Chapter 420: The Stanger Village (1/2)
”This is disgusting,” Lilith grunted, peering up in my direction with blame, ”Why did you not cook?”
”Well? Forgive me for not making it to the exact recipe,” Shouted the Princess holding a bowl of eggs within her hands.
It had been a tradition I made to help train Lilith to cook. Yu Jing, the sullen wench, had looked a little too comfortable, so I had her cook alongside us, in rotation with Lilith and me.
Placing down the bowl I had not even tried, I bitterly smile, ”Did she add too much salt again?”
'Hmm,” Nodding feebly with teary eyes, Lilith leaped onto me, ”Feed me! I want rice balls!”
”Oooh, Arkanos wants them too. Papa cooks the best!” Shouted the little dragon, rushing on top of Lilith that rested on me.
”Screw you all! You to Arkanos, you little traitor! You said you loved my cooking,”
Turning the other way with guilt, I laughed, tossing Lilith and arkanos high into the air, making my escape away from their hands.
Strapping the Spear of Noctem onto my back, I looked up towards the smoke in the distance just outside the Valley of Norma.
After a year of travel, Lilith had said that we were relatively close to a village that held the only path to the Oasis.
Having Yu Jing, who had been tormented every night clean up camp, I held my gaze upon her for a bit. It was never my intention to haunt her. In fact, I have zero control over what happens within her mind. All I know is that it was the Spear of Noctems doing.
The spear was feeding off of her torment, building its power.
Landing back down onto their feet, Lilith smiled with a flustered expression, ”I saw the village!” She vibrantly stated, ”We are about a few hours away.”
”Let's go then!” I uttered, moving ahead while the haggard Yu Jing followed. Personally, I was surprised to see her so sane. During this long year, it had been only Arkanos who had kept her falling into madness, to our surprise.
Leading the way, Lilith pointed towards a dense marsh that blocked our path. ”It's through there. Once we arrive at the village of Demara, I hear there will be a guide to welcome us there should we have the necessary coin.”
Snorting air from my nose, I covered them in a hurry at the foul decaying scent of death that hung in the air. Watching a few glimpses of corpses of various beasts, elves, Beastkin, and Dragonkins, I frowned at their bodies that seemed to be withering within this marsh.
Morte Worms, powerful parasites, dark in nature, could be seen drilling holes into some of these corpses. At the same time, various maggots large as human babies trailed over the bodies picking flesh away without concern.
”What the hell are those things?” Whispered Lilith, sensing the Dao of Death echoing from their bodies.
Eh? Wait? How did I know? My knowledge should only pertain to devils and demons from the Hells.
”The Morte Worms are known to be powerful parasites capable of destroying entire civilization. By themselves, they are not that powerful standing only at World King; however, where there is one, you are sure to find billions hiding.”