Chapter 337 Sudden End and Confrontation (1/2)
While Jin was going through the awkwardness with Pascaud in Kaina village, at present, Earl Walter was staying at Rakham. Although his usual base is at Prenz, as of late, he has been working at Rakham, which is closer to Kaina village.
“Master, it is morning. You should get up soon.”
The attendant said, knocking the door. But there was no reply.
Earl Walter was at least good at getting up and was known for his pranks on the attendants who come to wake him up.
However, even after some time, he didn’t answer, so the attendant got a little suspicious.
And then, remembering that he did say something about his body feeling heavy since yesterday, the attendant rushed to the butler.
The butler soon came rushing in. And after using the spare key to open the door, there lied…
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“(….How far does he plan on going?)]
Deneb 30 thought. She was now following the ‘mysterious man’.
The mysterious man, who was giving the Earl his wits before was now, heading east after exiting Earl Walter’s mansion in Rakham early this morning.
If he keeps on going like this, he will probably go beyond Earl Walter’s territory.
Even with all the investigation till now, they couldn’t grasp the identity of this mysterious man. Considering the Quintas’ abilities, this is something very surprising.
No, maybe the man’s movement speed is more astounding. It isn’t that of a normal human being.
He has travelled 60 km in 2 hours. In other words, he is moving at a speed of 30kmph. It is 1.5 times the speed of a marathon runner.
On top of that, he wasn’t heading through any urban areas. He was moving along the area between Nowasa and Riein, where there’s the least amount of people.
And so naturally, there was no proper road there, just boulders, forests and wastelands–and he was moving at 30 kmph even in these conditions.
Judging from the fact that the mysterious man’s identity couldn’t be revealed even with Deneb 29 and 30’s investigation, he might not be a human at all–is what Deneb 30 reported to Laojun before following him and that might just be the truth.
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“Master!”
Seeing his master writhe in pain on the bed, the butler shouted out. And then instructed the attendant beside him.
“He has an intense fever! Healer! Call a healer!”
“Y-yes!”
The attendant hurriedly left the room.
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The mysterious man and Deneb 30 who was following him had come all the way to the Great Shama Wetlands.
Time spent to come this far was a total of 3 hours. That is insanely high speed.
Just when their legs started to get muddy, the mysterious man stopped. And slowly turned around.
For the first time, the mysterious man’s face could be clearly seen. It was face of a man of about 20 years. But it also felt somewhat not human. It would be more appropriate to call it a cold-blooded animal.
His height was about 190 centimeters and was thin but ripped. The body of a martial artist.
The fact that such details came to light after all this time means that the mysterious man has been careful to not let even the Quintas know of his disguise.
“Good job making it this far.”
And then his gaze clearly caught Deneb 30, who was in stealth mode.
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“……..”
The healer checked Earl Walter for a while with a grave expression and then just said,
“It’s too late.”
“Eh?!”
“His breathing has already stopped. He can’t be brought back to life.”
“That can’t be!”
“….Master…..”
Earl Walter, dead at 41 years old. It was an all too sudden end.
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“What exactly are you?”
Undoing his stealth, Deneb 30 asked the mysterious man.
“What about you? With those physical abilities, you’re not human, are you?”
“I will borrow your words and use them right on you.”
“Hmm, so you don’t have any intention of talking.”
They glared at each other.
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It felt like a stalemate would continue like that but, as if he got impatient, the mysterious man was the first to act. His moved even faster than before.
Moreover, who knows where he was hiding it, but he also brought out a short sword.