Crack!
The two other withered trees reacted to the kangaroo's attack like exploding durians almost instantly . Their gnarled branches swung out like demonic claws .
Shadows crisscrossed the kangaroo's line of sight in an instant, plunging it into darkness .
With the crows crowing atop the trees, the scene immediately turned into something straight out of a horror movie .
The Golden Dazzling Light Boxing Champion Kangaroo seemed to have anticipated this . Its ears twitched, then it bobbed and wove, expertly dodging the trees' attacks .
Branches lashed out like snakes from the trees . Some of them barely grazed the kangaroo's ear . On the other hand, the kangaroo's fists shot out like comets at the trees .
Bam, bam, bam .
The kangaroo intercepted the incoming branches with a flurry of punches . It was now moving so fast that it had turned into a mere shimmer to the naked eye . It wove around the branches and landed multiple blows on both trees with its feet, fists, and even its tail .
At that moment, blinding golden light flooded the area .
Sounds of cracking wood reverberated in the air .
Shards of wood sprayed out as the black branches were snapped off of the trees . The crow's feathers floated slowly in the air as if frozen there .
Bam, bam .
The kangaroo landed two final punches on the trees with a pause between them for added effect . It relaxed its fists and began walking towards the Flames of Darkness calmly .
Behind it lay what remained of the two withered trees and the crows on the cold, dark ground .
The kangaroo's tail swished about behind it, spreading the blood stains on the ground .
The Flames of Darkness seemed to have sensed the approaching kangaroo . Flickering in the air for a moment, they released a small blue flame that floated waveringly towards the Golden Dazzling Light Boxing Champion Kangaroo . The small blue flame approached the kangaroo, shaking like a doddering old man .
It looked simply beautiful . There was something hypnotizing about the way it danced about in the air . . .
The kangaroo's face remained as indifferent as ever . It stopped in its tracks for a moment before walking around the small blue flame and towards the Flames of Darkness .
The small blue flame paused in the air . Am I not cute enough for you? it seemed to be thinking .
After struggling for a while, it squeezed out two smaller balls of fire . A high-pitched whistling sound could be heard in the air .
However, no one seemed to pay it any mind . . .
A golden aura began to radiate from the Golden Dazzling Light Kangaroo's body . In a split second, it propelled itself forward, pierced through the Flames of Darkness' periphery and closed its hand around the fire's core .
It was as if the kangaroo had grabbed fate itself by the neck .
The Flames of Darkness struggled for a moment, but after realizing that there was no point in resisting its captor, it finally gave up . The flames grew smaller and smaller until finally, a prune-sized azure rock rested in the kangaroo's palm . The rock was riddled with tiny holes and stained varying shades of blue .
This was the only way to collect the Flames of Darkness without damaging the source .
The problem with it was that one would have to risk being burned by the Flames . The Flames of Darkness could easily burn right through a Commander-tier monster's arm . Only a Lord-tier monster could resist the Flames' heat .
"That's one down," said the high-level combat officer with a sigh of relief . This looked almost simple .
There are still two more materials left . It would be great if the other two were just as easy to collect as this one, he thought .
The party of three continued moving forward, the air around them gradually growing colder .
Crack .
The sound of breaking ice echoed in the air .
A thin layer of ice had formed beneath their feet without them noticing . Even the plants on the ground were frozen over .
An ash-colored building with black tiles stood approximately 300 feet ahead . Its walls were almost completely hidden behind a couple of trees .
"Is anyone still living there?"
"According to our sources, the inhabitants of Changping village have long moved out since the Cataclysm . "
"But it looks like someone recently hung those corn cobs on the wall," said Lin Xinrui, pointing at the wall .
" . . . "
All three of them looked at each other . This was getting stranger by the minute .
Who could possibly be living in a place like this? More importantly, who could possibly still be alive while living in a place like this?
There was also the possibility that the building's current occupant was not even human .
Suddenly, a human silhouette came out of the house and began taking the corn cobs down from the wall .
Xu Heti frowned . That's definitely a human being, he thought . A walking, breathing human being .
While gathering the corn cobs from the wall, the human figure caught sight of Xu Heti and company . They weren't hard to miss, considering how big some of their familiars were . He or she then threw the corncobs to the ground and frantically ran back into the building .
After a while, two human villagers appeared from the village with two familiars behind them .
The two familiars were of the same species and stood approximately 10 feet tall . Both of them looked as pale as if they hadn't seen the sun for a long time . They were wearing red-black leather armor . Strands of withering yellow hair fell from their helmets . Their dark yellow eyes gazed at Lin Xinrui and the others lifelessly .
The two familiars were holding swords in their left hands and shields in their right . Despite their rigid movements, they were able to cover a lot of ground with each step .
"Good day," said the man on the left . His voice sounded hoarse .
Xu Heti looked the man over . He seemed normal . Xu Heti was able to deduce from the brand and newness of the man's clothing that he had visited a nearby base city maybe a month ago .
"Good day . I would just like to ask . . . Are you locals of this place?"
The two men looked at each other, then they shook their heads at the same time . "No, we're not . "
The two men sounded unsure, as if there was something they wanted to say, but couldn't .
"The general would like to see you three," said the man on the left .
"What general?"
"General Zhao Kuo . "
Lin Xinrui's face twitched, as if she had just thought of something . After closely observing the two villagers before them, she said, "Then we had better get a move on . Who knows what that man has up his sleeve?"
"Why is it Zhao Kuo?" asked the high-level combat officer . "Isn't the God of Murder, Bai Qi, the victor of the Battle of Changping? I really respect that guy . "
Xu Heti looked at him out of the corner of his eye . "Did Bai Qi die here?"
" . . . " The combat officers fell silent .
Xu Heti looked at Lin Xinrui, who nodded back at him resolutely, for confirmation . Unable to come to a decision himself, Xu Heti decided to simply follow Lin Xinrui into the village .
Most of the buildings in the village looked old but well-preserved . There were almost no signs of renovation on any of them .
After walking along a couple of winding roads, they finally reached the center of the village .
At the center of the village was a spacious compound with a building in the middle of it . Twenty ghostly soldiers stood guard around the perimeter . Judging by their uniforms, they didn't seem to be from the same camp as the two villagers' familiars .
When the gates were flung open, a cold biting wind blew past the threshold from the inside .
Ghost soldiers filled the place . All eyes were now on the three trainers who had entered .
Xu Heti was now screaming on the inside . This was bad; there was no way they could take on that many ghost soldiers by themselves . With 100 or so ghost soldiers patrolling the streets of the village outside, they were now caught between a rock and a hard place .
As they drew closer to the building, Xu Heti could feel the ghost soldiers' collective gaze weighing on them more and more .
The building's door opened . A tall and imperious figure clad in a blood-red suit of armor with straggly black hair sat before them . His face was completely black . A bronze longsword was next to his left hand .
"Greetings, General Zhao," said Lin Xinrui, looking straight at the huge figure sitting in the middle of the room without any trace of fear on her face .
Upon hearing Lin Xinrui's voice, the huge figure clapped his hand on his forehead and began laughing uproariously . "Hahaha, now that's something I haven't heard in a while!"
Chapter end
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