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The taciturn man who has always been by Tallulah's side actually has the power to indirectly utilize the storm?

"Okay, let's go find grandma first!"

They walked out of the house and came to the warehouse at the entrance of the village.

In the evening, the old woman in Ursus was sorting the dried meat in the cellar. When she saw the three people coming, she was stunned: "What's wrong? You."

"Those guys from the Empire are coming, and I'm planning to leave, Grandma," said Tallulah.

Grandma's face froze, and the dried meat in her hand fell to the ground: "Why did you decide so suddenly?"

"Because they're coming from the village entrance. Ra and I have killed several groups of imperial troops near the village in the past few months. The anomaly here has attracted people from the imperial capital to come and investigate." Tallulah said.

Grandma: "As long as you hide it..."

Tallulah took in the reluctance in the old woman's eyes and shook her head helplessly, "I don't think it's going to work this time. The Empire's elite troops, the patrols, and this time, the vanguard... this place isn't safe anymore."

Grandma, I have to prepare to say goodbye to you first."

There was one more thing Tallulah didn't say.

If his whereabouts were discovered, the internal guards directly under the emperor of the Ursus Empire would also track him here.

When they fight against the [Emperor's Blade], the [Kingdom] that the other party unfolds might destroy this village.

Chapter 24: Departure, Integration Movement (Two in One)

The old woman Ursus looked at Tallulah and couldn't help but sigh: "Finally, this day has finally come."

"Grandma, during this period of time..." Tallulah was aroused by the emotions she had aroused, and couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave.

"I won't thank you, Tallulah, you little liar." The old woman Ursus said, interrupting Tallulah's brewing emotions.

She ignored Tallulah and turned to look at Alina and Fan Yu: "Are you two planning to come together too?"

Alina hummed, "I'm planning to leave with Tallulah, too."

Hearing this, the old woman Ursus seemed to confirm something and immediately scolded Tallulah rudely, "Hmph, I think you three had this plan. You can't wait to abandon a useless old woman like me and go to the big city to make your own way."

"Grandma." Tallulah was stunned and subconsciously wanted to refute something, but Alina grabbed her hand and shook her head secretly.

Alina saw the traces of moisture gradually forming in the old grandmother's cloudy eyes. It was obvious that their old grandmother was just not used to the sadness of parting and was being stubborn.

"My son is like this, my old man is like this. You are like this too... Go away, go away, all of you go away!" As she spoke, the old woman Ursus's eyes were already filled with tears.

Seeing her like this, Tallulah's eyes became hot.

She walked forward and without saying anything, hugged the hunched figure who had taken care of her for a long time. The two of them were speechless for a while under the gaze of Fan Yu and Alina beside them.

Although Alina often received praise from the grandmother, emotionally, the grandmother was much closer to Tallulah, whom she described as "lazy", "idle" and "a habitual liar".

The two hugged each other for a while, and the old lady slowly let go of Tallulah, and the complicated feelings she had at the time of parting also calmed down.

She looked at the two girls in front of her with suspicion, then looked at Fan Yu behind her with a scrutinizing expression.

"Think carefully, the threats from outside the village, you all discussed it together, right?"

Fan Yu said frankly, "For now, this is indeed the safest method, and it also aligns with Tallulah's desire to go out and strive."

Tallulah: "Hey!"

The old Ursus woman snorted, pretending to be annoyed: "You little ungrateful bastard, I've raised you for so long and you still want to abandon an old woman like me."

Tallulah was speechless for a moment: "Grandma, I didn't..."

The atmosphere before was completely destroyed at this moment.

The old Ursus woman waved her hand, her face carefree. "Forget it, I knew this day would come. It's a pity the old man hasn't come back yet. You can't say goodbye to him."

Having said that, the old woman Ursus paused, glanced at the three of them, and continued, "Do you want to bring anything with you when you go out?"

Tallulah shook her head. “As for dry food, just take some with you.”

"Where is my little sun?" When the old woman looked at Fan Yu, her attitude was gentle, completely different from Tallulah's.

Fan Yu scratched his head subtly and filed a case: "As for me, grandma, please help me make a bowl."

The old Ursus woman smiled happily: "No problem!"

Tallulah & Alina: "..."

When they were dealing with the corpses in the suburbs with Fan Yu a few days ago, it seemed that every corpse had traces of wood chips from the broken bowl stuck in it.

But they didn't say anything more.

After all the preparations are completed...

About two hours later, they left the house and headed towards the mountains behind the village.

On the way before leaving, many villagers watched them go. Some villagers who had received help from Tallulah even opened their arms and shouted, wishing them a safe journey.

"But then again, this tornado is really exaggerated." Tallulah stood halfway up the mountain, looking at the village entrance in the opposite direction of them.

The whole world was a sea of ​​brown trees and gray. The gray tornado in the direction of the village entrance connected with the gloomy sky, completely blocking the way into the village.

Alina looked towards Fan Yu hesitantly. She had seen Fan Yu take action and vaguely felt that he was related to this person.

"This wind comes at the right time. They can't see us." Fan Yu said with a smile.

Tallulah glanced at him speechlessly. She knew better than anyone where this kind of wind came from.

However, Fan Yu chose to avoid the vanguard of the Ursus Empire in this way and leave peacefully in this way, probably because he had the same idea as her and considered the village.

They could launch another strike against the Ursus Empire, but what would happen after that?

The previous three times had already foretold the outcome: those who came back each time grew stronger. If she stayed any longer, Tallulah wasn't sure she could protect the village she had shown kindness to during her escape.

Leaving in such a peaceful way is actually the best choice.

"Let's go, it's time for us to do our thing." She said, calling Fan Yu and Alina.

……

the other side.

Without the traction of Fan Yu's power, the tornado blocking the village entrance gradually dissipated over time.

The elite vanguard of the Empire was a burly man wearing a black and red uniform and armor, followed by two Ursus Empire magicians and a clerk.

The village chief, an elderly Ursus, who had come to contact the village earlier, said with a sigh, "The storm has finally stopped."

"Indeed, the timing of this storm is very clever. Old sir, you said you are from here, are you sure there is no such thing here?" The accompanying clerk asked in a persuasive manner.

The old Ursus shook his head repeatedly and said nervously, "I have no idea what you are looking for, distinguished guests."

"Relax, old man. We are here only to investigate the 'cutthroat' who killed people in the mines!" said the clerk.

The man in black and red uniform among the elite imperial vanguard added in a deep voice, "And my soldiers."

"Yes, the Fifth Army was briefly dispatched to this mountain range to pursue intelligence on Tallulah, who assassinated Duke Koschei. After that, they didn't leave any information." The clerk said with a frown.

The old Ursus's face was filled with confusion.

The clerk showed no dissatisfaction with the countryman's knowledge. He calmed down and said soothingly, "To put it simply, sir, we are investigating the cutthroat in the mine and a fugitive named Drake.

If you have any clues, please let us know."

The old Ursus man 'Yan' looked bewildered and stood there shaking his head: "No, I have never met such a person..."

Hearing this, the clerk couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face.

He didn't ask the old Ursus any more questions and waved his hand: "Forget it, go back to the village first!"

The old Ursus nodded repeatedly, and assured that it was his duty to serve the Emperor of the Empire. Then, under the gaze of many soldiers, he turned and returned to the village.

At the village gate, the old woman from Ursus, who had seen off Tallulah and Fanyu, stood in the distance. Her expression paused, and she said dissatisfiedly, "You old fool! You won't come back until the wind and snow stop."

"Old lady..."

"Why don't you go home and put your things down?" The old Ursus woman walked over and started scolding him rudely.

The old Ursus nodded and returned to the cabin side by side with his wife who had been with him for half his life. However, under the gaze and support of the old woman with whom he had made a lifelong commitment, sweat still broke out on his face.

At the entrance of the village.

The clerk wrote something down with his hands while reporting to the elite representatives of the Imperial Vanguard Army in the group: "General Ivan, that old man doesn't seem to be lying. But there's something strange about this village..."

"According to the tornado, the scene before us shouldn't be like this." The clerk pointed to the village that appeared after the storm in front of him. Although some places were dilapidated and looked like a dangerous area that had been neglected for a long time.

But this place doesn't look like a place ravaged by a storm at all, but rather like a paradise.

"Human factors." The imperial elite said in a deep voice, turning to the two magicians accompanying the team: "That tornado, do you have any clues?"

The Ursus Empire magician shook his head. "Originium skills and spells are so mysterious that even the Sarkaz, the originators of the magic, can't figure it out. Mastering wind magic, it's hard to say if there's any specific talent belonging to a particular race."

Another sorcerer added, "If you're talking about characteristics, the banshees of the Sarkaz royal court invade with their singing, which is a similar technique."

"Is there anything of this scale?" asked the elite of the Imperial Vanguard.

"Uh..." The two magicians subconsciously looked at the clouds in the sky that had not yet been completely dispersed.

"If this is man-made, then there are only two possibilities. The first is that they borrowed the elements inherent in the atmosphere, controlled them through Originium techniques/spells, and used a small amount of power to achieve a great result. Ultimately, they gathered a hurricane that connected the sky and the earth."

The elite soldiers of the Ursus Empire and the accompanying clerks understood this explanation.

Simply put, this is like in some stories, where a small butterfly flaps its wings in the west, ripples appear, and a storm forms in the east.

Although the scene they faced before was not so exaggerated, it was basically based on this principle. Hurricanes are not entirely caused by human factors, but are generated by leveraging force.

"So, what about the other one?"

The sorcerer swallowed. "The other kind basically involves mastering the power of Originium techniques and spells, a level of accomplishment far beyond our comprehension. If one were to create a force like this, like a natural disaster, only the demons of the Sarkaz, who have survived for hundreds of years, possess similar power."

"On our journey before returning to the Ursus Palace, we once saw a healer. She accidentally drew her healing staff and slashed the sky, briefly turning night into day! That kind of power is undoubtedly the same as what we are witnessing now."

After hearing this, the elite vanguard of the Ursus Empire nodded thoughtfully. Several of his subordinates came forward and turned their gaze towards the village ahead.

"General, do we need some torture methods?"

The elite Imperial Vanguard shook their heads. A voice came from beneath their thick helmets: "Just ask directly. There's no need for torture."

They walked directly into the village, and the villagers looked at them with curiosity and fear in their eyes.

The clerk took the initiative to come out and routinely asked several villagers around, and without exception, they gave the same answers as they had given to the old man before entering the village.

"You really haven't seen Cutthroat and Draco? They might have passed by here a few months ago, but you didn't notice them." The clerk coaxed.

The villagers took a few steps back in fear, indicating that they did not see it.

Regarding this…

The clerk frowned, but didn't ask any further questions. He approached the elite vanguard of the Ursus Empire and informed them of the relevant matters.

The elite Imperial Vanguard Army took a quick look at the villagers not far away, then immediately had their subordinates bring a middle-aged villager, Sasha, and asked seriously, "Has the army been here before?"

Villager Sasha looked frightened, but he told the truth about his previous experiences.

After hearing about the Infected Patrol's regular visits to the village, both the elite Imperial Vanguard and the clerk who had accompanied them from the Royal Capital fell silent.

"As expected, most of the mobile cities surrounding Saint Castle (the capital of the Ursus Empire) have become corrupt with the rise of the new nobles.

The old aristocracy displayed such qualities that they acted tyrannically in such a place.

Those who once fought in the Four Emperors' war, the once famous generals have gone into hiding, the pure-blooded Wendigo led the Shield Guards to flee to the North to help the infected fight, and this place has also been reduced to this..."

The magicians hesitated to speak, as now was not the time to talk about this.

"Let the Emperor's Guard (the Emperor's Blade) handle the matter of Draco, the assassin of Duke Kosciuszko. Let's pursue the murderer who cut his throat!"

This group of elite vanguard troops and magicians stayed in the village for a short while, ignoring the fear of the villagers, and left one after another.

The villagers were left looking at each other in bewilderment, and feeling a little relieved.

They kept the secret of Tallulah leaving!

……

In a corner where no one notices.

A wisp of green vortex floated under a cedar tree at the entrance of the village, bringing up a wisp of green smoke and flowing along the other end of the village.

It floats in the air, sometimes attracting some migratory birds flying far away, and gradually flies towards the deep mountains and dense forests.

At the same time, on the other side.

He took the cyclone that came over: "Is that so..."