Chapter 187: The Corpse Discovery Incident
The forest at night during summer has its own charm, yet also a mysterious aura.
The air feels cool and damp, carrying the scent of wet soil, leaves, and a faint hint of moss.
Towering trees, their leafy canopies blocking the sky, create a deep darkness.
The sound of crickets dominates, accompanied by faint whispers of the wind moving through the branches.
Occasionally, the call of an unknown nocturnal creature adds to the wild, untouched atmosphere.
A setting that can be calming for some, but terrifying for others.
Armed only with a flashlight as their sole source of light, Ren and Umi navigated a faintly visible path through the underbrush.
The flashlight’s beam illuminated the way ahead, casting eerie shadows from trees and rocks, easily mistaken for menacing figures by frightened eyes.
For Ren, the darkness of the night was no different from daytime. As a Campione, he possessed advanced night vision, comparable to the most elite nocturnal predators.
Every detail in the forest was clear to him: the patterns on tree bark, swaying leaves, even the tiny movements of insects on the ground.
Umi, however, was different. She was an ordinary human with no supernatural abilities.
Like most people, she lived in ignorance, believing metaphysical things didn’t exist.