The chest nded on the ground with a loud thud. Dink ignored Maximiliainguishing the fmes on his clothes. Instead, he circled the chest, bumping Maximilian off bance. He righted himself with an indignant expression. Dink pced his foot against the chest, giving it a hard shove. There was no movement, the chest was far too heavy for him to shift. He noticed something protruding from the lock. Croug down to iigate, he discovered a goldetached to a delicate .

  The bandits must have taken this from Maximilian’s o get ihe chest. I smell the reek of Insipid radiating from it.

  “Hey, get away from there!” Maximilian excimed, effortlessly hauling Dink bad tossing him to the side.

  Dink nded with a crash. Riva and Murkuk instantly bee alert, aiming there ons at the mert. Axioed his axe in preparation, his body was coiled t. Dink raised a hand, gesturing for them to hold. Maximilian flinched after realising what he had down. He froze in pce as he watched Dink climb to his feet while dusting himself off, leaning down to pick up his bastard sword beside him.

  “I see why your escort abandoned you, It’s not wise to antagonise your beors. Let me guess, you thought all it would take to deal with any bandits is Insipid. Then when faced with reality, fear kicked in, making you hesitate. By then it was already too te, you were already captured. You’ve never killed anyone before, am I right?” Dink asked, walking toward him.

  “I…” Maximilian started to speak.

  The moment he opened his mouth, Dink moved. He crossed the distaween them in an instant, using the chest as a springboard to unch a knee flying into his face. Maximilian’s nose shattered uhe impact, sprawling to the ground. Dink stood over him, pressing the bde against his throat. He casually kicked the mert’s hands out wide to the sides.

  “Keep your hands where I see them. If you so much as twitch, my sword will turn you into a pin cushion. It doesn’t matter if you believe you’re faster than me because you have the capabilities of an Attuned right now. I’ll know the moment the thought crosses your mind. Back down!” Dink warned. He pressed the swainst Maximilian’s throat until milky-red blood leaked from beh the bde. “Huh, irely an addict. Yet. Why would someoh no fight experience use Insipid? Does it make you feel powerful? Without the skill, you’re still easy prey for someone like me.”

  Dink drew his attention by lightly tapping his bde against the underside of his jaw. Dink patiently waited until he saw the signs of fear ehe man’s eyes. He stepped away while removing his bde. Maximilian cautiously sat upright, g his hand over the blood seeping from his neck. He helplessly gred at Dink but didn’t dare to act.

  “A bit rough with him, Dink old-boy. I think the man soiled himself. You could have gone a bit easier on the poor man. He has just been through a traumatic experience, after all,” Axion teased.

  “Hehehe, he did. smell it,” Murkuk happily replied.

  After answering, he bent over in ughter clutg his belly. He lowered his staff while resting a hand on Axion’s axe haft, using it as support. He tio ugh until tears streamed down his face. Maximilian’s face turned pale from embarrassment, gring at the Goblin with rese. Dink shook his head in bemusement after feeling Murkuk’s intense delight through their bond.

  “I had to make a point. Insipid is absolutely filth, with no honour found in using it. It doesn’t belong anywhere in Nyre. A coward relies oernal strength without the hard work that es with it. It only turns you into vermin. I’ve killed more than my fair share of addicts in my time,” Dink replied, his expression turning hard.

  Maximilian fli his words, hurriedly climbing to his feet areating. He stopped after feeling the heat of the burning wagon at his back. Dink gave him a final gnce before returning to the front of the chest. He put down his sword while turning the key before flipping open the lid. He struggled to move the heavy wood with his Goblin physique. He mao get both arms braced underh to give it a final push. It crashed open with a heavy thud.

  Inside was filled with numerous bck satan sacks. He grabbed one and opehe drawstring. Dink gnced sideways, Maximilian was unblinkingly staring at the pou his hands. Dink noticed that he was subsciously lig his lips. Suddenly the mert leapt forward, reag toward the pouch Dink held.

  Dink was already prepared for the a, he flicked his sword into his hand. He smoothly caught the hilt before smming the ft of the bde into Maximilian’s already broken he mert stumbled backward and clutched his face. He started walking in a circle, rog and whimpering in pain.

  “Fuck, fuck, fuck. This is ous. Noone has ever had the audacity to treat me like this. Do you have any idea who my master is?” Maximilian shouted, his hands muffled his words. He looked up to angrily gre at Dink.

  “Don’t know, Don’t care. Anyone dealing in Insipid is scum,” Dink carelessly replied. He motioned for Axion to restrain him.

  Axion plied, he put down his axe while gripping both of the aggrieved addict’s arms, pinning them at his sides. A sound from the woods caused Dink’s ears to twitch. He immediately became when he felt tingling on the nape of his neck.

  He rexed after disc it was only Lady Estra and Tahlea. They ehe clearing on the cart being pulled by the old mule. Tahlea was holding the reins while Estra maintained a spell. Glowing mist supported the mule’s hooves and cart’s wheels suspended half a foot from the ground, allowing it to navigate the rough terrain.

  Upon arrival, Estra gestured to dismiss her spell. The mule hee-hawed in relief when it made tact with the dirt after gently being lowered down.

  “Good girl, Betsy,” Estra said, leaning over to pet the mule’s coat.

  “Betsy?” Dink asked.

  “What, do you have a problem? She needed a name asy is a good one for a mule,” Estra cheerfully replied.

  He silently lowered his on to the side while hefting the pou his hand. Without warning, he tossed it into the burning wagon behind him. Estra and Tahlea watched him with fusion.

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