Chapter 168: You Can Stay in My Room (1/2)

The disappearance of the flame that fueled the light of the oil lamp plunged everything into darkness.

”Wha...” Heisenberg was quick to stifle the cry that was about to come out of his mouth.

Ricardo's expression paled. Both Heisenberg and Ricardo were spooked by this sudden change. Calvin's arm remained hanging in mid-air and a frown was plastered across his face as he whispered, ”What the hell was that? Why did the light suddenly disappear?”

”That's what we want to know too!” Ricardo couldn't help but comment.

There was no wind, and even though the oil lamp was hung directly over the door. It was high enough that anyone would notice if someone was about to close its gas valve and extinguish the flames. The group swept their gaze across the other houses and discovered that the fire in the oil lamps hanging over their doors was still alive. Strangely enough, they were swinging in the air even though there was still no wind.

”What do you think, Ricardo? You're the Scout here. Are there any Specters around us?” Calvin asked.

Ricardo shook his head, ”I wouldn't be like this if there was! I can't detect any malicious presence around us...”

Heisenberg also turned to look at his crystal orb and shook his head, ”There's nothing in mine either.”

”All right...” Calvin nodded.

”Should we go back to the tunnels for now?” Ricardo asked.

This was the first time that he encountered a supernatural event without detecting any supernatural entity around him.

Heisenberg didn't answer. Instead, he turned to look at Calvin who also didn't answer.

Ricardo took their silence as their agreement, but when he turned around and took several steps towards the tunnels...

He suddenly stopped in his tracks.

For the hole in the wall where they came from had disappeared.

The tunnels that they used to enter the village had vanished.

”What the fuck?”

”Didn't we come from there?”

”Did the tunnel that we used just disappear?”

Ricardo felt as if he was hallucinating.

He even turned to look at Heisenberg and Calvin just to ask this question as if he was doubting his eyes.

”Yeah, you're not the only one that can see that it disappeared. It seems that there is no turning back at all at this point.” Calvin smiled.

”Why does it feel like you're excited instead of worried that we are not able to get out of this place anymore...” Heisenberg commented.

”Hahaha...” Calvin lightly chuckled.

With the disappearance of the tunnel, it was now futile for Ricardo to try and get out of the village from where they came from. He walked towards Calvin and Heisenberg, but his eyes caught the faint silhouette of a figure from a distance. His eyebrows scrunched and his Aspect, in the form of a bow manifested in a blink of an eye.

An arrow was quickly pointed at the faint silhouette as Calvin and Heisenberg trembled.

”What's wrong?” Calvin was the first one to ask.

But his question wasn't answered by Ricardo, but the faint silhouette that he saw in the distance.

”That figure... it seems to be beckoning at us?” Heisenberg squinted his eyes to get a clearer look at the silhouette.

”Yeah, I can see that. All right, we should go and approach it.” Calvin decided.

Ricardo's expression blanched, ”Are you out of your mind? That might be a supernatural being, right there! Shouldn't we first identify what it is before we approach it? Why are you being so reckless?”

Calvin rolled his eyes and sighed, ”All right, you go over and identify it then. Seeing that you've already summoned your Aspect. You should be able to handle whatever it is.”

Ricardo didn't say anything.

He started walking towards the silhouette and the group was finally able to take a good look at the silhouette's identity.

It was an old woman wearing a white one-piece tunic. The color of the tunic was faintly yellowed, indicating that it might have been a long time since it was washed. However, there was no stink whatsoever from the old lady. When Calvin and the others neared her, a kind smile spread on her face as she asked, ”The three of you do not look like members of this village...”

”Does the three of you also come from the outside?” There was this faint smirk on the old lady's wrinkled face that seemed to be permanent.

Her tone of voice was weird, and it made everyone in the group uncomfortable.

Ricardo glanced at Heisenberg and Heisenberg faintly gave a nod.

This nod meant one thing.

The crystal orb hadn't reacted to the old lady's presence, so she wasn't a supernatural being.

She was human.

Ricardo let out a sigh of relief, while Heisenberg had finally stopped holding back his breathing.