Who hid My Corpse!
Chapter 509 - 7 Awakening_2

Chapter 509: 7 Awakening_2

"...Exhausted?"

"Yes."

"Then why does my head hurt so much?"

"Because it hit the ground first." Bai Wei said airily, "And you fainted immediately."

"...Ah?" Vic frowned tightly, "Is that so?"

Bai Wei asked back, "What else could it be?"

"No, no!" Vic struggled to recall, and then shouted loudly, "I encountered those things!"

Indeed, Vic vaguely recalled some fragments.

After nightfall, Bai Wei suddenly disappeared.

And he was targeted by countless ghostly shadows, then...

Mid-sentence, Vic suddenly stopped, lowering the hand that had been holding his head, and then stared blankly.

Because in his hazy memory, he had been killed by those shadows.

Yet now, he was perfectly fine, except for a bit of headache, with no injuries at all.

What on earth is going on?

"You’re talking about those things." Bai Wei said airily, "It seems you weren’t completely unconscious at the time, since you saw something."

Vic looked up at Bai Wei: "What do you mean?"

"Stand up and look around, and you’ll know."

Vic didn’t understand what Bai Wei meant, but he still stood up and looked around.

And then his eyes widened.

Because around them were layer upon layer of human-shaped ashes, as if burned through.

"This is..."

As a hunter who grew up on this land, how could Vic not know what these were?

These were the remains of those shadows after being "killed."

Such a large amount...

Vic immediately looked at Bai Wei with incredulity in his eyes.

Were all these things dealt with by him?

Bai Wei didn’t explain, merely smiled and waved his hand, instantly raising a gust that blew all the accumulated ashes away, disappearing into the air.

This act equally shocked Vic, and he couldn’t help but ask, "How did you do it?"

"What do you mean?"

"...Those things, how exactly did you deal with them?" Vic chose the more important question, "In most cases, they cannot be killed; hunters can only repel them. As far as I know, the only ones who truly possess the means to kill them are..."

"Wildfire believers?"

Vic nodded.

"Heh heh." Bai Wei chuckled, "We of Rhein have clashed with the Wildfire for so long, knowing some of their techniques is quite normal, no?"

This explanation, even Vic found somewhat far-fetched, but not entirely implausible.

Vic hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Can you teach me?"

"That... no." Bai Wei shook his head, then gave Vic a meaningful look, "But I think you don’t need it anyway."

Vic didn’t quite understand Bai Wei’s meaning, assuming it was just an excuse for refusal.

But he hadn’t noticed that when Bai Wei used his spell to blow away the ashes on the ground, similar dust blew from his fingernails into the air as well.

"Let’s talk about those things." Bai Wei laughed and said, "The shadows lingering in the night."

Vic eyed Bai Wei skeptically: "Haven’t you already mastered the way to kill them? Why ask me?"

"Just checking if our intel matches."

"...Alright." Vic was persuaded by Bai Wei again, so he nodded and said, "Those shadows, we call them ’corpse ghosts.’"

"Because they’re like corpses and ghosts?"

"Yes." Vic said, "They are a type of monster that only appears at night and disappears during the day, and they recklessly attack living things they ’see.’ They are not very strong in combat, but... their bodies seem to not exist, humans can’t attack them, but they can harm humans, hence we call them corpse ghosts."

"Hmm, anything else?"

Vic shook his head: "That’s it."

Bai Wei tutted lightly, "And you claim to be a hunter, knowing less than an outsider like me."

"...I’m not an official hunter yet." Vic whispered, "The real old hunter once told me that hunters from the Senluo Period could hunt corpse ghosts, but after the God of Senluo passed, most hunters lost that ability. Only by going to the Sacrificial Arena is there a chance to gain such power. But even then, it’s just a chance; that old hunter didn’t get it."

"I see." Bai Wei nodded, "So you took your puppy to the Sacrificial Arena because you wanted to gain that power?"

"Ade is a wolf." Vic once again insisted to prove for Ade, "I do want to gain that power, or rather, no hunter would not want that power, for it means too much on this land."

"Indeed." Bai Wei agreed, "If you’re just being chased by corpse ghosts at night, what kind of hunter is that?"

Vic pressed his lips together, a barely noticeable hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

But this did not escape Bai Wei’s eyes and ears.

Hmm, probably in regret; if he knew pursuing that power meant losing his little dog, he wouldn’t have taken this path no matter what.

Since that’s the case...

Bai Wei twisted the key again, and the music box in his hand started playing a melodious tune, interrupting Vic’s thoughts.

"Cheer up." Bai Wei smiled, pointing at the music box in his hand, "Your commission isn’t completed yet, young hunter."

Only then did Vic come to his senses.

He looked at the music box in Bai Wei’s hand, and the scene of the little girl’s plea surfaced in his mind once more.

"Of course, I will definitely complete it."

"Remember what you said."

Bai Wei stretched lazily and stood up.

"Then, we should continue our journey."

And so the cart wobbled and started rolling again.

After they had left for half a day, Lawen arrived at the site with several pursuers.

"The scent is stronger." Lawen stopped in his tracks, feeling the lingering aura in the air, "It’s certainly that guy; they were here last night."

One of the pursuers found it somewhat unbelievable: "Are they really walking directly down the main road?"

When they got the information that Vic might be in Yade Town, the pursuers didn’t quite believe it was Vic.

After all, Vic had always been cautious, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been chasing him for so long without catching him.

But why the sudden change in approach, leaving so blatantly?

Moreover... who is that person suddenly appearing beside Vic?

Said to be a priest of Rhein, but since when have Rhein’s priests dared to walk so openly on Wildfire’s turf?

And striding along, pulling a cart.

The pursuers indeed felt as if things were turning upside down.

Yet Lawen didn’t mind, from the scent, Vic wasn’t far off, they should catch up soon.

Only...

Lawen sniffed the air again, picking up another scent.

He carefully sensed it and then his pupils slightly contracted.

"Corpse ghosts, there is the scent of corpse ghost ashes here."

Two pursuers were taken aback.

"Corpse ghosts? Did he kill corpse ghosts here?"

"Impossible, right? He hasn’t awakened yet."

"But if not him, who else could kill corpse ghosts? Rely on that priest of Rhein?"

"This..."

The pursuer was about to speak but was interrupted by Lauren.

"It’s indeed him." Lauren slowly stood up straight, his expression finally becoming somewhat grave, "He has indeed touched the realm of awakening... we need to speed up."

The pursuer asked puzzled, "But aren’t we wanting him to awaken?"

"Too fast."

Lauren said softly.

"If we don’t witness it with our own eyes, who knows what exactly will wake?"