Chapter 14: On the way to escape,
he faced the darkness less than ten meters away from him.
The merchant, whose liver and gallbladder were broken, was like a bird with broken wings, crying and crying on the ground.
As the fruit box he was carrying along the way fell to the ground, he himself fell to the ground, as helpless as a child who had not yet learned to walk.
This can't be blamed on him.
In his life journey of more than ten years, Gein has seen robbers, encountered armies, and experienced the exploitation of bad lords himself.
But he had never encountered something like this that could not be described in words.
The chaotic black mist that seems to have self-awareness swallows everything in front of you. The depths of the dark abyss are filthy, desolate and dense.
Is this something that normal people can encounter?
It must be said that when I was a child, I listened to the old people in the village telling fairy tales, and there was such a shocking existence in them.
This is something very common sense, illogical, and inhuman!
"Ah"
"Help."
"I'll save you."
In despair, Gain turned his head with all his strength and sent a frightened look for help to his companions behind him.
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No one said anything.
Those who responded to Gein were the other two merchants who were also unable to move. They looked at him with the same despair as the young apprentice.
Like Gain, who fell to the ground and was closest to the black mist, they were too shocked to move.
But in the deepest part of Ge En's pupils, there was still a little moving light.
That was the lamp further back, flying away.
And three figures followed closely, running away.
With Nessus holding the lamp, Ronald and Thomson chased behind the only light and ran wildly into the depths of the Black Mountain.
And further away, in the direction they came from before.
The culprit who caused the camp fire to go out has been revealed.
That's the same thick black fog that's rolling forward!
"End"
"Ugh!"
Before he could spit out his final despair, Gain was completely swallowed up by the darkness in front of him. Along with several other people and the lights, they disappeared into the thick fog that could not be seen through with the naked eye.
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"If possible, can you explain it now?"
On the other side, the three people who were running towards the mountain were desperately fleeing into the distance.
Unlike Thomson, who could barely escape, Ronald still had the energy to ask Nessos beside him.
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After a few breaths of silence, the businessman who was quickly clearing the way ahead with the help of a light slowly responded:
"Mr. Ronald, what are you talking about?"
"At this time we have no choice but to escape, I am a small businessman. How can I know what this thing is?"
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"Then escape first."
Seeing that Nassos was unwilling to answer him directly, Ronald was a little confused.
He was sure that he had not misunderstood the meaning of Nessus' words before, so why was this 'traveling merchant' who had encountered similar incidents before, unwilling to share information at this moment?
No matter which way you look at it, the best solution is for everyone to find a way out together.
It makes no sense.
"Ah!"
Before Ronald could think of another way to test Nassus, Thomson who was following him suddenly staggered.
The middle-aged man, who was thirty years old and had white temples, fell to the ground hard like this.
Nessus, who was holding up a lamp to lead the way, kept moving forward, and seemed to have no intention of staying and waiting for others to get up.
"Tsk—"
"Stop falling again."
He frowned and shook his head. Ronald still stretched out his hand to pull Thomson up, and then quickened his pace to catch up with Nassos in front.
With such a delay, Ronald had no chance to ask again.
Following Nessos with great difficulty, the three of them lined up in a single file on this dark night and continued to move forward into the mountains.
However, this kind of advancement is really difficult to get rid of the black mist behind him.
Although the lighting was not good, the thick and deep black fog was still astonishing at night. Just by looking behind you, you could feel the huge oppression with nowhere to escape.
This situation lasted for about a quarter of an hour—
new changes finally appeared.
Because Ronald was always paying attention to the distance between the three of them and the black mist, he looked behind him every once in a while.
At a certain moment when I look back.
He clearly felt that the spread of the black mist behind him began to slow down!
If it was the speed of an adult jogging in the beginning, now it is the speed of an ordinary person walking.
Is this good news?
Subconsciously, Ronald looked at his wrist.
A wedge-shaped stone slab from the Mesopotamia and related to the gods is hidden inside.
He was sure there was some kind of power in this thing.
But because his knowledge in this area is completely blank, except for passive abilities such as sheltering from the rain, he has no way to use its power at all.
Otherwise, maybe you can do something with it.
Forget it -
shaking his head, Ronald dismissed the idea of trusting his life in other things.
He trusted his own thinking more than a slate where he couldn't figure out the details.
There is no environment now, and there is no time to play with "The Hammer of Rain and Mist".
Immediately, Ronald shouted to Nassus in front:
"Nassus, the black fog behind has slowed down."
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Hearing Ronald's shouting, Nassus' figure at the front was obvious. After a pause, the light held in his hand also stopped in place as the owner stopped.
Looking back at the darkness behind him, Nessos nodded in the night.
"It's indeed slowing down, but there's no intention of stopping."
"We still need to keep moving forward."
"Ahhhhhh!"
They were about to have a serious discussion with Ronald, but there was sadness in front of them. A cry of remorse.
When the two stopped in place, Thomson, who was completely shocked, did not stop.
Despite the panic and moving forward more than ten meters, he suddenly fell to his knees and let out a scream, his arms taking turns beating in front of him, as if the earth was boiling his hands.
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The sudden movement immediately attracted Ronald and Nessos.
After looking at each other, they carefully moved towards Thomson.
Soon the events leading up to Thomson's gesture came into view.
Passing through the trees in front, a large mansion was located on the dark land, no more than a hundred meters away.
The flickering firelight in the light-transmitting windows on the first floor can also confirm that there are people living there.
It must have been that Thomson saw this kind of 'hope' in the middle of a desperate night, so he completely collapsed.
Immediately, Nessus handed the lantern in his hand to Ronald, and then supported Thomson who was kneeling on the ground:
"Thomson, it's not your fault."
"I see how you take care of your apprentice, This is by no means your responsibility."
After hearing such comfort, Thomson hugged Nassus' arm tightly with both hands, his face full of sadness as tears flowed down his face. And Nessos just watched the other person choke quietly, not caring at all that his clothes were caught in deformation.
He didn't say another word -
in contrast, Thomson, who was still emotionally broken, continued to cry.
"Ah"
"I, I, actually abandoned that child!"
"When I take MiG away, I promise to make him an excellent businessman." "
I, I really promised it!"
After the deepest fear, Although this cheerful businessman's brain has not yet become clear, he is still barely aware of what he has encountered before and what he has lost.
He was taken out of the village and trained as an apprentice like a child.
He was so ruthlessly abandoned by himself just now.
This is the real reason why he showed such a miserable state!
(End of chapter)