After a pause, he added wryly, "But Diane, Megan, Sheila, and my mother-in-law insisted on going with me so I was hoping the six of you will come with us and act as their bodyguard while they go shopping. 'Cause you know how dangerous and tense things are in Skystream City at the moment.""Skystream City? Oh, goody! You can definitely count on us, Master!" Naomi said happily."Oh wow. I've always wanted to visit Skystream City and now I've finally got the chance!" said Kiera excitedly."Rest assured we'll do our best to protect Miss Diane and the others. Naomi and the rest of them have reached the attainment of level four warrior king after taking the second-grade low-rank alchemical pills you gave them. As for myself, I have reached the attainment of level five warrior king… so unless we come across someone more powerful than us, Miss Diane and the others should be safe with us," said Wendy with one hand cupped around the other."Thank you. I'll be more at ease knowing the six of
The next morning, the group went on their road trip.Severin and Diane drove one car; Felicia, Sheila, and Megan in another, while the six beautiful bodyguards shared two cars between them. The four cars slowly made their way toward Skystream City.Megan's car was at the front since she was the one who planned the route. Next came Severin's car, followed by the other two cars. Megan kept checking the rearview mirror while she drove. Finally, she said, "If I were you, Sheila, I would have insisted on taking Severin's car.""Oh, I don't think that's a good idea. Do you know how embarrassing it is to be a third wheel?" Sheila asked ruefully.Megan chuckled. "Not as embarrassing as what you said to Severin after getting drunk. I'm going to let you in on a little secret, you'll only need to use those feminine wiles of yours and Severin will be yours in a heartbeat.""What are you trying to say, Megan?" asked Sheila with a frown.Megan put on her relationship expert hat and said convin
Felicia gave her question some thought before answering, "Well, someone like your brother-in-law would do. I can die happy if you can marry someone like him."Megan simply rolled her eyes at Felicia. "You might as well ask him to marry Severin!""Tsk! Didn't I ask you to stop speaking nonsense?" said Felicia angrily."Do you know how hard it is to find someone as good as Severin? He's probably the only one of its kind. So I might as well give up the search now."After thinking it through, Felicia grudgingly had to admit that Megan was right. "Fine… but make sure you at least find a nice boy that comes from a first-tier upper-class family or the son of a mayor. Only then would he be good enough for our family. I know! Doesn't the South County have over a hundred cities within its border? We'll ask Severin to gather all the mayors' sons in one place and then you can pick and choose whoever you want!""Mom… isn't that going a bit overboard? If words get out, it might give rise to the
The burly shepherd smiled as he checked out the four cars Severin and the others came in. "Let me see, a Maserati, a Rolls-Roye, and those two at the back should be Audis, right? Hmm, I guess a million dollars would do. That kinda amount should be chump change to you guys."At the mention of a million dollars, Felicia immediately got down from the car and said angrily, "What? You want us to give you a million dollars to get your sheep off the road? Shouldn't that be your job in the first place? This is literally highway robbery!"The burly shepherd simply chuckled and with a flick of his wrist, took out a gun from the back of his waist and aimed it at Felicia. "You're right. This is a robbery! You guys look like you can easily come up with a million dollars in cash. So what do you say? Give us the money and we'll let you go or you can choose to die by my gun here."Felicia screamed in fright when she saw the gun pointing at her. She immediately backed away fearfully. "No! Please don
"Sure thing!" said Sheila with a grin."Be careful, you two!" said Felicia as she instinctively clenched her fists. She had never seen Diane and Sheila in a real fight so she could not help but worry about them"What? Do you think you're bulletproof? Do the two of you have a death wish or something?" asked the head robber in mock bravado. He was starting to panic since he had never really killed anyone before. In fact, the gun was only used as a prop to scare his victims into paying the "toll fee"."Uh… I've never killed anyone before but as a fighter, I guess I should keep an open mind about it," said Diane, who was also as nervous as the head robber. She had seen Severin kill many before so she knew, as a fighter, one would need to literally and figuratively step on the others to reach the top.The same thing was happening to Sheila. It was her first time too and she could not help but feel apprehensive about it."D*mmit! You girls must be tired of leaving. Well, let me release
"Diane, when did you and Sheila become so strong? I want to train to become as strong as you two too!" said Megan with shock."Megan, are you sure about that? The training we went through is really tough… I mean, you are used to playing more than training. Besides, Sheila and I can only achieve up to level nine grandmaster if we don't have the treasure that allows us to change our talent," said Diane."Level nine grandmaster is good enough for me since that puts me above every regular folk out there. I'll have a chance at winning as long as I avoid getting into fights with a profound master," argued Megan.Diane did not say anything. Instead, she looked at Severin with a pair of questioning eyes. It was obvious she was asking for his opinion.Severin frowned before breaking out with a smile. He pointed to the herd of sheep who were still blocking the road and said, "Megan, why don't you chase those sheep off the road? If you do that, I'm sure your sister and Sheila will bring you
The old town they found themselves in was in a very remote area with valleys all around it. There was a wide bluestone path in the middle that was lined with houses on both sides. The group could not but feel a sense of peace and calm after they had entered the town.They parked their cars in the open field near the town entrance and all nine of them got out of the car after that."Oh my god, this town is so quiet that it's unnerving!" said Diane.There was not a sound coming from the town nor there was any light coming from inside the houses. In fact, the only light source seemed to be coming from the dimly lit street lights."This town will be the perfect backdrop for a horror movie!" said Megan with a grin."Shut up, you brat," said Felicia. She was so scared that something would jump out and scare her then she immediately ran over to where Lillie and the other bodyguards were standing."There's definitely something going on in this town. I mean, yes the town is not that big b
Severin smiled faintly. "My guess is it's a spirit beast since mythical creatures are not too bright on account of their low attainment.""Dude, what the heck are you all talking about? How come we don't understand anything you say?" asked the middle-aged man in a confused tone."What I'm saying is, that thing you call a monster should be a spirit beast. They're beasts who had attained human-like intelligence by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and would only grow to become even stronger after cultivation," explained Severin."Spirit beast? Does that mean there are immortal cultivators in this world too?" asked the middle-aged man. Even though he had not seen an immortal cultivator in all the time he had been staying in that town, he found Severin's explanation convincing enough for him to believe him.After thinking about it, the middle-aged man decided to tell Severin what had been going on in the town."It started a year ago. A young girl would be found missing every m