Chapter 70

Volume 2

66 The 13 Giants

Nie Zun waved his hand at me, smirking while he did, “I know I’m good-looking, but there’s no need for you to drool over me like this.”

Heat rushed to my cheeks with his words. Not wanting to bother with him, I turned my attention towards the scenery beyond our window.

“On a serious note though…”

Hearing the earnest tone to his words, I flicked my gaze back to him.

His starry eyes held its constant radiance, “Song Lu will be fine. The people within split zone have to learn to protect themselves. You have to believe in her, and you have to believe in yourself. From now, as long as you face everything with courage, there’s still hope. We still have time.”

Never in my life had I ever expected to hear these words from the indifferent and egocentric Nie Zun.

After a pregnant pause, I broke into a smile, “Alright, let us head back to Western District then! We still have time.”

Nie Zun’s lips curled upwards ever so slightly, “Let’s rest for a while. We’ll head back first thing tomorrow.”

…

“This is where I leave you; you’ll reach Western District once you get through this boundary forest. You should bring Tao Lie and Mu Li along with you.” Jiao S said to me.

I glanced back at Muscle Man and Bandage Man, both of whom were standing respectfully to the side, then nodded, “Thanks, Jiao S.”

Brightening her usually stiff face was a smile which held a trace of exuberance, “It’s nothing. I hope you’ll be able to resolve the issues in your district soon. I’ll inform Tao Lie once the investigation on my end is concluded, and if everything goes on smoothly on your side, we can regroup again and discuss our next step.”

I nodded in agreement, then with a gesture, I indicated for Jie Pa, Nie Zun, along with Tao Lie and Mu Li to proceed towards the Eastern-Western District boundary line.

“Oh, it seems like every district has their own protective measures set up within the boundary forest. Tao Lie, does Eastern District have them in place too?” Still watching my surroundings, I asked.

“Under normal circumstances, the G-ranking offices in S Clan will conceal themselves within the boundary forest on either end of the district. With the increase of these unexplained incidents, we’ve also sent some of our higher ranking members to guard them.” Nodding in response, Tao Lie explained.

For a moment, my mind worked itself to its extremes, attempting to recall if the Western District had placed similar efforts in protecting our own. “We… Do we have people guarding our boundary forest?” Unable to contain myself any further, I turned towards Nie Zun.

Yet, Nie Zun, who only spared a fleeting glimpse my way, didn’t seemed to be in the mood to entertain my query, “Aren’t

A series of thuds sounded when the weight of those 13 giants made contact with the shield at the end of their fall. The soles of their feet glowed white for a split second, before the enormous body of theirs rebounded.

With a loud crash, the giants were thrown into mid-air once more and plunged back to their initial position behind Zou An and Tai La. Their eyes were bloodshot with rage as they viciously glared at us.