Nightmare’s Call

Chen Minjia thought for a moment and could roughly understand what Lin Sheng meant. She had learned about the earlier battle via her own methods, and she was aware that Lin Sheng’s teacher was a master from the Ironfist Society. Since Lin Sheng had sent the young girl to fetch her, she knew that something must have gone wrong, and that something could affect her badly. After she figured it out, and when her own predicament came to mind, she decided at once. “I will go with you!”

“Aren’t you afraid that I am lying?” Khadula was surprised.

“Your style of movement is the same as that of the Ironfist Society. And you know Lin Sheng is in Xylond. So I believe you,” Chen Minjia said quickly. “When are we leaving? What Lin Sheng wants me to do for him?”

“Bring all of Lin Sheng’s relatives to Shermanton in Xylond. You can contact my elder brother for the details of the operation,” said Khadula.

“Okay!” Chen Minjia nodded at once. She could always remote-manage her business, but she only had one life, she figured. Knowing that Lin Sheng was a member of a powerful organization like the Ironfist Society, she knew that listening to the advice of the pros was the best option in the realm of the supernaturals.

After a while of discussion, Chen Minjia quickly picked up the phone and called Lin Sheng. After confirming on the nitty-gritty, she sent out her men to look for Lin Sheng’s relatives. Lin Sheng’s instruction was explicit: by hook or by crook, she was to bring everyone on board, even if it was against their wills. It was a waste of time to do the explaining, as he would explain it later when they arrived in Xylond.

While Chen Minjia hit the ground running, Khadula also began his hunting spree. Sticking strictly to Lin Sheng’s instruction, Khadula treated everyone with evil thoughts as her food. In times of chaos and dwindling resources, she would devour anyone who came within her sight, whether they were hooligans, robbers, thieves, or rapists.

In the late noon, while Khadula was devouring his hundredth victim, Chen Minjia had packed everything and sent everyone onboard a cruise ship which was scheduled to depart to Xylond. Before the Redwin military could realize it, the cruise ship left and was on its way to Xylond. Considering the relatively close distance between Xilin and Xylond, the vessel was expected to arrive two days later if things went smoothly.

This operation was very different from the relaxed manner of which Lin Sheng and his family previously took. They must reach Xylond waters before the enemy found out.

…

Over at the Heaven’s Spire, Redwin, snow was falling and cumulating on between the many towering spires. At this time, inside a stone house among the sea of white-stone buildings around the spire, Vanyi sat on the sofa with a staff in his hand, eyes gazing at the burning fireplace. He had sent his student, Maham, into the Heaven’s Spire, which was the only place where Maham could receive a wholesome, sequela-free treatment to his injury. And for this reason, he had utilized a favor that someone had owed him since a lifetime ago.

“Latest update.” A red-haired woman, wearing a white blouse and a pair of black dress pants, came out of the shadow. “Our men in Huaisha, Xilin, have found the kin of Lin Sheng. They are being relocated.”

“What about Khadula the Thousand Arms?” asked Vanyi, his voice matter of fact.

“Not yet found.” The woman shook her head.

“Lin Sheng… Khadula had stopped the assassins of the Heart of the Ocean from killing Lin Sheng on numerous occasions. His reaction was dramatically emotional.” Vanyi’s face appeared calm, but his hands were clenched into fists. “It is, thus, apparent that Lin Sheng is important to the Thousand Arms.”

“You mean…”

“I am too far away and won’t make it on time. Ask Reinier to go and bring his own men. Everyone to be equipped with a repulsor. I would like to see how he could continue to devour people!” There was a murderous look in Vanyi’s eyes. Redwin was the world’s superpower, it was not the first time that incidents of the monster devouring their soldiers happened. Vanyi had already found some ways to deal with this type of beast, and the repulsor was one of them.

When linked with the physiological readings of the wearer, this miniature device would immediately explode if anything terrible happened to the wearer. It was highly explosive, and the toxic substance and unique radiation released during the explosion were extremely lethal to any living being. This device had blown apart many transcended monsters with devouring ability in the past.

“Understood. I will immediately inform Reinier.” The woman nodded.

“Go now.”

The woman left the house and made a quick call. Meanwhile, Vanyi stayed in the house, remaining silent for a while before he took out a mobile phone and dialed a series of numbers.

“Vanyi? What’s up?” A male voice with a high vocal pitch that sounded like a rooster answered.

“Do me a favor. A ship has just departed from Redwin to Xylond, I need you to help my student, Reinier, intercept the ship. I am afraid that the Steel Lord is on board,” Vanyi explained.

“I am busy, Vanyi.”

“Don’t worry; it won’t delay your drug. One unit of obsidian,” Vanyi offered.

“One point five.”

“Only one unit. I will find someone else if you decline.”

“Deal! But who are you bluffing, Vanyi? There are only five Six Wingers you can contact in Xilin. Three of them are on the frontline, and one of them will not give a shit about you. I am the only one whom you can look for!” The rooster voice sneered.

“I know that, of course.” Vanyi pinched his forehead.

“You don’t know a damn thing!” The rooster voice retorted. “All those at the top want is stability. It is stability, got it? Fighting among the Six Wingers is the upper tolerance limit. Don’t create more trouble!”

“I know, don’t worry,” Vanyi said after a while of silence.

“After this job, and whether or not it is successful, please stop causing any more troubles. The Ironfist Society is in the crosshair now. If you are still this stubborn, expulsion will not be the only punishment.” Once that was said, the phone was hung up.

Vanyi put down the phone and remained silent.

…

Lin Sheng put down the phone and breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that Chen Minjia had departed. As for the other relatives of the Lin family, he could not care less. But it did not mean that Lin Zhounian and Gu Wanqiu were not concerned. So he had to bring all the kin from both sides, especially the next of kin of his parents. Also, not forgetting Chen Minjia, who had taken a tremendous risk to help his family. He must not let any danger befall her.

Coming out of his rented house, Lin Sheng first went to check out the construction site. The work was progressing at a steady pace and the expected to complete in half a month tops.

After that, he checked how Adolf was doing in his meditation. Adolf was so gifted that a day of his reflection was equivalent to five days of the average person. At this speed and with his talent, Adolf was deemed top-notched even among the Temple Warriors in Blackfeather City. Lin Sheng then further corrected Adolf’s mistakes and flaws in his physical training. After lunch, he headed straight to the warehouse that Adolf leased for him.

All the ingredients that Lin Sheng needed for his summoning ceremony were in the warehouse. This time, he wanted to summon the half-human, half-goat Thunderbeast that he had killed yesterday. It was a powerful creature, only slightly less potent than when Lin Sheng was at his average condition. Its overall strength should be at the upper limit of a Three Winger, which was equivalent to Level 7 in Blackfeather City, a not so puny master who could have an overwhelming influence in some prefecture-level cities in Xilin. With such a level of power, it could definitely make some impact on the higher level of fighting. After all, this monster was only a step away from becoming a suppressive Four Winger.