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
"Hooray! Oh, thank you! Thank you so much. You must be one of the immortal cultivators from the legends, right? Heavens, I never thought I'll ever get to meet one in my life," said the middle-aged man excitedly.Severin smiled. "You're most welcome. Now, would you be so kind as to ask the supervision team to come here? I'd like to talk to them first."Felicia pulled Severin to the side and asked softly, "Severin, are you sure about this? You heard what they said right? About the spirit beast's eyes being bigger than a car's headlights. Helping others is a good thing but not if you're the one being sacrificed instead. Besides, this really has nothing to do with us. What if you make the spirit beast even angrier? All of us here will be dead for sure!""But Mom, you're the one who insisted on coming with me," said Severin with a puzzled expression. "And what I told you to stay at home you said everybody will eventually die someday and how you're not afraid of death… Are you having regr
As soon as Derrick heard the news, he went weak in the knees and pale in the face. He staggered back in shock. "No… how could this be? Oh, what have I done to deserve this? My poor girl. My darling poor girl!"Even though Severin promised to kill the spirit beast, Derrick still could not help but feel distraught at the news because what if Severin failed in his quest? What then? It was better not to hold out too much hope.Derrick's wife had heard everything through the crack of the door too."No, this can't be! Oh, my poor Lily! Why! Why you of all people?!" wailed Derrick's wife.Lily immediately went pale in the face as the shock coursed through her body."Derrick, you and I go way back, right? If you beg me, I might perhaps be able to come up with something. I am the leader of the supervision team after all," said Charles with a sinister smile.A flicker of hope started burning in Derrick's heart again. "Do you mean…""It's simple. Let your daughter spend a night with me and
Derrick then introduced, "They're just passing by our town. This young man here is Severin. He said he could help kill that spirit beast!""Spirit beast? What's a spirit beast?" Charles frowned. He thought for a moment and had a sudden realization. "Are you talking about that monster?"Derrick nodded. "Yes. That monster. Severin here said that he can help to kill that monster, and we no longer have to offer any sacrifices to it anymore.""Nonsense!" Charles immediately shot back angrily. "You're joking, right? Do you genuinely think that we were capable of killing it? If we fail, our entire town will be destroyed. The monster has already been magnanimous enough to request an offering of only one young woman every month, but it might not be so kind anymore if we anger it."Another man agreed. "Exactly! This guy looks supple and fleshy though, plus his body isn't as muscular as mine. Why don't we just let him fight the monster then? If you ask me, I think he's just trying to scam us!