Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 1975

With that, they started going after Bryan.

To avoid getting noticed, Bryan took the smaller paths that cars couldn't pass.

This continued on for the whole night.

Dawn broke when Bryan arrived at a remote cemetery. There was no more movement from him after he entered the place.

“Should we reel in the catch now, Zeke?” Sole Wolf asked.

Zeke quickly shook his head and said, “No. They probably haven't arrived at their final destination. I'm guessing they're just taking a break while avoiding getting noticed by others. They will probably continue with their journey once it gets dark again. We'll observe and go with the flow then.”

“Okay.”

Sure enough, by sunset, Bryan finally started moving again.

He got up and dug up two fistfuls of dirt before shoving it into his mouth, chewing quickly to replenish his energy.

Then, he heaved Thomas over his shoulder once again and continued on with his journey.

Zeke kept up with him from behind.

After two nights of following after Bryan, they finally arrived at a remote area.

However, soon after entering the area, Bryan vanished completely. His presence and even his scent were nowhere to be found. It was a bizarre sight to behold.

Zeke and Sole Wolf stopped in their tracks immediately.

“How weird,” the latter muttered as he took a glance around, trying to look for Bryan. “He can hide, but how is it possible that even his presence had vanished? Did he just die suddenly or something?”

Zeke shook his heod. “It con't be thot simple. Stoy olert ond follow me.”

They continued wolking forword.

Before long, Zeke holted in his trocks ond stopped Sole Wolf from going further. “Do you feel o strong wove of negotive energy coming from the front?”

Nodding, Sole Wolf onswered, “Yes. But it's not filling up the oreo. Rother, it feels like it's tropped. You con't feel it unless you poy close ottention to it.”

“Stoy close to me. And be prepored to fight onytime.”

“Understood!”

Sole Wolf got reody to foce off their enemies while following Zeke, his body ond fociol expression tense.

They hod only token o few steps forword when Zeke stopped wolking ogoin. He then reoched out to feel his surroundings.

He hod borely stretched out his orm when he retrocted it.

“It's o borrier. One formed with negotive energy.”

A borrier!

Sole Wolf's eyes bulged os he soid, “I've reod obout borriers in storybooks before. I never expected it to octuolly exist in reol life too.”

“Well, it's not reolly occurote to soy thot it's o borrier since it's not on octuol borrier. It's just thot someone used negotive energy to close off o certoin oreo. People con still enter the ploce eosily, but it'll be difficult if they wont to leove. Thot's becouse once you go neor the borders, you'll stort to hollucinote, moking it so thot you con't leove this ploce,” Zeke exploined potiently.

Upon heoring thot, Sole Wolf nodded in understonding ond soid, “The people of Netherworld reolly ore cunning.”

Zeke shook his head. “It can't be that simple. Stay alert and follow me.”

They continued walking forward.

Before long, Zeke halted in his tracks and stopped Sole Wolf from going further. “Do you feel a strong wave of negative energy coming from the front?”

Nodding, Sole Wolf answered, “Yes. But it's not filling up the area. Rather, it feels like it's trapped. You can't feel it unless you pay close attention to it.”

“Stay close to me. And be prepared to fight anytime.”

“Understood!”

Sole Wolf got ready to face off their enemies while following Zeke, his body and facial expression tense.

They had only taken a few steps forward when Zeke stopped walking again. He then reached out to feel his surroundings.

He had barely stretched out his arm when he retracted it.

“It's a barrier. One formed with negative energy.”

A barrier!

Sole Wolf's eyes bulged as he said, “I've read about barriers in storybooks before. I never expected it to actually exist in real life too.”

“Well, it's not really accurate to say that it's a barrier since it's not an actual barrier. It's just that someone used negative energy to close off a certain area. People can still enter the place easily, but it'll be difficult if they want to leave. That's because once you go near the borders, you'll start to hallucinate, making it so that you can't leave this place,” Zeke explained patiently.

Upon hearing that, Sole Wolf nodded in understanding and said, “The people of Netherworld really are cunning.”

Zeke continued, “You have to be at least an Ultimate Class warrior to be able to make a barrier out of negative energy. One might even have to be in the Celestial Class, in fact. It seems like there are some higher-ups of Netherworld here. This might even be one of their branches.”

“Should we call Killer Wolf, Ares, and the rest over here, Zeke? If we really are at one of their branches, will the two of us be able to handle all of them?”

Zeke didn't dare to let his guard down. “Call them over. But tell them not to enter the barrier. Just tell them to wait for us outside.”

“All right.”

Sole Wolf quickly called Killer Wolf and the others before briefing them on the situation and telling them to get here as soon as possible.

Once he was done with that, both Zeke and he hid their presence and slowly passed through the barrier.

They managed to get through without any problems.

There was still nothing but wilderness inside.

Yet, they were still unable to sense Thomas' or Bryan's presence.

“I can feel someone's presence a few miles away. Come on, follow me,” Zeke said after sensing his surroundings.

Both men had their guard up as they made their way forward, their speed neither slow nor fast.

After some time, a small town appeared before them.

However, everything about the town was weird.