Chapter 127
In response to Liu Muxue’s invitation, Eliza cautiously climbed onto the mammoth’s back.
Then, the two girls sat together behind Cao Xing.
Now, Da Bai was carrying three people at once.
However, with Liu Muxue and Eliza’s combined weight not even exceeding 180 jin, it posed no burden to Da Bai.
Cao Xing ordered, “Alright, let’s head towards Hog Village now.”
“Moo—”
Thud! Thud thud!
The mammoth swung its trunk and took massive strides with its elephantine feet.
The party advanced at high speed across the icy surface.
With Andrew and Blot absent, the group was slightly smaller than before.
But their combat strength remained formidable.
They quickly traversed the snow plain, sprinting towards Hog Village’s coordinates.
A red energy surrounded the mammoth’s four feet, like a speeding little train.
With Hilda’s [Queen’s Domain] and [Queen’s Will], everyone’s move speed soared.
On the mammoth’s back, Eliza couldn’t stop exclaiming.
“So fast… Oh my god, so amazing!”
“It’s too fast… I can hardly breathe!”
Cao Xing turned helplessly to look at the shouting young girl.
Liu Muxue seemed to notice Eliza’s odd remarks and lowered her head shyly.
Eliza was completely unaware, finding her first ride on a mammoth novel.
After all, like the cloud yak, a mammoth was an extremely rare creature.
Half an hour later…
They had traveled over thirty kilometers.
Around twenty kilometers remained to Hog Village.
According to the map, they had arrived near a place called [Zawada Village].
“Another native village discovered?”
Cao Xing felt secretly pleased.
Ahead appeared a village with infrastructure similar to Hog Village.
There were also patrolling militia and a watchtower in the village.
However, there were fewer villagers, only a few wandering around.
Moreover, there were no cattle, sheep, or fields around; its agricultural development was inferior to Hog Village’s.
Cao Xing mused, “There seems to be a tavern in the village, and I’ve been planning to recruit some newcomers lately.”
“Shall we go in and take a look?”
Next to him, Eliza said, “This is Zawada Village, and my uncle lives here!”
“I can take you to my uncle’s house for a meal!”
Upon hearing this, Cao Xing laughed, “Freeloading? I like that.”
“Then let’s check out this Zawada Village.”
However, just as Cao Xing was preparing to head into the village, he felt something was off.
The militia standing guard at the village entrance watchtower kept locking their sharp eyes on them.
Unlike Hog Village’s militia, who looked fearful when seeing his subordinates,
Zawada Village’s militia showed no fear.
This was quite peculiar.
“Stop.”
Cao Xing directly ordered.
The group halted about seven or eight hundred meters from Zawada Village.
Eliza and Liu Muxue looked at him in confusion.
“What’s wrong, Axing?”
Cao Xing didn’t speak but pulled out the [Gale Snow Plain Map] from his backpack.
Finding this map at a Hunter Camp, Cao Xing saw, as expected, a bright sun symbol at Zawada Village’s location on the map.
At that moment, Cao Xing discreetly scanned the village.
He instantly noticed more peculiarities.
The patrolling militia were gradually gathering at the village entrance.
Even those wandering villagers glanced outside, seemingly aware of Cao Xing and his group.
Cao Xing thought to himself, “It seems this village has long fallen, being used as a base for Hunters.”
“They’re using the village as a disguise to attract more refugees and convert them into cultists.”
“Entering now, we would inevitably engage in battle with those Hunters.”
Although confident in his strength, Cao Xing preferred avoiding combat without prior reconnaissance and knowledge of the enemy.
Thinking this, Cao Xing said directly, “Let’s first take Eliza to her father’s side.”
Though curious, everyone agreed without question, and they turned in a different direction.
Before leaving, Cao Xing silently marked the place in his mind.
…
Meanwhile.
When the Zawada Village militia saw that Cao Xing and his group hadn’t entered the village, a trace of regret flashed in their eyes.
At this moment, a figure in a black robe, wearing a mask, appeared silently.
All the militia knelt, their eyes showing fanaticism.
“By the Light God above, we greet you, Lord Priest!”
The Black Robed Priest nodded.
A militiaman reported, “Lord Priest, that group didn’t enter. The leader might be an Otherworldly Lord.”
The Black Robed Priest showed a contemplative look, “Recently, the number of Otherworldly Lords appearing in Gale Snow Plain is increasing.”
“While not paying attention before, it seems now these Otherworldly Lords’ growth rate is terrifying.”
“The plan near Dorun Lake City is about to be launched; we can’t afford any complications now, it seems we need to understand these Otherworldly Lords’ situations better.”
He cast a deep gaze towards a nearby militiaman, asking, “Those Otherworldly Lords caught last time, are they still alive?”
The militiaman immediately nodded, “They’re still alive, kept barely breathing with a bit of food daily.”
The Black Robed Priest nodded, “Very well, take me to see them.”