Quick Travel to the Clouds

Chapter 604 I am a Rabbit-Eared Clan 22

The market was still bustling with people, with orcs and demi-humans of different races moving about, their cries of selling and bargaining filling the air.

Yun Chu followed carefully behind You, her little ears alertly picking up the sounds around her, and carefully avoiding the large stall owners.

An unusual scent lingered in the air—a hint of restless sweat, and… an extremely faint, mixed aura belonging to a powerful, unfamiliar race.

They stopped at a familiar stall, run by an old ape-beastman with dull fur. They had traded with him several times and he seemed reliable. You took out a pelt and began negotiating the quantity of salt blocks in a low voice. Yun Chu, on the other hand, looked curiously at some newly appeared, exquisite bone ornaments on the stall.

Just as the old ape-man nodded and turned to get the salt block—

"BOOM!!!!!!"

A deafening, earth-shattering roar erupted from the main gate of Dragon City! This was followed by several more, even more violent, explosions!

The entire earth trembled violently! The market fell into a deathly silence! The next second, terrified screams erupted like a tsunami!

"Enemy attack!!!"

"The city wall has been breached!"

"It's the Tiger Clan! Damn it! It's the Tiger Clan's war drums!!"

The chaotic noise pierced everyone's eardrums like needles. A tremendous fear gripped Yun Chu's heart! She abruptly looked up at You.

You's icy blue vertical pupils suddenly shrank to a thin line, and his entire body tensed up like a rock.

Almost instinctively, he reached out and pulled the still-dazed Yun Chu into his arms, completely shielding her with his massive body. Then he crouched down and used his hard back to brace himself against the wooden pillar of the stall!

"Crash—!" Countless stalls were overturned! The sound of shattering pottery and porcelain filled the air! The makeshift roofs overhead collapsed one after another, and dust and gravel rained down! People ran away in panic, pushing and shoving, crying out!

"Roar—!!!" Amidst the chaos, an extremely violent tiger roar pierced through all the noise, carrying a terrifying aura of destruction, and soared straight into the sky! The sound contained pure power and bloodthirsty rage; the sound waves alone were enough to make people's eardrums ache and their hearts almost stop beating!

"Tiger King!"

"The Thunder Tiger tribe roars! They've stormed in!"

"Run!"

The market had completely transformed into a battlefield. Towering tiger warriors, wielding heavy battle axes inlaid with beast teeth or totem poles encased in thunderous power, charged into the crowd like raging hurricanes!

Their objective was clear, their eyes burning with greed and rage. They weren't there to slaughter civilians, but to plunge straight into Dragon City like a sharp dagger! The few dragon-beastman guards who tried to block their way were instantly torn apart by this ferocious force!

"The palace of the Most High! Their target is the direction of the palace!" someone shouted as they fled. "They're going to steal the goddess!"

Yun Chu's heart sank. Held tightly in You's arms, she could only feel the dizzying chaos of the outside world, the terrifying howls and screams, and the heavy smell of blood and burnt flesh in the air.

Through the gap in You's arms, she saw in horror a giant, three-meter-tall, striped berserker tiger, its body enveloped in leaping blue arcs of electricity.

It smashed through a stone house like a battering ram and charged toward the city center—the towering palace district shrouded in a huge shadow!

That direction... is precisely where the cold abyss imprisons that girl from another world!

A low growl sounded in Yun Chu's ear, filled with unprecedented solemnity and urgency: "Hold on tight! Follow my shadow! Don't stray even a step!"

He suddenly looked up, his gaze sweeping across the chaotic street like lightning, and instantly chose a less crowded alleyway filled with rubble and collapsed debris.

His enormous body unleashed astonishing power, like a prehistoric beast trampling through ruins, each step shattering the broken walls and rubble blocking his path, carving out an escape route for Yun Chu, whom he held firmly under his wings!

The deafening sounds of battle, collapses, and the roars of tigers and dragons mingled together. The sky above Dragon City was stained blood-red by smoke and violent elements.

Having just emerged from the forest in search of a few pieces of salt, You and Yun Chu were unexpectedly drawn into the heart of a violent war between two powerful clans vying for the title of "Goddess."

Escape! We must escape this meat grinder immediately!

The alleyway ahead was blocked by broken stone pillars and burning debris. A new tiger's roar and heavy footsteps were approaching from the other end of the alley!

You's icy blue vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and its thick forelimbs subconsciously pushed Yun Chu further behind it, using its boulder-like body to build up its only defense.

Yun Chu's ears were ringing, and fear seeped into her heart like cold mercury.

The alley was narrow, with collapsed stone walls and charred wood on both sides. Amidst the swirling smoke, three towering, suffocating figures emerged from the dust—all of them were Tiger Clan warriors.

The leading tiger was clad in crude iron armor, its muscles bulging, and blue arcs of electricity crackled and leaped between its fur, far surpassing the faint, barely visible lightning of Youna.

That was the oppressive aura of a superior race; the pure power of thunder was like the eye of a storm, causing the air to freeze.

"A dragon-beastman scum, leading a lowly little thing? Perfect for filling your teeth!" The leader of the tiger clan sneered, his battle axe slashing down from the air, the resulting arc of electricity cutting through the smoke and heading straight for You's face.

A low roar escaped from his throat, and his entire body's power erupted instantly. He mobilized his awakened lightning power, and faint blue electric snakes flickered beneath his scales, attempting to withstand the attack head-on.

But the gap is too big!

The Tiger Clan's lightning is not a beam of light, but a devastating storm of thunder.

"Boom!"

With tremendous force, the ghost was struck head-on by the battering ram, its thick arm splitting open inch by inch, blood spurting out.

The excruciating pain made his vision go black, the rocks beneath his feet crumbled, and he stumbled backward, crashing into the crumbling wall.

The rock face cracked and rocks collapsed.

"You!" Yun Chu screamed and tried to rush forward, but was shoved into the gravel by a tiger's claw. Her face was scraped, her breath was labored, and she watched helplessly as the tiger warrior raised his foot, and the iron boot covered in lightning slammed heavily onto You's chest.

The sound of bones cracking was both crisp and terrifying.

You struggled fiercely, his thunderous power surging within him, but it was swallowed up by the opponent's power as if it had sunk into the sea.

The tiger warrior sneered and increased the force: "A mere insect of a middling race, you dare to wield lightning?" Another lightning totem pole struck down, slamming into You's back.

With a painful roar, its massive body collapsed, powerless to resist any longer—its limbs were torn apart, blood stained the rubble, and its icy blue eyes were half-closed in agony.

The lead tiger glanced around, then grabbed You by the neck like prey, and ordered in a gruff voice, "Arrest them all! Take them back for interrogation; maybe we can find out the location of the escaped female!" The other two tigers immediately pounced on Yun Chu.

Yun Chu's struggles were like an ant trying to shake a tree; a fierce tiger easily tied her arms with ropes and dragged her off the ground. The rough movement caused her hood to slip off, revealing her pale, blood-stained face.

You's vision was blurred, and she could only see Yun Chu's back as she was roughly taken away.

Pain and a sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him, and the hustle and bustle of Dragon City seemed like a distant memory.

The tiger warriors dragged them deeper into the alley, their heavy footsteps and tiger roars fading into the distance.

Yun Chu's wrists ached from the ropes binding them. In her fear, she caught snippets of conversation from the Tiger Clan: "...Speed ​​up! The Supreme Being's palace hasn't fallen yet. The Goddess mustn't let them move away prematurely..."

You's heart roared with rebellion, but the pain and constraints forced him to passively endure. At this moment, his dream of escape vanished, and they were completely drawn into the heart of this bloody storm.