . So how was the talk?"

She placed the honeymead in front of Kieran and picked up another empty wine gla.s.s, wiping it before she asked .

"So so . " Kieran replied as he took the honeymead .

"Fisherman is quite a nice person," Rachel said .

Kieran didn"t disagree on that point .

Perhaps it was his age or maybe it was his character that drove his motives, J . Pearlman maintained his manners and kind appearnce despite Kieran rejecting his offer .

While he left, J . Pearlman even invited Kieran to fish sometimes but it didn"t mean Kieran would join Freedom Alliance .

True, like J . Pearlman said, after Kieran joined an organization, he would have access to all kinds of conveniences but at the same time he would be bound by a certain level of duties .

Kieran who chose the path of a lone-wolf in the first place would never tie himself down, even though J . Pearlman was being explicite that Freedom Alliance was a casual organization without too many of rules, nothing would change .

Not too many didn"t mean no and as for the convenience he mentioned?

Kieran never had to worry about equipment and items .

The female inn owner in front him was a high-ranker as well and Kieran believed each gathering they held in the inn wasn"t just for food and drinks .

Compared to a stranger, Kieran was more willing to trust someone he was familiar with, especially this particular someone that had an unusual relations.h.i.+p with Lawless .

The help in a party dungeon?

Kieran would beg to be excused for that particular point . It was enough for Kieran since he had partied with strangers once before .

"Can you talk to me about the Burning Bottle and this Hilton?" Kieran asked while lifting his gla.s.s .

Even though he had gotten quite a lot of information from J . Pearlman, he didn"t mind knowing more .

A high-ranker that he came across for the first time yet held killing intent toward him wasn"t something normal .

One needed to know even Ghost Claw Ca.s.swell who came after Kieran for the bounty only had slightly denser malicious intent .

"There"s nothing to talk about with Burning Bottle, everyone would hug and help each other but Hilton, Hilton is not that simple . You can consider him to be apart of the earlier batch that entered the game . That being said, while he was acting quite normal in front of everyone, whether it was benefits, buying equipment and items, he was just like any other common player . "

"Then soon enough, those players who performed better than him or had more talents than him went missing but this Hilton grew from a newbie to an experienced player, to a veteran and eventually entered the Advanced Ranks"

"And after he joined the Advanced Ranks, he had gotten more mysterious . We didn"t see him anymore within our small groups but he established his own and roped in some decent newbies . If the number of players in his group weren"t too little, I"d really think that guy was up to something bad . "

Rachel said slowly as she cleaned the wine gla.s.ses .

While listening to Rachel"s story, Kieran sipped a mouth of honeymead, savouring the sweetness of his drink—he smirked slightly .

Sweetness always made a man feel happy, even Kieran .

After another bigger gulp, Kieran squinted his eyes in a pleasant way .

"It"s a first for me to see someone enjoying honey water to this extent! Are you sure you don"t want to try the c.o.c.ktail that I mixed myself? Or you should really try the real honeymead . When alcohol and honey are combined together, you can"t help but want more," Rachel said with a smile when she saw Kieran"s expression .

"This will be enough . At least drinking this lesser version allowed me to clearly a.n.a.lyzed Hilton"s secrets and motives . If I was drinking what you recommend, I might have pa.s.sed out right away . "

Kieran didn"t conceal his weakness to alcohol .

"You little b.a.s.t.a.r.d really, you look a lot like someone I knew!" Rachel exclaimed .

Then, she looked behind Kieran, waving and said "Blacksmith, here . "

"Give me a gla.s.s of Ice Lake!"

Blacksmith who was wearing a red mantle greeted Rachel before sitting beside Kieran .

"Hi, didn"t think I"d b.u.mp into you here . This round"s on me," Kieran turned around and looked at Blacksmith in surprise .

"Thanks but no thanks, I prefer to pay my own wine," Blacksmith said without even shaking her head .

Then, before Kieran said anything, she placed [Brutal Lightning Hand] that was embedded with the [Thunder Fall Stone] on the bar .

Kieran"s attention was instantly captured by the newly embedded [Brutal Lightning Hand] .. . . . Hilton? He is a high-ranker thats skilled in Strength . He has his own faction as well but not a big one . Around five to six common veterans, nothing to worry about . You noticed him because of the battle with Ghost Claw before? Dont worry, he and I are the same type of people, we love to watch things happen, J . Pearlman said . Kieran nodded without commenting further . It was the truth that the high-ranker named Hilton only managed a small faction but it was also highly possible that he showed killing intent to KIeran . Kieran hac absolute confidence in his own Intuition, he would never be wrong about his hunches . Whats Hiltons faction called? Kieran asked . The Burning Bottle, J . Pearlman answered . Then, the topic switched and he started to rope in Kieran in a obvious manner . Hilton has quite the name among the veterans but for a high-ranker like you, they are not enough, let alone for us Freedom Alliance . Each of the members of Freedom Alliance is a high-ranker and our casual system doesnt set too many rules on members . All of us like to help out each other, not just trading equipment and items, we even party up to clear dungeons… While J . Pearlman was promoting his organization relentlessly, Rachel took up her wine gla.s.s and was looking at Fisherman with a spurious smile behind her blurred face . The female inn owner knew what exactly Fisherman was going after . In fact, when Kieran asked her about Fisherman, she knew what the elder wanted to achieve . . . Flame Emperor, Fiery Tyrant, Flaming Devil! Even though J . Pearlmans words were a little extravagant, those three t.i.tles had started to spread among the high-rankers . A couple of small groups of high-rankers showed interest at Kieran right away . After all, a Chosen One high-ranker was not always easy to come by . More so, Kieran has displayed substantial fighting capabilities, he was not like the other Chosen Ones who were still growing and needed a bigger investment . Once Kieran joined a certain group, the group would have a sudden jump in battle power, as long as the leaders of the group werent idiots, they would know what to do . However, Rachel knew it wasnt that easy to persuade Kieran . The female inn owner had a rather deep experience with Kierans vigilant and somewhat doubtful character . Under such circ.u.mstances, unless Kieran were to come across another idiot like Lawless, all the other high-rankers were wasting their efforts trying to rope him in . Rachel didnt care about the conversation after that . Until J . Pearlman went off, she brought Kieran a low alcohol honeymead . On the house . So how was the talk? She placed the honeymead in front of Kieran and picked up another empty wine gla.s.s, wiping it before she asked . . . So so . Kieran replied as he took the honeymead . Fisherman is quite a nice person, Rachel said . Kieran didnt disagree on that point . Perhaps it was his age or maybe it was his character that drove his motives, J . Pearlman maintained his manners and kind appearnce despite Kieran rejecting his offer . While he left, J . Pearlman even invited Kieran to fish sometimes but it didnt mean Kieran would join Freedom Alliance . True, like J . Pearlman said, after Kieran joined an organization, he would have access to all kinds of conveniences but at the same time he would be bound by a certain level of duties . Kieran who chose the path of a lone-wolf in the first place would never tie himself down, even though J . Pearlman was being explicite that Freedom Alliance was a casual organization without too many of rules, nothing would change . Not too many didnt mean no and as for the convenience he mentioned? Kieran never had to worry about equipment and items . The female inn owner in front him was a high-ranker as well and Kieran believed each gathering they held in the inn wasnt just for food and drinks . Compared to a stranger, Kieran was more willing to trust someone he was familiar with, especially this particular someone that had an unusual relations.h.i.+p with Lawless . The help in a party dungeon? Kieran would beg to be excused for that particular point . It was enough for Kieran since he had partied with strangers once before . Can you talk to me about the Burning Bottle and this Hilton? Kieran asked while lifting his gla.s.s . Even though he had gotten quite a lot of information from J . Pearlman, he didnt mind knowing more . A high-ranker that he came across for the first time yet held killing intent toward him wasnt something normal . One needed to know even Ghost Claw Ca.s.swell who came after Kieran for the bounty only had slightly denser malicious intent . Theres nothing to talk about with Burning Bottle, everyone would hug and help each other but Hilton, Hilton is not that simple . You can consider him to be apart of the earlier batch that entered the game . That being said, while he was acting quite normal in front of everyone, whether it was benefits, buying equipment and items, he was just like any other common player . Then soon enough, those players who performed better than him or had more talents than him went missing but this Hilton grew from a newbie to an experienced player, to a veteran and eventually entered the Advanced Ranks And after he joined the Advanced Ranks, he had gotten more mysterious . We didnt see him anymore within our small groups but he established his own and roped in some decent newbies . If the number of players in his group werent too little, Id really think that guy was up to something bad . Rachel said slowly as she cleaned the wine gla.s.ses . While listening to Rachels story, Kieran sipped a mouth of honeymead, savouring the sweetness of his drink—he smirked slightly . Sweetness always made a man feel happy, even Kieran . After another bigger gulp, Kieran squinted his eyes in a pleasant way . Its a first for me to see someone enjoying honey water to this extent! Are you sure you dont want to try the c.o.c.ktail that I mixed myself? Or you should really try the real honeymead . When alcohol and honey are combined together, you cant help but want more, Rachel said with a smile when she saw Kierans expression . This will be enough . At least drinking this lesser version allowed me to clearly a.n.a.lyzed Hiltons secrets and motives . If I was drinking what you recommend, I might have pa.s.sed out right away . Kieran didnt conceal his weakness to alcohol . You little b.a.s.t.a.r.d really, you look a lot like someone I knew! Rachel exclaimed . Then, she looked behind Kieran, waving and said Blacksmith, here . Give me a gla.s.s of Ice Lake! Blacksmith who was wearing a red mantle greeted Rachel before sitting beside Kieran . Hi, didnt think Id b.u.mp into you here . This rounds on me, Kieran turned around and looked at Blacksmith in surprise . Thanks but no thanks, I prefer to pay my own wine, Blacksmith said without even shaking her head . Then, before Kieran said anything, she placed [Brutal Lightning Hand] that was embedded with the [Thunder Fall Stone] on the bar . Kierans attention was instantly captured by the newly embedded [Brutal Lightning Hand] .