At the border city, Fang Chen glanced at the nervous Xiaobai and Yun Fei'er beside him, silently rolling his eyes.
Since the emperor's order for their return had arrived, this one (Yun Fei'er) had been worrying nonstop.
As for Xiaobai, it was purely afraid of that monster—truly... a perfectly matched pair of person and pet.
Yun Ying patted Yun Fei'er's shoulder helplessly on the side, unsure how to comfort her.
After all, this was essentially running away from home, going to a far and dangerous place—Yun Ying herself was shocked.
Under Fang Chen's protection, Yun Fei'er and Yun Ying hurried toward the capital of Cloud Dragon Emperor country. At that point, his mission would be complete.
Suddenly, a humanlike expression of helplessness appeared on Fang Chen's face as he quietly flicked his tail.
Above, for some unknown reason, intelligence officer Feng Xuanya kept jumping out and repeatedly tapping on his thigh.
"Ya'er? What's up?" Yun Ying raised an eyebrow, curiously looking at her close friend.
"Ahahaha~~~! Nothing~~~!" Feng Xuanya laughed awkwardly, no longer acting, but her eyes were fierce, glaring at the completely ignoring Fang Chen.
Yun Ying looked between Fang Chen and Feng Xuanya, puzzled about what could possibly be going on between these two who barely spoke.
Recently, Feng Xuanya had been inexplicably provoking Fang Chen's beast, and Feng Xuanya was always the instigator.
This time too—hearing Fang Chen would be taking the two princesses away, Feng Xuanya had followed directly.
She claimed it was to "protect together," but to Yun Ying it was clearly troublemaking.
During Fang Chen's unsteady lead, nothing much happened on the road.
Meanwhile, the great gates of the border city slowly opened, and four people approached, their auras faintly stirring.
Barre narrowed his eyes at the four seemingly unfriendly visitors.
Allen's lips curled slightly upward as he stepped forward and spoke directly.
"Welcome, everyone. But please restrain your impulses, or else attracting that monster wouldn't be good~!"
Confidence filled Allen's face as he spoke. Indeed, at his words, the four all slowly reined in their auras—especially the famed boxing champion and Bing who had fought alongside him.
"You're the same as always. Words really can kill with one strike~!" a silver-haired elder spoke slowly.
He carried an ordinary knight's sword on his back, his face unreadable.
"Oh no, before Sword Elder, I'm just a kid~!" Allen smiled, bowing slightly to the elder. He clearly held deep respect for this sword-wielding elder.
"Enough of your scholars' pleasantries! Get to the point—what exactly is going on?!" The last man, with a rough voice, impatiently said. He obviously hated the polite talk.
That last man was Ding—his body was all muscle, like a mountain carved from muscle, looking extremely solid.
Allen's eyelid twitched slightly at the contrast to his own tender skin.
Allen had become ninth-level largely by luck—just happened to get the seat.
But Ding had ground out his position through three days and nights of brutal combat.
Though same-level, in battle Allen was utterly crushed by Ding.
Ding's specialty was his terrifying muscles and despair-inducing endurance—the strongest stamina among all.
Sword Elder was the eldest ever recorded, wielding an unmatched sword technique.
As long as he had a sword, he was invincible at his rank.
With the strongest combat experience, he had held his ninth-level seat for sixty years.
That was why Allen respected him deeply—Sword Elder was a living legend while Allen was just a rank-four kid.
"So... everyone, please follow me!" Allen gestured behind and led the group quickly toward a certain location.
The other six followed in order, swiftly departing with Allen.
As the border city gates closed behind them, the soldiers exchanged glances.
After all, all the ninth-levels on the continent had just been before their eyes. Not being excited would be a lie.
The border city was close to Floating Cloud Village. At full ninth-level speed, they were rapidly approaching the village.
During the journey, Fang Chen suddenly glanced back, the drill on his head turning slightly.
His gaze flickered briefly, then he turned back to continue forward. Seems this world was a troublesome one... but oh well.
"Click!" Allen stopped at the village entrance and looked back.
"We've arrived... it's here..." The group behind slowly fell silent, staring at the scene before them.
The fallen signboard at the village entrance, tilted to one side, still read Floating Cloud Village—confirming their location.
Inside, the scene silenced everyone completely—this was not something any human would have done.
Human severed limbs lay everywhere, evidence that the monster had passed through here.
No complete corpse remained, only dried black blood stains.
Several collapsed houses showed the one-sided slaughter that took place.
Even bandits wouldn't cause such destruction. Bandits might set fires and loot, but...
Bandits don't eat people...
The devastated scene silenced everyone.
"Are there still any survivors? That Floating Cloud Village chief must be long dead, right?" Bing frowned and asked.
"I don't know either... this is our first time here. We only passed by before~!" Allen shrugged.
Prioritizing reception of same-level powerhouses, they had temporarily given up searching to prove their ignorance.
As the seven entered, the silent village came fully into view.
"Hm?" Suddenly Jia, the archer, sensed something and closed his eyes.
Everyone immediately stopped, understanding each other well and knowing Jia's abilities.
He had the strongest perception and archery skills—a marksman hitting a hundred percent of his shots.
If anyone among ninth-levels could sense something now, it would be him.
"There's a faint life signal... underground in the center of the village, very weak~!" Jia closed his eyes and concentrated before stating plainly.
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