I had obtained the Crescent Moon Stone, so I could not help feeling pleased. However, the Gale Dragon had not appeared among the beast tide, which naturally aroused my curiosity. As the Gale Beasts ran toward the city outskirts, I shifted my thoughts back to the meridians that had been parasitizing the Gale Dragon at that time.
It turned out that the Gale Dragon had also been driven toward the great city. The surrounding beasts were charging wildly, and ferocious beasts terrified out of their wits were everywhere. The Gale Dragon led a pack of Gale Beasts toward our great city, while behind them, the mountains and plains were blanketed in a dense black mass of Mountain-River Ants. In the night, rustling sounds came from everywhere—the sound of insects moving!
I drew a deep breath and pulled my thoughts back.
By the time we reached the outskirts of the city, several hundred Mountain-River Ants had already been wiped out by the hunters from the Hunter Bureau. Qu Meng, Old Man Meng, and Chu Jiao had undoubtedly killed the most Mountain-River Ants, followed by the Hunter Bureau's number-one warrior, Lie Long. After them came Lan Shi and his Hunter Association, along with Chu Ruo and the other hunters.
As soon as everyone saw me come out, they immediately gathered around and began asking about Old Madam Huang and Du Chuanqi's condition.
"The two of them ran off without looking back. What a relief! But what exactly happened? I clearly saw a hole appear in Chuanqi Huang's chest, yet she looked completely fine. Chuanqi Du was even completely unharmed... Could it be that they took the Crescent Moon Stone?" Zi Mou asked.
"Heh heh, I was the one who stabbed that hole, and I was also the one who healed her." I