Since Qiong Qi wasn't going to devour anyone, the wolf race's Monster Emperor naturally didn't need to continue controlling the crowd in the plaza. The moment he released his power, the half blood beastmen in the plaza instantly scattered, leaving only a few that were scared silly.
Roger and Vivian also escaped at the first instance. I hesitated for a moment before I blended into the crowd that was escaping.
Even though Qiong Qi had communicated with me through telepathy, it was hard to say if the wolf race's Monster Emperor would suspect me. I had to be careful in the following period of time.
He mixed in with the crowd and escaped to the side of the plaza, but was blocked by the guards of the City Lord's Mansion. A group of tall bearmen soldiers surrounded the area, not allowing anyone to leave. Even though many of the frightened beastmen were crying themselves hoarse, the bearmen guards didn't move in the slightest.
At that moment, the roar of the Spirit Snake resounded from afar. He pointed at the crowd and angrily said something to the city lord of Rapids City. However, the city lord's expression was indifferent, as though he already knew about it and didn't take the Spirit Snake's anger to heart.
Even though the Dragon race held a high position in the Monster domain, the Monster race obviously wouldn't care about the Dragon race's attitude when facing the four vicious beasts that decided the fate of the entire Monster race.
After the serpent spirit roared for a while, the City Lord of the Wolf Clan said something to him with a cold expression. Then, he ignored him and turned around. He raised his voice and said to the crowd on the plaza, "Everyone, Qiong Qi is one of the four sacred beasts of my Demon Clan. Sacrificing one's body to a sacred beast is an incomparably glorious thing.
Today's sacrifice will be rewarded in the future battles. The names of our comrades that have sacrificed themselves will be continuously praised and commemorated in the Monster domain. "
After saying those words of consolation and brainwashing, he waved his hand to signal for the bearmen soldiers to bring the remaining people back to the relay station.
Countless bearmen soldiers surged forward like a tide, grabbing us like chickens and sending us back to our respective rooms in the relay station.
Before I left, I turned to look at Qiong Qi, who was still at his original position, quietly licking his fur. I didn't know how the Monster race would communicate with him.
After I was sent back to my room in the relay station, Vivian and Roger came to my room shortly after.
They were obviously frightened. Subconsciously, they gathered around me, trying to find a sense of security.
Logg, on the other hand, behaved a little better. He maintained his calm on the surface and only paced back and forth in my room.
Vivian, on the other hand, seemed to have completely opened her heart in front of me. She was no longer as cold as before. After entering the room, she grabbed my arm and asked me in fright, "Duo Ji, why did they lock us up in here?
Are you going to feed us to that Holy Beast?
Or do the other sacred beasts also need us to participate in the ceremony? "
Looking at her frightened expression, I couldn't bear to push her away, so I patted her shoulder and said gently, "Don't worry. Although Qiong Qi beasts like to eat humans, I've never heard that they must eat the bloodline of the Dragon Clan. In fact, it's impossible. If it only eats people with the bloodline of the Dragon Clan, it will starve to death sooner or later.
That was why the City Lord of Rapids City wouldn't do such a thing. He probably locked us up in the relay station to calm us down so that we wouldn't be frightened and cause any more trouble.
As for the other sacred beasts, Dean Xi Bo had said that the four sacred beasts were awakened in the four provinces. He definitely wouldn't let us participate in the ceremony. "
These were all very obvious things. It was impossible for Vivian to not understand. It was just that she had lost her composure after the fright. That was why she was worried about it.
After my explanation, Vivian's expression returned to normal. Logg, who was beside her, stopped pacing back and forth. He sighed and started to complain.
"What does this mean?
First, they used our bloodline to awaken the sacred beast. Then, they disregarded our lives and allowed the sacred beast to eat us as it pleased. If the sacred beast could only eat humans like us, I would have accepted my fate. However, since that's not the case, why did the City Lord of Rapids City do such a thing? Are our lives so worthless? "
Logg said angrily. Vivian sighed and turned to persuade him. "It's not that we're worthless. When the sacred beast had just awakened, the City Lord and the rest could only allow the sacred beast to roam freely in order to ensure that there wouldn't be any problems. Furthermore, we weren't eaten, right?
Let's not complain about this now. We can only hope that this matter will pass quickly. Once we return to Rock City, everything will be fine. "
Vivian's attitude surprised me. Based on her previous arrogant and cold personality, I thought that she would be as indignant as Logg. I didn't expect her to say such words.
It seemed that her cold and aloof appearance was just a facade. In essence, she was still a weak little girl. In the face of such unfair treatment, especially when it involved life and death, she would still choose to retreat and resign herself to adversity.
I wouldn't doubt her attitude. In fact, when facing a power that far surpassed one's own, excessive hatred and unnecessary courage would be quite dangerous. Retreating would be a more mature attitude, as well as a better way to protect oneself.
After the two of them chatted for a while, they became silent.
Seeing that it was getting late, I consoled them and sent them back to their rooms.
After I calmed down, I started to think about what I was going to do next.
The snake spirit had already talked about the news that the Monster race had awakened the ferocious beasts. The first place to awaken the ferocious beasts was the North Province, followed by the West Province, South Province, and King City.
When I heard from Dean Xi Bo that the four ferocious beasts were in hibernation in the four provinces, I subconsciously thought that they were in the East, West, South, and North provinces. After the snake spirit had asked around, I found out that the mysterious East Province wasn't one of the four provinces. The last ferocious beast was in hibernation in King City.
According to our plan, the snake spirit and I would leave as soon as possible to head to the West Province after this matter was settled.
This time, the snake spirit had the convenience of hosting the ceremony and I also had the qualifications to participate in the ceremony. Comparatively speaking, the difficulty should be the lowest. We still had to think of a way to sneak into the ceremony. The earlier we got there, the earlier we could make plans.
However, looking at the current situation, I couldn't act rashly for the time being.
At the moment, I couldn't confirm if the Wolf Monster Emperor had noticed the communication between Qiong Qi and me. If he had any suspicions, he would definitely keep an eye on me. If I were to give myself away, what awaited me would be the Monster Emperor's fury.
Thus, I purposely stayed in Vivian's room the next day. When the snake spirit came to look for me, it naturally came to Vivian's room as well. While they were talking, I secretly reminded the snake spirit to stay in the city lord's mansion for the next few days. After we set off on our return journey, we would meet up with him halfway.
Even though he was suspicious of my abnormally cautious attitude, the snake spirit had a strong point, which was that he never asked too many questions. Seeing that I had a plan, he readily nodded in agreement.
For the next few days, the relay station was still closed and we weren't allowed to leave. Due to the boredom, Vivian stayed in my room almost every day. Her attitude towards me became increasingly intimate. It wasn't just me, even Roger had noticed this.
In the beginning, he came with Vivian, but later on, he found an excuse to stay in his room to give Vivian and me sufficient privacy.
This situation made me feel uneasy. I simultaneously felt guilty towards the snake spirit and Vivian. I wanted to distance myself from them, but being trapped in the relay station, I had nowhere to go and was unable to avoid them.
Five days had passed. Just as I was feeling at a loss, Vivian came to my room again in the morning and suddenly said goodbye to me. She told me that her family had come and wanted to bring her back to King City.
This news was extremely sudden. Vivian had never mentioned her family before, nor had she mentioned that her family was in King City.
For a moment, I was so astonished that I couldn't speak.
There wasn't any sadness on Vivian's face. She even squinted her eyes and smiled. After she said that, she suddenly extended her hand and placed it on my cheek. "Duo Ji, thank you for taking care of me during this period of time. I will remember you. Promise me that you will remember me too, alright?"
The meaning behind her words was that we wouldn't have the chance to meet in the future.
I was certain that I didn't have feelings for her, but after hearing her words, I still frowned and felt a sense of loss.
Vivian continued to smile, but the corners of her mouth were trembling.
She probably didn't want me to see her tears as she quickly retracted her hand and turned to leave.
However, just as she took a step, she stopped and turned around. With a face full of tears, she pointed at her blonde hair and said to me, "Also, don't call me cat lady in the future. I'm from the Lion race … Remember, I'm the Lion race's Vivian!"