r18novel Chapter 177 Decaying Ruins
Chapter 177 Decaying Ruins
Chapter 177 Decaying Ruins
He treated these ordinary people as human beings and was willing to solve their problems. Only then were they willing to tell him about the Beast King.
If it were anyone else, the people of Red Sand Village would never dare to speak carelessly about the Beast King. If they encountered someone who didn't value human life, they would definitely use the lives of the people of Red Sand Village to wear down the Beast King's strength before finally taking action to obtain the martial arts to kill the Beast King.
Killing the Beast King in this way would take an unknown amount of time and expand the battlefield significantly. By then, even if they returned to the Beast King's lair, it would have already been moved.
As for wizards—although wizards have the power to kill a beast king in an instant.
But among those wizards, how many are willing to treat ordinary people as human beings?
How many people are willing to listen to the words of these ordinary people, and to believe the claims of these ordinary hunters that "the beast king appeared out of thin air"?
Given their power, status, and wealth, how many wizards would be willing to, after killing the worthless Beast King, time their entry into the cave with ordinary people to investigate?
These beast kings, which are of no value to wizards, whether they are there or not, or where they roam—what wizard would care?
Therefore, it is only natural that they could not detect the secrets behind the Beast King.
From this perspective, Luo Ang's discovery of the secrets behind the Beast King today can be considered a case of good deeds being rewarded.
Before long, the villagers of Hongsha Village, led by a hunter, came to the forest, intending to carry the dead giant bear back to the forest and then dismember it.
Loang also refused the request to return to the village to attend the banquet. Instead, he had his other warhorse sent over. After inquiring about the whereabouts of the other beast kings without success, he asked about the location of the village that had been reduced to ashes before turning and leaving.
Asking about the whereabouts of the other beast kings was naturally a way of investigating what was going on.
Inquiring about the village that was reduced to ashes is, of course, to ensure that this matter on the border comes to a proper conclusion.
According to Lo'ang's original plan, he wanted to find an excuse in Red Gauze Village to settle the matter with those nobles.
However, the people of Red Sand Village, based on their own considerations, were unwilling to give Luo Ang this excuse, and Luo Ang was not in a position to force them—so he simply started with the village that had been reduced to scorched earth.
This also means that Loen has prepared for the worst.
If it's done in the name of Hongsha Village, then it's simply a matter of the nobles returning the stolen grain and paying some compensation, and that would be the end of it. Luo Ang wouldn't be able to pursue it any further. In fact, Luo Ang couldn't force the nobles to return all the grain and supplies. Otherwise, once Luo Ang left, the nobles would take back what they had scattered with an even harsher attitude.
Starting from that village reduced to scorched earth, Luo Ang's excuse was not a dispute over supplies with Red Sand Village—
It was a blood debt for an entire village.
This also means that the situation at the border has reached a point where bloodshed is inevitable.
Thinking about his next plans, Luo Ang couldn't help but click his tongue.
Back in Giant Shield City, after witnessing how Wizard Ralph and his companions used the power of other nobles to eliminate others, Loon had already decided to emulate them, intending to avoid personally killing nobles in the future.
Unfortunately, these nobles who came to the border were really going too far.
Even someone like Luo Ang, who considers himself to dislike trouble and meddling in other people's business, wanted to find an excuse to meddle in this mess.
Luo Ang also knew very well that there was a difference between bloodshed and coercion.
If all that's required is forcing those nobles to return a portion of their supplies and provisions, then the title of "Knight of Losanda" is enough.
But if blood is to be drawn, then one must reveal one's identity as a wizard and demonstrate the power of a wizard.
Ultimately, Loon is just a wizard apprentice. He can easily kill countless ordinary people, but his efficiency in killing is ultimately limited.
As things stand, Luo Ang's most effective method is his slashing technique—but a single slash can only kill a hundred or so people at most.
Even if Luo Ang exhausts all his mental energy, how many people can he kill?
How many people guarded those nobles?
Unless he reveals his identity as a wizard, displays power that ordinary people cannot comprehend, and uses fear to break the loyalty of the guards who have been kept by the nobles for generations, it will not be an easy task for Loon to kill those nobles in this group of nobles.
However, revealing his identity to forcibly kill those nobles would also threaten their sense of security.
The killing of just a few nobles in Iron Sword Territory has already created a climate of fear and insecurity among them.
If this happened among many nobles and in front of countless ordinary people, and a wizard were to kill those nobles, to what extent would that cause the nobles' sense of insecurity to explode?
Moreover, with so many merchants accompanying nobles to the border, how shocking would it be if Loon were to kill a nobleman right in front of everyone, and how widely would the news spread?
This isn't the sparsely populated Iron Sword Territory. Even if word got out that Loon killed a nobleman, few people would be able to confirm what exactly happened.
Will the Silver-Gray School be able to suppress this news?
"Well, it's not necessarily a bad thing that the Silver-Gray School can't suppress the news."
"At that time, even if the Silver Grey School can't suppress the other wizards, they will know that I have left Forked Ridge and am wandering in the central kingdoms. When that time comes, their attention will be either on me or on the Silver Grey School. On the other hand, things will be more stable for Chilis."
"As for those nobles—since they're not human, let's kill them all."
Soon, following the direction Arian pointed out, Loon found the village that had been reduced to ashes.
This village is even larger than Hongsha Village.
Perhaps it was for this reason that the villagers believed they could negotiate with the nobles, which ultimately led to their swift and decisive defeat.
Everyone in the village was killed.
Everything that could be taken from the village was taken away, even the firewood used to build houses was dismantled, leaving only bare foundations.
Those who were killed also had all their clothes stripped off.
When Luo Ang arrived, the corpses throughout the village were only half-rotted.
A strong, foul stench permeated the air.
Various carrion-eating birds and beasts also roamed around here.
A few wolves occasionally roam near the village, but they have not yet formed a pack.
Seeing this scene before him, Luo Ang's eyes immediately turned red.