Chapter 048 – Bing (1/2)
Chapter 048 – Bing
Translated by: BerrryBunz.
Edited by: Robin, Leo and De Andre
Tang Tian carefully walked through row after row of faceless figurines.
All the figurines looked really ancient, as if time had left unremovable marks. A countless number of the figurines already had cracks, while many had dust piled on them. They looked like they were from a far away era that came here mysteriously, and had lived through many things.
What is this place?
All these faceless figurine warriors, who created them?
Crash!
Suddenly there was a crash sound, causing Tang Tian to jump in fright, and immediately looking over.
So it actually turned out to be a figurine that unexpectedly broke down, becoming a pile of rubble.
The crashing sounded like a signal. Crash, crash, one after another the other faceless figurines collapsed.
Ten thousand figurines were all collapsing in front of his eyes. Somehow, it was a spectacular sight, leaving Tang Tian shocked. He blankly stared at the outrageous scene before him, as he could not figure out what exactly was happening.
This, this, this….
Exactly… exactly what kind of ghost place is this…
All the dust flew and covered the sky. Tang Tian covered his nose and mouth, feeling panicky. The entire place was strange to him, and even godlike young men were unable to tolerate some stuff.
Could there be dangers lurking within this dust…? Would someone ambush him…?
As if Tang Tian had met strong enemy, he looked around.
The dust faded away. Tang Tian’s face was covered with dust. When he looked around, he saw that the floor was piled with the broken figurines. The army that stood solemnly earlier on actually… actually turned to dust in a split second!
Unknowingly, Tang Tian felt despair.
Time would eventually destroy everything…
He looked over in a daze and suddenly, his pupils constricted.
Wait a minute!
There was… still one figurine left…unbroken!
A faceless figurine stood tall amongst the rubble in solitude.
Without saying a word, Tang Tian stepped on the rubble and ran towards the figurine.
Huhu, Tang Tian was there within a breath.
This figurine was no different from the other figurines he saw earlier. It had a white face, grey body, and engraved on its body was an exquisite armour. Its hands were long and straight.
Tang Tian’s face was crooked, as he carefully looked at this special figurine. He had a strong gut feeling that this figurine, compared to the rest, was very different. But where it was different, Tang Tian could not tell.
Just at this moment, ‘break’, a crack appeared on the figurines’ blank face.
Tang Tian stared for awhile. No way…don’t tell me even this last one could not be spared…
Break break break!
The crack became more obvious, and in a blink of an eye, it formed spider web like cracks on the figurines’ whole body.
In front of Tang Tian, a piece fell off.
Piece by piece the fragments started to break and fall off the figurine.
En?
Suddenly Tang Tian noticed a dull light emerging amongst the place where the rubble fell on.
There was something inside!
Tang Tian was shocked.
Papapa!
The rubble fell like rain, and the insides were exposed. The dull light shone right into Tang Tian’s eye. Indeed, there was something in there!
When the last piece of rubble fell to the ground, Tang Tian looked at the figurine in front of him in a daze.
A grey shadow with a glassy reflection appeared in front of him. This reflection was actually the same as the figurine, it had a white face and even the armour was exactly the same, but it was slightly more exquisite, and in its hands, it held a pike.
“You, you… who are you?” Tang Tian asked blankly.
“Bing.” Brimming with clumsiness, a voice suddenly came out of the grey ceramic figurine.
Tang Tian stared at the big guy, and stuttered: “You, you, you… you can speak?”
“Yes.” The ceramic figurine effortfully said.
Stunned, Tang Tian’s expression froze on his face.
I have met a strange creature…
This strange creature… is really weird….
Tang Tian swallowed his saliva with difficulty. Everything that had happened was completely beyond his imagination. He rubbed his head, and carefully asked: “Are you human?”
“No, I’m not.” The ceramic figurine started to speak more fluently.
“Then what are you?” Tang Tian was curious.
“Spirit General.” it coughed out two words.
“Spirit general?” Tang Tian looked distracted, as he circled around the figurine twice, rubbing his head and muttering to himself: “So this is what a Spirit General is…”
The other party was speechless.
“Ah, ah, ah, so you’re called Bing!” Tang Tian reacted, and immediately patted him and laughed.
“Yes.” Bing quietly hovered in the sky.
“Eh, can I ask, why…erm, don’t you have a face?” Tang Tian could not help but ask.
“A faceless person is a sinner.” Bing’s voice was flat and straight, with no undulations, but once he said those few words, a strange feeling was birthed.
“Sinner…” Tang Tian was stunned for a while, seemed like the question actually made Bing sad. “Oh, then I should change the question.” Tang Tian immediately changed and asked: “Bing, what place is this?”
“The Board for Banished Sins.” Bing’s voice was flat.
“How come the stone board can float on the sea?” Tang Tian had a weird look on his face.
“It is the Exiled Sea.” Bing continued to explain in which Tang Tian was unable to comprehend anything.
Tang Tian was more at a loss: “I was clearly in the Labyrinth of Spirits, how did I get here?”
Bing was silent.
“Eh, Bing, do you know where the Spirit Key is?” Tang Tian asked.
Bing: “Nope.”
“Okay.” Tang Tian asked a more realistic question: “Then, how do I leave this place?”