Hero or Villain, Both

"Well that turned out pretty well, don't you think?"

"If it wasn't for the sand worms, do you think that you would have been able to get away with any of that?"

"Tch, you can't just give a compliment can you?"

The two of us were arguing back and forth about what had happened, but really it wasn't as if we were arguing for real.

We were just arguing with each other because it was something to do rather than just us actually being angry with each other.

In fact, both of us were quite happy with how things had turned out.

After all, we had been able to take care of the leaders of the different groups while pinning the blame on the Iron Fist Gang.

From now on, it was clear that they would be the ones that would be ones that would receive the consequences of what happened here.

With all the different factions pressing them for an answer, they wouldn't have the time to think about dealing with Conan's town. The only thing that they would be able to do is find a way to prevent themselves from being swallowed by the different powers.

Being able to do something like this was equal to saving the town.

"Who are the two of you?"

When the two of us heard this, we couldn't help being caught off guard.

We were in the middle of the wilderness, a place that shouldn't have had anyone around.

But now there was a person that was in front of us that was pointing a polearm at us as if they were threatening us. At the same time, we could see that this person was wearing familiar clothes.

Or rather, there was one part of their clothes that was familiar.

It was the mark of the Iron Fist Gang.

That meant that whoever this person was, they were from the Iron Fist Gang.

But why would there be someone from the Iron Fist Gang all the way out here in the middle of nowhere?

It seemed that we were quite unlucky that we had run into someone like this…

"We're just simple travelers, we mean you no harm." I was the one that raised my hands to show that we were innocent since it would be bad to let Faust say something here.

If this person heard Faust's voice, they would have thought that we were monsters.

After I said this, the one from the Iron Fist Gang narrowed his eyes to look at me. But in the end, he turned his head to look at Faust as it seemed like he was more interested in Faust than he was in me.

A moment of silence passed before he said, "Take off your cloak and show your true appearance."

Faust didn't make a move when he heard this and seeing this, that person from the Iron Fist Gang raised his polearm to point at Faust before saying, "Do what I say or else we'll have a problem."

I couldn't help shaking my head with a sigh when I heard this.

I knew that this person from the Iron Fist Gang wouldn't drop this matter here after saying something like this. It was clear that this person wouldn't stop until he was able to see what Faust really looked like.

But if he were to see Faust's true appearance, then there was no doubt that he would attack us anyway.

Since this was the case, there was no need to hold back anymore.

Both Faust and I started looking for a way to take care of this person before they could do anything.

However, it seemed like this person from the Iron Fist Gang didn't plan on giving us this chance.

It seemed from the very beginning, he had been planning on attacking us.

"Sneaking around in the wilderness like this, you're clearly suspicious people. This is the territory of the Iron Fist Gang and as the vice leader of the Iron Fist Gang, I'm taking you in for questioning. Surrender now or you'll suffer later." He said in a cold voice.

But the two of us were surprised to hear that this person was actually the vice leader of the Iron Fist Gang.

Or at least he was claiming to be the vice leader of the Iron Fist Gang.

Whether this was true or not didn't matter. After all, no one would claim to be the vice leader of the Iron Fist Gang if they weren't confident that they could handle the consequences of doing something like this.

"Well, it seems like we're going to have a problem." I said in a calm voice.

"Ha, ha, ha, I knew it. The two of you in a place like this really was too suspicious. It seems like my instincts are always on point." That person from the Iron Fist Gang said this before suddenly charging forward.

As he charged forward, he brought his polearm sideways as if he was about to swing it at us.

I charged forward while Faust moved backwards.

There was no need for words between the two of us since we were technically the same person, just that we were different avatars of the same person.

We were connected on a completely different level that would allow us to move instantly.

Once I was in front of the polearm, I didn't waste any time in gathering power in my fist before punching out at the polearm.

The person from the Iron Fist Gang seemed surprised that I was punching at the polearm with my bare hand, but he didn't stop the swing. With how his expression changed, it was as if he could see himself cutting me in half with just this single swing.

But I was confident in both my iron skin and the new technique that I had mastered.

This showed results the moment that my hand made contact with the polearm.

It was a result that no one had expected to see.