The tavern was empty. The owner of the tavern was scared to death so he asked a waiter to stand guard.
"Waiter, come here," Darren called out.
The waiter came over, trembling with fear. He looked at Darren's face, feeling more frightened by the second. He knew what Darren was capable of.
"Sir, I am at your disposal!"
"Why are you so afraid? Bring me wine! Bring me the most expensive wine that you have!"
"Yes, sir! Please wait a moment!"
The waiter rushed to get the wine.
Several pots of good wine were served to Darren.
"Sir, you can drink as much as you want. I just need to go home. My parents are very old and they need me. Please let me go back to them."
After the waiter served the wine, he knelt on the ground, crying.
"I won't kill you. Why would you think that?" Darren was aghast.
"Sir, I know that you are a righteous person. You will let me live. But if the Governor of the Blue Cloud City comes, he will kill a lot of people. I'll surely die. Please let me go home and hide!" The waiter cried even more.
"You can leave now." Darren didn't want the waiter to be afraid any longer.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you so much." The waiter kowtowed and rushed to get home.
There was no one else in the empty tavern. Darren drank alone. It had been six hours, but no one else came.
After waiting for another half hour, Darren got up and walked out.
The streets were empty, but he could see people peering out of the pavilions, waiting to see what would happen.
Darren didn't know why the Governor of the Blue Cloud City didn't come. He didn't want to waste time anymore. He took out his sword and waved around. He left a note on the ground: "The man who killed a bug is Darren." Then, he walked away.
The people watching him were in an uproar.
"He killed the son of the Blue Cloud City's Governor and dared to leave in such a manner! How terrifying!"
"If it were anyone else, the Blue Cloud City's Governor would have pounced on him like a mad dog! He might be afraid of Darren!"
"Wow, he's really awesome. No wonder he is a legendary figure. I'm so jealous!"
In the Governor's Office of the Blue Cloud City
The hall was a mess. Chairs were strewn about and tattered pieces of tapestries lay on the ground. At the center of the chaos sat an old man, his hair disheveled and his eyes bloodshot.
"Kill him! Gather our army! Kill him!" the man roared.
"Calm down, Governor!"
several elders all said at once.
"I must avenge my son!"
"We know. But it is not the right time, yet! Darren can easily be killed but we must not forget about his avatar!"
"Yes, Governor. His avatar can beat that fiend. His strength has surpassed the strength of the four greatest holy warriors combined! We do not stand a chance!"
The Governor of the Blue Cloud City sat back, dejected. He did not fear Darren but he did fear Darren's avatar.
"I don't care who else dies! I must avenge my son! Just kill him! Kill that bastard!"
"Uh..."
The Governor looked like he was on the brink of a nervous breakdown. He couldn't bear to suppress his anger any longer.
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