LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 538: Emily's Predicament
Weirdly enough, they never faced any danger.
But when cultivators entered, monsters would appear from the fog and take them down.
So far, no one has returned.
The story made Emily feel a chill since it was like a horror story.
A being came out of nowhere and took them with zero survivors.
"Mom, are you sure Uncle Kane is here?"
"You're already a veteran hunter now and even a cultivator.
Don't tell me ghost stories still make you scared?"
Hearing her mom's laughter made Emily sullen.
But she just couldn't shake the weird feeling.
It didn't take them long to reach the front of the valley.
Emily pointed her palm forward, shooting a bright light ray.
But the moment it hit the red fog, it disappeared.
"I cannot see anything."
Luca also tried to spread her senses, but the only thing she felt was the fog, with nothing inside it.
"Get close to me, Emily. There is a special way to walk through this fog."
Emily nodded. She held Luca's arm, making sure to stay close to her.
Seeing how the fog easily absorbed her light attack, Emily was sure that the moment they entered, she wouldn't be able to see anything.
But Luca wasn't worried. She knew how to find Kane inside the fog.
'Based on hubby's memory, this monster will only attack if I walk outside the pattern.
127 steps north, 534 steps east…'
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Luca began to count her footsteps.
Just as Emily suspected, the surrounding fog completely clouded her view.
Even while holding her mom's arm, she couldn't see her face.
Everything was just red fog.
She tried to use her light again, but it didn't work.
This made her wonder if, being stronger, her light could penetrate it.
'The fog really gives me a feeling of dread. Is this just because of that old man's story?'
She then tried to use the map function on her ex-chip, but it didn't show anything.
The radar function wasn't working.
If Alex were here, his eyes would light up with excitement.
He would find a way to bring or create a similar fog.
It had the capability to absorb any wave, including sound.
The fog also had a weird ability that allowed it to disperse energy shot toward it.
It was a unique material that he wanted to get his hands on no matter what.
The potential uses were just so large.
He could use it to create a new fog grenade that would completely turn his enemy blind.
If it fused with poison, it would become lethal.
Time passed on.
'This should be the last step—one to the west.'
Luca made the step, and the surroundings quickly changed.
She arrived at a clearing with a large wooden cabin in the middle.
There was a small farm on the side, with some small animals like chickens.
Luca wanted to check the cabin, but she soon realized something.
She couldn't feel anyone grasping her arm.
If before it could be explained because of the fog, now it meant Emily was not with her.
With panic, she turned around.
"Emily!!!"
Her voice echoed out, but no one answered.
After her scream, the door of the cabin opened.
Luca turned her gaze. Her eyes widened in shock at what she saw.
Meanwhile, inside the red fog,
Emily still felt like she was holding on to something.
Never in her wildest mind did she think it wasn't her mother.
As she couldn't feel anything, her sense of time dulled as well.
"Mom, how long do we need to walk?"
Emily asked in desperation.
She felt like she had been walking for a long time, like days, but they hadn't even gotten close to their destination.
Despite knowing Luca couldn't hear her question, she couldn't help but call out loud.
Emily then tightened her grasp.
Her heart froze as she realized something was strange.
The one she held didn't feel like her mother's arm. It didn't even feel human.
It was like touching cotton candy but far more solid.
The sensation was weird.
She instinctively jumped backward, releasing her grasp.
She looked around, trying to find any presence or shape, but there was nothing.
In panic, she kicked at the ground and jumped upward.
Her body then turned into particles of light as she shot out.
In an instant, she should have passed a long distance, at the very least allowing her to leave the red fog area.
But in her nightmare, it was like she wasn't moving at all.
Everything was still just the red fog.
She stopped her abilities, expecting to fall to the ground, but no, she didn't.
Instead, it was like she had never jumped upward.
There was a surface under her feet, allowing her to stand.
This made Emily completely lose her senses. Not only could she no longer tell direction, but now she couldn't even tell up from down.
"Just what is this…"
Fear started grasping through her heart, her sense of danger in chaos.
Emily could feel it coming from all directions.
The rune she got from Alex started shining green. She utilized the life force to boost her body.
Her action seemed to bring some change to the fog.
It started contorting, creating a monster-like face.
Seeing it form a monster face, Emily felt a bit relieved.
At least it was a monster she was used to hunting.
She pointed her palm forward, shooting another blast of light.
But the monster's face didn't care. It opened its jaw wide and, in one motion, gulped her whole.
Everything turned dark.
When her sight returned, Emily found herself in a clearing.
Around her, there were many cultivators fighting against beasts.
In the back, a beautiful young man was sitting calmly, his eyes turning to look at Emily.
"Oh, we have a newcomer."
Remembering the old man's words, Emily realized they were the cultivators that had come here before them.
'It seems they were captured like me.'
"Who are you?"
The beautiful man's lips curled into a cold smile.
"That should be my question, you know, but a dead person doesn't need to know much."
The man disappeared and suddenly appeared in front of Emily.
He swung a katana toward her neck.