Chapter 524 - 470 : Metal Doors (1/2)

”No! Why'd you let him go!”

The pink-haired Lolitta loudly whined, displeased about the Joker's actions. She tried to punch him but he held her face with his large hand, stopping her from coming closer. This left her swinging her small fists around, trying to hit him.

The tall man wearing a strange costume frowned and berated:

”Why are you blaming when you couldn't even handle him by yourself! Jeez, it hasn't been long since I've given you my card yet you already got yourself in serious trouble!”

The girl's face became flushed, and, after a while, she managed to free her covered face, her small chest going up and down from hyperventilating.

”Hmpf! I was about to kick that pervert's ass!! I didn't need your help!”

With one hand on her hip, she harrumphed while comically glaring at the Joker, who wasn't paying her much attention. He played with his cards while saying:

”I was summoned, either by you or automatically. My card was set to activate when your life was truly in danger hence my presence here.”

”No! You're wrong! I didn't ask for your help!”

”Are you deaf or what? My appearance here doesn't require your call for help. Now be silent for a moment.”

”Who're you to order me out?”

She jumped at him again, this time using her power to immobilize him. Unfortunately, the Joker's hand blurred and hit the back of her neck, immediately causing her to fall unconscious. After taking care of her, he clicked his tongue and gazed at the vanishing black fog a distance away.

Only when the fog was fully gone did the Joker leave the area. Lolitta causes too much trouble and leaving her unmonitored may complicate things. It's troublesome enough now that death knows of her existence. If he were to snitch to the System, it'll endanger this place.

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Right after the young female parasite entered the hole, Arthur followed, his sense locked onto her. The interior of the hole was just as shabby as the exterior. The temperature was a bit higher and there was a serious lack of illumination, making it difficult for Lissandra and Vyncent to see anything.

As for the parasite leading them, her eyes turned bright and her pupils became thinner and vertical, like a cat's. She adapted to this darkness and took steady and silent steps.

Behind the hole was a cramped path, devoid of anything. It definitely wasn't something natural, something that was born due to the changes happened in Riarravar.

Their formation was a straight line with the girl at the front, Arthur right behind, Lissandra squished between him and Lucy. Vyncent was at the far back, cautiously watching the three parasites marching before him.

After walking for three minutes or so, the path became narrow, unable to fit Arthur's undead host or even the horned parasite. Nevertheless, such a problem was easily fixed by Arthur's quad-spirit, who reformed the path ahead, making it much more spacious and luminous.

”This was built by humans?”

Arthur asked the startled girl, who slightly fastened her steps and gave a perfunctory reply.

”Maybe.”

”What about the metal doors up ahead.”

Once she heard those words, the girl became surprised, her lips quivering ”H-how did you know?”

”Doesn't matter. Where do they lead to?”