84 Chaos (1/2)
Chapter 84: Chaos
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
With Moonlight, Lucien moved quickly through the woods like a shadow. Although the manor was quite far from Larnaca Canyon, twenty minutes later, he could already see the shining Massol River, which was very close to the canyon, reflecting the moonlight in front of him.
Lucien slowed down a bit to be more cautious. He saw several campfires blazing in the distance, which were probably lit by adventurers.
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The river bed was covered with countless pebbles. The river named Massol kept running eastwards and in the end joined Belem River.
Wearing a black hood, Fire Wolf stepped out of the trees’ shadow very cautiously. There was an unfeathered, bright red-skinned bird standing on his shoulder. Tonight, the night watchers were making an ambush in a distance and the leader of the night watchers, Clown, was waiting for his signal.
Fire Wolf betrayed the apprentices group for a reason: a magic potion called Magic Gate would be given to him from the Church after successfully arresting Professor. The potion could help him become a real sorcerer and then he would be allowed to join the Night Watch. At that time, there would be no need for him to hide as a spy and a betrayer anymore.
Grabbing the bracelet in his pocket nervously, Fire Wolf was trying his best to stay focused, in order to sense if anyone was approaching. The bracelet called Fire Weaver was a level three magic item given by the Church to help protect himself when facing Professor.
Although Clown promised to him that they would arrive within thirty seconds after they saw his signal, Fire Wolf’s heart was still beating very fast. No one knew what was going to happen within the thirty seconds.
It was already ten forty. Fire Wolf heard wolves howling deep in the woods. He
arrived at the the entrance to the canyon but did not see Professor.
Turning around, he saw something shining on a big rock. It was a message left by Professor.
”Meet you in the Black Forest, close to the south entrance to the canyon.”
Fire Wolf was not really surprised that Professor changed the meeting place all of a sudden. After all, it was a quite common way to avoid being tailed after.
After the weird-looking bird, Fire Feather, made several chirps as a signal for the night watchers, Fire Wolf headed into the deeper woods.
This time it took him more than ten minutes to arrive at the designated place. It was very dark around since the moonlight was completely shaded by the tall and thick cedars.
Fire Wolf heard several savage howls in a distance, sounding rather thrilling. However, it was a relief for him since the howls were made by the night watchers.
They had followed Fire Wolf here and then the team scattered to check the surroundings.
Half an hour later, Professor still did not show up. Fire Wolf started to feel irritated, pacing back and forth and wondering if Professor had somehow found out that it was s trap.
The night watchers also lost their patience. Clown sent the message to the other night watchers using a secret method:
”Search this area, in a five-hundred-meter radius around the south entrance.”
The night watchers around started to move instantly.
Soon Minsk, one of the night watchers, found a wood cabin in the forest.
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In the forest on the other side of the cabin, one of the night watchers had become a dead body with the fear still lingering on his face, and part of his brains were visible.
A slender man wearing a long black jacket was standing beside the dead body. The silver horn pattern on his jacket was rather noticeable. His right hand was covered with the night watcher’s white brain tissue, and the man was sucking his fingers to enjoy the taste, as if he was tasting the sweetest candy.
A crystal ball on the man’s left hand suddenly emitted a rather old voice, ”Kill them all, Dragan. The temple knights will help you. Do not let them find our relic.”
”Yes, my lord.” The man finished licking his fingers, ”Although I’m quite sure these poor guys’ target is not us, I enjoy killing… and brains.”