Chi-Woo increased his speed the more Ru Amuh chased after him. Ru Amuh was incredibly shocked to find out that he was having difficulty closing the distance between them even though he was running with all his might. Feeling a sudden sense of urgency, he mobilized his holy power to amplify his speed. He thought he would be able to catch up to Chi-Woo easily, yet Chi-Woo responded by speeding up again. Chi-Woo’s speed would only be possible for someone of at least rank C in agility; although it took him longer than he predicted, nevertheless, Ru Amuh was able to catch up to Chi-Woo by using holy power on top of his superb physical abilities. 

“Huff! Huff!” Chi-Woo collapsed to the ground and heaved. Ru Amuh didn’t look as strained, but he couldn’t hide his obvious tiredness. 

“You must have made a contract…with a god,” Ru Amuh gasped after a while. As he stayed lying on the ground, Chi-Woo looked up at Ru Amuh and expressed his admiration.

“As expected of you, Mr. Ru Amuh. But I didn’t think I would get caught so fast. I can’t compare you to that guy at all.”

“That guy?”

“There’s someone like that. Although I left it in the square.” Chi-Woo smirked and got up. 

“What happened, sir?” Ru Amuh asked as soon as Chi-Woo got up.

Chi-Woo raised both hands to calm Ru Amuh before heading to the fortress. 

“Let’s walk and talk. You haven’t eaten yet, right?”

“Sorry? Ah, yes… I haven’t, but the food supply is…”

“Don’t worry about that,” Chi-Woo said,...