Chapter 864: Why Is It Always You?
"The East Sea Dire Rhino has escaped! Quick... check if Young Hero Chu is here, then report to the Guardian Ruler!"
More than ten armored soldiers held long lasso poles, each shimmering with golden light. The glowing lassos were looped around the massive grey dire rhino's horn and four legs. That horn was pitch-black and curved upward. With the flames that the dire rhino puffed out from its nostrils, its horn seemed like an ancient divine weapon.
Even with ten soldiers pulling at once, they couldn't hold the dire rhino down. Yet, no one seemed flustered, as though they were all accustomed to seeing a scene like this.
Just as the furious dire rhino was about to crash into the prison wall, the gate in front of it suddenly opened, and someone walked in from the outside!
It just so happened that a group of soldiers was escorting prisoners through that very gate right when the dire rhino was charging straight for the exit.
Typically, new prisoners were brought into the Celestial Northern Prison a few times at most each month. Prison breaks were, of course, even rarer occurrences. A coincidence like this was unheard of.
Now, the soldiers behind the dire rhino finally grew anxious.
Wham!
Fortunately, the three outer gates of the Celestial Northern Prison were each guarded by a seventh-realm Eminent One. The Guardian Ruler and the Deputy Commissioner Zuo, who were both eighth-realm Eminent Ones, took turns watching over the final wall of the fortress to ensure nothing ever went wrong.
Whenever prisoners were brought in, a seventh-realm Eminent One from the third gate would accompany the group into the prison.
That was the only reason this dire rhino was stopped in time. Even then, the response was rushed, and the Eminent One only had time to unleash one palm strike.