OBS Chapter 72 Gaze
Chapter 72 Gaze
The moment Xia Fa asked the question, Lieutenant General Bedivet, who had been all smiles, fell silent.
The dark cubicle was already quiet, but now it was eerily quiet.
"well……"
A long, aged sigh suddenly rang out from the darkness.
"That old man Tyrene really doesn't give me any face. He told you all about this?"
With a snap, a faint flame rose from the darkness, and then the rich, bittersweet aroma of the cigar slowly spread out.
Lieutenant General Bedivet looked as if he had taken a deep drag on a cigar; in the pitch black, a dense circle of bright red dots appeared, illuminating the scene for a fleeting moment.
He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then said in a complex tone:
"To be honest, I didn't expect it at the time."
Shafa remained silent, knowing that Lieutenant General Bedivere was about to begin his narration.
Sure enough, the naval demigod sighed and said:
"Just as you predicted, even a snow demon of elephant-level strength, whether it goes out of control twice or three times, can't withstand one punch from me, but... it will descend."
"Arrival?"
"That's right, Tyrean told me that you, Shafa, were also entangled by the Snow Demon, right? In essence, this is the Snow Demon's strange and special ability. It can mark you, treat you as prey, and then appear beside you at any time five days later."
"Are there no distance restrictions?"
"Of course it exists, but the range is extremely large. The Church's scholars have tested this ability of the Snow Demon. It is effective within a range of 100 kilometers, while a Snow Demon that goes out of control twice can increase it to 1,000 kilometers, and a Snow Demon that goes out of control three times can increase it to 3,000 kilometers."
"Lieutenant General, you mean...?"
"Hmm, you're so smart, you could even answer such a tricky question from the storyteller in a minute. You must have guessed it already. That's right, the snow demon that went out of control twice had already prepared several ordinary people to target along its escape route!"
Lieutenant General Bedivet's tone became somewhat indignant as he spoke.
He was a soldier, and his duty was to protect his country, especially the weak and innocent civilians.
And the snow demon, or more precisely, the person hiding behind the scenes who triggered the snow demon's second loss of control, had crossed his bottom line.
"The Snow Demon killed several of my soldiers on duty. Those who know me know that I absolutely cannot tolerate such a thing."
"Whether they're monsters or nobles, if they dare touch my soldiers, I'll make them pay!"
"When I received the alarm, I rushed out immediately, and because of that, I missed the SOS message that Ellis sent."
"But as soon as I rushed out, the snow demon seemed to vanish into thin air."
Hearing this, Xia Fa couldn't help but ask:
"As a demigod, Lieutenant General, you should have methods to track him, right?"
Bedivere nodded, his tone growing increasingly serious as he recalled yesterday's events:
"I signed a secret pact with the trackers. With the blessing of my demigod status, my tracking range even exceeds the area it can descend to. Then, I tracked it down to an island about sixty kilometers away, and beside it..."
The naval vice admiral, whose face was always adorned with a hearty smile, suddenly clenched his teeth, as if he wanted to crush them to pieces:
"...We discovered civilians whose upper bodies had been eaten away by a snow demon, leaving only their legs."
Xia Fa felt a sudden tightness in his heart. He couldn't help but think that if it weren't for the burning sensation in his body caused by his physical training, he might have ended up like that poor, innocent person.
He wasn't sure what level of being he could deal with at his current full power, but at least defeating a whale-level weirdo or superhuman shouldn't be a problem.
If he were to find the person hiding behind the scenes… a fierce glint flashed in Xia Fa’s eyes.
Lieutenant General Bedivet continued indignantly:
"I just caught up with it, and as you predicted, the snow demon descended upon other ordinary people it had targeted. I chased it five times, and it descended five times, until finally, it appeared in a tangled thicket on an island."
He narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint in them:
"I'm sure you've already heard what happened next. That tangled thicket was actually a hidden, abandoned temple, worshipped by the island's indigenous people. It was dedicated to a god, but for some reason it was abandoned."
"I rushed in and killed the snow demon, but I got trapped myself. Luckily, Tyrene arrived."
"If I could find that bastard who orchestrated all of this, I would break every single bone in his body, inch by inch!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Fa suddenly felt a sense of vigilance.
He felt once again how terrifying the person behind the scenes was.
That schemer even considered the faith of the Bald family steward, using it to lure him out.
And now, they've even taken into account... the personality and strength of this demigod Bedivere, and even some of his secret abilities?
If Lieutenant General Bedivere hadn't been the type to care about the lives of his soldiers or the common people, he wouldn't have pursued the snow demon in such a furious manner.
On the other hand, if he hadn't signed the Tracker's Pact, even as a demigod, he wouldn't have been able to track the Snow Demon if it could instantly traverse tens or hundreds of kilometers by descending to its prey's side.
In the very end, the person hiding behind the scenes even considered that, in Lieutenant General Bedivere's eyes, a mere elephant-level snow demon that had gone out of control twice could be killed with a single punch once it caught up.
That is precisely why Lieutenant General Bedivere relentlessly pursued him!
"So, was the person hiding behind this distracting Lieutenant General Bedivere so that the other, second-out-of-control Yeti could successfully hunt me down, or so that it could devour several blocks of civilians?"
If it was the former, why was he being targeted for no reason? At that time, he was just an unknown ordinary person from the lower class.
If it's the latter, why would a snow monster eat up several blocks and nearly ten thousand people?
As Xia Fazheng was pondering, Lieutenant General Bedivet spoke up:
"Xia Fa, if possible, could you also keep an eye out for me? If you can find that bastard, bring me his whereabouts, and I'll give you a very generous reward!"
Xia Fa nodded:
"Even without payment, I'll still go find him. I have a grudge against him, don't I?"
Lieutenant General Bedivere was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter:
"I like your temper, kid. Seriously, how about joining our navy?"
Xia Fa smiled:
"If I have the chance, could I visit the naval base?"
Lieutenant General Bedivet laughed:
"Sure, I'll have my personal guards take care of you the whole time!"
The two chatted for a while longer, then Lieutenant General Bedivere patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Alright, we've basically confirmed that you haven't been subjected to any mental pollution. Now, one last question."
His eyes shone brightly, like cold lightning, and suddenly fixed on Xia Fa.
"Why did that underground cavern region change from an Eagle-level exploratory region to an Elephant-level high-risk region? Let me give you a piece of advice: think carefully before you speak. If any of your answers differ, the disaster rating of this matter will be greatly increased."