Chapter 248 – Legends and Myths (VI)

Chapter 248

Legends and Myths (VI)

“Look at her.”

Those were the first words he spoke to us before I could even ask him a question. Turning around, I nearly spat my throat out–there, writhing on the floor, wasn’t a human. It was… I don’t even know, honestly. An amalgamation of rotten and decaying flesh? A misshapen, horrible thing that looks like a landfill come to life?

It didn’t writhe for long, seeming to die within a breath’s time, which was when I got the explanation.

“She was a Wraith?!! How is that possible?!” Lao Shun was now on his feet, as though he hadn’t just nearly pissed himself, shooting over to the misshapen corpse and crouching next to it. “I can’t believe there was a Wraith hiding here. No… forget that. Why would a Wraith be here?!”

“She’s a defect,” Long Tao said. “Do you think she would have died so easily otherwise?”

“Oh! A defect! Yes!” Okay, for the love of God, clue us in! “Yes, the stripes around the flesh are of the wrong color. And the smell… hmm, indeed. She was–how did you know she’s a Wraith?” Lao Shun asked as I took a deep breath.

“Why don’t we first get the hell out of this city?” I said. “If someone sees this, I don’t imagine a scenario in which we look good.”

“Ah, yes!”

We sped out under the cover of the night, making as little noise as possible.

Getting revenge?

Hah! Forget that. Once the news spreads of what happened in there, I imagine that old crook will live in perpetual terror, which is revenge enough for me.

We boarded the thick, lengthy chain after a few minutes, carefully–yet still speedily–descending it. The kids, oddly, appeared mostly unbothered, save for Rayce, and though I was really tempted to check the status windows, I held back.

It’s probably the special-trigger reward for Long Tao achieving an ‘immense feat’.

… except, I still don’t really know what that feat was. They say she’s a defect, and sure, I can buy that, but she did still kill a slew of strong Elders with only a thought. If that’s a defect, then what the hell can a real thing do?!

It took us about fifteen minutes to descend the chain, even at our increased speed, prompting me to look back yet again in awe at the damn thing. It truly was a fortress, though I imagine we’ll come across cities much ‘fancier’ than this in the future.

We didn’t meander around any longer, speeding off toward the nearby forest and finding a small clearing about fifteen miles in where I pitched the tent and we could finally catch our breath.

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“Mister Alchemist, how did you not know?” Those were the first words out of Light’s mouth as we sat down in a big circle.

It stung.

Light, dear. I didn’t know either.

“E-eh?”

“She had weird hair,” Light said.

“Yes, yes! And weird eyes! Like worms swimming in them!” Dai Xiu added.

“Any time I looked at her, I just wanted to draw my blade out and chop her head off.” And that lovely sentiment is brought to you by Xi Zhao.

“I just felt that her Qi was… twisted,” Wan Lan said.

Okay, seriously. What the hell?! What good is my system when I need to spend hundreds of points to do something that apparently the kids can do off the cuff?

“Stop pretending,” Long Tao said. “None of you knew she was a Wraith. At best, you knew she wanted to kill us.”

Oh, that shut them up. So much so that their cheeks grew a bit red.

“As for how I knew,” Long Tao turned to Lao Shun, stared at the man for a moment, got up, and just… left. He went into his own, detached corner of the tent without saying a word.