Chapter 475 (1/2)

Chapter 475: Chapter 15

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

What Yue had said was quite reasonable.

No matter what the evil spirit was thinking, they just had to act at their own pace.

There were indeed gods that had great wisdom as vast as the sea. They could infer the enemy’s overall plan from a little trace, and come up with specific solutions to fight against the enemy. However, these guys were not gods.

Thus, they had to solve the problem in an honest and practical way, just as the mortals did—that was to move forward steadily and safely and do what they were supposed to.

After the discussion, they continued to move forward.

As they approached closer, the priest found that the cry was much clearer. After a while, the paladin and the mage heard it, too. Later, even the knight and the warrior heard the cry.

“How annoying!” the warrior muttered discontentedly. “It makes me feel anxious!”

“Is there someone in danger that needs help?” the knight listened for a moment and said worriedly. “Let’s go and take a look.”

“Sir, how could anyone in this place need help?” The paladin sighed. “Look at the ground, please. Besides the footprints we left behind, are there any signs of other people walking around?”

The knight looked carefully on the ground for a moment and shook his head.

“That’s it. According to our footprints, this place hasn’t been visited for at least two or three months,” the paladin said. “Suppose someone has been locked up here without eating or drinking for two or three months, they would have died.”

“Even if they were still alive, they wouldn’t have the strength to cry so loudly,” the warrior added.

“Maybe there’s food and water in this place…” the knight guessed.

“Don’t be silly, Captain. Who would prepare food and water for the prisoners? This isn’t a meditation in seclusion for the clergyman.” Even the priest could not help laughing.

After some careful thoughts, the knight realized his idea was ridiculous. He laughed bitterly and shook his head. “Sorry, when I hear the sad cry of others, I always want to help.”

“There’s nothing to apologize for.” The warrior laughed and patted him on the shoulder. “Just because you are such a person, I decided to put down my hoe and carry a weapon on an adventure with you.”

“Yes, Captain, you’re a good man. It’s something that you can feel proud of no matter where you are. There’s nothing to apologize for.” Yue nodded in agreement.

Wherever it was, a good man always deserved more trust and support from others.

After that, they continued to move forward as they had planned. At first, they went towards the same direction as the cry, but later on, they went far from it.

If one listened carefully, one could roughly tell that the cry came from a room in the middle of the third floor. But now, they were searching the second floor slowly without any intention of going upstairs to save someone.

Perhaps the evil spirit was also anxious, and later the cry became wired, and its direction also changed.

“What? The direction of the cry has changed.” The paladin was the one most sensitive ones to direction, so she frowned and told the others this as soon as she found out.

“Never mind,” Yue sneered. “No matter what this guy did, he just wants to deceive us to go there. As long as we stay here, there’s nothing he can do to us!”

“But… That cry is approaching us slowly!” the paladin said worriedly. “It’s approaching above our heads.”

Yue frowned and looked up at the ceiling.

The evil spirit was a kind of virtual creature, and this virtual creature could penetrate ordinary physical obstacles—the ceiling was naturally included.

Did the evil spirit want to attack them from the ceiling?

She thought about it carefully and shook her head in secret.

It was unreasonable. If the evil spirit really dared to attack them in public, it wouldn’t have waited until now.

She did not know that originally, the previous adventurers had been attacked by evil spirits in the same position where they were now.

It was almost in the center of the castle. There was not enough light, especially on the other side of the window. It was blocked by the tower, and the sunshine couldn’t come in.

For evil spirits, this place was almost the most suitable place to fight in the daytime.

Yue didn’t know that, but she quickly made a decision.

“Withdraw!” She cried out, “Whatever the reason, withdraw first! Safety goes first!”

Everyone turned their heads and began to run without any hesitation. The evil spirit had never expected the adventurers to run so decisively, so he kept chasing after them. But it was too late. Before he could reach the top of their heads, they had retreated to the stairs and ran straight to the basement lobby.

Seeing that they were about to escape, the evil spirit was filled with anger. He uttered a scream, and, in spite of anything, he launched a special skill.

An illusion!

At this moment, the paladin, running in the front, was about to walk down the stairs, but with a flash, she found the scenery around her had changed suddenly. Instead of the stairs leading to the lobby, she was in a very luxurious guest room now, and there was the cry of a woman coming from the concealed door.

“What’s going on?” She was so frightened that she did not dare to open the door. She retreated quickly and ran into the priest by accident.