Chapter 6
Chapter One First Show of Ability
The three horned horses moved forward steadily in front of the carriage. In order to guarantee speed, Roth had specially bought two horned horses for riding.
After formally entering the Forest of Neversetting Sun, Aofeng and the others got off the carriage. Mistress Su Ya and Liao Ya stayed inside the carriage to rest. Mo Ling and the other three youths looked around the forest interestedly at the rich flora, the moonlight falling through the leaves like stars, and the flickering lights of fireflies.
“Whoa! Big Brother Zhui Yun, look, so beautiful!” Mo Ling pointed at a nearby swarm of fireflies and called out joyfully.
Aofeng look in that direction and narrowed her eyes slightly. She warned, “There are far more beautiful things in the forest than this, the color of nature will occasionally enchant you. Sometimes, the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is, it is better to be careful.”
Mo Zhu saw Aofeng give a meaningful smile and thought that she liked things like this. He hurriedly asked, “Zhui Yun, you like these? Don’t be afraid, how about I catch a few for you?”
Yu Fan was already glaring disdainfully at Aofeng as Mo Zhu spoke. Yu Fan walked forward to capture them as he sneered. “A coward is a coward, you don’t even dare to catch some fireflies. I think you should go back when its early! Mo Ling, you like these, I will catch them for you!”
“Really? Then I will wish our great Young Master Yu of the Snowstorm Mercenary Company to come back successfully … …” Aofeng pulled Mo Zhu’s warm hand. She raised an eyebrow and looked on as Yu Fan walked without any caution towards the ball of light.
Roth saw this and shook his head helplessly from the side. Seventh Young Master, can you not just watch as the world turns to chaos. Pitiful Yu Fan, just a few words and you are “motivated” by this devious person into a trap. This person kills without blood! This Seventh Young Master really had comprehended the highest state of being shameless and devious!
But Roth did not expose Aofeng. He didn’t like young people like Yu Fan whose eyes were on top of their head. It would be good to give Yu Fan a lesson and have other people become mentally prepared.
Yu Fan was satisfied that he had gotten there first. This time, he would obtain Mo Ling’s affections. He reached out to seize the fireflies. However, he suddenly felt the black area in front of him wasn’t quite right.
Dark! Extreme darkness so that not even one thread of moonlight reflected off.
The surrounding vines shuddered lightly, and a large and cold thorn-filled mouth suddenly opened from the darkness.
“Ah!” Yu Fan jumped in fright at the enormous mouth that abruptly appeared and gave a high scream. He tried to crawl out of the bush in a panic but he tripped and fell down with a “thump.” Vines had wrapped around his feet at some unknown time like metal chains. A great force came from above, and Yu Fan was pulled towards that enormous mouth.
Three exclamations of surprise sounded. The young people didn’t react in time, freezing there and not knowing what to do. Yu Fan looked at the great mouth growing closer and almost peed his pants.
At this moment, a long broadsword pierced the enormous mouth behind him with a “pew!” Dark green fluid spilled from that strangely shaped vine, and the vine quickly withered.
Of course Aofeng was not so goodhearted to save Yu Fan. Roth finally acted at the last moment.
“Uncle Roth, it’s so fortunate you are here.” Mo Ling patted his chest and sighed with lingering fear. “What is that? So scary?”
“Maneating Vine, it is not a magic beast, but is no less dangerous. It will attract b.u.t.terflies in the day, and fireflies in the night, creating beautiful illusions to lure other beings. Then it will use its tentacles to pull the prey in and swallow them.” Roth walked forward and pulled his broadsword back out. He cut off the vines that were wrapped around Yu Fan and picked the pale boy out. He said coolly, “The Forest of Neversetting Sun is full of things like this. Just like Zhui Yun said, if you do not pay attention, even I may not be able to save your lives. You have come here with me to get stronger, put away your playful att.i.tudes!”
After the fright just now, the trio didn’t dare to enter the darkness. They felt as though every blade of gra.s.s and tree were terrifying. They nodded anxiously.
“Don’t be afraid. Actually, you just didn’t detect it in the chaos. An adult Maneating Vine is something that someone with the strength of a five-star swordsman can protect themselves from. A normal vine wouldn’t even be a threat to a three-star swordsman. When they wrap around you, cut its tentacles in time, and then cut down its crown.” Aofeng smiled serenely, and patted Mo Zhu and his sister’s shoulders comfortingly. She walked forward and then cut down the pouch at the center of the dead Maneating Vine. The green liquid inside had already bled out.
“Zhui Yun, what are you doing?” Su Jian asked curiously.
“The pouch of the Maneating Vine is filled with extremely corrosive liquid but is also a hard to come by herb. After cleaning, it can be used to make longevity-lengthening wine. Of course, it is rare for vines to grow pouches this big and useful. The majority will shatter with a touch. This thing is worth a few hundred obsidians.” Aofeng casually tossed the wrinkled little pouch in her hand up and down before giving it to Mo Zhu to look.
Mo Zhu held it in his hand, his face slightly hot. He thought happily, the first person he gave it to was me! Not even Ling’er!
“Zhui Yun, can you give this to me?” Mo Zhu looked over in antic.i.p.ation.
“Of course, if you like it, take it.” It wasn’t worth a lot, and with the sword master Roth here, the good stuff was up ahead. Aofeng did not care.
Mo Zhu was very happy and hurriedly put the item in his spatial ring. These people were of high status and every one of them had a spatial ring.
“Zhui Yun, you know so much,” Su Jian smiled and said with surprise. The three’s admiration of Aofeng grew. While Aofeng was “weak,” he knew a lot, especially about exploring the forest. He knew much more than they did.
Yu Fan finally managed to calm down and his face was darker than the night. At this time, he realized that Aofeng had deliberately set him up. This person had clearly known that there might be a maneating vine there, but did not tell him! More irritating was that the other showing off afterwards! When he thought of this, Yu Fan felt his teeth itch.
“Alright. We should depart.” Roth, the person responsible for training, was not polite at all. He snapped the whip in his hand, urged the horned horses to run. “Both swordsmen and magisters are combat professions. You all have good endurance, try to keep up with my horse on your feet. Notice everything in the surroundings. There will be dangers of all kinds appearing at any time. We have just entered the forest. Experience the environment, do not fall behind, the first person will get a good reward.”
The carriage moved forward at a slow pace. When Mo Zhu and the other four heard “reward,” they became alert and hurriedly started running. This speed was not hard for them, even the weakest, Mo Ling, could keep up.
Of course, this was only when there were no disruptions.
There were many maneating vines at the border of the forest. They could not compare to the large maneating vine that had attacked Yu Fan, but they were nuisances that occasionally reached out to trip people. Other than Aofeng, the remaining four each had a sharp knife to cut off those detestable tentacles. Even so, after a while, each person had a few tears and holes in their clothing, and they were in unbearable suffering.
Mo Zhu and the others started to understand why Aofeng’s clothing upon arrival at the Hyde Corporation was so damaged. This was just a little while. If they walked for a day, wouldn’t they be naked?
On the other hand, Aofeng did not use any weapons at all. She seemed to be prescient and was not just unusually lucky. There almost weren’t any maneating vines where she pa.s.sed. Even if there were, she could easily avoid them with her light yet strange footwork. After walking for a while, Aofeng, the “weakest of them all” was the least disheveled. Her long black robe was still perfect, and everyone wondered at the lack of damage.
However, the Imperial School only admitted geniuses. These people were outstanding talented, and not weak in power. They adapted quickly and only lacked experience. Soon, it became difficult for the maneating vines to trip them, and they would be able to chop their way free quickly if they were caught.
What surprised Mo Zhu and the others was that no matter how they increased their speed, they could not overtake Aofeng far ahead of them. Aofeng’s speed that was like a ghost seemed, changing with the speed of their pace. If they were fast, the other was fast. If they were slow, the other would slow down.
“d.a.m.n it! How come I cannot catch up with the useless country b.u.mpkin! I’m stronger than him!” Yu Fan wanted to die when he found he could not catch up to Aofeng no matter how hard he tried.
“Big Brother Zhui Yun is so strong. Up
until now, his body has not left the cloak!” Mo Ling found something else astounding and exclaimed softly. She wondered inside, was Big Brother Zhui Yun really just a seven-sword magister?
“Yes! Still so elegant and enchanting. Mo Zhu, if he comes to Karroll, your t.i.tle as the first young master of the imperial capt.i.tal will go to someone else.” Su Jian laughed and said as he ran.
Mo Zhu looked at Aofeng. The forest wind brushed back the other’s hair, the exquisite face was pressingly handsome, the red lips tightly pressed, there was a fatal seductiveness peeking through the aloofness. The long black robe moved in the wind and outlined the body. The silver light shone down on the other’s body. Unconsciously, Mo Zhu went into a daze. When he managed to refocus, he bent his head down with a red face, his voice as small as a mosquito’s buzz.
“I … … I cannot compare to him, he … …”
Before he finished speaking, Aofeng suddenly stopped up ahead. Everyone else paused and then came next to Aofeng. Roth also frowned slightly and stopped the carriage.
“Zhui Yun, is there a problem?” Su Jian walked forward and asked. Without realizing it, Aofeng, who knew the dangers of the forest, took over the commanding role in their minds, even though she was only a “seven-sword magister.”
“Magic beasts are coming!” Aofeng listened for a while and her expression grew slightly more serious. “Also, it’s a herd!”
Hearing the rumbling in the distance, it was evident they were not flying magic beasts. Their steps were heavy, and could not be the fleet-footed wolf packs. Aofeng’s heart shook and she guessed it was most likely the ones that were called the killers of the Forest of Neversetting Sun, the Forest Boars that were the most common in this region.
After enduring hardship in the forest on the way here, the young people did not have the arrogant demeanor any longer. They recognized the dangers of the Forest of Neversetting Sun. Each person’s nerves tensed, even the proud Yu Fan was not an exception.
Roth glanced with praise at Aofeng. He had seen everything up until now, and he had been shocked. He hadn’t expected this Seventh Young Master to be so competent. Even he didn’t have a true measure of the other’s strength. At the very least, the other was not any weaker than Mo Zhu, the best of this young genius team. The other had sensitive senses and had noticed the danger at the same time as him.
“It’s the Forest Boars, these dangerous magic beasts are not as gentle as the maneating vines. You have to be careful.” Roth drew his broadsword. “Boom.” It stabbed into the ground in front of him. A thick burst of sword energy flowed from his hand into the body of the sword. Using the sword as the medium, a battle energy barrier appeared, and wrapped around the entire carriage.
Not as “gentle” as the man-eating vines?
Hearing this, they faced each other and wanted to cry. Uncle, are you trying to scare us? Even such gentle things were so scary, then what were the dangerous magic beasts like?
The group members had terrified expressions but Roth was relaxed. “While it is the first time you are fighting magic beasts, don’t be so nervous. Forest Boars are usually six-star magic beasts, if you cannot endure, you can retreat behind my battle energy barrier. Do not force yourself. Zhui Yun, you were the first to arrive just now, this is your reward!”
A black light flashed and something was tossed towards Aofeng. Aofeng reached out to receive and her fingers came into contract with what seemed to be a piece of ice. She gripped it and looked. It was a black and simple curved dagger that did not shine with light.
“Ferrotungsten!”
“This ferrotungsten dagger, is named the “Vanquisher of Armies,” Roth nodded and said with a faint smile.
“Teacher, you are so biased. Last time, when I asked you for a ferrotungsten weapon, you didn’t give one to me.” Su Jian complained depressedly. A ferrotungsten short blade was something that could not be found on the market, obtaining one was not a matter of cost. Even Mo Zhu and his sister felt slight envy.
“It’s not that I didn’t give you the chance, who was not able to catch up to Zhui Yun? How about another try, I have something else good here.” Roth chuckled. His hand flashed and he took out another blade from the spatial ring. It was a long black sword that was both thin and light.
“This is also made from ferrotungsten, and masterfully crafted. It is thin and flexible, and can be worn around the waist like a belt. It is sharp as a sword, nimble as a whip, and effective when used appropriately. It is called “Cicada Wing.” If you want this, bring out your skill. Are you not geniuses of this younger generation?” Roth said to the group as he winked at Aofeng.
Detecting Roth’s bias and intention to help her, Aofeng’s gaze moved and he threw a grateful look towards the other. Roth smiled slightly and imperceptibly nodded. He knew this Seventh Young Master was of few words. It was already rare for someone as aloof as the other to give such an expression to him.
A famed swords should be given to a hero. As a sword master, Roth admired those who were strong. After interacting with Aofeng a few times, he could see that this little guy had unlimited potential in terms of mentality and strength. He did not object to helping such a diamond in the rough on their path to growth, and also whip his unaccomplished disciples along the way.
This group of young people did not know that His Excellency Roth that they respected had sold them a lie. Stimulated by the thoughts of obtaining a great weapon, each of them were alert, and prepared to fight. While they were of different star levels, their actual fighting strength was about the same. Each person was confident in themselves.
“Cicada Wing, it is mine!” Yu Fan said confidently as he summoned his magus beast. Under his feet, the silver pattern of a one-star senior magister flashed and a nine-star magus beast Forest Combat Bear suddenly appeared.
“No, it’s mine!” Su Jian drew the two-handed sword from his back and waved it.
Mo Zhu summoned the two-star spirit beast Marked Panther, Mo Lin summoned the nine-star magus beast Mountain Civet. Aofeng gripped the Vanquisher of Armies she had just gained. The rumbling had almost reached them. Soon, the enormous tusks of the Forest Boars that were the height of a man appeared in view.
Large group of forest boars rushed out of the forest in all directions, forming a dense circle. There were so many that they inhaled in shock as they charged at the group!
The tusks of the boars were full of power. If one was. .h.i.t head-on, most people would be split apart where they stood and could only die.
“Kill!” A soft and cold shout. A few threads of killing energy came off Aofeng. The black shadow flashed and shot forward before the others like a ghost!
“Zhui Yun! Don’t be rash!” Mo Zhu called in shock. He hadn’t through that Aofeng didn’t even think of defense and charged directly into the stampede of boars. His handsome face flushed in urgency, he stamped his feet. A seven-sword magister going into a herd of six-star magic beasts without even their own magus beast, wasn’t that seeking death?
“Dumba.s.s without any team spirit!” Yu Fan swore in fury. His eyes searched all over for Aofeng’s figure but he had no time before the enormous tusks of the boars were already stabbing towards him!
“Careful!” Su Jian’s two-handed sword managed to make it in time, chopping down the head of that forest boar. The blood drenched the two of them!
“Guard yourself, you don’t need to worry about him!” Roth’s voice sounded by their ears. The four paused slightly. Thinking that Roth would definitely perform a rescue, they did not worry. They moved back-to-back to form a small circle and started to fend off the forest boars around them.
These four were really geniuses of this generation. Each person’s cautiousness during the fight fight had increased after experiencing the man-eating vines.
At the start of the attack, they only just managed to hold on against the ma.s.s of boars. However, not fifteen minutes later, the four had learned how to work together. The three magus beasts and the for fighters managed to kill and hold a small perimeter. The more they fought, the better they became, and they finally managed to get a chance to breathe.
“This is great, only true battle can test us!” Mo Ling shouted excitedly. The sharp blade in her hand that was mixed with magus power repeatedly stopped the charges of the forest boars. Beside her, the cute mountain civet it swiped with its sharp claws. With a few swipes, it could blind a boar. Then after Mo Ling gave a few more strikes, this boar fell down.
“Ha, look, I’ve already killed so many boars. I’m the one that won the contest this time” Su Jian cut off the head of a boar and shouted.
“No, it’s clearly me.” Yu Fan also shouted, “The ones that my bear killed also belong to me, I have more than you.”
“It shouldn’t count like that!” Su Jian shouted with a dejected face.
“Stop arguing, it’s useless how many you kill, look over there!” Mu Zhu’s shocked tone attracted the attention of the other three people. The three raised their head despite being occupied and the three pairs of eyes bulged at almost the same time!
In the distance, under the light
light of the moon the bodies of the forest boars were scattered on the ground. It almost formed a large circle around the four of them. No wonder the four of them felt less pressured. The surrounding boars had been held off by these corpses and could not charge in.
At the end of these corpses, a ghostly figure like that of an asura held a short black dagger as it moved in a near impossible path. Everywhere it pa.s.sed, there were the wails of the boars. Each time the blade flashed, a boar fell. The long black cloak floated as the figure jumped, and revealed tight black fighter garb. Under the moonlight, the exquisite face was cold and cruel, the nimble figure was enough to enchant millions of females!
“Co… … country b.u.mpkin … …” Yu Fan’s voice trembled as he gaped. He looked forward. He didn’t seem to see Aofeng killing a group of boars, but an ant destroying a group of dragons … ….
“How is this possible! He … … he’s only a seven-sword magister!” Su Jian covered his mouth in terror. Even with the Vanquisher of Armies in hand, it still was a great shock for someone to easily kill a boar with a single blow.
His Excellency Roth was alright, he was a sword master, an existence that was extremely high up in the continent. They, a younger generation, could not be spoken off in the same sentence as him. But compared this youth that was about the same age as them, and even a few years younger, they, who had been praised as geniuses, were so much weaker than this youth, where … … where did this demon come from?
They were not the only ones to feel shocked. Even Roth felt a wave of amazement. Aofeng’s sharp and precise movements and cold expression did not seem like that of a youth in their second decade. This was a warrior that was used to killing, and frequently moved through danger until they were numb to it! How old was he? Where did the other’s battle experience come from?
“Stupid! Even like this, you still think that Big Brother Zhui Yun is a seven-sword magister, your stupidity is incurable! Big Brother Zhui Yun is just not willing to show off his strength!” Mo Ling rolled her eyes as she spoke. Her gaze could not move away from Aofeng’s body. The flying long black hair, the black robes that rose with the wind, the body that was not large but nimble, those crisp movements when striking with the black dagger formed a strong shadow that imprinted on the young girl’s heart.
If a girl was able to marry him, wouldn’t they feel safe? Mo Ling narrowed her eye as she thought.
Yu Fan stared depressedly at Aofeng. For the first time, he had a strong feeling of failure. Looking at Mo Ling’s expression he knew he had lost completely.
Mo Zhu showed a joyful smile, he was just happy that Aofeng possessed great power.
“Aah … … my ferrotungsten weapon … …” Su Jian sobbed.
The four had stopped fighting and were almost pushed over by the boars. They refocused and continued to cut down the boars near them. The magic beasts that were like tofu in Aofeng’s hands were opponents they struggled with. The more the four fought, the more they felt that Aofeng was a freak.
Aofeng didn’t have any time to pay attention to their thoughts. At this time, she was in a strange state. Through the moon, her Moonlight Footwork was performed smoothly like water.
When she was with Liao Ya, she rarely went to provoke herd-type magic beasts. Today, she really enjoyed herself in melee combat. Her Moonlight Footwork that she hadn’t used since she came to this world was performed three times. Adding on the magic power unique to this world, she had made a small but significant progress on modifying this close-combat footwork.
With a dart, she flashed next to a forest boar and she moved her hand back in a slice. Without even looking back, she spun in another direction, elegant as though she was dancing. Aofeng’s body was as light as a sparrow. She easily pa.s.sed through the packed singular of forest boars. The clumsy boars could not stop here steps.
“Such unique footwork, who did this little guy learn from?” Everyone else was busy but Roth was idly watching from the carriage. The broadsword in front of him formed a barrier as hard as steel. All of the forest boars that slammed into the barrier would wail and retreat.
Looking at Aofeng’s nimble and ethereal steps, Roth was shocked again. He felt that Aofeng was full of riddles that people could not see through.
Pa.s.sing through the singular of forest boars, Aofeng was not in a hurry to kill as many boars as possible. She was not a bloodthirsty person. Her black and bright eyes quickly scanned through the great number of forest boars to search for the leader of the herd. If she could kill the boar leader, than this group of six-star rabble would scatter.
Yu Fan and Su Jian who were panting from fighting saw Aofeng’s idle figure that moved back and forth through the boars and almost spat blood in anger. They were almost unable to move, the other was stepping on the boars … …
After a time, the four young people finally understood why the herd-type magic beasts of the Forest of Neversetting Sun were so powerful. People were not made of steel, they would get tired. Facing the seemingly endless tide of forest boars, Mo Zhu and the three others felt exhausted.
“We cannot continue like this, go back to Uncle Roth first. This is not a school compet.i.tion. These magic beasts will not be restrained against us.” Su Jian gritted. He once again swung the two-handed sword and said to the three beside him.
Mo Zhu and the others nodded. Their goal of familiarizing themselves with battle had been achieved. They had no reason to keep expending energy. The four decided to open a path but did not notice a boar that had a different color of fur compared to other forest boars and had very long and sharp tusks sneaking closer.
At this time, the two-star spirit beast Marked Panther next to Mo Zhu seemed to feel something and roared at the spot beside Yu Fan as it charged out.
“Yu Fan, careful! It’s a mutant king, that is a nine-star magus beast!” Mo Zhu immediately guessed the reason. When he looked, a cold sweat rose. That mutant boar had reached Yu Fan already!
The power of a spirit beast was almost equivalent to a spirit magister, and a nine-star magus beast was just a thread away from being a spirit beast. Therefore, many nine-star magic beasts were of different strengths, the strongest equivalent to a nine-sword senior magister, the weakest only comparable to a nine-sword magister. However, mutant magic beasts were usually more powerful. This mutant boar had at least the power of a seven-sword senior magister.
“Ah!” Before the marked panther could reach them, Yu Fan’s Forest Combat Bear was pushed aside, the two sharp tusks moving down forcefully throw Yu Fan into the air. A feeling of sharpness came from his abdomen. Terror exploded in Yu Fan’s mind. The shadow of death came over his mind. He knew many people were speared to death by the tusks of a forest boar like this!
“Oh no!” In the distance, Roth also found the suddenly change and shot out like lightning. But this an event that occurred in a flash. When Roth saw something was not right, Yu Fan was already thrown into the air, and there was no time for a rescue!
The Forest of Neversetting Sun was like this. It was hard to predict the different situations and dangers. Coming out to gain experience, even with a sword master, one could lose their life if they were careless!
“Ah! No!” Mo Zhu screamed as she covered her eyes in fear of seeing a person speared to death.
“Yu Fan!” Mo Zhu and Su Jian shouted in shock.
At this time, a white hand suddenly reached out from the side to grab the tip of the forest boar’s enormous tusk. Yu fan felt something soft cover his abdomen and his body slid to the side. He was not injured as he had imagined. At the same time, that black and short dagger cut down with a thread of verdant green energy and cut into the thick skin of the mutant boar at almost the same moment as Roth’s broadsword!
Roth’s broadsword split open the mutant boar’s stomach, and Aofeng’s Vanquisher of Armies severed the head of the mutant boar! Under the duo’s attacks, the mutant boar died in a flash. The surrounding boars stopped and then scattered.
“Are you all right?” Roth landed in front of them and looked around. After making sure that everyone was fine, he sighed in relief.
“Zhui Yun!” “Big Brother Zhui Yun!” Mo Zhu and the other two sprinted forward. Mo Zhu grabbed Aofeng’s hand that was cut b.l.o.o.d.y by the enormous tusk of the forest boar. He had a nervous expression. “Heavens, you … … you’re wounded! Let’s go find Mama!”
“It’s fine, what is a little wound like this in the Forest of Neversetting Sun?” Aofeng shook her head with a calm expression and glanced at Yu Fan that was looking at her in shock.
“Come with me. Mama is an expert at healing, and you will be healed in a little bit.” Mo Ling said as she pulled Aofeng and pushed towards the carriage. She left behind Mo Zhu standing in a daze.
“Why … … why did he save me?” Having escaped from death, Yu
death, Yu Fan’s soul was still not back in his body. He swallowed and asked in puzzlement, “Didn’t he dislike me?”
Yu Fan would not believe that Aofeng was a good person with a great deal of sympathy. He did not forget what the b.a.s.t.a.r.d did when they had just entered the forest! The other had fooled him into walking into the mouth of the man-eating vine and watched as he was going to be eaten without any intentions of helping. Aofeng was a cold person and should not care about his life and death.
Mo Zhu tilted his head and thought. He said in a small voice, “I think it was because you were worried about him moving through the forest boars alone. Back then, didn’t you look around in panic? I saw that he was watching us from nearby.”
“Just for that? How … … how is that possible?” Yu Fan gaped again.
“Why not?” Mo Zhu twisted his mouth and looked in the direction of the carriage. His clear eyes filled with softness and mirth that drove away the hesitation. “Actually, Zhui Yun is a very smart and gentle person. He will remember even the small details. While you are slightly arrogant, you are not bad at the core. You only argue with him because of Ling’er but you worried about him at a moment of life and death. So he remembered. However, he looks cold and doesn’t want to verbalize it. But if something happens, he would be the first one to act.”
It was … … like that? Gentle? That youth with a stiff face all day?
Listening to Mo Zhu’s words, Yu Fan couldn’t resist looking in surprise at the carriage. It felt as though a certain place in his heart was struck with a hammer, something glowing coming uncontrollably into his eyes.
Su Jian and Roth were silent with slight shock in their expression. Roth sighed inside. Maybe the part of this Seventh Young Master that was most worthy of respect was not his outstanding talent, but that unique personal charisma.
Translator Ramblings: I feel all the viewpoints are mushed together. POV changes so fast.
Sitting inside the carriage, Aofeng felt as though she was soaking in the hot springs. She was shrouded in blue light and so comfortable she felt as though she could sleep. Even the tiredness after fighting had completely disappeared.
“Thank you, Mama Su Ya, it really is wondrous. I hadn’t thought that magus beasts would have this kind of power.” Aofeng moved her healed hand in wonder. She could not feel even the tiniest bit of pain. It had completely disappeared.
While she had the wondrous Magus Divinity Source, it would take an hour to heal. Mistress Su Ya’s magus beast, a mermaid, only needed a few moments to heal her wound.
“This is nothing. As long as it isn’t a very serious illness or someone’s vitality reaching an end, my mother can even rescue a person about to die, and immediately have them jump around.” Mo Ling smiled proudly and said, “So when we come out to gain experience, we don’t have to worry about injuries.”
“It really is powerful.” Aofeng nodded. The previous her had been too closed off. She had no understanding of healing and support-type magus beasts.
“Support-type magus beasts also have terrifying power, especially for females. Not all females like to fight like Ling’er.” Mistress Su Ya smiled as she looked at Mo Ling who poked out her tongue. She continued to speak, “The females in the school mostly use support-type magus beasts. For example, my magus beast, Shui’er is a healing-type magus beast. Once, I had a very good friend of mine that had a illusory kind of divine beast who could weaken the enemy’s strength in a large-scale manner and increase her side’s strength. Her team was unstoppable. It is a pity that later … …”
When she spoke of this, Mistress Su Ya had a sad expression. She sighed, and then she glanced at Aofeng. She said with a strange gaze and a smile, “You seem very similar to my friend.”
Aofeng felt a strange feeling when she was looked at with such a gentle gaze. She smiled slightly and said, “Why else would I see that Mama Su Ya and I have karma together?”
The handsome smile was too blinding. The water-type mermaid who liked beautiful things blinked and her soft mouth gave on Aofeng’s cheek a kiss. Then she squealed as she leapt behind Mistress Su Ya, poking out her head and giggling.
Aofeng rubbed where she had been kissed with exasperation. Heavens, I am even hara.s.sed by a magus beast, and it was as female one … …
“Shui’er likes you a lot.” Mistress Su Ya caressed Aofeng’s black hair. She said with a gentle smile, “There are not many men that Shui’er likes. She usually only like females. Other than Zhu’er, it is the first time I have seen her so close to a young man. You are right, we really have karma.”
Just as the mood inside the carriage was warming up, shouting suddenly came from outside the carriage. Aofeng frowned. Her keen ears could detect footsteps. What kind of people would come here? Also, they had surrounded the carriage.
“Mama Su Ya, let’s go out and see what is happening.” Aofeng and Mo Ling stood up and jumped out of the carriage.
Mistress Su Ya looked at where Aofeng had been sitting and sank into her memories. She murmured to herself. “So alike … … the same features as Elder Sister Qin’s devastating beauty. Sister, is this your child … …”
When Aofeng and Mo Ling got off the carriage, they heard Yu Fan’s loud voice, “What are you doing? You dare to make trouble for this young master, you want to die?”
“The one that wants to die is you! You dare to be arrogant in the Forest of Neversetting Sun. Why don’t you investigate the Second Young Master who protects us is?” The males that had surrounded them said viciously. They were dressed like soldiers and seemed like the city guard of the Neversetting Sun Fortress. The leader was a youth with a proud expression. There were two males dressed in magister robes beside him, each with a badge on their robe. They were two three-sword senior magisters!
Mo Zhu and the other two were facing off with them. Roth had an ambiguous smile as he sat on the carriage. It appeared as though he wanted them to take care of the matter.
Aofeng walked closer and detected that these people came with malicious intent. She raised an eyebrow and said coolly, “What happened?”
“We don’t know. This bunch of people suddenly came out and surrounded us, I don’t know what’s wrong with their heads!” Su Jian spat. After the battle just now, it had been the time to relax and gather the spoils. These people had suddenly came out. Even Mo Zhu couldn’t help but frown.
The youth with the proud expression swept a glance. The surroundings became silent. He stared coldly at Aofeng and asked, “You are the company leader?”
From everyone’s expression, the black-robed Aofeng seemed to be the focus of everyone’s attention so the youth asked this.
“Me?” Aofeng stilled. Shaking her head, she said, “I only joined today … …”
“Who said that! Of course you are company leader!” Before Aofeng could finish speaking, Mo Zhu gathered his courage from behind and said with a rare volume. Su Jian nodded serious. “Zhui Yun, our company only has us young people, there wasn’t some company leader to start with. After today it is is clear that you qualify to be the company leader of our Snowstorm Mercenary Company. It definitely is you.”
“Yes, I also support Big Brother Zhui Yun as company leader!” Mo Ling said.
“This young master never submits to anyone, but if it is you, this young master will do it.” Yu Fan paused and then said awkwardly.
In the battle just now, Aofeng had not displayed her true magister level, but her charisma and strength had won everyone’s recognition. At this time, she was the center of this group of people. Even Yu Fan did not look at her with any dismissal, but with respect towards an expert.
The ability to unify, intimidation, that was what the leader of a company needed.
Aofeng saw them saw this and did not refuse. She nodded and accepted it. “Alright, I’m the leader of Snowstorm Mercenary Company. Speak, what do you want with us?”
“What do we want? Capture them all for me!” The youth confirmed their ident.i.ties and waved his hand. The soldiers behind him held blades and spears and started to move forward.
Aofeng’s expression turned cold. She asked with a frown, “Why are you capturing us? Did we have any arguments with the city guard of the Fortress of Neversetting Sun?”
While she asked this, Aofeng didn’t believe it. These people were n.o.bility, and their statuses were not average. Those that were officials were being arrested by minor soldiers. What kind of joke was this?
“This evening, you sent out a magus beast at the Hyde Corporation and wounded a company leader under my service!” The youth snorted proudly and said the reason with a cold smile, “In Neversetting Sun, no one dares to go against Young Master Luo Fu. I protect the boss of Wild Wolf. You dare to openly and sincerely shame me, Luo Fu? If you beat a dog, you have to look at its master!”
After Luo Fu spoke, the two three-sword senior magisters beside him nodded respectfully. The two immediately released their magus beasts. He stared proudly at the group.
“I know that some of you have some strength. But it would be better if you did not fight. Two three-sword senior magisters are not something you cansomething you can deal with! I, Luo Fu, am the nephew of the castellan of the city. I can summon more forces than this. My cousin is a seven-star senior swordsman, Neversetting Sun is full of experts at the moment. Today, he even recruited a young nine-sword senior magister. If I am willing, I can find him at any time to deal with you!”
Originally, when she heard the name “Luo Fu,” Aofeng frowned. When he finished talking, Aofeng was basically speechless.
Luo Fu, Luo Fei, cousin, seven-star senior swordsman.
So Luo Fei was that young son of the castellan. No wonder when they talked about this, Luo Fei’s expression had been so strange! But coming back to it, wasn’t she the young nine-sword senior magister that Luo Fei had recruited?
After Aofeng through through the complex connections, she was astounded. She was already here. Where did this good brother want to go to copy another her to deal with her?
Ba Erbo was extremely excited at the moment. Very very excited. Seeing the Fire Dragon Fruit that glowed on the cliff, and smelling its faint fragrance, he wanted to grow a pair of wings and fly over!
Because they had kept the information locked down, no one except the insiders knew the importance of this mission to Flying Aspara Mercenary Company.
Flying Aspara Mercenary Company was a B-ranked mercenary company. They had reached the required amount of missions. They only had to finish an rank mission or three suprB missions to become a ranked mercenary company and to develop further. However, if they chose to do three suprB-ranked missions, if one of the missions was a failure, the other two were for nothing. They had to start over.
The biggest factor that the Flying Aspara Mercenary Company’s influence fell behind Crimson Forge Mercenary Company and Wolfpack Mercenary Company was because the other two were rank while they were B-rank.
The benefits and payment that the Mercenary Union gave rank and B-rank were completely different. They believed if they had the benefits and resources of an rank mercenary company, they could quickly develop and rival the other two mercenary companies. As a result, Ba Tuke even had his spirit magister son come, and also sent another three-star spirit magister, the old man in the yellow robes, to make sure the mission was successful.
They hadn’t actually completed the ranked mission at Qin City. Radiance Magus Church had suffered great losses.. While they had paid the hiring fee, that mission had been judged a failure. Due to this, the Flying Aspra Mercenary Company could only put their sights on the Fire Dragon Fruit which was a suprB-rank mission.
After several years, they had completed two suprB-rank missions already. They only had one more to go. Could Ba Erbo not be happy?
“Elder Luo Xi, you were wrong this time! Look, those Crimson Forge mercenaries still haven’t followed us. This means they don’t have the ability to rival us and are retreating. This time, we will be the ones to finish the Fire Dragon Fruit mission. Then we will be an rank mercenary company!” Looking around and seeing not even the shadow of the Crimson Forge Mercenary Company, Ba Erbo couldn’t help but snort and smile proudly.
As he spoke, he was still slightly irritated. Just now, he had left immediately because that young boy had been showing off. They had gotten off easy. If he encountered them on the way back, he would definitely show that person his power! Not very old but that person had been cunning. You dare to make a fool of me, Ba Erbo, you dare to be even more arrogant?
“It’s better to be careful. The Soul Breaking Cliff is already close to Death Ridge which doesn’t lack for high rank magic beasts.” The yellow-robed old person frowned. He kept on feeling that something was not right. He had a bad feeling but he could not pinpoint where the problem was.
Ba Erbo snorted in laughter. “Elder, don’t worry. As long as that Rong Luo hasn’t come, that Fire Dragon Fruit is ours. With our strength, we do not have to worry about normal spirit beasts. It would be better if they came. We can get a few more spirit beast corpses and magic crystals.”
“That is true,” the yellow-robed old person said. He was very confident in his own strength and he suppressed that strange feeling of anxiousness.
They climbed up. The Fire Dragon Fruit was just ahead of them. The group from Flying Aspara Mercenary Company managed to ascend the cliff before all the other adventurers. They forced all the other small mercenary companies that were competing against them to the back. Those small mercenary companies were angry but didn’t dare to verbalize it.
“It’s ours!” Looking at the Fire Dragon Fruit, Ba Erbo was happily reaching to pluck it. But when he just took a step, a hard gust of wind suddenly shot for his head!
“Ah, it’s a high star spirit beast! Young Captain, careful!”
The yellow-robed old man’s expression changed. He hurriedly called for amorization. As the silver light flashed, he charged out and saved Ba Erbo from the claws of that eagle. Before he had the chance to take a breath, another golden condor pecked down!
“How come two high star spirit beasts attacked at once?” The yellow-robed old person inhaled in shock. He hurriedly grabbed Ba Erbo and then somersaulted to the side. He pa.s.sed over the enormous stone wall. From here, he could see the Soul Breaking Cliff and the mountains beyond it. The two looked towards that place. It would have been better if they hadn’t looked. When they did, their souls almost were scared out of their bodies.
“Heavens! They … … they are all spirit beasts?” Ba Erbo’s eyes almost popped out. His hairs stood up on end. He saw a large black patch of smoke. He made a rough estimate. There were at least a hundred spirit beasts!
“Motherf***er! A large group of spirit beasts are coming!”
“Oh, we are going to die, going to die! We are really going to die this time!”
“Quick, quick, flee!”
The mercenaries and the adventurers had terrified expressions as they shouted in panic. They ran down Soul Breaking Cliff even faster than they ascended the cliff. At the edge of life and death, many people had speed that was hard to imagine. However, the spirit beast swarm behind them were even faster. Many people were caught and screams filled the air.
Under the claws of the spirit beasts, ordinary adventurers and mercenaries could not withstand even a blow!
“d.a.m.n it! It’s the Sidian Pollen! That fragrance i smelled earlier wasn’t the scent of the Fire Dragon Fruit!” The yellow-robed old person finally found where the problem was but it was too late. He could only grab Ba Erbo and flee. A large group of spirit beasts followed closely after them.
“No! Our rank mercenary ranking!” He watched as the Fire Dragon Fruit that had been within his grasp get drowned by this large group of spirit beasts. This meant that their mission and his dream had both failed. Ba Erbo grieved and wanted to die. After thinking, he knew who had done this to him. He couldn’t help but gave out a high and furious howl.
“Crimson Forge mercenaries! That brat! We’re not finished!”
From far away, Aofeng and the group of Crimson Forge mercenaries were hiding in a valley and observing the events coldly. They heard this harsh shout.
“We aren’t finished? You need to be alive first.” Aofeng pushed aside a bush and her lips curved in a beautiful curve. She looked back disdainfully and aid, “Also, if I can trick you once, can’t I trick you a second time?”
“Ahahaha, that pig’s head. Even if you fought ten rounds, he would be the loser!”
“Yes, if he and Zhui Yun Daren have a fair fight, he would suffer an even worse loss. However, it seems more enjoyable to trip him like this. We really got ours back for the past few months! Hahaha … …” Thetan and Vino felt extremely good watching as Ba Erbo was chased by that large group of spirit beasts. They breathed out, and they had smiles on their faces.
They cared about honor but they were not pedantic. Other than their own friends, there were no orthodox parties in the Forest of Neversetting Sun. They were not repelled by Aofeng ‘s actions and actually admired it.
In Thetan and Vino’s eyes, Aofeng became even more mysterious. This person had a sacred beast, a valuable ice mouse common of the n.o.bility. This ice mouse had actually surpa.s.sed nine-star to become a spirit beast. Everything was so startling.
“The spirit beast swarm has pa.s.sed. Let’s go.”
An endless stream of spirit beasts chased Ba Erbo and the yellow-robed old person into the forest. No more spirit beasts appeared. They knew that this was about time. Vino immediately started to cut a path through the undergrowth using his broadsword at the front. There was a little path that was the width of one perseon. They walked deeper, moved around some large cracks in the rock, and walked for almost an hour until a peaceful little valley appeared in front of them.
When they came here, they almost collectively stilled. Each person had an expression of ecstasy on their faces.
In the mountain valley, there was a spring near the corner of the cliff side. Above the spring, there was a verdant green plant that had three bright red fruits!
“Three Fire Dragon Fruits! Zhui Yun Daren, we have such good luck!” many people started to cheer.
Thetan and the others were not the only ones who started breathing heavily when they saw the three Fire Dragon Fruits. Even Aofeng felt some joyful surprise.
Translator Ramblings: Yes, later than usual but still here.