Chapter 5: Locke Kingdom

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Looking at Hill, Osmond could not help but feel a little disappointed.

Was Hill killed just like that?

Osmond felt that something was wrong. According to the system’s settings, if someone died, he or she would be turned into crystals.

But Hill was still lying on the ground, not turning into a crystal.

The system wouldn’t make such an error. Did that mean that Hill was still alive?

Osmond leaned forward to get a better look at Hill.

Hill’s lips twitched.

“Hill, Hill!” Osmond shouted.

A moment later, Hill slowly opened his eyes and saw Osmond.

He called out softly, “Big Brother…”

“Haha, I thought you were dead!”

Osmond could not help but laugh when he saw Hill waking up.

“Big brother, I’m fine,” Hill told Osmond.

It turned out that Hill really wasn’t dead and wasn’t even injured. He was just knocked unconscious by Silo.

At that time, Silo had used all his strength to hit Hill, but Hill didn’t receive any damage. That was strange.

Hill explained, “Big Brother, that stinky monkey is a lightning attribute demon king. If his skills hit a water attribute demon king, it’s very likely to cause a fatal electric injury. However, it’s useless on me. I’m a grass attribute demon king, so I’m naturally immune to electricity. The lightning attribute counters the water attribute, and the grass attribute is immune to most of the damage of the lightning attribute.”

‘So that’s how it is. No wonder Silo’s heavy blow didn’t deal much damage to Hill.’

“That’s good,” Osmond said kindly.

“Don’t let me run into that stinky monkey next time. I’ll definitely skin him alive. He actually dared to kill my brother. I definitely won’t let him off,” Osmond said angrily.

After saying that, Osmond and Hill did not split up this time. The two Demon Kings continued to move toward the center of the forest.

At the same time, the Warriors of the Locke Kingdom were not idle either.

[The Kingdom of Locke is located at the end of the Continent of Carosia. It is a basin near the sea. Since prehistoric times, the ancestors of the warriors and other diverse creatures have lived here. There have been many ancient legends about the place and even some very secretive ancient magic there. During the exploration, the warriors discovered laws of nature and mastered magic skills in communicating with the spiritual beasts. From then on, the warriors ruled the continent with magic. They lived in harmony with nature and worked with the spiritual beasts to build their dream home.]

On this day, the Great Marshal of the warrior army was training his troops in the military camp. A soldier standing guard ran over to report.

The soldier reported, “I have something to report, Marshal. According to the report from the scouts, a mysterious dark force appeared in the Forest of Fog in the east of the world at some point in time. It killed dozens of soldiers guarding the spiritual beasts in our army. Not only that, but it also killed thousands of feathered spiritual beasts. The feathered spiritual beasts have always been guarding the Forest of Fog. But their numbers are extremely rare. At this rate of death, they will soon go extinct. The Forest of Fog has also suffered a once-in-a-century ecological destruction.”

“Alright, I understand. You can leave.”

Nocci ordered the soldiers to retreat.

Nocci seemed to have something on his mind.

Then, he said with a serious expression, “What’s meant to come will eventually come. A big battle is inevitable, but this battle came a little faster than I expected.”

Nocci felt uneasy.

Nocci then sent a soldier to report this matter to the king of the palace.

[Nocci: The Marshal of the Locke Kingdom’s Armed Forces, the highest-ranking military general in the Locke Kingdom. He commands all the warriors in the army. As the commander-in-chief of the warriors, Nocci has extraordinary judgment and advanced combat awareness. He has experienced hundreds of battles in the past and has rich combat experience.]

This Marshal wore a platinum helmet and white tiger armor. He also wore a golden battle robe and held a Qingyun Sword in his hand. Under the sunlight, he was rather eye-catching.

There were more than a million warriors under Nocci’s command. They were known as the strongest army in the world. There were warriors of various attributes, including fire, water, earth, grass, stone, wing, ice, and so on.

Nocci, who commanded such a powerful army, was undoubtedly the strongest person in the Locke Kingdom.

There was also a magic research institute in the Locke Kingdom. There was a magic crystal ball in the magic research institute that could observe the real-time situation in every corner of the world at any time. With the crystal ball, the scientists of the magic research institute could report the abnormal situation they observed to the king in time.

The day before Notch learned that the Forest of Fog had been invaded, something major happened in the palace.

Just yesterday.

Kakashi, a top scientist at the Magic Research Institute, was shocked.

“Oh no, something big is happening!”

“What happened?” The scientist who was doing chemical experiments asked.

“Don’t ask so much. We have to report to the king immediately. There will be a great disaster at Mount Vesuvius in the east of the continent.”

Kakashi noticed something strange in the crystal ball and hurriedly said.

After a while, the scientists immediately headed to the palace.

“Kakashi urgently requests an audience with the King.”

The guard standing at the entrance reported to the king.

The Sovereign King agreed to meet Kakashi.

“Kakasi, is there anything urgent?” the king asked.

“The crystal ball shows that there’s a volcano in the eastern part of the world called Mount Vesuvius. It’s the largest volcano in the world, and it’s surrounded by a large number of magical spiritual beasts to protect its natural habitat. However, for some reason, without any warning, a violent volcanic eruption occurred. The lava shot out hundreds of meters high, and thick smoke billowed. Dark clouds immediately covered the sky, and the magical spiritual beasts suffered a devastating blow. They’re experiencing a once-in-a-century disaster,” reported Kakashi.

“Why did you only inform me now after such a huge thing has happened?” The Sovereign King raged.

Kakashi was sweating nervously as he replied.

“Your Majesty, I just found out about this too.”

The king then asked angrily,

“Have you investigated the cause of the volcanic eruption?”

“The reason for the volcanic eruption this time is very strange. There are no signs, and we can’t find any evidence. It’s quite strange, but please rest assured, Your Majesty. We will find out the cause of the volcanic eruption as soon as possible. Once we find out, we will report the results to Your Majesty immediately. Please calm down!”

Kakashi replied seriously.

Just then, a loud voice came from outside the hall.

“Report! Emergency military intelligence!”

At this moment, the soldier Nocci sent to report hurriedly ran into the hall and shouted.

“What are you doing? You barged in without reporting to the guards. Do you not want to live anymore?” The king scolded.

“Your Majesty, please forgive me! I have urgent military intelligence to report to you.”

The soldier swallowed nervously and talked slowly.

“The Marshal has urgent military intelligence to report to the King. A dark force suddenly appeared in the Forest of Fog and wantonly killed the feathered spiritual beasts. The feathered spiritual beasts are being hunted illegally. The ecology of the Forest of Fog is also being destroyed. They have seriously threatened the safety of the Locke Kingdom. Not only that, but they have also killed dozens of our soldiers,” the soldier hurriedly reported.

“Marshal awaits your instruction. Should we send out troops to wipe out that dark force? Please decide, your majesty” The soldier continued.

“East again!” the king shouted.

“Send an urgent message back to Nocci. The volcano in the East, Vesuvius, has also erupted. The magical spiritual beasts there have all suffered a catastrophic disaster and we shall immediately rescue them. As for the dark force, find out as much information as you can. Once you have them figured out, immediately report back to me. Without my orders, you are not allowed to fight on your own!” the King ordered.

“Yes!” the soldier replied.

A few days later, two pieces of bad news spread throughout the entire Locke Kingdom, and all the residents fell into a panic.

The feathered spiritual beasts and magical spiritual beasts represented prosperity. They had protected the harmony and beauty of the Locke Kingdom for a long time. It was definitely not a good sign for the spiritual beasts to face a disaster.