MMORPG: Rebirth of the Mortal Online - Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Reunion in the Misty City
The sun appeared on the sky, and the coldness of the night slowly dissipated, but it was still rather chilly.

Walking along a misty street, the old man could see his breath in front of him with each step.

Adam, and Raquel walked after him, trying to keep up with his brisk pace.

It was clear that he was anxious to reach his home.

After taking the horses to the stables, all the slaves dispersed and headed to their own homes with faces full of smiles.

However, before they left, they all thanked Adam with tears running down their eyes, and it left quite a lasting impression on him.

“We’re here!” The old man arrived by one of the three-story buildings at the corner of the street.

It was a brownish house with square-shaped windows, a pitched roof, and a chimney in the middle. It looked like a cozy home for a family.

He rummaged through his pocket and found his key. It was his only possession during his days of being a slave, and he clutched at it every night before sleeping, hoping that he would one day return to the front steps of his home, holding this key.

With a gulp, he inserted the key in the hole and twisted it till a click sounded.

His heart raced as he pushed the door open and entered his home, Adam and Raquel slowly following after him.

Raquel looked around the cozy living room, taking in the warm atmosphere created by the flickering fireplace.

She didn’t have anywhere to go as her entire family was killed by their new ruler, so she decided to follow after them instead.

Adam didn’t have anywhere to go as well, so the old man invited him to stay in his home for as long as he needed.

Thump, thump.

Footsteps came from the second floor, and soon, a gown-wearing old woman stumbled down the stairs, and when she saw the gray-haired old man, her eyes reddened, and she burst into tears.

“Otis!”

“Agnes…” Otis’s eyes reddened, and he then hugged his wife, whom he’d been longing to see for quite some time now.

After some commotion upstairs, several young men and women appeared at the steps, and exclaimed.

“Father!”

“He has returned!”

Seeing his family after so long brought tears to his eyes, and they all barraged him with questions.

It had been one month since he went to the fields of the moon food, and he should’ve returned almost immediately after, but he didn’t, and they didn’t hear a word from him.

They were terrified about what could’ve happened.

Otis went to the living room, his family following, and after sitting down, he talked about what happened in the past month.

When he reached the slave part, his family was genuinely terrified.

Then he reached the part of his rescue, and all of them turned to look at Adam with looks of great gratitude. They were shocked to hear that this young man possessed the same godly powers as their ruler.

It brought them a newfound hope that they’d thought they’d lost.

Perhaps…

The age of suffering was going to be over.

“I am going to take a smoke. You want one?” Raquel asked and offered a cigarette.

“I’ll pass,” Adam said.

Raquel shrugged her shoulders, stepped outside, and lit one up before placing it between her lips.

She looked across the misty city and towards the crimson castle. Her hate burned like a thousand fires.

“Your hate is strong.” Adam stepped outside as well.

“Yeah, he killed my entire family.” Raquel said with hate. “Slaughtered them like pigs!”

“I hope you don’t do anything foolish.” Adam said. “He will know your intention to harm him if you don’t control your emotions.”

“Good. I like for him to know that his time is coming soon!”

“You don’t get it.” Adam said. “To him, it feels like an ant is pissed off about something. Nothing you do can make him serious.”

Raquel bit through the cigarette and spat it out. “Then what should I do? Nothing?”

“Yes, nothing.” Adam said. “If you plan on assassinating him, you can’t if you can’t control your emotions, and even then, if his Kiryoku level is higher, he can sense your aura from a mile away.

“Also, you have no way of doing Instant Kill on him. Originals just don’t have the power to do so if the ruler is as strong as you all say he is.”

“Why the hell are we so powerless?” Raquel looked at her hands and clenched them. “Why did the gods give you all the power and leave us powerless? We’re the children of this world, not you!”

“Calm yourself.” Adam said. “Those words lead you to the path of the corruption.”

“I don’t care as long as I earn power to kill that motherfucker!” Raquel said, clenching her fists so hard that her knuckles turned white.

At that moment, Adam touched her in the temple, and tapped his finger against it. That single tap was strong enough to push her down to the ground.

“W-why did you do that for?” Raquel whispered, pain and confusion evident in her voice.

“Corruption doesn’t help you get any sort of revenge. It is a lie. It tempts you with the illusion of revenge, but in the end, once you get corrupted, your revenge gets further and further away from you.

“That will make you angry. That makes the corruption stronger. Once you fall into the spiral of anger and frustration, you can never go back.

“The corruption has already made you its slave!”

“T-then what is there to do?” Raquel asked, tears streaming down her face.

Adam scratched the back of his head, gave her his hand, and said. “May I get a cigarette?”

“Eh…” Raquel took one cigarette and gave him one.

After lighting it up, he took a short drag, and said. “Leave it to me. I can’t promise you that I would be able to kill him, but I can promise that I will try.”

“Aren’t you scared of dying?” Raquel asked with teary eyes. “I’ve seen what he can do. The entire Starborn army was like a bunch of babies, unable to land a single scratch on him.”

“Mercenaries are always balancing between life and death.” Adam said. “This is nothing new. Who knows, maybe I am stronger than the ruler already. I just need to find out who the hell he is.”

At that moment, the front door slammed open, and Otis stepped outside.

Once he found the two there, he sighed in relief and said, “Adam, my wife told me alarming news!”

“What is it?” Adam asked.

“The Bringer of Calamity will return tomorrow!” Otis said. “Apparently the city has been preparing for a festival to honor his name!”

Raquel’s eyes turned cold.

“So, tomorrow…” Adam hummed.

“He will ride a horse, through the streets of the city.” Otis said. “And at the crimson castle, the citizens of the city will gather there, and he’ll do a speech.”

“Alright,” Adam said. “We should be there then.”

Otis grinned, and shook in excitement.

‘Tomorrow… we only have to last until tomorrow, and this nightmare might be over!’

‘His very own festival, hah.’ Adam shook his head. ‘This guy sounds really flashy. Crimson eyes, and long red hair. This guy sounds very familiar.’