Maybe the villagers were used to this shabby environment, so they thought nothing of it, but not Philip and the others. People who were used to living in big cities would never accept such inferior living conditions. “Philip, that stalker is still on our tail. I’m surprised he followed us all the way so persistently,” Aslan said. They had increased their pace but could not get rid of Abell. After all, they were dragged down by Julie. “If he doesn't do anything, just ignore him. Let’s have some fun in South City,” Philip replied. They still had to return to Imperial City and hand Julie over to Mr. Bell Senior. Now that most of Julie's bugs had been destroyed, she was on the verge of dying. All the poisonous bugs that were harmful to humans had also been mutilated and could no longer pose a threat. Neon and Nero were interested in exploring this new place. “Philip, we have to trouble you to set up a barrier around this place so that we can go out without worries,” Neon
After struggling for half an hour, Abell finally gave up and sat on the floor miserably. Julie sobbed at this scene. After wandering around for a while, Philip and the others returned to the inn loaded with armfuls of shopping bags. As soon as they entered, they saw Abell passed out on the floor from exhaustion. Abell looked very pitiful as if he had done something earlier and exhausted all his energy. Julie leaned on the side at a loss. Philip smiled and shook his head. “Your son is right outside. Why don’t you go to him?” Philip said mockingly. Julie looked up at Philip upon hearing that. Although the man in front of her looked very young, he could not be underestimated. “Who are you? How did you restrain us?” Julie was baffled. The man in front of her seemed to possess some mysterious magical power that could totally curb their village’s power. Philip ignored Julie but took Abell into the room. Julie realized that the barrier had been lifted then. She had to
They would not be bringing Julie back north if Neon and Nero had not decided to take Julie to their mother’s grave to apologize. Philip and the others spent the night and returned to Imperial City the next day. If they were not interested in exploring the mysterious South City, Philip would not have stayed for so long. After arriving in Imperial City, Neon and the others proceeded with their initial plan. Abell stayed with Philip. When Abell woke up, he seemed more haggard. His mother’s incident was a big blow to him. He knew that they could not get out of it this time. After all, his mother had done something wrong. Abell was not strong enough to help her even if he wanted to. This world was the survival of the fittest. He was simply no match for Philip. “Where did you take my mother?” Abell said weakly. Philip shrugged. It had nothing to do with him. “Whatever. This is a conflict between them. I don’t want to get involved.” Abell sighed, unwilling to say another
“Young man, why are you all alone here?” the other party asked gently. Abell was stunned. “Who are you?” Abell asked curiously. Abell did not know this man, but he approached Abell to strike up a conversation. He had to be up to something. The other guy did not expect that Abell was too smart to be fooled and asked about his identity instead. This person was none other than Manta Jacob. He had been hanging around Philip's residence to keep an eye on him. He saw a man walking out of Philip's residence who did not look like someone from Imperial City, given his strange attire. The man seemed very down as if he had encountered something very depressing. Manta was interested to find out what was going on. Manta was surprised by Abell’s caution but did not hide his identity. “I’m the first apprentice of the Spada Guild, also the most promising member of the guild. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Abell became wary upon hearing Manta’s introduction. He had lost most of
“I don't have a teacher. I was just kicked out by these people. They kidnapped my mother. I don’t know what will happen to her.” Tears welled up in Abell’s eyes. Although he wanted to seek revenge, he could do nothing but sigh at this point. He was not a practitioner and had no way to resist them. Manta was surprised. He could not help feeling that Abell’s words sounded strange, but this was a good opportunity to deal with Philip. It would be best if he could take this mysterious figure from South City with him. “In that case, everything’s fine. Come with me. I'll take you back to the mountain now.” Manta recently got hold of a mysterious technique that could quickly improve his strength and double it for a short duration. This feature was quite attractive, but Manta did not dare to practice it readily. He had some basic skills, which might bring side effects if he practiced something else. Unlike the person in front of him who had no foundation at all. It might be a good
Abell accepted the pill gratefully and was shocked to learn of its effects. Abell was cooped up in the mountains all year round and had no idea about such valuable pills. He and the other villagers could be seen as primitive people in this world. After much deliberation, Manta finally left. He planned to check up on Abell after some time. If Abell died because of it, Manta would not practice the technique. If Abell was alive and kicking, he would start practicing it. The technique he gave to Abell was a handwritten copy and not important at all. Meanwhile, Abell flipped through the book at home. The content was easy to understand, and he only had to read it several times to memorize it by heart. Although he had never learned such things before, he was quite gifted in this area. He was a young talent, after all. Combined with his mother’s genes, this outcome was to be expected. Abell quickly felt something flowing through his body, which was energy according to the book.
However, Abell was not sure if his mother would still be alive when he achieved success. To save his mother as soon as possible, he had to work hard. Philip and the others packed their things in preparation for the training ground. They did not plan to get involved in Neon’s affairs any further. Even if Neon killed Julie, it had nothing to do with them. Philip had fulfilled Neon’s request, so he would not interfere in what happened next. “Philip, I'm quite interested in their training ground. I don’t think such ordinary little guilds would have a great training ground,” Aslan said curiously. He looked expectant as if he was interested in such an inadequate place. Philip shook his head. He did not know either. The next moment, Philip and Aslan arrived at the Spada Guild again. The guild looked very grand, a large force at a glance, but that did not prevent Aslan from looking down on it. It was just an ordinary guild no matter how grand the building looked. The guil
Philip did not have a good impression of the people of the Spada Guild. He simply wanted to complete the deal with them. Although Ira seemed fundamentally different from Manta and the others, no one knew for sure. Since she was one of the guild members, they had to be the same. Aslan followed Philip into the training ground, unwilling to be left behind. Although Aslan enjoyed bickering with others, Philip was the most important. Ira stomped her foot in anger at the sight of Aslan’s ugly face and followed them. “Bring the other members in!” Ira left some instructions before she followed Philip into the training ground. Initially, Manta planned to invite Ira to team up with him for the training. However, Ira was heartless enough to leave him behind without hesitation. Thinking of Ira's indifference, Manta vented his anger on his fellow members. He could no longer control his temper these days, so the gentle and humble senior apprentice from back then had vanished, rep
Philip sighed when he heard the comments. He never thought that these snake women would be so cruel and ruthless to attack humans. Their practice technique was definitely not ordinary, most probably an evil technique. “Get ready to escape. This is East Hill Island. There should be some bamboo rafts at the door. If you help each other, I’m sure you can escape successfully.” Philip pointed them in a direction and asked them to leave on their own. After all, they had been captured without their knowing, so it was understandable that they did not know their whereabouts. Everyone was surprised to hear that they were on East Hill Island. “What? We’re actually on this mysterious island.” “Everyone says that East Hill Island is full of treasures. Since we're here, maybe…” Some people were not seriously injured, so they were eager to explore. Others were very scared and refused to stay on the island any longer. They quickly formed a team and fled. Philip ignored them and walked to
Philip grinned broadly. “I have no use for so many subordinates. Since you don’t mind paying, let’s discuss the price.” Everyone looked at Philip with disdain. “Hehe, buddy, stop bragging. This isn’t an easy problem to solve.” Someone twisted his head and pointed in one direction. A big pile of bones in the corner presented a scary sight. These people had just been killed earlier. “We saw that when they brought us here. With so many skeletons around, that old witch must've killed many people.” “That woman is terrifying. We have to watch out.” Everyone tried to persuade Philip. Many of them had accepted their fate. Although they knew that death was inevitable, they wanted to have fun while they were still alive. Philip shook his head helplessly. “Do you think this rope can do anything to me?” Philip exerted some force, and the rope tore apart in an instant. Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief, shocked to see Philip tearing the rope so easily. “Why is your energy
“I remember passing out during a fight and waking up here.” “My experience was different. I had some fun before I was caught. That woman was very beautiful.” Everyone shared their stories. Philip overheard the conversations and realized what was going on. “So, all of you have been deceived by women. That’s interesting.” A fat man seemed very interested in this topic and spoke excitedly. “Why is my experience different from you guys? I was very unlucky. A big and strong woman knocked me out and brought me here. This is really too much. Is it discrimination?” Philip laughed when he heard the various interesting stories. “Buddy, why are you laughing so happily? Were you captured and brought here by force too?” Philip shook his head. “Your experiences are really interesting. They didn’t capture me. I turned up at their doorstep.” Hearing that, everyone looked at Philip in disbelief, wondering if he was nuts. “You must be crazy to walk into the trap of your own accor
“Why would such a masculine man act like a sneak? This is mind-boggling.” The matriarch seemed regretful. She thought of keeping Philip, but he was too disgusting. “It’s mind-boggling for certain people, but you’re not a human at all. What puzzles you? You’re just a monster beast. Your brain works differently from humans. Therefore, our thoughts don’t operate on the same level. If anything puzzles you, I don’t think I can clarify your doubts either.” Philip scoffed in disdain, not taking the other party seriously at all. The snake matriarch almost passed out in anger. She glared at Philip, wishing she could rip him apart. “Very well. Since you've angered me, there’s no need for you to live. Tie him up and take care of him properly.” For such an important person as Philip, the snake matriarch had to enjoy every single bit of him. “Hehe, you’re quite interesting to mess with our matriarch this way. I’ve never met such a fearless guy in my life. In that case, I’ll clean you up
“I know! Some women will approach the victims and use some underhanded means to take them away, right?” Yule smacked his thigh as if he recalled something, clearly angry and upset over this realization. Foxy nodded. Everyone looked at Yule in realization, surprised to hear that he had fallen for it before. “Don’t look at me like that. I know this because someone approached me before, but I didn’t fall for it because I’m a gentleman.” Yule was right. The other party did not fool him because of his upright nature. Otherwise, he would've ended up as one of the devoured victims too. Everyone frowned after hearing Foxy's and Yule’s explanations. “I never thought there would be something like this.” “In that case, we let them off easy. I think we should kill all of them.” “An eye for an eye. Since they're so shameless, we should teach them a lesson.” Everyone cursed unhappily. Aslan sighed at their disgust. After cleaning up the battlefield, they took a break while wait
“They killed Violet right before my eyes. This is too much. I have to avenge Violet! I’m going to rip them into pieces!” The snake women cursed as they retreated, but their fear was apparent. They never thought they would encounter such strong enemies. However, Lyle and the others did not relent. It was easy to take care of these creatures with their strength. Thus, they did not let the snake women escape. “Stop them from running away. Let’s show them how powerful we are.” Lyle waved his hand, and his men caught the snake women who tried to run. “Cut off their tails as a gift for their matriarch,” Aslan said leisurely with a wave of his hand. An eye for an eye, that was the law of the jungle. They brought this upon themselves, so no one sympathized with them. Even Foxy was indifferent to the development of things. “We must teach them a lesson. They're up to no good. I've heard of their evil deeds before,” Foxy added fuel to the fire. Everyone looked over curiously, wo
The upper bodies of the snake were human while their lower bodies were a snake's tail, which looked very strange and out of place. “The monster that took Philip away was quite pretty, so why are these monsters so ugly?” As a person who placed importance on appearance, Lyle complained in annoyance at this unfair treatment. The snake women understood human language and scowled at Lyle's words, shocked by the insult. “Stupid human, you’re really bold to humiliate us like this. Are you not afraid of death?”The snake women were very unhappy and rushed toward Lyle angrily, upset with his arrogance. Lyle and the others sprang into action excitedly. It was interesting to see everyone fighting without hesitation. “Brothers, since we've provided you with weapons, do your best and don’t let us down.” With Lyle and Aslan's motivation, everyone started fighting excitedly. With their strength, it was easy to take care of some snakes. However, the snake women were a force to be reckon
Philip looked at the snake monster curiously. This creature was clearly not a thousand years old. According to rumors, the ancient monster that lived in the palace was at least ten thousand years old. “I attacked you because I'm interested in you. Did you think I was just making things difficult for you? The person behind me wants to see you. Why don't you come with me?” The female snake commander was expectant. She hoped Philip would agree without thinking and save her the trouble. Philip was clearly the strongest among them. As long as he was taken away, the other weaklings would have no choice but to kneel and beg for mercy. “I knew there was someone behind you.” Philip smiled. Since the other party had made preparations, he would oblige. Yule was worried. He did not want Philip to leave with the other party. It was a big risk. “Philip, don’t go. This place is full of dangers. If you go with them, these monsters will devour you in no time. Everyone knows how scary thes
Although the matriarch did not have a good impression of humans, she longed to visit that crowded and lively place. “I’ll lure them over and get rid of them one by one. It’ll be a piece of cake,” a female commander in armor stepped forward and said smugly. It would be easy to quickly get rid of these useless guys with their strength. Meanwhile, Philip and the others were hurrying along the way, feeling all the more that something was wrong. “We seem to be trapped in a maze.” Philip frowned as he looked around, realizing the problem. They had been running around in circles with no way of getting out. “Hehe, you guys are quite smart to figure out that you’ve been trapped in a maze. In that case, why don’t you offer someone as a sacrifice so that you can leave this scary maze?” As Philip and the others were discussing the predicament, a terrifying voice rang out. Everyone was horrified upon hearing this ghastly voice and looked around in a panic, wondering what was going on.