Chapter 698: 117. The Agony of the Soul (8k)_4
Chapter 698: 117. The Agony of the Soul (8k)_4
“Wait! I have a companion still in the hotel! He hasn’t come out yet!”
“Miss, please walk this way…”
Heidlin pushed Valentina’s wheelchair toward the exit, but just then, a Turand Family employee suddenly grabbed Valentina’s wheelchair, stopping her from leaving. Heidlin looked angrily over and saw a stern-faced employee staring intently at her, slowly shaking his head…
Heidlin opened her mouth, but quickly grasped his meaning.
Don’t forget your mission.
Valentina had escaped from the curse twice, once when retrieving the scroll in the Southern Ocean and the second time at the Moon Rabbit Species’ shrine. The Turand Family hadn’t received the news of Valentina’s successful sacrifice on both occasions, which led them to question Heidlin.
As the person responsible for sacrificing Valentina, Heidlin’s first explanation to the family was Fisher, and the second time was Fisher again. This made the Turand Family begin to doubt Heidlin. After the Moon Rabbit Species event, they deployed a new employee to ensure Valentina would be successfully sacrificed to the curse to return the stolen Phoenix Bloodline.
Now, this employee stopping Heidlin from taking Valentina clearly meant to prevent her from interfering with Valentina. Heidlin’s expression panicked, as she sought another excuse to delay for her family, such as needing to bring Valentina to the Wutong Tree to make the sacrifice effective… But now, with the miss right by her side, if she said it out loud, Valentina would definitely realize she had been deceived by everyone.
The vile sin caused a genetic disease incurable by medicine, and your life is the only antidote. However, Heidlin was unwilling to let Valentina die just like that. She hesitated for a second, then her expression suddenly turned resolute.
She emotionlessly let go of Valentina’s hand, and just as the employee thought Heidlin would obey the family command, she suddenly picked up a stick from the roadside and violently struck the man’s groin.
“Ah!!!”
With a ghastly scream, the Snow Fox Species who had been following their escape all changed their expressions. They timidly took a step back, seemingly afraid of Heidlin who might lash out without a word, but Heidlin couldn’t care less about them, she simply grabbed Valentina’s wheelchair again and swiftly left the place.
“Heidlin… why? Wasn’t that person sent by the family to support us?”
“…Miss, do you… believe that I wouldn’t harm you?”
“What are you talking about, of course, I trust you, you’ve been by my side so long, why wouldn’t I…”
Before Valentina could finish her sentence, Heidlin pushed her forward, suddenly leaning down and speaking loudly,
“It’s not like your parents or Helldor have been by your side for longer, is it?!”
“…Yes, but what’s the matter, Heidlin, is there something you want to tell me?”
Heidlin kept pushing her forward, getting further away from the hotel behind them, her hands shaking constantly, whether from the cold or fear, even her clenched teeth began to tremble,
“Damn, I knew I should have just slept with that damn man that day. That way, even if the family catches me and kills me later, it wouldn’t have been in vain…”
“Huh? Wait, Heidlin, what sleep, who are you talking about?”
Valentina was completely confused, unaware when Heidlin had any male intimacy… Oh right, she also hid her interactions with Fisher from her, so it was normal for her to have a bit of private space.
Heidlin didn’t answer her, but when she looked up again, her body’s trembling had slowly stopped. She tightly grabbed Valentina’s wheelchair, pushing her further into the mist until they disappeared from sight,
“Nobody important, just a terribly vile man… Miss, do you believe me if I say my hand slipped and I accidentally hit that man?”
“…Let’s talk about it later, Heidlin. Go find Mia’s army, I saw them coming earlier. Fisher is still behind; he needs help.”
“…Yes.”
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Fisher watched Valentina get farther away and felt relieved. He watched the curse entity getting closer to Valentina from a distance, then pulled out a spell embedded with the “soul” at Ring Head and violently threw it at the curse, to divert the curse’s attention from Valentina.
“Oh, so you have more enemies than just me, Fisher.”
The spell was just thrown, when a flesh monster, like a bolt of lightning, suddenly burst from beneath the debris. Fisher barely had time to react and could only raise his hand to block, but Erwin didn’t intend to attack him; instead, he tightly grabbed Fisher’s arm and pulled him down from the second floor.
Fisher adjusted his posture mid-air and landed steadily. He hadn’t stood firm when a harsh bird’s cry suddenly pierced his eardrums, quickly causing him to cover his ears; the flesh giant had already arrived in front of him and delivered a heavy punch, forcing Fisher back several steps. But while retreating, Fisher didn’t forget to kick back at Erwin, sending him flying.
“Screech!”
In the distance, the curse entity spotted the “enemy” Fisher on the ground. With a ghastly spectral screech, both Fisher and Erwin started to grow fine black feathers all over their bodies. Fisher, whose soul was twisted enough, quickly eradicated the feathering with his soul, suffering no damage, even less than from the punch Erwin had dealt.