Chapter 39 Quest Activate (1/2)

Clang… Clang… Clang…

It was a bell sound.

The sound echoed in the dark. It was as though it rang deeply in the hearts of people. Rhode stood up and scanned his surroundings meticulously, and at the same time, he clenched the card on his palm.

”Lize.”

”Ah, yes!”

”Do you still remember what we did in that town before?”

”I remember!”

Once she recalled her previous encounter, Lize immediately remembered what she was supposed to do. Her body posture was firm as she illuminated the air around them with a warm, light ball. And as though something reacted to the holy light, a strong wind suddenly blew, causing the embers to scatter in all directions.

”Mr. Rhode, is this enemy something similar to what we fought back then?”

”Its characteristics are somewhat similar.”

”...”

Hearing Rhode's indifferent reply, Lize's heart finally became a lot calmer. If it were in the past, she would undoubtedly be unable to keep her composure. However, after gaining experience from the battle in the Fog Ruins, she was elated that she found out that her ability could gain the upper hand with those terrifying monsters. After all, ever since forever, her role was to stand behind the frontlines, unable to help directly.

But now, it was all different. Under special circumstances, she could participate in battles as well and not just rely on the protection of her team. This gave Lize a staggering amount of confidence. Thus, once she heard Rhode mention about Fog Ruins, her fear of this haunted house reduced somewhat.

Since Rhode mentioned about it, then he must have a way!

Subconsciously, Lize began to trust and rely on Rhode who she had just known not too long ago.

The battle already started.

Rhode raised his vigilance. He swept his gaze carefully at his surroundings, but without any warning, in a quick motion, he flipped his right hand. The Star Mark appeared on Rhode's hand, and he immediately sliced towards the darkness without any hesitation. In a fluid motion, he followed up by throwing out his sword. Suddenly, a scorching wave of flames formed at the position of his sword, which soon unveiled a black hound covered in flames.

The Flame Killer.

The fire hound immediately went into its battle stance. It arched its body towards the back and gripped the ground tightly with its claws. The Flame Killer then gave a low roar. As an elemental creature, it had a keen sense of danger, which in turn, responded with a growl instinctively.

”Lize, cast a shield over yourself. Remember, if you encounter any danger, the first thing you must do is to use a healing spell... I think you know how to do that.”

”Yes, sir.”

After being reassured with his confidence, Lize quickly calmed down. Rhode nodded his head slightly with satisfaction. With his keen observation, he felt that this girl was almost perfect in her meticulous nature, but it was a pity that she had no definite goal. So when he issued a command to Lize, her personality immediately changed, and she wasn't the scared and frightened girl from before.

”Follow me.”

Rhode turned around and walked towards the hall.

There was a deathly silence along the exterior corridor.

A chilling wind blew continuously through the broken windows. The frame kept slamming against the window sill, causing eerie echoes throughout the house.

At the first glance, nothing seemed to be different.

However, some nasty beings were already in motion.

Rhode noticed a shadow moving, and it finally hid in a corner. The Flame Killer also growled in excitement. From behind its razor-sharp canine teeth, an intense light gathered in its throat, and tiny licks of flame flickered around its mouth.

Suddenly, a human sculpture that was missing half of its body appeared out of the darkness and flew towards him, as if something hurled it.

It's coming!

Facing this attack, Rhode flicked his sword towards the incoming sculpture, slicing it cleanly into two.

Boom!

The sculpture broke apart when it landed on the floor. At the same time, Lize felt a shiver down her spine.

She subconsciously turned around and discovered a bluish human figure on the steps of the stairs.

These were evil spirits that existed on this continent. A tragic soul that couldn't leave the world because an evil source of power had tainted them. They were nothing more than a former husk of its previous self, possessing no sentience, but only deep hatred towards the living. And of course, as a Spirit Master, Lize certainly had considerable knowledge of them.

Now that she had been through the Fog Ruins, she had even more confidence to deal with this evil spirit. Thus, she formed her own strategy in her mind before attacking the evil spirit unhesitantly.

However, just before she could take action, Rhode stretched out his arm towards Lize's shoulder.

”Mr. Rhode?”

Sensing Rhode's odd behavior, she turned around with surprise in her eyes.

”There is a better way, Lize.”

Facing Lize's doubtful gaze, Rhode's expression maintained its tranquility. He lowered his head and whispered something to Lize. When she heard what he said, slowly, her expression turned from doubt, to surprise, and finally to joy.