93 Small beast horde (1/2)
Chapter 93: Small beast horde
Translator: SkyfarrowEditor: Skyfarrow
”Run faster, don’t fall behind!”
”The clansmen in front are fighting a bloody battle, they are waiting for our backup.”
”Follow closely, or you will easily lose your direction in the midst of battle at night. Newcomers better pay special attention!”
On the way back to the village, there would be a five-man group from time to time running hurriedly past Fang Yuan’s side.
”Did something happen?” He had not walked for more than five hundred meters when Fang Yuan saw the thirteenth group.
He could not help but contemplate, but to be quite honest, with five hundred years’ worth of memories it was just too superfluous and messy. Mentioning this, although Fang Yuan was reborn, he had never given up any of his old memories.
Yet, much of his memories were enshrouded in a layer of thick fog, and if he tried to retrieve them by force, he would only get lost in the fog, getting more losses than benefits.
Only a few deep and powerful memories that were like sparkling and translucent pearls ran through his previous life’s five hundred years like a connected thread.
It was evident that what was happening right now, was in fact not in any of these pearls.
The life of his in the Gu Yue Village was just the beginning of the preceding period, it was just way too long ago. Besides…
”There’s a possibility that this never happened in my previous life, but because of my change, a butterfly effect happened and caused changes to the surroundings.”
Just like that, he walked while pondering. Subconsciously, Fang Yuan reached the Northern gate of the village.
By chance, there was another group about to set off.
”Eh?” On seeing Fang Yuan, only one person from this group stopped in his tracks. ”Fang Yuan, why are you still here?”
”What’s wrong?” Fang Yuan raised his eyes and looked at this person. It was no other than his fellow schoolmate, Gu Yue Chi Cheng.
Chi Cheng immediately frowned and said, ”Oh geez, you still don’t know yet? There’s been a small scale beast tide that formed near the village. If we let it be, it will slowly become a big scale beast tide. When that happens the villages at the foot of the mountain will be crushed. Without those lowly mortals and slaves, we’d also be in a difficult position sometimes.”
”Oh, so it’s like this?” Fang Yuan’s gaze flashed.
Being reminded like this, he was able to remember that such a thing did happen in his memories.
In this world, it was hard for humanity to survive. Every few years a beast tide would happen. Humans need resources and living space. This is no different from wild beasts and insects, they also needed such things!
To explain the beast tide as a war between wild beasts and humanity, perhaps this will be easier to understand.
Taking Qing Mao Mountain for example, every three years there would be a large scale wolf tide that attacks each of the big mountain villages.
”According to my calculations, the real outburst of the wolf tide will happen next year. However, this small scale beast tide, is a subsidiary of that. The wolf group will continue growing stronger and bigger, and this will cause the other beast groups around the area to lose their living space. As this effect accumulates, when it reaches the maximum limit, it will cause the migration of beast groups. Migrating beast groups will naturally influence other beast groups.”
”Under such an intertwined influence, there is a chance that the influence would be expanded and cause all sorts of beast groups to relocate, causing the beast tide to be formed from this matter. If this problem is not controlled in time, the tide would only get bigger. Although it is still unable to endanger the existence of the Gu Yue village, if we leave it alone, the village’s power would be greatly reduced.”
”Wait! If this is the case… Heh heh heh heh.” There was a sudden flash in his eyes, but Fang Yuan promptly cast his gaze down, hiding away the change in his eyes.
Seeing that Fang Yuan had not said anything, Chi Cheng continued to speak. ”At the present time, the internal affairs hall and external affairs hall have both already given out the order to mobilize, they proclaimed this as an urgent mission. Fang Yuan, don’t you think of goofing off. Your group has already left in the morning, you must also go. But…”
As he spoke up to this point, Chi Cheng purposely dragged out his intonation, ”Danger lurks everywhere during a beast wave. All kinds of wild beasts roam about, and most of all a battle in the night is way more dangerous than the day. You’re just a small little Rank one Gu Master, unlike a Rank two like me, you should be careful. Heh heh heh!”
As he said this, he purposely held his head high and puffed his chest out, stroking his own belt, his expression joyfully satisfied and proud.
His belt was no longer the green coloured Rank one belt, but a Rank two Gu Master’s red coloured belt. At the same time on top of the metal plate on the belt, there was a ‘2’ word.
It was thanks to his grandfather Gu Yue Chi Lian’s help that he ascended to Rank two not long ago.
”I just heard about this news, but since this is the case.” Fang Yuan suddenly smiled and said, ”Then I’ll follow you guys and set out together. Once on the front lines I’ll leave the team and return to mine.”
”What? Urgh, who wants to bring you!” Chi Cheng folded his arms, his mouth twitching disdainfully.
Fang Yuan’s tone was distant. ”The clan rule states: Gu Masters that are left behind must merge into the closest group to their location, they have an obligation to continue fighting. Chi Cheng, you don’t even know this point?”
”You!” Chi Cheng glared, just about to flare up.
”Indeed, this is the case,” Chi Shan who had been watching quietly finally spoke.
His body stature was close to two meters tall, and his figure was powerful and strong. His upper body was bare, the muscles hard and tough like metal. His entire body was covered in fiery red skin that seemed to faintly emit hot air.
Undoubtedly, he was the leader of this group.
Seeing him speak, even Chi Cheng who was the Chi faction’s inheritor, kept his mouth shut.
Chi Shan expressionlessly looked at Fang Yuan, continuing, ”Let us depart, you keep up.”
His voice was low and deep, his words short and simple. There was an aura of him that caused people to hardly question him.
Fang Yuan shrugged nonchalantly, taking it as agreeing.
Chi Cheng laughed coldly, his gaze harboring malicious intentions as he looked at Fang Yuan, speaking in an emphasized, peculiar tone, ”Then you had better keep up!”
Fang Yuan did not reply to him.
”Hmph, why do we have to drag him around. Just a Rank one Gu Master.” Chi Cheng mumbled to himself angrily, but since he was hindered by Chi Shan’s authority, he did not dare act impudent.
At once, a group of six people set out from the entrance, following the mountain road and running down the slope.
Gu Yue Chi Shan took the lead. He may be big-sized, but his speed was also not slow. Besides him and Chi Cheng, there were also two men and one female, their facial expressions indifferent.