Chapter 404 (1/2)
The weather was extremely good today. The sky was clear and quiet, and a gentle breeze was gently blowing through the unconventionally graceful Huangmang plain.
Long Yi and the rest of them stood on a small hillock overseeing Lost City. They stared at the ruins which were still enveloped by a dark fog. Even though they were merely 100 meters away from Lost City, they seemed to be in a separate world.
Wushuang looked into the distance in a trance. Thinking about the times she spent here in the past, she felt really sad. Not only were her close relatives buried under Lost City, every single citizen was buried there too. The only exception was Wushuang who managed to escape the calamity.
”One day, I will definitely rebuild the Holy City. Citizens of the Holy City, wait for me.” Wushuang flung her head backward and her black hair fluttered in the wind. The sad expression on her face gradually disappeared and her countenance relaxed.
Looking at Wushuang, Long Yi gave her a thumbs up. At this moment, Long Yi knew that the knot in Wushuang's heart had completely disappeared. She was no longer immersed in the glory and grief of the past. Speaking from another point of view, Wushuang had now started to take the initiative to integrate herself into the current world. She finally released her past memories and started accepting the fact that this was her life now.
”Okay, we are leaving.” Long Yi said. Leaving behind afterimages, he began rus.h.i.+ng forward and in an instant, he became a small black dot in the distance.
When the rest of the group saw that Long Yi left them behind, they smiled at each other and began to chase after Long Yi's figure.
This trip to lost city made everyone closer. The relations.h.i.+p between Nalan Ruyue and Wushuang had also improved. Initially, they still felt unfamiliar towards each other which made the interactions between the both of them awkward. Now, they became more like sisters and the invisible barrier between the both of them dissolved. Besides the both of them, Bertha had also grown closer to the both of them. The biggest change was that Bertha looked at Long Yi with a completely different gaze from before. The look she gave Long Yi now was one of admiration. Other than admiration, her gaze towards Long Yi had a look of undisguised infatuation. She was especially touched that Long Yi threw himself into the pattern in order to save her. She knew that Long Yi almost died trying to save her. Originally, Bertha already had feelings for Long Yi which were out of the ordinary. After experiencing the baptism of tribulations and setbacks when travelling with Long Yi, her hidden feelings towards Long Yi was just like a soap bubble under direct sunlight, it burst. When Long Yi saved her from danger and risked his life, she felt something stir from her innermost soul. After going through life and death with Long Yi, she realized that she really loved this man.
Huangmang Plain was different from the Proud Moon Empire. Currently, the Proud Moon Empire was freezing cold. However, Huangmang Plain which was located at the northwest of the empire was experiencing spring. Gra.s.s grew everywhere and orioles flew in the sky. Perhaps for some people, Huangmang Plain was a terrifying place with many high leveled magical beasts roaming about. Looking around Huangmang Plain, high leveled magical beasts could be seen flying in the sky, swimming in the lakes, or just wandering about the plain. As long as one could think of it, there were magical beasts everywhere. There was no way to escape the vast network of beasts even if one was able to fly high in the skies. Even if one was able to dig deep into the earth, it was not certain that they would not meet their demise there.
Although it was dangerous for most people, Huangmang Plain was paradise for Long Yi and his group. When the magical beasts saw the three G.o.d-beasts, they would retreat far away. Occasionally, Barbarian Bull would casually catch some A ranked magical beast to tyrannize. The sad, shrill cries from the beast would make the rest of the beasts panic-stricken. As such, most of the other magical beasts started to hide themselves in case this terrifying group of humans decides to mess with them.
”Boss, the meat of this A ranked magical beast is very fragrant! We should totally bring back hundreds of them. Imagine throwing several hundreds of these beasts into the hall of the Mercenary Guild. How cool would that be?” Barbarian Bull said while munching on a piece of roasted meat.
”Cool my a.s.s. An upright person should always be low-keyed. Do you even understand what low-keyed means? How many times have I taught you? If you really want to act tough, go throw several hundred G.o.d-beasts at the Mercenary Guild's guild hall instead. Why are you even bothering with A ranked magical beasts.” Long Yi snapped at Barbarian Bull. The words which came out of his mouth made everyone stare at him with a blank expression on their face.
Barbarian Bull scratched his bull horn and smiled fatuously. After all, boss' words were definitely correct. If he wanted to show off, he should go all the way. Why settle with A ranked magical beasts?
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, everyone sat on the soft green gra.s.s on Huangmang Plain. Placing his head on Wushuang's lap, Long Yi picked up a blade of long green gra.s.s and place it in his mouth. As he smelled Wushuang's body fragrance, he stared at the sky with a blank expression in his eyes. As for his legs, he placed them on Nalan Ruyue's lap and enjoyed a gentle ma.s.sage.
Bertha who was sitting at the side stared directly at the three of them. In her heart, she had an impulse to join them. However, she didn't dare to just intrude on the three of them while they were enjoying themselves. As a result, she could only sit beside them as she supported her chin with her little hands. Although she seemed to be in a daze, her eyes would frequently move and stop on Long Yi's figure. Her gaze would linger on Long Yi's face for a short while before she looked somewhere else.
”This bad fellow, even in a daze, he still has that signature bad smile on his face. He is really hateful” Pouting, Bertha hastily s.h.i.+fted her gaze from Long Yi's face. Her heart was pounding and there was a strange feeling in her chest. Not even a second later, her burning gaze was directed back to Long Yi. It was as if she couldn't control herself as she glued her eyes onto Long Yi's handsome face. Love was truly a feeling which would cause a large amount of pain.
Barbarian Bull was repeatedly wiping his treasured Greenstone Rule like before. Compared to his wife Yinwa, he appeared as if he treasured Greenstone Rule over her. After wiping it numerous times, Barbarian Bull started scanning the area. Seeing as there was no opponent for him to use his Greenstone Rule on, he seemed to be really depressed.
Just when Barbarian Bull sighed inwardly, a bird cry full of evil intent came from the distant southwest direction. The sound wave echoed again and again, and everyone who heard the sound felt as though their blood and qi was churning. Within moments, the entire area was enveloped in chaos as crowds of magical beasts started to flee in terror.
”What a terrifying cry, what creature made that sound?” Nalan Ruyue asked in surprise.
Long Yi sat up as he left the fragrant and warm jade. He started to mutter under his breath, ”Strange, why would that fellow leave his territory?”
”What fellow are you talking about?” Nalan Ruyue asked curiously.
”SSS ranked magical beast, Carnage Golden Falcon, the king of the Huangmang Plain. I remember the last time I saw it. It was only an SS ranked Carnage Silver Falcon, after so many years, it finally evolved into an SSS ranked magical beast.” Wushuang took the initiative to answer.
Nalan Ruyue stuck out her tiny tongue. SSS ranked magical beast… That was the rank of a legendary magical beast. Even a Swords G.o.d or Magic G.o.d should give way to this monster as they wouldn't be able to fight it head on.