Chapter 101: Because of Fear (2) (1/2)

Chapter 101: Because of Fear (2)

Like how an area overfloater when a daain, many problems had flooded the fortress after Chi-Woo’s disappearance One such probleain Ru Aent problems when he encountered an entity by coincidence

“I don’t really kno I ended uphad led him to her when she appeared

“You could’ve been bewitched,” Chi-Woo said quietly “It could’ve been a vengeful spirit or an evil spirit Spirits are generally like that They drive people to them for a purpose”

“It’s exactly as you say, sir Although she was dead, she see over spirits of the dead”

“Who was it?”

“Do you remember the skeletonon our way to this fortress?”

Chi-Woo’s eyes narrowed ‘Could it be?’

“The skeleton hanging on the pole…”

“Yes, the one ept away the entire army of mutants”

“Why did that skeleton want to meet you, Mr Ru Amuh?” Chi-Woo asked “What did she say to you?”

“She first asked me about you”

“About me?”

“Yes, she asked where you were”

Ru Aly; and rather than giving everything she wished for, he had tried to decipher the skeleton’s reasons for asking such questions Thus, when she asked him about Chi-Woo, he had mixed in white lies

“I told her that you left for a while to do so…”

[…He’s not here]

[He’s dead]

Ru Aed to read his mind, the skeleton reached the correct answer and turned her away, like there was nothingthat he couldn’t just let her go He didn’t knohy, but when he saw the skull leaving without turning back, he felt a strong sense to do so at her that his teacher wasn’t dead, that he was still alive and would surely make his return His outcries seemed to have some effect, and the skeleton stopped and stared at Ru Amuh for a while

“So, what happened after that?” Chi-Woo interjected

“She made me an offer”

“An offer? The skeleton did?”

“Yes, she toldexpected such a response from the skeleton, Chi-Woo looked taken aback

“The skeleton said she would take everyone under her care?”

“Rather than taking care of us…it soundedthat she would make use of us”

“What happened then?”

“She said she would take us in and use us And when you cos to how they were”

‘Use’—the word roaned

“Did you accept the offer?”

“No, I didn’t,” Ru Amuh shook his head immediately “I refused at that time, but as time passed, and the situation worsened…I sometimes wondered if I should’ve accepted the offer Still…” Ru Aly finding the to say However, Chi-Woo coh

“It was right for you to refuse At least with the way things turned out,” Chi-Woo said, and Ru Aeh the skeleton had told them to come under her authority, in reality, they would’ve beco more than experiments; this was evident by the fifth and sixth recruits They would’ve gone through treeful spirits; and then they would be used as sacrifices for some evil sorcery Of course, the skeleton could not have been the one to do such things to the fifth and sixth recruits, but it was clear she was from the same faction as the ones who did And there was no way they could believe soroup that would commit such heinous acts

“What happened after you turned her down?”

“She forcedhim, she forced him to take action

“What condition?”

“We had to block theinto her force’s territory”

“Ah, so…”

Chi-Woo let out a tiny yelp He was finally now able to understand what had happened in their first encounter when the skeleton hanging on the pole had swept away the arh the skull could clearly attack the it out; there were two reasons she had done this

[…It could be a bit dangerous]

First, there was Chi-Woo Secondly, she had expected the recruits to be the shi+eld for whatever bothersome trick the Demon Empire had planned for them The second reason was only valid to her when the first reason reer be certain that the heroes could be a proper shi+eld Still, the skull decided to give the recruits a chance

[Then show h reason to spare good ingredients like you all, the Celestial heroes, alone]

Ru Aritted his teeth In the end, he had failed to et rid of thetheto invade the fortress The way so from her Yet, the situation didn’t beco the liathered those under her commands and ordered a full offensive to forcefully fulfill the offer she had made to Ru Amuh before—it was then that Chi-Woo arrived

“I…wasn’t able to do anything,” Ru A at all Absolutely nothing” His breathing and voice trembled

“It’s not your fault, Mr Ru Aht in a whirl of emotions Chi-Woo was able to eed at his inability inside the cave, Ru Ary at his oerlessness

“This isn’t the first time I felt this way, but… I can’t be like you, Teacher… I couldn’t” It took sohed deeply and said, “Teacher Will we be able to…save Liber in the end?”

“…”

“We can’t…even get ourselves out of our current situation…” Ru A Chi-Woo’s

After Ru Amuh left, Chi-Woo sat on the floor and didn’t move for a while There was a lot in his mind, and in the end, he had failed to respond to Ru Amuh’s question It was because even he didn’t think there was an answer Of course, he could have simply told Ru Amuh, ‘Yes, we can do it So let’s try harder’ Yet he had remained silent