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!
"I don't think that's necessary. Sacrificing a scumbag like you would be more appropriate!" Severin had been holding his anger from the very beginning. When he saw how arrogant Charles was, his body left an afterimage as he moved forward at lightning speed and showed up right in front of Charles. Severin then slapped Charles on the forehead.The impact sent Charles's body flying, and he had already been decapitated by the time his corpse crashed to the ground. His last expression of that of shock."Ah!" The dozen or so remaining individuals were all dumbfounded. It took them several seconds to react, and they eventually uttered out in shock."Goodness! How is that even possible? Did my eyesight fail me?""I didn't even see how he attacked!"More than a dozen people began discussing what happened. They felt that everything was so surreal and could not fathom how easily their team had been killed.Severin said calmly, "Derrick was telling the truth. Charles is a vile person, and he
"Thank you, Mister Severin!" Although Derrick was still not that confident of Severin's success, he still had high hopes for Severin.Hundreds of people soon gathered at the town entrance's archway. The braver ones came nearer, while the faint of heart stayed kept a safe distance while ensuring that they were still able to watch everything from afar."Which one of you is Mister Severin?" An old man came over and asked excitedly.Derrick immediately introduced. "Mister Oliver! This young man right here is Mister Severin. He said he is a practitioner—the kind we heard only in legends. That monster is what they call a spirit beast, and said he could help us kill it."Oliver's eyes were red as he stepped forward and held Severin's hand. "Mister Severin, that beast has killed many of our townspeople. We can give you anything if you help us kill it. Just say the word, and we'll do our best to repay you as long as it's within our town's power.""Yes, Mister Severin! You may ask us for an
Lillie smiled wryly and explained to Diane, "Have confidence in your husband, ma'am. He's the Four Great War Gods' master too, so his attainment must be at least that of a warrior emperor. You don't need to worry too much!"Lillie then paused for a moment before adding, "Besides, we still don't know for sure if that thing is a spirit beast or a monster. It's all just a guess."The fog came closer and closer. Many of the townsfolk got so frightened that they retreated a far distance. Only the girls and Diane stood a little closer because they were worried about Severin.Severin stood nearly a few meters away from the stone pillar to which Charles was tied and was looking straight ahead. As the cloud of white mist came closer and closer, the terrifying oppressive pressure became stronger too."This pressure is too strong! If it isn't a spirit beast, then it might break through to become a spirit beast soon! In other words, it's as strong as a level nine warrior king or a level one wa
"Die!" Severin yelled as he slashed down on the python.A sharp light of spiritual energy that merged with extremely dense sword energy hacked straight down. The giant python's bucket-sized head was sliced off and fell to the ground. The surrounding fog then dissipated after it had been beheaded."What? It was decapitated so soon?"Everyone in the town was shocked when they saw the large snake's body crash to the ground. The speed at which it was killed was simply too quick."Mister Severin is so strong! He needed less than ten seconds to kill such a huge black python. I didn't think the monster would be a huge reptile!" Abigail had a look of admiration as she gazed up at Severin floating in midair.With a flicker, Severin flew back down again."You're our savior! Thank you for helping us get rid of this scourge! Please let us worship you!" Oliver came over with his people, and all the townsfolk who were there bowed down to Severin.Severin immediately said, "There's no need to
The fat man who owned the inn immediately shouted, "Save some for me, fellas! This is excellent nourishment, and I'm going to prepare some of it for Mister Severin's group!""I'm going to eat more too and avenge my daughter. If you can hear me up there, sweetie, I hope you know that Mister Severin has finally avenged you!" A middle-aged man ran toward the black python's body with a knife in hand."Can it really prolong our lives and increase our resistance?" Felicia's eyes lit up instantly when she heard that and she remarked excitedly, "I'll make sure to eat more tonight."Diane could not help but smile. "Didn't you tell Severin not to stay here when he said he'd help them? You seem incredibly happy right now."Felicia rolled her eyes at Diane. "I knew that he was powerful, but I didn't expect him to be that powerful. Besides, why would I be unhappy when I'm getting so many benefits by eating this black python?"Before long, the fat man and his two employees came over while carry
Severin frowned slightly and remarked in an unsure tone, "Perhaps they will. But even though the governors of the nine provinces generally don't have a lot of contact or interactions with the four war gods, they will feel obliged to keep up appearances and attend if the province governors invited them.""Doesn't that mean you can meet four apprentices again?" Megan covered her mouth and giggled.Severin said with a wry smile, "You need to keep a low profile for me when we're out, Megan. Don't just mention so casually that the war gods are my apprentices. They are the war gods, after all. They are concerned about the public repercussions. Besides, I'm their master, so I can't be bothering them all the time, and I can't expect them to help me whenever I encounter any trouble. They're busy people."Megan nodded. "I get it now. If you run into trouble that even you can't handle, then they wouldn't be able to handle it either!""We should get going. Our first order of business is to cho