The Card Cultivation System
CCS-161

Xika stared at the width of the creature that was in her hand at this moment. His long slippery body twitched trying to break away from Xika.

Snakes.

It is a type of snake that lives in water. Why are there snakes in this river? Xika has been playing in this river for several months and he has never seen a snake.

"Li Fan, are there any animals that live in this kind?" Xika turned to Li Fan who was nearby.

"Hm? I know there are only small fish. Fathers, Mothers, Uncles, Aunts, and Village Chiefs all ate only fruits and vegetables. Other than small fish, we never eat meat because no other animals live around us."

Xika's face instantly deteriorated hearing Li Fan's reply. He covered the eyes of the snake in his hand and then burned it alive. Luckily, San Du and the others were busy playing water so did not pay attention to what Xika was doing. Li Fan who was the closest to Xikapun did not pay much attention to him.

"Kids-kids!"

Not done yet Xika spoke her eyes catching the same thing as before. This time it was much more. About hundreds of them.

"Huo Bing, take care of them! Heiliao, bring the kids!"

Xika clenched her hands, then the six children who played with her were wrapped in water. Fan Mu laughed out loud thinking this was the new kind of game Xika had created. After that Heiliao made a hole in the air and put the six children together with Xika back into the village. He stayed here to help Huo Bing.

WHUSHES!

Fu Shang, who was busy farming because the Village Chief decided to reduce meat consumption for the residents was surprised to see six black holes appear above his head. The holes took out six figures that meant precious treasures to their village. Children's.

Taps!

"Call the Village Chief. Now." Xika ordered with a tone and face that did not want to be denied at all.

"What?!" Fu Shang snapped at Xika loudly.

Xika did not have time to argue with Fu Shang. He gathered the qi in his throat then shouted,

"VILLAGE CHIEF! EVERYBODY IS! GATHER ROUND!"

The expression Fu Shang showed mixed between anger and confusion. But he doesn't talk anymore. Instead, he raised his weapon and pointed it at Xika.

But what shocked Fu Shang was, the jewel of his village, the children standing in front of Xika and stretching out their hands protecting the young man.

"Uncle Fu is evil! Xing Ge's good!" fan Mu said with tears beginning to well up.

"Shhhhhh....Shhh...." Xika rubbed Fan Mu's head slowly, as well as the other children. Who would have thought these kids would protect her?

"Xiao Mu, it's okay....."

Fan Mu turned around and hugged Xika's leg. The other five children also did the same thing making Xika difficult to walk. Who wouldn't do that when they saw their closest person face to face with a terrible weapon?

"....."

Fu Shang could only be speechless seeing the children's reactions and their closeness to Xika.

Not long after, the Village Chief came along with the rest of the citizens. Xika's voice was loud enough to be heard even on residents who farmed in the area some distance away.

"Xika?" Zheng Wei frowned in confusion.

"Mu Fan! Fan Ao! What are you doing" said a middle-aged woman who stopped seeing her youngest child hugging Xika so tightly she would not part.

"Look, there's something more important than taking care of myself. I know you've been living in peace without meeting any animals for decades, right? Several decades ago you were attacked by a savage invasion. That's what scares you guys out of Heiliao, right?"

Neither the Village Chief nor the citizens, no one answered Xika. They all just fell silent with their mouths open staring at Xika who alternately rubbed the heads of the six gems of their village.

"There's no time to ask. My brother is fighting a snake in a river not far from here. Face it, after a long time of peaceful life, you must meet the beast again. How many of you can fight?"

"It's....."

The citizens were still too shocked to be able to answer Xika. The invasion of wild animals, the closeness of their children to Xika, and Xika who know the tragedy decades ago. It all surprised them enough.

WHOSHS!

Xika makes strong winds that restore the consciousness of the citizens who returned to remember the events of decades ago. He looked at them all with anger.

"What's wrong with you guys?! Why just shut up? Answer me!"

"I-I can fight." said Zheng Wei still unable to understand the situation fully. Some of the other men also declared themselves capable of fighting.

"Fo-forming Qi 3...."

"I-I'm Forming Qi 4...."

Others added. On average they had a cultivation of Qi Forming 3-5.

"I'm at the level of Forming Qi 6" the Village Chief said. He was the strongest of all the villagers.

"You," Xika pointed to the Village Chief, "Make defense with the citizens who are unable to fight. Also, create a hidden escape route. The rest, take your guns and come with me."

"E-uh...?"

"What?"

"HURRY UP!" shout Xika. And immediately the Village Chief and the citizens rushed to follow Xika's orders.

Xika frowned. The trauma suffered by the villagers is more severe than expected. Actually how bad was the invasion of ferocious beasts back then that could leave such a deep mark?

The beast raid. As the name suggests, wild animals invaded residential areas. Xika had read it in the book several times. All wild animals have several levels from large to small. As he recalled, large-scale raids were rare. Even the most recent one was a hundred years ago.

I don't know what makes the animals that used to live in the forest rush to attack the residents. There are many reasons, but for now he cannot draw conclusions. Moreover, this time the raid came from the river. He had never heard of an attack coming from a river or sea.

Wait a minute.......That was if it was not wrong there were only water snakes. There are hundreds, but there is only one type. There are no other animals. That's a strange thing. A savage beast raid usually consisted of different types of animals and not just one type.

THE SNACK!

Dozens of men complete with their weapons were already standing ready in front of Xika. But before they rushed over, a voice stopped them.

"Xika!"

Heiliao came with Huo Bing. The wolf suffered no injuries other than a few minor scratches.

"Heiliao's? What about the beast raid? What's....."

"Xika," Huo Bing alighted above Heiliao and made the two of them look strange, "it wasn't an invasion of ferocious beasts."

The deg!

"I thought so." said Xika cursing in my heart.

"It looks like the snake horde was just a group of scouts. They were weak, could only hide and give no meaningful resistance. But I'm afraid we've uncovered our existence."

"See, can you explain the current situation?" asked Zheng Wei who approved the nod of some other citizens.

"Hm? I forgot you guys were still there. Just disturb. Are you sure you want to listen to the explanation of the person you were about to kill? We could have lied." Huo Bing said in a mocking tone.

"Huo Bing, this is not a good time" said Xika stroking Fan Ao who was a bit confused looking at Huo Bing like that.

"For a while you'll just shut up. More details we will explain later." furious Heiliao.

Some residents retreated to hear Heiliao speak. The wolf only snorted in return.

"Seeing the group of scouts that numbered in the hundreds, the main group would definitely be even more terrifying. What's your next plan?" huo Bing asked.

"This village should be surrounded by the formations my father made. They can't get in."

"Anu.Taiyang actually loosened the formation in one part of the river. So harmless little animals can come in." Zheng Wei took a step forward.

"So, they are very weak. Then that means the main group will break through your father's formation."

"Well! Penetrating formation? How funny! If the assailant's that stupid, then we don't have to worry." One of the residents mocked. After the thing they experienced, they trusted Xing Taiyang very much. Whatever he does or does is a good thing.

Many other people agree with that opinion. Xika looked at them in annoyance. He was eager to believe that his father's formation could hold the main group and keep them safe. But this time he had a premonition that his father's formation would be broken through. The same premonition that made him stay in this village.

"Huo Bing, if that group of scouts are all snakes, then......."

"You're right. It is likely that the main group is snakes as well."

"Then, who is their target? How did they know we were here?" heiliao asked who instantly got many gazes from the citizens.