Chapter 426 - Continued (2/2)

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Since the beast world was so absolutely massive, the seasons were varied a lot by region. Even the city below the Academy always had several different seasons at once since it covered tens of thousands of kilometers from one side to the other. It would be summer in one area and winter in the other.

Likewise, the climate in this region was quite temperate. Although during the day it would be relatively hot and humid but at night it would become chilly again.

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The village was about two kilometers in diameter. It was located on the side of a rocky mountain and was surrounded by trees on all sides but one.

The population was just above a thousand with most of them being hunters, gatherers and a few farmers that grew some corps that were only suitable for the area so when night fell, it signaled the end of the working day.

1:30 A.M.

The streets were completely empty and not a light could be seen anywhere. All the houses were basically simple one-story wooden huts with a few extra bells and whistles.

A handful of guards roamed the top of the city walls which was made from giant logs. There didn't seem to be any formations or even a sign of any cultivators around this place.

By all means it was a simple little village that had nothing out of the ordinary.

In the distance, faint growls and howls of small beasts could be heard but there was nothing too dangerous.

The curtain silence was broken by the snapping of a twig a few meters outside the north wall. The nearby guard quickly became attentive and unsheathed his sword while observing the thick growth near the wall.

He stood in place for well over a minute before he gave up and continued the patrol. The branches of a tree nearby shook and several shadows silently entered the village, jumping over the 5-meter tall wall like it wasn't even there.

Hao Xuan slapped the back of Henrik's head angrily, ”I told you to watch where you step. How the hell are you so bad at this?”

Henrik swiftly retaliated, trying to slap him back but Hao Xuan leaned back and avoided him effortlessly. Henrik's face contorted in anger as well, ”Fuck you, stop hitting me you fat bitch. Your hands are heavier than a hammer,” he spat while flinging his arms in the dark, hitting nothing and no one.