Chapter 168: Stefan Arrives

Irene and Itha exchanged a glance. They had already recognized the sound—those were military helicopters. Especially Itha, who could tell exactly what model they were just by listening to the sound. The townspeople were mesmerized by the sight of the helicopters. After all, these were things they usually only saw on television or their phones, and now they were appearing in real life. They were quite excited. Some even raised their hunting rifles, shouting, "Can we shoot down the helicopter? How do we fly it if we do?" They fired several shots into the air, their expressions a mix of naive excitement and sinister intent, which made the old leader fearful. The old leader couldn't understand how, after just thirty years away, the town had become like this. Could it be that after the priest's death, there was no one left to lead these sheep-like, timid, and ignorant people? If the town chief could hear the old leader's thoughts, he would be smug and say, "This is all my doing. I sp