Chapter 29. Crossing the bridge

We were already close to the wall, the beach seemed a hive, full of shouting and bustle, the air seemed thicker and smelly, it was the accumulated sweat that not even the fragrant sea could tarnish. There were merchants selling their wares at the entrance, while others were entering or leaving by the bridge.

 We were already arriving at the beginning, when they began to check the merchants' permits, as well as the merchandise.

 The gatekeepers were of different races, one looked like a minotaur with blue scales and gills, on the lower back grew a tail, similar to that of whales.

 According to Bel, the leader of the group of minotaurs, this race was called, Oceanic Bull.

 A rare and very strong species, they seemed to share mentality with the minotaurs and these got along extremely well.

 The other was a sea salamander man.

 Both wore armor, of a stainless metal, which consisted of iron, carbon and the azurine of the Sirenoids.

 Being of a gray color along with blue veins, the vein system had a resemblance to the malachite markings.

 Gradually, the traders began to pass the carts and it was our turn.

 As expected when we got out of the cart we were the center of attention.

 As always our clothes were very striking, the same for our form, basically such a human physical form, together with the extremely refined clothes, so well made, gave us that point as a superior faction.

 The Bull didn't seem to care much about our presence, he felt surprised at first, but it wasn't something very striking either, but for the other guard, it was something different.

 -You, identify yourselves and indicate your purpose in entering the city," The Bull began with the routine questions.

 It was Bel who answered for us.

 -These are nomads, seeking work as mercenaries in the city Caer ys. In addition to lodging, we minotaurs give credit to their strength and we are not afraid to assure that it is greater than ours, besides our faction will give a helping hand to these fellows- Bel's words surprised and pleased the Bull guard, I could see that his impassive look lit up, he only needed to buy us a drink.

 But the other guard did not seem to like it very much.

 -Our city is not in its most peaceful moment, so I do not think it is necessary to have more population, especially such a suspicious one, you can go back where you came from" I could notice a touch of superiority and contempt in his words, it seemed that he did not like foreigners, or so it seemed to me.

 As I had no intention of leaving, it was my turn to speak.

 -We are nomads and I understand that we look suspicious, but we still intend to enter, besides that for my recruitment it will be better to talk it over with the little emperatrix, not with a simple gate guard, much less a guard who is not even from the city gate- My words were resonant and I had no intention of being polite.

 In the worst case scenario I would only have to demonstrate the strength of my people, we will surely lose, but that will happen by taking at least a hundred soldiers and this guard had all the chances of being the first in line.

 After listening to me, the guard turned red, something comical for a blue-scaled salamander man.

 He prepared to use his spear, but was stopped by the Bull, the guard was about to say something to him when the Bull pointed to the ground and his back.

 On the floor three small black spikes were sticking out, they were chains that in a gesture had run through the underground and were about to pierce him from bottom to top, but terror appeared on his face when he looked at his back, Saun was standing there, as if he had always been standing in that place, with a chain pointing to the guard's temple.

 In other words, if he had not been stopped by his partner, he would have died without knowing how it had happened.

 The guard lost the strength in his legs and had it not been for his strong grip on the spear, he would have fallen to the ground in panic.

 It was again the Bull's turn to speak, using a cautious voice, but without any contempt as his companion had done earlier.

 -I understand that my companion's fury was disproportionate, in that case I will not report the possible murder they would have committed had they not stopped him, I have also noticed your way of calling our mermaid queen, that implies that you are an envoy of the gods, but your access to the city will only depend on which of them you are- 

 I told him I was an immortal and the others attested to it, for all the time traveled during the journey without having spent any day sleeping, as the players would do when they disconnected.

 That being the case, the Bull apologized for his partner's behavior, and allowed us access to the city.

 At that moment a huge Bull approached us.

 -Welcome to the city of Caer ys, young immortal and his entourage, I am the leader of the guard, due to your situation I will accompany you all the way until you ask for an audience- The Bull was more than a head taller than his subordinate, looking absurd when I compared him to me, being only half a chest, as if I were a child, next to an adult.

 -I must admit that I have seen it all happen and I had no intention of interjecting, so you can attribute all the problems caused by my subordinate to me, I would also like to greet you as a Bull, a friend of a minotaur is worth the same as a friend of Bull, so if you need anything you can look for me at any time, just ask for Gong, besides I'm looking forward to training with you, your minion was so fast and stealthy, I couldn't even notice him, that's without having blinked at any time- At that moment I couldn't help but laugh loudly.

 Gong looked at me strangely.

 -What are you laughing about? To which I answered while laughing.

 -That it is true, that you are just like the minotaurs, just as honest." Hearing me, a thunderous laughter from the Bull resounded along with mine.

 -By the way, my name is Hel, I like you guys, so as long as it's in my power and doesn't interfere with my plans, don't hesitate to ask for my help.

 To which the Gong smiled and we continued laughing until we reached the end of the bridge.

 In front of us was a monstrous blanket, navy blue, full of brightly colored markings, on it three sirenoids, one at the reins and two others on the sides, these were water wizards, responsible for creating a bubble to descend to the sunken city.

 -I see that you are terrestrial, in that case you can use the blanket, I will swim at your side," with that he jumped into the water.

 I laughed and jumped in with him, leaving him somewhat unsettled, even for the sirenoids in the blanket.

 With me the others jumped in and we quickly dived, followed by Gong.

 It didn't take long for Todoterreno to kick in and our chains/tail, transformed into tentacles, leaving the Bull speechless.

 -To which I nodded, our tentacles joined together to form a tail and we set out to descend.