Night without Borders

Chapter 28 High-level confrontation
Xu Yueping said, "Xiao Qin, do you want to go take a look?"

"Have Cao Long, Wei Zhirou, Mu Qing and the others gone?" Qin Ming asked. Although he was curious about the top alien species in the mountains, if he were to weigh and compare them, he would naturally focus on safety issues for the sake of safety.

Xu Yueping said: "They have already passed by the entrance of our village and rushed over. They got permission from the higher-ups, saying that as long as they don't get too close, it's ok."

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Old man Liu suddenly became energetic and expressed his opinion first.

Qin Ming did not object. Since Cao Long, Wei Zhirou and others had already gone, there was no need to worry too much.

After a while, the group set out on the road and soon arrived outside the mountains. Many newcomers had already appeared in this area, and they were all looking forward to seeing the top leaders of Chixia City appear.

Qin Ming stared at the donkey and remained silent. It was similar to the one he hunted in the mountains a few days ago. Could it be its offspring?

A pure white weasel sat cross-legged on the donkey's back, like a high monk, silent and calm, with a pair of eyes that could see through the world and were extremely deep.

Qin Ming contemplated tranquility and emptiness, concealing his vitality and blending himself naturally into the crowd by “harmony with the world”.

"Here it comes!" someone whispered. In the night, a figure appeared at the end of the snow-covered ground, getting closer and clearer.

"This should be the high-level officials of our Chixia City who have arrived, right?" Even the nobles couldn't remain calm. They were whispering and all looking out.

Soon, the area fell silent again, because it was still an outlier.

It approached with graceful cat-like steps, neither hurried nor slow, and arrived in front of the forest.

This turned out to be a tabby cat, with a body about three feet long and weighing dozens of kilograms. It was not walking on all fours, but standing upright.

Qin Ming was speechless, it didn't seem that uncommon to see high-level alien species, and he could see these creatures on a daily basis.

In particular, the tabby cat and the weasel are naturally incompatible. Will the two of them fight in the mountains?

Many people have this thought, but they dare not speak out and remain quiet nervously.

"I thought the top aliens were similar to creatures like moonworms..." Old Man Liu muttered unclearly.

He had been guarding the mountain for decades and had heard too many legends, including one about a terrifying mountain master and a famous bird that had stood for two hundred years. Each one was more mysterious than the last, but none of them appeared.

"Are they going to...fight among themselves?" Someone noticed something unusual.

Because the big tabby cat with its graceful cat-like gait and the old weasel on the donkey's back were on edge and were very unfriendly, looking like they were about to fight.

On the snow, a large tabby cat stood quietly, carrying a red sword on its back, which was almost as tall as it was standing upright. The sword had automatically popped out of its sheath and was half a foot long. For a moment, a red glow shone all around, just like the legendary sunset, dyeing the nearby snow red.

The snow-white weasel was no longer silent. It jumped off the donkey's back, patted the old donkey, and told it to go and wait in the distance.

The snow-white old weasel itself stood there, with a pair of upper limbs that were no different from human arms, one "hand" behind its back, and the other "hand" in front of its body wrapped around a string of rosary beads.

It is dressed in snow-white, looking up at the sky, leisurely and detached from the world, slowly twisting the beads, and a faint white mist flows out, resisting the red clouds opposite.

Everyone was a little confused. Are these two creatures really not in the same group? They are confronting each other!

"One of them should be a human, but the path he took was different, and his body gradually lost its human form." Someone whispered.

When the people present heard this, they felt quite uneasy, as those roads were very far away from them.

But now they can't even tell who is a human and who is the higher creature in the mountains.

There were many people at the scene, including a large number of mountain patrollers, who all rushed over upon hearing the news. Even though they were guarding the endless mountains, they were only on the periphery and it was impossible for them to see any top-level aliens. They came here today to broaden their horizons.

There were also many new people coming to Chixia City, both young and old, some from the nobility, some from very powerful organizations, and it looked like a large black mass.

The brave newcomers from nearby villages and towns also came to watch.

In the dense forest opposite, a large number of creatures also appeared, even more than here, all of them were strange races, and they looked particularly intimidating in the dim woodland. Some were red like fire, while others were shrouded in purple mist, and they made noisy noises, much louder than the discussions outside.

"Be careful, the other side might cause trouble!" Cao Long said, his three-meter-tall body covered in shiny armor, and he had a sharp spear clenched in his hand.

"Aren't we going to have the final round of negotiations? Are the two sides going to fight again?" Someone looked puzzled.

Mu Qing, who was covered in a black cloak, said, "We won't take the initiative to cause trouble, but if those aliens dare to cross the line, we will fight them. The top management will cover them."

At the same time, other organizations, clans, and experts among the mountain patrollers in Chixia City were also sending messages, threatening to start fighting if the situation was not right.

"I haven't seen such a big scene for a long time. Is it about to start? I remember the last large-scale mountain clearing was thirty years ago." Old man Liu said, a little excited, holding the thick-backed machete in his right hand.

He and Qin Ming and others arrived relatively late and stood at the back, which should be relatively safer.

However, Qin Ming did not dare to be careless. Since the people on his side had a consensus and said that, he was also prepared and held the long-handled black gold hammer in his hand.

With the appearance of a tall and majestic figure, all the restlessness was suppressed. Both the aliens in the mountains and forests and the newborns in the snow fell silent.

No one saw how he appeared, and he stood abruptly at the tense scene.

He was ten meters tall, with a sturdy body. He wore ancient armor and held a black spear in one hand. He carried an invisible and powerful aura that intimidated the alien creatures in the mountains and valleys, and even gave goose bumps to the newborns in the snow.

Fortunately, his invisible aura quickly dissipated, otherwise it would have suffocated everyone.

The man's facial features were very three-dimensional, with sharp edges and corners. He looked to be in his forties. His tall stature naturally reminded people of the path of the Giant Spirit God. "This should be a big shot in my Chixia City, but why haven't I seen him before?" Someone wondered.

Even Cao Long, Wei Zhirou and other direct members of the aristocracy were talking and asking questions, because they had never seen it before.

In any case, this is a very pure human being and cannot be an alien.

The man holding the black spear had his black hair flying and a resolute look on his face. He stood beside the snow-white old weasel, facing the tabby cat carrying a red sword in the snow.

With his arrival, the red sword was automatically unsheathed, dyeing the surrounding area red like the sunset, and made a series of soft ringing sounds, as if warning the newcomer of his power and danger.

An old ranger spoke up, "Now we can see the situation clearly. The 10-meter-tall burly man is a master invited by Chixia City. Then Huang Shu... uh, Senior Huang must also be one of us. Because he chose a different path, he changed his true body to a different one."

People couldn't help but nod their heads. It was obvious that the tabby cat carrying a red sword came from the depths of the mountains.

The ten-meter-tall giant and the one-foot-tall pure white weasel twisting beads stood together in the field. The contrast was too great. Many people wanted to talk about it, but they didn't dare to open their mouths and could only keep their mouths shut.

"Wei Mo, Brother Wei, we haven't seen each other for twenty years. You've been walking in the mountains and swamps, and practicing near the Jedi. Are you okay?" A calm voice sounded, and so suddenly that no one could see clearly, and another figure appeared in the snow.

This is still a human man, who looks to be in his early forties, dressed in white, very elegant and handsome, blending into the snow just by standing casually.

He stood beside the tabby cat carrying a red sword and looked at the ten-meter-tall human man opposite.

This time, many people in the snow were completely confused and dumbfounded. They really couldn't understand who were the top leaders and allies of Chixia City.

The giant called Wei Mo nodded, and the dark red-gold armor on his body suddenly made a clanging sound. He said, "Indeed, twenty years have passed, and Ling Xu, you have also aged."

People were puzzled. Why did Wei Mo say that the man in white looked old? Wasn't that the appearance of the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period? It seems that people at this level have different criteria for judgment.

At the same time, some people from Chixia City exclaimed.

"Ling Xu...he is the city lord!"

Qin Ming, Old Man Liu and others were also stunned several times, but now they finally figured out which side was the higher-level creatures in the mountains and which side was the high-level officials of Chixia City.

In such a short period of time, many people's cognition has changed several times.

Ling Xu, an elegant middle-aged man in white, nodded and said, "Who can stay young? No one can resist the passage of time, not even the most mysterious handful of top creatures."

Then, he looked at Wei Mo and said, "You choose to go deep into the night fog, wander outside the boundless wasteland, and never come back, right?"

"Yes!" Wei Mo only had one word.

"I understand." Ling Xu nodded.

Many people had solemn expressions. A few elderly people had heard of Wei Mo's name and knew how powerful he was in the past. His body used to be much taller than it is now. Was this the beginning of a higher level of change?

"Why is he standing on the side of the aliens deep in the mountains?" A young man from Chixia City couldn't help but lower his voice and ask the elder beside him.

The old man whispered, "I couldn't find the way, I lost hope, so I walked into the boundless night. So in the deep mountains and swamps, in the boundless darkness, some advanced creatures and some mysterious aliens are not necessarily monsters. They were once human beings in their early years!"

After Qin Ming heard this, he was also in a trance.

"Let's sit down and talk." Ling Xu, the mayor of Chixia City, spoke and made a gesture of invitation.

Four creatures in four very different forms, all sat in the snow, and began the final negotiation.

However, people found that their voices could not be heard.

That was a confidential conversation among high-level officials, and they were obviously not allowed to listen. However, allowing them to watch quietly from a distance was also a chance for them to see the world.

It can be seen that the scene is not peaceful. There are red clouds rising and white mist flowing. The clothes, armor, and furs of the four creatures are shaking violently, and there is a very terrifying force field between them.

You can even see the big tabby cat drawing its sword, and a red light is shining everywhere, so dazzling that it looks like a red sun is about to rise from the ground.

The pure white old weasel seemed to be very angry and could not maintain its previous calm. It twisted the beads with one hand and slapped the snow with the other hand to express its dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, everyone was shocked because they felt an earthquake and a large amount of snow on the ground was shaken into the air.

Many people clearly saw that it was just a light slap and was not really going to attack.

However, this did exacerbate the tense situation on the field.

Even more, as various strange creatures in the dense forest began to roar, several terrifying higher creatures emerged from the mountains.

Some stood on the mountains and watched indifferently, while others flapped their wings and flew to the sky to look down.

One of the insects was the most special because it was so brilliant that it illuminated several nearby peaks, and it came to the edge of the mountain.

"Moonworm!" many people exclaimed.

However, outside the mountain opposite, a powerful creature also appeared in the night. A large green bird with brilliant light flowing out was carrying a figure with fluttering feathers. The figure was staring at the moon worm from high in the sky. He had an incomparably ethereal and otherworldly temperament, and instantly resisted the terrifying aura expanding from the moon worm.

Qin Ming looked at the figure on the big green bird and felt a pain in his head. It was not because of this person, but because of the wide feathers. It was like a bolt of lightning striking his heart and splitting open his dusty subconscious. He instantly saw some pictures and knew the bloody past when he was fourteen years old.

(End of this chapter)