Child of Destiny

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As Odin ran deeper into the forest, a sense of danger suddenly made him halt his steps. He looked around with both confusion and nervousness, trying to find the source of this unpleasant feeling.

He was not sure what it was, but he felt that something ominous was about to happen.

"Should I go back instead?" he mumbled as he was getting a bad feeling about this.

As he looked around, he felt that the forest was somewhat different compared to what it used to be. It seemed like there was sdread looming in the air, making the atmosphere somewhat different than it usually was.

But when he looked ahead, he changed his mind.

He knew that he was about to reach the usual meeting place with Bai, the white wolf. He shook the fears just like how he first met the beast friends of Shin. He trusted that the white wolf would protect him.

He then resumed his steps and ran toward the meeting point.

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Somewhere deep in the forest, David was currently crouching on the ground while looking at the huge footprints that looked like left by an unknown beast that they had never seen before.

They knew all the beast monsters within the perimeter surrounding the village, so they were all familiar with the traces that each beast left behind whenever they roamed around.

Moreover, these beast monsters were also acting as ssort of guardians of the village, so all the villagers were not only friendly with them but respectful as well.

After observing it for a while with the help of his Enlightened Eyes, he extended his hand and touched the sticky liquid left alongside the footprint.

He rubbed his fingers to feel the texture of the unknown substance before smelling it.

Not long after, a man in his mid-fifties walked over along with a group of dogs around him. He was carrying a quiver full of arrows and holding a wooden bow at hand. From his appearance alone, anyone could tell that he was an experienced hunter.

Despite his somewhat old appearance, he was quite fit and robust. He was strong without a doubt, especially with that kind of overwhelming aura that was shrouding his body.

"What do you think, young prince?" asked the old hunter as he walked over to David's side.

Even if he was still young, David was greatly respected by all the people within the village. Not only because of his background of being their prince but also because of his great talent in Path of Mentalism.

Even in their fallen kingdom, someone like him rarely appeared in their history. There were only a handful of individuals appeared with such talent even with their long history.

What was surprising about this two of them were from a consecutive generation.

This old hunter was one of the elite guards of their king, who managed to survive the disaster of their kingdom. Right now, he was working as one of the guards protecting the village after they had lived in this place.

Earlier, when he was doing his usual patrol, his group discovered a breach in the protection array protecting the village.

They tried to track this unknown monster, but they could not find it no matter what methods they used.

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The guardian beasts also tried helping them since their senses were sharper than humans, but even they could not help.

Regardless, they still started looking for this unknown beast that managed to enter the perimeter of the village. They could not just let it roam around as it could endanger the lives of the villagers.

It would be fine if it was just stamed beast just like the guardians protecting the village. But it would be troublesif it was a wild monstrous beast that could harm the others.

Fortunately, this beast only managed to breach the outer protection array, so it could not go deeper into their territory.

Right after they had realized that a possible monstrous beast entered the barrier, the guards quickly spread to check the second protection array to see if it was broken as well.

Fortunately, the second protection array had no cracks on it and was perfectly fine, so the beast was still somewhere in the outer perimeter of the forest.

As they were having a hard tlooking for this beast, they had no choice but to ask sassistance from David, who possessed the Enlightened Eyes, who could see through all the lies and truths of this world.

Hopefully, they could track down the beast with his help, so that the guards could deal with it.

David stood up while wearing a deep frown. He then looked at the old hunter and said. "Granpa Berret, I think we should gather all the rangers now."

The old hunter knitted his brow when he heard the serious tone of David ask. "What's wrong, young prince?"

David pointed at the huge footprint of the monster while saying. "This is left behind by a monstrous beast without a doubt. And if I am not wrong, it is an injured beast that managed to escape from the valley."

Hearing that, the pupils of Berret suddenly contracted. There could only be a single place that could be a single place called 'valley' within this place – the Forbidden Valley.

Berret did not even doubt David's words as he quickly reached for the whistle hanging in front of his chest and blew it.

There were no sounds released from the whistle when it was blown. It was as if something was stuck inside its pipe and preventing the wind from coming through, hence not releasing any noise.

But that was only on the surface as it was a special tool created by them through special refining methods of their kingdom.

Other people or creatures could not hear anything from that whistle, but Mentalists could if they were using a special Mentalism Method.

Shriek!

Hearing the unique sharp sounds that the whistle produced, which also resembled the cry of a certain best, all the patrolling guards within the forest quickly turned to the location where it was coming from before sprinting toward it without any hesitation.

This sound was a signal from their leader, which also indicated that there was an emergency.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Not long after, the entire unit of the rangers finally arrived and lined themselves up in an organized manner before simultaneously respectfully kneeling on the ground as David stood in front of everyone.

David looked at everyone with his Enlightened Eyes fully activated. "I will divide you into two groups!"

He did not even wait as he started pointing them out one another, letting them stand on his left and right side. When he was done, he looked at them again, seeming to confirm something.

After that, he turned to Berret and said. "Grandpa Berret, those standing on my left are infected while the rest are fine."

Berret nodded his head before standing to give his instructions. "Those on the left, quickly head to the Temple and get yourselves cleansed by the shrine maidens. The rest, we are going back to the village and report to the 'Chief'."

The group did not even question his instructions as they quickly moved according to his words.

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"Ah!"

At the stime, Odin, who was about to reach the meeting point with Wolf Bai, fell on his butt after bumping into someone.

Thud!

The basket of fruits that he was carrying fell on the ground not far away, making the fruits roll on the ground a scattered.

Odin endured the little pain as he raised his head. His body suddenly froze when he saw a huge man standing in front of him. The eyes of this person were so cold that it made him shiver.

This person was Erick, who followed Odin deep into the forest. His breathing was heavy and rapid as if he was currently struggling.

The more he looked at Odin, the harder it was for him to suppress his anger. His rationality was slowly slipping away, making his eyes see nothing but darkness.

He subconsciously controlled his Mental Energy and stretched his hand out.

Odin, who was only a kid and an ordinary person, could not endure the suffocating aura coming from Erick. He wanted to move away from the latter, but his body refused to listen to him due to fear.

His eyes were on the verge of tears, but he stubbornly held them back and put up a strong front.

That was when he saw a huge and dark silhouette of a wolf behind the person. Find exclusive stories on мѵʟ

Erick also sensed the presence behind him, so he quickly moved and leaped forward. He twisted his body in the air as he turned around to look who or what it was.

That was when he saw the guardian beast.

[Villager Erick, what are you planning to do with the poor kid?] The wolf used its telepathic powers to talk.

Odin's eyes turned wide and snapped out of his trance when he heard Bai's voice for the first time.

Erick, who was lost in his rage and very drunk, did not back down despite the hidden threat behind the words of the beast. "Guardian Bai, that kid is an outsider! He will bring disaster to us if we let him continue staying within the village."

[Villanger Erick, I suggest you go to the streams and let yourself sober up. You are reeking of the dark scent.] said Bai as he walked forward and stood in between Odin and Erick.

"You are siding with an outsider even though you are our guardian?" Erick's eyes were becoming bloodshot as the Mental Energy that he was releasing was showing a hint of corruption.

Bai squinted his eyes as he could pick up an unpleasant scent coming from that Mental Energy. He might not know the current cultivation system of the humans, but he knew when someone was falling into their inner demons or suffering a Qi Cultivation Failure just by their 'scent'.

He knew that the situation was getting dangerous.

[Little One, can you run back to the village?] asked the wolf through telepathy.

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Odin, who just recovered himself but was still scared, slowly nodded his head in response.

Bai was about to instruct Odin when he suddenly sensed something. He quickly turned his head, picked the little kid with his mouth, and threw him on his back.

The entire process was quick yet flawless, making Odin land on the soft fur on his back.

Odin instinctively hugged the wolf as he usually did whenever he was riding its back, tightly grabbing its furs.

Swoosh!

As if something had affected his mind, Erick suddenly snapped and started attacking.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He went on a rampage, chasing after Bai, who was constantly dodging his attacks while running towards the village.

Bai would have no problem defeating this human given his strength, but he did not want to hurt this villager, so he had to hold back.

Moreover, he also had to protect Odin, on his back who was the main target of Erick whenever he attacked.

He could only lure Erick toward the village so that the guards would deal with him.

The commotion instantly attracted the villagers and they looked in the direction where it was coming from. The guards also quickly moved and headed toward it without any hesitation.

Berret, who was leading his group to head back to the village, also sensed the commotion despite being far from it. The swith his unit, who had sharp senses.

They first thought that it might be the monstrous beast that they were chasing. They did not even hesitate to change their course and sprinted toward the explosions.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Erick was falling deeper in his rage, his attacks were getting more aggressive. He was even using sof his special techniques when attacking.

Bai knew that this was getting dangerous for Odin, so he despite to risk hurting himself to protect the kid on his back.

Bang!

A clean hit landed on the wolf as it tried to pick Odin from its back with its tail.

This very scene was seen by a little toddler in the distance, who just arrived at the scene. Seeing the blood coming from the mouth of the wolf and the huge wound on its body, dyeing its pure-white furs red, something snapped inside the toddler's chest.

Crack!

Then he saw a little kid fly in the air from the tail of the wolf. The impact of the attack was so strong that it failed to get hold of Odin.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Odin's small back hit the nearby tree before bouncing on the ground after.

Seeing his only friend lying on the ground without moving, Shin's eyes suddenly turned crimson as he shouted. "Odin!"

Boom!

Then a black Qi was suddenly released from his body and formed a huge storm of energy.

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