1481 The First Victim (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Even though Mo Fan did not have a good first impression of the Alps Institute, the school was full of girls. He could not just sit and watch after learning that they might end up like the little creatures.
”Mo Fan, do you still remember the Mother Scale Skin Phantom in the Pearl Institute's stadium? Since then, we've sworn to protect every girl in the world. Isn't this the perfect time for us to step forward, knowing that the students of the Alps Institute are in trouble? Count me in!” Zhao Manyan proclaimed, patted himself on the chest.
”I thought you recently said that you were never going to come back to this school for the rest of your life?” Mu Bai promptly teased him.
”Why are you treating that so seriously!?” Zhao Manyan answered dismissively..
”We'll search the vicinity of the school at night. Li Ximei, Shi Junsheng, Professor Li, Professor Zheng, and the others will worry about the exchange program,” Mo Fan said.
”Alright… Mo Fan, are you sure that Miss Brianca is fine?” Mu Bai asked.
”Maybe you got the ingredients wrong, or maybe the herbs here aren't the same. She looks perfectly fine to me,” Mo Fan said.
”That's good to know.”
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The evening lasted for quite a long time. Dark clouds soon shrouded the sky. Some were thin enough for moonlight to pass through, while the others were pitch-black.
”Sister Heidi, are you going training again?” a young girl with a basket of flowers in one hand saw the ash-brown haired Heidi heading toward Faerun Waterfall.
”Yeah, Amelia, is that Snow Lavender you're planting? I kept noticing them around the school,” Heidi surprisingly smiled back. Her smile was extremely warm.
”Yeah, it took me quite a long time to plant them. Only a few more spots left until I'm done. Sister Heidi, you must come and check it out when I'm done,” Amelia said.
”Sure!”
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Heidi went to the waterfall. The huge waterfall looked like dragons rising from the lake and soaring into the sky. Its majestic appearance would make anyone fear falling into a bottomless chasm. Heidi stood at the top of the waterfall. The edge of the waterfall's fierce current was less than a meter away from her. She hovered in the air and was able to see the entire irregular crescent-shape of the Faerun Waterfall...
She breathed at a steady pace. She could not afford to let anything disrupt her breathing, especially when she was in dangerous situations. It would cause her Will to shatter and dissipate.
Heidi hovered close to the edge of the waterfall like a statue for an hour. Her eyes suddenly widened as she focused on the space ahead.
The edge of the waterfall was a huge cliff, over which the water would pour into a deep lake. However, it felt as if the river had extended indefinitely out into the air. The water just kept flowing ahead...
The water crossed the deep chasm and formed a white bridge in the air. It was now parallel to the river at the bottom of the waterfall, a spectacular and breathtaking sight!
The river kept extending, reaching a distance of over five hundred meters. The water finally fell from the sky and struck the river under it with a loud splash.
Heidi smiled, very satisfied with the outcome of her training. Normally, she would struggle to focus enough to extend the river by five hundred meters. It was a sign that her mental strength had improved again!
She was aiming to reach the advanced stage of mental strength. With her Innate Talent to mind three things at once, her Will would be incredibly powerful once she reached the advanced stage!
The Faerun Waterfall gradually recovered its usual appearance. Heidi lowered her gaze and noticed the water was a little turbid.
The water of Faerun Waterfall had always been clean. The source of the waters were a few icy mountains. The ice of the mountains gradually melted, forming the huge river and waterfall. It was unlikely for the water to be polluted. The Alps barely had any presence of mud, either.
She looked down and fixed her eyes on the water that was flowing past under her feet.
Suddenly, a face whose eyes were almost poked out from their sockets showed up. The face was extremely pale, with two obvious wounds on both sides from which fresh blood was pouring out. Most shockingly, the eyes were staring right at Heidi...
The face quickly vanished from Heidi's vision in the rapid current of the river. Heidi immediately saw the person's body that was covered in wounds, her clothes that were soaked in the water, and her small, pale feet...
Heidi was completely stunned. Her eyes were filled with terror!
The sight only lasted briefly. The body went past Heidi's feet and plunged into the chasm under the waterfall before Heidi could react!
The water was not turbid. It was mixed with the blood of a corpse that was washing to the bottom of Faerun Waterfall by the river. Everything happened so quickly and was so surprising that Heidi completely forgot to use her Will to stop the body from plunging into the bottom of the lake!
”AHHHHH!”
Heidi's scream immediately tore the quiet night apart!