Chapter 151 Spirits Of the Rainy Nigh (1/2)

What happened?

Rhode frowned upon hearing Anne's scream while the other mercenaries also turned around.

”What's wrong Anne?”

”Leader… This child. She… She…”

Anne stammered and pointed hesitantly at the girl before her eyes. Lize and Marlene couldn't take it any longer as they lifted up the hood of the cloak to take a peek at her. Then, they sulked immediately.

”This is too much!”

Marlene stood up in a rage while Lize was stupefied.

”This… This…”

Borrowing the radiance from the bonfire, Rhode managed to get a close look at the face hidden in the darkness. He was also taken aback.

Dark, lavender colored hair covered the girl's forehead and right eye while a leather mask covered her lower facial features. It was wrapped around her head and tightly bounded by strips of leather to the back of her head. Small breathing holes were cut from the mask, allowing her to breathe and speak. And if one looked carefully enough, the bottom of the mask was bound to a hard collar, chained securely with a lock, preventing anyone from taking the mask off.

Is this a new torture method?

Rhode frowned and finally understood the girls' reactions to this disgusting matter. After witnessing a small child receiving such physical abuse, who wouldn't be enraged?

”What happened?”

”This is terrible! Which bastard did this?!”

At this moment, the rest of the mercenaries started surrounding her. They looked at the girl with shock, not knowing what to say. Shauna frowned and turned over to Randolf, who was standing by the side.

”Randolf, go get a dagger. We'll see if we can remove this thing.”

”Yes, I'll go now.”

After hearing Shauna's command, Randolf nodded and just when he was about to turn, the little girl grabbed his clothes by the edge and frantically waved her hand. She pointed to her mask and shook her head.

”What do you mean?”

Facing the little girl's odd behavior, everyone didn't know what to do. Even Marlene was also unsure.

”You mean… this mask… you can't remove it?”

”…”

The little girl nodded affirmatively, pointed at her mask and shook her head again. Maybe it was due to her being startled suddenly, her breathing started to quicken and began to cough. She bent over and covered her mouth with one hand while letting out deep coughs. Her whole body shook as if she was a small boat at sea stranded in a storm, waiting to capsize at any time.

”Let me see.”

Lize hurried over and cupped the little girl's hands. Soon enough, warm white lights shone and covered the little girl's body. The little girl slowly calmed down and raised her head and stared at Lize with grateful eyes. She slowly glanced around at everyone and when she saw Rhode, her eyes widened. Her body shook slightly, as if attempting to convey something but eventually fell right into Lize's arms instead, closing her eyes.

”How is she?”

Marlene asked out of concern while Lize shook her head and sighed.

”She's okay; she's just a little weak now. Maybe letting her rest is a good choice, but…”

Lize's voice trailed off while looking at the little girl.

”When I used my healing just now, I realized her body is really weak. She probably didn't have anything to eat for a long time… but that isn't the worse news. She'd been inflicted with a deadly disease which can't be cured in a short period of time. ”

”Then why did she come out even though she was so weak?”