Chapter 252: Section 186: Familiar Strangers (Part Four)
After being accustomed to the hustle and bustle of Carterburg, walking through a deserted city gave Malin a sense of absurdity.
Animals, Spirits seemed to be the owners of this city, occasionally, one could see hordes of giant rats scurrying by, and in their wake, the predators.
Sometimes, the predators noticed Malin, but it had been so long since humans inhabited this city that some of the newer generations hadn’t even seen humans before, hence they either withdrew in suspicion or... simply launched an attack.
Malin, retreating, paid them no heed, but those who attacked—after Malin shot a few with arrows and chopped off their heads—these dog-like Spirits retreated in mourning upon seeing the heads of their kind.
Malin finally returned home, to the home in this world; the front door on the first floor was damaged, Fio and its companions had become armor, clinging closely to protect Malin. The Illumination Spell lit up the hallway, Malin saw scattered skeletal remains in the living room of the old landlady on the first floor, the bones presumably belonging to her too.
It seemed she lived quite long, at least she was still alive before the outbreak of ’Faye’s mischief 19 years ago.’
He wondered how her grandson was doing.
He checked the kitchen and found a few cans; it seemed like cans had made their way into the lives of Carterburg’s residents.
Stepping out of the room on the first floor and ascending the somewhat damaged staircase to the second, Malin saw the paintings on the corridor walls. Looking at the doodles, Malin sighed—his sister had no talent for drawing, and even with the world changed, with time twisted, this world’s Maya had not shown any talent either.
Malin took out his key, unlocked the door, and lit the arcane lamp beside the door amid the dust. Looking at the intact room that was almost identical to his memories, Malin went to the window and drew the curtains. The heavy curtains could block the light to prevent anything from discovering something extra in the quiet building.