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Veil of Light and Shadow

In the desolate and enigmatic lands of Shadowcrest Ridge, encircled by curses and plagued with greed and violence, emerges Rayan, a bounty hunter laden with a clandestine mission and armed with the legendary Twilight Blade. His audacious journey through Shadowcrest Ridge is fraught with peril and challenges, pushing him to the brink of his limits. As Rayan ventures deeper, the enigmas of his lineage, the profound secrets of the Twilight Blade, and the astounding conspiracies of the dominions within Auroria Continent slowly unravel. Who are the harbingers of light, and who are the emissaries of darkness? The veil between light and shadow shall ultimately be lifted.

long_yang · Fantasy
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Chapter 150: Divine Oracle of the Creator

It was not easy, but sola finally managed to stop laughing.

"This is the divine oracle! The Creator protects the descendants of the Fire Wolf!"

Her orange pupils shone with unprecedented determination, and she loudly addressed the uneasy Sworn Protectors, "It was the Creator who guided you to enter the mountain of the Elemental Throne, the other tribes just haven't realized the will of the Creator!"

The Head of the Sworn Protectors blinked anxiously, as he dared not speculate about the Creator's intentions himself. At that time, he had nowhere else to go, so he could only risk the great disrespect of bringing the Fire Wolf descendants into the sacred land of the barbarian tribes.

The Elemental Throne mountain valley is the domain of the elemental creations, where it is said that the four great elemental creations were born, therefore, Mortals must not disturb it, and only tribal leaders who are witch doctors can set foot there, anyone else who dares to enter would be accused of a serious crime of desecration, affecting their entire clan.

However, the Head of the Sworn Protectors had no clan, as all his relatives had died in the battle with the slave mercenary group, and thus there was no one left to be implicated. Moreover, the entire Fire Wolf Tribe had entered the Elemental Throne, so no one could burden anyone else. The Elemental Throne was rich in resources, with mountains, water, wind, and fire, which was sufficient for the barely surviving Fire Wolf Tribe to recuperate and thrive.

Most importantly, no one dared to come here. The Achisola, who had previously refused to help, did not dare to enter alone, fearing that they would never return, so they could only send people to curse outside the valley, cursing them for desecrating the elemental creations, but this did not affect the life of the Fire Wolf Tribe—they had suffered too much and thus especially cherished the opportunity to recuperate.

The Righteous Blood Group, who had been hunting them, also did not dare to venture deep into the heartland of the barbarian tribes. After all, crushing a tribe is easy, but challenging their beliefs is absolutely foolish and would only cause the major tribes to unite against them.

Thus, the Righteous Blood Group held out for a while on the perimeter, but fearing that other mercenary groups would cut off their retreat, they eventually withdrew.

The Head of the Sworn Protectors finally felt at ease, and after the situation stabilized, he led the other eleven Sworn Protectors out to fulfill their duties to locate Achisola.

From the moment he led the Fire Wolf descendants to take refuge in the Elemental Throne, the Head of the Sworn Protectors was prepared to bear the guilt of desecration alone. He decided that after finding Achisola, he would explain the whole story and then sever his own head to prevent Achisola from being put in a difficult position.

But what he didn't expect was that Achisola was not angry at all, and even said this was—a divine oracle?!

Sola saw the confusion and unease in the eyes of the Head of the Sworn Protectors, raised her hand to signal all the Sworn Protectors to rise, and then bowed deeply to them.

"Creator above!"

The Head of the Sworn Protectors immediately panicked, knelt down again, and crawled on his knees to the front of Achisola, crying out, "Achisola, how could you possibly bow to us!"

"I represent not only myself but also the living and the dead Fire Wolf descendants, and our countless ancestors and endless descendants, representing all of them, I bow to you twelve Sworn Protectors. You have done the right thing and preserved the lineage of the Fire Wolf. Your great deeds make even me, Achisola, feel unworthy."

"Achisola, you must never say such things..."

The Head of the Sworn Protectors trembled with emotion, "With you, the Fire Wolf Tribe is truly a tribe!"

Sola nodded heavily, personally reached out to help the loyal Head of the Sworn Protectors up, and solemnly swore, "I, Achisola of the Fire Wolf Tribe, swear by the name of the flame, as long as I live, I will make the Righteous Blood Group and the eight great tribes pay the price! I, Achisola of the Fire Wolf Tribe, swear by the name of the flame, as long as I live, The Indestructible Flame will sweep across the entire world!"

"Let The Indestructible Flame sweep across the entire world!"

The Sworn Protectors were all highly spirited and shouted loudly, "Long live Achisola! Long live! Long live!"

Rayan slightly pursed his lips. He wasn't dissatisfied with sola's unprecedented demeanor, but this was, after all, the territory of the Auroria Continent, and a group of excited barbarian tribespeople shouting here could definitely cause unnecessary trouble if discovered.

However, he did not stop the actions of the Sworn Protectors, firstly to give sola more confidence as a leader, and secondly, they were still far from the city gates, even if the city guards heard them, they would only think it was the howling of wild animals in the forest and would not understand the meaning of the barbarian tribes' words.

After a few shouts of "Long live", sola raised her hand to stop the Sworn Protectors' shouting, turned her head toward the Head of the Sworn Protectors, and said sternly, "Leading your people into the Elemental Throne is commendable, but why did you attack my master?"

"Achisola, please believe we meant no disrespect to the master!"

The Head of the Sworn Protectors hurriedly explained, "After settling the Fire Wolf people, we came out to look for your whereabouts. When you were captured, I had sent two Sworn Protectors to follow the black iron prison carriage you were in at all costs to ensure your location and safety, but unfortunately, they encountered numerous obstacles along the way, and at the border of Maple Snow Kingdom, they were unable to pass through, and could only watch helplessly as you went away."

"When we resumed the search, we also followed this road, hoping to find the clues you left for us. Praise the Creator! We indeed found the clues you left!"

Saying this, the Head of the Sworn Protectors could not help but look up and thank heaven.

Sola slightly furrowed her brows, "I didn't leave any clues for you! In fact, I didn't know that you had never given up on finding me, all I thought about was being a beloved little female slave to my master..."

She glanced at Rayan, her orange pupils filled with complex emotions.

Rayan casually changed the subject, speaking to the Head of the Sworn Protectors, "The clues you're talking about, are they the two little female slaves from Ravenstorm Inn?"

"Yes, master."

The Head of the Sworn Protectors nodded as if it were a matter of course, "We took advantage of the night to raid a border watchtower and left Maple Snow Kingdom smoothly, then split into several groups to search, and eventually found two smiling female slaves at Shadowcrest Ridge's Ravenstorm Inn. At first, we didn't pay attention to them, after all, in the territory of the human race, it's common for our people to be captured as slaves and suffer inhuman abuse, but it was precisely because of this that their sincere smiles puzzled us, so we secretly captured them in the forest while they were out shopping."

"At first they were very uncooperative, but seeing the Fire Wolf mark on us, their attitude changed immediately, and they told us all about your current situation and also about your relationship with the master."

Sola's pretty face couldn't help but flush with a blush, "Those damn female slaves! How dare they betray me, see how I'll deal with them later..."

She actually understood that Meila and Taola were not betraying her but helping, however, having her relationship with Rayan exposed by the Head of the Sworn Protectors still made her somewhat embarrassed.

The Head of the Sworn Protectors hurriedly defended the two female slaves, "If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have the flame brand tattooed on the back of our hands, and we wouldn't have been able to penetrate deep into the heartland of Stonerock Kingdom. Since Achisola you are willing to be a slave to Rayan master, then we Sworn Protectors are even more so the slaves of slaves. The main reason we attacked Rayan master upon seeing him was because his clothes did not match the description given by the two female slaves..."

Rayan paused for a moment, then chuckled with a sudden realization, "Ah, I see, I was wearing a ragged, rough black cloth before, and now I am wearing a splendid noble's robe, you must have thought I was the bad person who kidnapped your Achisola, no wonder you attacked me at that time."

Sola kept a straight face and asked the Head of the Sworn Protectors, "Is that so?"

"Yes, master Rayan is absolutely right." The Head of the Sworn Protectors nodded earnestly in fear.

Sola's face then softened with a smile. She knew Rayan cared deeply about Duke, so she took the initiative to ask, "By the way, how is the owner of Ravenstorm Inn doing now?"

The Head of the Sworn Protectors shook his head, "We heard that you, Achisola, followed master Rayan to Stonerock City, so we hurriedly gathered and headed to Stonerock City, without caring about anything else. We didn't dare to stop along the way, and only today did we arrive at the gates of Stonerock City, but we found that without the master leading, it was impossible for the people of the barbarian tribes to enter the city. So we hid in the forest, planning to find a chance to abduct a passerby to lead us into the city, but before we could act, we found you injured and being held in the arms of a noble..."

Suddenly, the Head of the Sworn Protectors changed the subject, pleading, "Achisola, please come back with us to the barbarian tribes' territory, the Fire Wolf needs you more than ever!"

Sola did not answer immediately but looked at Rayan first. She hoped to see even a hint of a desire to keep her in Rayan's eyes, but she knew in her heart that this was impossible.

Love makes one foolish, knowing it's impossible yet still full of hope.

Moreover, she had already sworn not to let her people suffer any more pain, parting with Rayan was set in stone, and no one could change that.

Seeing that sola remained silent for a long time, the Head of the Sworn Protectors quickly turned to Rayan and pleaded, "Master, Taola and Meila said you are the most tolerant and kindest master in the world, please let our Achisola return to the barbarian tribes for the sake of the life and death state of the Fire Wolf tribe?"

Rayan nodded, "In fact, your Achisola has always been free, and our master-slave relationship is just for show. She is not a slave, and neither are you."

The Head of the Sworn Protectors was overjoyed, "So you agree to let Achisola leave?"

Before Rayan could speak, sola said with a sad expression, "I will leave with you, but before leaving, I need one night to heal my injuries, and then there's one more thing I must do..."

Her fiery eyes tightly fixed on Rayan, and her red lips bit out a row of immature but firm teeth marks.