Chapter 358 - 284: Alien Race and Holy Race (1)
Chapter 358: Chapter 284: Alien Race and Holy Race (1)
In his earlier haste, he had grabbed Su Qin’s hand without thinking much of it.
After all, back in his territory, women were often clinging to him.
He was often holding onto one or two of them.
He hadn’t noticed at all when he’d grabbed Su Qin just now.
Soon, the Lords hurried to the North Gate, and the patrol soldiers outside had also retreated back inside.
They pointed north, stammering, "The Alien Race... The Alien Race is here!"
The Alien Race?
Everyone’s heart skipped a beat.
The Alien Race was even stronger than those bandits.
A heavy sense of crisis weighed on everyone’s mind.
"Fuck, why the hell is the Alien Race here?"
"...The Alien Race, you mean the one that’s fighting the nobles?"
"Obviously, who else could it be?"
"Aren’t the Alien Race blockading the nobles in the Central District? What are they doing here in our little fringe village?"
"Don’t tell me the Celestial King Army has the Alien Race backing them?"
"No way... If that’s true, we’re finished..."
"What do we do? We’re no match for the Alien Race. Should we run?"
"Run? Where would we run?"
"Anywhere! We could go to other towns, join the resistance, or even hide out in the countryside. It’s better than dying here, right?"
"Everyone, calm down. The Alien Race’s purpose for coming here isn’t clear. It might not be with malicious intent."
"Bullshit, stop deluding yourself. The Alien Race is even more brutal than those nobles. They’re a bunch of fucking animals."
"Really? I heard the Alien Race was very courteous."
"Courteous? If they were so courteous, would they have slaughtered their way into our Snowfield City? Which one of them doesn’t have our blood on their hands?"
"Most of the blood on their hands belongs to nobles."
"Shit, what about commoners? That Lady Lord from your Xiao Family... Xiao Ning, wasn’t she taken by the Alien Race to be their plaything?"
"Damn it..."
"Quiet down, the Clan Leaders are here. Make way."
The crowd of Lords parted to form a path.
Several Clan Leaders and family elders walked to the front.
The chatter in the crowd quickly died down.
Su Qin asked nervously, "Zhao Chi, let’s team up for this battle, okay? I’ll even let you pick the spoils first, and based on final Contribution, I’ll give you an extra 10%. What do you think?"
Zhao Chi was a little surprised.
However, Zhao Chi wasn’t very keen on teaming up for a fight.
But Su Qin had always been polite, and her strength was adequate. There was no need to refuse her outright.
Zhao Chi said, "I still prefer to fight on my own, but if I finish and you’re not done, I can come help you."
Su Qin breathed a sigh of relief. "That works too. At least I have some peace of mind now."
Zhao Chi said, "Your Combat Power is several times higher than mine. Don’t pin too much hope on me."
Su Qin smiled. "I’m not stupid. That Combat Power stuff is just for reference. I’ve seen you fight with my own eyes. You may have few Soldiers, but they’re all very strong. I might have more Soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is poor."
Zhao Chi said, "War is too unpredictable. Don’t have any expectations for your allies. The only person you can rely on and trust is yourself."
Su Qin nodded. "I know that, but with the possibility of reinforcements, doesn’t that increase the chance of victory? And isn’t it a Lord’s job to use every method to raise the odds of winning?"
Zhao Chi smiled. "Mm, that’s true."
At that moment, a cloud of dust rose in the distance.
The Alien Race army was drawing closer.
They were all riding black Warhorses and wore Alien Race Battle Armor. Their Appearances were all very strange.
They all looked Human, but there was an indescribable sense of strangeness about them.
The entire Stream Village fell silent.
Everyone couldn’t help but clench their fists.
If this Alien Race was really here to cause trouble, they would probably have to agree to any condition.
The Alien Race army drew even closer.
Zhao Chi could now clearly see their numbers.
There weren’t many of them, only about 200 or so.
At the very front was a Lady Lord. Although her Appearance was Ordinary, she looked more Human than an Ordinary member of the Alien Race.
By comparison, the Lady Lord seemed to stand out from the rest.
Beside the Lady Lord were more than ten other Lords—ten men and two women.
But their Appearances were that of a typical Alien Race, completely incomparable to the Lady Lord at the front.
The 200 members of the Alien Race behind them must be Soldiers. Each held a cross-guard Long Spear, their eyes fierce and filled with arrogance.
’So, only a dozen or so Lords?’
’Could we win?’
A question mark formed in Zhao Chi’s mind.
The Alien Race could fight the nobles head-on; they were even stronger than the nobles.
But there were few of them, after all.
If the entire village attacked together, perhaps they could win.
The problem was that the Alien Race was an extremely powerful force, completely incomparable to those bandit factions.
They would definitely retaliate, and they would do so swiftly.
The moment these dozen or so Alien Race Lords were killed would also be the beginning of the entire village’s destruction.
No... rather, the moment they launched an Attack on this Alien Race, Stream Village was doomed to be destroyed.
The price was too heavy.
’We absolutely cannot fight them.’
Even if their conditions were harsher than the bandits’, they couldn’t fight.
Not unless they were prepared to take the whole village down with them.
Besides Zhao Chi, more and more Lords were also getting a clear look at the approaching group.
Everyone waited anxiously.
Finally, the members of the Alien Race arrived before the main gate.
Xiao Qiaoao cupped his hands and said, "I am the Xiao Family Patriarch, Xiao Qiaoao. Welcome, honored guests from the Alien Race. May I ask for your names?"
Hearing this, the leading Alien Race Lady Lord let out a chuckle.
Everyone was a bit surprised.
Her voice wasn’t the raspy tone typical of the Alien Race, but rather the timbre of a Human female.
After laughing twice, the Lady Lord led her horse forward.
"Uncle, it’s me, Xiao Ning. Don’t you recognize me?"
"Xiao Ning!?" Xiao Qiaoao’s eyes widened, and his voice jumped a few pitches.
It wasn’t just Xiao Qiaoao; the others also stared at her in disbelief.
Zhao Chi stared at her face, stunned.
It really was Xiao Ning.
But dressed in that suit of Exotic Armor, with strange War Patterns and makeup on her face, she was hard to recognize at first glance.
She was originally supposed to participate in the rookie competition.
But she had been noticed by Master Muchang of the Alien Race and was forcibly taken away.
Someone had just been talking about her a moment ago.
To think that this Alien Race Lord was actually her!
In any case, she wasn’t an enemy.
Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.