1304 Who Blew the Dandelion Grass? (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
It was important to kill the Bronze-Fang Hillmen. These Hillmen knew how to fight in formations under the commands of their leaders. Therefore, it was necessary to take out their leaders first!
”Is that the one you were referring to?” Shao Ru pointed at the roots. A Hillman was hiding inside a gap between them.
The battle below was too messy. It was extremely difficult to pinpoint a target accurately. Mo Fan was surprised when he saw the creature that Shao Ru was pointing to was exactly the Bronze-Fang Hillman he was looking for!
The Bronze-Fang Hillman was hiding instead of engaging the enemy. However, its position was quite close to the captain of a troop nearby. It seemed to be waiting for its chance to ambush the captain.
”That guy only knows to sneak up to its target. How did you find it?” Mo Fan asked.
”Heartbeats. The other Hillmen have rapid heartbeats, but that creature is different. I'm good at hearing heartbeats. There's barely any living creature that can escape my hearing,” Shao Ru said.
”You've done a great job!” Mo Fan glared at the Bronze-Fang Hillman. He could finally get his revenge. He swore he would make the creature feel the pain this time!
”Zhao Manyan, escort them to the army. It's safer there. I'm going to take out that creature!” Mo Fan said.
”Screw you, why am I the nanny, while you go and act like a hero?” Zhao Manyan snapped.
”Fine, I'll escort them to safety. You go take out the Bronze-Fang Hillman!” Mo Fan replied.
”I'll be the nanny instead...”
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Mo Fan was very confident in Zhao Manyan's defense. Even if the group had to travel across the battlefield, it would take at least seven Bronze-Fang Hillmen or thousands of Hillmen to break through his defense!
”I'll go with you,” Shao Ru said with a firm expression.
”Are you sure? How are your injuries?” Mo Fan asked.
”I'm fine.” Liu Xiaojia's Healing Magic had been enough to heal Shao Ru's wounds.
Mo Fan knew Shao Ru was strong. It would be easier for him to travel across the battlefield with the Sound Maga's help.
”Mo Fan, be careful,” Lingling suddenly said with a stern face.
”What is it? Are you having a bad feeling about this?” Mo Fan said.
Lingling was a super genius. She was able to analyze most situations, but when a situation was too complicated even for her, or if she did not have enough information, she would come up with different speculations, and some of them were clearly not in their favor. She would always warn Mo Fan to be careful whenever she was struggling to understand something.
”Mm, there's something I can't figure out yet. Anyway, just be careful!” Lingling said.
”Alright, I promise you I'll run as soon as I realize something isn't right,” Mo Fan smiled and pinched the little adorable girl's chin.
To his surprise, Lingling was not angry at him. It did not necessarily mean she had given Mo Fan permission to pinch her face. She was just too preoccupied with her thoughts.
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Mo Fan and Shao Ru took another direction. They were planning to reach a spot above the Bronze-Fang Hillman along the tree and attacked the creature with an element of surprise from above.
However, they would have to go through the demon sparrows' territory. That being said, with Shao Ru's Sound Element, they could easily sneak past the demon sparrows without alerting them.
”Run as soon as something doesn't feel right? Is that something you always do? Aren't you supposed to be a hero?” Shao Ru suddenly turned around and asked. She seemed a little familiar with Mo Fan's achievements.
”Let me tell you, heroes don't really exist in this world. Most of the time, it's like a situation where a person is drowning, and the only ones nearby are a dog that can't swim, a cat that simply ignores the cries for help, a woman who keeps screaming on the shore, and you who aren't really that good at swimming. You have no choice but to go and save the drowning person. The truth is, I always find myself struggling between someone who just can't afford to watch someone die before me, and a selfish person who's not willing to risk his life to save the person,” Mo Fan said.