Pillar of Yita

Fang Hong paid him no attention, merely looking down upon the entire Blood Oath Alliance team and began, ”People of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, I don’t care who you are, or where you’re from, but you must be wondering, right? The name they called out earlier—Ade, I wonder, has someone from outside already told you something?”

He paused, quietly scanning the team members of the Blood Oath Alliance, noticing a few of them stirring, and he understood what was going on in their minds.

He continued, ”Actually, there’s no need to doubt, I am indeed the person you’re looking for—”

Within the Blood Oath Alliance, there was a low stir of movement, but most of the members looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what Fang Hong was talking about. Fang Hong, looking at these clueless people, reached into the inner pocket of his windbreaker and pulled out an emblem, gently pinning it to his chest—

It was just a Silver Star, but under the glow of the Teleportation Gate, it shimmered brilliantly.

He pointed at the Silver Star: ”People of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team,” Fang Hong addressed them, ”listen carefully, do you see this emblem? Yes, this is the person you’ve been searching for, from the Elf Ruins to Elpaxin, from Fenris to here—”

He spoke deliberately, his voice undulating slightly:

”I suppose you still remember that name, the one called Morning Dawn Star Adventure Group, it’s small, so insignificant in your eyes.”

”However—”

”It was once given a meaning, the meaning being the awakening of all things, the first ray of dawn, and the end of the lengthy night—” he watched as a few in the crowd suddenly sprang into action, charging in his direction.

But Fang Hong observed all this with a cold eye, his voice steady and unshaken: ”People of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, I just want to tell you one thing—nothing comes without a price, and this is only the first time.”

In the midst of astonishment, the Guardian Colossus suddenly raised its palm and, catching the person at the forefront off guard, slapped him into the dust. After the dust settled, the members of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team had vanished.

It was as if they had willingly delivered themselves into the firing line. The Blood Oath Alliance was in an uproar at the sight, and the middle-aged man was both shocked and angry: ”What are you doing!?”

But Fang Hong was no longer paying attention to them, instead, he casually left behind a remark as he moved past them, ”This time, it’s for Little Elsa who’s only fifteen this year, but you probably don’t know her.”

He then removed his Wind Goggles and with a leap, slid down the Giants’ left hand.

As he landed, Fang Hong collided with Tainaric and Xiangzi, who were rushing towards him carrying Parker on their shoulders, the three of them exchanging nods in agreement.

Meanwhile, the members of the Blood Oath Alliance finally noticed the others arriving and realized, seeing this scene, that Fang Hong never intended to negotiate from the start. They exploded in curses, completely forgetting that they themselves had no good intentions either.

The group, without waiting for the middle-aged man’s order, drew their weapons and surged forward in anger.

Fang Hong didn’t spare these people a glance, his hand waved dismissively, and behind him, the Guardian Colossi planted their hands on the ground. With a thunderous roar, half of the Giants emerged from beneath the earth.

”Captain!” The energized youth waved him over excitedly: ”Wow, you were so cool just now!”

But he quickly asked, ”But what is Morning Dawn Star? It sounds like you have a grudge against people from the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, Captain?”

Fang Hong shrugged his shoulders.

”You’ll find out,” he glanced at the youth: ”if you can stick around, that is.”

”But I’ve already decided,” Xiangzi said loudly: ”From that moment just now, I realized that staying by your side is the life I want. Do you know, Captain, if it were the Rain Listeners, they would never dare to confront the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team so openly.”

”Forget about the Rain Listeners,” the youth surprisingly chatty, ”the Blood Oath Alliance wouldn’t dare either. Grant and his people are always carefully weighing the balance of power, never daring to do anything beyond what they can predict.”

Fang Hong gave him a look. ”I’m not out to surprise.”

”The result is similar, isn’t it?”

Fang Hong couldn’t be bothered to answer his peculiar way of thinking.

The trio soon regrouped, together with the Papalarian who was being carried by Tainaric, loudly protesting to be let down, they turned as one and headed towards the Teleportation Gate.

Fang Hong thought the Guardian Colossi might not hold the Blood Oath Alliance back for long, especially if the other side relied on the power of the Dragon’s Servant, but creating some trouble for them was more than enough.

Thus, they were able to pass through the Teleportation Gate with ease.

After Telaric and Xiangzi entered the Light Gate, Fang Hong still had time to look back at the chaos unfolding behind him, where the scene was a complete mess.

A few of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team were trying to bypass the Colossi and charge forward, but they were too late. They looked up toward where Fang Hong stood, and he looked back at them, then shook his head slightly.

And with that, he too turned and stepped through the Light Gate.

He confronted the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team because his identity had been exposed to them anyway, and he was certain that they wouldn’t leak what happened here to the military, which had already been made quite clear previously.

It seemed that their so-called cooperation with the military wasn’t worth mentioning compared to the interests of the Hailin Crown.

What would happen after the confrontation, Fang Hong hadn’t given much thought to, but he was sure of one thing—he would seek justice for the Morning Dawn Star. As for the future, that was too far away, at least now, he could finally give Miss Sicape an explanation.