Chapter 193 – The Road To Be Walked (2/2)
Whether it be Caesar or Rosie, neither were ready to take on the responsibility of being leader. Their decision would directly affect the outcome of the competition, how would they shoulder that burden…
“Why don’t we follow the river.” Rosie took the lead and suggested.
After what happened last night, she has completely accepted the fact that she’s a dead weight. Not just her, Elena also needed someone to protect her, and Caesar alone couldn’t protect them both.
“But, time…” Caesar was a bit hesitant.
“Don’t worry Caesar, I don’t believe that Lin Xiao and Shen DaiYing left just like that!” Rosie smiled and said, “I’m thinking that whatever they went to do had something to do with the competition, since they also want to win! So we don’t have to worry and focus on protecting ourselves while waiting for them to return! Isn’t it worse if we’re ambushed and lose the crystal before then?”
“Un, you’re right, then let’s follow the river. Sigh…”
Although he agreed with Rosie’s point, but he still sighed and looked dejected.
This powerless feeling sucked, he could only hope that Rosie’s judgment was right an that they could quickly return. Otherwise, if they faced Heino Academy with just them three, then the chances of winning was dim.
After finally deciding the path, Caesar collected the map, and they set off again.
Actually, something interesting happened.
While they were discussing on which path to meet they were ambushed!
Well, strictly speaking, not ambushed, more like a coincidental encounter.
“Eh? LingTian, look! A-aren’t those people from Loran Academy?” A yell from nearby surprised the three.
Caesar vigilantly looked out and vaguely saw a beautiful black-haired girl, at first he thought it was Shen DaiYing. On closer inspection, she had short hair and not long, it was that Strange magician they met from Bamboo Academy, YaoZi!
“Sis, stop using such a loud voice! They’ll hear us!” After that, they heard an even louder voice.
He wanted others to quiet down, yet used such a loud voice himself.
Caesar knew that should be YaoZi’s little brother, ice magician, LingTian!
“S-sorry… I was too loud, but it seems like they’ve already heard!”
“Damn, it seems like they’re also heading to the silver vault, so we met by chance… no, we have to escape! Don’t get caught!” LingTian’s firm and resolute voice echoed through the forest.
“Eh? But weren’t you the one who said that you wanted to fight them to prove that you were stronger?” YaoZi innocently asked.
“D-did I? Tsk… I’ll let them go this time! I, I-I-I… I still can’t torture them to death yet… hmph, when I become stronger, I’ll come back for payback! For now, sis, let’s run!”
“O-okay… aah!”
“Sis, what’s worng?”
“Wuu, I-I fell…”
“Foolish woman! You really are useless! … Grab on, I’ll carry you!”
“But…”
“Okay stop wasting time, hurry!”
After all that panicked yelling, they finally escaped and disappeared deep into the forest.
The three looked at each other flabbergasted and were confused by the sudden appearance.
“Puh… haha, those siblings really are interesting.” Rosie covered her mouth while laughing.
She was worried that they would be ambushed, but it seems like they didn’t notice that they were missing members, and ran, which really did save them a lot of trouble.
“But… Rosie, look at which way they headed.” Caesar looked in the direction in which they ran off to, lost in thought.
“That direction is… the short path?”
So it turns out they were going in the same direction as them and following the river, but after that, they just focused on escaping and changed directions, unknowingly heading onto the shorter path.
The path that had more risk, but also entailed more rewards. Who knows what results would this accidental choice bring them.
“Okay, let’s go as well!”
After seeing those siblings off, they also set off.
As she was getting up, Rosie suddenly lost her balance and almost fell.
“Eh? Elena, why are you grabbing me?”
Rosie turned to see Elena grabbing her sleeves.
“Um… that’s…”
Elena lowered her head and had a complicated expression.