Chapter 288: I'm Very Upset
Sophia, with a slightly flushed face, removed the dress from her shoulders.
At this moment, Sophia had already made her choice.
As the dress slid into the water, her pristine upper body was revealed to Li Meng.
"My God!"
Li Meng was completely stunned by the sight of the enormous object in front of the woman's chest.
Although he knew it was large, seeing it in person was far beyond what clothes could convey.
"What's your name?"
Li Meng's hands in the water began to behave improperly.
Sophia raised her hands, placing them on the shoulders of the strange man in front of her.
"My name is Sophia!"
For a moment, the sound of splashing water echoed in the bathroom.
Along with it was the sound of interaction between Li Meng and Sophia.
The tone of the voices soon changed.
Sophia seemed to be groaning in pain.
"We... should go back!"
In the room, the movements were audible to Ame and the other two outside the door.
Ame's face turned red, unable to stay any longer.
"Ame, what's the boss doing to the landlady?"
Although Ame could hear the sounds coming from the room, it seemed as though the boss was bullying the landlady.
Could it be that the boss was spanking the landlady?
Otherwise, why would the landlady make such noises?
"Uh... I... I don't know."
Ame lowered her head in embarrassment.
Amei seemed to realize what was happening in the room.
Her face also turned red.
"I... let's go back!"
With that, Amei stood up, pulling Ame along as they headed back the way they came.
"Why are you leaving?"
Seeing Ame and Amei leave, Ame had no choice but to follow them.
Time slowly passed, and the tavern grew lively in the night.
An hour later, the door to Li Meng's room opened with a soft "click."
Sophia, wearing her wet dress, walked out with an alluring expression.
She closed the door, took a deep breath, and patted her flushed cheeks.
Only then did she leave hurriedly.
In the room, Li Meng sat on the bed, his bare body leaning against the headboard.
"The strength of the Ape Tribe is indeed incredible and well-deserved!"
At this moment, Li Meng realized that attribute values were not omnipotent.
Although Sophia's strength attribute wasn't high, her endurance was remarkable, as though she had inexhaustible energy.
Doing such things with Sophia felt like engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a person.
Glancing sideways, Li Meng looked toward the window.
"It seems the Labyrinth City of Aukladeo is truly a lawless place."
He had eaten five people, yet no one had come to inquire.
Even the Tower of Council showed no reaction.
The vigilante soldiers responsible for maintaining order also did not appear.
This made Li Meng deeply understand the true nature of the Labyrinth City, Aukladeo.
"For the weak, places like Labyrinth City are actually a safe haven. With someone stronger always around, no one dares to provoke recklessly, unsure of the powerful backgrounds others might have. Keeping a low profile and enduring is the only way to survive longer. Unless you challenge the order established by the Tower of Council, they won't provoke someone like you unless you create chaos or commit a massacre. Then, they'll intervene."
Xiao Bai's voice sounded in his mind.
Compared to Li Meng, Xiao Bai undoubtedly had a deeper understanding of Labyrinth City, Aukladeo.
"Those people you ate clearly lived on the darker side of Aukladeo. No one will care about their life or death. To the adventurers who fled the tavern, you, the living, are the most terrifying. They won't risk offending you to avenge the dead."
Xiao Bai's meaning was clear to Li Meng.
The vigilante soldiers were akin to Earth's police.
The Tower of Council was like the city's government.
Without someone reporting a crime, the police wouldn't act.
Even though he ate those people, no one reported it to the vigilante soldiers.
Thus, the daytime disturbance seemed like it had never happened.
This also indicated that the adventurers understood the nature of those individuals.
Labyrinth City, Aukladeo, was simply too vast.
The number of adventurers wasn't less than a million—likely far more.
Even if they heard about what happened here, the vigilante soldiers wouldn't bother to send someone to investigate.
"Master, you need an adventurer identity. The Adventurer Guild has a powerful intelligence network. It will be useful in the future!"
A powerful intelligence network?
That was exactly what he needed now.
"Alright, I'll go to the Adventurer Guild tomorrow!"
Time ticked by, and the night deepened.
Only when the tavern quieted down did the silence of the night prevail.
"Knock! Knock! Knock!"
Late at night, urgent knocks echoed through the hallway on the tavern's second floor.
Li Meng, who had been sleeping soundly, was awakened.
Getting up from bed, Li Meng opened the door with a soft "click."
"What is it?"
Standing outside wasn't anyone else but Sophia.
"Master, the little girl from earlier today... she's dead!"
A trace of grief flashed in Sophia's eyes.
Li Meng stepped out of the room.
"Where is she?"
If Sophia knew the girl was dead, she must have seen the body.
If she'd seen it, the girl's body must be nearby.
"She... she's outside the door!"
Outside the tavern, by the entrance, Li Meng and Sophia stepped out one after the other.
A signboard hung from a horizontal beam at the entrance.
Hanging from the beam was a corpse covered in scars.
The pale little face bore numerous bloody whip marks.
Her dress was in tatters, completely ruined.
She wasn't human; two small, barely noticeable horns protruded from her forehead.
"Hans went to the vigilante soldiers' post and will return soon!"
Li Meng stood silently, gazing at the hanging corpse.
Clearly, this was the work of the group backing the men from earlier—a show of vengeance and defiance.
Hanging the body here indicated they knew he was staying at the tavern.
The presence of a Battle King in the tavern prevented them from acting rashly.
This method was their outlet for hatred.
"Xiao Bai, do you know what race she is?"
Li Meng wasn't fond of prying into personal information in crowded places.
Thus, he didn't know the girl's race.
"She should be of the Water Dragonkin, given her blue hair—a member of the Water Dragon Tribe."
"Xiao Bai, notify Avinsa to kill Susan and give her a swift end. Use the albatross to send the message."
Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Bai's existence couldn't be exposed.
"Master, is it necessary?"
Was it necessary to use time reversal to save a girl they didn't know?
Xiao Bai didn't think so.
Nor did Xiao Bai believe his master was someone driven by righteous indignation.
"I'm very upset, extremely upset. I want to feast!"