Chapter 433 Clan
The demon general steadied himself and re-examined Yueqing. His gaze became deep and complex, as if he were looking beyond her appearance to something deeper.
“Interesting, very interesting.” He slowly put down his battle axe. “I thought the natives of this world were all useless, but I didn’t expect there to be someone like you.”
Silver Tiger warily stood protectively in front of Yueqing: "What do you mean?"
“What I mean is…” The demon general suddenly stopped attacking, staring at Yue Qing, a deep voice coming from behind his mask, “So it was you, Time Traveler.”
The battlefield fell into a deathly silence in an instant.
Yue Qing's heart skipped a beat, and her face instantly turned pale. She had never heard this title before, but a strange sense of panic welled up inside her.
"What are you saying?" she asked, trying to sound calm. "I don't understand."
"Don't understand?" The demon general chuckled in a low voice. "Then how do you explain the spacetime fluctuations on your body? Those traces that transcend worlds can't fool my eyes."
Yin Hu looked at Yue Qing nervously and noticed that her expression was getting worse and worse.
"Yueqing, what did he mean by that?"
Yueqing's heart raced; that address felt like a sharp knife slicing through her nerves.
The strange yet familiar term "time traveler" sent chills down her spine.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Silver Tiger glared at the Demon General, "Yueqing is a member of the Tiger Clan, what time traveler? That's absurd!"
"The Tiger Clan?" The Demon General laughed mockingly. "Someone capable of crossing world barriers is related to you natives? What a ridiculous joke."
Hu Feng frowned and stepped forward: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
“I’m telling the truth.” The demon general pointed at Yueqing. “The spacetime fluctuations on her body are clearly visible; those are energy imprints that only creatures that have crossed the boundaries of worlds possess. Simply put, she doesn’t belong to this world.”
The battlefield was deathly silent. Tiger Roar gaped, and Tiger Rock's face was filled with disbelief. Even the saber-toothed tiger stopped what it was doing, its huge eyes fixed on Yue Qing.
“That’s impossible,” Hu Xiao stammered. “Yueqing has always been with us; she is one of our people.”
“Yes, her animal form is a squirrel. What does that have to do with our tiger clan?” Hu Yan also defended Yueqing.
The demon general scoffed, "Beast form? That's just a disguise she uses to blend into this world. True time travelers can change their form at will and adapt to any environment."
Yueqing felt all eyes on her, and those familiar faces began to seem strange. Her palms started to sweat, and the composure she had maintained while working in the emergency room in her previous life was now completely gone.
"Yueqing." Yinhu turned around, his eyes filled with concern, not doubt. "Tell me, what he said isn't true."
Facing Yin Hu's trusting gaze, Yue Qing felt a mix of emotions. Lying was easy, but she was tired of hiding the truth.
“He’s right.” Yueqing took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly. “I really am not from this world.”
boom!
These words exploded in everyone's hearts. Hu Xiao took a step back, Hu Yan's expression became complicated, and even the usually calm Hu Feng showed a look of shock.
"Little squirrel, are you kidding me?" The saber-toothed tiger's voice changed completely. "How could you possibly be an outsider? You even saved my life!"
“Saving you was real, and everything else was real too.” Yueqing looked at these familiar faces. “I did come here from another world, but I never intended to hurt anyone. I just wanted to live a good life and protect my family.”
Yin Hu was silent for a few seconds, then stood in front of Yue Qing again: "I don't care where you come from, you are my partner and the mother of my child. That will never change."
Tiger Peak nodded: "The Tiger Clan will not betray their comrades. Regardless of your background, you have saved many of us, that is a fact."
"That sounds nice," the demon general sneered. "But do you know what a time traveler means? Her existence will disrupt the balance of the world and attract the covetousness of countless powerful beings. The rulers of various planes are searching for her. As long as one obtains her time-space power, one can travel freely between different worlds."
Yue Qing's face turned pale: "I don't have any spacetime power, I'm just an ordinary person."
"An ordinary person?" The demon general pointed at her hands. "Where do you think your precise attack came from? That was the power of the Eye of Time and Space, which can see through the essence of all existence. Only true time travelers possess this ability."
Yueqing was stunned. She recalled that during the battle just now, a strange ability had indeed appeared, which allowed her to clearly "see" the weak points of the demons.
"And your medical skills," the demon general continued, "are capable of bringing the dying back to life; this is a level of technology that this world could never achieve."
"So what?" Silver Tiger roared. "Even if she really is from another world, it doesn't change anything! We won't hand her over to you!"
Although still in shock, Hu Xiao firmly declared, "Yes! We will never betray our people!"
The other tiger warriors also expressed their opinions, and not one of them chose to stand on the side of the demon general.
The demon general shook his head: "You are truly ignorant. Her very existence is a disaster. Spacetime energy will continue to emanate, guiding the powerful from all realms like a lighthouse. Before long, this world will be trampled flat by countless covetous individuals."
"Then what should we do?" Yueqing asked through gritted teeth, "Leave this place?"
"Leave? You think the imprint of time and space is so easily erased?" The demon general sneered. "Once you become a time traveler, you can never shake off this identity. Unless—"
"Unless what?"
“Unless you die.” A dangerous glint flashed in the demon general’s eyes. “Only death can completely erase the spacetime imprint. So, for the sake of peace in this world, you’d better obediently accept your death.”
"Dream on!" Silver Tiger transformed into a giant tiger and roared as he charged toward the demon general.
The others, without further hesitation, joined the battle. Even though Yueqing's identity shocked them, she was still their comrade.
The demon general brandished his battle axe to meet the attack, black flames flying everywhere. But he was clearly not going all out; it seemed he was just stalling for time.
"Your foolish loyalty disgusts me," he taunted as he fought. "But it doesn't matter. Soon, something stronger will descend. Then, you will all pay the price."
As they were talking, the portal began to shake violently, and the unstable energy fluctuations caused cracks to appear in the space itself.
The demon general's face lit up with excitement: "They've arrived! The real hunter has finally come!"
The sky suddenly darkened, and a gigantic, phantom eye appeared above the clouds. The eye was ancient and deep, exuding boundless majesty and terror.
As its gaze fell upon Yueqing, an aged voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth:
"Found you, fugitive."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com