Nightmare’s Call

Chapter 366: Entrance: Part 1

Soft footsteps echoed slowly across the city’s interior.

After a circle, the three-headed Thane was so hungry that his eyes were blurry now. He withstood his thirst and hunger and suppressed the urge to chew on the energy bars as he continued to patrol the town.

“I must find food before the thick mist comes, or else I’ll starve to death in no time.”

He pondered as he turned past a crossroad towards the direction where the mist was thinner.

“We will probably only find living things when the mist is thinner. The mist is rather afflictive, and most won’t want to and cannot stay long inside the thick mist.”

The head of the left analyzed.

“Makes sense.” Thane nodded. “Didn’t you say you wanted to eat vegetarian?”

“Heheheh, didn’t you say you wanted to eat tofu.”

“That was then, now is now.” Thane sneered.

“You sure have a thick skin, Thane.” The other person mocked.

“And who do I have to thank for that?” Thane wanted to add something else, but paused as he sensed the feedback of a living being.

“Wait up, there’s something to eat!” He was slightly excited. “I never thought that we could run into some living beings after meeting that two monsters. Seems like it’s our lucky day.”

“As long we don’t run into another maniac like just now.” The head on the right said.

“No worries, the feeling I get isn’t the same as earlier. Let’s give it a try.” Thane shrugged.

He held his hand out as his palm writhed and a red flesh cluster spat out of it.

BLAP!!

The flesh cluster fell onto the ground, and after some quick wriggling as four blood red canine limbs appeared as its body elongated, and soon became a headless hunting hound.

Hissss….

The area where the head was once was suddenly split open, as a massive pale jaw appeared out of it.

“Go.” Thane pointed forward.

WHOOSH!

The blood hound charged into the mist without a sound.

After passing through about a distance of a couple hundred of meters, two figures, one old one young appeared before the hound as they trotted on slowly.

The two looked up towards the hound, an expression of slight confusion appeared on their face.

The elder in the front looked at the charging and suddenly smiled as he raised his hand and flicked gently.

The three-headed Thane looked at the direction the hound had charged towards.

“We definitely will get some good meat this time! I want fresh parts plump with blood!”

“The hands and legs are the best!”

“No, the nose, the nose is the best!”

“The tongue is king. Alright, shut it. I’ll be the judge! I’ll taste each and every part and then we’ll know what’s the best!” Thane guffawed.

“That again, heh.”

“Trying to steal a bite again!”

“I’m just trying to resolve your conflict. There’s only three of us left, what’s there to fight? We should be getting along, one bite for you, one bite for me, giving and ta…”

BAAAMMM!!!

Before he could complete his sentence, Thane’s massive frame seemed to be ran over by a freight train and was sent flying.

CRASASSHH!!

He landed hard against one of the ruined truck behind him, and smashing a deep dent into the vehicle as it flipped and tumbled while he was sent flying into the air like a ping-pong ball into a perfect parabolic arc, spraying blood all around as he flew.

BAMM!!

Thane crashed hard, and stained the tarred road with a large patch of blood. He laid there unmoving.

His body hurt, and he looked like he wanted to cry, not knowing at all what had hit him.

“I feel like I was just about to die…” He said as cold sweat ran all over his face.

But his partners did not even respond.

He turned over, and saw both of them frenziedly trying to give him the look to shut up.

“What are you doing? Pulled a muscle on your face?” Thane asked.

He then looked up, and saw two figures stopping by the left of the road.

A red-haired lady and a powerful looking black-haired man. It was the two maniacs he had just ran into.

Thane eyes went white, and he fainted.

“Someone is taunting us…” The black-haired man said as he looked at Thane.

“An accident.” The red-haired lady yawned.

“You sure?”

“Yeah, nothing, just an accident.”

Lin Sheng looked at Kasumi, and seemed to understand what she was thinking. Paying no mind, he continued along with her deep into the mist.

That bugger probably did not want to exert any strength, or just want to live life easy. But since Lin Sheng had already given her a clear test target, it was up to her how she wanted to do it.

He was only to follow behind and observe the results.

The two had totally ignored Thane’s existence, and walked towards the other parts of the city, and soon disappeared into the roiling mist.

Thane, who was right behind them immediately got up and ran the moment they left.

Lin Sheng heard the noise, and looked at Kasumi, before electing not to say anything.

The two continued forward, and passed a few car workshops. Suddenly Kasumi paused, and turned towards the ground on the right side of the road.

“There’s people. Want to save them?” She looked at Lin Sheng and did not say a word, but instead spoke using the soul link.

“There are people alive? Lin Sheng was dumbstruck, and quickly turned towards where she was looking, and quickly focusing his senses.

Soon, he could feel that something was off below them.

The two looked at each other, and Lin Sheng went first to the location.

This was Migan territory, and technically the area of responsibility of Carta Blanche. While he was not a member of Carta Blanche, but when he runs into such matters, he would help if he could, there was little else to consider.

In his time in Miga, his teacher had been kind to him, so did his school, and he never felt shortchanged. Plus, there were students who had graduated from Baine, and current students who had accepted the mission in the garrison.

Otherwise, Baine University would not have been able to obtain information about the incident here.

The two circled around the empty ground opposite the workshop, and soon detected something.

“Underground.” Lin Sheng could sense the location.

“Yes, very deep underground.” Tenko Kasumi nodded.

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Inside the underground shelter.

The citizens and garrison troops who had been living there for half a month had all left their quarters and gathered in the central hall.

There were about thirty of them, split into three factions.

First was the citizens, led by a member of a local doomsday cult were gathered as they chanted and prayed.

Their leader was a strong black man called Bob, he wore a white long robe, with a white face mask over his mouth. In his hand was a weird looking gun as he eyed the other two sides cautiously.

The garrison troops were led by the highest ranking military personnel present, Major Florian. But presently, the major’s character and ability was not able to unite everyone as there were internal strife within the troops.

The third party was a group of cold-looking freelance Darksiders that were distrustful even with one another. They were people who had answered the call from afar to earn a bounty, much like a typical bounty hunter would.