When Ye Chen was less than three li from the small village, a group of brawny "villagers" clad in all manner of armor rushed out with a pack of vicious hunting hounds.
Wuuu, wuuu, wuuu...
These hunting hounds were not ordinary domestic dogs. The lead hound was a massive dog even sturdier than a black bear, its fur tawny brown. As it growled low, rows of neat, savage fangs were revealed. Upon closer inspection, one could see that its pupils were six-pointed stars, wildness lurking beneath its nobility. The hunting hounds behind it were somewhat smaller and lacked the great dog's ferocious aura, but their breaths were all those of high-level Emperors or even top-level Emperors. The great dog, meanwhile, possessed the aura of a Supreme.
"Starry Sky Bearhound, Emperor-Hunting Hounds!"
Ye Chen cried out in surprise.
He had never imagined that a tiny village would have a Starry Sky Bearhound and a pack of Emperor-Hunting Hounds. Canine fierce beasts were among the few kinds of starry sky fierce beasts that could be tamed. Ordinarily, seeing even one Emperor-Hunting Hound was already a stroke of luck; the chance of seeing a whole pack was so low it could be ignored. Starry Sky Bearhounds were even rarer. Within the Human Alliance, only the Barbarian Race possessed Starry Sky Bearhounds. He had no idea how they had obtained them.
"Who are you?"
The villagers resembled the Barbarian Race, though there were slight differences. Their pupils bore crosses, and their teeth were finer and sharper. The speaker was a middle-aged man holding a pointed spear. His aura was powerful—he was clearly a Supreme. At his side stood that lofty, incomparably vicious Starry Sky Bearhound.
"My name is Ye Chen. I wandered here."
Ye Chen sized up the villagers before replying.
"An outsider?"
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