Chapter 458 - Stormfront (2/2)

He held a greatsword in his right hand and a massive shield on his left. The shield had the face of a flaming lion carved onto it, taking almost 90% of the total space.

He looked as sturdy as a city wall standing there. His armor created an invisible barrier that shielded him from increasingly chaotic winds.

Nel was still wearing her 'party' dress but now if looked closely, you would see small flickering winged creatures flying around her in circles. They let out different colored lights that blended in with one another and surrounded her body as well. These creatures looked almost ethereal, like projections instead of something physical.

Micha was the odd one out of the group. His defensive technique created a six-sided shield that although not anything special, did its job well. It could be cultivated by anyone using proper energies and did not have any heaven-defying effects. Simple yet effective.

Behind them, the other groups had also caught up.

Each one of them was decked out in their own armors and weapons, looking quite dazzling albeit not as much as Dai Zhi and his entourage.

Seeing the storm edging closer by the second, Dai Zhi ordered for them to enter.

Aer took the lead and entered first, followed by Dai Zhi, Nel and finally, Micha. The moment they stepped through the heavy curtain of fog, the two Wizards that were floating at the front of the caravan about 300 meters ahead both looked back at the same time.

”Arrrrrrrrrrrrr,” the bigger one spoke up. His voice sounded strange, like someone was breathing backwards (imagine the 'grudge' ghost noise here, that's the closest thing I can describe it with.)

The smaller wizard nodded and took out a small creature from somewhere.

This creature was the size of an orange, it had the body of a maggot with a human child's face at the front. He squeezed lightly and the creature woke up, letting out a shrill scream that didn't go further than two meters.

About 5 kilometers inward on the other side of a closed valley, the trader was standing behind Hao Xuan showing him different cages filled to the brim with humans.

He suddenly froze before reaching out in his robe and taking out an identical creature. It was crying but no sound was coming out.

The trader looked at the creature for a few seconds before crushing it into a grey meat paste.

”It seems you are not the only one that wants these humans, dear customer,” he said looking towards Hao Xuan.