“Are you sure…”“Yes…”“...check—”I narrowed my eyes as I watched the three thugs surround Sonia. I could barely make out what they were saying, since not only were they over a hundred feet down the alley, they were also speaking in hushed voices.Right now, it seemed like they were just talking, which was reassuring. Because if they had attacked Sonia, I would have to intervene. Which would be difficult for me right now since I couldn’t use my death magic abilities here, and my Skill to summon Vorth into battle was still on cooldown for a little while longer, since I had only just dismissed him not too long ago. Besides, if I had to guess, each of the thugs were roughly Gold Rank in strength just based on their appearance alone. Now, while it was true I was capable of bringing down a spectral sentinel which was beyond Gold Rank in power, I had only won because I used a mixture of strategy from knowing their weaknesses alongside a variety of artifacts I had prepared beforehand.Meanwhile, outnumbered against three Gold Rank thugs in such a narrow alleyway and without any of those artifacts, it was not going to be an easy battle if it came down to it. Especially since I would be fighting with—“Hey, what’s—” Myrla started as she peeked over the corner.But I quickly grabbed her by the mouth, shutting her up before she could say another word. She struggled for a moment as she tried to speak up, before pausing when she spotted what was happening down the alleyway. When I was sure she wasn’t going to make a sound, I let her go, and she quietly backed away (...)