Dawn the next day. Just like every other day, the empty ground east of Wushan township was filled
with youths. Hillman and the other two teachers had not yet arrived, and so all the children were
noisily and energetically chatting together. Naturally, the topic of their conversation was
yesterday's shocking battle.
"That magical beast yesterday was so powerful. When Uncle Hillman and the others were standing up
in front, I was behind them, sneaking peeks from afar. You guys have no idea. When that huge
magical beast simply scraped its claws against the ground, the stone road was shattered into
countless pieces. And those houses collapsed like they were made of mud." In the midst of all the
children, Hadley, ever the most talkative of them, was narrating glibly and wildly, waving and
gesticulating as though he had seen everything with his own eyes. All the children were staring at
Hadley with wide eyes. "Hadley, yesterday you were with us on the east side as well. You didn't
dare go over. How could you see all this?" A thirteen year old brown-haired child snorted. These
slightly older children weren't as easy to cozen as those seven and eight year old kids. Hadley
turned to stare at the thirteen year old youth. His eyes widening, he said, "Faura [Fu'la], you
don't believe me? When have I, Hadley, ever tricked anyone?" That brown-haired child named Faura
said with a sneer, "Everyone knows what a big talker you are. When do you ever speak the truth?
Hey everyone, why don't you guys speak for yourselves; has Hadley ever told the truth?" Faura said
to the children next to him. Those twelve to fifteen year old children all began to laugh. "Right
on. This little scamp Hadley is always filled with nonsense." A number of slightly older children
stood on Faura's side. Hadley immediately said urgently, "You guys don't believe me? Fine, don't
believe me!" Furious, Hadley turned around, searching everywhere until he found Linley. His eyes
brightening, he immediately said, "But everyone here knows that aside from Uncle Hillman and the
other two, Linley also went. Linley saw everything with his own eyes. Linley's words should be
true, right? Let Linley tell you if I spoke the truth or not." "Young master Linley?" The youths
turned to look at Linley. In the eyes of the children of Wushan township, Linley had some stature
amongst them. First of all, he was the heir to the Baruch clan, and secondly, as an eight year old
child, Linley could match the thirteen and fourteen year olds in training. In the wartorn land of
the Yulan continent, Linley's prowess caused all of the children of Wushan township to admire him.
"Young master Linley saw everything with his own eyes. Naturally, we would believe whatever young
master Linley says." Those youths nodded. Those thirteen and fourteen year olds were more mature as
well. They knew that Linley was a noble and not like them. Almost all of them addressed him as
'young master Linley'. Only Hadley and the rest of the rascally seven and eight year olds still
continued to directly address him as 'Linley', without regard for propriety. "Tell'm, Linley! Was I
lying? Tell'm what happened!" Hadley rushed towards Linley, tugging Linley's hand and secretly
winking towards Linley. Linley couldn't help but feel helpless. How was it that Hadley's nonsense
roped him into this conversation as well? "That magical beast is known as a 'Velocidragon', and is
a magical beast of seventh rank. It is incredibly powerful. Its entire body is covered in
extremely hard scales, impenetrable to normal weapons. It is also armed with a sturdy, whip-like
tail and with sharp claws. Those tough road stones and floor foundation stones were ripped apart
like paper by its tail and claws. It was even able to breath fire from its mouth, fire so hot that
even the stones cracked apart." Linley said truthfully. All of the children listened quietly to
Linley. "Actually, all of you knew how powerful the Velocidragon was from the moment you saw it. No
need for me to elaborate." Linley said with a smile. All of the older children nodded. As soon as
they saw the Velocidragon the previous day, they had been scared stiff. Its huge body had seemed as
massive as a mountain cliff, and those huge red scales on its body left nothing to the imagination
with regards to how tough they must be. "You hear that? I told you, that Velocidragon creature is
really powerful!" Hadley began shouting loudly. That youth named Faura glanced at him, and was
about to say something. "Uncle Hillman is coming." Linley saw Hillman, Lorry, and Roger walking
towards them from afar, and immediately spoke up. Immediately, all of the children calmed down and
in a very orderly fashion, lined up into three groups. The empty training field immediately settled
down. Only the footsteps of Hillman and the other two could be heard. Hillman and the other two
walked to the front of the three groups, facing the children. Hillman smiled and directly addressed
what was on everyone's mind. "Everyone should know about what happened yesterday, right?" "We do."