140 Tailing Behind 2 (1/2)
Chapter 140: Tailing Behind 2
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Joseph, loaded the gun, a look of determination on his face.
”We need to stop them! They are planning to hold a grand hunting ceremony tonight at midnight sharp. We have to be there before then or else the whole Pinehill City will be in danger!”
Under the yellow lighting of the basement, there were two others, one female and the other male, armed with guns looking at Joseph.
”Have you gone nuts, Joseph!!” Johnson’s eyes were filled with both shock and worry. ”The central building will be fine. The police have already sent people there in case anything would happen…”
”Listen, my partner!” Joseph raised a hand to his shoulder. ”Do you trust me?” He stared directly into Johnson’s eyes.
”Of course! We’ve been by each other since we were kids, and you’re the best friend I have!” Johnson replied with affirmation
”No one believed me! Not a single one!” Joseph took a big breath. ”I know this is absurd. I beg you Johnson, my best friend, and Annie, my beloved! Just for this night. We need to stop them tonight!”
”Stop what?” Annie butted in. ”I believed in you Joseph but what can we do for you?!” Her eyes overwhelmed with worry and love. ”You’re not shouldering this on your own! You still have us!”
Joseph took in a few lungfuls of air and whipped out three small brown leather pouches from his waist. He gave everyone one each.
”Bring this with you! Remember that! Do not let this pouch leave your side no matter the reason! Bring it with you whenever and wherever! Do not lose the pouch! The enemy we’re facing is nothing like we have ever faced before! No one can go against them without this!”
”What is this”? Annie asked as she shook the pouch. She could barely hear some water sloshing inside.
”This is holy water. We can restrain them with it. If we have this with us, they’ll be weakened if they come within 10 meters.. Please do not leave this without you at all cost! Please!”
”Are we entering some horrifying Sci-Fi novel?” Johnson joked. ”Do you need me to gather a few more people? My cousin is a professional boxer! Ameteur level six! He’s the local’s boxing association’s vice president, too!”
”It’s no good. I’ve tried getting help from others but it’s no use.” Joseph shook his head. ”They’re not human…” A bead of cold sweat escaped his brow as he recalled the scene.
Annie and Johnson looked at each other; they both knew, from Joseph’s voice, the pain he was in.
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Hum…
It was the afternoon, and the sky was grey and cloudy.
The green mountains and hills covered the landscape like a carpet, and in between was a river flowing freely, just like yellow silk across the land, stretching to the distance.
A white, four-winged plane glided serenely above the greenery, its engine producing an incessant rumbling sound.
The airplane flew over a waterfall at the river mouth; the roar of water crashing into the valley below echoed above, shooting large amounts of vapor so high it seemed like it could brush the plane’s bottom hull.
The airplane’s side door was ajar and in it was Garen, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, looking at the river below.
”Where is this?” He asked loudly.
The pilot was, surprisingly, Su Lin. He had styled his fiery red hair into ordinary bangs, and he had a golden earring on one of his ears. He was whistling a melody that was slightly off beat.
”We’re just outside Sin Gerro. There’s a private rest stop half an hour away from here and we can take a rest there, and at the same time refuel the plane.”
”It’s so beautiful…” Celine looked down at the giant waterfall from the other door. ”Is this the Great Waterfall Shifariya? The one located on the borderline of the Federation and Sin Gerro?”
”That’s the one. Based on our current speed, we still have about three hours before we reach the place Duskdune Shura was last seen; Black Rock City.” Su Lin replied.
”You don’t have to come with us, you know. This operation is highly dangerous.” Garen said as he looked at Su Lin.
”Don’t worry. Don’t you look down on me. Although I’m not as strong as you, I’ve no problem running away when my life is in danger!” Su Lin smiled, rows of white teeth lining his mouth.
”I can smell the scent of the Slash team.” Celine twitched her nose and said suddenly, ”It’s fresh; the Slash team left was less than half an hour ago. They should have taken off again based on the height of the smell. Judging from the timeline of our path, they should havetook off from the place Su Lin mentioned, 30 degrees North East from us.”
Su Lin whistled and said. ”Are you that accurate? Looks like the puppies ought to be ashamed!”
”Go to hell!!” Celine shouted in anger as she choked Su Lin by his neck.
The airplane jerked up and down violently for a moment.
Garen shook his head calmly throughout the exchange, choosing to remain silent.
Since their journey from the manor, Su Lin and Garen witnessed Celine’s true ability. She had an amazing sense of smell.
Celine had memorized the scent of all the members of Slash and Duskdune Shura, hence there was no need for them to tail the team from behind too tightly. She could smell them as long as they were not an hour or a specific distance apart from each other. In addition, they also knew the Slash team’s route, so it was impossible to lose them.
As Garen had gotten tired of the view below, he closed his eyes and started his breathing technique for the Red Jade Palm, and begun his practicing his secret technique once more.
If he could obtain more attribute for the Red Jade Palm he had learnt yesterday, he could greatly enhance the effect of the Red Jade Palm to an unimaginable level. This was the only thing Garen was excited about.
Recently, he realized that superimposing low grade secret techniques was not necessarily a good thing.
He managed to obtain another secret technique, be it the lowest grade, from Celine. It was a secret technique that involved kicking. Regrettably, this secret technique required a body with high flexibility. Although Garen had learnt the technique, it was merged together with the Mammoth Secret Technique and there has been no change since.
He suspected that it was because these two techniques were of opposite nature, or most of the techniques were the same, which had no help to the Mammoth Secret Technique.
Garen then went to Celine again and ask for secret techniques that were body enhancement in nature but to no avail. There were little secret techniques that did not require external assistance. It was impressive of her to be able to recall so many from her memory. Garen had no choice but to go inquire about one at the Southern Sky Holy Fist headquarter.
”But before all that, I need to obtain the Golden Sword Throne.” Garen eyes were brimming with fire. ”The Golden Sword Throne is useless to most people since it would lose its primary purpose upon usage. I might be able to get my hands on it when the Slash team is dealing with Duskdune Shura. But first...”
He clapped his palms and they were bright red for an instance.