Chapter 686 Creature Of The Fog (1/2)

Chapter 686 Creature Of The Fog

It was getting late, and darkness crawled into the stone roo its corners in shadows Cassie sat raceful lines of her beautiful face contorted by a deep scowl Then, a heavy sigh escaped from her lips

"It started soon after I entered the Nightmare, but no one paid it e ru scary stories that people like to tell each other when the sun is gone and darkness envelops the world Ru"

She gritted her teeth for a moment

"Perhaps if my lady's affliction was not as severe, we could have done so then After all, in this world, scary stories often come true And this one wasThe Night Temple stands at the boundary of the Hollow Mountains, after all… and of the , and so, we have grown aloof, too"

Cassie somberly shook her head, then continued, her low, deep voice enveloping the room and her three listeners:

"As tirewtales of people who listened to the fog and disappeared without a trace At that point, the Eyeless grew concerned, suspecting that a corrupted creature had found its way into their land Many of theh affinity to revelation, after all, and they could feel it unease, threat, danger So, a priestess was sent to investigate, escorted by a squad of experienced Awakened soldiers And at the same time, it was decided that a divination will be perforered for a moment

"The divination showed no result, and the priestess… she failed to return with useful clues In fact, she did not return at all She and her escort disappeared without a trace, as though they had never existed Just like the people froht of the woman shi+vered, then said in an even voice:

"Finally, we beca parties were sent out to find the creature Mundane soldiers, Awakened warriors, Ascended champions, the Eyeless… everyone was determined to catch the abomination But despite all our efforts, we failed… how could we catch the fog?"

Cassie's face darkened

"And all the while, people continued to disappear First one or two at a time, then scores of thee that stood eht Everyone there — every "

She grew silent for a fewparties started to disappear, too Powerful, experienced soldiers we even lost an Ascended The worst part, however, was that there was no pattern to the creature's nize It could attack a settlement far to the west one day, and then suddenly take someone far to the east the next It was almost as if it could be in several places at the same time Because of that, we couldn't throw all our forces into one location and corner it on a single island And so, we constructed a trap for it… all we needed was a lure, and I volunteered to beco woman shook her head

"Of course, back then, I didn't know that the fiend of the fog was far htmare Creature I have ever faced But I found out… found out very soon Because that hen I ain And as soon as I did, I realized that e thought of as a trap for the fiend was, instead, a trap that the Prince of War lured us in instead"

Cassie gritted her teeth