Chapter 482 - Duchess of Facade
After stopping by the stone shelter, Angor returned to the borderline that separated the lava zone from the wilderness.
In front of him, the dirt was on fire, and the air was filled with the smell of burning sulfur. Time to time, there would be lava streams seeping out of the ground as it released more smoke into the already murky environment.
The smell and heat that Angor felt from his spot already discouraged him from venturing further inside.
Staying alive in the scorching air was quite a challenge, let alone trying to find a near-wizard-level monster.
As Angor wondered if he should try his luck, he suddenly saw a comet sweeping past above him.
When he checked more carefully, he saw it was a woman covered in many flowers and tree vines, who just entered the lava zone by gliding like a figure skater. Behind her were several groups of roaring flying fishes, including several really large ones.
The woman didn’t seem to care about her pursuers at all. Casually, she performed elegant dance moves that helped her to evade every single attack directed at her. Meanwhile, as she moved, she left a trail of petals and shiny glitters.
“Now’s the real question… What if I can’t defeat that Lord of Tentacles?”
“Just spit it. What do you need me for?” Carveline could somewhat read Sinehowze’s expression to comprehend her mind.
“Dira?” Sinehowze spoke carefully.
Carveline remained silent for a while and nodded. “Fine. But I can’t mimic his voice, mind you.”
“It’ll be fine! You’re THE Duchess of Facade. Just look pretty and pretend that you’re too cool and awesome to talk to them. There will always be fools who will fall for that trick!”
“Alright then…”
Carveline’s red armored skirt began to change until it fully resembled the silver uniform used by the elite apprentices from Floating Mech City.
Meanwhile, her face also turned into that of a handsome man.
Cold, distant, and constantly mocking at people… This was exactly how “Wintertide” Dira looked like.
“I guess I’m going,” Carveline said in her new voice.
“Off you go! The more fools you bring us the better,” Sinehowze said while stroking Carveline’s face. “Also, Dira looks pretty good… How about you stay this way from now on?”
“Forget it!” Carveline smiled at her friend’s joke and dashed away, leaving a freezing trail behind her.
…
Angor was there to look at everything, and he was still trying to digest what he learned.
The woman, Carveline, could imitate another person, including clothes, temperament, gender, or even abilities. And that Sinehowze, who already appeared pretty powerful, was the famous “weakest” Gourmet Wizard in the southern region!
Other than these, Angor knew little about these two women, except that they both came here for “Lord of Tentacles”. They were not looking for an exit but to hunt for cooking material.
Also, Sinehowze mentioned something about “bringing fools here”.
This probably meant that the secret in lava lake was a fraud. A bait.
Angor couldn’t confirm it for now. The possibility that the exit really existed here still stood.
So is it down in that pit or above us?