Chapter 194 (2/2)

On the open ground in front of the valley, there were traces of battle.

The originally flat, triangular rocky beach was still littered with blast pits. Green smoke was still coming out from the pits. Broken swords and fragments of various equipment were scattered everywhere. There were a lot of cracked, dark brown stones scattered on the ground within hundreds of metres of the town entrance, some of which were still slightly trembling. They were probably the remains of the rock monsters.

Large-scale combat spells seemed to have been used at the site. Strange magical energies still remained in the air. Plenty of glimmering, tiny air masses or energy sparks were floating about half a metre above the ground. They were momentary magical life. Although the Disciples of Glory believed that these magical remnants were just ordinary energy reactions, far from being “life”, old-fashioned wizards, especially those from the steeple factions, still called them “magical life” in accordance with their customary tradition.

The battle was just over, and Hao Ren could smell a lot of strange smells in the air, but it seemed that Leyton Town was not damaged by the raids of rock monsters. It was after all, the stronghold that guarded the Beinz Blood Lake, stationed with elite troops, which were far beyond imagination. Obviously, the lavender beams of light that enveloped the whole valley were not created by ordinary people.

In front of the town, a number of half-curved bunkers, built with huge rocks and steel, were urgently being molded by battlefield mages. Just before Hao Ren and the rest reached the bunkers, more than 10 heavily armed knights jumped out of the bunkers. One of the tall men who did not wear a helmet shouted. He looked stronger than the others. “Who are you? Report your identity!”

Becky reined in the horses and dismounted lightly. She shouted before she touched the ground. “Don’t be nervous. We’re humans, not rock monsters!”

The town guards were a little jittery. The surreal battle earlier left them in a state of extreme nervousness. And now, the sky had become increasingly dark, therefore, a group of unidentified strangers suddenly running to them from the mountains made them too nervous. The guards were relieved after Becky spoke to them, but the officer was still pointing nervously to something behind Hao Ren. “What’s that monster over there?”

Hao Ren paused, then turned to see Lily, who was holding her horse, running towards them…

“You are the monster! All of you are monsters!” Lily put down the innocent pony that was frightened by her and shouted with her hands on her waist.

“Oh, it’s a werewolf. What great strength.” The officer stared at Lily for some time, and finally put down his weapon in embarassment. He apologized. “Sorry, I have night blindness.”

Hao Ren was speechless.

Was it really okay for a guy like that to be the sentry captain?

He did not know that the big fellow was also a temporary replacement. The real sentry captain was still lying in the town’s hospital.

Becky came to the sentry captain and said, “We are a mercenary group. We just came from the mountains. We have something important to report to the Knights! Or, the head of the church… Anyway, the official in the highest position in the town, right now!”

When the sentry captain heard this, he could guess what had happened to them in the mountain. He quickly sent a man to find the border mage to unblock the entrance while he looked nervously at the direction of the mountains, and asked, “Is—is it something related to the monster?”

Becky nodded and did not speak.

The protective barrier over the town was maintained by the small church in the middle of town. No one dared to shut it down at such a critical period. However, there were some energy node devices which had been put together on the outskirts of the town. The border mages could temporarily open some passages for people to enter and exit through the barrier by controlling these devices. Soon, they got permission to enter the town. A man with a straight face, dressed in robes flew out of the town and said, “I was instructed to bring you to the rector. It’s an emergency now, the whole town is under martial law. Don’t leave my sight until the rector gives you full permission. I hope you can understand.”

It was a reasonable request. All of them nodded. Then, they followed the serious man in black robes into Leyton Town, which was already in a state of alert.