Chapter 12 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Twilight Forest was the largest forest nearby.

Many towns were built near it.

Many people lived by relying on the resources it provided.

However, the forest was filled with wild beasts, which also killed countless people.

At this moment, Occam and Annie had arrived, ready to find clues about the missing girl.

Occam remained as he had been.

Leaning on Annie, they rode the spirit deer together.

Annie blushed and whispered, “Occam, we’re almost there.”

“Yeah, got it. Call me when we get there.”

She heard Occam’s weak voice.

Annie felt helpless.

How did his childhood playmate develop such a personality?

Soon, the dense forest suddenly opened up.

A massive tree towered there.

Other than some low bushes, there were no other trees.

This was where they had asked the residents of Ziya Town about the growth of the grass.

“Occam, we’re here,” Annie said.

Occam jumped off the spirit deer and stretched. He looked as if he had just woken up.

Annie put away the spirit deer and felt helpless.

Sleeping in the game, was the game was too real or Occam too lazy?

“Occam, let’s split up and look for clues,” Annie said.

“No need, I think I saw a clue.”

Occam said as he walked to a bush.

He picked up a bloodstained cloth.

Judging from the style, it was similar to what the residents of many nearby towns wore.

They were all woven linen made from flax.

Annie took the cloth and frowned.

“This is very likely the one the young lady’s wore.”

With that said, she looked around and could not help but worry for the young girl.

The Twilight Forest was filled with wild beasts and danger lurked everywhere.

A young girl could easily be in danger.

“Occam, I think we need to speed things up.”

“There are traces of someone walking past here.”

Annie looked grave. Then, she walked forward with Occam.

Along the way, there were traces of blood and fallen cloth.

It looked like someone was chasing the girl.

Annie’s expression grew darker and her pace quickened.

She understood that all these signs indicated that the girl was probably dead.

However, before seeing the truth, she would rather be optimistic.

Seeing Annie like this, Occam felt helpless.

However, he could only increase his pace and chase after her.

A moment later, Annie stopped in her tracks and stared blankly at the scene before her.

Occam caught up with her, too, and when he saw what was happening, his face grew grave.

It was a young girl with delicate features. She was lying naked on the ground with her eyes wide open, as if she had experienced immense pain when she was alive.

“Bastard!” After a while, the anger in Annie’s eyes almost materialized. She gritted her teeth and spat out a word.

Occam sighed as well.

He walked to the girl’s body and covered her naked body with the clothes scattered around.

Then, he observed his surroundings.

He saw some ice cubes that had yet to melt and were still emitting a cold aura.

It looked familiar, Occam thought.

“It should be done by professionals.”

“That ice was created by a Mage’s magic freezing spell.”

He thought of the time few Mages had used this skill on him, freezing him in place when he was besieged by the Epic Guild.

And after the ice shattered, they looked like the ice blocks before them.

Just like the ice blocks before him, they looked a little strange.

It was as if his intuition told him that both of them were the same.

Occam did not think twice.

“Do you think it was a player or an NPC?”

Annie took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

That was right, the “World of Gods” was like a real world.