MMORPG: Rebirth of the Mortal Online - Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Temptation
Drip, drip.

The water leaked from the wooden ceiling and splashed on the dirty floor below, right beside a chair, where a person was tied up.

Henry, his mouth clogged, struggled against the ropes that were binding his wrists and ankles.

Shura dragged a chair behind her and took a seat in front and only received a hateful glare from Henry.

“Brighten up that darned lantern, will you?” Shura turned her head to an axe-wielding man standing in the corner.

He took out a box of matchsticks, went to the lantern by one of the pillars holding up the ceiling, and proceeded to light it up.

A better, brighter light filled the room.

“Henry, Henry, Henry~” Shura shook her head and touched at the dirty rag that was covering Henry’s mouth. “Before I remove this, please keep your words pure and honest.”

Henry scoffed and his gaze hardened, but he knew he had no choice but to comply, so he nodded.

Shura removed the dirty rag.

“Bitch,” Henry said.

“What did I say?” Shura blocked his mouth immediately after, a look of disappointment in her face. “Keep your words pure and honest.”

She again removed the dirty rag from his mouth.

“I was honest, wasn’t I?” Henry sarcastically said.

“A comedian, are you now?” Shura tossed the dirty rag away and crossed her long, smooth legs over. “What happened to you, Henry? You’re just a common thief now.”

“I am far from a common thief.” Henry said. “None of you guys would’ve been able to catch him. You guys had to hire someone who clearly isn’t part of your small circle!”

“What do you mean?” Shura raised an eyebrow.

“That guy who caught me.” Henry said. “How much did it cost to hire someone of his caliber?”

“I think you have misunderstood.” Shura said with a smile. “He just came here today, took a random quest off the board, and caught you. We haven’t hired anyone.”

“So who is he then?” Henry asked. “Some powerful mercenary who was bored? Otherwise, why would he have come to this dirty and run-down tavern?”

“Does the name Adam Palestar ring a bell?” Shura asked.

“That S-ranker?” Henry frowned. “What about him?”

“That was him.”

“That’s impossible!” Henry screamed. “I’ve seen his picture. They look nothing alike, and he is only a 1-year old rookie. There’s no way he is this powerful already!”

“He is, believe it or not.” Shura giggled. “You haven’t denied that you’re indeed the thief we’ve been searching for.”

“I am not denying it; that’s me!” Henry screamed. “And, when I’ll be freed from that dirty prison, I’ll do it again!”

“Prison?” Shura giggled. “Oh, boy, you’re not going to prison.”

“What?” Henry frowned.

At that moment, the axe-wielding man swung his axe, and it came crashing down towards Henry’s head.

Swoosh.

Henry got beheaded in executioner style.

The head dropped to the ground like an apple falling from a tree.

Shura lit up another cigarette and put it between her rosy lips.

“No one betrays my trust and gets to keep their head.”

…

Under the moon’s glow, Adam was leaning out of a window of his new room, staring at the stars above.

Ding, ding.

Then he heard some strange dinging noises coming from somewhere.

When he checked it out, he saw that there were messages from Serah. The message was mostly about cleaning his real-life room, which didn’t really need that much cleaning as he’d barely used it.

However, because of that, there might be some dust that needed to be taken care of.

After leaving the Eldertree Institute, he’d spent more time in the real world and less time in the virtual reality game he had been obsessed with.

While Serah was still as stern to him as before, he’d spent more time with Alice, and she always updated him on the newest news.

Apparently, his new technique of Speed Step became quite famous in the Arena Online circle’s, and everyone had been using it.

Because of that technique, Oath managed to win every match he played and reached number one rank worldwide for the first time ever.

However, after everyone got used to the Speed Step, the other top players caught to him, and it didn’t take long for him to lose the number one spot.

At that moment, the door of his room opened, and a young woman with her arms crossed stood in the doorway, a pout on her face as she tried to make herself look cute.

“Adam.”

Adam turned around, and he forced a smile—it was one of the hardest things he ever had to do.

“Amelia.” Adam tried for his voices to sound warm, but it was very hard to do. “Long time no see.”

“Hmph.” Amelia entered the room, her cheeks blushing and pink lipstick covering her lips.

She approached Adam and then put her arms wide, as if she were readying for a hug.

“A hug?” She said, trying to sound all cute and flirty. “I’ve been missing you.”

Adam accepted the hug and embraced her against his sturdy chest.

She, while being hugged, thought it would be disgusting, but when she felt his powerful chest, her cheeks had a genuine blush.

The previous blush was the work of a make-up artist to make her look like she was blushing naturally.

‘He has changed.’ With a blush, she placed her cheek on his chest and felt his powerful heartbeat.

Ba-dump.

Ba-dump.

‘I actually don’t mind this. It feels… right. A handsome, powerful, and wealthy man needs someone like me on his side. We’re destined to be together.’

While she couldn’t see his expression, Adam’s smile had vanished, and he was looking blankly ahead at the air. He felt like he was trapped in a nightmare that he couldn’t wake up from.

She then pushed her soft chest against his chest and lowered her hand down to teasingly touch his genital area.

“Adam, should we?” She whispered in his ear, her hot breath tickling his skin.

She was very beautiful indeed, and any other young man would already be undressing. It was very hard to fight against the desire.

Adam felt his willpower weaken, but he then moved her hand away and took a step back.

“Eh?” Amelia looked up at him, puzzled.

‘Don’t antagonize her. I’ll still need her to think that I like her so that my revenge hurts her more.’

Adam sat on his bed and loosened his collar, looking like he had difficulties breathing.

“Are you sure, Amelia?” He asked while making his words sound shy. “Why so suddenly?”

She smiled, leaned closer to him, and placed her hands beside his legs, whispering softly in his ear.

“Because I can’t stop thinking about you~”

She then planted a few kisses on his neck and continued to sit down on his lap while her arms wrapped around his shoulders.

‘What the fuck can I do?’ Adam thought to himself while feeling her wet lips pressing against his skin.

‘Do I really have to embrace her? I would rather do it with a cave dwarf!’

She then started touching his shirt, wanting to remove it completely.

When he started thinking that there was nothing he could do, one of his windows suddenly shattered and a rock, which seemed to have broken the window, landed on the floor.

“Kyaa!” Amelia hid behind Adam and looked at the broken window. “Someone broke the window?”

“I’ll go check it out.” Adam, finding a way of salvation, walked over to the window.

“Wait, don’t go!” Amelia shouted, trying to grab him by the arm, but missed. “It must be some little kid’s prank. Let’s continue what we were doing!”

“No one can disrespect Crimson Hounds and get away with it. I’ll find the culprit!”

Without staying behind, Adam opened the broken windows and jumped out, ignoring the fact that they were on the highest floor.

The door then swung open again, and some Crimson Hounds members rushed in after hearing the commotion. They tracked the sound to Adam’s room and rushed there as quickly as possible.

However, to their surprise, they only found Amelia there.

“Amelia, what’re you doing in Adam’s room?” Lucette asked.

Amelia looked embarrassed and just walked away, shouting. “Nothing!”

“Where’s Adam?”

“He left!”