Shabi swore by the name of the Wolf of Lies and Deceit, he definitely wasn't here because he feared being looked down upon.

He certainly came to check the fire situation because he was afraid of being ostracized and sent away!

Yes, that's certainly it!

Shabi silently thought to himself, then looked towards the place that just exploded and caught fire.

This was a bakery that had appeared in the newspapers.

However, due to Shabi's limited literacy skills, he couldn't understand what a bakery was for.

Those dark and hard things, he only ate them when he had no other choice, and usually took those so-called "breads" as makeshift weapons.

Bread is not as tasty as the worms under the shady stones!

Lizardmen usually don't consume that bread-like stuff.

But at this moment, Shabi noticed several loaves scattered outside the large bakery, and he could even smell the aroma of beetles on them.

The nearby signboard read "Special Sale for Reptile Brethren: Beetle Toast · 50% Off!"

Is this thing half off?

Is this what they call a legendary promotional sale?

However, since he didn't have to pay to pick up the ones on the ground, Shabi was even less inclined to buy them.

Picking up food?

Back when he was an assassin, he had even eaten rats from the sewers, the taste...

And compared to that, this so-called beetle bread seems specifically made for intelligent beings like them lizardmen, it smells quite good...

"Did you notice it too?"

At this moment, the cat-man looked at Shabi.

"Are you talking about... the ominous feeling?" Shabi answered to avoid being sent away: "It's too faint."

"Yes." The cat-man nodded, frowning: "But the fire is so big now, how can we get inside to rescue people?"

Rescue people?

You, an assassin, thinking about going inside to rescue people?

Shabi instinctively felt he was at Despair Pond, where the assassin before him was his already dead unfortunate brother, jesting to relieve life.

But in the next moment, he realized this was not Despair Pond, but Great Wilderness City. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The assassin before him was not his brother who joked while killing, but a cat-man managing cash registers, an assassin.

"Hey, Xiaoguoren, let me try!" Just then, the slightly chubby lady patted Xiaoguoren's shoulder.

Shabi watched the scene silently, didn't speak.

As an assassin, being approached implies danger.

Of course, this was Great Wilderness City, the domain of Duke of Lava... Shabi tried to convince himself to change his "prejudice."

"Lady Whirlilly, just reduce the flames a bit, and I can go in to rescue people." The cat-man called Xiaoguoren nodded.

Lady Whirlilly smiled, opened her mouth toward the blazing building and yelled: "Prohibit open flames!"

Suddenly, her voice formed ripples, enveloping the fire, and the blaze lessened considerably.

But it seemed she was of too low a level to suppress the blazing fire entirely.

"What kind of profession is this?" Shabi raised an eyebrow; he'd heard the most formidable profession who could attack by speaking was the King.

However, Xiaoguoren immediately moved inwards and shouted to him: "Now's the time!"

Relying on his higher level, Shabi could only follow inside.

The interior was very hot and breathing was particularly difficult.

Yet, both lizardmen and cat-men could quickly move along the ground.

So the two quickly made their way in.

I'm definitely not here to rescue people, I'm just trying not to be sent away... Shabi thought to himself.

"Lady Whirlilly is a lawyer, considered a subordinate under Lady Diana." Xiaoguoren explained: "We mainly head to the deepest kitchen, the bakery just opened at this hour, probably many employees inside baking bread, the explosion should have originated there."

Shabi didn't speak, only followed Xiaoguoren.

A few seconds later, Shabi suddenly asked: "Why don't you carry a weapon?"

"Weapon?" Xiaoguoren wondered: "Why carry a weapon?"

"Disaster victims can be more terrifying than disasters themselves." Shabi quietly replied.

During his missions, he had seen how those folks amid famines and floods devoured the kind-hearted and dragged rescuers under.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoguoren seemed to remember something, trembled slightly, and finally replied: "You'll understand once you're in the Great Wilderness long enough, what is Lord Lin Ke, what is the Great Wilderness."

While they spoke, they reached the innermost area and saw several employees groaning unconsciously on the ground, with a nearby bread oven destroyed by the explosion.

Those employees even had fire burning on their backs!

Xiaoguoren went over directly, bent down to quickly wipe them with his hands, but found he couldn't wipe it off, attempted to support a magic shield, planning to carry two employees clamped under his arms and run out.

Shabi only watched from the side.

When he saw those two employees tightened their muscles upon clinging to Xiaoguoren while crying, he braced himself.

In his experience, those engulfed in flames would latch onto anything nearby, if they clung onto someone, they'd burn together.

Yet, to Shabi's surprise, one of them actually pushed Xiaoguoren gently, weakly speaking: "Firefighter, are you the firefighter? The fire... the fire is too big, don't save me, save the manager first!"

Save the manager first!

The other employee was already unconscious.

Xiaoguoren disregarded the employee's words, directly carried the two and prepared to rush out.

Only then did Shabi step forward, pick two unconscious employees without fire, far from the bread oven, and follow Xiaoguoren to run out.

"The manager of this shop took in many who couldn't find work and often provided relief to employees' families, hence deeply loved by the employees." Xiaoguoren briefly explained, adding: "Here... many shops are like that."

Shabi remained silent.

By the time they entered the shop, others also joined them, all professionals.

If injured were found in the middle, they were swiftly carried out and employed.

In the process, Shabi and Xiaoguoren encountered quite a few professionals, and all kitchen employees were rescued, including the manager.

Outside, however, the fire remained uncontrolled and even seemed to spread toward other buildings.

From the explosion until now, it's only been a minute, and suddenly the sound of sirens blared.

Firefighters arrived!

Although the flames were huge, nobody died, there were only injured.

And at this moment, the arrival of firefighters signaled the end of this battle.

Shabi noticed Xiaoguoren, having exhausted his magic, fell to the ground, his tail wagging, evidently exhausted.

Thus, he sat down to rest too.

Having just saved six people, hopefully I won't get sent back... Shabi's heart slightly rejoiced.

Yet he knew, his inner joy and happiness must come from freely siphoning under this silly lord's protection, enjoying safety sheltered from exile.

Not from rescuing people.

"Hmm, definitely not, for I am an assassin." Shabi whispered to himself.

(ps: Seeking votes at the start of the month~)