amaotonovel Chapter 166 The thing I feared most still happened.
Chapter 166 The thing I feared most still happened.
Hearing what Akikawa said, Kirie asked, "Where are we going now?" Akikawa then slowly pointed to the way they had come from.
"I reckon we'll have to go back the way we came," Qiuhe said. Just then, the ground began to tremble slightly, and this continued for a short while.
The earthquake gradually subsided. "Was that an earthquake?" While everyone was still wondering why it had suddenly happened...
Suddenly, Mameh exclaimed, "Oh no! Father just told me that several little Melusins are in danger!" There had just been an unknown earthquake.
Now, with this next line, everyone was still a little confused, and Qiuhe spoke up, saying, "Where is it? Take us there quickly!"
Seeing this, Mameh led the way. Soon after, when they arrived at the scene of the attack, they discovered that many beast-like hounds were attacking several Melusens.
"What the heck is that?" Hearing Tian Yaochen's question, Qie Hui chimed in, "That's a Beast Realm Hunting Hound, but these kinds of magical beasts are usually found in Inazuma?"
"They shouldn't be here." Although there were quite a few beast-kin in front of them, it seemed that the Merusin hadn't suffered any fatal attacks yet.
They all jumped into the lake beside them. Qiuhe also instantly conjured a magic blade without hesitation and charged towards the beast-like hunting dogs.
Sensing something approaching, the Beast Hound turned around, only to be met by Qiuhe, who had already charged forward. "Severing Slash!" Qiuhe instantly swung his sword.
Three sword energies pierced directly through the beast-realm hunting hound in front of them, also taking several beast-realm hunting hounds behind it with them. The remaining beast-realm hunting hounds, seeing this...
They all launched a simultaneous attack on Qiuhe, and just then, several kunai flew over like bullets, striking the heads of several beast-kin hounds with remarkable accuracy.
At this moment, everyone rushed forward and wiped out all the beast-like hunting dogs in just a few seconds. Then, Mameh jumped directly into the lake next to him.
Seeing this, everyone looked down into the lake. Once they confirmed there were bubble seahorses at the bottom, they all jumped in and searched for a long time.
The group then discovered Melusin hiding behind a large conch shell. Mameh went up and patted Melusin on the shoulder.
Clearly startled by what had just happened, he violently waved his hands, shouting, "Calm down, calm down, it's me. Mameh." Upon hearing the voice...
Merusin finally calmed down. "Oh my god, that scared me to death! I thought those monsters had chased me all the way to the bottom of the lake." With Mameh's constant reassurance...
After being informed of the situation above, Meilushin finally swallowed back the heart that had been in her throat. "By the way, when we were up there just now..."
Seeing that other Melusins had also jumped down, the question arose: "Where are they?" Upon hearing this, the Melusin led the group to find the other Melusins.
"How is everyone? Are you all alright?" The Melusians all nodded in unison, and finally, the group led the Melusians along the waterway.
Back in the village, "Phew, good heavens, we thought we'd never come back! Thank you so much for helping us defeat those monsters!"
After hearing this, everyone said they were welcome. Mameh then asked again, "By the way, how did you end up there? And how did you run into those monsters?"
After hearing this, Melusin also spoke up: "We originally wanted to go there to collect some crystals and seashells to decorate the house."
But somehow those monsters suddenly appeared.” At this point, the few Melusin suddenly realized something, “Oh no!”
"We were so busy running away that we forgot to bring back the jewels and shells," the Melusins thought, their spirits dampened. After all, they had only wanted some ornaments.
She nearly lost her life, but after escaping, she didn't get a single ornament back. Seeing these, Melousin looked very sad.
Clay then comforted them, saying, "Alright, everyone, don't be sad. No matter what, safety is the most important thing. We can get those things later."
"Right, Ley?" Just as Clay called out to Qiuhe, Qiuhe slowly walked over from the side. She ignored Clay and didn't say anything.
They walked towards the exit of Haimo Village, and everyone was completely confused. "Leyi, where are you going?" Qiuhe still didn't speak.
Everyone then realized the problem, and Clementine stepped forward and grabbed Qiuhe. "Leyi, what's wrong? Why... are you ignoring me?"
Akikawa stood with his back to everyone, and Clay felt a little flustered. Finally, Akikawa slowly turned his head around.
What followed was his pair of sharp, razor-like eyes, which stared intently at Clayville. Upon seeing this...
Startled, they immediately let go. Looking at Qiuhe's expression, everyone instantly understood: what they didn't want to happen had still happened.
Only Chehui was completely unaware of Akikawa's situation, and Clay was also stunned in place. Akikawa then spoke up:
"If you dare to stop me again, I will bury every one of you here beneath this cave." Qiuhe's earnest and devilish tone was chilling.
And that look in her eyes startled Clay, who took a step back. At that moment, Kyle stepped forward and blocked Clay's path.
"No, we didn't mean to stop you. We're your friends, and we'll be with you no matter what you do, but..."
"We don't know where we're going right now, and Kreevy just wanted to ask you. She didn't mean to stop you." Qiuhe replied.
He stared intently into Kaile's eyes, and Kaile looked back at Qiuhe without flinching. Qiuhe slowly turned his head away.
"Let's settle one thing, something that should have been settled long ago," Qiuhe said in a low voice as he walked towards the exit, and the others quickly followed.
Fearing that Qiuhe might do something rash, just as the group was about to leave, Mameh suddenly called them back from behind.
Everyone turned around and saw Mameh's worried expression. Mameh then spoke up, "Please, whatever Ley is going to do..."
"Please, you must stop him!" Seeing Mameh's somewhat nervous and uneasy expression, everyone nodded in unison. Just now...
Mameh had already received another message from Erinas, who indicated that Qiuhe now had the potential to destroy the place.
As everyone followed Qiuhe, Qiehui curiously asked Kailuo, "Kailuo, what's wrong with Leyi?"
His aura has completely changed. "It's a complicated matter," Kailer said after hearing this, "just think of it as..."
It's probably a kind of schizophrenia in Leyi. He becomes like this when others waste time in front of him, even when he himself is wasting time.
"They'll fall into the same situation." Hearing this, Chehui thought of the time they went to rescue the Melsin, and Akikawa's reaction when they were helping Mamech collect paint.
"Since you know about these things, it proves that this has happened to him before. So how did you help him recover in the past?"
After hearing this, Kailer also spoke up, saying, "I know a way to make Qiuhe revert to his original state when he feels extreme guilt and remorse for hurting his friend."
When Chehui heard this idea, her thoughts were exactly the same as Kailuo's. After thinking for a while, Chehui seemed to have come up with a solution.
She then quickened her pace and walked forward, and Kailuo quickly grabbed Chehui. "Chehui, what are you doing?" Chehui asked.
"Isn't it said that as long as he feels extreme guilt and self-reproach, he can recover? I've thought of a line I could try."
Seeing this, Kailer also spoke up: "If it were that simple, I would have died from the beginning. But the problem is that when Qiuhe was at the exit of Haimo Village, he told us that if we stopped him, he would bury us all."
It's hard to say whether he'll see our current actions as a form of obstruction. I think we should refrain from making any rash moves and just let him be.
After all, our purpose in coming here is for that guy named Erinas, isn't it?" Chehui asked after hearing this, "That's true."
But didn't Qiuhe say before that Erinas is actually Mameh's father? If he wanted to kill...?" At this point, Chehui suddenly remembered something.
Seeing this, Kailer also spoke up, "It seems you've already figured it out. Just as you thought, Qiuhe already said that Erinas is dead."
So, regardless of whether the purpose of the journey is to find Erinus or whether it is related to him, let's just consider the fact that Erinus is already dead.
Even if we eventually find Erinus, we'll probably only find his consciousness or a remnant soul.