Chapter 1134: The Strange Fog

Chapter 1134: The Strange Fog

What’s up with these selective blind spots? These two have been rambling on forever and only just noticed the Fox People nearby.

The key is, their fur is brown—not even a camouflage color, you can spot them in the grass!

Really time to visit an eye doctor.

No, even if they can’t see, they should be able to feel the presence.

But no, the aura of this Fox Person just emerged; it wasn’t there before.

How strange.

Anyway, spotting a Fox Person means there’s hope for some clues.

“Let’s go take a look.”

Lin Nuo said, then set off towards the recently discovered Fox Person.

The Fox Person lay on the ground, completely still; if it weren’t for Lin Nuo sensing its breath, he would’ve thought it kicked the bucket.

“Their aura is a bit weak.”

Lin Nuo crouched down to observe the Fox Person’s condition, feeling it wasn’t looking too good.

Lin Nuo was skilled in various Spirit Techniques, but his healing skills were only mediocre.

He could recover himself, but treating others? Not so much.

After all, he’s an assassin, a warrior, and even a potential mage; whether fighting or chatting, he’s all about output. Why waste time being a healer? He could be munching on some Meat Floss Cakes instead!

But compared to his other abilities, his healing was still passable among the masses.

Yet clearly, this “passable” skill wasn’t enough to revive the Fox Person.

This was clearly no minor injury.

“Can you treat her?”

Lin Nuo turned to Su Kexin, but seeing her hesitating to speak, he felt she wouldn’t be much help.

What a lousy protagonist, can’t even learn a healing technique, thinking self-healing is impressive? Don’t they need to practice at all?

“She won’t die for now, but whether she can survive depends on her willpower.”

Lin Nuo sat beside the Fox Person, channeling some spirit energy to maintain her state, preventing her from suddenly kicking the bucket.

But this was just a temporary fix; after a round of infusion, things improved a little before quickly fading again.

Not dead yet, but if he didn’t want any clues, he’d let her pass on and be done with it.

“Senior Martial Brother, her condition isn’t looking good…”

“So what? Neither of us are good at healing. We’ve done what we can; it’s up to her now.”

Lin Nuo felt helpless; he was almost feeling guilty about the whole “villain” label. He used to disregard life, and if this Fox Person had died, he wouldn’t have blinked. Now he’s thinking about saving her and hoping she doesn’t die.

Slowly drifting away from his old ways.

“Hmm… Senior Martial Brother, I’ll help too; we can’t just do nothing.”

Su Kexin couldn’t stay put anymore. She mimicked Lin Nuo, channeling spirit energy into the Fox Person lying on the ground.

In theory, with insufficient healing strength, no matter how much spirit energy was infused, it would be the same—it wouldn’t be absorbed and would ultimately just waste away.

However, the partnership in spirit energy infusion between Lin Nuo and Su Kexin achieved a miraculous effect, almost as if a powerful energy was circulating within the Fox Person, driving out her pain and fatigue.

“Cough! Cough cough!”

The Fox Person suddenly coughed a few times, spitting out a puddle of red blood, as if something blocked was finally cleared out, and she felt much better.

“Senior Martial Brother, she’s okay!”

Su Kexin exclaimed excitedly, quickly placing her hands on the Fox Person’s shoulders.

“How are you? Can you speak or move?”

“I say, don’t shake her like that; she just came to, and you’re trying to murder her.”

Lin Nuo quickly pulled Su Kexin’s hands away. This protagonist seems more like a villain! She’s worried about the Fox Person having any breath left and trying to shake her to death?

“Hmm… I… ah, yes, it’s Lin the Knight…!”

As soon as the Fox Girl regained consciousness, spotting Lin Nuo, she was ecstatic, as if meeting a savior.

“Why are you cursing right off the bat… never mind. Did you serve under Ruo’er before?”

Lin Nuo asked, since all these Fox People look alike, he had no recollection of her. Mainly, he didn’t care about minor characters, so naturally, he wouldn’t know if she served under Ruo’er.

“Yes, I did! I was under Miss Ruo’er! Lin the Knight, I even delivered fruits to you before! But since you’re so busy, forgetting me is normal.”

“You mention that, I think I vaguely remember. You came here with your sister, right?”

Lin Nuo suddenly recalled a pair of inseparable twin sisters among the Fox People; Ruo’er quite liked them.

“Yes, yes! What an honor to be remembered by Lin the Knight!”

The Fox Girl got even more excited, but Lin Nuo quickly interrupted her:

“Okay, save the chit-chat for later. Since you can survive, that’s great. I’ve been gone for just a few days; where did all the Fox People go? I haven’t found a single one around here, except for you.”

Lin Nuo asked, and at this question, the Fox Girl suddenly clutched her head, seeming in pain.

“My head… it hurts…”

“Seriously? I ask you a question, and you get a headache.”

Lin Nuo quickly infused her with spirit energy, trying to stabilize her condition. After all, he finally found a witness; she couldn’t afford to have issues now.

“Take your time, no rush.”

“I… I’m fine, Lin the Knight…”

The Fox Girl soon calmed down, taking a long breath.

“It’s like this, Lin the Knight. This situation is quite strange; there weren’t any signs. Everyone was fine—some were patrolling, some were training. But on the third day after you left, some tribesmen disappeared in the mountains. Then Miss Ruo’er sent people to look for them, even went herself. That day, a dense fog rolled in, and we heard the Fox People near the cliff calling for help.”

“Near the cliff? The one to the west?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Yes. We went there, and logically, even with the dense fog, we Fox People can easily navigate. But instead, we got lost, and our Spirit Techniques couldn’t disperse the fog. One after another, people fell off the cliff, including Miss Ruo’er.”

“She fell too? But I didn’t see her anywhere near the cliff; not even a trace of her aura.”

Hearing this, Lin Nuo felt it was very strange; were they kidding? So many people fell off the cliff, yet he didn’t see a single hair?

“That’s the issue, Lin the Knight. I was there too; I couldn’t find the way and fell off the cliff. I thought I was done for, but I didn’t die. When I opened my eyes, we were in a strange place, surrounded by dense fog, with ruins all around and no sign of green grass or life. Then we encountered monsters. They were ethereal and barely visible, like they were entities but also appeared to be spirits.”

“Monsters? What kind of monsters?”