Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1399: The Test Begins

Chapter 1399: Chapter 1399: The Test Begins

Including the Heavenly Guard, everyone guessed the reason why Wyatt Barnes asked Edward Watson to leave the Dragon Camp with him.

"Wyatt Barnes, do you really plan to cooperate with others and take part in the challenge set by the City Lord?"

The Heavenly Guard looked at Wyatt Barnes, frowning as he asked.

Wyatt Barnes nodded.

"You..."

The Heavenly Guard just wanted to call Wyatt Barnes foolish, but in the end, he didn’t say it in front of so many people. Instead, he used his True Energy to voice transmission: "Wyatt Barnes, you are being foolish!"

"With your strength, you could participate in the challenge alone, and it wouldn’t be impossible for you to become the disciple of the City Lord... Yet, by seeking collaboration, you’re simply ruining your own future!"

Towards the end, the tone of the Heavenly Guard was full of frustration and disappointment.

Wyatt Barnes just smiled and said nothing.

What could he say at this moment?

Could he say that he had no interest in becoming the disciple of the Hill Mountain City Lord?

If he said that, it would definitely cause public outrage.

This, he had no doubt of.

"Wyatt Barnes, it seems that among us, only you and Jemma Clifford opted for cooperation... In that case, let me be the first here to congratulate you, for securing ’first place’ together with Jemma Clifford and becoming disciples of the City Lord together."

While many people were discussing noisily, a loud voice rang out, quieting the crowd as everyone turned towards the source of the sound.

For a moment, everyone realized that the speaker was none other than the fifth-ranked ’Jan Clark’ among the thirteen protectors.

Many people were surprised deep inside.

So the person collaborating with Wyatt Barnes was ’Jemma Clifford’.

Now, although Jan Clark seemed to be congratulating Wyatt Barnes, anyone with sharp eyes or ears could tell and hear that Jan Clark was actually taking pleasure in his misfortune.

"I’ll take your auspicious words."

However, Wyatt Barnes responded indifferently as if he had not detected the schadenfreude in Jan Clark’s tone.

This left Jan Clark feeling snubbed for a moment, and with a cold snort, he said no more.

Foresty Crawford and Fenny Graham showed sarcastic smiles on their faces when they learned that Wyatt Barnes was going to collaborate with Jemma Clifford, thinking that Wyatt Barnes was simply shooting himself in the foot.

"Wyatt Barnes, you’re being too impulsive."

The third-ranked ’Ingot Gold’ among the thirteen protectors couldn’t help but use his True Energy to voice transmission to Wyatt Barnes: "With your strength, it shouldn’t be hard for you to become the disciple of the City Lord without cooperating with Jemma Clifford..."

"But you insisted..."

Ingot Gold hadn’t finished speaking when he was interrupted by Wyatt Barnes, "To each their own."

Wyatt Barnes knew what Ingot Gold wanted to say next... It was nothing more than telling him that he insisted on collaborating with Jemma Clifford and was asking for trouble.

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s reply, Ingot Gold shook his head and said no more.

Soon, the Heavenly Guard brought Wyatt Barnes and others to meet with the ’City Lord of Hill Mountain City’... There was only the City Lord himself; as for his disciple ’Kai Simmons,’ he was nowhere to be found.

Clearly, he had not followed the City Lord here.

"Is the challenge set outside the city?"

Wyatt Barnes looked back at Hill Mountain City, which lay sprawling like a slumbering beast, and mused inwardly.

He and the other twelve people were indeed brought here by the Heavenly Guard to meet with the City Lord of Hill Mountain City... Since they had left the city, the challenge was likely set outside of Hill Mountain City.

This, he was almost certain of.

"Let’s go!"

Soon, at the behest of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, Wyatt Barnes and his comrades, including the Heavenly Guard, rose into the sky one after another.

Following the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, they flew off into the distance.

Inside Hill Mountain City, flight was forbidden, but now that they had left, all members of the Dragon Camp felt a sense of ’the sea’s vastness allows the fish to leap, the sky’s height lets the birds fly.’

"Where is this leading?"

After flying north for a quarter of an hour without arriving at their destination, Wyatt Barnes was filled with doubt.

Just as doubts arose in Wyatt Barnes’s mind, the voice of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City timely came forth, "We have arrived."

"Arrived?"

Wyatt Barnes was startled, and as he looked around, he realized they had reached the skies above a mountain range, "Could it be that the challenge is to be held here?"

The City Lord of Hill Mountain City’s action of descending confirmed Wyatt Barnes’s thought.

At this point, the others also reacted, "We’ve arrived!"

"No way... The challenge is to be held in this godforsaken place?"

"Really not sure what sort of challenge it will be."

...

Amidst the various discussions, a group of people followed the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

Wyatt Barnes and his group followed behind the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, landing at the entrance of a valley outside.

This valley, when viewed from the outside earlier, Wyatt Barnes had noticed that apart from the exit above, there was only one other exit.

The other exit was the entrance to the valley they were currently facing.

"That is..."

Looking intently, Wyatt Barnes could see that the entrance to the valley in front of him was guarded by two middle-aged men in silver armor.

Their attire was almost identical to that of the ’Guardian Harvey’ from the Dragon Camp.

"This silver armor... Could it be they are also among the thirty-six close guards?"

Wyatt Barnes speculated quietly to himself.

"City Lord!"

While Wyatt Barnes was still speculating, the two silver-clad middle-aged men at the valley entrance took a few steps forward, respectfully saluting the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

"Lord of the City!"

At the same time, Wyatt Barnes heard two voices coming from high above.

Looking up, he saw two figures in silver armor standing in the air, respectfully saluting the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

Wyatt looked towards the Heavenly Guard and noticed a change in his expression as well.

"It seems that these four truly are amongst the 36 personal guards... Just unknown which ranks they are. Also, what secret does this valley guard that it requires the protection of four personal guards?"

Wyatt felt a surge of curiosity in his heart.

The valley before him was guarded by four people on the outside.

However, the airspace directly above the valley was devoid of anyone.

This was something he had noticed earlier.

"Furthermore... none of the group of us approached the airspace above this valley just now. Could it be that inside the valley, a ’forbidden airspace formation’ has been set up?"

Wyatt couldn’t help but speculate to himself about this.

It was the City Lord of Hill Mountain City who had led them to land outside this valley... If they were to enter the valley, why not directly from the air?

Moreover, the exit of the valley was even guarded by four individuals who seemed to be among the 36 personal guards.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

...

Before Wyatt could react, he heard a series of whooshing sounds behind him, causing his complexion to change.

"Lord of the City!"

Only after a series of deafening, echoic voices did he come to his senses and simultaneously turned towards the source of the sounds.

In Wyatt’s line of sight, another dozen figures in silver armor appeared... These people were either middle-aged or young men.

Their sudden presence not only startled Wyatt but also the other members of the thirteen protectors, and Edward Watson.

"All from among the 36 personal guards?"

Wyatt’s lips twitched slightly.

He could tell.

The silver armor worn by these dozen individuals was identical to that worn by the four guarding the outside of the valley, and the same as the armor worn by ’Guardian Harvey,’ the steward of the Hidden Dragon Camp.

"It seems you are not one of the thirteen protectors?"

The City Lord of Hill Mountain City’s gaze fell on Edward Watson without anyone noticing and asked.

"I have seen the Lord of the City."

In front of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, Edward Watson appeared somewhat restrained, "I am a member of the Hidden Dragon Camp, invited by Wyatt Barnes and Jemma Clifford... They plan to cooperate and have brought me along."

"Cooperate?"

Upon hearing Edward Watson’s words, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City first looked at Wyatt, his gaze flashing with a subtle complexity that was hard to detect.

His thoughts were similar to that of others.

They all felt that Wyatt was asking for trouble.

However, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City quickly regained his composure and surveyed Wyatt and the others, "This valley is where you will undergo the next set of trials... Inside, a ’forbidden airspace formation’ has been set up. Therefore, flying is not possible within."

"As expected!"

The first words from the City Lord of Hill Mountain City confirmed Wyatt’s guess.

"Now, inside this valley, there is a group of extremely vicious ’bandits’... These bandits have been captured by our Main Mansion of Hill Mountain City and have yet to be disposed of."

The City Lord of Hill Mountain City continued, "Today, they are your ’prey’... You can earn corresponding ’points’ by hunting them."

"Killing bandits of different levels of strength will earn you different points... For example, killing an early stage Transcending Mortal Realm bandit only earns you 1 point."

"Killing a mid-stage Transcending Mortal Realm bandit earns you 3 points."

"Killing a late-stage Transcending Mortal Realm bandit earns you 7 points."

"Killing a Small Perfection-stage Transcending Mortal Realm bandit earns you 20 points."

The City Lord of Hill Mountain City said all this in one breath.

Whoosh!

Upon hearing the words of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, the crowd was abuzz.

"Trans... Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection stage bandits are included?"

Many faces turned grim, their hearts pounded with trepidation, and some even began to consider withdrawing.

"Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection stage bandits are worth that many points?"

Wyatt was also shocked.

Killing one Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection stage bandit was nearly equivalent to killing three late-stage Transcending Mortal Realm bandits.

At that moment, Wyatt also noticed that the expressions on the other people’s faces were not good.

As for the reason, it wasn’t difficult for him to guess.

It was nothing more than a fear of danger.

After all, in the valley, there were powerful bandits whose strength had reached the realm of ’Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection.’

If they encountered one, wouldn’t it mean certain death?

"Each one of you, each group, will be followed by one individual from my 36 personal guards... They will follow you and record the points you earn."

As if to address the concerns of everyone present, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City continued, "In addition to recording your points, they will also protect your safety... As soon as they intervene, the person they save will be eliminated from the competition! However, any points earned up to that point still count."

"Now, off you go."

Having said this, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City looked towards the entrance to the valley, "Remember... this is the only exit of the valley where the forbidden airspace formation is set up."

"Let’s go!"

Wyatt Barnes was the first to snap back to his senses and called Jemma Clifford and Edward Watson to enter the valley with him.