BXBX NOVEL Chapter 226: Run Away...?
The City Lord's voice became a little cracked at the last part of his words; he didn't know what he would do if the youngster decided to leave the city and escape while he could. Not that he could really blame him
He was positive that the mysterious youngster was not from around these parts and should naturally have no reason to protect a city he was just passing by. However, that didn't stop hope from building up inside him.
The City Lord knew that he stood not a chance in hell when pitted up against two monsters at the Early Unity Form Synthesis Realm. But that didn't mean he would leave his city and his citizens to their own dooms!
Even though a few hundred thousand people died with the unexpected beast invasion, there were still tens of millions of people who survived!
The majority of the civilians rushed to their respective bunkers and protective areas when monsters started attacking everyone, and thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of the adventurers, the losses were minimalized due to them 'distracting' all the monsters.
Of course, hundreds of thousands of casualties was no small number; however, it was dozens of times better than it could've been without the participation of the adventurers.
Though something wasn't adding up...
'Only around 1% of the population of RiverBloom was killed off with the combined effort of millions of powerful monsters... Something isn't making sense here.'
"???" The City Lord saw the contemplative look on his face and could roughly infer what he was thinking.
"If you are dwelling over the fact that the human losses were so little when put up to the sheer magnitude of this monster invasion, then you can stop, because it was all thanks to HeadMaster Adrian and his little disciple, Elara."
He informed him of the facts while stroking his beard like a wisened old man.
"..." Azmond found this situation all too familiar.
'Do all old dudes like to stroke their long beards? Or is it just my luck to meet all the weird, odd ones?'
However, he discarded such useless thoughts and focused on the words spoken by the City Lord.
"What do you mean by that?" he questioned the City Lord, his interest having been piqued.
"Ohh? That is quite simple, Junior!" He began with a haughty countenance.
'No seriously, wasn't this old guy all depressed and gloomy earlier? What the hell happened between then and now??'
Azmond was genuinely starting to question whether all that stuff earlier was just an act.
"The reason why the casualty rates don't match up is because the BranchMaster and Mage Elara were putting all their efforts into managing a transportation barrier. A barrier that worked non-stop in teleporting away all the citizens to an undisclosed spot located outside the city."
He finished his explanation with another beard stroke as he slightly opened an eye to see the reaction of the youngster.
"Okay, cool," he responded before he returned his focus back to the level of strength he possessed.
"..." The City Lord was speechless at the inexpressive attitude of this youth.
....
He had surprisingly broken through to the later stages of the Middle-Quantum Core Formation Realm! And he wasn't too far from the Peak of the Middle-Quantum Core Formation Realm to boot!
'If only there were a few monsters that could catapult me to the Late-Quantum Core Formation Realm...' He thought to himself before letting out a light sigh.
However, it looked like his prayers would soon be answered
BOOOOOOOOOM!
RUMBLEEE!!!!
The boisterous noises only got closer as the two behemoths were not even two minutes out
"It looks like I found my catapults," he muttered with a slightly insane-looking smirk.
"???"
The City Lord and Crystalline became a little nervous when they saw that look on his face.
Crystalline already knew where this was going; however, the City Lord had no idea just what Azmond had in store for him
RUMBLE!!!
The shockwaves coursing throughout the City of RiverBloom became louder and louder as two Bigfoot-like monsters over three hundred thousand meters in size were but a mere few thousand miles out!
And they were crossing many miles with each passing second!
That was when, for the first time since they started their approach, they both made a sound other than their booming footsteps
ROOARGHH!!!
They both bellowed savage and unintelligible roars that reverberated throughout the entirety of RiverBloom and even the twenty thousand-mile radius surrounding it!
"Well, how about we begin with the really fun part?" Azmond began with intense battle intent leaking out of him.
"You guys seemed so menacing and so out of reach just an hour ago, but now all I feel when I look at you is nothing but two bags of experience points looking to be reaped."
Following his big words was the subsequent release of an aura.
WAAAA!
Crimson darkness extended to the heavens and beyond as a completely different level of power enveloped the atmosphere around Azmond!
"So this is what it feels like to be on the level of a true Early Unity Form Synthesis Realm master, huh?"
He clenched his fists and felt the law of 'Quantum Law' and the derivative law of 'Space' as he circulated it throughout his entire body.
OOOM!
His aura multiplied in intensity, as even the clouds hundreds of thousands of meters above him could no longer contain the pressure being released from him!
"What the Just how strong is this youngster??" The old City Lord began with an astonished look on his face.
"And more importantly, just how old is he anyway? He can't be more than a few hundred years old, right?? So why does he possess so much strength?!? Even the arrogant heavenly geniuses in the Royal Capital of the Divine Sea Dynasty are not at this level!"