Chapter 236 The Son of Fire Part 16

Thinking of the first time he saw Meng, Yul's heart trembled. At that time, he and his friends were all newcomers to the south and had no idea that there would be so many people with ill intentions in the southern lands below Tangzang Kingdom. 

"So, we have fallen into your trap since we entered the southern border," Yul said, looking at Meng. "How do you know we're looking for No Man's Land? Who gave you this information?"

Meng didn't answer.

"You mean," Abrafo said, pointing his finger at Meng. "He's the merchant who sold you the map."

Yul nodded and said, "Yes."

Abrafo turned to looked at Yul and asked, "How did you know it was him?"

Yul said, "He was the only one who knew beside us that the map was sold for two silver leaves, but when I was about to pay him, he disappeared." He looked at Meng, knowing that No Man's Land was only known among the high court official of Tanzang Kingdom. Meng, who had never been to Tanzang could not possibly know that they were looking for No Man's Land. Therefore, if Meng knew this, it could only mean that the person who cooperated with Meng was none other than the Emperor of Heaven.

Abrafo said, "Well, it could be another merchant."

Bong rolled his eyes at Abrafo and said, "I believe this liar is indeed the merchant who sold you your treasure map."

Abrafo asked, "And why are you so sure?"

Bong said, "Because I saw it with my own eyes." 

Abrafo was so shocked that his jaw dropped. "You mean you saw it when he sold the map to Yul?"

Bong sighed and said, "Stupid, I saw with my own eyes that he..." He pushed his spear against Meng's chest. "He can disguise himself into anything or anyone."

Meng looked at Bong and smiled.

"Don't you think that spear was too close to his chest?" Xun's voice sounded from behind the two Tanzanies and Bong.

Hearing Xun's voice, Yul and Abrafo turned around quickly. When they saw Hajime tied hands and Xun's right hand pinched U-ri's neck, they were both shocked.

"You son of," Abrafo said angrily stepped forward with his fists, but stopped when Hajime shook his head at him.

Meng looked at Bong with a fierce smile, pushed away the spear pointed at his chest, and walked towards Xun. He walked straight towards Hajime and U-ri.

"Your hostage is unharmed," Xun said.

Meng said, "Perfect." He looked at Xun. "Do you want to call back your troops?"

Xun chuckled and said, "Nah, I have enough of them to waste."

Meng walked to Hajime and said, "Summon your eagle."

Hajime said, "If you don't tell me where you're going, I won't summon my eagle."

Xun said, "You have no choice, your friend's life is in our hands." He tightened his hand around U-ri's neck. "Do it now."

Hajime looked at Meng and said, "Untie my hands." He stretched out his hands to Meng.

Meng approached Hajime and said, "I know what you can do, so don't try to do anything that will shorten your friend's life." He stretched out his hand and untied the whip that bound Hajime's wrists.

Hajime reached into his cross bag and took out a wooden eagle figure, tossed the wooden eagle in the air, and the eagle spread its wings and came to life in front of Hajime and the others.

Meng jumped onto the eagle's back, and then Xun helped U-ri get on the eagle's back. Meng lowered his head and glanced at Hajime and said, "What are you waiting for? Climb aboard."

"Hajime isn't going anywhere with you," Yul said.

Meng knew that he didn't have much time left, and playing word games with the people in front of him was now a waste of time. He looked down and saw the hilt of a dagger protruding from U-ri's belt. He sighed and said, "It seems I haven't made it clear yet." He grabbed the handle of the dagger with his left hand, stabbed the dagger on U-ri's upper arm, and then he began to slowly turn the dagger clockwise.

"U-ri!" Abrafo rushed forward and sheathed his sword.

Seeing that if Abrafo attacks Meng, U-ri's life will be threatened, and the more Hajime disobeys Meng's instructions, the more impatient Meng becomes. He quickly jumped on the eagle's back, and his movement prevented Abrafo from swinging his flame sword at Meng.

"Where are we going?" Hajime asked as he slowly released his left palm, and the four wooden figures fell to the ground.

"Command your bird to fly," Meng said. "If you had listened to me sooner, we wouldn't have gotten to this point." He looked down at Xun. "The man you are looking for stands before you. As I promised, I brought your enemy before you. Helping you kill him was not part of our agreement."

The eagle took off, and Xun smiled at Yul and the others. "It's my turn," Xun said, pointing his spear at Yul. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Today, I'm going to kill you because you ruined our holy ceremony."

"Holy ceremony? Who are you trying to fool," Abrafo said. "You are a murderer; Heaven has eyes, that's why they are not on your side and give us the chance to burn your stupid cannibal village to the ground."

Xun smiled. "The first thing I'm going to do to you is cut out your tongue." He lunged forward with his spear at Abrafo, who was closer to him than Yul.

"Oh... I am itchy to turn your white fur red," Abrafo said while swinging his sword at Xun.

Bong looked at Yul and said, "Go save Hajime and U-ri. You are not needed here."

"Yes, you are not needed here," Fufu said, as she, Michio, her three subordinates, and the thirty surviving village mounted soldiers rode toward Yul and Bong.

Bong said, "You too. Abrafo and I will take care of this white-haired kitty." Bong sprinted towards Abrafo and Xun.

"Hajime and U-ri, where are they?" Michio asked, getting off the horse he shared with Bo.

Yul said, "They were taken away by Meng." At this time, Yul saw the black panther and three wolves approaching them. Yul patted the panther gently. "Wait for Abrafo." Yul jumped on the wolf's back. "Lady Fufu, what is the shortest route to Mount Zin?"

Fufu said, "Straight to that city gate."

Yul looked down at the people fighting at the foot of the hill and said, "We attack the enemy from behind."

Fufu looked down at the people fighting below, turned to Bo and said, "Send the signal." She turned to look at Yul. "Make every sword swing count if you want to live through this." She chuckled.

Bo pulled out a blowhorn and started blowing.

Abrafo and Bong were left to fight with Xun, while Yul led thirty-five men to fight against the enemies attacking the south gate of Maka City. 

The eagle flew past the soldiers on the city wall, setting off a gust of wind that blinded their eyes.

"What on earth is that?" The confused murmurs of the soldiers came from on top of the city wall.

"The enemy is attacking from above," other soldiers screamed.

When Baqar saw the big eagle flying past them, he couldn't believe his eyes. He had never seen anything like this before. This kind of thing doesn't exist in the southern land. Although he had heard stories about immortals, demons and mythical creatures, they were just children's stories. If there was such a group in the world, he would have known about it a long time ago, so when he saw such a big eagle flying past them, he was afraid that his manpower could not stop Malik's black magic tricks.

Dampa wiped the dirt from the corners of his eyes and said, "Father... that... that... that eagle was flying towards the evacuated people."

Baqar turned around and looked at the eagle, flying straight to Mount Zin. "Heaven has mercy on us," Baqar said hopelessly when a familiar sound made Baqar turn his head to look at the battle in front of him.

The blowhorn sounded loudly, and the soldiers on the city wall turned their heads one by one and looked at the hills ahead.

"That's...that's Captain Fufu and her soldiers!"

"Fufu... father! Fufu is still alive," Dampa said with a smile. "Drum!"

A soldier closer to the drum picked up a drumstick and started beating the drum.

"Aim your target!" Baqar yelled.

With arrows still shooting at the bandits and gorillas, Yul rushes towards the battlefield, knowing that the best chance to save Hajime and U-ri is for him and the others to cross the bridge and enter the city, but with so many bandits and gorillas in front of them, it is very difficult to cross this bridge. He suddenly remembered that the Taka tribe was afraid of fire, so he thought the gorillas would be the same.​

Yul looked at Fufu and said, "We need to cross that bridge!"

Fufu grabbed an arrow, tore off a piece of clothing, fixed the arrow on the bow, raised the bow, and shot straight forward, hitting a wooden pole beside the moat.

"They'll lower down the bridge for us!" Fufu shouted.

"Everyone, fall behind Michio!" Yul shouted.

Michio took out all the arrow talismans from his sleeves and threw them forward, while people slowly fell behind Michio. The thrown talismans turned into multiple magic arrows and shot towards the bandits and gorillas in front. Michio used his inner strength to activate the fire talisman and sent the fire talisman directly out, turning it into a line of fire. The magical line of fire created by Michio takes effect, causing the gorillas and bandits to step aside. Michio and the two wolves began to attack the bandits and gorillas who had escaped the magic fire, opening a way for others to cross the bridge. When the last person crossed the bridge, Michio jumped on the wolf's back. The two wolves ran across the bridge and the bridge slowly rose.