CHAPTER 1418: CHAPTER 1419 PANIC

"Isn’t the world unpredictable? Hmm, it’s actually causing panic?"

Feng Yuan laughed as he spoke, noticing that some of the tourists outside the glass wall were turning away in panic with their companions. He scratched his head and said,

"Could it be that they didn’t provide a detailed explanation?"

As Feng Yuan took out his phone to check, he found that it seemed to be the case. Apart from the previous message, there was no further explanation, only an announcement of lockdown measures. In this situation, causing panic seemed not so unusual after all.

"What are they doing?"

Putting away his phone, Feng Yuan spoke speechlessly. With such an unexplained attitude, it seemed the whole Soretcher City might descend into chaos. What were they planning to do? Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"Because Arnis and the others won’t allow the truth to be revealed, to prevent ill-intentioned people from staying behind."

"And then just sit back and watch the chaos unfold here?"

Looking at the panic-stricken tourists outside, Feng Yuan completely didn’t know what they were thinking. Long Boduo glanced out of the glass wall and said,

"Strange, wasn’t everything fine before? How did it suddenly become like this?"

"I don’t know. If it were a slow reaction, it shouldn’t be like this."

Agunas said, looking at Feng Yuan. Among them, perhaps only Feng Yuan might know what was going on. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan puzzledly said,

"Look at me, I don’t understand either. Why don’t we go ask? Big Cat, you guys wait here for a bit; I’ll be right back."

Stepping outside, Feng Yuan then noticed that the customers in the store had mostly left. Seeing a woman with a child anxiously urging the store clerk to hurry, Feng Yuan approached and asked in confusion,

"What’s going on with you? Did something major happen?"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s leisurely demeanor, the woman quickly said,

"You don’t know? Soretcher is about to become a battlefield. We need to leave quickly. Luckily, we live in nearby Austin City, so we can drive back directly."

"Do you want to come with us to Austin City first? Now, Soretcher City’s public transport to the outside is probably already paralyzed..."

The woman’s rapid-fire words left Feng Yuan with no chance to interject. After a moment, Feng Yuan understood something and said strangely,

"How did it turn into such an absurd notion of becoming a battlefield?"

"The barrier outside has been set up, such a large barrier. If it’s not to prepare for a battle, why go through all the trouble to set it up? Let me tell you..."

Perhaps seeing someone speaking to her, the woman continuously talked about the information and speculation she knew. Feng Yuan could sense that it was her anxiety talking, yet those speculations...

Looking at Agunas, Feng Yuan asked doubtfully,

"That barrier was set up by Arnis, right? How did it turn into a so-called war curtain, something I’ve never heard of?"

"I don’t know. I’ll ask to find out what’s really going on."

Flicking its tail, Agunas also found it odd. After all, Arnis and the others came here merely because they were conducting an experiment; otherwise, they had no interest in coming over. Why did it now seem like they were about to start a fight here?

"Arnis? Isn’t that the legendary Guardian God?"

The woman was taken aback and asked in confusion, and Feng Yuan nodded and said,

"Yes, not just Arnis. Other Divine Beasts are also coming over because there’s something here that needs their attention. But it shouldn’t escalate into a war, right?"

"So that war curtain was really released by Arnis?"

Looking suspiciously at Feng Yuan, the woman found it hard to believe. Because if it really were Arnis, the chances of them encountering danger should be low. However, why was it appearing here?

Before Feng Yuan could say anything, Agunas glanced at the woman and said speechlessly,

"It’s not a war curtain, just Arnis’ own magic barrier. After all, it’s not Gitalien, which can use invisible spatial barriers to isolate specific areas."

"They’ve already notified Drochkar to investigate the source of these rumors. I think you should inform Qi Chen and the others to avoid unnecessary worry."

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, saying helplessly. Now that there was such a commotion, they weren’t worried about Yang Hongzhi, since Najia was with him, but Qi Chen and the others were a different matter. However, if something were to happen, they should call by now.

Taking out his phone, Feng Yuan dialed Qi Chen’s number and, after talking for a while, said,

"I knew he didn’t call me because he’d figured something out. I wasn’t wrong; Dou Yanlan guessed that this wasn’t anything serious."

"Is it really just a misunderstanding?"

The woman looked at Feng Yuan, somewhat unsure, pointing to Agunas, Feng Yuan said,

"It’s the Divine Beast Agunas. How could it lie without cause, unlike that fellow Anernia."

Curiously looking around as if expecting something, Feng Yuan said, as Agunas glanced at him speechlessly,

"There’s no way it would appear here. I remember it was captured and disciplined by Emperor Savidi in the Dream Domain of Berost a few days ago."

"Uh, did it run off to cause trouble in the Dream Domain again? Wait, how do you know about this?"

Looking curiously at Agunas, Feng Yuan spoke puzzled. Could it be that Agunas’ true form went to Berost? Young Long Boduo spoke up,

"What’s strange about that? Every time that fellow causes trouble and gets captured by Emperor Savidi, it rants on the Divine Beast Intelligence Network. We’re all used to it."

"Uh... so where is it now?"

"Probably recovering somewhere. Emperor Savidi is not known to go easy; it’s always like this. Who knows what that fellow is thinking."

Agunas flicked its tail speechlessly and said. Similar to Ernis, that guy Anernia always finds trouble with Emperor Savidi, unlike the relationship between Arnis and Ernis. Between them, there’s no holding back.

"Hmm, why does it provoke Emperor Savidi for no reason?"

Feng Yuan was baffled as he spoke. He could understand why Ernis provoked Arnis, given their special relationship, somewhat similar to that between Lorraine Tower and Gitalien. The problem was, besides both being part of the Dream Domain, there was no other connection between Emperor Savidi and Anernia.

Flicking its tail, Agunas said,

"Not sure, it just occasionally does so. It’s said to have been going on for a long time."

"Every time it feels it’s gotten stronger, it does this. We’re used to it."

Long Boduo said nonchalantly. Unlike Agunas, it clearly understood what was going on with Anernia. The woman listening to their conversation paused for a long while before cautiously asking Feng Yuan,

"Is everything you’re saying true?"

"In any case, there should be no danger. As for leaving, apart from the transportation disruption during that time, it doesn’t have much impact. As long as you don’t plan to re-enter the city, the exit routes are only partially locked down."

Thinking it over, Feng Yuan said. If they truly intended to lock down the entire city, clearing Soretcher would suffice; there’s no need to go to such lengths. At most, they’ll seal off the experiment area,

Regarding the restriction of entering or leaving Soretcher City and its surroundings, it’s simply to prevent illegal organizations, like the Hunters, from secretly bringing in strange devices. However, as for the people originally here, they’re not too concerned, since it’s unlikely they have anything strange prepared beforehand.

"Is it really just a city lockdown? What’s actually going on?"

"Well, I can’t disclose too much; it isn’t very relevant to ordinary people."

Feng Yuan said, looking at the woman. Their reason for panic was simple; Soretcher City’s abrupt, unexplained lockdown led to misunderstandings, compounded by Arnis’ magic curtain which directly resulted in misinterpretations,

If the message had clearly explained the situation from the start, there wouldn’t have been so much trouble. But Feng Yuan speculated that they had no choice. If they openly declared what was happening, who knows what the illegal organizations might do.

And if they leaked information here, and an accident happened, facing Arnis’ wrath would be no trivial matter. Just as the woman was hesitating whether to believe Feng Yuan, a new message came in, this time Soretcher City explaining why the city was being locked down without going into specifics.

"If they’d just said it was the Divine Beasts’ doing at the beginning..."

Putting away his phone, Feng Yuan said speechlessly. After seeing the message, he directly returned to the back of the store, and the woman, after a moment’s hesitation, didn’t speak further but decided not to rush the clerk anymore.