Chapter 34: A roses depravity. (1/2)

Merlin began his journey, leaving the safe confines of the beginner village Lycoa There weren't any official e with the rest of the towns, villages and cities It was pretty isolated froe forest or steep hills, depending on what side you approached it from

Fortunately there was a relatively safe path through the forest, often traversed byto purchase itee produces The forest path was relatively well es up to a certain point, however once you passed that point, your safety was never guaranteed

Merlin traversed the path while taking in the scenery He travelled through the relatively clear area, any trees that would have gotten in the way or ers had also gone through the effort of thinning out the forest near the clearing, cutting trees down deeper into the forest to providethe path, this made the area feel safer

The path he was on ell lit due to the sparse canopy above hiht was ers had done Merlin ade sky as he walked, it was rather close to sunset at this point, htfall would soon be upon him

He picked up the pace, he wanted toanother torch after using both in the erous to be in the wilderness at night tiht were nocturnal predators, and wolves just so happened to be very co, soht his eye It was a little off the beaten path, but he could see it due to the tree thinning efforts Merlin stopped running and instead h the various fore and tree trunks

He cae rown rocks and thick old stumps The headstone was in a still sons of wear caused by the eleroith moss

As Merlin approached the headstone, his eyes locked on to the bundle of withered roses resting in front of the headstone Merlin felt uncomfortable as he approached, he didn't realise why until he h to notice the faint scent of blood

As Merlin leaned in to take a closer look at the bundle of roses, the scent of blood beca hi off the scent It was as if someone had squeezed the thorns until it punctured their skin, as the rose's thorns were blood stained

He turned his attention to the headstone, he had an o about this place, especially as it was about to beco to be discovered

His eyes glazed over the face of the headstone which was engraved with a strange foreign text Unfortunately Merlin didn't have the knowledge required to read it, which probably meant that the quest, if there even was one, was currently unavailable to hi quite disappointed Merlin turned his back to the grave and began walking towards the path, until he suddenly felt a painful stabbing sensation in his hand A wave of fear rushed over hi from, and his fears were proven correct when he found several puncture wounds scattered around his hand, followed by an eerie notification

「You are being hunted by a ust of cold wind started to blow, causing leaves to lift into the air, buffeting Merlin's body Every inch of his body was telling hiht an evil spirit, not just yet

Merlin ran towards thehe had From where he was now, it should only take him a couple minutes to reach the next town And for Merlin, a town ht sources, which is what he desperately needed

As he ran down the path, the previously maintained treeline becae's safehoas safe at the moment

As he continued down the path, he al towards hi in ti his blade It seeroup of bandits

These bandits were here to prevent an unprepared player froe They also had the added bonus of teaching the player that not all huivers, soiven the chance

Unfortunately, Merlin really didn't have the tiht with them, he had to deal with this as efficiently as possible