Chapter 537 - “White Knight” Jiang Chao (1/2)
Among the members of the military personnel sent to protect the students, Zhao Wu’s four-man squad was mixed inconspicuously within a group of beastmasters, their gazes never shifting away from where Huang Tielan was.
She was the precious girl of the Huang family’s third generation, and the girlfriend of Zhang Che, whose achievements in the future would be unimaginable, as well as probably becoming the next patriarch of the Huang family. The matter of her safety couldn’t be taken lightly at all!
As elites of the Huang family’s elite forces, Zhao Wu’s group could defend against even epic-quality exotic beasts for some time. Huang Juyun had arranged for them to protect Huang Tielan in the dark this time, showing his trust in their strength, especially since their trip with Zhang Che to Mt Fallen Star. The four of them had each gained a legend-quality subdued beast, their strength rising a level.
Even if an epic-quality exotic beast suddenly appeared and went on a rampage, wanting to harm Huang Tielan, Zhao Wu’s group could totally react in time and stop it for a short while.
As for what to do after they could no longer hold on… well, there was still Zhang Che’s protection in the dark.
They believed that given the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s speed, Zhang Che could totally rush to them in a very short time once he discovered anything amiss. Zhao Wu’s group would only need to delay it for a time.
Moreover, Zhang Che had already scouted the area beforehand. If there really was that kind of powerful exotic beast, it would have been eliminated already!
Of course, this matter was of utmost importance. Even though they knew there wouldn’t be anything too dangerous appearing, Zhao Wu’s group had always kept themselves within a certain distance from Huang Tielan, acting casually. Not even the tiniest of mistakes was allowed on this matter.
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Unbeknownst to them, a powerful faction had already set their eyes on Huang Tielan in the dark. Their cautioun had given her some security.
Soon, the huge group entered the mountainous forest. Afterwards, the university’s staff gathered all the students and teachers and reiterated the disciplinary guidelines before letting everyone move out freely to look for and hunt the exotic beasts here. However, they had strongly emphasized not leaving the perimeter set by the school and military staff.
Although there were many students, and they were young and proud, everyone knew that danger lurked everywhere in the beast world. No one dared to go against the school’s guidelines. Although they had scattered in high spirits, no one dared to leave the perimeter set by the school.
Huang Tielan quickly walked to a hilly area on the left together with a few other girls she got along well with.
While the girls chattered noisily and excitedly, they summoned out their respective subdued beasts. Although their overall strength wasn’t high, their numbers made them seem similar to an army.
Some weak exotic beasts were alarmed by them and ran out from the woods or the grass, turning into targets for the girls, who clumsily ordered their subdued beasts to go kill them.
Zhao Wu’s squad of four was following them from a distance, paying close attention to the situation ahead while chatting in whispers.
Suddenly, Zhao Wu sensed something and looked up to the skies. However, there didn’t seem anything amiss. The blue sky seemed like usual.
Qian Chunhe asked, “What is it, leader? Is something wrong?”
Zhao Wu shook his head slightly and replied hesitantly, “Nothing, but I keep feeling like something is staring at us from the sky.”
The others’ faces changed slightly. They said worriedly, “Could there be some powerful exotic beast observing from the sky, going to attack Young Miss’ group?”
Zhao Wu shook his head again, saying, “That doesn’t seem likely. I don’t sense any hostility; it shouldn’t be an exotic beast… Hmm? Right, do you guys remember that scouting-type flying subdued beast Zhang-shao had? I presume it should be that big condor monitoring us.”
Qian Chunhe and the others came to a realization. They nodded and said, “Right, that must be Zhang-shao’s subdued beast looking at us. With that, we can be more assured. Young Miss will be fine no matter what dangerous situation happens.”
Since they were sure Zhang Che’s Purple Jade Condor was monitoring them from the skies, Zhao Wu and the others were fully reassured.
Suddenly, they turned to look in another direction. A group of men were slowly but certainly approaching Huang Tielan’s group, seemingly unintentionally.
Those men obviously wanted to follow behind the girls. Their gazes were always on the girls ahead. It looked like they were probably their admirers or were trying to pursue them.
Since they were also Bei Du University students, Zhao Wu’s group paid no heed to them and continued executing their mission dutifully. Their attention remained on Huang Tielan’s group, not daring to be careless.
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Jiang Chao stood prominently within a group of men, and was currently being ridiculed by his fellow schoolmates.
“Hmm? Jiang Chao, are you interested in one of the girls there? You’re actually leading us to follow them?”
“Let me see… those girls ahead seem to be from the beast card cultivation faculty. That Huang Tielan is among them… Woah, Jiang Chao, you’re not thinking of pursuing Huang Tielan, are you? Let me tell you; I’ve heard from others that this Huang Tielan’s background isn’t simple, and she already has a boyfriend! Just go ahead and follow them if you’re not afraid of getting beaten to death, but we’re not participating in your matters.”
“Right, right. I heard Huang Tielan is from a large military clan, and her boyfriend is a super expert of the younger generation. You can go ahead if you’re not afraid of death, but we’re definitely not helping you.”
Jiang Chao shook his head, “No way, I’m not the kind of person to steal another’s girlfriend. It’s just that I noticed the girls were going to a rather secluded area and was worried something might happen to them. As fellow schoolmates, of course we’d have to display the spirit of protecting them as men and not let them get hurt.”