Chapter 208: Toppling Mountains, Parting Seas (1/2)

Chapter 208 - Toppling Mountains, Parting Seas

TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney

So there are a lot of rumors lately. I guess I should declare my stance. In chinese there is a saying ”饮水思源”, simply it means when you drink from the river, know the source. The meaning behind it is to remember where you came from. I started at GravityTales, I'm going to with stay. I will only state facts. GGP treats everyone with respect, like a true gentlemen for the past two years I've known him. Thank you for staying.

The sound wasn’t on the hillside. It buzzed farther up ahead.

With the flashlight in his hand, Liu Gan lighted the way while he led Yin He, Wang DeCheng, and Han GuangMing on the muddy path. With the downpour, rain water mixed into the soft ground, making it hard to tread through. As Liu Gan and his small group reached the top of the hill, it seemed like a plateau. On this plateau, there appeared to be some structures standing upright in various sizes.

Walking closer with the flashlight, it shone on the structures. Liu Gan’s small group then discovered they were gravestones. This place was evidently a cemetery.

Han GuangMing felt chills run down his spine. Wang DeCheng also got nervous, but Liu Gan and Yin He didn’t let it bother them. Meanwhile, Liu Gan was analyzing the possibility of where the sound might be coming from as he strolled towards the cemetery. Wang DeCheng and Han GuangMing were hesitating as they staggered behind after slowing their pace. Only when they saw that Liu Gan and Yin He had gone quite far did Wang DeCheng and Han GuangMing run to catch up.

Suddenly, a zombie that had only its upper body remaining grabbed onto Han GuangMing’s leg from a hidden corner. Before this moment, Han GuangMing was very worried about the presence of ghosts, but this ambush caused him to slip and fall onto the ground. Immediately, he covered his own mouth so that he wouldn’t scream.

Yin He ran back and, with her sleeve blade, she was able to finish off the regular zombie. Wang DeCheng helped lift Han GuangMing off the ground.

“It was only a half-dead regular zombie. There’s nothing to be scared of,” Liu Gan said to Han GuangMing.

“No… I … I … I really thought it was… a ghost that crawled up from underground,” Han GuangMing embarrassingly admitted. The thought of zombies appearing from underground was scary enough, let alone that this was a cemetery.

“Brother Han, it seems like you must be trained to be more courageous.” Liu Gan shook his head. In Liu Gan’s line of thinking, this location being a cemetery didn’t make it any more scary than other places. Perhaps he was different from other people?

“Ah, Elder Liu is right! I must train to become more courageous!” Han GuangMing exclaimed. Han GuangMing was embarrassed about his performance, especially when he slipped and fell. Nearby, regular zombies started rushing over after hearing noises, but in a few quick slashes, they were exterminated.

Since this area was relatively isolated, aside from the zombies that Yin He had killed and the half-dead zombie that had grabbed onto Han GuangMing, there were no zombies left. As such, Han GuangMing had no chance to redeem his honor.

After walking past the cemetery, a small mountain appeared. Measuring from the peak of the mountain to the ground, it was at least several hundred meters high. The discontinuous whistle was coming from this location. It became even clearer as Liu Gan’s group walked closer to the mountaintop.

There was no source of lighting on the mountain. Overgrown shrubs and forests surrounded the location. It was harder to scale the steep mountainside with muddy footing. After Yin He went forward to scout the area, she found a mountain route that was passable. It was a stone pathway constructed by the locals to reach the summit.