HBWnovel Chapter 250 - 250: The Cult ( 20 )
Chapter 250 - 250: The Cult ( 20 )
A thunderous explosion, accompanied by a sudden minor earthquake, blasted across Winterseed.
The villagers cried out in fear; a few quickly dropped to the ground while others remained standing, frozen, as they stared intently in the direction of the explosion where a magnificent mushroom of flames blazed fiercely into the sky.
It brilliantly illuminated the entire village for several seconds with its sharp, fiery glow.
Rowan and Blaze were sprinting rapidly in that direction when the explosion occurred. They immediately halted their steps at the moment it happened to observe.
Rowan observed more closely and realized that the explosion had occurred very near the location of his house.
The very first name and face that flashed through his mind was Riela.
Such an explosion was unquestionably unnatural; it was either caused by a magic spell or by some sort of explosive artifact.
Without wasting any precious time, Rowan dashed toward the explosion while his two pets rushed right after him.
Rowan sprinted through the empty village until he arrived in front of his house; from there, he could see two nearby houses burning as a result of the earlier explosion, yet his attention remained fixed on the wide-open door of his home.
He rushed inside in
While speaking, Xandros continued taking slow, intimidating steps toward Rowan. Naturally, he did not respond to Rowan's questions.
"Why are you doing all this, Vishirk? Did we ever treat you badly while you were with us? Did we wrong you in any way?" Rowan followed up with more questions, acting exactly as Xandros would expect him to.
And his act was both fascinating and convincingly real, enough to provoke amused chuckles from Xandros.
"Someone like me would not need any reason to wipe out a territory of weak and useless people. You were fortunate that I was made to act cool and to connect with your people; if not, you would not have a place to call your village or anyone to call your people right now." Xandros laughed.
Only people like Dragun, who had worked with him for so many years, truly knew who he actually was and how dark his heart truly was.
Although Rowan had met the true Xandros for the first time, he could already tell from the look on his face that his words were genuine. He unmistakably possessed the cold and almost lifeless eyes of someone capable of killing innocent people while feeling nothing.
Even Blaze and Black Drifter could easily tell, through their natural instincts, what kind of person he was.
"This guy is no bluff; how do I truly take care of someone like this? What should I do? I cannot allow him to hurt any of my villagers, and I definitely cannot let him cause further harm to Riela," Rowan pondered.
Xandros was gradually closing in, so Rowan took several steps back.
Rowan was no coward when it came to a fight; he had even faced monsters far stronger than himself without a single moment's hesitation.
However, he was smart enough to realize that, in this situation, acting like a coward was the only option. Even at his peak—utilizing all his skills, items, and even his pet—he still would not be able to defeat Xandros.
Indeed, even at his peak strength, he would not be able to take care of Xandros' minions, who are even weaker than Xandros himself.
It was a lose-lose situation at that point.
And even if he could buy time by using talk-no-jutsu, there was no one coming to help nor any trump card waiting to be activated.