Chapter 89: The Confused Hei Corps (1/2)

”Wake up! Hei Wen wake up!” Multiple voices shouted.

Hei Wen's eyes suddenly opened wide, and he sat up straight. He looked around and saw all of his companions surrounding him, while Hei Bao had his hands on his shoulders and was shaking him. Hei Wen's eyes were bloodshot and his nose was bleeding.

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Lin Mu was woken up by the commotion that was happening in the room a while back. He had been cultivating the entire night and had been sitting in the same position. When he woke up, he saw one of the members of the Hei Corps trying to wake up Hei Wen, who had apparently fallen asleep on the bed near him.

Hei Wen was not responding and was bleeding from his nose as well. Lin Mu did not know what happened and guessed the worst.

'Was he perhaps affected by some kind of poison?' Lin Mu thought to himself.

”Hmm, that's difficult to say. Heavens know that you two came in contact with multiple poisons last night, it could have been one of them.” Xukong replied.

By now, the frantic shouting of Hei Wen's companion had attracted the attention of other people as well. Even Hei Bao had reached there and had taken over the duty to try and wake Hei Wen up. Seeing that Hei Wen was still not responding to Hei Bao's and other attempts, Lin Mu decided to tell them.

”He may be affected by some kind of poison. Perhaps the same one that affected the town's residents.” Lin Mu stated.

Hei Bao and the others listened to his words and turned around.

”Yes, of course, they did tell us that before.” Hei Shi spoke.

”It could indeed be the same poison that's affecting the residents, but still, why is he bleeding from his nose?” Another member added.

”Whatever it may be, at least he's still breathing. Let's try a few other methods, Hei Fen go and get some of the smelling salts.” Hei Bao ordered one of his companions.

The man named Hei Fen instantly left the room and rushed to get the smelling salts. He returned a minute later with a small vial of smelling salts in his hand. Hei Fen then handed the vial to Hei Bao, who popped its cork open and held it under the nose of Hei Wen, while the others shouted.

Suddenly Hei Wen shot up and sat upright. The others looked at his blood-shot eyes, which had a hint of madness mixed in them. Hei Shi gulped and looked at the distressed expression of Hei Wen.

”What happened to you, Hei Wen?” Hei Bao asked.

Hei Wen did not speak for a minute as it took him a while to return to his senses and determine where he was.

”I'm… I'm back? I'M BACK!” Hei Wen exclaimed in relief.

At this point, Hei Bao was getting seriously worried about Hei Wen's condition. He was really starting to think that Lin Mu's suggestion that Hei Wen got poisoned was true. Hei Bao nudged Hei Wen, prompting him to speak.

”I... I was in a different place. A nightmare perhaps.” Hei Wen spoke between his breaths.

Hei Bao saw that Hei Wen was not in the right condition to talk, thus let him rest.

”Come talk to me later when you're fine. For now, just rest.” Hei Bao ordered.

Hei Wen just nodded and did not speak anything. He laid down back on the bed and thought about what he had experienced.

'What was that? Was that just a dream? It certainly didn't feel like it. The pain, it was too real.' Hei Wen thought.

'It only happened because I kept on listening to the esoteric chants that Lin Mu was uttering. I need to inform the captain and the leader about this. He is potentially much more dangerous than we think.' Hei Wen determined.

The other members of the Hei corps except for Hei Shi had left the room along with Hei Bao. Hei Shi was currently standing beside Lin Mu and was talking to him.

”This thing about Hei Wen, do you really think it was caused due to some kind of poison?” Hei Shi asked.

”It seemed like it at first, but I don't know anymore. I thought he was also affected by the same kind of condition that the townsmen are suffering.” Lin Mu replied.

”It is somewhat similar to it, but the bleeding that happened does not match and neither does him awakening because of the smelling salts.” Hei Shi spoke.

”That's true. Oh yes, what's the time now? It should be nearly morning, I think.” Lin Mu asked.