Chapter 1260: 18.98 First Grey Star - Monsters from the Ruins of Time.
Chapter 1260: 18.98 First Grey Star - Monsters from the Ruins of Time.
After Ye Jieye's group had finally left the Ocean Palace, Lu Shang and Leica had apparently given the Lord some physical training while they waited for them to emerge, because six hunters, one of whom was performing push-ups, were waiting outside the house.
Only when Lu Shang approached them and said, "Rest for five minutes."
Lu Shang scowled at how frail the six hunters' bodies were—much weaker than the physical strength of his younger brother and friends—as they panted on the ground like exhausted dogs.
"Your physical attributes are too weak. Much weaker than Ming and his friends. The ingredients—some are originally beasts. They know to ambush their prey, and it can be done in groups as well. You can't rely on your elemental abilities alone to survive. You need to gain speed to escape from danger or to be able to chase your hunting target," Lu Shang said.
Leica, who was looking after the cubs, whispered something to Ye Jingxia. "Young Lord, can you help Shang heal those uncles? So we can leave now and start hunting."
Ye Jingxia nodded and began to dance on the ground next to the uncles. He looked so adorable that even his little sister joined in. It is just that the strange chant that was coming out of his mouth felt unreal.
"Uncles get better~ better~ better~ get cured! Uncles get better~ better~ better~ get cured! Light! Light! Make them better! Light!
Light! Cure them!"
Nearby, Lu Ming, Mo Yuhan, and Su Jin can not help but laugh at this scene; after all, it felt so silly yet cute. The two cubs were singing these lyrics while waving their thick waists and swaying their buttocks from right to left. Mo Xuejing asked System Yue to record the entire thing while clapping with the rhythm those cubs are singing at.
Doctor Guang and Doctor Hei were taken aback by the sight of the six men, who appeared to be instantly healed of their exhaustion and muscular aches, as they had no idea that Ye Jingxia was able to use light elements in the same way that Doctor Guang did.
After healing the Uncle Hunters, Ye Jingxia looked tired from all that dancing and ran back to his parents with his younger sister, asking to be carried.
Ye Jingxia stretched his hands up towards his father. "Papa, carry Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing is tired," he said.
Ye Anxia is doing the same to her daddy. "Dada, Xiaxia is sleepy."
Having spent hours running around the Ocean Palace and stuffing their bellies with goodies, the two parents were rendered useless and had to stoop down to pick up the two cubs.
After carrying the two brats up, Ye Jieye said, "Let's go and enter the outer region. This is the map given. Shang, you lead the way."
"Yes, my lord," Lu Shang said.
Mo Xuejing added, "Leica, lead the children and the doctors with you. It's better if you don't hunt with Shang; they will need to train as they hunt after all. While you're at it, test that one too." He pointed at Doctor Hei, who was a bit startled when pointed out.
After glancing at Doctor Hei and saying, "Understood, Master," Leica said he separated from Lu Shang and led Lu Ming and the other five.
When they got to the outside zone, the two brats wanted to play again and asked to be placed, but only Ye's family was strolling around the hunting ground as if they were on holiday.
Ye Jingxia said, "Papa, can we play with Oreo?"
"You can. Ask your dad to let him out of the small world," Ye Jieye said before putting down his son.
Ye Jingxia excitedly ran towards his dad and pulled on his clothes. "Dad, Dad, please let Oreo out. We are going to play! Please, please."
"I don't mind you playing with Oreo Only if you promise to take care of your sister when you play," Mo Xuejing said.
"Xiao Jing promise!"
With a nod of his head, Mo Xuejing touched the snowflake earring on his left ear, and a wave of his hand transported Oreo back to his puppy form. Mutant Tibetan mastiffs, especially the adult ones, are enormous animals, but Oreo was his son's little pet and could shrink itself down to the size of an adult human.
This family actually does not need any water beads to breathe underwater; Mo Xuejing's bubble can allow them to breathe underwater and protect them as well. He simply changed the attributes of his ice ability to water to gain these effects. Once Oreo appeared in the bubble, the bubble shrunk to fit its body, allowing him to breathe and move underwater without problems like them.
Woof!
Oreo was so excited to see his master, Ye Jingxia, and licked his master's face regardless of the bubble in between them. Ye Jingxia giggles as the two cuddle.
Ye Anxia reached out her hands to her elder brother. "Gege, Xiaxia wants to ride on Oreo's back! Dada, please put Xiaxia on the back!"
"Okay. Hold onto your brother, okay?" Mo Xuejing said.
Ye Anxia happily responded, "Yes, Dada."
After a little while, Ye Jingxia also swam up to sit on Oreo's back; Ye Anxia sat in front of him, grinning and patting Oreo's back while using a fur handle as support. The sound of the cubs laughing joyfully as they ride on the large dogs reverberates throughout the outside region.
Nearby, two factions pursued their own pre-selected targets for the day's hunt: Lu Shang led the six hunters from the Lu and Mo Clans, instructing them in numerous formations as he taught them on the spot and encircling a group of swordfish as a target. Leica and Lu Ming's group are engaged in combat with a massive squid.
Though there are other hunters who hunt with the assistance of Fishmen guards, their hunt pales in comparison to that of Leica and Lu Shang, who hunted and chased on their own; indeed, they had already tried hunting on their own, but water had never been a territory for the human race, and they could never match the sea creatures who were born in water.
Why Leica and Lu Shang are able to lead their group is straightforward: Leica is the former god of fate, and star reading is one of his strong suits. It is not difficult for him to predict the target's movements, and he even reduced the target's speed by using his artifact to try a few of its tentacles. Yizhi is represented by the red string.
Leica is not like Lu Shang. This man is a fully fledged God who fought wars for his master; in his former life, he was a God whose strength and abilities were said to be unbeatable by a true war god. Based on his rich experience in battle, hunting is as easy as breathing and drinking, no matter what kind of terrain.
He is an expert in battle formation, so it is not difficult to teach hunters to learn a formation to besiege their targets.
The other hunters who were watching them couldn't help but be amazed.
"Amazing! What kind of formation is that? Is it a formation that can be done even with just six people?"
"Look at that squid. I thought it was weird that it wasn't swimming away, so two of its tentacles were tied up. No wonder it can't run."
"Damn! What a huge dog!? How can there be a dog underwater!?"
"There are children on the top of it. Isn't that dangerous? What are their parents thinking about?"
"Watch your mouth! Don't you see that sickening sweet couple following behind the brats!? That's Satan and the Ice Demon!"
"Fuck! It's really Satan and his wife."
"Why do they look like they are here for vacation while we are here to earn money? Sigh~ such a difference."
"Shut up! I'm feeling depressed now!"
For about an hour, Oreo, Ye Jingxia, and Anxia chased after a school of fish. Mo Xuejing even gave his kids a fishing net where the net is replaced with a bubble; each time the fish was caught, it would be smacked out of the water and stay inside the bubbles. Oreo does the running, and the two cubs just need to move their fish net around to catch fish.
The other hunters present thought this was a ridiculous scene, but they were jealous of the two cubs's ability to catch a mix of rare and legendary-grade fish in the shoal of fish.
The other people in the area became enraged by the scenes of the two children playingfully catching fish, the group of six men surrounded by a small group of swordfish, and the group of young men and two doctors catching a squid. The couple that enrages them the most is Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing, who were seen flirting carelessly while sitting on a large stone.
"What a disoriented group!" Collective thoughts of the audience from the sidelines.
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In the meantime, while Ye Jieye and his companions are off hunting, events in the capital have changed. While they were rebuilding their city, the seals on the ruins of time began to move, causing a small-scale earthquake that caught everyone off guard.
"Don't panic! Call the Elementalists of the Palace."
"Captain! The sea is shaking and has loosened. There is nothing we can do!"
"I sent an emergency summons to the palace. The rest of you follow me to defend this area."
"Yes! Captain!"
The knights on patrol were moving about to stabilize the area, and Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang, who was stationed to watch over the seal, was taken aback. Those around the Ruins of Time were in a panic, fearing that the seals would fail and all the monsters inside would come out.
"Xiao Ye wasn't kidding when he said that."
Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang narrowed his eyes and studied the seal. As his grandson, Ye Jieye, had mentioned, it had some glitches. It was locked, but not completely. It was as if the door from the other side had been knocked over several times, which slowly loosened the lock. Continuing this, the seal would probably be destroyed.
Shortly after, the seal shook so violently that the land surrounding the dungeon gate showed some cracks. What frightened those in the area was the appearance of two space cracks, and tens of strangely shaped monsters emerged from them.
"Is that a space crack?!
"There are monsters coming out of the cracks! Don't they come over to the city!"
"Knights! Split into two groups and kill all the monsters."
"Protect the city! Protect the palace!"
Using their weapons, swords and guns, the knights valiantly retaliated against these slime monsters, causing chaos in their wake. However, an incredible scene occurred on the battlefield when some of the knights who attacked the monster instantly became children or old.
"Ah! I turned into a child!"
"Brother, you have become an old man!"
"Fuck! Why is there a baby here!? Secure them in a safe place!"
"Captain! That's the vice captain. Should we still bring him away?"
"What the hell did you say!?"
When Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang and the local knights finally realized that anyone who attacked the monsters would either become old or turn back into a child, they were left in a state of confusion and could not allow these monsters to enter the city. They immediately reported this bizarre situation to the palace.