Chapter 418 - The Humans Eight Counties (1/2)

Chapter 418 The Humans’ Eight Counties

Ou Yangming smiled bitterly because he knew his place. The fearsome Multi-armed King Kong had only submitted to him because a pair of invisible black hands were pus.h.i.+ng it to him. Nonetheless, the initiator was extremely friendly toward him, so it seemed like they were of the same kind. He could feel that the mysterious figure behind Multi-armed King Kong was from the upper realm and had something to do with his Military Fire.

Even so, he could not guess why the mysterious figure would spare no effort to help him.

“Your Highness, are there already signs of the three spirit beasts?” Ou Yangming curbed his thought and asked. This was his second time asking the princess so directly. It was worth noting that very few people would have the guts to speak to her impolitely.

“Yes, they’ve indeed appeared.” Wu Hanning sighed after some thought. She looked at Multi-armed King Kong half-intentionally and said, “For generations, there was not a miss in the eight counties’ disasters, but they always happened one after another, giving us some break in between. Even if a certain place fell, we could take a step back then try to counterattack. However, this time, the disasters in the eight counties seem to be happening around the same time.”

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows because he finally understood why Wu Hanning wanted to meet Multi-armed King Kong all of a sudden and kept questioning it closely. It was because she was eager to find out about the three other spirit beasts.

The young fellow later asked, “Your Highness, among the Humans’ eight countiesChanglong, Linlang, Huangsha, Yongxiang, Feiya, Xuanchen, Canghai, and Pinghai—the first two counties are safe now, so where should we go next?”

“Brother Ou, you seem to be more impatient than I am.” Wu Hanning was surprised. “I’ve witnessed the beast tide and am aware of how dangerous it is. It won’t matter if I’m not capable but since I can stop the disasters, why should I stand idly by?” Ou Yangming shook his head and uttered, “I’m a human.”

Wu Hanning took half a step back and bowed seriously at Ou Yangming. “Thank you, Brother Ou.”

She was the royal princess who was born to take care of the welfare of the people in the world. On the other hand, Ou Yangming was only a citizen in Changlong County. He could simply take a break after the county’s crisis was resolved and could wait to be rewarded by the imperial family, but he did not hesitate at all. Whether the young fellow truly cared for the people in the world or had other motives, his decision was respectable.

Ou Yangming moved aside to dodge the princess’s salutation, then he said, “It’s a beast for Changlong and Linlang, an insect for Huangsha and Yongxiang, a bird for Feiya and Xuanchen, and a fish for Canghai and Pinghai. Since King Kong is optimistic about the birds, let’s head there first.” He turned to look at Multi-armed King Kong.

Wu Hanning’s eyes lit up. “When will we set out?”

“The sooner, the better.” Ou Yangming smiled. “Your Highness, you’re the only one who knows the specific situation. Given that we have plenty of powerhouses in the prefecture, I’ll leave it to you to make arrangements.”

“Huangsha and Yongxiang are in the most dangerous situation now, and it’s almost as dangerous as the situation Changlong was in. Brother Ou, I hope you’ll summon the Supreme Great Ancestors in the city and ask them to head to Huangsha County,” Wu Hanning noted after some thought and added in a serious tone, “As for you and me, we’ll head to Feiya. If you’re able to control another spirit beast, we won’t have to fear the disaster this time.”

There were eight counties, but a total of four spirit beasts would descend to oppress the Humans. If they could conquer half of the beasts, given how formidable the Humans already were, they would not be defeated in the end.

Ou Yangming nodded and curled his lips into a strange smile. “King Kong, wait here for today, we’ll set out to Feiya tomorrow.”

“Master, you don’t need to worry.” Multi-armed King Kong nodded and slapped its chest, causing thunderous sounds to be heard. “As long as you show up, I’m sure you’ll be able to suppress everything. Hmm, I suppose the Insects won’t disobey you too. Your only worry will be the Aquatics. Besides, although we’re able to take advantage of the loophole due to the interspatial disorder this time, according to my understanding, only the Beasts will send a high-rank spirit beast. As for the three other races, they’ll at most send middle-rank ones, so there isn’t much to worry about.”

As Ou Yangming stared at the spirit beast, he became incredibly curious.

‘Who exactly is the one helping me in the dark?’

Nevertheless, he opened his mouth and swallowed his question.

While Multi-armed King Kong looked down on the middle-rank spirit beasts, the young fellow dared not relax at all.

Once he and the princess returned to the prefecture, they immediately gathered the Supreme Great Ancestors. Ordinary people would not be able to support Huangsha County, so only the powerful great ancestors, who were equipped with different pieces of Skill Equipment, could lend them a helping hand.

As the royal princess, Wu Hanning did her part by informing everyone about the crises. In the end, she expressed, “Great Ancestors, for the sake of the Humans, I hope you’ll volunteer to go to Huangsha County to a.s.sist them.”

The other people looked at each other. At the spur of the moment, Fang Zhaoyang stood out and said, “Your Highness, I’d like to ask something.”

“Senior, Fang, please go ahead,” Wu Hanning responded politely. She would not bother if a Supreme Great Ancestor from the capital had spoken, but Fang Zhaoyang was from Changlong County and was close to Ou Yangming, thus she had to treat him with some respect.

Fang Zhaoyang smiled embarra.s.sedly and asked, “May I ask how powerful the spirit beasts in the other counties are?”