Nature Follower

This residence is just an ordinary house.

However, the area around this two-story house is quite different from the rest of Echo Ancient Town.

People hardly move around here.

They silently restricted their movements, surrounding the unremarkable wooden house, with someone watching every corner at all times, as if they absolutely could not tolerate anything escaping from inside.

And examine it carefully.

You'll find that everyone surrounding the house is an Awakened! Even without any experts beyond the Fifth Stage, the sheer pressure from more than a dozen Awakened individuals gathered together is quite considerable.

In contrast, a man stood alone at the doorway of the house.

He looked directly at the Awakened Ones around him, and from the open door behind him, he could faintly hear a woman crying.

Among the awakened ones surrounding the house, someone spoke to the man:

"Fuerzi, let's go inside and talk about it slowly."

"It's raining today, and you're keeping everyone blocked at the door. That's not a good thing, is it?"

"Go in?"

Fuerzi, who was guarding the door, raised an eyebrow.

Faced with the awakened individuals surrounding the house and this seemingly conciliatory attempt to offer a way out, he remained unyielding:

"You can say whatever you want to say outside."

"Haila. Hela has been through too much fright these past two days. What do you intend to do to her by going in?"

Among the Awakened Ones surrounding the house, someone immediately replied, "Fuerzi, we have no interest in ordinary people."

"If you just tell us honestly what happened that night, we promise to leave immediately. There will be no danger here!"

Fuerzi looked at the man who had spoken:

"You have no interest in her?"

"I think you've overlooked her feelings! How would an ordinary person feel if a group of random awakened individuals broke into their home?"

Nearby, awakened individuals were loudly calling out Fuerzi's name, raising questions:

"Fuerzi!"

"If you really care about that woman behind you, you shouldn't be staying here."

"Why are you pretending now?"

Fuerzi sneered, "I'd like to leave, but will you let me?"

"..."

Crackling—crackling—

Although the rain was light, it continued to fall from the sky.

The sound of the tapping on the eaves was dense and rapid, as if it were tapping on people's restless hearts.

Fuerzi's face was wet with rain.

But he remained steadfast at the door, confronting the crowd alone.

Although the Awakened Ones surrounding the house held the advantage, none of them dared to be the first to break the stalemate.

Because Fuerzi was a true believer.

His object of faith is a concept of a natural spirit, and his skills are miracles brought about by his faith.

If a conflict or even a fight breaks out with Fuerzi, it's not a big deal.

But if the situation really gets pushed to the point of life and death.

In the chaos, someone even killed Fuerzi.

Then some inexplicable bad luck will ensnare them, demanding a price from the evil crowd who killed the believers.

Not everyone dares to bear such consequences.

A few more seconds passed, and Fuerzi looked around with a condescending gaze:

"You think you can bully me just because I'm the only one left?"

"Come and try it if you dare! Even an old dog can break its own rotten teeth while gnawing on a bone!"

A nearby Awakened One tried to mediate. "Fuerzi, don't misunderstand."

"We're doing this for your own good."

"Your companion is gone so suddenly, and everyone wants to help you..."

Bang! Fuerzi didn't even finish speaking.

He snorted coldly and closed the door.

Just like the situation in the last two days, the situation around the house has returned to a stalemate.

Back inside, Fuerzi saw Haila sitting in front of the fireplace, weeping.

Haila was a gentle woman.

This small building represents all of the other party's assets in the Echo Ancient River. The second floor is usually used as accommodation for some tourists.

Haila's life was quite common in the whole town.

But now, because of the problems of the awakened ones, she has to endure pain and panic.

"Well--"

Fuerzi sighed.

He shook the rain off himself on the porch before going over to comfort him:

"Mrs. Haila, I'm so sorry."

"It's all because of the people like us staying here that you've caused so much trouble."

Haila simply shook her head:

"Mr. Fuerzi, I know you are not bad people."

"But how are they supposed to live if they keep surrounding it like this?"

"..."

"I will find a way to resolve the problem as soon as possible."

After comforting Haila for a while, Fuerzi returned to his room on the second floor, offered his usual prayers, and prepared to rest.

Click—

As soon as the door opened, Fuerzi stopped in his tracks.

The scene before his eyes was indeed the room he had been staying in for more than a month.

But the details were different from usual. In the bedroom where Fuerzi lived, a strange man was sitting in a chair by the window.

"An Awakened One?"

Fuerzi shuddered.

He naturally assumed that the group outside was restless and had sneaked in to cause him trouble.

But before he could act, Fuerzi stopped.

As a believer who upholds the faith of nature.

He found that the man in front of him had a very approachable aura about him, as if nature itself was loving and blessing him.

"..."

Fuerzi calmed down and carefully examined the man in front of him.

During their month-long stay in Echo Valley Town, the Awakened Ones there, while not exactly acquainted with each other, had at least exchanged glances.

But now, a completely unfamiliar face appeared in his room.

Was he truly a stranger, or a person with a disguised identity? Fuerzi cautiously took two steps back and stood in the doorway.

He didn't act immediately, nor did he let his guard down. He simply asked cautiously, "Who are you? Why are you barging into my room?"

On the other side.

Linsey, sitting in the room, also breathed a sigh of relief.

His original idea was to subdue the other party and use more forceful methods to extract information.

However, since the other party was able to calm down and communicate with me.

That would be perfect.

Linsey spoke very frankly:

"Mr. Fuerzi, I've come to you to find out what happened last night."

"The anomalies in the forest did end a week ago, but the crisis is not truly over. To prevent things from worsening, I am gathering as much information as possible about this."

"..."

Fuerzi frowned.

If someone else said this, he certainly wouldn't believe it.

But as a Nature Follower, Fuerzi's intuition told him he couldn't be so reckless.

He carefully observed Linsey's aura and discovered something even more incredible.

The Forest's Will was in the face of the man before it.

Instead of showing rejection or indifference, they showed a tendency towards kindness and protection!

—Perhaps this is the kind of person who can solve problems! "I..."

Fuerzi opened his mouth.

But after he uttered just one byte, his lips began to tremble, and his body froze in place, seemingly out of his control.

The powerful force of the technique began to affect Fuerzi's body.

He simply couldn't speak!