Murim Recurve

As the Elder found a trace of Ghost Qi, he smirked. He was the Elder of the Burfuna Ju Clan. As in charge of the city's western district, he was well-versed with the place. So, he could immediately glean the way the people behind the attack traversed under the watchful eyes of the guards that constantly patrolled their city.

'I should investigate the waterways next.' Thinking as such, he landed on a building, focusing on the water tank before him. The water in it contained a thin density of Water Qi. But shrouded within was Ghost Qi, three sources at that.

It was like smoke, spewing as it formed a thin line, heading towards the centre of the city. The line was too thin, and only when a Harmoniser came in contact with it while activating his/her Elemental Qi perception, they would notice the thin blank space.

Only after that would they be able to determine its existence. To the eyes of the regular populace or even the Harmonisers, it wasn't visible, neither were the other Elemental Qi. But to him, he was able to see all Elemental Qi.

It was thanks to his third eye, a superior advantage exclusive to their race. This was the reason the Tikka jewellery was created to be worn by everyone. It was to ensure their third eye was safe, giving higher priority than their own lives.

This was why, the moment someone from their race died, their Tikka jewellery would first destroy their third eye, instantaneously. This way, foreign races could never make use of it. Even in the cases of captured soldiers, their Tikka jewellery could never be removed, even though force.

Only the owner would be able to remove his/her Tikka jewellery. But even that wouldn't be possible in the presence of foreign races. It was almost a foolproof item.

From far away, the other Elder that was scouring the western district noticed his paused figure, realising the crux of the issue as he arrived immediately. And, the moment he arrived, he didn't even need to ask for a reason, noticing the three sources of Ghost Qi within the water tank.

Moreover, they could also see the three people hiding within, or rather the gloved bracelets—Magic Artifacts—they wore on their hands. The two glanced at each other, deciding on what they had to do. Until now, they had been eerily silent in their approach. So, no one would even be able to sense their presence.

One of them planned to wait in the place while the other went to rally forth all the Elders that had gone in a search. Since a Sha would know the moment its shell was threatened, it would appear to defend it instantaneously.

And, that would mean they had to fight against all the three Sha. The two Elders couldn't do that without endangering the lives of the people in the area. So, they first planned to rally the others and swiftly end the three Sha by targeting their shells relentlessly.

Though, when their plan was still in motion, the entrance to the terrace opened as from within the house walked the eighty-year-old lady, intending to check on the situation. And she just so happened to see the figure of the Elder who was had remained behind to observe the three people within the water tank.

She was startled for a moment before reflexively grabbing the whistle on her neck; she blew into it with all her might. A moment later, her head burst into pulp as the Elder relaxed his outstretched arm that faintly radiated with a black lustre.

'Dammit,' He scowled, noticing the three people within the water tank stir up. But, no matter what, they had to exit the water tank. And, as long as he didn't attack their shells, the three Sha wouldn't sense the danger. Until the other Elders arrived, he planned to wait in patience.

But, his patience wore thin the moment he noticed a cloud on the horizon that was approaching Burfuna City from the west. There wasn't any other city to their west; it was a vast field dominated by the beasts and was too dangerous to venture into.

And now, a cloud had formed in such a place and was quickly approaching them. The Elder strained his eyes, zooming towards the cloud as he noticed that it was full of a variety of beasts and birds. It wasn't a cloud.

And, the mixture of beasts and birds seemed headed towards them. Rather, right to his position. The Elder scowled as he realised the foundation of their enemy was way beyond what he had expected. Unwilling to see waste any time, he took action immediately.

He jumped to the air and pulled his hand backwards, making it radiate with a black lustre. Then, followed by a bang, he unleashed a metal plate, slamming it atop the water tank. He then created numerous metal pikes and jailed the water tank, erecting a layer of defence.

This way, it wasn't easy for the shells within to escape. And upon thinking that they might do something with the water pipes that were connected to the water tank, he destroyed them and sealed the entrances with metal pikes that he lodged into the ground.

Water leaked and covered the terrace as the Elder frowned, watching the cloud in the distance arrive closer and closer. Soon, even without squinting, he was able to look at their figures, mentally counting the number of beasts mixed amongst the swarm.

"Dammit, just who the hell are these people?" He arrived before the eighty-year-old lady, searching her body to see she only possessed one whistle and the gloved bracelet that she wore on her left. Just in case they would prove to be useful, he pocketed them, noticing the other Elder from before return, "They'll be here soon."

"This is bound to be a problem," He looked at the mass of flying creatures in the distance, summoning a metal plate and a metal hammer. He thrummed the hammer on the metal plate, using the same sound as the soldiers, alerting everyone in the city of the possible war.