Chapter 80: The Run
What’s beyond the valley?
Yu Sheng couldn’t help but wonder. It felt like such a natural curiosity. The hills rolled on quietly in the distance, not impossibly high and definitely climbable. The sky didn’t seem to hide any dreadful barriers either. It was only right for someone like him to be curious about what lay beyond those hills.
“Have you ever tried climbing over those mountains?” Yu Sheng asked Foxy with genuine curiosity.
“I… I tried a long time ago, back when the Immortals were still here,” Foxy nodded immediately. “Back then, I tried with some adults. We made it partway up, but we couldn’t reach the top. Halfway up, the sky began making this terrifying noise. If we climbed higher, we’d lose our strength, and shadows appeared everywhere—frightening, dark shapes. Even the Immortals tried to send stone puppets up, but they lost control halfway, and the next day, their broken pieces rolled back down. Each fragment bled, and the adults said they saw bits of flesh and bone growing out of the stones.”
“The sky made noises…” Irene muttered, thinking aloud. “That sounds like the influence of the ‘Dark Angel’ that covered the sky before. I just don’t know if it was deliberate or just some sort of side effect. I mean, with something that sinister, just existing can have a huge effect.”
“The Dark Angel is gone now. Maybe we can try again,” Yu Sheng said, looking at Irene and Foxy for their opinions. Foxy nodded without hesitation. “I’ll follow you, Benefactor,” she said earnestly.
Irene just waved her hand nonchalantly. “Sure, whatever. You’re always up to something weird, so I’ve gotten used to it.”
Yu Sheng grinned, “That’s a unanimous vote then! Let’s go.”
“How do we get there? By opening a portal?” Irene eyed Yu Sheng skeptically.