Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1267: Chapter 838: The Cycle of Karma (6,000 Words) (Part 3)

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Just as the tavern owner lunged at Yang Xiao, Datou, who had remained silent, sprang into action.

A large number of corpse spots appeared on his skin, especially on his face, which looked very frightening.

Datou suddenly rose up, knocked down the tavern owner, and pinned him under himself.

"Chu Xi, am I already dead?" Datou shouted.

"Yes, you died last night, your sister knows as well." Yang Xiao did not hide the truth, "We came here yesterday."

Actually, Datou had already guessed this answer, but he was unwilling to believe it. Since he had extinguished the candle in Sopa’s hand not long ago, Yang Xiao had noticed the problem. freewebnoveℓ.com

Because in the candlelight, only Datou and the tavern owner’s shadows were odd.

Datou extinguished the candle also to prevent his sister Sopa from becoming the tavern owner’s attack target.

"Thank you for helping my sister." Datou used both arms to choke the tavern owner’s neck, pinning him tightly against the ship’s side, his tone urgent, "Do me one more favor, I can’t go back, help me take her home!"

"I will do my best!"

At the last moment when their eyes met, Datou left Yang Xiao with a decisive profile, then hugged the violently struggling tavern owner tightly, and the two of them rolled off the ship together, "Splash" into the pitch-black lake water.

Almost no waves rose, and their figures were quickly swallowed by the lake water.

Just after the two left, Yang Xiao immediately felt different, the mist in front of him quickly receded, and moments later, he could see the shore from afar. frёewebηovel.cѳm

When he turned back, the Ghost Island behind him had already disappeared.

He finally left the range of Ghost Island, all thanks to Datou fighting for him at the last moment.

Although originally for his sister, in both transactions, Datou kept his promises, he was a respectable person.

As the mist dissipated, Yang Xiao got closer and closer to the shore, where a campfire burned incredibly bright.

A campfire, the flame that had initially risen in Yang Xiao’s heart was doused extensively, according to the agreement between Musa and himself, this meant that Musa was already dead.

Now, approaching the shore, Yang Xiao could sense that the portal had already opened, it was probably on the slope behind, roughly the direction they first came to this world.

"Thud."

Accompanied by a dull sound, the ship shook violently for a moment, and the ship docked.

Yang Xiao, using the last of his strength, staggered and rolled off the ship, then dragged his numb legs out of the icy lake water.

He lay sideways on the shore, like a drowning dog barely clinging to life, gasping for breath in a pathetic state.

Similar to Ghost Island, the town was also in chaos at the moment, even at the lakeside Yang Xiao could hear the roars coming from the direction of the town.

Not like something humans could make, more like a group of frenzied beasts.

Those people who had been ’cured’ by the Painted Woman likely suffered backlash, turning into monsters neither human nor ghost.

"Plop."

"Plop."

...

A series of footsteps came from afar, somewhat stumbling as well, due to the backlight, Yang Xiao only saw clearly when the person approached.

At this moment his heart went cold.

The person was not Hafeez or Sopa, it was Adila.

"Chu, what happened to you?" Adila said with a half-smile, a face full of pride, but from his purple lips, his condition was not good.

"Where are Sopa and the others?" Yang Xiao asked weakly, not asking Adila to take him away, because he knew it was impossible.

Now the mission was over, the most likely people to receive the reward were him, Adila, and Musa, with Musa already dead, the only remaining competitor for Adila was himself.

This was also why the portal had opened, yet this guy was still waiting by the shore.

"The two little guys Sopa and her companion ran away, I’m too lazy to chase them, the person I’m waiting for is you." Adila, seeing the situation, stopped pretending for such a cripple, unwilling to waste more words.

"Kill me then." Yang Xiao closed his eyes, "That’s the best you can do."

"Killing you would be boring, I have a better proposal." Adila bared his teeth, revealing a mouthful of sharp white teeth, he walked to the hanging copper bell, grabbed the bell hammer, and shook it vigorously.

The dull sound of the copper bell echoed far away in the night, attracting the attention of that group from the town, the sound began to head towards the lakeside.

And their speed was very fast.

"Chu Xi, my brother, enjoy yourself, those monks will entertain you well on my behalf."

Having done all this, Adila dared not linger, dragging his poisoned body, limping towards the direction of the portal he sensed.

Lying back by the lakeside, the icy lake water slapped against his body, Yang Xiao stared at the night sky, never feeling so calm inside.

No fear, no anger, not even a trace of regret.

He just felt his road ended here, and that was fine, his days as an Angel Envoy had been too tense and oppressive, at last, he could let go.

One familiar face after another flashed in his mind like a carousel, most of them were his friends, these people might be his last ties to the world.

In this task he also repaid Datou’s kindness, after all, Sopa escaped, leaving him with no regrets.

The strange cries from the town drew closer, sounding like many people, perhaps hundreds, he didn’t know how they would deal with him.

"Plop."

"Plop."

Nearby, footsteps emerged from the forest, drawing closer, Yang Xiao instinctively turned his face, only to see a tense but young face.