Chapter 346 - Clouded Senses. (1/2)

Ozul chose the most sturdy-looking house and decided to sleep until it was daytime again because it had gotten dark and there was no sign of any other life.

Most of the buildings were now nothing more than rubble, but the one he chose appeared to be in good condition. It wasn't big, but it wasn't in shambles either.

The house seemed to be abandoned for decades now but there was still a noticeable rug inside. Without caring about all the dust and mess, Ozul picked a corner and wrapped himself in the Ball of Purity before dropping on the ground.

”Convenient...” muttered Zier as he eyed Ozul with envy.

To Ozul it might be nothing, but they would have to clean up just to even sit on the ground or it was no better than resting atop a tree.

Seeing Ozul finally relaxing, Raven didn't wait for a second and asked about the ring he had given her after coming out of that alley.

”It should have the basic information we need for now,” Ozul answered lazily, ”Guide some of that Spiritual Essence in it. It's a Spatial Ring.”

Before Raven could ask further, Ozul remembered something and added, ”Also, the other Spatial Rings should be useless now.”

”huh?” Raven halted and blinked her eyes before hastily checking her Spatial Rings.

However, no matter what she tried, she couldn't muster up a speck of Mana to access the storage. Zier and Blaze tried the same, but no one had any success.

”I had so many things stored in there!” Zier sighed with indignation.

What worried Raven was that she had stored so many of Ozul's spare clothes in her Spatial Rings and now all of them were out of her reach!

Given his strength, it wasn't uncommon for him to have his clothes ripped apart after every fight.

She had made it a point to be prepared to give him a new set of a white shirt and black trouser-like pants whenever he needed them.

Despite the fact that his messy hair gave him a bad impression, one full look at him would dispel just about anyone's doubts about him. He just had that kind of aura.

”I... Is there no way to fetch the items inside?” She asked with a shaky voice, looking expectantly towards Ozul.

Zier and Blaze thought she must have placed something of great importance in the Spatial Rings.

”I don't know. Keep them, maybe there could be a way,” Ozul replied seriously. Even he was a little curious as to what could make Raven so shaken. If he knew it was about his clothes, he wouldn't have even found any words to scold her.

After all, everyone knew that there were clothes reinforced with Mana back in their world, but Raven being Raven, never learned about something so trivial like that.

Finding the opportunity, Ozul remembered to let them know about what had happened in the alleyway back then. He didn't go through every detail, only warned them about Old Gu since he was turning out more troublesome than he had previously imagined.

”That guy... his name was M... Miko? Yeah, something like that...Anyway, wake me up early.”

Successfully forgetting Minho's name, Ozul yawned and curled in his blanket made with the Ball of Purity and went to sleep.

. . .

It was still in the middle of the night when Ozul opened his eyes, sensing something unusual in the surroundings.

With a sweep of his gaze, he noticed both Raven and Blaze were meditating while Zier was tinkering with some needles he had seen for the first time now.

Unlike him, they were completely unaware of what was happening.

He kept his eyes open but didn't make any movements, letting the intruders do their job.

Both Raven and Blaze were meditating, but they didn't dare absorb the Spiritual Essence in the air. As informed earlier, it wasn't wise to do so without proper instructions.

While in meditation, they were vulnerable from all sides. The same was with Ozul who looked to be asleep. The only man 'awake' was Zier and the people lurking in the shadows waited for the perfect moment to strike.

Just when Zier was done tinkering with his needles, he seemingly moved to put them down and...

*Chinngg!*

”AKh!” ”Uu-” ”KhK-h!” ...

Multiple muffled voices were heard and,

*Thud!*

A couple of heavy objects fell down on the floor.

Raven and Blaze immediately opened their eyes and jumped up in alarm, looking at Zier with questioning gazes.

”That was quick,” a voice came from the corner. The three turned their heads to see Ozul squatting next to a dead man, his torso severed, ”Though you missed a couple.”

He was obviously talking to Zier who was also looking at him, apparently baffled at his mistake.

”Wh-.. Where was he hiding?” Zier could have sworn that he had only sensed 4 people in the house beside them.

”Does it matter?” Ozul looked him straight in the eye.