Chapter 39

"Where Xuan was taken is the most important thing." Aslan replied, "The battlefield won't miss the two of us, but Lin Hanxuan needs us. And we're only going to confirm whether Peiganbo has discovered that Lin Hanxuan is missing. We'll return to camp at once. The Yi Family won't deal with us under military law, haha."

"Thank you," Hal said gratefully. Hearing that Lin Hanxuan had gone missing, Hal was more anxious than anyone, yet he could not think of any solution. Fortunately, Aslan was here.

"My real idea, actually, is to persuade Peiganbo to help us, and have that frog help on Lin Hanxuan's side." Kubaka's strength was not beneath Peiganbo's; Aslan had witnessed that that day. Not to mention there was also the terrifying threat of Poison Frog rain. Lin Hanxuan might have run into trouble, but for the time being, he should be safe and sound.

Aslan landed at the outskirts of the Rotting Swamp. Hal had reminded him that elemental energy would rapidly vanish in the center of the Rotting Swamp.

"Let's go... we'll find Peiganbo." Aslan looked somewhat surprised at the change in Hal, but did not ask anything more.

As they approached the Star-Language Flower Grove, Hal shouted, "Kubaka, Peiganbo, is anyone there?"

With a whoosh, a triangular head popped up from among the flowers, its golden eyes staring at Hal with ill intent.

"Who are you? How do you know my name?" Peiganbo had already raised his bladed forelimb. As long as Hal's answer was even slightly wrong, the blade would rise and fall at once. Protecting the Elf King was an important task Lin Hanxuan had given Peiganbo.

"I'm Hal, Goblin Hal," Hal said. "Do you know? Boss is missing."

"What did you say?" When Peiganbo heard Hal say Lin Hanxuan was missing, his entire body came out. "Master is gone? Do you know who did it? Also, how did you turn into this?"

"You didn't sense it?" Hal was somewhat dispirited. He had thought Peiganbo would immediately discover that Lin Hanxuan was in danger and rush over to rescue him. In his disappointment, he automatically ignored Peiganbo's later question.

"Mm..." Aslan pondered for a moment, then comforted him, "That's a good sign. At least up until now, Lin Hanxuan's life isn't in danger."

Hal twitched his nose and asked again, "Peiganbo, do you have any way to sense where Boss is?"

Blood Mantis closed his eyes. After a while, he opened them excitedly and said, "Southeast. Master is moving quickly toward the southeast."

"Mm." Aslan quickly sorted out the information and came to a conclusion. "He may have been invited away by the Misera Empire."

"Aslan, do you know something?" Hal said unhappily.

"Haha, little Goblin, don't come looking for trouble with me. I'm only guessing too." Aslan laughed it off, then said to Blood Mantis, "Peiganbo, Dead City is currently under attack by the enemy. I wonder if you can lend us a hand?"

"You should leave." Peiganbo flapped his wings, issuing an order to see them out. "I'm going to find Master."

"Peiganbo." Sihaier's voice came from the center of the Rotting Swamp. "Dead City is the place where Lin Hanxuan grew up. It's very important to him. Go help. I'll watch over Lin Hanxuan's side."

Hearing Sihaier's voice, Aslan asked Hal in a low voice, "And who is that? From her voice, she should be a great beauty."

"Ha, so there are things you don't know too?" Hal needled Aslan, then said teasingly, "Not telling you."

Hearing Sihaier speak, Peiganbo replied, "Since you say so, all right. I'll go take a look at Dead City." That day, though Peiganbo had not seen Lin Hanxuan and Sihaier's intimate actions with his own eyes, he knew them clearly in his heart. In his mind, he had already automatically taken Sihaier's words as Lin Hanxuan's orders as well, so naturally he would not disobey.

"Many thanks." Seeing that his objective had already been achieved, Aslan urged Hal to hurry back to the camp. After the two of them left, Peiganbo also moved underground toward Dead City.

Yi Tianxing and Elder Yi Yun led ninety percent of the camp's troops toward Dead City. By the time they arrived beneath the city wall, they saw that the city gate had already been damaged, and wails still rang out from inside from time to time.

"...Another batch of humans. Why are they like insects, impossible to kill no matter how many we slaughter?" Several Orcs stood on the city wall, shouting loudly and arrogantly. Their bodies were covered in blood, but judging from their calm and composed manner, they were probably not the ones injured.

Yi Yun's expression was very ugly. He had clearly instructed Parson not to act rashly, yet all along the way here, he had not seen any trace of his own people. Could it be...

With a thud, a head was thrown down from the city wall and rolled several times.

Yi Yun, who was in the front ranks, saw that head and was greatly shocked. It was Parson's head. Parson had been killed.

"This is the Orcs' family affair. It has nothing to do with you. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and leave," a Fox-kin shouted.

At some point, Yi Tianxing had already taken out his magic staff, his eyes fixed on the Orcs atop the city without blinking.

"Frost Spell." Yi Tianxing suddenly released a spell. The Fox-kin still had a panic-stricken expression left on his face when, in an instant, he was frozen into an ice stick.

"Ah, you actually dare violate the alliance pact and kill an Orc in Dead City!" The other Orcs dodged one after another, their mouths still shouting without pause.

"Bullshit." Yi Yun roared, "Only you're allowed to kill people, but we're not allowed to slaughter dogs?"

"Yi Yun." Yi Tianxing's face seemed to be covered in a layer of cold frost, and the waves of chilling killing intent were enough to make even the people beside him feel a shiver run down their spines. Yi Tianxing said, "Look carefully. He isn't a real Orc."

Yi Tianxing spread his hands apart and shouted, "Shatter." In an instant, the Fox-kin frozen into an ice stick split into pieces, scattering into