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Chapter 5 Storm
update icon Updated at 2025/4/10 3:10:12

"The reason I participated in the Kingdom War was because of that tragedy, there was no other reason." - It's still the same old saying, don't touch my family.

God has a little bottle, and inside the bottle is muddy water. Whenever the sediment settles and becomes calm water and mud, God shakes the bottle like a child with ADHD, making the muddy water turbid again.

My wife and I are in this little bottle.

In the early autumn of the other world, the weather was exceptionally good, and I developed a bad habit of taking a nap with my wife. Why is it considered a bad habit? Because I sleep for more than two hours, during which I don't do anything.

This year, I have become more mindful and aware of the horrors of winter, so I have been preparing for winter since I came back. I estimate that my wife will give birth in winter, so a warm and comfortable environment is definitely needed. Considering that there was no shelter at the entrance of the cave before, I decided to make a simple door to block the wind and snow. In addition, we have accumulated a large amount of fur again to create the most comfortable environment for our daughter.

Even though there are a lot of things waiting for me to do, I can't resist the temptation and take a nap every day.

Living without the internet and mobile phones for over a year has changed me a lot. I am no longer addicted to games and movies. Socializing in person is always more real than typing on a screen with my thumbs. Face-to-face communication is always better than the lines of Arial font that appear out of thin air on WeChat and QQ. We are living beings, not flashing colorful avatars.

Did I ever consider safety issues during that time? I think the answer should be no. I always believed that as long as we kept a low profile, no one would challenge us again. I didn't want to conflict with Kingdom Inslay, especially adventurers. After the complete annihilation of the Forging Roses team, I reflected on the relationship between monsters and humans. The people of the kingdom must have a reason to resent monsters.

For example, succubi deceive men and use them as a resource. Is this behavior right? Obviously not, they violate human personal freedom and even take away lives. Medusa's approach seems to be more humane, but it is still unreasonable. And vampires attacking passing humans at night without any warning...

Just because I like Medusa, I always speak from the perspective of monsters.

What about the humans whose lives were taken by monsters in the kingdom? Did I ever think about them?

Black market merchants may get along well with monsters, but fundamentally it is a mutually dependent relationship.

So I want to take her away from here, to a place where there is no conflict between humans and monsters. I don't have the ability to reconcile all humans and monsters, I can only choose to avoid and protect myself.

Why did I fall in love with a monster that I shouldn't have loved?

Maybe I should be a bit more pretentious, when pointing a gun at someone, say "You're already dead." and then shoot, with a magnificent turn. Saying "Only those who are prepared to be killed can shoot" is also an option.

Maybe I should have grand ambitions, with dual guns in hand, and conquer the world. Rule the kingdom, control the monsters, become the king of both monsters and humans. Run my hand through my hair with hair gel, and the background music starts playing, perfectly showing off.

But I am just an ordinary person, not a hero. The bottom line for ordinary people is much lower than that of heroes.

398 days, the other world is still the same, but we are no longer the same as before. Storms suddenly came without warning, and a name began to appear in the kingdom's history books - Chen Raul.

"This is called a swan~"

"A swan?"

"Yes, in my previous world, it's a beautiful bird."

"What about this?"

"This is an elephant, a huge animal that can feed you for a month."

"Oh~"

That day, we didn't take a nap, but instead we were lying on the bed folding paper. I could fold many simple little animals, but I couldn't do the ones like roses that required drawing grids. Originally, I thought that origami could also be used when flirting with girls, but later I found out that only folding a heart shape with a hundred yuan bill had the function of flirting. So origami became one of my top ten useless skills. By the way, making flower crowns is also one of them.

But Sasa really liked the little animals I folded, it was something new for her. In no time, our bed became a miniature zoo.

"Which of these animals do you like the most?"

"I like... elephants."

"Why?"

"Because they have a lot of meat~"

"Can't you think of anything else besides eating?"

"No. I'm pregnant now and I have to eat enough, or else I'll eat you."

"Alright, alright. To prevent you from eating me, I'll take responsibility for feeding you. What do you want to eat today?"

"Elephants!"

Looking at my wife's eyes shining, I didn't know if she was really foolish or pretending to be foolish.

"Elephants don't taste good. Besides, where can I get an elephant for you?"

"Okay, as long as it's made by you, I'll eat anything."

My wife started urging me to go out hunting. It's better to do something productive than to laze around in bed.

Since I could already send Feather to hunt for me, I rarely had to personally shoot, and it wasn't necessary to carry two guns for normal hunting. As a result, the situation completely changed that day because I was missing one gun.

Feather's unusual behavior made me alert from the beginning. There were very few things that could make Feather restless, and the only time it had been scared was when the Thunderbird discharged electricity. But at that time, I didn't consider it much because Feather could only make indistinct grunting sounds with the bit in its mouth and dig the ground with its hooves.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you hungry? I'll take you out hunting. Really, everyone in this family is a foodie except me."

Taking off the bit, Feather suddenly let out a long neigh, and only then did I realize the seriousness of the situation.

Following Feather's aggressive gaze and the direction of its rough breathing, I saw a person. The distance between us was about eight steps, and it was more than ten steps away from the entrance of the cave.

Immediately, I obtained a lot of information, which can be summarized into three points.

First: This guy knows magic, and he's very strong.

Second: This guy is definitely not an herb gatherer or hunter, let alone an adventurer, and he doesn't look like a soldier in the army.

Third: The hammer in this guy's hand is definitely not for hammering nails, but for hitting people.

Who is this person in front of me? I don't know, and I don't need to know. I just need to protect Sasa. I turned around and ran back into the cave, leaving my wife with one sentence.

"No matter what happens outside, don't come out."

Using my right eye, I saw fear in my left eye. Sasa had never heard me speak to her so seriously before, and she nodded reluctantly. Then I stood at the entrance of the cave, aimed my gun, and fired in one breath.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot."

"Hmm... You're Chen, Raul, right?"

The person in front of me had a shaved head and a gold chain hanging around his neck, with a large golden gemstone eight-pointed star pendant.

"Sorry, I'm not. You've come to the wrong place."

"Oh? Is that so?"

The bald man took a step forward, and his two red capes, extending from his shoulders to his calves, fluttered in the wind.

"I said, I'm not Chen Laowu. You've got the wrong person."

"If you can put down your gun, I'm willing to believe what you said."

The square iron hammer was quite exquisite, with a gold kingdom-style relief on the hammerhead. This man was not taller than me, but his physical strength was completely different. It seemed as if the eighty-pound heavy hammer in his hand was as light as a Western sword. For me, hand-to-hand combat would definitely be overwhelmingly disadvantageous.

"If you don't believe me, then I'll have to shoot."

"Well... go ahead and shoot."

There was a flaw in my statement. If the other person didn't believe me, I would shoot him, which was illogical. After all, he hadn't said anything about wanting to find Chen Laowu, but I threatened him first. It was obvious that I was guilty. The only reason I couldn't handle the situation as calmly as usual was because my desire to protect my wife and child was too strong.

However, I still focused a lot of energy on thinking about the possible battle.

He said I could go ahead and shoot, which meant he had absolute confidence in withstanding close-range gunfire. How should I bet on this gamble? At that moment, the situation didn't allow me to think too much. I pushed all my chips to one option - five consecutive shots.

Leya opened a barrier that could withstand thirty bullets of close-range shooting. I didn't believe that this bald human, who hadn't used any magic at all, could withstand five large-caliber lead bullets with his body.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

After practicing for a long time, the rapid-fire finally came in handy, and all five bullets hit him within two seconds.

The white smoke quickly dissipated, and both the bald man and I had expressions of surprise on our faces. At that moment, we both knew what surprised the other.

I was surprised that the five bullets hit him, but had no effect other than a faint blue ripple.

He was surprised that I had a pistol that could fire five bullets in succession.

...

Although both of us were wide-eyed, I had already lost and he had won.

An ordinary human cannot defeat a battle priest, even with five times the firepower.

"It is indeed Chen Raul, indeed different from ordinary humans, but..."

"If you want to go in, you have to kill me first."

I interrupted him, spreading my arms to block the entrance. Unlike last time, this time I was not blocking raindrops, but a giant hammer.

"The number one wanted person in the kingdom, truly a madman..."

"Hehe."

The bald man did not chant any spells, and the golden emblem on the giant hammer melted away. At the same time, the hammerhead emitted a golden light, even a fool could understand that he was buffing his weapon. In a few seconds, I would personally experience the effect of that buff.

Battle priests are known as the top three elite forces of the kingdom's regular combat troops, with the other two elite forces being the "Sunset Cavalry" and the "Thunder Caller". From the day they were conscripted, they only needed to learn and practice three types of magic: physical enhancement, barriers, and weapon amplification through the consumption of gold. Twenty years or even longer of practice allowed them to cast these three types of magic without the need for incantations. The most terrifying of these is their barrier. Battle priests can cover their entire body with a barrier, leaving no blind spots. In the kingdom, battle priests never appear in front of the public. They spend almost their entire lives using these three types of magic to become loyal fighting machines of the Magic Council.

Of course, I only learned about all of this later. That day, all I knew was that the kingdom was serious, and they sent frontline mages to assassinate my husband and me.

I could choose to escape, but where could I run to? It was too late to pull out the other gun, and before I knew it, the bald man jumped three meters in one step. When he landed, the golden-hued giant hammer was about to crush my bones.

This time, Wolfrang and Leya couldn't intervene either.

Finally, your husband could protect you once.