Chapter 299: The Trial World

The two dwarves eventually died.

No matter how tenacious their vitality was, they could not withstand the massive amount of attributes that Da Bao kept stacking up.

During this process, Chu Danqing was also calculating what to do now.

If he wanted things to go smoothly from here on out, it would likely be difficult to rely on his own strength alone; he would have to borrow some influence.

"Little Chu, people, people," Da Bao suddenly spoke up.

Chu Danqing immediately understood that Da Bao meant there were many people approaching.

When there was one person, he would only say the word "person"; saying "people" meant there was a larger quantity.

Immediately, a beam of light swept over, though its intensity was no match for Chu Danqing's 100,000-lumen flashlight.

Borrowing this light, Chu Danqing saw who had come.

Through William's memories, Chu Danqing recognized them; this group was Chu Danqing's legal team.

But he keenly discovered a problem: the number of personnel had decreased significantly.

The legal team originally had both men and women, but now only the men remained.

Of course, the number of men had also decreased; they must have died along the way.

And behind them, a group of dwarves were chasing them with knives in hand.

Theoretically speaking, the legal team's speed was no match for the dwarves, so there was no possibility of escape.

Chu Danqing also judged one thing from the demeanor of this group of dwarves: the dwarves chasing the legal team were playing with them like a cat with a mouse.

"Run, William!" the lead lawyer saw Chu Danqing and immediately shouted.

Chu Danqing naturally did not choose to remain idle; instead, he began to let Da Gu chant the "Sorrowful Returning Wind."

The ancient lyrical rhyme drifted through the cavern, and the resulting echo made the dwarves vaguely uneasy.

When the chanting was completed, the "Sorrowful Returning Wind" immediately struck the last dwarf.

That dwarf died on the spot, and then the area-of-effect damage combined with the combo effect to wipe out the entire group in an instant.

How could Da Bao's attack power compare to Da Gu's?

He killed with great effort, but for Da Gu, it was merely a single move, and even then, the damage was overkill.

The legal team was stunned at the sight.

"William, y-you know sorcery???" the leader of the legal team, Rudolf Ailey, asked stutteringly.

"Of course not. These are just some exorcism spells left behind by my family. I was just trying them out; I didn't expect them to actually work," Chu Danqing immediately denied it.

Chu Danqing possessed William's memories and knew that the identity of a "sorcerer" was basically associated with devils and cults.

Once confirmed, the lucky ones would at best be banished.

If one were unlucky, they would be sent straight to the stake.

Of course, this was William's memory; as for matters involving the transcendent or the mysterious, the other party was unaware.

This trial world was segmented very thoroughly.

"That's true, how could sorcery repel the Miri people? Only exorcism spells could do that," Rudolf breathed a sigh of relief at this.

He was also afraid that Chu Danqing was a sorcerer.

Not just because of the identity issue, but also because their business deal had gone sour.

"What about the others? What is the situation?" After asking, Chu Danqing added: "What is the situation with the Miri people? What do you know?"

"That's right, we still have to go save Fila and the others," Rudolf said hurriedly: "They were captured by the Miri people to serve as offerings."

"William, your inheritance documents are being kept by Fila. If we don't have those documents, it will be very troublesome for you to inherit the estate."

Rudolf was helpless about this; if the documents were in his hands, his first thought would not be to save people, but to save his own skin.

Without the fee from this order, he could not pay enough compensation, and in the end, he would not only go bankrupt but also end up in prison.

"As for the others, they are all dead. The Miri people only need women as offerings. We must save them before they are sacrificed," Rudolf continued.

For Chu Danqing, this was barely half a piece of good news.

After all, people were still alive.

"Mr. Rudolf, you lead the way. As for the rest of you, leave as soon as possible and wait for us outside the cave," Chu Danqing said, his gaze sweeping over the disheveled remaining lawyers.

This made Rudolf's expression look abnormal.

He had just escaped; how could he possibly follow him back in?

Chu Danqing also saw through Rudolf's thoughts and immediately said: "Mr. Rudolf, you are the only one here who knows the situation with the Miri people. If you don't come with me, how can we save them?"

"You wouldn't want to be sued or even hanged because you can't pay out bonuses and compensation, would you?"

Once those words were out, Rudolf's face turned green.

He had forgotten to account for Chu Danqing.

Without the inheritance documents, it would indeed be troublesome for Chu Danqing to inherit his title and estate, but if he switched to another legal team, the trouble wouldn't be unsolvable.

And when Chu Danqing inherited the title, he could kick him while he was down. Prison? Don't even think about it; go straight to the gallows to swing on a rope.

Through William's memories, Chu Danqing also saw that this guy Rudolf was a pure shyster.

He helped Chu Danqing wholeheartedly not because of justice or the law, but because the client paid well.

He spoke nicely, but he had plenty of ways to twist black into white.

That was why William's distant relative chose to hire Rudolf's legal team.

"But... the Miri people..." Rudolf wanted to explain, but in the end, he lowered his head: "Alright, William, I will go with you."

He saw the cold looks from the others in the team.

The entire legal team was composed of a group of brilliant shysters; everyone worked together because they could share the meat.

But now that there was a conflict of interest, even if they escaped, they wouldn't just let it go.

If anyone were to send him to prison, it would definitely be these people.

"It's good that you understand. Let's go," Chu Danqing said immediately, then raised his flashlight to provide illumination.

As for the rest of the lawyers, they continued to flee outward.

Chu Danqing did not tell them about the white-furred monster.

That monster had no malice toward humans, so there was no need to worry about it giving them a hard time.

On the contrary, the so-called Miri people didn't look like anything decent at all.

"Tell me, what is the situation with these Miri people?" Chu Danqing asked.

Da Bao cleared the path in front, while Chu Danqing and Rudolf walked beside him.

"Before I saw them, I thought they were just fictional creatures from fairy tales," Rudolf gave a bitter smile.

Then he said: "My grandmother once told me a story..."

The core of the story was roughly about a kind farmer who wandered into the mountains and encountered evil dwarves.

In the end, relying on his courage and wisdom, he defeated the dwarves, stopped the evil sacrifice, successfully rescued the princess who was being used as an offering, and lived happily ever after.

The reason Rudolf was able to recognize them was that the story his grandmother described contained slang about the appearance of the Miri people.

Round heads, small eyes, no hair on their bodies.

Carrying knives, wrapped in hemp, killing and eating meat until they laugh their teeth out.

After listening, Chu Danqing felt that although the overall thread did not deviate from the framework of a fairy tale, it did indeed mention the situation of the Miri people.

As for why Rudolf remembered such a fairy tale until now, it was because his grandmother only knew how to tell this one story; she really had no other tricks.

"Anything else?" Chu Danqing continued to ask.

"No, I don't know anything more than that," Rudolf said; he didn't know much either.

Later, he left his grandmother and followed his parents to school, and he never heard the story again.

As for the Miri people, they were gradually forgotten due to studies, work, and other reasons.

If he hadn't seen them for real this time, perhaps he would have had to wait until his own grandson was born before he might tell him these stories.

Hearing this, Chu Danqing's expression was slightly regretful.

Rudolf's grandmother should have been involved in some matters concerning gods or even monsters, but Rudolf, like William, was just an ordinary person whose family had once had such people.

As for the grandmother, she was probably dead and gone long ago.

Even if she were still alive, distant water cannot quench a near thirst.

"Tell me about your situation before, from the time we were separated until you escaped," Chu Danqing saw the situation and could only change the subject.

Rudolf looked at Chu Danqing with a slightly strange expression, inwardly marveling that this person had changed so much.

He used to be just an ordinary office worker, but now he could have such an aura; he was truly worthy of being a noble.

"We were at that time..." Rudolf recalled the situation at the time while telling Chu Danqing the process.

It was roughly that they were captured by the Miri people as soon as they showed their heads.

At the beginning, the entire legal team was very brave, thinking that a group of people no taller than a meter, holding small stone knives like toys, couldn't pose any threat.

Then, after a few lawyers were hacked to death like chopping melons and vegetables, they were eaten clean in less than two minutes under their gaze.

It directly shattered their psychological defenses.

Then the female lawyers were captured to be used as offerings, while the male lawyers were treated as playthings and incidentally as food; they would be eaten once the Miri got bored.

It was precisely because of this reason that Rudolf and the others were able to escape and successfully meet Chu Danqing.

And Rudolf also mentioned that there was a priest figure among the Miri people holding something like a staff; it was an old Miri person with sagging skin and full of wrinkles.

They hadn't seen it at the beginning, but when the female lawyers were taken away, it was this old Miri person who stepped forward.

"Really, that old Miri priest is different; its eyes are full of wisdom," Rudolf emphasized again: "Even now, when I recall its eyes, I still feel fear."

"Even when facing those man-eating dwarves, I was only afraid."

Chu Danqing nodded but did not answer.

In his heart, he was thinking: if the other party is a priest, is there a leader?

"William, are you confident you can save them?" Seeing that Chu Danqing did not answer, Rudolf could only ask in a show-down manner.

Chu Danqing said: "Of course I am; you saw my exorcism spells."

Actually, he wasn't confident, but he couldn't say that; saying it would affect morale.

(End of chapter)