Chapter 76: Revolver
Kaguya took his hand, turned her umbrella, and then they were gone.
The shift happened so suddenly and so seamlessly that he hardly noticed the location had changed until he saw piles of debris turn into small sunbaked walls surrounding weathered stone dwellings. Battletown was gone, replaced with a small village’s entrance.
A mountain with four faces stood in the distance across the brown dry landscape. Yuan recognized it as one of the History Road’s landmarks; one of those he hadn’t reached before the race came to an end, but which he helped Orient and Holster alter. The former called it ‘Mount Rushfort’ or something; Yuan assumed the monument was dedicated to four Sect Patriarchs from the Lost Age, who severely looked down on their disciples.
They weren’t even a day’s ride away from Battletown.
The realization sent a chill down Yuan’s iron spine. Kaguya’s words rang true; the Gun was closer than he thought.
“A teleportation technique?” he muttered under his breath.
“We Moonlighters can visit any place or anyone touched by our Lord’s radiance,” Kaguya explained. “Nothing that happens under the moonlight escapes us.”
Yuan scoffed. “So your Wayfinder is a cosmic voyeur?”
“If people wish to keep secrets from our Lord, they shouldn’t reveal anything in front of his eye, don’t you think?” Kaguya’s mischievous smile swiftly faded away. “Beware your words and deeds. His moment of clarity won’t last long. Any rash action will trigger the Gun.”