Chapter 87 A Sudden Attack In The Skies (Part One)


    Flying chariots were umon in the empire because they cost as much as a top-grade mysterious


    weapon.


    Another reason they were rarely seen was that a top-grade mysterious weapon could enhance a


    refiner''s strength while a flying chariot was only a means of transport.


    As such, none of the households in the C County where the Luo family was from would spend that sort


    of money on a flying chariot.


    Only ces with wealth, like the Imperial Capital, were flying chariotsmonce.


    As the enormous chariot hovered, slowly descending from the air, Zen stood awestruck at the sight.


    This was the first chariot of this size he ever saw!


    Other disciples that were waiting were used to seeing them and stood up when they saw the huge


    chariot approaching. It was time for them to set out.


    The enormous flying chariot docked next to the Bluesky Parking Ground, and a pontoon bridge


    extended from its side to the edge of the ground. A few people were disembarking from the flying


    chariot waiting near the pontoon bridge.


    The disciples of the Cloud Sect waiting on the ground handed their tokens to the checkers. After tickets


    were checked, the disciples strode across the bridge and climbed aboard the flying chariot.


    Zen followed the crowd. When he walked up to the checkers, he presented his token. The checkers


    appeared surprised when they read Zen was just at the marrow refining level, but they didn''t make any


    comments. After examining the token, they motioned Zen to board the flying chariot.


    After that, Zen crossed the pontoon bridge and boarded the flying chariot.


    Inside, the chariot was spacious, with rows of seats along the walls that were fixed to the floor. Zen


    found a ce in a corner and sat down.


    Underfoot, a tremor was felt by the passengers as the massive chariot lifted off.


    Passengers sitting in window seats could see all of the Cloud Sect as they rose in the air.


    Mountains rose up, meeting the skyline and extending endlessly in a continuous line. The Cloud Sect


    made up a quarter of the Imperial Capital, but adding the mountain range thaty behind the Cloud


    Sect, made itrger than the whole Imperial Capital!


    Just then, Zen saw a ck mountain.


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    At the Cloud Sect, most of the mountains were green with thick foliage, which made the ck one


    stand out from the rest.


    ''Hell Mountain, '' Zen whispered in his mind.


    Sean had described Hell Mountain as beingpletely ck with constant gray smoke rising, and a


    sulfurous smell, that appeared as hell from a distance.


    Somewhere, within that mountain range was Yan, his younger sister.


    Zen stared at the mountain out the window for as far as his eye could see, eager to see everything


    there. Soon, he smiled bitterly. ''Have I gone mad? I may be at the marrow refining level, and, true, my


    hearing and eyesight have improved, but, how could I possibly think I could see things in that mountain


    from up here?''


    thought Zen, in a sad, mocking manner. ''Besides which, finding Yan in a ce that size is an insane


    dream.''


    Zen admitted to himself, and yet, his gaze remained fixated on Hell Mountain until the chariot turned


    and the mountain disappeared.


    The speed that the chariot flew was so fast that it only took six hours to reach the southern part of the


    Imperial Capital from the Cloud Sect.


    Many of the refiners were whispering amongst themselves while others prepared to disembark. It


    seemed that their destination was just around the corner.


    Just as they were preparing tond, something unexpected happened!


    "Crash!"


    ss shattering suddenly ripped through the cabin as a zed window on the right side burst and two


    green des came sailing through what remained of the window. The des were crisscrossing like


    scissors and sliced smoothly through the neck of the passenger sitting by the window.


    Just before the head fell, a monstrous creature poked its face in through what was left of the window.


    Itsrge, bulbouspound eyes looked around seconds before it snapped the man''s head with its


    mandible and disappeared again through the window.


    Blood spurted up from the man''s neck with such force it sttered across the chariot''s ceiling.


    Passengers sat frozen, dumbfounded at what happened. Within seconds someone screeched, "On


    your guard! de locusts attack!"


    Yet, everyone sat still. They were all battle-hardened and level-headed enough to take on fighting


    insect aggression. A momentary panic ensued before cooler heads prevailed and everyone moved to


    the middle of the chariot quickly.


    "Was that a de locust?" asked Zen.


    He had seen it clearly. It was emerald green, withpound eyes that took up most of its head, and


    was the size of an adult man. With wings protruding from its back, the insect had six appendages, and


    the two uppermost looked like long t des and were extremely sharp. This beast was brutal and


    hideous.


    Zen had just gotten out of his seat when the window next to him shattered, and a de locust came


    through right at him.


    A pair of green des flew through the open window towards Zen''s waist, slicing from either side at


    breakneck speed.


    This being Zen''s first encounter with the evil beast, he was nervous. But, instead of flinching, he threw


    a powerful punch aimed at the beast''s abdomen.


    However, the exoskeleton covering its abdomen was thick.


    Zen thought he could crack the exoskeleton with a single blow, but it was too thick.


    "Damn!"


    His attack failed, giving the giant insect an opening to strike back swinging its two de-like forelimbs.


    "Swoosh!"