Lord Protector Novel

Zeke narrowed his eyes threateningly at Sole Wolf. “What's the matter? Do you have an issue with that?”

Shocked by Zeke's look, Sole Wolf fervently shook his head. “No, no. I... I'm just asking if you'd like to get Ares and the others to feed the children as well. That way, we'll be able to do things more efficiently.”

I have to drag Ares and the others to do this task with me. That's the only way they won't use this incident to laugh at me in the future.

Unfortunately, Zeke mercilessly rejected Sole Wolf's request. “No, we're leaving them on the outside. We can't have no one guarding the outside of the village.”

That reply from him made Sole Wolf devastated. He had no choice but to surrender to fate.

After that, the two split up and went around looking for the children.

Fortunately, most of the young people from the village worked away from the village. There were few young people who stayed in the village, so naturally, there were few children around.

Soon, they fed all of the children in the village and returned to the entrance of the village to meet up again.

Sole Wolf asked, “Zeke, what do we do next?”

Zeke responded, “We wait. We'll wait until the sky is dark and the villagers are out. I'd like to see what Dullioud wants the villagers to do.”

Sole Wolf nodded. “All right.”

Just like that, the two waited from morning until the sun went down.

During that period of waiting, they saw no signs of any villagers, let alone any of the Dulliouds.

No dog barked, and no chickens clucked. It was as if the village was dead.

Just as the darkness enveloped the village, a sound from a flute in a distance broke the silence of the night.

The sound was strange. Zeke and Sole Wolf could clearly feel the sound striking against their consciousness.

Although it was a weak strike, they still sensed it nonetheless.

Sole Wolf immediately leaped in response. “There's something odd about this sound, Zeke!”

Zeke nodded.

“Shall we look for the origin of the sound? I think it has something to do with Dullioud.”

Zeke glanced at him. “Don't be so agitated. Our main target is the villager. This sound might trigger the worms in them, so let's see what reactions they have first.”

“Okay.”

Sole Wolf then calmed himself down before fixing his gaze on the village.

Creak, came the sound of a door opening.

Turning to the source of the noise, they then saw that a door to one of the houses had been opened. A man and a woman then came out of their house.

The man was carrying a hoe on his shoulder, and the woman was carrying a shovel on hers. Their eyes were dull, and their motions stiff. They were heading toward the outside of the village while walking like robots.

Nevertheless, they were quick in their steps. Soon, they were right in front of Sole Wolf.

Sole Wolf smiled and greeted them, “Hello, good evening!”

However, the two did not respond—their eyes never once flicked toward Sole Wolf.

Zeke then said, “Ignore them. The cursed parasitic worms have controlled their bodies, and they've become the worms' puppets. They don't possess any of their five senses.”

Creak. Creak. Creak.