Chapter 435 - A Confusing Case (1/2)

Chapter 435: A Confusing Case

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Level-10 Crystal Golem could only serve as a warm-up for the enemy, and at the end of the fight, they were still unable to find out what the enemy hidden within the black shadow looked like.

Link looked at his mission status and noted that it was still incomplete.

Back where the Crystal Golem fell, Link saw that the enemy did not attempt to investigate where the person controlling the golem was hidden. Instead, it withdrew back into the shadow which expanded once again to a diameter of over 150 feet.

“It doesn’t seem to be able to move,” Gaimin suddenly noticed.

Link also realized that. “Seems so.”

From the moment they first found the enemy, it seemed like the enemy had not moved from its original position. It just hovered where it was. Furthermore, judging from how it had to lure prey in by calling for help, it provided further evidence that the creature could not move freely.

However, for some reason, Link still felt that something was fishy.

“Help! Help me, please! I can’t hold on any longer! Ahh!”

The pitiful cry came again from the black shadow. Without witnessing the scene from earlier, anyone would inevitably feel a sense of pity.

Gaimin found it odd. “Is it stupid? Is there any point for it to continue calling for help? Does it actually think that we will be tricked?”

Link kept silent. He frowned as he watched the black shadow intently, trying to understand the reason behind his suspicion.

In the game, he had seen many Legendary-level Void Beasts. None of these beasts were content to stay put after making their way into Firuman. All of them would run wild as they pleased.

Furthermore, being able to cross through the void, their greatest obstacle would have been crossed. What else could possibly constraint them?

“Quick, save me! It hurts!” The cry sounded out again. Within the pain, there was also a trace of anxiety and worry.

Link suddenly had an idea. He stood up and said to Gaimin, “Come, let’s go around it and see if we can get any leads.”

Gaimin nodded.

“We’ll split up and go around it. Remember to stay at least half a mile away from the creature,” Link instructed.

“Okay,” Gaimin replied.

And so, Link and Gaimin split up to the left and right, searching for any more signs that could tell them more about the shadow.

“Clear Sign.” Link used the Clear Sign spell as a tracking skill. The sound of the breeze and the smell of plants disappeared, and the scent of blood, Mana, and other faint energies and scents that didn’t belong became more obvious to Link.

He walked really slowly, as though he were taking a stroll. Along the way, he sniffed the air intently. “There’s a scent of alcohol in the air, that’s Gaimin’s… there’s another faint scent of blood coming from the East. It’s strange.”

Link followed the scent of blood and walked around, slowly entering into the dark south part of the forest.

After about 1500 feet, the scent of blood immediately became thicker. Link squinted and stared forward. After walking for another minute, Link found a corpse beneath a tree.

The corpse was strange. It looked human but had a head of silver hair. When Link lifted open his eyelids, he found that the pupils were completely clouded over, but it could be seen that when he was alive, they were also silver. This reminded Link of Wavier.

Wavier possessed the bloodline of the ancient Neanderthals, so his hair and eyes were silver. However, there were many significant differences between Wavier and the corpse here.

Besides being slightly more handsome, Wavier was not that much different from the normal human. The corpse here, however, was extremely pale, to the extent that its blood vessels could be seen beneath its skin. Furthermore, its features were extremely ambiguous. Although it was a male, based on its face, it had no difference from a female.

This person, with a bit of makeup, could easily pass as a girl, Link thought. Finally, he began to investigate the wounds on the corpse.

The lethal wound was found directly over the heart. It was six inches wide and had gone through the heart. Blood covered the ground and stained the soil under the corpse red.

From the blood stains, this corpse has probably been here for two days. The wound was probably caused by the tentacle from the creature. Before the creature managed to absorb this person’s energy, something interfered with it.