Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Cherishing the Fair Maiden
On the second floor of the wooden cabin, a vintage, emerald-green door slammed onto the floor.
Behind the scythe was a beastman cloaked from head to toe in a black robe, revealing only a pair of eyes as deep as an abyss.
"Heretics?"
The Mermaid noticed a deep purple gem embedded in the end of the bandages wrapped around his scythe.
He wrapped an arm around Yu Zhizhi’s shoulders and pushed her toward the stairs.
"Go outside."
Yu Zhizhi’s legs felt weak. Not daring to linger and get in the way, she grabbed the railing, hitched up her nightgown, and hurried down the stairs.
The Black Robed Beastman’s eyes shifted. His scythe struck like lightning, but just as it was about to cleave the young woman, the Mermaid beside the stairs caught his wrist in a firm grip.
The youth’s blue eyes were glacial. "Who sent you?"
The Black Robed Beastman didn’t answer.
Yusen applied the slightest pressure with his fingers. The pupils of the beastly shadow looming over him, who was much taller, suddenly constricted. With a sharp CRACK, the wrist snapped, and the scythe clattered to the floor.
A gasp from the young female came from downstairs.
Yusen snatched the scythe from the floor and leaped from the second-story landing to the living room. Seeing a line of heretics outside, his expression grew dark—
So many of them. The heretics’ target was obvious; they stared intently at the Rabbit Clan female. Just like the silent Black Robed Beastman from before, they were all bundled up tightly, their features obscured, revealing only pairs of glowing eyes.
The Mermaid gripped the scythe, ready to unleash a slaughter.
Just then, a voice came from the rooftop. "Take Ms. Zhi Zhi back inside. Leave this to me."
He paused, then added, "If you get involved, you’ll only bring trouble for Ms. Zhi Zhi."
If the Mermaid took action, the Paradise Guard Team would find out he hadn’t taken the Lost Medicine.
That was a risk he couldn’t afford.
Yusen froze.
Yu Zhizhi took the opportunity to approach the Mermaid, tugging lightly at the corner of his shirt. "Let’s go inside?"
The entire cabin was surrounded by Black Robed Beastmen.
They came with overwhelming force.
From the cabin next door, the "guests" staying with Luther sprang into action.
There were five guards in total.
Without a word, Yusen pulled Yu Zhizhi back into the cabin.
He shut the door.
In the dead of night, the only light came from the faint, flickering flames in the fireplace.
The heretic on the second floor, the one whose wrist Yusen had snapped, had vanished without a trace.
Fierce fighting could be heard from outside the door.
But only the guards’ battle cries could be heard; there were no other sounds. Yu Zhizhi’s face was pale. She leaned against the door, her body trembling.
She didn’t dare to be too far from Yusen.
She was terrified that another Black Robed Beastman might suddenly rush down from the second floor, scythe raised to take her life.
Yusen noticed the young female was terrified.
’The Rabbit Clan is naturally timid,’ he thought. ’A situation like this would definitely frighten them.’
The young female, who only came up to his shoulder, had her rabbit ears trembling slightly. She clasped her hands to her chest, her back pressed tightly against the door.
The youth reached out, slowly taking her by the wrist.
To Yu Zhizhi’s astonishment, she felt the Mermaid slowly take her hand in his.
His warm palm completely enveloped hers. As the pads of their fingers brushed, the lines of his palm and the shape of his knuckles became vividly clear to her.
The unease in her heart slowly dissipated.
’With him here,’ she thought, ’I’m not so scared anymore...’
Yu Zhizhi unconsciously leaned closer to him.
Sensing the young rabbit was no longer so panicked, the corners of Yusen’s lips curved slightly. ’She’s so small.’ When she leaned in on her own, her jasmine scent wafted to his nose, stirring his senses.
The Mermaid turned his head, preventing the young female from seeing his expression.
’...So many heretics came this time.’
’They managed to sneak in without alerting the central guard post. The enemy came fully prepared.’
Yusen gently held the young female’s hand. He said in a low voice, "Tomorrow, apply for a protection order from Paradise. Incidents like tonight may happen frequently for a while."
On the Beast World Planet, an S-Class female can apply for a protection order at any time, for any reason.
The best elites must be dispatched to guard the area she resides in.
Yusen had probably already guessed the identity of the mastermind behind this group of heretics, which is why he reminded this young female to apply as soon as possible.
What comes next might be even more trouble than the heretics.
"Okay, I will."
Yu Zhizhi replied softly.
Ever since she transmigrated to the Beast World Planet, this was the first time she had encountered something like this.
Since arriving in the Moon Rising Empire, Yu Zhizhi had always kept a low profile. ’Who would send people to kill me?’
Yu Zhizhi herself was an S-Class female; she would receive preferential treatment in any Empire. She never imagined so many Black Robed Beastmen would come just to take her life.
In the yard, the thick snow was splattered with fresh blood.
The bodies of the heretics were scattered about.
Louis wiped his hands. In the distance, he saw the headlights of a snowmobile, from which a familiar figure soon rushed over.
Luther had rushed over the moment he got the news. The sight of the bloodstains on the snow-covered yard was shocking.
"Is Ms. Zhi Zhi alright?" Luther’s voice trembled slightly.
"She’s fine." Louis tossed his handkerchief onto a corpse and turned to walk back toward the house.
Nearby, several members of the Guard Team on duty tonight walked over.
These were all skilled fighters from the Guard Team. Having just fought a fierce battle against the heretics, one of them watched Louis’s retreating back with a hint of admiration.
’As expected of a beastman who guarded the Mystical Forest!’
"Can you identify them?" Luther asked.
One of them replied: "They seem to be from the Sad Dragon Cave area. We wanted to capture one alive, but they were prepared!"
The only Black Robed Beastman who was still alive had already killed himself.
Between the Moon Rising Empire and the Valoran Empire lay the extremely dangerous Sad Dragon Cave.
Heretics were active there all year round.
Luther’s expression was grave. "This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Send their bodies to the research institute."
"Yes, Captain."
...
An ancient Divine Hall. Majestic stone pillars soared into a sky perpetually shrouded in dark clouds. The age-old gates stood open, flanked by Beast Clan warriors in silver armor, sharp Red Knives hanging from their waists.
"Report!—"
A figure came stumbling in from outside. In his haste, the black-robed heretic tripped and fell.
He scrambled to his feet and half-ran, half-crawled toward the towering figure in the depths of the hall.
Falling to his knees, he kowtowed heavily, his forehead splitting open and bleeding. "The mission has failed! Please, my lord, deliver my punishment!"
At the far end of the Divine Hall, a male of the Beast Clan stood before an ancient mural, his figure imposing and powerful. His shadow, cast upon the fresco, revealed the hard-muscled physique of a primeval beast, straining against the confines of his pitch-black uniform.
"The real show is just beginning."
The male Beast Clan’s voice was like pouring strong liquor over a knife blade—sharp and mellow, with a faint hint of a smile.
"Remember what I told you. On account of her being an S-Class female, leave her body intact."
"My lord, there is one more thing..." The Black Robed Beastman’s forehead remained pressed to the floor. "I have something else to report."
