Chapter 391 Congratulations
"Shut up! A bunch of ants! If you weren't useful, I would have made you all silence forever!" the figure in the black cloak said sharply.
In the next moment, a powerful pressure filled the space, making it hard for the surrounding tourists to breathe. Their faces turned red, and some even had blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.
Only then did they remember that the black-cloaked figure before them was a high-level Beast Master, possessing immense power to control their lives and deaths at will.
No one dared to speak again. Worry and despair began to show on the faces of all the tourists around.
Many people looked at their friends and family, feeling lost and helpless. They could do nothing but wait for the situation to unfold.
At that moment, Celia felt very uncomfortable as well. She instinctively wanted to turn around to check on her daughter but found that Charles was standing right behind her, pressed closely against her body. A whisper, faint to the extreme, reached her ears:
"Don't worry, she's fine, and we won't be in danger either."
Celia, who had been tense and anxious, felt her worries vanish instantly upon hearing Charles's words. Feeling the warmth emanating from behind her, Celia experienced an unprecedented sense of safety.
"My lord! I've heard that they've found that guy?" A figure rushed over, calling out loudly.
The newcomer was none other than Dure, the lord of Flower Falls City!
When the surrounding tourists saw Dure.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
They thought help had arrived. However, upon hearing Dure's words, they fell into even deeper silence and despair.
If the lord of Flower Falls City was colluding with the black-cloaked figure before them, who could possibly save them now?
"We're doomed. Could the one who attacked the visitor center be here to help us?" someone murmured.
Nearby, a young girl leaned desperately against a flowerbed, curling her legs up and hugging them tightly, as if that would somehow provide her a flicker of safety.
"Today is my sixteenth birthday. I came to Flower Falls Gorge to celebrate, and how did it turn into this?" the girl said softly.
"What exactly is going on? Are we really never going back?" someone couldn't help but ask.
No one answered, and Charles was also unclear about the subsequent actions of the [Constellation] organization.
But no matter what their plans were, the crux of the issue seemed to lie with that bizarre black plant and the tourists before him.
"[Body]? Are they planning to use all the visitors in Flower Falls Gorge as nourishment for that black plant to grow?" Charles pondered.
At that moment, Dure approached the black-cloaked figure, bending slightly and speaking in a subservient tone:
"My lord, I heard that clues about the attacker have been found, so I rushed over immediately. I've seen him and can help identify him."
Dure was filled with panic as well. When the attacker struck the visitor center, he had been so terrified that he abandoned the fight and chose to flee.
Now, he was rushing over to make amends for his earlier mistake and prove his worth.
What could help with identification? At that moment, he was so terrified by the attacker that he didn't dare to look again, let alone make a clear identification!
"Is that so? You can help?" The black-cloaked figure's tone suddenly escalated, and recalling Dure, the worthless lord, he felt a strong urge to kill him on the spot!
Dure seemed oblivious to the tension and calmly replied, "My lord, I'm the lord of Flower Falls City. If I help, the tourists will trust us more, and we can find those two attackers more quickly!"
"I'll look at the person who was reported just now, I can identify him!" Dure patted his chest and declared confidently.
Then, he began to cast his gaze around the crowd, and the nearby tourists instinctively looked towards the calm Charles.
Dure also started to scrutinize Charles, observing him intently.
"Alright, stop wasting time here. I've seen this person, it's not him. The attacker is clearly thinner and has a different demeanor." the black-cloaked figure said slowly.
He had reviewed the surveillance footage from the scene, but unfortunately, all the cameras inside the visitor center had been destroyed. If they hadn't, they could have found more clues.
However, based on the current information, the person being reported was not the attacker they were looking for.
Upon hearing the black-cloaked figure's words, Dure immediately abandoned his scrutiny, a pleasing smile on his face as he responded, "I also feel it's not him, your judgment is indeed very accurate, my lord!"
"My lord, I just remembered that when the attacker summoned the mystical beast, our people didn't get a clear look at it due to the distance. However, there should be other tourists who saw it, I've already sent people to investigate."
Just as Dure was saying this, a staff member from Flower Falls Gorge suddenly ran over, shouting loudly:
"We've found out!"
When Celia heard this, her body involuntarily began to shake. At the time Charles summoned the mystical beast and entered [Beast Mastery], she and her daughter, Deer, were right beside him!
If the other side learned this information, combined with the earlier report, the two points would come together and wouldn't be a coincidence.
The black-cloaked figure would definitely sense something was off.
Everything will be too late then!
"What should we do, what should we do? It's over! We had managed to keep everything perfectly hidden, so why is it all starting to go wrong again?" The anxiety and fear in Celia's heart made her body start to tremble.
At that moment, a pair of hands suddenly rested on her shoulders, and Charles's voice rang in her ears:
"Don't worry, trust me."
Hearing Charles's words, Celia couldn't completely suppress her inner anxiety and fear. She turned to look at Charles, only to find him pulling out his phone and staring at the screen.
"What are you looking at? Is someone coming to help us?" Celia instinctively asked.
A slight smile appeared on Charles's lips, and his calm demeanor never changed. He nodded and slowly said, "I'm checking the time."
"Time?" Celia looked puzzled and confused.
Charles didn't elaborate much, he just whispered, "Trust me, the time has come."
As soon as he finished speaking, a tremendous explosion erupted at the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge, and an angry voice echoed throughout the gorge.
"[Constellation] rats, come out! Face your doom!"
The booming voice made everyone present turn their heads toward the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge. The black-cloaked figure from the [Constellation] organization immediately left the ground and flew into the air, heading toward the entrance.
Other members of the [Constellation] organization quickly followed the black-cloaked figure, rushing toward the entrance.
The voice of Level 8 Beast Master Nathaniel suddenly ignited a spark of hope in the hearts of the tourists, who had previously felt despair.
They all lifted their heads, even if they couldn't see, it didn't stop them from looking toward the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge.
Upon hearing Nathaniel's voice, Dure's body began to tremble, and he anxiously looked around, trying to find a safe route to escape.
At that moment, the staff member from Flower Falls Gorge finally reached Dure's side.
"My lord, we've found out who was next to the attacker at that time. There was a mother and daughter, and they were very close, they witnessed the whole process, so surely..." The staff member's words were cut off as he saw Dure's body move slowly and stiffly.
"Mother and daughter?" Dure swallowed hard and instinctively turned his body to look in the direction of Celia and Deer.
"Yes, my lord, it was a mother and daughter." the staff member nodded.
"Is one of them a little girl who looks about five or six years old, and the other is a plump woman with her hair tied up?" Dure said slowly.
The staff member's eyes widened in disbelief, and he nodded in response:
"How did you know, my lord? I hadn't had the chance to say that yet."
Dure stared rigidly in Celia's direction, and at that moment, the staff member finally realized something. He turned his head to follow Dure's gaze.
He saw that his expression began to stiffen as well.
Because behind Celia and Deer, a tall, weary young man was slowly drawing a black long knife! Enjoy exclusive content from empire
They had seen that black long knife before!
It was the very knife that had decapitated one companion after another, or sliced bodies in half.
"Congratulations, you're quite quick." Charles said, gripping the black gold long knife. Four hexagram arrays appeared around him as he slowly walked toward Dure, shielding Celia and Deer behind him.
"The scene might get a bit bloody later, let's not let the children see it." Charles said casually.
Celia immediately reacted, she quickly reached out to cover Deer's eyes.
A series of events made Celia's emotions fluctuate wildly, up and down. Now, looking at Charles in front of her, her eyes were filled with reliance.
She never expected that one day, the hero spoken of in Genosha would stand before her, protecting her from harm and shielding her from all bad things!
At that moment, Celia's fondness for Charles had reached its peak.
Meanwhile, Dure and the staff member were filled with despair.
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