Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3981 Puno Didn't Lie

The territorial demon Puno, who should have lived in the southern part of Boronx, unexpectedly appeared in another place. Their scales were like sharp blades, and when they swam, the air seemed to be cut, emitting a cold white light. Moreover, because Puno had the ability to freely extend the length of their bodies, their body length was difficult to measure.

As for Cyrus's sword, it far exceeded the normal limits of Puno. When swung, the blade extended violently, easily crisscrossing between heaven and earth, like a giant serpent that encircles the world in legend, forming a scarlet prison that seals off a part of the world.

The gigantic Mad Bear stood a hundred meters tall and possessed immense strength. Its body, which appeared to be made of cloth, was now seemingly indestructible. It had two paws each stomping on a Demon Puno, and then held the other Puno in its hand, smoothing out all its scales.
The little witch, riding her broomstick to lower herself slightly, stared into Puno's cruel, scarlet snake eyes without the slightest fear, and asked:

“Adult Puno can reach the legendary realm, their intelligence increases, and they are born with the ability to be treacherous and cunning. The legendary King of Puno can even soar into the sky and is also an outstanding figure in the Origin Realm. He can become a tyrant in the Demon Realm. It is impossible for him not to understand human language. Tell me, what's going on?”

Moreover, Puno is known for its cunning and rarely confronts its enemies head-on. It is more adept at using familiar terrain to slowly wear down its prey, so it is extremely rare for three Puno to emerge together in the sunlight.

Yuxia looked at the subdued serpentine demon Puno with great interest. Its appearance was indeed terrifying. Moreover, she had heard stories about them when she was still very weak, and had even fantasized about using the Ring of Domination to contract a Puno to fight for her.

If I can obtain Puno's power, I will definitely not be looked down upon by others.

One of the Puno snakes, which was being trampled underfoot, straightened up, its body elongating dramatically. Its scales rubbed together violently, its head throbbed, and its forked tongue flicked out in a strange rhythm, as if conveying some kind of message.

Xiao Su and Yi Mi Wu were stunned for a moment, then blinked their ruby-like eyes in unison. Had the demon Puno just said something? But they were different species and couldn't understand.

"Say it again, this time I'm listening carefully." Imi Wu sighed and then made the Puno repeat it. The Puno clearly understood human language, but it wouldn't speak it directly.

She is an transcendent being; as long as she focuses on observing the other person's soul fluctuations, it doesn't matter if they don't understand each other's language; she will understand what the other person wants to express.

The spellbook fastened to Yuxia's waist flashed, and then she understood what was going on, explaining:

“Puno just said that some humans who use black magic have secretly infiltrated their territory and stolen two of Puno’s eggs. They followed the unique scent to this place and sensed that the eggs had stayed here.”

While Yusha was cultivating in the Underworld, her spellbook and Ring of Domination were imbued with profound Underworld power due to frequent contact with the souls of different races, resulting in a fundamental transformation. This gave rise to some very special effects, such as the ability to quickly analyze the other party's language, abilities, and weaknesses.

"It's no surprise that the eggs were stolen," Imiwu muttered.

As a serpentine demon race, Puno also possesses some characteristics of snake reproduction, namely, oviparity. Furthermore, the demon world is never short of audacious individuals. If one could obtain a Puno egg, it could fetch an incredible price at the Eclipse Market.

Moreover, it's not just the eggs; due to the unique body structure of the serpentine monster Puno, many scholars and cultivators are eager to obtain Puno's body material for research or weapon making.

Imiwu thought for a moment, then flew towards the village where the walls had collapsed and people were in a state of panic, saying, "I'll go ask for you, Mad Bear, catch them."

She didn't completely believe Puno's words; this kind of monster was known for its cunning, and it might just be a lie.

Some of the villagers were already fleeing in the opposite direction, carrying some bundles or simply running away. They were scrambling and crawling as they fled, and they were mostly running on foot.

It's almost impossible for such a small place to have a magical beast like "Bagul" that can travel thousands of miles a day and ignore the terrain. There are some other tamed creatures used as transportation, but now they are so frightened by Puno's evil aura that they are trembling all over and can't even run half a step.

Imiwu stood in mid-air, looking down, and said to those who hadn't run away yet:
"Who stole Puno's eggs? Hand them over, and I will protect you from Puno's attacks."

The villagers, stunned, looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and suspicion. They wondered who had done such a thing. Some couldn't help but shout that they hadn't taken it, after all, with their limited strength, how could they possibly dare to steal Puno's eggs?

Once someone started, more people loudly explained what they had been doing during this time, stating that they had not been to the demon territory in the southern region, and some even asked her to eliminate the demon Puno.

Seeing the chaotic scene before her, with various emotions like a painter's palette, Imiwu shook her head slightly, understanding their fear. She cleared her throat and raised her voice:

"I don't care whether you live or die. I'm only giving you a chance because I mean well."

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire chaotic village fell silent. Many people opened their mouths but found themselves speechless, their eyes revealing extreme shock and even deep despair, as if they could not believe that this powerful member of their own clan could utter such cold words.

Imi shrugged and said indifferently, "This is cause and effect. If you have the guts to steal Puno's eggs, you should have the guts to bear Puno's wrath. I could have ignored you."

Youxia and Xiaosu frowned slightly, exchanged a glance, and then disappeared silently.

A middle-aged man with a weathered face suppressed his fear and pleaded in an almost humble tone:
"We really don't know anything about this. Could you give us a little time? We'll organize a team to investigate right away."

The safety of the entire village now rests on...
“Okay.” Imiwu waved her hand, “Hurry up, time is running out.”

After receiving permission, someone immediately shouted anxiously, "Right now, go from house to house and bring all the eggs, no matter what kind, to the square. Anyone who has stolen Puno's eggs, confess now. We won't blame you. We all understand your desire to leave Boronx and go to the four heavens."

The "Paradise Four" actually refers to four areas: the subway center, Central Park, Brooklyn, and Harlem. Because of their good environment and stable social order, they are attracting people from the other four areas to immigrate.

In fact, the environment and order in the other four regions have also improved significantly compared to before. However, just like the human world, even though they are all within national territory, the level of prosperity between different cities is different. The Golden City of Vetalon is more prosperous than the Grey Desert.

It's perfectly normal to yearn for better places and want to settle in more prosperous and affluent areas.

The wealth that can be exchanged for a single Puno egg is indeed enough to settle down in the four major regions.

The entire village sprang into action, bringing out all sorts of eggs from house to house. Among them were several eggs that looked rather large, unlike the products of ordinary poultry, but upon identification, they were found to be dodo bird eggs purchased from a market in a nearby big city.

"That's a pity." Imiwu sighed deliberately, then snapped his fingers. The hundred-meter-tall Mad Bear slightly raised one foot, and Puno, who had been stepped on, immediately stood up and stared at the entire village.

Just when everyone was about to despair and be terrified, someone suddenly shouted desperately, "Someone escaped! Could it be that they have Puno's eggs on them? We really don't have any!" A gust of wind swept up, and Yuxia, who had just disappeared, reappeared. In her hands, she held two cold, metallic eggs, about the size of an adult curled up, with dense, blade-like patterns on their surfaces.

Then there were seven or eight people who looked ordinary but were holding staffs. They were wrapped in a semi-transparent membrane and seemed to have fainted, so they were not moving.

The moment the three demons saw the egg, they began to writhe, their scales rubbing together violently, their eyes blazing with crimson light, and their forked tongues flickering in the air, conveying unique information.

“We’ve found Puno’s egg.” Yusha gestured to the egg in her hand.

She had just thought of the people who had escaped from the other side of the village, so she went after them to confirm, but to no avail. Those people had not stolen Puno's eggs and knew nothing about it.

So she directly used an ability from the magic book at her waist. As long as she obtained Puno's aura, she could immediately find the location of the same source through this ability. This ability was recorded in the underworld and was very useful within a range of a thousand miles.

Xiao Su then chased after them through several villages and towns, finally finding the group of poachers using black magic on the way out of the Boronx region, and captured them.

"Ugh……"

Yimi Wu shrugged and said with a helpless expression, "Youxia, that's why I rarely let you participate in my plays. You really don't have a single mischievous gene."

The two Puno eggs were returned to them, along with the poachers who used black magic.

"no, do not want!"

Upon awakening, the poacher, facing the three approaching snake-men Puno, screamed in terror upon seeing their scales and sharp teeth. His face contorted in near collapse as he frantically waved his staff, trying to gather elements of dark magic to launch a counterattack.

"Crunch, crunch~"

The glaring blood flowed down the corner of a Puno's mouth, and the sound of bones being chewed made the adults in the village turn pale and tremble. Some of them even fainted, while others covered the eyes of their children and watched as the huge mad bear and the three strong girls walked away.

Only after they were far from the village did Xiao Su ask:
“Imi, if we can’t find Puno’s egg, will you let Puno destroy the village?”

"No, I just scared them on purpose." Imiwu didn't think the question was offensive, after all, she hadn't done a very good job just now, and her attitude of abandoning them almost made many people despair.

"Then what you just said about cause and effect?"

She sat on the shoulders of the mad bear, swinging her slender legs, and said:
"Yes, taking Puno's egg was the cause, and being destroyed by Puno was the effect. If I didn't know about this or only found out afterward, I wouldn't care. But I was involved, so I am also part of the cause and effect."

She was just messing around, having some fun. Opportunities to prank hundreds of people like that are rare. She deliberately spoke coldly, and their expressions of despair and collapse were something that no amount of acting could match. That was exactly what the Moon Goddess lineage found enjoyable.

Since she's already encountered this situation, she'll still have to take care of what needs to be done, but she's not willing to simply offer her kindness; it's pointless.

But the "awful" Yusha ruined her prank, catching the culprit right away and preventing her from continuing the game.

Yimi teased with a smile, "Youxia, you seem to be much gentler than before. Is it because you were warmed by the sugarcane? I know that every time you come back from the underworld, you need to be held in the sugarcane's arms to warm your body and get kisses..."

“There are children in the village.” Yu Xia, who was usually not talkative, quickly interrupted the little witch and explained her reason for taking action.

That poacher organization was a third-rate force in the Demon Realm. When the Kashu faction still existed, they were its vassals. After the Kashu faction was destroyed, they continued to hide.

Yusha said, "That group of people seemed to know Puno's habits very well. They stopped in several towns, left information about the eggs, and then used a special potion to coat the surface of the eggs, severing the connection between the eggs and Puno."

Xiao Su nodded slightly, her smooth and delicate face filled with a murderous aura, and said, "In other words, they actually have the ability to take Puno's eggs directly and make a fortune, but they deliberately leave something behind to attract Puno, make them go crazy, cause more destruction, and kill more innocent people."

That's why she simply dumped the poachers onto Puno, coldly watching them being chewed up, crushed, and swallowed by the snake.

Imiwu also sighed, saying, "At first, I always thought that given Puno's cunning, they might deliberately release false information. I never expected that Puno was real. Those users of black magic are actually more vicious than the infamous Puno."

Yuxia unfolded the magic book at her waist and said calmly:

“I’ve recorded the scents of those people and can find out who they’ve been in contact with. I should be able to take down this third-rate little organization. I can do it all by myself.”

Immediately, Yu Xia disappeared from the spot. In the distance, Xiao Su and Yi Mi Wu vaguely saw a large number of Devouring Insects covering the sky, capable of even devouring the moon, and shimmering with an indescribable dark blue color.

Looking in the direction where Youxia disappeared, Yimiwu smiled knowingly and said, "Youxia has really changed a lot. Although the expression on her face has not changed much, her heart has become soft enough. She is a gentle and kind child."

Then there's Youxia's expression of disdain for everything, her cold and aloof demeanor, which is something Ganzhe specifically requested to have, something unique in the family.

Afterwards, Imiwu and Xiaosu went to the northern part of Bolonx, the place where Dirige once existed. Beneath the deep earth suppressed by holy light, they found the plague aura left behind by the other party.

"I was thinking that if I couldn't find it, I would go to the Heavenly Realm and ask Old Pi for some."

On the way back to the Dark Mansion, Imiwu suddenly leaned close to Xiaosu and whispered:

"Tell me, is Yuxia me, or you?"