Chapter 55: The Mysterious Reinforcement

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  "Run quickly, dodge its mouth! It's going to spit poison!"

  The villagers who had been standing still were suddenly awakened by Leika's shout and fled in terror.

  A villager with small eyes was so frightened that his legs went soft and he fell over when he turned around, by the time he got up again it was already too late.

  A thick, green toxic liquid spewed out from the stitched monster's large mouth, and the villager's body was immediately paralyzed in place by the poison attribute. Before he could even cry out, he was sucked into the big mouth with one gulp.

  His face was stuck in the open mouth, being slowly dissolved by the toxic liquid, his hands waving futilely in the air like a drowning man trying to grasp an invisible rope.

  A few seconds later, his movements stopped.

  The stitched, bloated and twisted belly wriggled for a while, thoroughly digesting the corpse, then began to brew its second poisonous liquid, and aimed its big mouth at Lega.

  It was already a bit of a strain to fight against the two tireless pincers, and when the venomous liquid sprayed out, Leiga hastily dodged and retreated. Fortunately, the speed of the venom's spray wasn't particularly fast, so he only paid the price of being scratched by the pincer before jumping out of the Stitched Monster's attack range.

  The wound on his arm was throbbing with pain, the four-stage Dou Qi in front of the stitched monster face was as thin as fragile paper. But compared to those two villagers who were swallowed and turned into toxic liquid, this price was already negligible.

  The stitched creature let out a loud roar, but did not immediately attack. Instead, it remained in place, its right side corpse slowly growing larger from absorbing the fresh corpses.

  "We can't afford any more casualties."

  Rai returned to the villagers, panting heavily. "If we let the Stitched Beast eat it, not only will it produce toxic liquid, but its body size will also increase. If this continues, it'll become a heroic-level magical beast that no one can handle."

  "Monster! It's a monster!"

  Lei Ga's words immediately triggered a wave of panic, and the villager with the double chin lost all his composure. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "This is beyond our capabilities! We should report it to the Holy Light Sisters and let them handle it!"

  These words immediately got the approval of many villagers. They came with high morale, but found that the monster they were facing was only close to a heroic level, and their momentum was all worn away.

  "When the holy light can shine here, your home may have been destroyed, and your wives and children will become a pool of green poisonous water."

  Lei Ga slightly calmed down his urgent breathing and said in an icy tone, "If you want to escape, then escape. Admitting fear of death is at least more noble than making excuses to cover up your own cowardice."

  The villagers' faces all turned exceptionally ugly, and those who had planned to escape also became hesitant.

  "May the Holy Light protect us!"

  The villagers of Double Lower Jaw Village said stubbornly: "Even if our home is destroyed, the Holy Light will surely give us justice!"

  "Fair?"

  Lei Ga sneered, "Where was the sacred justice when poor people starved to death? Where was the sacred justice when good people were framed and killed? To hell with your hypocritical justice! The Sacred Light can't save your village, but I can!"

  A few words are extremely arrogant, but every word shakes the soul.

  "We are not cowards, I am also willing to shed blood for my homeland..."

  A guard clad in deerskin brigandine stepped forward, his brow furrowed with worry, and said, "However, relying solely on our current strength, we have no way to deal with this monster. We need more help."

  What he said makes sense, at least more rational than the villagers with double chins.

  Lei Ga couldn't help but take another glance at the night watchman, who had a head of gray hair, a slender and tall build, precise movements, and a long sword imbued with a weak first-stage Dou Qi. His clean-shaven face was full of wrinkles and marks from the wind and frost.

  "You're absolutely right."

  Lei Ga nodded and said thoughtfully: "We indeed need more help."

  When it comes to help, Leica first thought of the silver coin that Xie Pu gave him. As long as he recites the doctrine of balance and throws the silver coin with its back facing up, when the silver coin falls, he will pass through danger...

  He pursed his lips and shook his head slightly. Not yet, it's not truly dangerous at this time.

  This was not his first time wanting to use the silver coins, but he ended up giving up. He didn't disbelieve Shep's words, but felt that the real moment of danger had yet to arrive.

  Silver coins should be a lifesaver for him in critical moments, rather than a prop he relies on whenever he encounters difficulties and troubles.

  In the distance, the Stitched Beast was still not fully grown, but it seemed to be nearing its end. Its massive body had suddenly increased by two points, and a thick fog drifted in from the direction of the Dwarf Furnace Mountain, shrouding the Stitched Beast's body, making it harder for Rega to see again.

  A decision must be made as soon as possible...

  Leiga suddenly had an epiphany and turned his head to ask the night watchman: "Can you command your villagers?"

  "Okay."

  The night watchman replied immediately: "I was originally the captain of the Night Watch of Dusk Village, and also the acting village chief. The current village chief is my father, but he is already old and can't get out of bed."

  "Great - I'm not referring to your father being bedridden, I mean it's great that you're acting as the village head."

  Lei said quickly, "Your villagers are more likely to accept your orders. Tell them to scatter and surround the Stitched Beast in a circle, then take turns provoking it. Whoever is being chased by the Stitched Beast will run away, and when it stops chasing, continue to provoke it, making it lose focus and unable to attack."

  The deputy village head hesitated and nodded, "This method probably won't last for too long..."

  "It won't take long."

  Lei Ga put the black giant sword back into the scabbard on his back, "I'll be right back."

  The deputy village head's expression suddenly turned ugly, "You want to leave?"

  "Hmm, I'll go find some reinforcements who can help us."

  "No, you actually want to abandon us and escape on your own, right?" The deputy village head asked excitedly.

  A spark of anger flashed through Rega's heart, but thinking that these villagers were just frightened and helpless people, seeing the lifesaving straw leave and doubting it was also reasonable.

  "If I were going to flee, I wouldn't have said those blasphemous words about the Holy Light."

  Lei Ga turned around and walked towards the east of the village in the twilight, "You just need to do what I've entrusted you with, the rest will be taken care of by me."

  "Are you daring to swear in the name of your parents?" The deputy village chief still didn't believe, as if he had to get an oath before he could completely put his mind at ease.

  Parents...

  The word pierced Rega's heart like a needle, causing him to involuntarily stop in his tracks. A faint, irrepressible pain appeared on his delicate face. As an orphan adopted by vagrants, he had no idea what the warmth of parents was like, nor did he know their identities or names...

  "I never swore by my parents' name."

  "With a voice that seemed to come from the deepest depths of hell, he replied in an icy tone: 'Because I will do everything I promise. No exceptions.'"

  After finishing speaking, he quickened his pace and ran in the predetermined direction.

  The deputy village head was stunned on the spot, and the cold certainty in Leijia's voice made him feel a chill down his spine. For an instant, he thought that the stitched monster wasn't the most terrifying thing, but rather that fifteen-year-old boy.

  The stitched monster finally completed its enhancement, letting out a long, ear-piercing howl that instantly left the villagers dizzy and disoriented.

  The deputy village head immediately came to his senses, and with a loud shout full of energy: "Disperse! Surround! Keep provoking it back and forth! Before the reinforcements arrive, we absolutely cannot let it enter our village! For dusk!"

  "For the dusk!"

  The villagers raised their arms and shouted, rushing up to surround the stitched monster...

  Lei Ga heard the shouting voice from behind, but didn't turn his head back to look, instead he continued to quicken his running pace.

  This confrontation, which was almost like hitting a stone with an egg, could not have failed to produce casualties. But if he hadn't done so, the casualties in Dusk Village would have been even more severe. The only thing he could do now was not to lament the heavens and pity the people, but to bring back reinforcements as soon as possible.

  The farther east he ran, the thicker the fog became and the hotter the temperature got. But for Leica, it was just a matter of retracing his steps from a few hours ago.

  A few hours ago, he rushed into the Flame Cave of Dwarf Mountain, covered in sweat, and blocked all the second-grade flame lizards in the cave with smothering mountain tunnels.

  It's time for them to come out and get some fresh air now.

  Lega sprinted towards the high temperature, and the heat was directly transmitted to Lega's soles through the burnt-out boots. Those blisters that had been repaired by strong recovery potions bulged up again.

  He didn't stop but instead found the granite-enclosed flame cave at the fastest speed.

  The entrance was sealed tightly, and no flames could be seen, but Leiga could feel that there were dozens of fierce flame lizards inside the cave, stirring up rocks and biting each other.

  He took a deep breath and imbued his fourth-stage Dou Qi into the black giant sword, heavily chopping at the boulder blocking the cave entrance.

  With a violent jolt, the granite burst into powder, and a group of flame lizards with long, twisting bodies rushed out like madmen. As soon as they saw Leiga, their already irritable mood became even more intense, and they let out a low growl as they pounced on him.

  Lei Ga turned around and ran, leading the Flame Lizards to dash towards the entrance of the village at dusk. He deliberately kept a good speed, allowing the Flame Lizards to see him but not catch up with him.

  New grudges and old hatred, plus the Flame Lizard's own stubborn temper, so they chased all the way, and not a single one fell behind. More than thirty Flame Lizards united in their pursuit, majestically chasing after Leiga to the entrance of Dusk Village.

  At this time, the number of villagers responsible for besieging and provoking had not decreased significantly, but everyone was extremely exhausted and physically exhausted. The stitched monster had been tormented by the village's guerrilla tactics, with a raging fire that hated to destroy everything it could catch.

  "Get out of the way!"

  "Get out of the way, all of you!" Lei Ga shouted at the villagers.

  The villagers were initially thrilled to see Leiga return, but when they saw the large group of flame lizards behind him, they all shouted and ran away.

  Lei Ga charged at the Stitched Beast with a group of Flame Lizards, the Stitched Beast raised its high pincers, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Lei Ga, but he dodged nimbly under the beast's body.

  The first flame lizard crashed onto Stitch's body, followed by the second one, the third one...