Chapter 288: Just That Coincidental!

"Didn't that guy say he was preparing to investigate the incident where dark creatures attacked Pa Ke Castle? Then let the dark creatures deal with him. By then, he can ask the dark creatures himself!"

"Uh! Dark creatures? But isn't it too late to go to the Chaos Wasteland now to attract dark creatures? After all, they are about to leave?"

Last time, it just so happened that over a thousand dark creatures were wandering near Storm Territory.

Moreover, Pa Ke Viscount Castle lacked strength, which is why it was breached by those thousand dark creatures.

But this entourage of the Second Prince's envoy is not weak, and if we wait for nightfall, I'm afraid they will have long since disappeared.

"Wood, if I say it works, it works, because Moon Chaser detected a batch of dark creatures appearing at the border of Storm Territory this morning, and moreover, these dark creatures are different!"

"Really? Dark creatures are wandering into Storm Territory again? That's too coincidental, isn't it?" Wood was stunned.

"Exactly, it is just that coincidental!"

Actually, Gervas also felt it was too coincidental that these dark creatures, which could have become a scourge for Storm Territory, ended up helping him solve a batch of troubles.

And as if knowing time was tight, Old John returned in a rush at this moment. "My lord, the Japas entourage has been sent off. Additionally, Captain Evlan has returned and says there is important business that needs to be reported immediately!"

"Excellent! Let Evlan come to the living room!"

Soon, Evlan was brought to the living room.

And her important matter was naturally the discovery of that group of dark creatures.

"How is it, Evlan?"

"My lord, when the little ones searched near the iron ore, we really found dark creatures at the border!"

"And although the number of dark creatures this time is not large, their ranks might not be low. Especially the few dark creatures at the head, even the Magic Swift Eagles dare not get too close!"

"R-really came?!" Wood was stunned, feeling as if this matter had been arranged.

If he didn't know clearly that dark creatures cannot be controlled, he would suspect Gervas could command those ghostly things.

"Excellent! Evlan, I need your flying squad to immediately install ropes and stand by!"

"Also Old John, you immediately notify Knight Commander Lei Meng and Knight Mi Gen!"

Gervas could see seven or eight parts of Wood's expression, but because time was limited, he had no time to care.

Because the longer time dragged on, the further away Japas and those guys might go, and then luring the dark creatures might not go smoothly.

This time, he needed to race against time.

However, as the saying goes, when luck comes, it is often impossible to block.

When Gervas was arranging the luring of dark creatures in a tight schedule, Japas and his entourage, who had left Storm Territory and returned to the Kingdom's main road, stopped advancing.

Instead, they found a riverside clearing by a forest and started to build a bonfire.

"Damn country bumpkins, so poor and stingy. At noon like this, they don't even know how to treat us to a meal!"

It turned out that when Japas and his entourage were preparing to eat earlier, they happened to learn of Ma Kesi's entourage's departure.

So, they didn't even bother to eat lunch and rushed directly to Storm Territory.

Originally thinking that Gervas, such a small noble, would definitely offer good wine and meat upon their arrival.

Who would have thought that after entering the castle, the talks collapsed in less than two minutes.

Since they left directly, naturally there was no hope for that fine wine and delicious food.

So now, everyone was so hungry their front chests were sticking to their backs.

"My lord steward, that Gervas is truly ungrateful, daring to even reject the Highness's kindness. When the time comes, we must deal with him severely!"

Japas hung an icy cold expression. "That bastard, when the time comes he will have a hard time. I will make him kneel on the ground and beg for mercy from me!"

Of course, what Japas did not know was that while he was fantasizing about how to deal with Gervas in a couple of days.

Up in the high sky, a Magic Swift Eagle was always watching them closely.

The Magic Swift Eagle members above were even using telescopes to see every move they made clearly.

"Is that so? They are actually cooking lunch?" The situation was reported to Gervas very quickly.

"My lord, this is a good opportunity!"

"Exactly, Lord Gervas, this opportunity is rare. Let's start the action immediately!"

Mi Gen, Wood, and others all showed excited expressions, obviously more anxious than Gervas.

Gervas naturally did not delay either; after nodding, he looked at the Magic Swift Eagle member reporting.

"Go tell Evlan to accelerate luring the dark creatures over!"

"Mi Gen, Lei Meng, are the two little ones okay?"

"My lord, absolutely no problem. It's just letting them run nearby carrying beast carcasses, not asking them to deal with those Silver Knights!"

"Excellent! Then let's begin!"

Just like that, as Gervas's orders were conveyed, the originally slow speed of Evlan and her entourage immediately increased, heading north with the dark creatures constantly chasing below.

Of course, for safety's sake and to avoid stirring up the snake, Gervas did not plan to directly use the Magic Swift Eagles to lure the dark creatures right in front of Japas and the others.

After all, it is daytime now, and in that case, the target would be too obvious.

So, when they were still more than two li away from Japas's entourage, the Magic Swift Eagles descended, untied the beast carcasses one by one, and put them all on the Iron-Plated Fire Salamanders that had been waiting for a long time.

"Go! Remember to bite through the ropes when you get near, and then you can take a detour and return!"

Lei Meng and Mi Gen patted the two Iron-Plated Fire Salamander cubs and gave them their final instructions.

Although the Iron-Plated Fire Salamanders could not understand human language, because of the master-servant contract, they could communicate simply through telepathy.

Roar, roar!

The two Iron-Plated Fire Salamanders let out low roars to show their agreement.

"Lei Meng, Mi Gen, here they come!"

At this moment, the dark creatures behind had already approached.

Seeing this, the two men did not stay any longer and ran directly toward a small hill not far away.

The Iron-Plated Fire Salamanders then began dragging a long string of bloody beast carcasses, sprinting toward Japas and his entourage's position in the distance.

"Ah! If I'm not mistaken, those four seem to be third-rank dark creatures!"

Soon, the dark creatures were lured to run past the small hill where Gervas and the others were hiding.

Watching the dark creature horde, numbering only a little over a hundred but possessing shocking quality, Knight Mi Gen and the other knights were somewhat dumbfounded.

Even the well-traveled Mage Wood was stunned, finally understanding why Gervas had said they were unique!

"No wonder Captain Evlan said the Swift Demon Eagles dared not approach; there are so many third-rank dark creatures!"

"By the way, Knight Mi Gen, it is actually not four third-rank dark creatures, but five. That all-black, small-looking black panther is also a third-rank dark creature!"

"Moreover, its strength is even greater than the other big fellows because its speed is extremely fast; its name is the Dark Bloodthirsty Panther!"

"And the combined strength of these five third-rank dark creatures equals at least three third-rank demon beasts, so it would be strange if a first-rank Swift Demon Eagle dared to approach!"

"Furthermore, those thirty-plus dark creatures are all second-rank. My heavens, I truly don't know what is going on with this group! There are only a little over a hundred in total, yet five are third-rank and thirty-plus are second-rank!"

"If the dark creatures appearing on the Continent of Glory all had such a ratio, this continent would have been occupied by dark creatures for half its area long ago!"

"Of course, the more powerful these dark creatures are, the more miserable those fellows will be later. Haha, the good show is about to begin!"

Having spoken, everyone looked up expectantly toward the distant riverbank.

Although they appeared as tiny black dots to the naked eye, with the monocular telescope, one could still see them somewhat clearly!