Chapter 16: Sudden Change!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

However, it was useless to think about this now. After all, he had yet to encounter anything.
It was useless to worry too much.
After all, accidents could happen at any time.
James began to close his eyes. He did not know how much time had passed when…
He suddenly heard a roar from outside the carriage. It was the roar of a horse.
James opened his eyes and found that the carriage had stopped.
He knew that an accident had occurred.
Soon, the horseman outside lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked anxiously at James.
“Adventurer Sir, there seems to be a Soulless ahead. What should we do?”
James could tell that the horseman looked anxious, and there was fear in his eyes.
A Soulless?
James furrowed his eyebrows. Why would a Soulless suddenly appear?
A Soulless was a human who had been corrupted by evil.
They had lost consciousness because of the ominous power, but had also gained power because of it.
They were humans who were driven by their biological instincts, just like ordinary animals…
No!
They were even worse than ordinary animals.
Normal animals knew how to avoid danger, but the Soulless didn’t.
They did not know life and death, and they did not know pain.
They only knew one thing!
That was to attack their prey. They would constantly attack their prey until either the prey or they died!
The Soulless possessed extraordinary powers because of the ominous power.
Therefore, if ordinary people encountered the Soulless in remote areas, they would typically die.
Even weaker adventurers would find it difficult to deal with the Soulless.
If he was not careful, he would die too!
“What are we going to do, Mr. James?”
Another question from the horseman pulled James back to reality.
He could tell that the horseman was now extremely terrified.
If there was even a slight mistake in his words, this horseman might abandon him and run away.
In that case, James would have to drive the carriage to Gentleman Will’s manor himself.
He did not want to do this as driving a carriage was definitely a tough job.
Thus, he smiled reassuringly at the coachman. “Alright, don’t worry. I’ll go out and take a look!”
Upon hearing his words, the horseman’s expression became much calmer.
James got out of the carriage and found a Soulless lying in the middle of the road not far from them.
If he wanted to go to Gentleman Will’s manor, he would have to get rid of the Soulless.
“Looks like there’s no other choice!”
James smiled and walked forward.
He had no intention of hiding himself.
The nearby Soulless saw James.
Then, it simply charged at him.
James didn’t dodge. Instead, he simply punched the Soulless in the head, smashing its head into pieces.
There was no change in James’s expression as he calmly returned to the carriage.
“Let’s continue travelling.”
After saying this, he got into the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
The horseman looked at him as if he was a monster. He was extremely shocked.
Was this adventurer really only a Level 5 Silver adventurer?
It wasn’t as if he hadn’t served Silver adventurers before, but none of them had been able to deal with the Soulless so easily.
Not even Level 1 Silver adventurers could do so.
With a strange expression on his face, the horseman began to drive the carriage.
The rest of the journey was uneventful and they arrived at Gentleman Will’s manor safely.
When they reached the manor, James found that there was already a group of servants waiting there.
James rubbed his chin.
It seemed that although Gentleman Will was in Saint Laurent City, his control over his manor was not bad.
After all, he could inform his servants in advance that there was an adventurer coming.
Before he entered the manor, a man who seemed like a butler bowed to James.
“Honorable Adventurer, we have packed everything. You just need to escort us to Saint Laurent City safely.”
James nodded.
They were very particular about efficiency. This was not bad as this was the kind of mission he wanted.
Without any further arrangements, a convoy began to set off towards Saint Laurent City. Meanwhile, James’s carriage followed behind the convoy.
This way, he could take care of the entire convoy.
Feeling bored sitting in the carriage, James jumped down and approached the butler.
“Mr. Butler, the mission this time seems so simple on the surface, right? Can you tell me any secret information?”
“What are you talking about, Mr. James? Isn’t the relevant information about this mission already on the mission letter?” The butler said with a smile.
The butler didn’t ask why James would say such a thing either.
From the butler’s response, James knew that this mission was definitely not simple.
This butler definitely knew something.
Furthermore, James realized that this butler was also a powerful person. However, judging from the reactions of the people around him, they probably didn’t know about this.
It seemed like the butler had deliberately concealed his strength.
At this thought, James felt an increase in the danger of this mission.
He looked at the butler solemnly and asked in a serious tone, “Mr. Butler, are you really not going to say anything?”
“Mr. James, there are really no secrets! Don’t worry!”
Not getting an answer from the butler didn’t discourage James.
In any case, even if there was a secret behind this mission, what should happen would definitely happen.
However, he had already made up his mind.
If he encountered any danger that he could not withstand, he would definitely give up on this mission.
His life was more important!
As they got closer and closer to Saint Laurent City, James became more and more nervous.
The closer he got, the more relaxed they would be.
Therefore, the last part of the journey was the most dangerous part of the mission.
He watched as the easiest route to be ambushed drew closer.
James became more and more nervous.
However, as the convoy advanced, nothing happened.
Was this mission as simple as it seemed?
Was what the butler said true?
Were there really no secrets?
As much as James didn’t want to believe it, he was relieved as the point of ambush got farther and farther away.
However, the moment he relaxed…
An arrow suddenly shot out from the left carriage.
It shot toward James’s temple.
The threat of death was right in front of him!
James instinctively crouched down.
Then, he dodged the arrow.
Damn it!
Something unexpected still happened!
James was extremely furious.
He almost died just now!
He quickly ran out of the carriage.
However, the scene outside had turned into hell.
All the servants were lying in pools of blood.
Even the horseman was dead.
Meanwhile, the butler was engaged in an intense battle with someone.
The moment James ran out of the carriage, he heard a slightly surprised voice.
“Oh, you actually didn’t die?!”