Chapter 326: Young of the Black Goat (4)

BANG!

The gunshot echoed through the valley, making it impossible to tell which side it had come from. Tensions were already at their peak. Men on both sides immediately hit the dirt as if facing a formidable foe. Someone opened fire, and a fierce gunfight instantly erupted in the night.

But it only lasted a few seconds before stern commands rang out, ordering the men to cease fire.

On opposite sides of the hill, Mr. Wei Ya’s expression was grim. His assistant immediately handed him his briefcase.

The Count shrugged off his coat and drew his Silver One-Handed Sword.

A subtle current of Spiritual Power began to flow through the night. It seemed they were communicating via their Spiritual Power. After an unseen discussion, they gave a slight wave of their hands, and their men began to spread out, subtly encircling Han Su.

They appeared to be reaching a consensus, as their gazes shifted in unison toward Han Su, who stood beside the Little Lamb Girl.

Even the Little Lamb Girl began to sense the oppressive atmosphere. A flicker of life seemed to return to her vacant pupils as she retreated slightly to stand by Han Su’s side.

‘So restrained, huh?’

Han Su assessed the scene, feeling vaguely disappointed.

‘Both sides are terrified of the Circuit Knights,’ he thought. ‘Even in a standoff this tense, all they can think about is teaming up to take me out first. If that’s the case, maybe I should find another way to draw the Circuit Knights here?’

Just then, a small, cold hand suddenly grasped his.

He glanced down in surprise and saw the Little Lamb Girl mustering her courage to look up at him, a questioning look in her eyes.

“You?”

Han Su understood the look in her eyes and was taken aback. “You mean you have a way to make them fight each other?”

The Little Lamb Girl nodded earnestly. She walked over to a large boulder, stretched out a small hand to stroke it, and then began to softly intone a strange Spell.

Though she couldn’t speak, she recited the Spell with an uncanny expertise.

A bizarre power wove itself through the air, and the distinct sound of chewing grass suddenly reached everyone’s ears.

The next moment, the massive boulder began to crack, chips of stone flaking away. Then, it suddenly shattered into countless pieces, and from within the stone, a bizarre black tree began to grow.

FWOOSH…

In the blink of an eye, the black tree shot up to an astonishing height.

And that was only the first. An instant later, another tree sprouted two meters away, quickly followed by a third.

By the time the negotiating Mr. Wei Ya and Count Albarrez reacted, seven or eight trees had already sprouted on the barren, rocky hillside. They continued to spread, a frenzied dance of demons. The scene was bizarre and horrifying.

“This is bad…”

This discovery made the two men, who had been deep in discussion, turn pale with fright. The Count exclaimed, “It’s the Fertile Forest… Is that Mercenary insane? Why would he let that Black Goat lose control?”

All their conversation and plans were now meaningless.

Summoning the Fertile Forest was a signal to the Circuit Knights; they were now bound to come here.

Investigator Wei Ya’s expression instantly turned foul. “You have some serious nerve!”

“Hiding here to build secret weapons under the guise of researching crop yields?”

“Does the Western Continent Council know you came here to secretly research how to birth Black Goat kids?”