Chapter 25: Something Is Wrong... (1/2)

”Oh my...we got a cutie here. Arion, who is your friend, and why were you hiding him inside?” Yuro asked as she got up and began to inspect Shun closely from all sides.

Shun winced as he felt creeped out by her gaze and wondered who this nosy woman was. He took a step back and said before Arion could reply, ”No one was hiding me. I was simply resting.”

”Ahh, you poor boy. I didn't know you were injured. Where did you find him, Arion?” Yuro asked, ignoring Shun's glare. She could see that Shun was probably a patient brought in by Mei.

”Yuro, come out quickly! Old Zi needs to pass a message to you!” An elderly man's shout came from outside, making Yuro's expression serious.

”Arion, enjoy the food. I will go and see what that Old Zi needs,” Yuro said before rushing out.

Arion had a surprised expression hearing that the only retired Champion in Fok Grove Ward, Zixin Siu, also known as Old Zi by everyone, was calling for Aunt Yuro, and it seemed like something urgent.

This meant that the Dreadlings must have made an appearance somewhere near!

Arion speculated in such a way since he knew that Old Zi never calls for the retired Dreadslayers in the Fok Grove Ward unless there was a disaster brewing somewhere nearby.

Old Zi would rarely make an appearance since even though he was retired in name, he would act like a protector of the Fok Grove Ward and even the nearby ones.

Despite how carefree Yuro appeared, she was a Dreadslayer once and a good one at that, according to rumors.

In the Fok Grove Ward, only a few dozen of Defiers were present, of which the majority were kids and young adults.

Most of these youngsters were just Pseudo-Defiers and not even a Ranger. They either would be at the Prana Binding Stage, while the oldest among them would be at the Prana Releasing Stage, which was the stage that came after the Prana Binding Stage.

Only when one finally completes the Prana Releasing Stage would they finally be a Defier!

However, those youngsters in the Prana Releasing Stage were not present in the ward since they all had gone to various training schools to become a Ranger.

Reaching the Prana Releasing Stage was no joke since it was very difficult to complete the Prana Binding Stage, which can even take a few years in the worst case.

Arion frowned, wondering if a big threat was upcoming since the Fok Grove Ward has been peaceful for a long while. Maybe it was due to the presence of Old Zi, but hardly any Dreadlings showed up in the Fok Grove Ward and the reason why most were envious of the people living here.

However, the Fok Grove Ward was a very small region. If more people were to move over here, the Dreadlings might get attracted by the addition of more people. Thus these flesh-eaters might pop up in many numbers here in the Fok Grove Ward.

That's why the Village Chief barred anyone from moving to the Fok Grove Ward since that would be one headache less.