Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 302: Invasion of Hao Village
Hao Village.
As a village that was very close to the last hill, Hao village became the first region to be exposed to the invasion of abnormal spiritual beasts. Dozens, even hundreds of spiritual beasts were rampaging uncontrollably, trying to enter and destroy whatever was in front of them.
Although there are some Hao villagers who have jobs as spiritual beast hunters. But their current abilities were no longer useful as the spiritual beasts had improved.
All the inhabitants could do was survive, then escape when their dwellings were destroyed by the herd of spiritual beasts that were two to five feet tall.
"Please! Help us!" A mother tried to hold her three little children while running away from the dark horse that had just destroyed her house. He ran with all his strength, but with the presence of the three children he was carrying, he could not run as fast as the other residents. He was left far behind and was very panicked when he saw the dark horse walking into his place.
"Mom, I'm scared." The five-year-old's biggest child behind her mother's back tried to hold back her tears. Two smaller children also began to cry because of the tightness caused by the hot steam from the body of the black horse.
The mother bit the tip of her lips in frustration. Although she had the option to leave her children and flee with other residents, as a mother she could not do that.
In his mind, it was better for his three children to live if they had to choose between themselves.
In the next second, the mother felt strange because she had not heard the sound of the dark horse. Even the hot steam it released disappeared as if it had never existed.
"What's going on?" mumbling the mother.
When they turned back, it was a shock to find the eight-meter-tall black horse already lying helpless with an incision wound on its neck.
Who did it?
But my mother did not want to think much. He dropped off his five-year-old eldest son, then took his hand while running to find a safer place.
After the departure of the mother and child, a black shadow flashed from the place to a higher place. He stood on top of a house that was quite tall while holding his sword that was filled with bloodstains.
"Do you need my help to deal with them?" ask Long Shen.
"Do you always have to ask? Do it, I know you also want to do it very much" Zhang Yu replied.
The black horse was not the only spiritual beast that entered the Hao village. It had been at least a dozen, even dozens of animals in some corner visible from his place. Each of them was a fifth level, there was also a sixth level and one seventh level.
Long Shen became excited. He turned into a human form, then darted away without waiting for a sign from Zhang Yu. So too with Sun. He turned big, then aimed for some abnormal spiritual beasts intending to go deeper into the village.
Zhang Yu certainly did not stay silent. He went to where the seventh level abnormal spiritual beast was and attacked by releasing waves of energy.
Unfortunately the seventh level ice crystal lion was aware of the attack coming at him. Despite being unprepared, the ice crystal lion that possessed the power of ice created a layer of ice curtains and resisted the attack.
Blars!
The energy wave was destroyed. Similarly, the ice curtain issued by the ice crystal lion.
The ice crystal lion looked angry. He roared loudly until his voice echoed throughout the village. Before long, he gathered his strength and released an ice ball that was the embodiment of his power energy.
Shutt...
Blam it!
The roar of the ice crystal lion re-echoed. But Zhang Yu had not stopped until the ice crystal lion lost its four legs and died.
The resistance to abnormal spiritual beasts clearly made the residents who were already at the exit of the village dumbfounded. One by one, slowly but surely the entire abnormal spiritual beast that entered the village was completely killed without any choice.
"Who is he? Could it be that he came from a family in the city center? His strength is incredible!" said the villagers.
The mother and her three children also watched the fight. But there was nothing he could see except his back from a distance.
"Village chief, what should we do now? We can't possibly stay here, can we? We have to go because the last hill is now a scary place."
The old man who was none other than the village chief looked confused to get a question from the villagers. At that moment, a reasonably well-dressed man walked out from the crowd. He said with his high-pitched voice. "Village chief, in my warehouse there is still a lot of food and merchandise. You've got to help me figure out a way to take it."
"Ruan Zheng, you better forget about it. Your house is at the southernmost part and very close to the entrance of the spiritual beast. It is impossible to go there," said the village chief.
Although the sentence made sense, but the man named Ruan Zheng still did not accept it. "Forget it? Village chief, do you know how much the goods in our family's warehouse are worth? That amount can even buy this village. How can you say to forget?!"
"If you're so eager to take it, then go alone. None of us wants to risk our lives for your property. Life is worth more than treasure."
Zheng s.p.a.ce clenched his hands hearing the speech of the village chief. He wanted to get angry, but could not do anything because he also did not dare to enter the village.
At that moment, Zhang Yu exited the village after making sure the entire surviving villagers had been in a safe place. He walked over to the place of the old man who was the village chief Hao.
"You should go downtown immediately. To the Yi family residence to take shelter from the attack of abnormal spiritual beasts."
The village chief momentarily kept silent, he thanked her sincerely. "Formerly, thank you for helping us. If you can tell, what really happened? Why would the last hill that was supposed to be inhabited by low-level spiritual beasts become so many high-level spiritual beasts?"
Zhang Yu did not explain everything. He only briefly explained about the techniques that could make spiritual beasts into abnormal spiritual beasts.
Of course the explanation related to it is difficult to be accepted by ordinary villagers. But by looking at the current situation, they had no other choice but to believe it.
" ... Therefore you must go to the Yi Family residence to take refuge there. The Xiao clan had already sent a letter to the Yi family for them to receive the residents of Dou Xi City who were seeking refuge."
The village head nodded in understanding after hearing Zhang Yu's explanation. He once again thanked them, then took the other residents to the city center by taking a route away from the forest or a place where spiritual animals used to live.
"Hey, you were sent by the patriarch of the Xiao clan right to save us? It's your job to help us, so, can you go to the biggest house in the south? In our backroom there are a lot of food supplies. There's also our family merchandise ...." Ruan Zheng tried to persuade Zhang Yu to help him.
But Zhang Yu ignored him and walked away.
Ruan Zheng clenched his hands in place. "Hey! Isn't that why you came to this village to help us?" Because Zhang Yu did not pester him made Ruan Zheng's face even more red. "Excession! At least tell me you don't have the courage! You really humiliated the Xiao clan as an ancient clan!"
"Master Zheng! Stop your bullshit. He had already greatly helped the villagers by killing the spiritual beast. Without it, we might not have had a chance to live until this very second. Even if you don't want to thank me, at least take care of what you say!" the village chief.
Hmh!
"You're so noisy, Old Man! You can talk like that because you've never felt how to be a merchant. You have nothing, therefore you have no worries" replied Ruan Zheng.