Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 521: Ninth Family Head

Chapter 521: Chapter 521: Ninth Family Head

The morning passed quickly.

At noon, after having a pleasant meal provided by the staff of Dragon Phoenix Academy, Wyatt Barnes left the courtyard.

"Squeak~~"

On Wyatt’s shoulder, the chubby Little Gold mouse lay there, its belly round from feasting.

Shortly after, one by one, the inner hall students began to exit the courtyard.

In the central square of Dragon Phoenix Academy, ten inner hall students and a group of outer hall students gathered again.

"Let’s go!"

Vice Dean ’Millon Pond’ personally led the group of Dragon Phoenix Academy students and left the school.

Blackwind Ridge, not far from the east side of the Imperial City.

Sprinting like the wind, the group of Dragon Phoenix Academy students arrived at the perimeter of Blackwind Ridge in just an hour.

"In Blackwind Ridge, you’d better measure your capabilities... If you encounter horse thieves you cannot defeat, and face life-threatening situations, someone will step in to save you! Those who are rescued, however, will be considered to have failed the mission and their score will be reset to zero."

Millon Pond said, his face grave.

This was the final rule he announced.

Score reset to zero?

A slight chill ran down the backs of the Dragon Phoenix Academy students.

"Alright, now scatter and move out!"

At Millon Pond’s loud shout, a swarm of Dragon Phoenix Academy students surged towards the Blackwind Ridge.

Among these people, there are loners and many small teams.

Wyatt Barnes followed the crowd and entered Blackwind Ridge.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Wyatt could clearly see.

After a group of Dragon Phoenix Academy students entered Blackwind Ridge, numerous warriors who had cultivated to the ’Peep Naught Realm’ and beyond also followed.

These Peep Naught Realm warriors were clearly those responsible for recording the students’ performance and protecting them.

"The depth of the Royal Family’s power is surprising... I estimate that there must be nearly a hundred Peep Naught Realm warriors in total," Wyatt couldn’t help but marvel.

Even though most of these Peep Naught Realm warriors were at the first, second, third layer of the realm.

The sheer quantity was still astonishing.

Upon entering Blackwind Ridge, the group of students from Dragon Phoenix Academy split up.

In no time, Wyatt Barnes ventured deep into Blackwind Ridge alone.

At this point, Wyatt noticed that only one person was following him from behind.

Moreover, he was all too familiar with this person.

It was the Vice Dean of Dragon Phoenix Academy, ’Millon Pond’!

"Unexpectedly, I have such a big face...Vice Dean Pond is even personally recording my score," Wyatt was somewhat flattered.

Of course, he knew clearly.

The reason Millon was following him, besides recording his score, was more so to protect him.

Given Wyatt’s currently demonstrated talent and strength, the Royal Family of Green Forest must have already taken notice...

Before he participates in the ’Genius Competition,’ Millon Pond wouldn’t let anything happen to him.

Otherwise, Millon wouldn’t have arranged for someone to secretly protect him when he left Dragon Phoenix Academy earlier.

Wyatt’s figure moved swiftly, shooting into the depths of the Blackwind Ridge in the blink of an eye.

In a short time, Wyatt found a small lake.

"There’s even a lake in Blackwind Ridge?" Wyatt was somewhat surprised.

As Wyatt levitated and overlooked the large area beneath his feet, he noted that there was no second lake in the nearby region apart from the one he had found.

"These horse thieves, hiding in the Blackwind Ridge, surely can’t go without food."

Wyatt had a thought, "Water is their necessity!"

With that in mind, Wyatt descended and hid behind a huge boulder next to the lake.

His plan was akin to the proverb ’waiting for a hare to run into a tree stump,’ meaning to reap without sowing.

"Squeak~~"

Feeling curious, Little Gold asked, "Brother Wyatt, why are you hiding here?" using force concentration.

"Little Gold, I’m waiting for the horse thieves to come to me," Wyatt smiled.

"Waiting for the horse thieves to come?"

Little Gold was somewhat puzzled, her emerald-green eyes full of confusion, "Brother Wyatt, if you don’t go looking for the horse thieves... will they just come to you?"

Wyatt laughed, "Little Gold, Blackwind Ridge is vast. Even if I searched everywhere, it would take at least one or two months to completely scour... And, those horse thieves are very cunning, they do not necessarily stay in one place."

"But this place... as long as there are horse thieves hiding in the vicinity, they will surely come."

Wyatt finished all in one breath.

"Why?"

Little Gold was still puzzled. "Brother Wyatt, why are you so sure they’ll come?"

"You’ll know soon enough," Wyatt gave a mysterious smile, hiding behind the rock. He kept an eye on the movements around the nearby lake.

Time quietly passed.

By evening, the sky was filled with red, setting the entire Blackwind Ridge aflame like a ’sea of fire’.

"Squeak~~"

Little Gold, lying on Wyatt’s shoulder, was getting sleepy and asked impatiently, "Brother Wyatt, how much longer do we have to wait?"

"Patience, you little one... Here they come!"

Wyatt Barnes hardly had time to speak to Little Gold when he noticed some movement up ahead.

Suddenly, three rugged middle-aged men emerged from the nearby jungle and arrived near the small lake.

"Damn, I am parched!"

One of the middle-aged men stood by the lake, scooping up water and pouring it into his mouth immediately.

The other two also took out water bottles to fill them up.

"The Ninth Family Head is really... making us parched to death in broad daylight. We are not allowed to draw water until dusk, when it’s nearly dark."

Another middle-aged man muttered his complaint.

"Alright, stop complaining... The Ninth Family Head is doing this to prevent the possibility of anyone from the Imperial Family of the Royal Country coming after us. We can only survive longer if we are cautious."

The last middle-aged man remarked.

"Let’s quickly fill the water and retreat!"

Soon, the three middle-aged men filled their water bottles and prepared to leave.

"Squeak~~"

Little Gold squeaked gently at Wyatt Barnes’ ear.

"Brother Wyatt, are you going to let them go?"

Little Gold asked via Origin Force Sonic Sound.

"Yes."

Wyatt Barnes nodded and then quietly followed them.

These three were only Original Infant Realm ninth level martial artists. If he wanted to kill them, it would be a matter of moments.

Right now, Wyatt Barnes followed them intending to find their hideout.

Wyatt Barnes trailed behind the trio, who did not notice at all and kept chatting.

"I heard that the Seventh Householder took more than a dozen brothers to pillage two villages a few days ago and seized lots of women... I am so envious."

One of the middle-aged men salivated as he spoke, his eyes ablaze with lustful gleam.

"Had I known, I would have followed the Seventh Householder... The Ninth Family Head is loyal, but he has been focusing on making breakthroughs lately and hasn’t taken the brothers out of Blackwind Ridge for a long time."

Another middle-aged man sighed.

"Sigh... I haven’t tasted a woman for half a month. But that woman half a month ago, she was really amazing... It’s a pity, she was too fierce and committed suicide after I had my fun with her! Bad luck."

The last middle-aged man expressed his disappointment.

"You have the face to say that... you killed her husband and son in front of her. It would be strange if she didn’t commit suicide!"

...

Wyatt Barnes trailed behind the trio, listening to their self-acclaimed ’glorious deeds.’

Unconsciously, Wyatt’s fists were clenched tightly.

His eyes emitted an intimidating cold light.

Now, he could not wait to directly kill the three men.

But he held himself.

"From what they said, they have nine Family Heads... meaning, this band of horse thieves has nine leaders in total? They are now divided into nine groups, scattered all over Blackwind Ridge?"

Wyatt Barnes learned some information from their conversation.

"The Ninth Family Head, of the First level of the Peep Naught Realm?"

A wicked smile appeared on Wyatt’s face, "I didn’t expect to encounter a ’big fish’ on my first day at Blackwind Ridge!"

"Little Gold."

Wyatt looked at the restless Little Gold on his shoulder and warned, "Don’t intervene when I take action later...or you can forget about eating meat in the future!"

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Little Gold looked deflated. She drooped her small head and replied via Origin Force Sonic Sound, "Then I’ll go to sleep."

Little Gold fell asleep on Wyatt’s shoulder, much to his speechlessness.

"Little Gold, just like Little Black and Little White, she is so lazy. She is like the reincarnation of a ’pig’."

Wyatt gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

Thinking of the two little pythons, Wyatt’s eyes became a bit distant, "I wonder how Little Black and Little White are doing now..."

Suddenly, Wyatt’s train of thought was interrupted.

Because the three horse thieves he had been tracking had returned to their hideout.

It was an inconspicuous ravine.

The entrance was a ’Narrow Pass,’ extremely narrow, such that only one person could enter sideways.

After the three horse thieves entered, Wyatt followed them, hiding nearby.

"Ninth Family Head, we’re back!"

Three horse thieves shouted after entering the ravine.

"Water! Water!"

Immediately, a group of horse thieves rushed over and took the water from the three horse thieves and drained it greedily.

"Did you notice anything unusual?"

At this moment, a voice like muted thunder suddenly echoed in the ravine.

Wyatt who was hiding in the big tree near the ravine entrance saw a strong man in tattered armor walking out of the wooden house in the center of the ravine.

The brawny man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and there were three scars on his face, like three centipedes...

The most ferocious scar even passed under his eyelid.

It was just a little bit, and it could have blinded his eye.

"Nothing... Ninth Family Head, water."

One of the water-fetching horse thieves stepped forward and respectfully handed over the water bottle.

"That’s good."

The brawny man nodded, took the water and drank it in big gulps.

After finishing he threw the bottle aside, turned around, and looked at the group of horse thieves.

"Brothers, I should make a breakthrough in three days at most! Then, I will take you guys out for some good fun, kill and enjoy women!"