madnovel Chapter 70 Fire Mage?
Chapter 70 Fire Mage?
Chapter 70: Chapter 70 Fire Mage?Dai Legao had said that Fire Mages could appear in various places around the city.
Although the sewer was unique, it should still be considered part of the city.
And with the capability of a Fire Mage, coming to the sewer was nearly as easy as taking a stroll.
Liu Zheng had originally planned to use his sick leave to
"Hey, that’s somewhat insulting."
Liu Zheng felt a bit annoyed.
But at the same time, he became alert.
What exactly were these Skinning Monsters up to?
Or rather, under what circumstances would a group of Hunters ignore prey right before their mouths?
Liu Zheng soon had his answer.
It was another group of even more powerful Hunters.
The Skinning Monsters were escaping.
At that moment, the wind grew stronger.
He could even see that the dirty river was now creating waves one after another.
Although he didn’t know what was happening, Liu Zheng’s heart was still ringing alarms.
At this time, the arms of the French Plane Tree suddenly moved on their own.
They broke free from Liu Zheng’s grasp and burrowed into the ground.
Countless roots then broke through the soil, forming an impenetrable cage that locked Liu Zheng inside.
The next second, he heard the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.
The sound was so fierce that it felt as if his organs had shifted from the vibrations.
The tree cage shook violently, and Liu Zheng even heard a sound resembling metal breaking.
"Squeak!!!"
A thin but piercing cry came through.
It was the cry of the black rats.
It seemed they too were caught in this unknown disaster.
"Squeak!!"
Liu Zheng tried to ignore the other sounds, focusing only on the cries of the black rats.
If it was before, he would have run as far away as possible upon hearing this sound.
But now, unable to see anything, the cries of the rats somewhat soothed him.
But this false sense of security did not last long.
The cries of the rats grew fainter.
They even began to sound chaotic and no longer uniform.
"Squeak!"
After a final shrill cry, there were no more sounds from the rats.
A whole group had perished.
From their previous behavior, these black rats must have possessed high intelligence and were not weak.
But in the face of the sewer disaster, they could still only be slaughtered helplessly.
The Skinning Monsters might have run fast, but their end likely wasn’t much better.
The vibrations of the tree cage became stronger, even causing vibrations within Liu Zheng’s body.
Internal bleeding was secondary; what was crucial was that his head also began to shake.
In these brain-jarring vibrations, Liu Zheng’s consciousness gradually blurred.
He felt as if he had left his body, passing through the tree cage, through the sewer, flying towards a distant, endless place.
His great-grandmother, whom he had never met, was waiting for him there, holding a fishing rod.
"Come here, my dear grandson, your great-grandma has prepared a spot for you,"
she said kindly.
"Coming, coming,"
Liu Zheng happily replied, about to run forward.
"Damn it, just as the fire got going, the wind blows. Can’t a man eat in peace?"
A rugged voice interrupted their joyous reunion.
Liu Zheng turned around in shock, only to see the brown tree roots in front of him.
"Yuck—what’s this stuff, all sticky and messy. How disgusting!"
the voice complained.
The volume wasn’t loud, but it completely overpowered the wind and the waves, and even the shaking of the tree cage lessened significantly.
"There are also piles of dead rats here, looks like they were blown to death by the wind. Someone might ask, can these rats be eaten?"
"Folks, though we’re homeless, we don’t just eat anything. Eating this stuff, to put it nicely, you’d probably drop dead on the spot."
The voice was getting closer, and Liu Zheng felt as if the person had already reached him.
"What’s this, a ball? And it’s made of wood."
"This is some quality wood, folks. This one piece alone could burn for hours."
"The one I burned earlier was pine, that stuff doesn’t burn well, nowhere near this. But pine has a fragrance, some people like using pine wood for barbecues."
"Thump thump."
Liu Zheng heard the man seemingly tapping on the tree cage with something.
"This really is good wood. But folks, we can’t take it. This one obviously has an owner; even as homeless folks, we have to have some integrity."
"Let’s go, folks, let’s move elsewhere. This place stinks too much, unbearable."
the person outside said.
"Are you a Fire Mage?"
Hearing this, Liu Zheng quickly shouted as loudly as he could.