Chapter 814: 814
Chapter 814 Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
The applause and cheers slowly receded when the red figure disappeared into Bliss . The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left . Gripping tightly to the windowsill, Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath, the air so cold it chilled her blood .
“How do you feel?” The tavern owner’s voice rang out like a piece of purple satin unfurling in front of her . “Congratulations . You finally saw Ms . Jezebel . ”
Lin Sanjiu did not reply .
Regardless of whether it was the owner, the guests in the tavern, or the crowd of posthumans in the street, everybody knew the woman in the red blouse was Jezebel . If she was Jezebel, then who was the black-haired woman in the pool?
Lin Sanjiu stared at the building for a long while, her brain a quagmire of confusion . The snow was now soiled by dirt and mud after getting trampled by the crowd . There was still a handful of people pacing back and forth in front of the entrance, hoping to see Jezebel again .
“You will know whenever she is here . ” The tavern owner’s words reverberated in her head once again, and it was only now that Lin Sanjiu saw the light .
During her first two encounters with “Jezebel”, there were no posthuman waiting in front of the entrance of Bliss .
Lin Sanjiu dropped back to her chair with a plop, almost knocking over the horn-shaped cup .
Their first encounter happened in the pool on the top floor of Bliss . There were no other guests or staff around them at that time . During their second encounter, the third person who saw “Jezebel” was Silvan . However, she was certain that Silvan did not know the true appearance of Jezebel; he might not even know who Jezebel was . After all, if he was someone obsessed with beauty, he could just look into the mirror every day .
The black-haired woman took advantage of Jezebel’s absence from Bliss and created a fake identity for herself, and what was more surprising was that none of the staff members in Bliss were aware of her presence . However, there were several things Lin Sanjiu found strange . How could she bump into the woman twice in a row? Did she purposely wait for her there the whole time? And most importantly, who was she?
The Reverie Libretto had given her a clue, but the more she thought about it, the more confused she became .
Walking out of the tavern and enroute to the hill, Lin Sanjiu was dazed and couldn’t untangle the severely matted knots in her brain . Ever since she arrived in Heaven Underworld, the people she encountered went missing one after another . Starting from Ryuji, then Timo, and now “Jezebel” .
She had no idea why, but it felt like…
Her hands found purchase on the rock as she wedged herself through the narrow and rugged path in between the stones . After she turned around the mountainside, she stepped onto a flat clearing area . She looked around . There was only a thin forest near the top of the mountain . She peeked through the branches and bushes, and looked at the empty hills below . Mid Mountsburg was totally out of her sight .
She felt that there was a hidden agenda behind the entire incident and she was being kept out of the loop . Intuitively, it seemed to her that it was not just someone trying to kill her .
She forced the agitation away and pulled out a communication device
Originally, there was no clearing on top of the mountain . In order to find an unobtrusive spot to land the aircraft, Lin Sanjiu and Yu Yuan spent two days clearing a large area of bushes and turning it into a small tarmac .
Right now, there were several patches of grass sprouting out from the perimeter of the tarmac as they swayed in the wind .
“You’re already there?” Yu Yuan sounded a little surprised . “It is a little early today . Don’t you have to stake out some more?”
“Don’t mention it,” Lin Sanjiu sighed . “It’s a long story . I will explain it to you after we’re back at Exodus . How are things on your end? Any good news?”
“Well,” Yu Yuan laughed bitterly, “I went around for a second time, yet still haven’t found anyone who has a spacecraft on sale . Doesn’t Ubume control all the transportation in the Twelve Worlds? Somebody suggested that I should try my luck at Ubume…”
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Things weren’t going very smooth . After she heard what Yu Yuan said, Lin Sanjiu sighed again and rubbed her temples . Her veins were pulsating, and there was a throbbing pain in her head . After she hung up the call, she looked around and found herself a spot . She set a canvas cloth on the grass and laid on top of it . It would take Yu Yuan at least an hour to get to her location . She could make use of the free time to do a lot of things while waiting for Yu Yuan, but she didn’t want to do anything . Staring into the clouds fluttering across the sky, her thought slowly slipped away .
She hadn’t been so tired in years . Right now, she just wanted to turn back time and return to how she was before the doomsday wreaked havoc in her original world .
Not long after, slight footsteps came from the wind and snapped her back to reality .
Even though her field of vision was blocked by the bushes and trees, she knew it was Yu Yuan . The footsteps were quick and drawing near . It was as if the person knew very well where he was going . As he neared the clearing, Lin Sanjiu continued to remain lying on the ground . She was so overwhelmed with her weariness that she did not even want to speak . Even though she knew there might be a chance Yu Yuan might not be able to locate her, she couldn’t bring herself to stand up right now . She just wanted a five minutes break from all the crap in the doomsday .
‘Maybe it isn’t a bad idea at all to stay in the Data Stream Library with the grand prize…’ she thought .
“Hmm? This is weird,” Yu Yuan said after he couldn’t find Lin Sanjiu . Judging from the voice, he was about ten steps away from her .
Lin Sanjiu knew it was time for her to get up and face reality . She expelled a long sigh and her breath rustled through the grass . Just as she was getting up, she suddenly realized something and froze .
That was not Yu Yuan’s voice .
It was the voice of another young man . Perhaps it was because of this that she had not realized it right away .
‘Who is that?’
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The footfalls started anew, and the person got closer and closer to the clearing . The patches of grass were about half a human tall, so they perfectly concealed Lin Sanjiu’s presence . Holding her breath, she curled herself up and assumed a battle-ready posture .
It was very unlikely that he had roamed to this mountain without any purpose . There wasn’t anything here that would attract posthuman . What’s more, he did not seem like he was lost .
Considering all the facts, Lin Sanjiu was almost a hundred percent certain that he was coming for her . However…
The man stepped onto the perimeter of the clearing, bringing his appearance to the light . Lin Sanjiu angled her head up a little and squinted her eyes, sizing the figure up and down .
No matter how much she looked, the man’s figure couldn’t ring a bell in her mind .
The man was only standing at about 175 cm tall . He was draped in a jacket that shrouded his body stature . Truth to be told, whether it be a man or woman, thin person or fat person, everyone who donned this kind of clothing looked similar to each other . If he hadn’t shown up here, Lin Sanjiu wouldn’t have noticed him, as almost all posthumans shared the same look .
The head of brownish hair turned around, as if the person was looking for something .
“That’s weird,” he murmured again, “I remember it being here . ”
Lin Sanjiu had no idea why, but the young man’s voice gave her goosebumps . It felt as if a snake was crawling over her body . His voice wasn’t deep or particularly harsh to the ear; in fact, it was pretty normal . It sounded just like one of her colleagues during her days in the office .
Even though his voice had a casual tone to it, Lin Sanjiu still felt discomfort . It was as if the abyss had turned into a human and was whispering beside her ears .
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“Ah!” The young man patted his forehead and exclaimed, “Silly me! I should have thought of this earlier!”
‘He doesn’t seem too bright to me…’ Lin Sanjiu thought inwardly .
She held him in her gaze and readied herself to pounce on him once he turned his head around . However, the man did not turn his head but stretched his arm and walked forward .
“What is he doing?” Lin Sanjiu whispered . As soon as the words spilled out of her mouth, realization instantly dawned upon her . She wanted to jump on the man, but her inner self held her back . She remained hiding in the grass and examined the man who was brandishing his arm aimlessly .
When his hands fell on something unseen, he began humming a tune . Using his fingers as his guide, he walked around the invisible thing and then stopped on the other side of the clearing . His hand was still held high in the air . It looked as if he was holding an invisible pole .
However, Lin Sanjiu knew it wasn’t an invisible pole . It was one of her aircraft’s “scythes” .
Even though Lin Sanjiu knew nobody would come to this mountain, for safety purposes, she still enacted a layer of [Camouflage barrier] around her aircraft . Be that as it may, as its name suggested, [Camouflage barrier] was merely a camouflage . If someone like the young man physically touched the thing under the barrier, then she would be busted .
Lin Sanjiu’s jaw was set tight . Harsh lines ran down both sides of her face, and she could feel a vein bulging . She thought she was already careful enough, but…
Just where did the young man come from?
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