51 His Burden (1/2)
”Good afternoon, how does it feel to be able to sleep at night like a normal human being?” Wang Guo Ming asked Yu Chen who just woke up from the bed.
Looking outside the window, Yu Chen saw that the sunlight shining down on earth had slightly dimmed with a tinge of orange.
Yu Chen was shocked as he realized that he had slept for more than twelve hours. Something that he has not done since he became a hunter.
A strong sense of guilt washed over Yu Chen's heart like a huge tidal wave smashing onto a piece of driftwood floating on the grand ocean.
He then asked Wang Guo Ming does Yang Guang ever sleep, which granted him the truth of being the only hunter in Song City.
Every night since the day all the active hunters in Song city are forced to stop hunting, Yang Guang had taken up the duty of protecting the city.
One child versus an army of damn creatures, night by night, month by month, year by year, Yang Guang fought alone.
”When he started he wasn't even a rank 1, he is just a normal child going around trying not to get eaten by monsters.”
That revelation shocked Yu Chen to his core, it is a miracle that Yang Guang is still alive. No, it should not be a miracle because even the most miraculous thing in this world could not hold a candle to Yang Guang's achievement.
”But he had a ton of talismans to help him, so it is not as amazing as you think.”
When Yu Chen heard that he felt like he was going to have a heart attack, not even the experienced hunters back at Gallant City could replicate Yang Guang's feat with just 'a ton of talismans'.
Things started looking up when Yang Guang got his secret gear, the natural bo staff. His journey to become the protector of Song City was finally looking up at that time, but this does not mean there are no sacrifices.
Seeing Yu Chen's curious gazes Wang Guo Ming explained that Yang Guang no matter how strong is still only one person, against an army there will be slip ups happening occasionally.
”The mortality rate for civilians in Song city is one of the highest in the world and Yang Guang has no one to blame but himself.” Wang Guo Ming continued.
”How about the damn hunter org…”
Wang Guo Ming sneered at Yu Chen's question, never in his life had he seen such a gullible teenager before.
”Those bastards are waiting for two things to happen in Song City, the first is for Song City to fall and the second is for Yang Guang to die.”
”If either one of these things is fulfilled the damn hunter organization would be able to gain two very important things from Song City, but you don't really need to know about that.”
”That is the reason why there are no reinforcements coming from headquarters, those old bastards are waiting for their chance.”
In the end, Yu Chen quiets down and remembered the day when he saw someone being eaten by a damn creature.
How many times had senior Yang Guang seen that?
How many times had senior Yang Guang failed to stop that?
How many times had senior Yang Guang wanted to give up?
”Kid, I know what you are thinking but he could not give up.”