Chapter 98: Returning Hero (3) (1/2)

Chapter 98: Returning Hero (3)

Their surroundings were dead quiet Crossing the fa walls of the fortress, Chi-Woo looked around anxiously Since it was early in theabout, but even so, this was a bit… strange

Chi-Woo couldn’t pinpoint as so strange about the place, but it appeared as if ti before hi his absence, but it was clear that it was sorave He had felt this way since he saw the fortress from its outskirts; the outer walls were broken in half, while its entrance was completely crumbled Moreover…

“The smell…”

Even Haho didn’t usually display her e, fishy s corpses all over the floor

“Perhaps they’ve left,” Hawaat the pile of monsters and heroes stacked on top of one another “They wouldn’t have left the fortress in such a state otherwise…”

Chi-Woo thought the sa space If people had stayed here, they would’ve cleaned up the area by burning or burying the corpses, not leaving them as they were

‘If they were attacked…’ Monsters didn’t only reside in the Evalayato the Salem Empire, and some of them could’ve attacked this fortress And the recruits could’ve been annihilated, or left the fortress after barely surviving

‘That would explain the situation, but…’ What hung on hisaround this fortress, which felt s than the cursed ones Yet the corpses of monsters scattered in this area didn’t appear to be the spiritual kinds, and Chi-Woo swiped his face with both hands

‘What in the world happened here?’ He thought deeply while passing the narrow crossed-roads and eventually, reached the central path Hawa suddenly stopped walking then and clutched the hem of Chi-Woo’s shi+rt hard Chi-Woo stopped and turned to see Haith her index finger on her lips, er away from her lips and pointed to a direction Chi-Woo followed her finger, and his eyes instantly narrowed Although it was dark, his night vision had developed during his extended time at the cave, and he was able to see the scene in front of hiround andthe dirt She had a fistful of dirt in one of her hands and was eating from it

‘There’s someone there?’ But besides his surprise to see someone still in the fortress, the woman’s back seemed familiar

“Princess?” Hawa said with one of her eyes squinted “Isn’t that the princess?”

Chi-Woo took several seconds to realize that by ‘princess’, Hawa ht the wonized the figure as Eshnunna

“But…” Chi-Woo couldn’t finish his sentence Eshnunna was crouching over the field, stealing food and even ruining the field she valued so dearly The Eshnunna Chi-Woo kneould never do such a thing And while Chi-Woo stood still, too stunned to do anything, Eshnunna suddenly scrambled up Surprised, Chi-Woo and Hawa hurriedly hid and watched her

Teeter, teeter Eshunna staggered With her back half-folded in an unnaturallike she was about to topple any an to increase

“Kyaaaaah!” As if she was being led so behind her

“Let’s chase after her” Hawa suggested following Eshnunna immediately However, Chi-Woo clutched her so,” Chi-Woo said, unable to take his eyes off Eshnunna as she quicklyhappens, hide Don’t show yourself”

Hawa gave Chi-Woo a standoffish look Although she lacked strength compared to a hero, she didn’t think she would be a burden She had the skills to at least preoccupy a monster, but Chi-Woo went on to explain his reasons

“I don’t think it’s a normal kind of monster,” he said Then he hurriedly chased after Eshnunna before she escaped out of their sight

They quickly realized that there was no need for the Eshnunna, because they soon heard a faint noise that gradually grew in volu and shrieking It wasn’t that there was no one in the fortress; people had siathered in a corner

“This is the way to the temple, where Goddess Shahnaz’ statue was stored…” Hawa

“Didn’t we take that statue ent out for our exploration?”

“I left it in someone else’s hands”

“Who?”

“Ru Amuh Since it’s a holy relic, I couldn’t hold onto it”

Chi-Woo’s forehead creased from Haords The dreadful scenarios that had popped up inside his head surfaced again Like Hawa said, they soon arrived at the place where Shahnaz’s statue was It was a ain your senses!”

“Just kill them! Kill!”

“damn ittt!”

Heroes screamed out bloody ly, theout strange sounds like Eshnunna and attacking the resisting heroes And the resistance was al to an end

“When I am finally here” Chi-Woo watched the scene in front of him in a daze and muttered in a low voice

Bam! The sudden explosion was followed by the loud noise of a building cru theinto the air

“Ahhhhh…!” So in intense pain Eshnunna let out an ear-splitting shriek and rushed toward the hero

“Ms Eshnunna!” There was no time for Chi-Woo to think He had to settle this chaos first Dashi+ng forward, he tapped Eshnunna on her back, and when she didn’t respond to his touch, Chi-Woo clutched her shoulders and shook them wildly Finally, Eshnunna turned around

Red veins were popping out of her pale face Saliva dripped down her mouth and most noticeably, her eyes were entirely black with no white spots

“What happened? How did you becoain your senses and tell , Eshnunna sied at Chi-Woo