Chapter 1753
When the martial artist came back to his senses, he raised his broadsword high and shed at the
wild cat, cursing. "Sh*t! How dare a cat attack me! You deserve to die!"
He was determined to kill it in one blow.
However, something unexpected happened when the broadsword hit the ws of the wild cat. To
his horror, the rigid alloy sword was sliced off by the wild cat with a snarl.
Under his astonished gaze, its sharp ws charged at the martial artist''s neck.
The martial artist was shocked, his eyes widening. There was no time left to respond. He could only
stare at the wild cating towards him, and he was about to scream in fear.
At this critical moment, a thick branch flew through the air with a "whoosh". It hit the wild cat at the
final second, and the enormous force pushed the wild cat away, nailing it to a big tree.
The wild cat yowled as it struggled frantically with its ws, desperately trying to cut through the
branch. Within a few seconds, it managed to w away half of the tree branch. Finally, it released
its final breath and hung limply on the tree, motionless.
"The animals here are abnormal. Be careful, all of you. Stay alert," Fade reminded everyone.
Everyone returned to their senses at this moment. Fade was the one who flung the branch at the
cat earlier. Suddenly, many of the rogue martial artists saw him in a whole new light.
After the incident, their view of him began to change even more significantly.
That wild cat at the beginning could only be considered a warm-up for their expedition. After that,
various types of animals emerged and pounced from left and right, such as wild dogs, ck bears
and wild boars. Even gentler animals like rabbits and chickens went berserk and attempted to
attack them aggressively.
After witnessing the ferocity of the wild cat earlier, everyone did not dare to be careless or let their
guard down at that point. They used all they had to fend off the invasions.
Yet, no matter how cautious they were, their strength was limited after all. They were still able to
face small animals like rabbits and chickens, but they struggled to go against the aggressive ck
bears and wild boars that were twice their size.
These lunatic beasts held terrifying strength, almost as strong as ate stage of the ck Level
martial artist. Although they were huge, they were always abnormally nimble and quick. The martial
artists could smell their stink before they could see them. As they battled, some of the martial artists
were also worn out, which weakened their defense.
For a time, a lot of them fell into a dangerous situation, barely inches away from death.
However, at every critical moment, Fade would act like a savior that descended from the Heavens
and saved their lives with seconds to spare.
The wild boars and ck bears, which were difficult for them to deal with, all failed to resist his
attack.
After half an hour of intense battle, the forest finally quietened down again. Everyone was panting
as their energy was significantly consumed. They were drenched with animal blood and their own
sweat, even some tears.
Only Fade''s clothes were spotlessly clean, as if he had just entered the forest.
Finally, everyone had witnessed his powerful abilities with their own eyes. A handful of them even
got their lives back thanks to him. Contrary to before, they were now filled with gratitude,
astonishment, and respect towards him.
Some of the martial artists who were straightforward, now directly went up and apologized to him.
"Mr. Chen, I thought you were not good enough before. I was blind and wrong. In future, I will do
whatever you want me to."
"Thank you for saving me, Mr. Chen. I acted sarcastically towards you before. I should p my own
mouth!"
"Mr. Chen, I''m sorry. I spoke without thinking yesterday. I was too stupid. You are the real master!"
Fadeughed and waved his hand, saying, "All of you don''t have to do this. We are all here to
investigate the case, so we are partners. It''s good to clear the air. Next, let''s take action together!"
His gracious attitude convinced everyone even more, and they all mored that they would help
him until the end of the world.
Seeing this, Jacques couldn''t help but grin, "As expected of Mr. Chen. I have to admit that your way
of winning people''s hearts with your strength is much better than mine!"
Then, the group of people passed through the mountain forest and continued onwards.
Tom also went to work. He followed the previous clues and began to investigate carefully.
In the end, they climbed over the forest and saw a column of dark smoke from a small clump of
houses and huts. Everyone watched in stunned silence.
"There''s actually a vige in a ce like this? Is anyone there?"
"There is smoke and noise. There must be people!"
"I researched that this vige is registered with the municipal government. It''s a small vige
bordering Dragonville and Bay City, called the Twin-dragon Vige. It was said to be an ancient
vige, and it''s under the city''s relic protection. A few years ago, archaic experts from the city even
came to visit."
Everyone broke into a discussion, but Tom'' s expression significantly seemed to darken. He
announced, "ording to the leads, this vige is our final destination."
Upon hearing this, someone could not help raising his voice.
"No way, no matter how you look at it, this vige doesn''t seem to have anything to do with those
things!" "They''re all vigers. They wouldn''t manage to
have done such a thing, could they?"
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"Let''s go down and take a look. We''ll find out after checking. Why the trouble?"
One of them was about to descend from the mountains, but Fade immediately instructed, "Don''t go
down. There''s something odd about this vige."
His current prestige in the team waspletely different than before. As soon as he spoke, the
person stopped his actions. Everyonended their gaze at him, "Mr. Chen..."
Fade continued gruffly, "I can''t determine the specifics clearly because we are too far away, but
judging from the aura, the Twin-dragon Vige had a simr aura as the forest just now. There''s
definitely something fishy. What''s more, I have a gut feeling that this vige will be more dangerous
than the forest."
Upon hearing this, many people''s faces suddenly nched.
If it wasn''t for Fade, most of them would probably have died there in the forest. Since this vige
was even more dangerous than the forest, most of them started to tremble a little in fear.
Jacques looked at him and asked, "Mr. Chen, what should we do now?"
Fade hesitated slightly, "I could sneak in to assess the situation if I''m alone, but now, there are too
many people. Even with me here, I''m afraid I can''t handle it if idents ur. Therefore, I suggest
dying our actions. Let''s withdraw first and organize elite troops toe alone tomorrow."
After hearing this, Jacques nodded and said, "That would be a better n. Since there are at least
fifty to sixty vigers in this vige, there would be a matter rted to many lives and their safety. I''ll
go back and ask my superiors for instructions."
"Well, since that''s the case, let''s retreat!" Fade ordered.
After deciding, the group of people immediately retreated using the original route they took to arrive
here. On their way back, Fade even took a few of the animal corpses back for investigation. He
wanted to know the reason why these animals had turned all aggressive and crazy.
Back in the barracks, he began to select people to form an elite team.
Meanwhile, Jacques reported the situation to his superiors and asked for instructions on the next
step.
Soon, the next day arrived. Fade organized a team of elite soldiers, all of whom were at the
intermediate stage of the ck Level. A total of twelve people prepared to head towards
Twindragon Vige for a closer look.