Chapter 25: The Truth Behind the Incident
"We're just here to investigate the monster murder case, we don't mean to trouble you, Miss Elf, please trust us." Turning her back on the crowd, Anno took off her invisible glasses, revealing her emerald green eyes, and gave a friendly smile to the elf girl, tightly grasping her hands, conveying her sincerity.
The aura of anger around the elf girl dissipated, infected by Anno's warm smile. She lowered her head and spoke in a low voice: "Xia Qiao, just call me Xia Qiao."
Perhaps it was because of Anno's uniqueness that Xia Jiao couldn't bring herself to be ruthless towards her.
After a few seconds of silence, Xia Qiao's voice rose again, her words becoming more and more biting as she gripped Anuo Yin's hand tightly, squeezing it so hard that Anuo Yin winced in pain without even realizing it: "That human being got what was coming to him. If he hadn't been so greedy, he wouldn't have been swallowed up."
"What did he do, can you tell us?" A pair of hands inserted between Anno and Xiaojiao, freeing Anno's hand, Yin Shengzhi looked at Xiaojiao's eyes which were red with rage, somewhat losing her rationality, and half-pushed, half-pulled to open the distance between them.
"A selfish human, not even as good as a beast, he killed my sister!!" Tears moistened her face, Xia Qiao was now submerged in hatred, Anno could feel the commotion of the living beings around her, they were afraid and worried about Xia Qiao.
"My sister was kind and gentle, treating the wounds of the one who had mistakenly entered the forbidden land. But that bastard's first reaction after waking up wasn't gratitude, but instead taking advantage of my sister's unguarded moment to suddenly attack her, pinning her to a tree and sucking out her pure spiritual energy." Kneeling on the ground, Xia Qiao covered his head with both hands, his mind filled with the tragic image of his sister's lifeless body, tears of blood dripping onto the ground, making the already restless spirits even more chaotic.
The spirits lost their spiritual power, and all that awaited them was extinction.
The wind howled and whistled, stinging my face, the big trees swayed, also complaining about their discontent.
"We were entrusted to guard that dangerous thing, year after year, enduring a life of dullness and boredom, relying on each other for support. Now my sister is gone, leaving only me behind, what should I do? You magic users, it's all because of you, return my sister to me, return my sister to me." Crawling up, stumbling forward, she came before Ling Xian, grabbing his sleeves and wailing in pain, her sorrowful cries infecting everyone present.
Suddenly letting go of her hand, Xia Qiao took two steps back and burst out laughing.
But in an instant, her face sank, and a surge of spiritual energy burst forth from Xiao Qiao's body.
"I'll die with you all!!!" Thoroughly crazed, Xia Qiao's rationality was completely buried by hatred, and she suddenly attacked, so quickly that everyone couldn't react in time.
BOOM!!! A deafening explosion shook the air, covering a large area of forest, and flames shot up into the sky, spreading rapidly in all directions.
The explosion blasted against the forest's boundary, a thin protective layer flickering in and out of sight, allowing those who had been guarding outside to catch glimpses.
"Opportunity has arrived, hurry up!" Mo Xiangwan, who had been guarding outside, finally saw hope and shouted loudly, directing the crowd. The fierce attack was directed at one point, and during the chaos inside the Mirror Lake Forest, breaking through was only a matter of time.
A cracking sound echoed through the air as Mirror Lake Forest was finally breached by them.
Rolling black smoke poured out, something was rapidly approaching them.
"Run fast!" A loud shout entered everyone's ears, Mo Xiang Wan immediately sensed something was wrong and hastily led the crowd to retreat. It wasn't because of that person's reminder, but because of the dense dark aura felt from the forest.
Ling Xing's dust shield protected the crowd as they rushed out of the gap and stopped in a safe area, but his furrowed brow did not relax. He turned to Mo Xiangwan on one side and shouted, "Repair the boundary."
He could feel that with the disappearance of Xia Qiao sisters, the dangerous thing in the center of the forest had begun to stir, and the seal formation was now ineffective due to the lack of a guardian. The forest's boundary must be repaired as soon as possible, and that thing cannot be allowed to come out.
He sensed the urgency of the matter from Leng Qingchen's serious expression, and Mo Xiangwan didn't waste any words either. He raised his arm, spread out his five fingers, aimed at the gap in the forest, fixed his gaze, and recited the incantation fluently with his mouth.
A green magic array appeared at the gap, and as Mo Xiangwan's curse was cast, the light became more intense, and the broken seal was being repaired at a visible speed.
Just a little bit more, just a little bit more.
A massive fire raged in the forest, and a huge stone monument collapsed at its center. A force radiated outward from this point in a circular shape.
The overbearing power collided with Mo Xiangwan's magic array, the fragile formation shattered instantly, and Mo Xiangwan also retreated repeatedly due to this sudden change.
