Transmigrated Into the World of Magic and Swords-Chapter 204: Conquering Velmora City

Everyone stopped what they were doing and came outside.

"Who is causing trouble in our city?"

"How dare he cause trouble in Velmora City!"

"Hey, look! Up there! He is floating in the sky!"

"Hmm? Isn’t that the guy from the wanted poster the king spread around yesterday?"

"Ah, right! He is Ren, the wanted person from Nightshire City!"

"But why did he say something about war? Are we at war with Nightshire City?"

"War? Did our lord declare war on them?"

"I don’t know."

Larry declared war on Nightshire City without discussing with anyone first, so his people didn’t know about it.

Ren shifted his gaze from the city guard headquarters to the citizens. "Your lord declared war on Nightshire City an hour ago. Since you have nothing to do with this, I will give you a chance to leave this city temporarily. Otherwise, I will consider you my enemies too."

The citizens and travelers instantly exchanged glances.

’What should we do?’

Of course, the travelers and non-awakeners didn’t want to get involved in the problem.

The travelers had no ties to Velmora City.

They only stopped by to rest before continuing their journey, so they didn’t want to get involved in any local matters.

As for non-awakeners, they could not do anything against an awakener like him, so their only option was to stay out of it, as getting involved would be no different from digging their own graves.

However, they didn’t flee the city right away because Ren had come to Velmora City alone, not with an army from Nightshire City.

"Hmm? You are all still here? Does that mean you want to get involved in this?" Ren didn’t care if they wanted to help their city lord, as numbers meant nothing in the face of absolute power.

"What should we do? Should we leave the city temporary?"

"Leave? Why? Isn’t he alone? What could he possibly do alone in our city?"

"That’s right. We have several powerful Master rank warriors and 3-star mages. I’m sure he can do nothing in our city."

"Have you forgotten who he is? What if he is a powerful awakener?"

"Ah, you are right! If he turns out to be a 4-star mage, we will be like chickens waiting to be butchered."

"4-star mage? Only the capital has mages that strong. It’s impossible for a small city like Nightshire City to have a powerful awakener! I’m sure he is only at 3-star."

"Then, should we just ignore him?"

"Yeah! Let’s just go back and pretend none of this ever happened."

"Then, let’s return! This whole commotion will end once the city lord and the soldiers arrive."

They had no idea how strong Ren was since lower ranks could not sense the power of higher ranks without special magic, skills, or tools.

"You are right, everyone." Larry’s voice rang out as he approached the crowd confidently, followed by his generals. "You need not be afraid. This is our city. He can do nothing here!"

"Great! City lord and the generals have arrived!" the citizens were thrilled when they saw Larry and his subordinates because, with this, the commotion would be over soon.

Shortly after Larry appeared, the rest of the soldiers poured out, filling the streets.

With his hands behind his back, Larry lifted his head to look at Ren. "Ren, I don’t know whether you are arrogant, insane, or just a fool, but coming here alone was the dumbest mistake of your life."

At this moment, he almost could not suppress the happiness within him. Ren was one of the two wanted criminals the king had declared just yesterday.

If he could catch him and hand him over to King Aldrict personally, the reward would be beyond imagination.

Maybe he would be gifted lands, status, or even a title of nobility.

After all, Ren had been charged with treason, defying royal authority, and murdering royal soldiers, so the reward would be far from ordinary.

"He is attractive, but completely brainless." General Marisa saw Ren as an idiot because he came to his enemy’s territory alone.

"Maybe, he is already tired of living." General Julia agreed with General Marisa because, from her point of view, what Ren did was no different from surrendering himself to the enemy.

Ren slowly turned his head toward Larry. "Is that so? Then show me!"

"Gladly." Larry responded, "Attack him! Don’t let him escape!"

Energy erupted from all directions as dozens of soldiers unleashed their skills and magic.

A barrage of Ice Lances, Water Bullets, Wind Blades, Lightning Bolts, enchanted arrows, and sword slashes flew toward Ren in a brilliant, chaotic symphony of destruction.

From the ground, it looked like he was about to be swallowed whole.

Larry’s lips curled up into a smirk when he saw the countless attacks heading for Ren because he believed Ren could not block them all.

But before their attacks landed on him, a golden bell materialized around his body, blocking everything and protecting him completely.

*Ding...Ding...Ding...

Their strikes hit the golden bell, and a portion of their attacks bounced back, destroying nearby buildings.

When the sky cleared up and revealed him again, everyone was completely stunned.

Not only was he still alive, he didn’t even have the slightest injury as if no one had attacked him at all.

A thin, amused smile spread across Ren’s lips. "That was it? All that noise... and that was your best shot?"

His words sent chills through everyone under him.

This was completely different from what they expected, so they found it hard to believe what they were seeing.

"Impossible..." Julia’s pupils quivered in disbelief.

They showered him with countless powerful attacks, so he should have been dead by now.

Larry involuntary stepped back. "W-What is this monster...?"

Not only them but the travelers, citizens, and soldiers were also shocked.

At that moment, they finally understood why he had dared to come to their city alone.

It was because he had the strength to face them all by himself!

"Your attacks are pathetic. Let me show you what a real attack looks like." A magic circle emerged the moment he raised his right hand toward them.

Shortly after that, countless ice shards rained down from the dark clouds.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The hailstones destroyed the buildings and killed many people.

Screams of the dying filled the air, and the ground turned red with their blood.

Even though there were eight Master rank warriors and seven 3-star mages present, they could not do anything against his attack.

They even had a hard time protecting themselves because their defensive magic and skills were easily shattered by the hailstones.

"Please stop! Please stop!" one by one, the citizens knelt down.

Their city lord and his subordinates could not stop him or protect them, so they had no choice but to beg him to stop or else their city would be reduced to ruins, and they would lose their lives too.

"Senior, we beg you! Please stop this! We have no intention of going against you! We are just travelers seeking rest after a long, exhausting journey." All the travelers also knelt as they didn’t want to die.

Larry’s expression turned ugly when he saw his people kneel before Ren and beg for their lives.

However, he could only suppress his anger because he knew they would not listen to him at this moment.

After all, it was a matter of life and death for them.

As Larry was being protected by his generals, his subordinates dropped to their knees.

The city and its citizens would perish if Ren didn’t stop his attack, so they knelt and begged alongside the citizens.

"We surrender! Please, we are begging you! We give up! Please stop!" they knew their decision would make their city lord furious.

But they still did it because it was the only way to save their city and its people.

"YOU! YOU!" Larry’s face turned red with anger and disappointment.

He could understand if the citizens knelt down and begged for their lives because most of them were non-awakeners.

However, all of the soldiers were awakeners and his direct subordinates, so they should not kneel like the citizens because their actions carried the honor of the city.

Ren stopped his attacks when they begged for forgiveness. "Velmora City now belongs to me!"

The citizens and soldiers didn’t dare voice out their disagreement because they were afraid that he would attack them again if they did.

"No! Velmora City is mine! You can’t take it fro-" before Larry could finish his sword, an ice needle pierced his head, killing him instantly.

Bang!

The sound of his body falling to the ground echoed in their ears.

The citizens and travelers remained silent when they saw his lifeless corpse and the blood flowing on the ground because they could lose their lives if they said something.

"Choose a new city lord and pay taxes in the form of food supplies for the next few years." Ren let them choose the new city lord as he was too lazy to handle that. "Inform all the towns and villages under this city that they now belong to the Moon Organization."

"If you dare to betray me or try anything funny behind my back, you will end up like him! Keep that in mind!" After giving the final warning, Ren turned around and returned to Nightshire City.

Of course, he also took the city’s treasure before leaving.

He wanted to make his organization grand, so he needed a lot of money.

"Huft!" they felt a wave of relief wash over them after Ren left the city.

’He is terrifying, like a grim reaper.’