Ch. 42: A Ghost

I slowly opened my eyes. But for some reason it was very difficult to get out of sleep.

Actually, I was still sleepy because I couldn't sleep well last night, how happy I was.

As my eyelids opened little by little, I felt my body ache from the surface of the floor.

This... this doesn't feel normal. I tilted my head... since when did the surface of such a four-poster bed suddenly become rough as a rock?

With that question in my head, I immediately jolted awake!

The drowsiness still enveloping my entire body from before was now gone!

I blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the dim light that greeted my eyes.

[ CLEANSING THE DARKNESS: TAKING DOWN THE ABYSS ORDER ]

Quest again...

In that short time, my body trembled. This was not due to fear, panic, or the like, but rather astonishment!

This...

I tried to turn my head, looking to my right and left-the rough, moss-covered limestone resembled a wall.

Looking up, there was a ceiling too, stalactites and stalagmites dangling like giant teeth.

This... this is similar to the Treasure Hoarders' base, a cave, but a different place... was I captured by them? I couldn't help but think of that possibility. However, considering I was in this cave alone, I wondered where they all went? Why is there no one here.

I tried to get up, my body felt weak but I managed to hold on.

I looked down and saw that my clothes were tattered and dirty.

I tried to remember what happened before, but all I could remember was that I was resting in the middle of the night.

After that, I started walking in one direction. There was no other direction but forwards anyway, as if I was teleported in the depths of the cave.

I don't want to be stuck here, I don't know what's here... I don't want to die, dude!

As I walked, I breathed in air, meaning that there was still oxygen for living creatures, however, the air inside was cold and stuffy, with the scent of wet soil stabbing my nose.

As I walked for a while, sometimes stopping, I saw footprints on the ground. The footprints were many, and of different sizes.

Going deeper, I often found footprints, and the footprints didn't resemble animals, they were... human-like.

So are there really Treasure Hoarders here?

The thought of it makes me shiver. Boss... did he come to Liyue just to imprison me in a cave?

How cruel!

However...I feel a little confused...why are there footprints of a child here?

And it's not just one or two people, it's even more... it's dozens!

A child... a child...

Holding my chin with both fingers, I thought about it deeply.

Then, my eyes widened!

The case of the missing children in Liyue!

But why are there adults too?

This was confusing... I continued my one-way journey.

So far I had found nothing but footprints, to the point that I was beginning to think of them as decorations.

Suddenly, I stopped my feet. I strained my ears to hear a sound coming from the depths of the cave.

It was the sound of footsteps!

Someone's here?!

I gulped, bringing out a sword from the void.

Setting up a stance, I approached slowly.

My footsteps were barely audible, like I was sneaking around. Very careful!

As I approached, a dim light began to shine on the figure, it was carrying a torch, there was also another figure accompanying it, carrying a club that I was used to seeing.

Seeing that, I exhaled... fortunately it wasn't a strange creature.

I turned my gaze to the figure. Sneaking around, starting to walk as usual, running, then speeding up my running speed.

With my current Agility, I was already equal to Keqing's speed!

The figure was instantly cut into two.

When I cut their bodies, I felt like I was cutting a piece of paper, it didn't feel real!

Is it because my speed is increasing!

Did it affect me so much that I got results like this?!

But maybe it was just my imagination.

I exhaled, sheathed my sword again, and put it in Inventory.

As soon as I was about to walk, I looked back to observe that body, the body of a Hilichurl.

Suddenly, my body froze, my eyes opened wide.

What... That Hilichurl...

Gone?

I turned my head this way and that, but all around me... there was not a single Hilichurl that I had just killed!

Fuck, is that a ghost?!

Tell me did I just slash a ghost?!

Thinking of this, my body shivered.

I turned around, shook my head, and then walked back with my body shaking.

I went back to retrieve the sword from the Inventory. The sword in my hand felt cold and heavy. This was in case the ghost came again!

Moments later, I was made to stand still again. This time, I heard a lot of sounds.

It was the same sound.

I swallowed, trying not to tremble.

The ghost or whatever it is here came forward, I'm not afraid!

Placing my body against the cave wall, I walked to the side slowly.

Then, I peeked into the room, into the room that was making a lot of noise.

In that room, I froze for a moment.

Why do I keep falling silent so often, damn it!

Even though this situation is like a habit!

I sighed, staring at the figure inside the cave room. There, I found that there were 17, 18, no, 20 Hilichurls, and among them were Samachurls, as well as Mitachurls.

They were fast asleep, some were prone, delirious, and so on, seeing that, my eyebrows furrowed.

They were like... I swallowed.

I stepped with bare feet, trying not to make a sound on the wet cave ground.

I lowered my body, approaching the sleeping Samachurl only a few steps away. The sword in my hand was raised, slashing at him without a second thought.

One...

At this moment, suddenly, one of the soundly sleeping Hilichurls woke up. It stared at me silently, then it turned its gaze downwards, towards my sword and the Samachurl.

Instantly it gasped, backed away hastily, turned around, then beat on the cave wall.

He was... like... crying.

He was pleading, as if begging for mercy.

I was stunned for a moment.

However, because of that one Hilichurl, the other Hilichurls began to wake up. This!

This could be dangerous!

There are 19 Hilichurls, a Samachurl, and a Mitachurl!

I quickly activated Electro Vision, attacking them with an electric shock, temporarily stiffening them and then slashing them indiscriminately.

It was quite easy for me now.

As I began to slaughter the other Hilichurls, some of them were trembling in fear. One of them was looking around frantically, searching for a way out of the cave.

I don't know what he was thinking... I took a few steps back, sword still gripped tightly in my hand. Walking slowly towards it, I slashed the Hilichurl's neck until it was detached from its body.

After that, I looked around, none of the Hilichurls had attacked me.

They instead ran towards their friends who were still asleep, waking them up with frantic shouts.

When some woke up, they began to gather at the corner of the cave, looking at me with fear.

I was... like a villain...

My eyes narrowed, also weakening my grip on the sword, then leaving them behind... that's what I thought.

However, suddenly one of the Hilichurls shouted, he approached me while running, picking up a wooden club that was lying around that belonged to his departed friend. He jumped up and was about to hit me with the club.

I sighed, and closed my eyes.

Instantly, a bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere, striking the Hilichurl until it fell to the wet ground.

He tried to get up. But...

My sword separated his head.

I just remembered... they are ghosts like the other two, what am I at the mercy of?

With such mutterings, I approached those who were hugging each other.

I raised my sword high, curling my lips like in a scene of a serial killer committing a massacre proudly.

Then, I... slashed at them.

Seeing their corpses split in two, I exhaled, my eyes closed, then turned over.

At this moment, the bottom of my trousers at the very end was held by two little fingers.

Is anyone still alive?

The moment I was about to slash at it... my body froze instantly.

"Mr. Char... les?"

It was a short time, that's right, a short time before his fingers fell on the wet ground, making a splashing sound of brownish water.

"Huh?"

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