Chapter 125 - Chapter 125: Chapter 119 Waking up from Sleep (2/2)

He paused, then added, “After it hid in the jungle near Ourde Village, it never came out again, and to avoid conflict with you, I came here to communicate with you in advance.”

Byrne nodded, feeling that Baron Leander seemed to be lying.

If it were the Baron Leander of the past, no one would have easily detected his lies, but now his hands shook continuously and his gaze was erratic. His expression twisted a bit as he had spoken the words just now.

The old man’s demeanor was odd. Quietly mulling it over, Byrne was certain that something had happened to him.

Seeing that Byrne didn’t respond, Baron Leander fell silent for a while, then suddenly said:

“The Spirit Realm is a marvelous place, you know? I actually died there once.”

Died?

Byrne was slightly taken aback, knowing that there were many outcomes for one’s consciousness after death in the Spirit Realm.

But none of them were good.

Some people would fall into a coma for several months and wake up mentally scattered, needing a long time to recover, while others would suffer a mental breakdown and become completely insane. In the most severe cases, a person’s soul could be utterly annihilated, ceasing to exist in any world at all.

There was also a special case where some people would wake up and suddenly undergo a very peculiar mutation, falling into some mysterious existence.

They not only just died but were also contaminated and parasitized by the “residents” of the Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Realm contained all things unimaginable and endless secret treasures but was also fraught with equally considerable dangers.

“That feeling… was truly peculiar…”

Baron Leander, speaking to himself as if muttering in a low voice, sounded strange, and even gave off a spine-chilling vibe.

“After experiencing a wondrous death in the Spirit Realm, I awoke to find my family and friends all saying I had changed. Some even said I had gone a bit mad, but I feel good, better than ever, in fact.”

“Some repressed, restrained, even fettered things in my mind finally broke free, and I feel lighter all over, all the time.”

He stared into Byrne’s eyes, his smile carrying an unhidden madness.

“It is said, some people become crazy or even turn into terrifying monsters when they wake up from death in the Spirit Realm.”

“I think it’s not that they have changed, maybe those people were merely slumbering in a daze for decades, and it was only after that they truly awoke!”

Byrne, sitting on the sofa, quietly listened to Baron Leander’s words, feeling a slight chill down his spine. The old man with a bizarre smile in front of him was very strange.

In that twisted smile, there was definitely some sort of inhuman characteristic that was bone-chilling!

Is he really Baron Leander?

Or is it that the real “him” has woken up?

Byrne took a deep breath and nodded, “I agree to let you go to the jungle near Ourde Village to pursue that mysterious creature, Baron Leander, I don’t want any reward. Consider it a gift to celebrate your successful reach to a new level.”

“Is that so? That’s wonderful! Hahaha! Thank you, Mr. Byrne!”

The old man appeared extremely joyful, his whole being seeming ready to leap for joy.

Byrne felt increasingly uneasy; this man’s intent to enter that jungle was surely not as simple as just pursuing some common mysterious creature.

Exuberant, Baron Leander left, ready to call others to go to the jungle of Ourde Village to hunt the mysterious creature.

Byrne remained silent for a long time before having Vanessa summon Chris from the manor.

After Chris arrived in the parlor, Byrne mentioned the strange feelings he just had, then whispered:

“Chris, let’s head to Ourde Village first, then wait there quietly for a while to see what exactly Baron Leander is looking for, or what he intends to do.”

Chris, dressed in gray, nodded silently without any intention to ask further questions.

“Prepare for battle, Chris. Baron Leander, he might be looking to perform some sort of nefarious ceremony. I am very aware that his mental state is a bit abnormal.”

Byrne even suspected that Baron Leander might already be a dangerous heretic of a secret cult.

“Fortunately, we are equally dangerous.”