Vol 3 Book 3 Chapter 19 (1/2)

Book 3 Chapter 19 – Bloodshed at the Summit

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The sudden weightlessness from the fall and the billowing clouds that blinded him made Li Yiming nauseous. He could see two almost indistinguishable silhouettes ahead of him as the cliff flew by. As he accelerated further and further, Li Yiming became closer and closer to losing his consciousness. But, even after what seemed like an eternity,

‘Wow, how tall is that thing?’ Li Yiming was counting the duration of his fall, and he became more and more impressed.

Suddenly, the layers of cloud cleared away, and a completely different landscape entered his eyes. The world Li Yiming was plunged in a moment ago was one of shadowiness and mistiness, but what he saw now was a lushful valley, with a river meandering through the mountains, tall pine trees and a green, emerald-like tapestry of gra.s.s. A village, consisting of no more than a few gra.s.s huts, showed that there were people living in this paradise.

As Li Yiming continued in his fall, he noticed a few black dots on the ground, moving rapidly toward the village. To Li Yiming’s surprise, a yellow mist slowly wrapped around his body, and suddenly he began to slow down. It was not long before it became a slow forward glide.

“So what’s the plan boss? Is it okay to go in just like that?” Fu Shan asked lazily.

“Little Lu, drop us down on the other side of the river. We’ll wait before crossing it.” The man with the door-sized blade, who was the leader of the group, gripped the hilt of his weapon tightly.

Li Yiming looked around and saw the girl with the veil right beside him. Her irises shone with a golden radiance as she held her hand in front of her with two fingers pointed upward. Although the wind that whistled in her ears dragged her hair back and forth, her veil stood still as a rock.

“Do you see that? That’s our target.” The leader of the group, Leader Ma, planted his blade into the soil and turned around to examine the other guardians who were slowly landing behind them. Some of them, with a brisk movement, already jumped across the river, whereas others chose to be more prudent and waited. Beams of light flashed across the sky, and, upon a closer look, Li Yiming realized that they were mythical beasts. Although Li Yiming had been in several domains before, he still found it hard to swallow down a scene this removed from reality.

“Three hundred people, for that?” Little Lu frowned.

“Stay on your guards. I’m sure that this place is more dangerous than it seems.” Li Huaibei extended his arm forward and a sword emerged from his palm. This was the same sword Li Yiming himself saw earlier, although the glare that surrounded the blade was not as intense. Li Huaibei turned around to look at the cliff from which they fell and saw it covered in vegetation instead of the desolate pile of rocks it was above the clouds.

“Well, since we’re here, we shouldn’t just stand and watch, should we?” Fu Shan kicked a pebble into the river, scaring off a band of small fishes. Despite the width of the river, he easily reached the other side with one casual hop.

“Stay together.” Leader Ma pulled out his weapon out of the ground and followed Fu Shan.

“Stay with me, okay?” After the two left, Li Huaibei bid Little Lu. She nodded and looked back at him with a gentle expression.

The group of guardians approached the village, all in their own fas.h.i.+on, some had ancient weapons, others wore mech suits, and finally, some were riding on top of fierce beasts.

“Eden is split from the world, and we do not partic.i.p.ate in its conflicts. Why are you here?” A voice was heard in the heads of all. Those who were ahead stopped and looked at the sky alarmingly. However, they could see nothing but the blue sky and the white clouds that floated quietly above them.

“He’s in the village.” Fu Shan held his gourd backward. A sweet aroma of wine emanated from where he stood.

“Heaven’s Laws has given us orders. It’s not our wish, and we are sorry for it,” someone in the crowd answered loudly as he dashed toward the village. Lotus flowers appeared under his feet as he climbed into the air, supported by them at every step.

“Sorry!” Those behind him repeated and continued on their way.

A long sigh, coming from the same voice was heard. As the voice reached the ears of those who were the furthest away, the ground suddenly began to tremble: something was running beneath in the earth beneath.