1287 The Brutal Hillmen (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Guo Muzhuang's condition slowly improved, but it would take a long time for his legs to regrow. After learning there were a lot of Hillmen in the area, Mr. Gao decided to head back to the city with his students and alert the government and army about what was happening.
However, it would take at least half a day to make it back to the other side of Mount Kunyu. Many people were going to die by the time the government reacted to the situation!
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”There's a Giant Purple Linden ahead,” Lingling said to the others.
Mr. Gao did not bring all the students with him. He only brought a few that were quicker, to ensure that they could alert the authorities as soon as possible. As a result, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan had to take care of the rest.
Mr. Gao was more than willing to leave his students with Mo Fan after seeing the Commander-level Flying Creek Snow Wolf.
”Let's go and take a look,” Mo Fan said.
It was very likely that there would be other Hunters at the Giant Purple Linden. The group noticed something different as they approached the Giant Purple Linden.
”It seems like there are other Hunters around here,” Liu Xiaojia leaned forward and looked around.
”We've already come so deep into the mountain, yet it's still so easy to stumble into different groups of Hunters. How many Hunters are there on this mountain?” Zhao Manyan wondered.
It was a huge Giant Purple Linden. There was normally more than one demon crest on a Giant Purple Linden. Some mature Giant Purple Lindens would have two to four demon crests. The Giant Purple Lindens they had encountered so far were all above a hundred years old, with tall trunks and deep roots into the ground. This one's branches were like an enormous umbrella covering a huge area.
Most Giant Purple Lindens had a strong demand for nutrients from the soil, so it was unlikely to see other plants nearby. The place was a spacious clearing that only tenacious weeds could survive in!
There were around fifteen people in the area. They were obviously from two different Hunter Groups. They seemed to be competing for ownership of the Giant Purple Linden.
Colorful lights resembling different Elements from both sides clashed with one another, followed by a fierce wind, rolling waves, and shifting terrains. The force produced by the collisions continuously swept in all directions.
”Both sides are being serious!” a male student exclaimed.
Both sides were mostly using Intermediate Spells. The two groups were pretty strong. The battle had been going on for a while, and each side already had a few injured!
”These people are so dumb,” Lingling said.
”It's pretty common. Humans die in pursuit of wealth, just like birds die in pursuit of food,” Chen Yi said.
”The Giant Purple Lindens are quite friendly to all creatures, including humans. They won't really mind humans taking their demon crests, but that doesn't mean they are harmless. They have their own sense of danger, too. If they are too many humans around, and their spells start to threaten the Giant Purple Linden, it will send out a signal attracting the attention of the demon creatures residing around it. These people still have the mood to be fighting one another; they are going to suffer the consequences soon!” Lingling informed them.
Lingling's words immediately reminded Mo Fan of the warnings that Elder Wang Dakuo gave the others. He strongly insisted that only one person was allowed to retrieve the demon crests from a Giant Purple Linden, in order to prevent disasters from happening!
As Lingling expected, they soon heard roars of demon creatures coming from different directions. Even the surrounding trees were bending forward at the powerful roars.
The Hunters were busy fighting one another, and were utterly clueless about the approaching danger. Liu Xiaojia was a kind girl. She quickly ran over to warn the Hunters, yet they completely ignored her, unwilling to give up on the demon crests!
”Forget it, it's none of our business,” Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan was not that interested in their competition. Liu Xiaojia already did her best to warn them. If they still did not want to leave, they would have to bear the consequences themselves!
Mo Fan was definitely not a Buddha. He could not care less about people that wanted to get themselves killed. There were just too many idiots out there, taking into account the huge population of his country!
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They proceeded in another direction to continue their search for the Hillmen. They soon heard cries of agony coming from the area they had just left.
Zhao Manyan came to a stop. He looked back in the direction of the Giant Purple Linden and harrumphed coldly, ”They asked for it!”
”Should...should we head back? They sound like they are in agony!” Liu Xiaojia said softly.
”They are all grown-ups. They should be ready to bear the consequences of the choices they made. We aren't from the Red Cross.” Mo Fan did not have the intention to turn back.