Chapter 142: Extermination.

The horses brought by the Eastern Depot were all old horses retired from the battlefield, most alert indeed; their perception of changes in the surroundings was much stronger than that of ordinary humans. Precisely because of this, when this steed suddenly started snorting and pawing the ground with its front legs, the people around immediately became alert. Without the Head File Keeper saying a word, the various Agents drew their waist sabers together and looked around vigilantly.

Xiao Fen glanced sideways at that tall Trialist. Seeing that this person named Lycaon had no expression on his face, he pondered slightly in his heart and understood. This Lycaon probably hadn’t invested too many Attributes in spirit, so his perception was no different from an ordinary human, even less alert than those steeds.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen nodded and said to the silent Space behind him: “Follow behind me, don’t make a sound. When I don’t call you, don’t appear.”

Only then did everyone feel a gust of gloomy wind blowing against their faces. In this wind, there was an indescribable smell of blood, just like plasma from Hell rolling out and flowing beside everyone.

Lycaon’s expression also changed at this moment. A Double-edged Axe had appeared in his hand at some point. His movement was so fast that even Xiao Fen didn’t see it clearly, let alone those Agents of the Eastern Depot.

However, as soon as Xiao Fen finished speaking, the smell of blood around them suddenly disappeared. Everyone could only hear a sound faintly coming from not far behind them. It seemed to be the sound of a woman crying. At such a time, having just perceived the bloodiness around them disappear, and then suddenly hearing this intermittent crying, everyone felt unspeakable irritability and unspeakable panic.

Xiao Fen heard that young girl crying and was startled in his heart. He couldn’t help but ask: “Did something go wrong with that lady of the Pan Family?”

The crying sound suddenly grew louder, then gradually disappeared. Behind everyone, silence returned once more.

Xiao Fen turned his head and looked into the distance at the gate of the Pan Residence. The two Windproof Lanterns above the main gate moved without wind, looking as if they were about to fall. The plaque on the lintel of the Pan Residence swayed, flickering between light and dark, indescribably gloomy.

At the same time, Xiao Fen clearly felt that a ferocious Qi burst forth from the Pan Residence. Accompanying that ferocious Qi were some scattered bloody scents, but the distance was too far, so he could only feel it vaguely, and the specific situation was unclear for a moment.

But this was enough. Seeing this, Xiao Fen lightly clapped his hands and said: “Alright, alright, this is seeking their own death, no one else is to blame.”

The Head File Keeper saw Xiao Fen clapping his hands and couldn’t help but ask in a low voice: “Immortal, are you talking about the Pan Residence?”

Xiao Fen nodded and said: “Just after we left, the people of the Pan Family rushed into the Buddha Hall. They presumably destroyed that Buddha statue to avoid it becoming a handle for your Eastern Depot. But they didn’t know that this Buddha statue is of great importance. Once destroyed, the entire Pan Family, young and old, will probably not meet a good end within a dozen or so days, or at most several tens of days.”

When the Head File Keeper first heard that the Pan Family had destroyed the Buddha statue, he felt a bit gloomy in his heart. But when he heard Xiao Fen say later that the Pan Family would not meet a good end, a smile appeared on his face again as he asked: “Is what the Immortal says true?”

Xiao Fen turned his head and swept a glance at the Head File Keeper, saying: “Whether it is true or not, there will naturally be verification. Now is not the time to talk about this. You lead the way in front, my friend and I will naturally follow. Don’t worry, we can keep up.”

Saying this, Xiao Fen already clearly felt that the ferocious Qi in the sky had hung down, shrouding the Pan Residence above and below. In that Qi, it seemed as if countless monsters were roaring and howling. In a short while, the two Windproof Lanterns at the entrance of the Pan Residence ignited without wind with two “bangs”, burning clean in the blink of an eye. The gate of the Pan Residence immediately plunged into darkness.

Seeing this scene, the Head File Keeper had no more doubts about Xiao Fen’s words. He hurriedly walked in front, not daring to ride a horse, and said: “Immortal, walk this way, walk this way, I will lead the way.”

Xiao Fen smiled and shook his head, saying: “You walk too slowly and cannot lead the way. Riding a horse is more refreshing. Don’t say more, go quickly, go quickly. There are many things to do today.”

Since it had come to this, the Head File Keeper naturally said nothing more. He hurriedly mounted a steed and rushed ahead. The several File Keepers behind also mounted their horses one after another. As for the group of Agents, they started running behind, looking quite imposing.

The Double-edged Axe in Lycaon’s hand had disappeared at some point. Like Xiao Fen, this tall Trialist moved extremely fast. Although he and Xiao Fen looked like they were strolling in a courtyard, their speed was no less than those running Agents.

The two walked in silence for a while. Lycaon looked at Xiao Fen and asked in English: “You don’t know how to ride a horse?”

Xiao Fen nodded helplessly and replied in Russian: “I don’t have extra Skill Points to activate the riding talent.”

Hearing Xiao Fen’s Russian, Lycaon’s eyes lit up, and he asked again in German: “How did your Main Quest come about?”

Xiao Fen knew that Lycaon mostly wanted to test him. He smiled and answered in Italian: “Secret.”

The two walked like this, going back and forth, communicating constantly in various languages. For a time, it seemed as if guests from seven or eight countries had arrived in this team, along with two Cantonese interpreters. It was as chaotic as chickens and ducks flying everywhere, very lively.

The Head File Keeper listened from the front with a blank look on his face. He only knew that these two were talking, but he didn’t know what they were saying. Except for an occasional sentence in Cantonese that he half-understood, the rest of the words were completely like a heavenly book to him.

Hearing this, the Head File Keeper threw all his doubts to the back of his mind. He just thought that these two Immortals were extraordinary even in their speech, speaking words that he could not understand at all.

With the assistance of the Eastern Depot, the group’s journey was quite smooth. Although the Capital City had strange phenomena repeatedly tonight and guards had been added everywhere, these Imperial Guards did not make things difficult for the Eastern Depot group. The group walked for about an hour and finally arrived at the entrance of a pitch-black alley.

One could guess that going in from here would mostly lead to that famous Eastern Depot. Xiao Fen, who had only heard its name in later generations but had never seen the actual place, felt slightly nervous in his heart, unable to say whether he was happy or repulsed.

Just at this moment, Xiao Fen’s heart moved. He suddenly turned his head to look in the direction where lightning and thunder had flashed earlier. After a while, he lowered his head to look at Lycaon, whose face was equally solemn. Both had only one thought in their minds.

In that direction, a Trialist’s mission had failed, and a large number of Filth Creatures were constantly appearing.

After thinking for a bit, Xiao Fen shook his head and said in English: “Filth Creatures cannot leave their lair for too long. That house is probably destroyed, but that’s about the extent of it.”

Lycaon responded: “The Trialist is definitely dead. The unknown is whether the thing Sealing these Filth Creatures is still there.”