"Squeak"

In the hotel, the bathroom door opened, and a mist of water vapor gushed out.

Locke walked out with a satisfied expression, while wrapped in a towel.

A moment later, Hathaway, whose skin was tender and her hair gushing like a waterfall, came out as well.

At this moment, there was still a hint of redness on her face, which added to her charm.

"Your skills are getting better and better under my training." Locke sat on the sofa, looked at Hathaway's flawless, curvaceous body and smiled.

Hathaway rolled her eyes at him and complained: "You still have the nerve to say that? Two days ago, I was exhausted. Fortunately for you, my constitution is strong. Had I been any other woman, I doubt they would be able to withstand your fierce output."

"Hehe. That's why I chose you." In front of his lover, Locke was not as hypocritical. He displayed his lecherous side in full.

There was no man who was not perverted. Even if their sexual orientation was on the other end of the spectrum, they would still be perverted.

"Do you want to do it again?"

Locke laughed and joked.

Hathaway shook her head and said, "There are many strange things in Mountain City. We have to be vigilant tonight, in case we encounter any difficulties and can't react in time."

Locke did not force her. He was just joking, after all. Moreover, he shared the same concerns as Hathaway as well.

"I'm joking. I'll take the first watch. I'll protect you." Locke said gently.

Hathaway's gaze towards her lover instantly became gentle.

Perhaps it was because of the sense of security that Locke gave her that she fell in love with him.

"Mhm." Hathaway replied and walked to the bed. Under the protection of Locke, she peacefully fell asleep.

As for Locke, he sat on the sofa, but his attention was constantly directed towards the outside.

He wanted to see what it was that kept Mountain City on its guard.

However, even until late at night, there was still no movement from the outside. Locke did not see anything.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, making Locke's nerves tense.

"Who's there!"

Locke immediately appeared behind the door. He did not want to Wake Hathaway, so his voice was very soft.

"Hello, I'm your neighbor."

Despite receiving a reply, Locke did not immediately open the door.

Locke could not help but miss the cat's eye from his previous life.

The doors in this world did not have cat's eyes. As such, Locke could not see who was outside.

"What's the matter?"

Locke asked coldly.

Locke had no intention of opening the door until he had ascertained the other party's identity.

"Um... It's nothing much, actually. I just wanted to ask if you heard any strange sounds."

The person outside the door pondered for a moment before saying something strange.

Locke frowned and his voice was still cold. "No, I'm sorry. I'm going to rest now. Please don't disturb me anymore."

He wanted to know what strange things would happen in Mountain City, but it did not mean that he was willing to get involved. It would be troublesome if he wanted to leave.

"Alright, sorry to bother you."

After saying this, there was no sound from outside the door for a long time.

Only then did Locke let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he glanced at Hathaway. After making sure that she was fast asleep, he returned to the sofa and sat down.

...

In another corner of the hotel, in a pitch-black corner.

"How is it?"

In the darkness, someone asked in a low voice.

Then, another person appeared in the darkness. His footsteps were very light and he did not make a single sound.

The latter said in a soft voice, "He is very cautious."

"The City Lord has ordered that we must kill him by tonight. Lord Mithrin is still waiting for our good news." The person who was originally waiting here said in a slightly anxious voice.

"But we can't do anything now. We can't just rush in, right? That way, we'll expose our identities." The latter was also anxious, but also somewhat helpless.

Under the circumstances where their identities could not be exposed, assassinating a person who was unwilling to head out and without alarming others was not an easy task.

"Forget it. Go and report the situation to Lord Mithrin first. I'll go and find out the background of that person." The person who had been waiting here could not hold it in any longer.

"Alright, you have to be careful. When I went earlier, he seemed to have already discovered the abnormality. If you appear in the same way as me again, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to assassinate him." The latter reminded him before leaving this place.

"Don't compare me to a fool like you," The former muttered disdainfully.

Had it not been for the city lord, he would never have associated himself with this person.

Following this, he then disappeared into the darkness.

...

In room 608 of the hotel.

Locke was resting with his eyes closed. At the same time, he was paying attention to the situation outside.

Suddenly, he seemed to have sensed something. He immediately stood up and walked towards the window. A hint of anxiety appeared on his face.

"Bang!"

The next moment when Locke stood up, he saw the window shatter. With a crisp sound, a figure rushed into the room.

He cursed in his heart, 'Oh no, I'm still a step too late.'

"What's wrong?"

The sound of the broken window woke Hathaway up. Her consciousness immediately became clear.

"Who are you?" Locke glared at the person who broke the window and asked coldly.

At the same time, Locke's mana had already surged. One wrong move from the other party, and Locke would end his life on the spot.

Hathaway also noticed that there was another person in the room. She immediately turned around, put on her clothes, and began to gather her mana.

"Don't, don't..." The person raised his head, revealed a face filled with vicissitudes of life. His face was extremely pale, and he said weakly, "I'm a guard. I was attacked by a Daemon just now, and that's why I crashed into this room."

"Guard?" Locke glanced at the other party's clothes. It was the same as the guard's clothes when he entered the city, so he was less vigilant. "Why are there Daemons invading Mountain City?"

"I don't know either. There aren't any abnormalities during the day, but the Daemons will frequently appear at night, wantonly destroying our city's buildings. More than a thousand people have died." That person wiped his face with tears. He was extremely miserable and sad.

"The number of deaths has exceeded a thousand!?" Hathaway cried out softly.

Her status in Water City was by no means low. As such, she knew what it meant to have more than a thousand deaths.

Even small cities like Water City and Mountain City had over a hundred million people. As such, a thousand deaths seemed to be negligible at first glance.

But if the main city of Pavas were to launch an investigation, it would be a problem that could not be ignored. The City Lord might even be removed from his position!

Cities were divided into three, six, and nine ratio. The main city's grade was higher than small cities like Water City and Mountain City. It occupied a large area and had a population of one billion. It would normally rule ten to twenty third-rate cities.

The main city of Pavas was the main city of Mountain City. They had the power to remove the city lord of Mountain City from his position. It would not even be a problem for them to replace Mountain City's city lord as well.