End Online: Volume 4 by D. Wolfin

Author:D. Wolfin [Wolfin, D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, game, Romance, litRPG, Virtual Reality, mmo
Amazon: B014JJL3HQ
Publisher: D. Wolfin
Published: 2015-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24 – Gladiator of the Colosseum!

-Fen-

After walking for most of the day, Lost and I leave the city through the north gate. The evening sun causes the shadows of large hills to blanket the area around us by the time we finally leave the expanse outside Swordbreak.

Unclear about where we should be heading, we move in a generally northern direction. The whole time we keep an eye on the surroundings for the area that the man at the gate had described. Progress would have been much faster if we knew exactly where we needed to be, but the directions we received were simply too vague.

Just before the sun sets, a group of people approach us. There are six in total, walking with their backs slumped and their thumbs tucked into their belts. They smell of dirt and filth and don’t seem particularly interesting to me.

As they stand in front of us, a few of them lift their chins up to stare at Lost down their noses. They also turn to greedily stare at me, their eyes flashing with desire. I’m not entirely sure why, but seeing that makes me feel disgusted and angry.

“Hey, buddy. Do ya know about the new tax to pass through this mountain?” The man in front asks Lost.

“Excuse me?” Lost’s face darkens as he replies.

“Didn’t ya hear me? There’s a new tax to pass through this mountain. Just hand over all yer gold, and ya can be on yer way.”

Lost stares incredulously at the player, not knowing how to reply for a moment.

“How the hell is that even a tax?! A tax is when you have a set fee, usually a ridiculous amount, and charge each person that. What you’re describing is just plain robbery!”

“Don’t mess with me, man. Yer in for a world of hurt if ya don’t do as I say. So ya wanna set amount? Yer a first time customer so I’ll take it easy on ya. Hand over a measly thousand gold, and yer free to go.”

“How could I possibly have that much?”

The man doesn’t make any immediate moves and maintains a calm face, but he and his friends send glances of lust in my direction.

“Such as shame. Well, ya seem like a good guy so we’ll cut ya a break.”

He goes to move closer and put a hand on Lost’s shoulder, but Lost takes a step back and avoids the hand before I can send a shard of ice through it. I normally wouldn’t act that way to someone just trying to grab Lost, but these people have an incredibly hostile aura about them.

“I suppose we should just be on our way then.”

“Ah, just one thing before ya leave us here. As ya know, we’re turning a blind eye and letting ya go cause ya seem like a good guy. But, the thing is, a good guy would probably leave his girl with us as a sign of gratitude.”

The six men suddenly surround us and close in to form a tight ring with their bodies.

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