"How dare you act so arrogantly in our territory!" An old man in his early 70s with long white hair shouted.
The old man was one of the people who had reached Low-level Conqueror Rank.
In response, Fenix simply unsheathed his sword and immediately swung it down casually while using his [Burning Slash] skill with a part of his strength as he adjusted it around a little bit stronger than a Mid-level Conqueror Rank's attack.
Swoosh!
A 2-meter big crescent blade made of fire energy flew out of the sword, heading towards the old man at a fast speed.
Everyone was shocked as they felt the horror of Fenix's attack the moment he released the sword energy out of the blade.
An old man who had reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank immediately appeared to block the incoming sword by using all of his strength as he also swung his sword and used his [Flame Slash] skill.
Boom!
An intense wave of heat and energy was released from the explosion as the skills collided with each other.
"Hmmph! Keep your mouth shut unless you want to die, old man." Fenix snorted before shifting his gaze back to the patriarch.
Fenix then unleashed all of his strength and said with a serious expression. "Let's cut to the chase. I want half of your entire family's wealth. If you don't want to do it, let's battle it out right away since I'm busy right now."
Everyone inside the hall shuddered as they felt the terrifying power from Fenix.
Not even the patriarch or the old man, who both had reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank were spared as they now realized why Fenix was so confident with himself.
"So, the reason you're coming here is to rob us?" The patriarch tried holding back his emotion as someone dared to so blatantly rob his family like this.
"Hmpph! How dare you tarnish my reputation like that? I just want some compensation, and it happens that you guys are poor, that's why I want half of your treasures." Fenix snorted.
"Good–Good." The patriarch nodded as he gritted his teeth. "I'll remember this."
Fenix waved his hand and smiled. "It will be easy to remember us since our handsomeness is out of this world."
When Cain heard it, he kicked Fenix lightly to the side as Fenix didn't resist before giving him a look.
"Hahaha." Fenix laughed awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head. "I meant, My Lord's handsomeness is the one that's out of this world."
Cain nodded satisfiedly when Fenix corrected his words.
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Everyone was speechless when they watched the scene before their eyes as they thought about how shameless they could be to act like this when the situation was still intense.
"What?! Do any of you have a problem with that?" Cain frowned when he noticed that everyone looked at him and Fenix with a weird look.
Everyone immediately shifted their attention as they tilted their heads away since they were scared that they might be the next person who would be attacked by Fenix.
"Follow me." The patriarch had already accepted it, as he couldn't do anything, as Fenix's strength was even stronger than a Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakener.
He guessed Fenix's strength was stronger because he had seen the battle between Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakener, and compared with the strength Fenix had shown, it was definitely worse.
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Subsequently, Cain and Fenix followed the patriarch to the treasury room, and Cain tossed a spatial ring before ordering Fenix to fetch the treasures.
After Fenix took around half of the treasures, Cain and Fenix thanked the patriarch before he left, heading back towards Cain's main body.
When they arrived in front of his main body, Cain immediately summoned Nix and waved his hand as he took back the clone.
"Let's go to the next destination." Cain urged Fenix to act right away since he also needed to let Nix kill other beasts so that he could continue getting stronger.
"By the way, My Lord. Can I ask something?" Fenix asked with a 'hehe' facial expression.
When Cain heard Fenix's question, he stopped and turned around. "Huh? Just ask. Why do you have so many questions?!?"
"Can you promise me that you wouldn't be mad at me?" Fenix asked as he scratched the ground with his foot.
Cain frowned when he sensed that there was something fishy going on with Fenix.
"Of course, why should I be angry with you just because of your question? Are you dumb?" Cain chuckled.
Fenix was relieved when he heard it and immediately asked his question. "Is it really because of money that we rob the others?"
"Do you have short-term memory loss or something? Didn't I tell you that it is because of money? Otherwise, what? Pleasure in doing so?"
Cain scolded Fenix before he turned around, as apparently the question Fenix asked was just a dumb question.
"Wait, My Lord. If it's really because of money, I have a simple solution that you wouldn't need to worry about money in this world." Fenix said with a smile.
When Cain heard that Fenix had a simple solution, he immediately stopped and turned around once again.
"Hahaha, I've known since the beginning that you're actually smart, Fenix."
Cain laughed and asked Fenix with a smile because if Fenix's solution would be able to save his time, he would really be grateful towards him.
Because he just wanted to help Nix finish his progress before sleeping and wait for tomorrow to pick up Anya and the others.
Of course, Cain's main reason wasn't because of his promise with Anya. It was definitely not because of it.
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When Fenix saw that Cain seemed to be in a good mood, he immediately explained the simple solution he had in mind.
"My Lord, if you're really short of money. My solution is that, why don't I give my treasures to you? Even thought I don't think that I'm rich, I was an alchemist, and I have saved up a lot of treasures. So, you definitely wouldn't have any problem in this world, since the strongest is only at Conqueror Rank."