AST 2338 Water Nation, Water Emperor, Duke Palace, Heishui City (1/2)

AST 2338 – Water Nation, Water Emperor, Duke Palace, Heishui City

Clatter, clatter…

It was then when a clatter of hasty beast hooves sounded. Dust lifted and filled the air a distance away, as a big group of demonic beast riders headed towards them.

Qing Shui didn’t manage to adapt to the situation momentarily. He didn’t know what was going on, but all was answered with a look at the villager’s expression. Could it be that these were bandits?

“What are these ruthless devils doing here? Young lad, you better leave. Go to the back. These people are merciless in their murders.” The old village chief told Qing Shui in haste.

“Elder, who are these people? What are they doing here?” Qing Shui didn’t leave and had instead asked calmly.

“They are the Black Armored Army. We’ve only heard about them before. They are the army of the Water Nation on the surface but are just bandits at the core. They burn, murder and plunder, there’s nothing evil they wouldn’t do. Countless of secluded villages have been annihilated by them. They robbed them of their women and riches and killed the old and weak. Whereas the young and strong were sold to the labor market,” The old man sighed and said.

As the stomping sound gradually slowed down, these people stopped moving forward, and the dust around them began to settle.

“Sirs, I wonder what business you have at my village?” the village chief asked as he approached slowly.

“Old thing, hand over all the beast skins, bones, money, and your young women. Otherwise, don’t blame us for not being courteous,” The leader, a black-faced man, who had donned a full-body black armor, said coldly.

The old village chief was startled as though he wanted to say something but couldn’t let it out.

Piak!

The man landed his whip on the elder’s face. “Old thing, don’t spout nonsense. If you make me lose my patience, I’ll kill you all.”

“How dare you hit my Father! You have a death wish!” With that, a man holding an iron rod lunged towards the black-armored man.

These people were all riding on Wind Pursuing Beasts, a type of black beast which looked like horses, except a few times bigger. They were strong and fast, able to cover thousands of miles when traversing in day time. The man’s iron rod created an arc towards the black-armored man.

A howling of wind sounded as it cut through the air. The attack was child’s play to the black-armored man though. Without a blink of an eye, disdain slipped through his demeanor when he looked at the aggressor as though the latter was an ant.

Thereafter, the whip in his hand filled the sky with its traces, wailing as it slashed toward the man.

“Since you are so ignorant about life and death, then let me fulfill your wish!”

“Hu Zi, step back. Don’t make any moves.” The village chief knew that these people were ruthless killers.

Once they angered these people, they would not show mercy to any of them. In the worst case scenario, this would be the absolute end to their village.

The blood-curdling scream he imagined didn’t happen though. On the contrary, the iron rod landed its hit on the black-armored man’s nose, splattering it like raindrops.

It was then when everyone saw Qing Shui holding the other’s whip. However, nobody knew how Hu Zi’s iron rod had managed to land a hit.

“Ah, you have a death wish. Who are you?” The black-armored man glared furiously at Hu Zi before roaring at Qing Shui.

“You’re the Water Nation’s army?” Qing Shui smiled.

“Who are you? It’s best not to seek trouble for yourself.” The black-armored man’s sinister gaze was fixated on Qing Shui.

Piak!