
Hearing that, Gerald turned to look at the table. Seeing that what Chester said was true, he then walked over to retrieve the note. On it, there was a row of words that stated, 'Let's meet at the Sky Bridge in Qerton City right at midnight today!'
Other than that direct message, there was nothing else on that note. There was no signature to show who sent it.
“...Could the sender be Matilda…? After all, he couldn't find us at first. Even though he finally managed to invite us, I don't think it's an exaggeration to think that he's the one who left that note here, ” Chester concluded.
Shaking his head, Gerald then replied, “Knowing him, he will most likely keep looking around until he finally manages to find us. Leaving a note is too complicated for a person like him!”
Still, a strange occurrence…
'I don't even know anyone from the Ancient City... Who can invite me to meet...?' Gerald thought to himself. Whatever the case may be, Gerald has decided that he will still go to see her.
“I'll go alone, Chester. In the meantime, you should stay here, ” said Gerald.
"Agreed!"
The Sky Bridge itself is located near the southern outskirts of Qerton City, and connects two chunks of land separated by a large river. By the time Gerald got there, it was half an hour before midnight and everything was dark and a little scary.
Since Gerald still did not know who was calling him, Gerald was very vigilant all the way to the river. While he had passed a few people before on his way here, it seemed like none of them had called out to him.
Suddenly, Gerald saw a wooden boat—with a small lantern on his side— rowed towards him.
With the help of the dim moonlight, Gerald was able to see a standing figure wearing a straw hat on the boat. The person himself was dressed in a way that showed that he was a villager who had retired to live deep in the forest. In any case, with how steady and fast the person was paddling the boat, Gerald couldn't help but feel that the person was a little overwhelming.
As Gerald continued to stare at the man, his ears twitched as he suddenly began to hear his weird—— rhythmic iron shackles coming towards him from all directions.
Soon after, six figures came out of the darkness, and including the person on the ship, it was a fair guess that Gerald had to deal with seven enemies.
Hearing that, Gerald looked at the note in his hand before glaring at the man and replied, “Well, you left me a message telling me to come. Still, do you really have to go through all that trouble just to tell me something? Or is there anything else you think.?”.
Regardless of how cold Gerald's expression, who seemed to be the leader of the group just shook his iron shackles a little before replying with a smile, “There is no need for you to ask so much. Regardless, we give you a choice now. Will you come with us voluntarily? Or would you rather we arrest you by force? ”
After hearing that, Gerald then slowly started walking towards the leader as he asked, “Come, you say? Whither? Also, are you here on behalf of the King of Judgment Portal? Or are you maybe the people of Queena? ”
Seeing how thoughtfully Gerald behaved, the leader could not help but smile. Although he had learned of the fact that Gerald had killed Tiara and Belzebob, it did not seem that he was anything out of the ordinary.
“Once again, no need to be too curious! After all, you will know sooner or later once you come with us!” answer the leader with a grin.
“Be!” said Gerald.
After which, Gerald closed his eyes for a moment... And when he opened it again, his already cold gaze turned even colder as his inner strength began to rapidly pulsate throughout his body!
The next thing everyone knows, Gerald's gone from his place. Before anyone could react, a loud 'beep' could be heard.
Turning to look at the source of the sound, everyone's eyes instantly widened as they watched one of their allies fly ten yards away! As it turned out, Gerald had moved so fast that in a few moments, he had already kicked the man's chest—which now flew—!
When the victim of the kick was spewing blood everywhere— obviously suffered severe internal injuries—his other ally was stunned for a moment.
They really didn't expect Gerald to strike just like that without warning. Whatever the case may be, it is now evident that his martial arts skills are not as simple as they had previously thought.
"How ... How dare you ?!" roar one of the men as he directly threw his iron shackles at Gerald's neck!