Chapter 1407: Chapter 144: Turmoil in the Small Village_3
Ah Dai asked in confusion, "Then why have they come? Is it to capture people?"
Mie Feng nodded and replied, "It’s very likely they’re here to capture people, to take them back for cruel training to serve as slaves for the Nobles. Among the nobles of the Empire of Sunset City, it’s common to keep slaves. However, I reckon only about one-third survive such training."
Furious at this, Ah Dai said, "Those bastards are too despicable, I’m going to destroy them."
Mie Feng grabbed Ah Dai and cautioned, "Don’t be hasty. With your high martial arts skills, how can you be so impulsive? In any situation, you must observe clearly and find the best moment to strike with a deadly blow. Although you are highly skilled, you might not find it so easy if you go up against someone of similar strength. Besides, the villagers haven’t been substantially harmed yet, so let’s wait and see what happens."
Ah Dai felt the icy chill from Mie Feng’s small hand and his heart trembled slightly, her cold demeanor reminding him of the past. The anger in his heart subsided a bit.
Observing the situation, Ah Dai and Mie Feng noticed that there were about five hundred Imperial Soldiers from the Empire of Sunset City, with their warhorses outside the village, presumably a formal Light Armored Cavalry unit. The little village was in turmoil under their tyranny; all the villagers were awakened by the noise and none could escape as the soldiers searched from house to house. Ultimately, all the villagers were gathered in an open field in front of the village. In the face of the Imperial Soldiers’ menacing weapons, which shone coldly, the helpless civilians could do nothing but panic, unsure of what was happening.
The leader of these soldiers, a tall middle-aged man clad in Black Armor, addressed the assembled villagers once they were all brought together. His booming voice rang out, "Listen everyone, the Empire of Huasheng is a place that blasphemes the Sky God. As children of the God, you can no longer live under the tyranny of Washington The Empire. We are emissaries of the God, and we will take you to a place blessed by the God. Your crops will be offered as gifts to the God, who will watch over you. We will leave here immediately. On the road, should anyone make any noise, do not blame me for exacting the Sky God’s punishment on you." With that, he casually waved his hand, and the Long Knife in his grip flashed with a cold gleam, cutting a deep trench half a foot into the ground with his green fighting spirit.
Witnessing the gleaming Long Knife in his hand, all the villagers showed fear and the previously noisy crowd went silent in an instant. They had no idea why these strangers had suddenly appeared and why they were being taken from their homes.
"Emissaries of the God my foot, it’s all deception. We live well here and don’t plan to go to some God-favored place. If you know what’s good for you, get lost," a hoarse voice rose among the assembled villagers, cutting through the silent open field with exceptional clarity. Encouraged by this voice, the villagers who had been subdued began to stir. The villagers outnumbered the soldiers, and under the influence of that voice, it seemed the soldiers might not be able to keep control.
Mie Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Untraceable voice transmission? There’s actually a master in this village! This is a highly sophisticated lost art, isn’t it?"
Ah Dai was puzzled, "Untraceable voice transmission? What is that?"
"You don’t even know this?" Mie Feng said, "What did your master teach you? Untraceable voice transmission is a profound martial arts skill that uses one’s fighting spirit to create various sounds that can be spread within a certain range, making it impossible for others to discern the source of the sound. The person who spoke just now must be extremely skilled. Can you identify where the sounds came from?"
Ah Dai shook his head, "I can’t tell either. So, does that mean this person’s skills are even higher than mine?"
Mie Feng glanced at Ah Dai, recalling the scene from earlier that day when he had cut off the river, and shook her head, saying, "Hard to say. But with the skill of the person using the untraceable voice transmission, he should have no problem dealing with these Imperial Soldiers from the Empire of Sunset City. It looks like you won’t need to take action."
At this moment, the Light Cavalry General, seeing the villagers grow restless, flew into a rage and bellowed, "Who was it that just spoke out of turn? Show yourself!"
The hoarse voice sounded again, "Struck a nerve, have we? Afraid someone hit the mark? We are people of the Province of Light, and we won’t follow you so easily, General of the Empire of Sunset City."
The Empire of Huasheng and the Empire of Sunset City have always been at odds, and although this was just a remote mountain village, that consciousness still existed. Hearing the words "Empire of Sunset City," the villagers’ agitation became even more intense.
The General of the Empire of Sunset City was startled; he was on a secret mission and could not afford to have his identity exposed. A murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and with a swoosh of his Long Knife, the green fighting spirit sliced through the air, aiming to strike the gathering of civilians. He intended to kill a few to establish authority and then immediately suppress all the villagers to take them back to the Empire of Sunset City.
Another burst of green light appeared, flashing through the crowd and meeting the General’s attack head-on. With a whoosh, the two green lights collided in mid-air, cancelling each other out. The hoarse voice spoke up again, "You rascals are really ruthless! I’m done playing with you, let me send you off to meet this so-called Sky God." As the voice trailed off, a figure clothed in green darted up from amidst the villagers into the sky. With even their heads covered in green cloth, it was unclear to the villagers where this green-clothed figure had come from.
