Chapter 1855. Egg in the Fire
The three of them sped up. They chased after Captain Wood’s group for a dozen miles, before coming across a body crumpled on the floor. It looked as if the person had died a long time ago, but strangely, the clothing the body wore belonged to one of the Barons that had previously accompanied them.
And there wasn’t just one such body. A little further on, they found more Baron corpses. The manner in which they died seemed to reflect what had occurred to Wind Viscount. Their heads had been blown open, leaving a gaping hole.
“Weird. Didn’t they have the lotus roots? Didn’t they erase the markings? That should have at least lasted them a good while.” Gu Qingcheng frowned.
“It looks like the lotus root might be useless, after all.” Han Sen pointed to the ground. There were some remains of the lotus on the ground.
And near the shreds of lotus, there was another Baron corpse. The man was holding half of a lotus root, indicating he had been eating it when he died. Halfway through his consumption of the plant, part of his head had exploded.
You are telling me that those lotus roots are actually useless?” Xie Qing King’s face changed.
“Maybe they’re useless, but we don’t know for sure yet. These guys are dead, but you guys are alive. It doesn’t look like this matter is all that simple. Hmm, we need to catch up with them. I hope I am wrong, of course. If I’m not, things will have taken a swift turn for the worse.” Han Sen sped up on his travel, and every now and again, they would catch sight of a Baron that was dead and clutching a lotus.
Little Silver suddenly came to a stop. The egg mark on his forehead turned into a black bird. Little Silver seemed upset by the change, and he kept on scratching the point.
“My head feels weird, too.” Xie Qing King grasped his forehead.