Chapter 232: Chapter 232
Outskirts of Gale Territory, Rudy’s group, consisting of himself, Anna, Barlog, Han Jue and Han Mei, were fighting against a familiar horde of humanoid monstrous creatures. “Han Mei!” Han Jue shouted to her daughter, who was dealing with a humanoid monstrous creature. “Hyah!” Han Mei sent out an energy palm, causing a palm-sized hole in the humanoid monstrous creature’s chest. “I’m done here, dad” Han Mei smiled brightly at Han Jue. Suddenly, Han Jue felt someone pat his shoulder, “Hmm, your daughter’s not bad. I can see why our child liked her”, Rudy said with a teasing smirk. “Don’t tease me, big brother”, Han Jue sulked, “No matter who he is, he needs to defeat me if he wants to marry my daughter. Your son is of no exception.” Rudy grinned as he patted Han Jue’s back harder, “Of course, of course. One day my son will even surpass me and defeat you too. Until then, be a doting parent whenever you can.”
After saying that, Rudy proceeded to kill another humanoid monstrous creature near Anna. Han Jue sighed in exasperation as he watched Rudy fly away. “He has not changed a bit, right?” Barlog slightly raised his eyebrows at Han Jue. “I guess that’s big brother’s strongest and weakest point, I suppose” Han Jue shrugged his shoulders. “And that strength of his… I cannot fathom how can a guy as powerful as him ever existed” Han Jue crossed his arms. “I stopped pondering about that a long time ago”, Barlog slightly stretched his body, “You should try it too. It’ll release a huge burden on your shoulders. Trust me.” After saying that, Barlog brandished his fists inside of a humanoid monstrous creature’s chest.
“Tch”, Han Jue clicked his tongue, “But I still will not give up” he sulked before proceeding to kill a humanoid monstrous creature that was closing in on him. The party of five continued their casual chat while killing the humanoid monstrous creatures around them with ease. “Is that it?” Rudy sighed, “It’s boring. Can anybody provide me with a decent challenge nowadays?” he said while wiping the blood from his sword. Anna crouched down, examining the corpse of the humanoid monstrous creatures one by one. After a while, Anna furrowed her eyebrows, and her expression turned to that of disgust.
“What’s wrong, honey?” Rudy asked, approaching Anna after noticing her expression. “Take a look at this” Anna turned the corpse’s head towards her husband, “Does this seem familiar to you?” Rudy leaned forward, scrutinizing the humanoid monstrous creature’s head, “This is—” before Rudy managed to finish his sentence, Barlog, that stood behind him, interrupted. “The Demonic Cult”, Barlog said while frowning. “Is the Demonic Cult responsible for my wife’s murder?” Han Jue muttered softly with a hint of killing intent. “They could be”, Anna rubbed her chin, “And they could very well be cooperating with someone or some organization that wanted to take control of Gale.”
“How can you tell?” Han Jue furrowed his eyebrows. Anna shrugged her shoulders, “I just had a hunch. Besides, do you really think that the Demonic Cult would use such a blatant method as a civil war to take over the region? No, they would’ve done it in the dark, without anyone ever noticing.” Han Jue sighed, “You are right. This is not their way. So, we are dealing with another evil ancient organization, then?” Anna nodded, “Yes, and they had teamed up with the Demonic Cult. From here on, we must proceed with utmost caution”, Anna warned with a sombre tone. After that, Rudy, Anna, Barlog, Han Jue and Han Mei continued their journey toward Tailwind City.
After walking for a while, fending off a few more ambushes from the humanoid, monstrous creatures and monsters, fishing on the way to get food and camping quite merrily, Rudy, Anna, Barlog, Han Jue and Han Mei finally arrived at Tailwind City. “Tailwind City, huh” Han Jue’s lips curled up into a small smile, “It’s been a long time.” Rudy spread his arms, stretching his body with a smile, “Finally, we have arrived. After a long and arduous journey, we have arrived at our destination.” Anna’s eyes twitched; she chopped her husband on his head, “Long and arduous journey? Whose fault do you think that was? If it weren’t for your childish need to catch a fish or hunt this monster or that monster, we could’ve arrived here in a jiffy”, Anna scolded.
Rudy kneeled down, bowing to Anna, “I’m sorry, wife.” Han Mei giggled, looking at the antics of the husband and wife. Watching this, Barlog let out a sly smile. He proceeded to approach Han Mei slowly before whispering, “You know, they could be you and Eru someday.” After hearing that, Han Mei’s cheek turned beet red. Han Jue, who listened to what Barlog had whispered, had his fuse lit up. “You bastard! What did you plan inside of my daughter’s head!” Then, Han Jue began to chase Barlog, and the latter went in circles around Han Mei. However, these happy moments would not last long. While Han Mei was pacing back and forth with a slightly reddened face, she bumped into a group of marching soldiers.
“Oy, watch your way”, the soldier pushed the disorientated Han Mei, making the latter fall to the ground. “Ouch”, Han Mei rubbed her butt, “Sorry”, she slightly bowed her head. However, Han Mei’s apologies made the soldier even more annoyed. Then, the soldier held his spear backwards before trying to stab it at Han Mei. Before the soldier’s spear could reach her, however, Han Jue was even faster. Han Jue brandished his sword, cutting the soldier’s spear into two. “Who are you that you dared to lay your hands on my daughter?” Han Jue roared. Han Jue roared with all of his might, causing the onlookers who did not have enough strength to resist to pass out. Those that did have their bodies buckled down and their knees shaking with fear.
The soldier that wanted to harm Han Mei was no exception. Instead, it was worse for the guy as he instantly passed out, blood gushed from his mouth and eyes. “Hey, hold back a little, will you?” Barlog patted Han Jue’s left shoulder. It took a while for Han Jue to finally notice what he was doing, and he instantly sighed in exasperation. “I’m sorry. It’s just that whenever my daughter was involved, I cannot hold myself back”, Han Jue said to Barlog. “It’s okay”, Rudy approached the two of them, “You doing this brought the big fish towards us. Save us from actually going to the governor’s office.”
And like Rudy had said earlier, Governor Eli came out of his office, startled and a little bit terrified by the power emitted by Han Jue earlier. He, alongside his trusty aide, Sun Jian, hurriedly left the governor’s office and went to the entrance of Tailwind City. “Who dares cause trouble in my territory?” Governor Eli shouted with a voice full of authority. Governor Eli observed his surroundings, finding that most of his soldiers were incapacitated, and only a few with strong wills were conscious. Then, Governor Eli looked at Rudy and his party with furrowed eyebrows, “State your name, and why are you causing trouble in my territory?” Governor Eli asked with a stern voice.
Hearing Governor Eli’s voice, Han Jue’s eyes twitched with annoyance. But, he held himself back by taking a deep breath. “I hope you don’t mind; we are just disciplining your soldier a little” Rudy approached Governor Eli with a smile that was not a smile. “Is it you? The one that caused all of this?” Governor Eli squinted his eyes. Rudy shrugged his shoulders, “Maybe yes, but maybe no.” After that, Rudy glared at Governor Eli fiercely, “Don’t play dumb with me. How can a man of your calibre not know who did this?” Rudy’s tone changed from easygoing to serious all of a sudden.
With that, Rudy also slightly released his own raven-coloured aura. Rudy’s aura caused Governor Eli to grit his teeth. Unlike Han Jue earlier, Rudy’s pressure was focused on Governor Eli and Sun Jian. The latter struggled to keep his feet upright while his trusty retainer, Sun Jian, had already kneeled down on the floor. Governor Eli bit his lower lips, trying very hard not to stumble down. Governor Eli watched Rudy’s casual expression with a hint of anger mixed with fear and trepidation. “Guh”, Governor Eli grunted; his knees were starting to bend down after resisting Rudy’s pressure after a while. Rudy slightly raised his eyebrows, “Hooh, I’m surprised. Not many could withstand my pressure for a long time”, Rudy said with a casual smile.
However, just as Governor Eli’s knees were about to touch the ground, the sounds of hurried footsteps slightly startled Rudy and his company. “Master!” a young woman’s voice reverberated around the area. Han Jue sighed at the sight of the young woman in front of him. “It has been a while, Ling”, Han Jue said while putting his hands on his back.
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