Chapter 363
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Chapter 363: He’s Dead
Leading Yuan Rui, Zhang Mu quickly climbed up the rocky wall behind the Great God Temple. They saw a large crowd gathering in front of the temple, with Hachikuju standing opposite them, as if protecting something. In the middle was a deep trench, preventing people from getting closer.
Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui exchanged a glance, realizing that there was trouble where Hachikuju was. They passed through the empty temple and headed straight towards Hachikuju.
“I am Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city City Master. Hachikuju, are you going to be my enemy?”
Hachikuju was visibly agitated, standing tall at two meters with a giant axe in front of him, surrounded by angry ordinary evolvers. Although most were intimidated by Hachikuju’s previous display of skill and hesitated to approach, there were clearly agitators in the crowd, quickly replacing fear with anger.
“You claim to be a Sub City Lord, so what? Even if you are, why does the Sub City Lord of Ordos City come here to show off? Hand over the heretics, only by burning them at the stake can we appease the gods. Don’t drag us into this.”
A shifty-looking man in the crowd shouted sharply.
“Yes, please don’t burden us. As the ruler of this city, you have more than enough food. We all rely on the gods to provide us with food.”
“You, as the ruler of this city, if you continue to protect followers of a different faith, you will also be punished by the gods. We don’t need you as our leader. Please go back to your sub-city in Ejin Horo Banner and take the disasters with you, don’t bring them to us.”
Such voices kept emerging, it’s hard to imagine that facing a powerful second-rank individual, who is also the ruler of the city, these ordinary people who can’t even be considered first-rank evolvers dared to be so bold.
The people around him quickly became extremely excited by the fervent emotions being stirred up, waving their arms and shouting. Many people already showed energy fluctuations on their bodies, and their target was none other than Hachikuju standing across from them.
Hachikuju is now in a very difficult situation. This is not his capital city, so he cannot kill the people here. Otherwise, at least the leaders of the four war riders in Hohhot City would cause him trouble.
However, he cannot retreat or hand over the people behind him.
Behind Hachikuju, lies a person quietly, or to be precise, a lifeless body.
It’s Badar!
Hachikuju hurried over from the entrance of the Era Store upon hearing Badar’s long howl, only to find him being pursued by mercenaries from the Caravan Alliance. By the time he arrived, Badar had already passed away.
He was just a regular second-ranked soldier, no match for the powerful private army, leaving his body covered in wounds.
When Hachikuju stepped in, the private army dared not attack him directly. Instead, they incited the city residents, claiming that it was the will of the gods that Badar, a false messenger of the gods, be burned to appease the angry spirits.
Hachikuju initially thought these people were crazy, but to his surprise, this elusive spirit, under the control of the Caravan Alliance, had deeply embedded itself in the hearts of the common people. They firmly believed that only by believing in the spirits could they receive food in exchange. Otherwise, in such a dangerous world without the protection of the spirits, they would have no place to survive.
What nonsense about spirits and false messengers of gods, it all boiled down to that group of Era Sub-merchants and Zhang Mu.
Hachikuju knew that Zhang Mu and these people were not on good terms, expecting conflict between them, but he never imagined these people would go to such extremes.
Just because Badar allowed Zhang Mu into the city out of respect, he suffered a cruel fate.
He could deal with everything else later, but now, he needed to protect Badar’s body.
Hachikuju would not allow his friend to die without a proper burial, as it would be a disrespect to his dignity.
Moreover, Badar died because of him.
Therefore, absolutely not!
Sneaky people hidden among the crowd were about to unleash their stored energy, attacking Hachikuju and stirring up the whole crowd. Even Hachikuju couldn’t withstand such a widespread attack. Once Hachikuju took action, the situation would change. They were originally targeting Badar and Zhang Mu, but now with Hachikuju involved, they were bringing trouble upon themselves.
Their target now was Hachikuju, as long as Hachikuju made a move.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the first wave of flames burst out, many ordinary people whose emotions were ignited followed suit, hurling their gathered energy towards Hachikuju.
Despite being in his prime state, the giant figure of Hachikuju with just an axe couldn’t fend off the intense energy attacks. Furthermore, Hachikuju was on the verge of erupting due to Badar’s death.
Hachikuju was about to act.
Regardless of whether they were from the capital, anybody would dare provoke a tiger.
Seeing the sudden change in Hachikuju’s momentum with a huge axe in hand, the instigators among the crowd were already preparing to retreat. They had accomplished their goal.
Just now, the small person who spoke first looked towards the furious Hachikuju and smirked coldly, “It seems like what City Master said is true, this Hachikuju is the easiest to get rid of.”
However, City Master also warned him that even though Hachikuju is straightforward, he has amazing fighting power.
But just as the person was about to withdraw from Hachikuju’s attack range, suddenly two dark figures appeared in front of Hachikuju before vanishing, and the next moment a series of powerful energy attacks bombarded the young man standing in front of Hachikuju.
Yet, all the attacks disappeared when they were about a meter away from the man.
It was Zhang Mu who arrived just in time, seeing Hachikuju about to go on a rampage, he quickly rushed in before the rain of attacks angered Hachikuju, and timely activated his mental shield, blocking all the chaotic first-level energy attacks, knowing the serious consequences of Hachikuju acting out here.
However, Hachikuju didn’t seem like a reckless person, there must be something that triggered his emotions.
Zhang Mu’s gaze slowly shifted to the person behind Hachikuju, his pupils narrowing instantly.
“Isn’t that?”
Beside him, Yuan Rui saw the face of the person lying on the ground, and couldn’t help but cover her mouth in shock.
At that moment, when Hachikuju saw that the person approaching was Zhang Mu, he suddenly calmed down, controlling the surge of energy in his body. His voice trembled with sadness.
“Badar, he’s dead.”
“He’s dead.”
