bullyxtreme Chapter 106 The storm is rising
Chapter 106 The storm is rising
The calm night sky was illuminated by streets ablaze with fire, where people gathered to celebrate the arrival of the hero and the protection of the giant of light, dancing by the ruins and singing around the campfire—at least most of them did.
Are you really leaving? Won't you stay a little longer?
On the edge of the forest, far from the street, Zhao Yu accompanied the female wolf and the little wolf here. The attack by the Golden Eagle Demon was over, and the little wolf had also been physically strengthened due to the release of its potential. It was in much better condition than before. Now, all the little wolf needed was to rest.
"Alright then, if you need anything else, feel free to come to me. I'm happy to help. It's not just a job requirement, but also my personal pursuit."
The little wolf approached Zhaoyu and let her stroke its fur, using this as a way to say goodbye. Seeing the little wolf's bright eyes in the moonlight, Zhaoyu was very happy that the child had recovered.
"I heard from Haruki that you really worked hard to protect Mom, that's amazing!"
The bright moon hung in the sky, the wind rose and the clouds surged, fireworks flickered and the night deepened. The people who had been cheering for so long finally settled down and sat around the campfire chatting with each other.
"Hey, have you heard? The hero came from Tsuchiya Valley. Before he came here, he fought with Tsuchiya and Tsuchiya a few times. It was so exciting."
"What is Earth Tamer? It's a rich man's toy. Don't even mention comparing it to a hero. The skill level of those Earth Tamers is so low that they might not even be able to beat our group of wolf knights."
Leisurely and mundane moments are always occupied by casual conversations, where people exchange their views and ideas, creating an atmosphere that everyone finds enjoyable.
"My guild friend told me that the hero came here to find the Light Stone. This Light Stone is amazing. With that stone, even ordinary people can become giants of light. The silver giant that appeared today was transformed using the Light Stone."
"Oh my god, this is too outrageous! If I had that light stone, I could walk all over the place! What are earth-defense demons and golden eagle demons compared to that? Wolf knights would only bark at me."
Shh! Why are you bragging so loudly? Are you out of your mind?!
One second it was a fantasy, the next it was a heart-stopping experience. The open space around us suddenly made us feel a chill, as if we were afraid that a pair of eyes that could glow in the night would suddenly appear from behind us.
Unlike before, when houses and walls provided cover, your every word and action might be unknowingly exposed to others, and one day you might suddenly stumble and fall hard.
Seeing that everything around them was still the same, the two who had been bragging earlier quieted down. Losing the house was not a good thing after all; otherwise, they would have to find someone to keep watch when they bragged to their friends. They had to hurry up and rebuild the house tomorrow.
"Hey, you! Stop right there! The Wolf Knights are going to arrest you for spreading false information!"
"No, no, I didn't! I was just kidding, I was just joking!" "It's not my fault, I didn't say anything!"
A loud roar startled the two men who had been boasting by the fire. They immediately stood up, bowed their heads, and apologized repeatedly. They listened in fear to the sound of boots pounding in their feet, their bodies trembling but not daring to move an inch.
Then the two boastful men watched in horror as the wolf rider ran past them, completely ignoring them, and stepped in front of a woman in white to grab her and take her away from the area.
"Let's see where you hide this time! You brat whoever you came from."
"Let me go! I did nothing wrong! You're the ones who stole the Light Stone, and you're acting all high and mighty here! People like you don't deserve to be called knights!"
"Shut up, you bastard! If you resist again, we have the right to take forceful measures against you."
Two wolf riders were surrounding and capturing a young woman, and the woman in white's shouts and screams drew even more attention from the crowd on the empty street.
Just as a wolf rider gagged the woman in white, a large crowd had already gathered around, forming a thick, dark human wall that even the light from the campfire in the middle could not penetrate.
"What are you doing? Performing official duties, interference is prohibited! Violators will be punished as well!"
A single word turned the crowd's faces grim, a whistle summoned the giant wolf, and the wolf's appearance forcibly dispersed the crowd. The knight wolf's eyes, reflected in the firelight, revealed a chilling ruthlessness.
"What's going on here? What could have happened so late at night?"
When Zhao Yu returned from the edge of the forest, she found a crowd gathered together. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that the Wolf Knights were confronting the people, and even the wolf knights had been called over to keep the crowd from getting too close.
Taking advantage of the two wolf riders' distraction, the woman in white broke free from their control and ran to hide behind Zhao Yu, in front of the gathered crowd.
"Good morning, Deputy Supervisor. We are on official business, please don't make things difficult for us. We need to detain this unidentified person who is spreading false information and thoroughly investigate her identity and background."
The two wolf riders treated Zhao Yu with great politeness, but they were also in a difficult position, as so many eyes were watching and they, as public servants, needed to maintain their dignity.
"I don't want to! They just want to arrest me! They want to cover up their robbery of the Light Stones! I saw it all. I saw the Light Stones descending from the other side of the sky, flying over to find the chosen hero."
"It's you, Zhaoyu! You're the hero chosen by the Light Stone, the Light Stone flew towards you back then! You couldn't possibly not know, Zhaoyu! You must know!"
The white-clad woman's cries gradually turned into pleas, as she begged Zhao Yu to testify for her. Her expression now revealed her fear of the Wolf Knights and her plea to Zhao Yu.
The wolf riders remained silent; they were simply following orders and had no idea of such a hidden story. The crowd was shocked; if the woman in white was telling the truth, then the wolf riders' actions were highly suspicious.
"I know about that incident, and I also saw the light that suddenly appeared on the horizon. However, at the time, no one could prove that the light was not a threat, so it was best to leave it to the professionals to handle properly. Langyezhou cannot afford any danger from the sky."
"So you just let the Wolf Knights shoot down the Light Stone? You just stood by and watched those people steal the power that belonged to you? That's not fair!"
Zhao Yu's whispers and the white-clad woman's indignation, spoken to each other in the dim light of the campfire, caused the surrounding crowd to become increasingly agitated, as events unfolded in a more complicated manner than they had imagined.
"Enough! Stop spreading fear here. I'm going to catch you today!"
"Impossible! You idiots, don't even think about trying to catch me!"
The wolf riders pursued, the woman in white fled, and none of the surrounding crowd tried to stop them. But beneath the silence of their actions lay a complete liberation of their imaginations, making this night destined to be sleepless.
Zhao Yu looked at the wolf knight and the woman in white gradually disappearing behind her. She wanted to say more but hesitated. She didn't think she had made any wrong choices, but she felt tormented because she hadn't made a choice this time.
The wind dispersed, the clouds cleared, and the moonlight returned, its brightness bathing the earth once more. But in another realm, a dark shadow remained elusive.
"Oh, have you prepared enough 'food' as I instructed?"
In the territory of the Golden Eagle Demon, all the prey hunted during the day was laid out together. The Red-tailed Golden Eagle Demon landed and listened to the words of the dark figure in front of him. The rest of the Golden Eagle Demon clan waited on the cliff.
“Prepared…well done…rest assured, the agreement…is reached, release…them…”
A language belonging to monsters communicated between the Red-tailed Golden Eagle Demon and the shadow. After listening to the giant bird's words, the shadow did not respond, but stood up to reveal the bird eggs that had been hidden, which were piled up to the height of a small mountain.
The golden eagle demon on the cliff quickly flew down and conjured arms, swiftly picked up the bird eggs and left, getting as far away from the dark shadow as possible.
As the shadowy figure drew closer to the pile of 'food,' the Red-tailed Golden Eagle Demon suddenly turned its gaze, and the remaining Golden Eagle Demons on the cliff surrounded the area below, instantly filling the scene with a murderous aura.
A golden eagle's cry echoed across the sky, and the red-tailed golden eagle demons took off at supersonic speed. All the golden eagle demons on the cliff launched wind cannon attacks at the location of the dark figure, turning the area below the cliff into a completely unrecognizable and lifeless mess.
Finally, the Red-Tailed Golden Eagle Demon gathered its strength in the sky directly above, unfurled its golden wings to unleash the power of moonlight, and shot out a streak of light arrow straight towards the top of the black shadow's head.
Faced with the full power of the Golden Eagle Demon Clan, the otherworldly shadow uttered only one sentence after witnessing what it saw—
"Out of control."