Chapter 187: Decryption | Noah Pipe Successfully Transforms!
The skiing trip to Mount Nathanjoya was just too intense—no one felt like going back for a second round anytime soon.
So, after hitching a ride back to the ranger cabin, everyone spent the rest of the winter break taking it easy. They stayed put in the heated cabin, listening to the radio, binge-watching shows, and occasionally taking walks in the forest. From time to time, they would use their homemade bows to hunt small animals, practicing their skills.
During this period, Rebecca kept a quiet but constant eye on the news from Micano City.
Around New Year’s Day, media reports claimed that a serious natural gas leak had occurred in Micano’s urban area. A damaged pipeline had come into contact with an open flame, triggering a chain of explosions throughout the city and causing multiple civilian casualties.
At first glance, it seemed like an ordinary accident—easy to scroll past while browsing the news. But Rebecca had been an established fortune-teller in Micano for years and had an extensive network of contacts.
According to one of her friends who lived in the city, what happened before New Year’s wasn’t a gas leak at all. Instead, a massive creature had appeared in the city, killing and devouring civilians along its path.
“That day was absolutely terrifying. I was eating at a restaurant just a few blocks away. While I was eating, I started hearing screams coming from the distance. Not long after, several people ran past covered in blood, shouting that a monster was eating people. Soon after that, there were bursts of gunfire and explosions from that direction. I got scared and went straight home. The next day, the military started sending people into the neighborhoods, telling everyone it was just a gas leak… Seriously, who would believe that?” Rebecca’s friend spoke excitedly over the phone.
“Did the monster die?”
“Of course it did. I heard the military later deployed armed helicopters—no way something like that wouldn’t be killed.”