Chapter 319 - Wake Them
Chapter 319: Wake Them
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“… Five years. If you pay me 3 million in five years, you can take him away,” Lydia said.
The price was not completely impossible for a promising alchemist, and the deadline was only something to urge Angor. It seemed Lydia decided such a condition on careful consideration without intentionally making it too hard for the young man.
And Angor had no problem agreeing to it.
“I’ll wait here then. Hope you don’t break your words,” Lydia said as she floated to the sky to take it easy.
Angor grabbed Toby out of his pocket. “You wait here too. I’ll be back soon.”
Toby chirped unwillingly and approached the edge of the mist while waving his wings around, with obvious intentions.
Angor didn’t really want to leave Toby outside. He wasn’t sure whether Lydia would attempt something bad even though Lady Mirror and Tree Spirit were watching.
“This is all wrong…”
To Angor, none of the things he saw in the city made any sense. These strange people, the way they acted, as well as his sudden happiness…
He believed all the people were paying respect to “Shava”, not himself. Yet he had no idea who Shava was.
He stopped in front of a fountain in the center of a small community. There was a water statue of a goddess in the middle of the pool.
Before he came, there were nearly a hundred people dancing madly around the fountain while singing their strange songs, as if they were attending some kind of ritual. When he approached them, everyone praised “Shava” and stepped away. And when he reached the fountain, there was not a soul around. The once lively spot quickly became deadly silent, like a graveyard.
“Come out already! Why are you all hiding?” Angor yelled loudly, “I-in the name of Shava, I demand you to come and see me!”
No response.
He wanted to rage and vent out whatever anger trapped inside his heart. But on the other hand, he enjoyed the solitude as well as the tranquility when no one was here to bother him. He felt… conflicted.
He leaned on the fountain wall helplessly.
“What are you doing?” A familiar hoarse tone broke his temporary peace.
“This is not right, Professor,” Angor tried to explain what he had gone through in his mind. “I should be afraid. I should fight this! But I can’t. I feel… safe, in here. It’s like my very soul found comfort in this darkness.”
Sunders remained silent for some time.
“Do not get distracted by unnecessary emotions. You felt wrong because your sanity is urging you against your instinct. Relax, and consider the place a fun park, if you can.
“Remember though, that a park is still not your final goal. Kids can play here at their free will, but they always have to head home in the end.”
The gentleman’s voice grew gentler as he continued, “Don’t panic. Lotus said the city is doomed, while I beg to differ. I didn’t contact you earlier because I didn’t believe the situation is so dangerous yet. Now, do you know why I called you here?”
“Because I caused all this?” Angor muttered.
“No. A cause will not always bring a consequence as people may assume. You did something half a month ago, and what’s happening now isn’t necessarily your responsibility since there are many things that can change the outcome during all these days.”
Angor only understood half of those words.
“I called you here because you’re the only one who can wake them up. The victims… They are alive, but they’re sleeping. The parasites have taken control of their bodies without killing them. It isn’t easy for the parasites to find new hosts. You’ll actually do merit if you wake them up now because the parasites can strengthen their physical forms.”
These people were waiting for him to wake them? Instead of feeling relieved, Angor sensed a huge burden placed on his mind.
There were millions of residents living inside Midnight Sovereign!