Chapter 59 (2/2)

“I’m going to be dead soon. If you dare to say anything like ‘you will be the strongest of all’, I’ll bust you right away!”

The old man stared at Xiao Yu for a while and said, “Erm… There is a dark spot on your forehead. At first I thought it was just because of that ghost. But it’s still there… It even got worse now… There seems to be another reason for it. If I’m not wrong, you character will die very soon, in no more than a month.”

Xiao Yu was surprised by what he had heard. “How is this possible? Is it possible that he saw my Flame Mark with some special skill? Just like how he spotted the ghost?”

“Do you think I can ever escape that?”

Merlin (Astral Mytique Mage) answered, “There is a way indeed. But it was caused by greed, so only you can save yourself.”

Xiao Yu was even more shocked. Indeed, he was able to save himself. As long as he submitted the Elemental Seed to Carax, not only could he survive, there was a decent chance to be rewarded too. Too bad he would not do that.

He started to respect this old man.

Eric (Flame Warlock) said, “Wow. That’s amazing. What about in reality? Can you tell me something too?”

He gave Merlin his name and date and time of birth. He believed that the skills he had were not possible to help him in telling fortune in reality. If he could really do that, Xiao Yu would be willing to call him God.

The old man fondled with his beard for a moment and frowned. After some time, he was relaxed again. It was amazing how the game made such detailed expressions on players.

Merlin (Astral Mytique Mage) said, “I got it! You will be having an unlucky year.”

Xiao Yu’s heart stopped for a moment. That was exactly what he was afraid of. He could have laughed it away before he knew what Merlin was capable of. It was only normal for fortunetellers to come up with something bad and con people for more money.

Xiao Yu trusted this old man slightly and asked, “So, do I need to spend money to stop this bad luck?”

The old man shook his head.

Merlin (Astral Mytique Mage) answered, “Nah, that is not necessary. This is called ‘Near Miss’ or ‘Surprising Shock’. It looked dangerous, but it is actually nothing serious. As long as you maintain a calm and normal attitude, it will not affect you much. If you meet anything that is not in your favor, do not be too alarmed. It will go by quickly.”

Xiao Yu was surprised that he did not need to spend more money. It was either because this old man was not greedy and was okay with the $100, or he was the real deal. It was no use to ponder this question now, one year could pass real quick. It would not be late to judge this old man after a year. If what he had said was not true, $100 was not really a big issue.

If what he had said was true, as long as he did not overreact, it should pass smoothly.

Xiao Yu nodded and said, “Sure, I’ll thank you in advance.” He handed over 100 Scroll Points and added Merlin as a friend.

He accepted the friend request.

When he was done, Blake Rhode appeared. “You ready? It will be your turn soon.”

The five Adventurers had killed the second boss during this time.

“I’m ready. I’ll be right there,” Xiao Yu said. Then he waved goodbye to the old man and followed Blake Rhode to the arena.