Chapter 869: They’ve really latched onto a powerful figure (Part 1)
"save......"
"Help me..."
A faint cry for help, mixed with panting, came from the dented roof of the car.
The blonde girl was half-wedged in the smashed roof of the jeep, her silver light armor riddled with cracks. Blood streamed down her skin, dripping onto the cracked windshield.
She struggled to lift her head, her gaze gradually unfocused, her breathing weak. The pair of blood-stained white wings behind her drooped limply.
Zhou Huai, standing beside the car, remained unmoved.
He stared blankly at the "object from the sky," his eyes fixed on it as if it were a rock that had smashed a car.
Without saying a word, Zhou Huai reached out and grabbed the girl's ankle that was sticking out of the car.
"Bang!"
A muffled thud.
Zhou Huai forcibly pulled her off the deformed car roof, then casually tossed her onto the asphalt road beside him.
The actions were swift and brutal, showing no mercy whatsoever.
Are you kidding me?
His current identity is that of a stowaway who has infiltrated the heart of the Free Commonwealth.
He went to great lengths to disguise himself as an ordinary high-level professional in order to sneak into the lair of the ancient race and find out where his mother was.
This is a top priority concerning the main quest.
Every second was extremely precious to him; he had no time to care about the life or death of a strange woman.
The girl who was thrown to the ground let out a muffled groan, leaving several bloody streaks on the rough ground.
She struggled to prop herself up, staring in astonishment at the blond, blue-eyed young man before her.
Girl: "..."
She seemed to have never expected that this man could be so cold-hearted.
She was injured like this, and instead of helping her, he threw her on the ground like trash.
Zhou Huai didn't even lift his eyelids, too lazy to pay attention to her gaze.
He turned around, intending to open the car door and leave.
When he turned his head, he froze.
He then noticed that the Jeep he had just "borrowed" from his black friend was completely totaled.
The entire car body was severely deformed, the roof was deeply dented, and the windshield was shattered all over the ground.
Even worse is the chassis.
The moment the girl fell, the suspension system collapsed, and all four tires burst simultaneously. The Jeep's chassis was stuck firmly to the road, with only twisted and deformed steel rims remaining of the wheels.
"An inauspicious start."
Zhou Huai looked at the pile of scrap metal and sighed inwardly.
He never expected that in this wretched place called the Free Federation, where the ground was in chaos and people would randomly [N O V E L I G H T] fall from the sky.
The new mode of transportation I just got is gone.
There's still a long way to go to our destination; we can't possibly walk there on foot.
Just then.
"boom--!"
A loud whooshing sound suddenly came from mid-air, and the friction of magical elements produced a piercing sonic boom.
A figure flew in rapidly, exuding an aura of oppression.
"Bang!"
The newcomer hovered several meters in mid-air, surrounded by a purple magical aura.
It was a middle-aged, dark-skinned man wearing a purple robe.
He was burly and muscular, unlike any traditional mage. He held a staff inlaid with a magic crystal core, radiating the aura of a high-level professional above level sixty.
The middle-aged black man looked down, his gaze sweeping around the jeep before finally settling on the blonde girl on the ground.
Upon seeing the girl, his face instantly lit up with excitement.
"Found it!"
He burst into laughter, his voice echoing across the wilderness.
"Eliza is here! Hahaha, she can't run anymore!"
As the shouts echoed, several more energy fluctuations came from the distant horizon.
Soon, three more figures tore through the air and quickly gathered.
The three men were menacing, their killing intent undisguised; they were clearly after the girl.
The one in the middle is the most eye-catching.
He was a one-eyed middle-aged man with a black eye patch and a face full of fierce features.
He did not fly on his own, but rode a huge griffin.
The griffin is covered in dark gold feathers, with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, its eyes gleaming red. Its wingspan is over ten meters, and with each flap, it stirs up gusts of wind.
The one-eyed dragon sat high on the griffin's back, holding a heavy cleaver in his hand; he was clearly the leader.
He pulled on the reins, suspending the griffin in mid-air, and noticed the dying girl below.
Seeing the girl's miserable state, the one-eyed man grinned cruelly.
"Eliza, you can't escape now."
The one-eyed man's voice was hoarse, "We've lost quite a few brothers trying to capture you, we even used the intercity teleportation array. Today, let's see where you can fly to!"
After mocking his prey, the one-eyed man slightly shifted his gaze, scanning his surroundings.
Then, he noticed Zhou Huai standing next to the wrecked jeep, checking its condition.
Looking at the young man dressed in ordinary casual clothes, the one-eyed man frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.
This guy...
Are they accomplices?
How could such a person suddenly appear in the middle of nowhere?
Moreover, despite the pressure from four high-level professionals of level sixty-plus, this kid remained unfazed, didn't even take a step back, and was still leisurely watching the car.
Zhou Huai also spotted the four people high in the sky.
However, his gaze did not linger on the purple-robed black man or the one-eyed dragon.
His gaze was fixed on the griffin.
Zhou Huai's eyes lit up slightly.
I thought to myself that I was lucky.
I just scrapped my beat-up jeep and was worried about not having a means of transportation when someone offered me a flying mount.
This service is even more punctual than food delivery.
It is said that in the Free Federation, griffins are quite fast and are the mounts that many high-level professionals dream of.
It's perfect for getting around; it won't attract Mr. Duan's attention like the Demon Dragon Black, and it still keeps you fast.
Zhou Huai stared at the griffin in mid-air, his eyes making no attempt to conceal the fact that he was sizing up his prey.
The one-eyed dragon in mid-air noticed the gaze.
He noticed a hint of malice in the young man's eyes below.
That's not the kind of awe a low-level professional should have when they see a strong person.
It's more like watching... a plate of roasted meat about to be served.
One-Eyed Dragon felt a chill run down his spine. Having spent so many years in the Free Federation, his intuition for danger was extremely accurate.
"Immediately warn your teammates to be careful," One-Eyed Dragon warned the other three through the team channel, his voice low. "I have a feeling something's wrong with that young man down there. Everyone, stay alert!"