Chapter 724: The Defender

"I need to be lucky once again." Our bored gamer sighed as he looked at his character information.

Although he had many techniques already but all of them combined still lacked substance in comparison to his cultivation base.

He needed to reach the apex and that was level 10 in order to begin his conquest of this world.

Before he got to that point, it would be folly to leave the epic blessing of Far Water Town and its perks.

"I hope I get a million years of cultivation next." Clark muttered next. He got 500 years, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, and 500,000 years of cultivation but never one million.

He guessed that if he got this last boost in cultivation age then that would be more than enough to make him stand at the peak of this realm.

"I have time. There's no need to be impatient at all." Our good gamer smiled and then went back on his business of engaging Far Water Town as his home.

He was not idle at all and went to events just like a normal prince would do. There were many women who wanted to bed him but our bored gamer politely declined.

It did not need telling that the usual girls of the town failed to get his attention at all.

With Clark's olden eyes, it would take one hell of a woman to arouse his sleeping little brother into action once again.

He slept and was left unaware of the troubles that the future would bring him.

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Months passed and the plague of the Black Company scattered in all directions.

"NOOOOOOO! Please let us go! Please!" A woman was seen begging in chains. If there was any consolation in the place, it was that she shared her fate with the rest of her family.

Her husband and children were also in chains like her.

"PAK!" A hard slap fell on the face of the woman. She fell down hard on the ground.

"Stop crying, woman! There is no escape from us." A warrior with dazzling armor said harshly.

"WALK!" This stern warrior shouted and the singing of chains continued along the march of these captured souls.

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"Father, I can't walk anymore." An 8 year old girl took deep breaths as she weakly slumped on the earth.

"We're almost there, Judy." The father of the family encouraged but he gave his young daughter a second or two to breathe. He has a wife and ten children.

It was easy to tell that this was indeed a big family. They were dragging a humble cart behind them which carried their supplies and possessions.

Although they could have traveled faster without this heavy load but to constantly search for food from this wilderness would indeed prove to be a harder quest in their escape.

"Are you sure we're going to be safe in where we're going, Dan?" A worried question sailed unto the ears of the leader of this trip.

"I don't know but i believe we will be." Dan, the father of the family, replied. He looked at his wife and smiled in order to assure her.

Dan would have wanted to say more but alas, a sudden interruption sidelined his thoughts for a moment.

"BANG!"

"BANG!"

"BANG!"

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A mass of travelers complete with carriages and trained knights rushed through the road.

This was not a lone incident at all since a week later, there were many such cases that happened in Dan and his family exodus.

They could not count anymore how many people had passed them by on the road.

"I think that there are also thousands of people who had the same idea as I did." Dan could only conclude at this point.

He had chosen to bring his family here since this place was the remotest place in the empire. It is also the community with the least population.

There was news from the war that those armored brutes did not kill anyone in their path but only chose to capture the people.

Dan could not decide if this was a fate worse than death for them. But the fact remained that the larger population of cities were going to be the first ones to get hit.

Thus, Dan could only wish that this small place was enough for him and his family to hide for a time.

A few days later the group finally arrived at their destination. Huge crude letters hang on the outer walls of this town. The name simply read:

"Far Water Town." Unfortunately, Dan did not expect the picture that awaited him at the end of this road.

"Settle down! Choose a place and set camp! Entry inside the camp is prohibited unless you bring business." A town guard informed the masses.

One should know that the original population of this place was only more or less 2,000 people.

They had renovated the place in order to cater to two times that number but more than that would simply be absurd.

This was the reason why no residence could further be installed inside the tall walls of the town.

"We demand to see Prince Ronan! We are the Lourdes Family from Naga City." An angry man yelled.

"I say again, unless you bring business or buy some supplies, nobody is allowed entrance inside the town. I know no Lourdes Family here and this place is definitely not the city of Naga.

And besides, our honorable prince entertains no one." The guard grinned. This was not the first rich guy or influence who did this trick in his face.

"Then you leave me no choice." The angry rich man said then nodded at his men.

He hired more than 500 strong men in this trip and believed that this number was more than enough to subdue whatever forces were inside the town.

"DING!"

"DING!"

"DING!"

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Swords were drawn in a flash but the next thing that happened, stunned the newcomers in the scene.

"BOOM!"

"BOOM!"

"BOOM!" A quick shadow moved around unseen and before long, anyone who drew their swords from their scabbards were left unconscious on the spot.

When this agile shadow finally finished the last man, everyone saw what it was in the end.

"A cute piglet?!"