Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 1303 - 1302: The Black Tiger in the Darkness

Chapter 1303: Chapter 1302: The Black Tiger in the Darkness

Time passed quietly like a flowing river; it had been seven years since the divine ship set sail from Canghai City. Throughout these seven years, Gael Berger never once left his home, not even when Sloane Berger and Emersyn Berger came to visit him. He did not step out of his room.

In the third year, Yusuf Zuck had already taken possession of everything Gael Berger had, including his soul and body; Gael Berger was completely controlled and parasitized by him.

In fact, Gael Berger was still Gael Berger, but his soul had become that of Yusuf Zuck’s, and Gael Berger’s soul was not dead, just temporarily in slumber.

One deep night, Yusuf Zuck walked out of his room. He had been cultivating, but earlier that day and in the evening, those two young ladies, Sloane Berger and Emersyn Berger, had come wanting to have a secret joy with him, which woke him up, and therefore, he did not continue his cultivation.

Now it was deep into the night. Presumably, both Emersyn Berger and Sloane Berger were either sleeping or cultivating, so he decided to step out.

On the third floor of the divine ship, there was a deck with several rows of chairs, usually for guests to get some fresh air or chat and stargaze.

When Yusuf Zuck got to the deck on the third floor, he suddenly saw an old man with white hair sitting in one of the chairs, his back towards him, seemingly entranced by the stars.

From the figure of this old man, Yusuf Zuck did not discern anything special; he did not notice a particularly strong aura on him. On the contrary, he appeared very calm.

He didn’t disturb the white-haired old man but walked to a corner on the other side and stood on the deck, looking into the pitch-black night sky.

In truth, there was nothing in the night sky—no stars, no moon. This place was the Dark Void; where were there stars to see?

But Yusuf Zuck seemed in a good mood this evening. He watched the dark void, lightly tapping his fingers on the handrail, singing softly a song called "Lighting Up the Stars." This song had been popular in his youth, and he hadn’t forgotten the lyrics. As he grew older, with more experiences, memories of his youth—moments and scenes—seemed to become increasingly clear.

Sometimes he would wake up from a dream, having seen himself in his younger days, his childhood playmates, and even dreams of catching fish in the river.

Back in that era, he was just an utterly ordinary mortal youngster. He knew his father was a stepfather, and he didn’t know who his real father was. That period was truly his rebellious years.

At that time, he wanted to know who his father was, yet he also didn’t want to know, a contradictory sentiment. It was under these conflicting feelings that he slowly grew up.

The song "Lighting Up the Stars" carried the memories of the years before he turned ten.

His voice wasn’t loud; he even felt like only he could hear himself. He had no intention of disturbing anyone else, but as he sang softly, the white-haired old man, who had paid him no mind, suddenly turned his head in curiosity towards him.

"What a divine song, what a divine song!" Suddenly, as Yusuf Zuck sang for the third time, the old man abruptly stood up, clapping his hands, and strode towards him.

"Uh..." Yusuf Zuck was taken aback for a moment, then immediately bowed with cupped fists to the white-haired old man: "Senior, I did not mean to disturb you!" He addressed the man as ’senior’ although he could not discern the man’s cultivation level; but since the old man appeared spirited and was an elder, he still showed respect.

"Looking up at the sky, belongs to the spirit of a man. Once under the full starlight, the dreaming youngsters, what a divine song, what a divine song. Young man, your surname wouldn’t happen to be Berger, would it?" The white-haired man was none other than Thunderbolt Beads from Tianxin Residence. In fact, he had spent quite some days on this third-floor deck, and he had been cultivating, absorbing the energy from the dark to cultivate both his body and godly powers!

Yusuf Zuck’s singing did indeed distract him, but after listening to the song, he couldn’t help but be reminded of memories from his own youthful, dream-chasing days.

"My surname is Berger, Senior. May I ask who you are?" Yusuf Zuck eyed the shabbily dressed old man curiously, noticing the patches on his clothes. He also wondered how this man knew his surname.

"Hehe, what’s in a name or a surname, they are but a handle. Young man, you’re actually quite a decent person!" Thunderbolt Beads suddenly raised his hand, and two cups, a wine jug, and a pack of jerky appeared at the table beside them!

"How about a drink with this old man?" Thunderbolt Beads invited him actively.

"Then I will add a dish to that, haha!" Yusuf Zuck didn’t hold back. With a wave of his wide sleeve, a marinated wolf leg was placed on the table!

"Haha." Thunderbolt Beads laughed and tore off a piece of snowy wolf meat to eat, continuing to speak while eating, "The meat of a mid-tier snowy wolf isn’t anything special. Try some of my meat and see if you can taste what it is!"

"Oh?" Yusuf Zuck took a piece of dried meat from him and chewed it carefully in his mouth. The meat was fragrant and tantalizing, with an especially strong flavor that turned hot as soon as it reached his stomach, making his meridians boil.

Yusuf Zuck was shocked; just this piece of meat could be worth a hundred thousand Spirit Stone!

And he couldn’t make out the taste of the meat, nor could he find it in Gael Berger’s memories.

"Forgive my limited experience; I can’t discern it!" Yusuf Zuck shook his head.

"It’s high-grade Celestial Dragon meat from the South Wilderness, not something you can buy on the market!" Thunderbolt Beads said with a proud smile.

"Having the good fortune to taste Celestial Dragon meat, thank you, senior!" Yusuf Zuck knew what a Celestial Dragon was—a powerful and rare species of Celestial Beasts, somewhat similar to the Lopez Clan in the Lower Realm, but not true dragons!

"Today, I saw two girls knock on your door, but you kept them out. Hehe, admirable determination." Thunderbolt Beads suddenly brought up this matter, and just as Yusuf Zuck felt a surge of alarm, he couldn’t help but sigh with relief inwardly. This old fellow had been spying on him!

"Senior, let us not talk about these things!" Pretending to be somewhat ashamed, Yusuf Zuck waved his hand and swiftly changed the subject: "Were you also in Canghai City before?"

"I was just passing through Canghai City. Before that, I visited the depths of the Northwestern Great Snowy Mountains!"

"Oh? Were you there to gather herbs or hunt demons?" Yusuf Zuck asked curiously.

"It was kind of like hunting demons," Thunderbolt Beads laughed.

"Kind of like hunting demons?" Yusuf Zuck was a bit puzzled; what did he mean by ’kind of’?

"I just craved the taste of snowy mountain bear paws, so I went and chopped off a few hundred of them to bring back."

"Uh..." Yusuf Zuck’s mouth hung open. Seriously, to fulfill a craving for bear paws, one would travel countless miles and take a journey of several decades to the snowy mountains to kill bears and chop off their paws?

This old geezer really loves his food, doesn’t he?

"Eh?" Just as Yusuf Zuck was about to speak, Thunderbolt Beads suddenly let out a soft exclamation and glanced at the distant Dark Void.

Yusuf Zuck turned around and followed his gaze, but all he saw was dark upon dark.

Thankfully, he could extend his Telekinesis beyond the divine ship, so he silently and swiftly probed into the distant void with it!

However, this probe was startling. His whole body jolted, and he nearly jumped up in fright!

Because in that darkness, there was a pitch-black tiger, so black it was impenetrable except for two bright diamond-like eyes. Further, the black tiger was at least a hundred zhang in size, nearly as big as the divine ship, and there were a group of people standing on the tiger, dozens of whom already had their Divine Bows at the ready, arrows aimed at the divine ship!

Yusuf Zuck could see that those readying their bows were at the level of a Divine King, comparable to people like Shoot Defeat and the rest, while the others who weren’t holding bows emanated even more formidable auras.

While Yusuf Zuck’s body trembled with shock, Thunderbolt Beads’s eyebrows raised, because the divine ship could isolate Divine Sense, making it impossible for anyone below a Divine Emperor to probe outside. Yet just now, Yusuf Zuck’s actions and expressions clearly showed he had used Divine Sense to see the situation outside!

"This kid is not simple at all!" Thunderbolt Beads grew even more curious about Yusuf Zuck.