953 Accumulation 1 (1/2)
”What is that thing!?” Fanny kept wiping off the blood flowing out from his face -- it was very sticky. He didn't feel any pain and experience but only numbness as if her face was injected with a dose of anesthetic.
The three of them walked back through the path they came from. Since they had lost two giant wolves, they had no choice but to head back slowly.
”I don't know.” Garen shook his head. ”Do you guys believe in the soul?” He questioned back.
Fanny frowned as he pondered.
”Lord Garen, are you trying to say that thing is a soul?”
”Not just any soul. That was an accumulation of polluted negative energy. You can view it as a polluted spiritual field.” Garen used the world's system as an analogy to explain.
”That thing is a cluster of different content and isn't something that can be handled with an average way.”
”What did you guys encounter?” East Perrin was curious as she listened from the sideline. She was stunned too when she saw that Fanny's face was covered with blood.
”Something extremely strange. I will tell you everything once we get back.” Fanny shook his head and he didn't want to go back in there for the rest of her life.
”Now that we have everything, we need to go back as soon as possible. We may not outrun those Predators if we were to encounter them,” Garen said casually. From the soul that he had encountered in the Ancient Ruins, he understood that even though this world was very technologically advanced, it would still be connected to the realm of soul once it had reached its limits. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain the phenomenon inside the ancient ruins.
However, from the encounter, he could sense that the Seventh Ancient Ruins contained something strange that no one knew about. This strange being was able to involve itself in the realm of the soul as it was able to activate the consciousness of the Nine Headed Dragon. If the strongest man in this world had its way around the soul, he would have to be extremely careful in the future, and not rely heavily on the idea of him being able to reincarnate again and again without fear. If he were to encounter a powerhouse who had knowledge in souls, he would be in danger as he would be defenseless while reincarnating. If that were the case, he might have permanently lost his life.
”Okay let's quicken our pace and head back home.” Garen increased his pace as he led the way.
The other two followed along behind. Frankly speaking, East Perrin felt a sense of security ever since Garen became a leader. She, who had never relied on someone felt very much at ease.
She let out a sigh of relief upon realizing that she was no longer the leader who had to independently lead Leo City.
”Perhaps it's better to rely on someone sometimes,” East Perrin blushed as she looked at Garen's back.
The trio then quickly journeyed their way back home.
Suddenly, Garen stopped moving and he looked far into the horizon. There was a line of black dots at the other end of the field.
”They're human. Unsure which team it is,” He said softly.
”Do you want to get in contact with them?” East Perrin lowered down her voice.
Garen pondered for a moment and eventually shook his head.
”In this current chaotic situation, we wouldn't know what their intention is, right? Whatever, it's fine. We are relatively safe even on our own. At the moment, everyone can be considered as the enemy since we're all in the same situation.”
”Indeed. The radiation belt has always been chaotic. There are radiation people who eat their own kind to survive in this harsh environment,” Fanny agreed, ”it seems like they're here for the ancient ruins as well. With their team of this scale, they're definitely stronger than us.”
”True. If you don't have the strength, you don't have the qualification to speak up or make demands,” East Perrin nodded in agreement as well.
”Let's go.” Garen turned around and left as the other two followed along.
He didn't realize that the Nameless Forbidden Willpower inside him was pulsating slightly as Red Moon's Willpower was trying to contact him. However, the pulsation was undetectable under the restriction of the Inherited Level of the Seventh Wind General.
The team of three people and a wolf walked further. Soon, they disappeared from the horizon of the field.
About a kilometer away from them, Clint put away his binoculars as he stood on the field.
”Looks like a team of three people and a wolf. What a strange combination.”
”What's so strange about it? You can encounter all sorts of strange combinations in this field,” Red Moon said boringly. He seemed to have sensed the slight pulse of his Willpower. However, it was too weak to the point that he thought he had mistaken it for something else.
”Let's go and look for that thing we want,” Baylon urged, ”it will get dark if we don't hurry up.”
”Alright. The Seventh Ancient Ruin is just up ahead. The sky is turning dark so everyone, hurry up!” Clint shouted as he waved his hand.
”Oh!”
The team behind him started cheering. They were all convinced that he was a good leader despite his young age. It wasn't just his sincerity, but every time there was a dangerous situation, he would be the first one to fight back with his overwhelming strength.
It's practically impossible to find a person with such personality in the radiation belt.
Clint and Baylon lead the team as they headed towards the Seventh Ancient Ruins.
The invisible world's force field surrounding the two of them, which Garen called it the Force of Cause and Effect, was becoming more and more concentrated.