Chapter 163: Ascension Points (1/2)

”Thank you, everyone...” Old Zhong faced the three and there was a relieved smile on his face.

Ricardo nodded his head and smiled in return while Heisenberg rubbed his nose and averted his gaze from Old Zhong.

Calvin also gave a smile and said, ”It was long overdue. I'm glad you've had your vengeance. Now, we must continue. Old Zhong, I think that you should return now. I have a feeling that everything's going to be more dangerous the closer we get to the tunnels. You just had your revenge, there's no way that we'll let you endanger yourself any further without being able to celebrate the fruits of your vengeance.”

Ricardo agreed, ”That's right, Old Zhong. Just give us a map and we should be able to locate it by ourselves.”

Heisenberg didn't say anything but the way he was staring at Old Zhong made it obvious that he was in agreement.

Old Zhong had to turn back.

Only when there were no mortals present could they possibly exert all of their power without any worries for possible collateral damage.

”I cannot turn back. I've already made a decision to lead the three of you into the tunnels. How can I possibly turn back when we're already halfway there?” Old Zhong frowned. He felt as if he was being treated as an outcast by the three.

”Heisenberg, do you still have another crystal orb? I'm sure you do, right? There's no way a Priest would come out of the Church without carrying any back-ups knowing that those tiny weeny orbs are so fragile they might as well be made out of glass.” Calvin smirked.

Heisenberg coldly snorted, ”Yeah, I do have back-ups. What's makes you think that I would be so careless?”

”Hahaha, come on, now... Don't be mad.” Calvin smirked.

”Wait, those aren't made out of glass?” Ricardo was intrigued.

But Calvin and Heisenberg didn't reply to what he had said. The two of them just let out a couple of chuckles.

”Old Zhong, since you are that serious about keeping us company until we arrive at the tunnels. Then, fine. But you must never enter the tunnels with us. You'll go back and we will give you some protection so you can return to the village safely.”

”Thank you...” Old Zhong felt warm in his heart.

”All right, let's save the drama for later! Let's continue!” Ricardo broke the strange atmosphere that was about to cover the entire group.

He took the same position that he took earlier while Calvin stayed on the rear.

Old Zhong, Ricardo, and Heisenberg picked up the pace while Calvin deliberately slowed down his step, so he could put some distance between them and him.

A smile crept up his lips.

When Calvin entered this valley, he noticed that the Sigbin was not the only danger that existed in the Valley. Almost every danger in this valley didn't exist in the material plane but in the spiritual plane. What's more, most of them were beings created from resentment. May they be a Specter or an Evil-Type Beasts, all of them had one thing in common.

They were all evil-attributed.

Calvin summoned the golden quill, but he placed it deep in his pockets.

He knew that something was lurking behind him, but he didn't look back.

He pretended as if he knew nothing and that nothing strange was happening.

Calvin continued to walk, he was only about ten meters away from the group and he could barely see their backs through his naked eye.

Then, suddenly...

The winds in the valley stilled, and the surroundings turned silent.

It was as if a barrier had been broken and Calvin entered a whole new world with just a single step.

The temperature around him dropped, and he felt a shiver down his spine as a cold draft assaulted his back.

Something was coming behind him...

Was it because he could still see the backs of his comrades that Calvin seemed to be walking with ease.

However, when the cold draft was only a few meters away from him. It stopped.

It seemed to be hesitating.

Calvin inwardly complained, 'What's wrong? Are you not going to attack me? Look! I'm out here alone with my comrades so far in front of me in the middle of this seemingly endless fog! What are you going to do? Are you just going to stand there and wait? Attack me! Now!' He really wanted to scream out loud in frustration, but he knew that he had to pretend to be ignorant.

'Maybe it's hesitating to attack me since I am so far away from the others?' Calvin thought. But ultimately, he decided to just keep his pace and wait a little longer. If he walked backwards, then that would definitely spook the monster from attacking since no ordinary human being would possibly walk into a lion's den.

It was impossible that the monsters saw that Calvin had some skills since they had deployed a domain that rendered them invisible apart from those that the domain condemned to be impure. In other words, the monsters in this valley must have no idea that Calvin wasn't so weak like they had expected.

In that case, why was this monster hesitating?

Calvin furrowed his eyebrows.

But his steps never lagged, nor any hesitation showed up on his expression and movements.

The road eventually narrowed and the incline became steeper. The path was slowly being swallowed by the thick branches and thickets to the extent that Ricardo and Heisenberg had to help on clearing these blockages since Old Zhong couldn't keep up anymore.

Calvin didn't even glance at what was following him from behind as he unhesitatingly moved faster, he was clearly planning on helping Old Zhong and the others.

But this was the cue that the monster needed to attack...

As soon as he picked up his speed, the monster seemed to have panicked and out of regret for not making its attack earlier.

It finally made a move.