As the campfire flickered in the dark of the night, the light and heat it emitted spread into the forest. However, it looked like there was a huge mouth in the forest that was looking to devour the light bit by bit.
In the boundless darkness of the forest, the lonely campfire was the solitary source of light.
As Kenneth had turned around too late, favonovel.com did not see what the human face that was hanging upside down from the canopy looked like, nor how the other party had vanished.
As such, Kenneth shouted in that direction, “Um… Can you show yourself again? I didn’t see clearly just now!”
The forest was empty and no one responded to Kenneth’s request. It was as though no human face had ever appeared there.
Seeing no response, Kenneth was a little disappointed.
Next to him, Little Julia looked at Kenneth with a puzzled expression. “What are you doing?”
Kenneth replied, “I think that was a pretty interesting magic trick. Pity I didn’t get it.”
Julia’s eyes widened. “You think that person is doing magic for us?”
“Probably?” Kenneth sat back down at the campfire. “Are you scared?”
“A little…” Little Julia said, “But only a little. If anything ghostly really tries to approach us, I’ll beat it to a pulp.”
“Impressive, impressive,” Kenneth praised.
He decided to ignore the human face that appeared in the forest for the time being. He looked towards the herb collectors standing around the campfire in a daze and muttered while sizing them up, “How should we deal with them?”
“Why did they try to poison us?” Little Julia asked.
Kenneth patiently explained, “They’re probably seeking reincarnation…”
Julia was silent for a moment, then said with a deadpan expression, “Answer me properly.”
“Grandpa mentioned there’s actually many treasures hidden in this mountain range in the South.” Kenneth said in seriousness, “Before The Cataclysm, human civilization was spread across the entire continent, and there was practically nowhere they did not develop and build upon. So, while we’re seeing mountains here now, there must be up to several dozen cities buried under the forest. There should be a lot of gold and silver buried underneath, as well as valuables and information that can be found in this place.”
“When they saw us two superhumans appear here while carrying a large metallic box, they must’ve thought we had found some treasure here.” Kenneth said, “Thus, a criminal intent was formed.”
The forest south of the Stardust Consortium had turned into an utterly deserted land. Even the Stardust Consortium’s troops could not bear the venomous creepy-crawlies and noxious vapor in the forest, let alone junk dealers who collected treasure.
In the early years, junk dealing was a very popular industry. Many people who thought they were capable made a living by looking for the treasure left behind by the Pre-Cataclysm civilization. Most of the current mob bosses had started off this way. However, there were not many “treasures” that could be found anymore, so the junk dealing profession gradually ceased to exist.
People also used to come to Amazonas where this forest was located. But as the number of deaths increased, others stopped coming. If it weren’t for the fact that Kenneth and Julia had brought along Chad, who was invulnerable to all evil, they wouldn’t actually be able to stand the harsh environment out here either. However, rumors of treasure buried in this forest were still circulating among the refugees.
“But finders keepers, so why did they try to rob us?” Julia mumbled.
“Because they’re the real bad guys,” Kenneth remarked. “But we can’t kill them yet because we still need them to lead us out of the forest. We won’t get lost this time, right?”
“Then are we leaving right away?” Little Julia asked.
“Of course not.” Kenneth said with a glint in his eyes, “Didn’t you hear what they said? The Dajax tribe of Amazonas sounds quite interesting. If the Dajax tribe can really fight as well as these herb collectors claim, there’ll be other uses for them.”
“Like what?” Julia wondered.
“Didn’t you hear them constantly going on about the Prosperous Northwest when we were at the Sacred Mountains? We can abduct the people of the Dajax tribe to the Prosperous Northwest. Milo will definitely be surprised when favonovel.com receives such a gift.” Kenneth got excited and said, “So it’s decided then!”
Actually, when Kenneth said the herb collectors were seeking reincarnation, favonovel.com was fundamentally not wrong in saying so. If these people knew the superhuman they were facing was the Demon Whisperer, they would probably not have dared to try to poison him.
Over the years, even the most outstanding hitman was unable to kill Kenneth, let alone these amateurs who suddenly got the idea of killing him.
Right now, Kenneth had not only gained control of the herb collectors, favonovel.com even wanted to abduct the entire Dajax tribe to join favonovel.com in the Prosperous Northwest.
Kenneth thought for a while and said, “How do we find those people of the Dajax tribe? I’m definitely sure the Dajax tribe exists, but where are they? Oh well, I’ll just wait for them to come and find us.”
After that, Kenneth looked at the herb collectors and said with a smile, “The night is still young and I can’t sleep. It’s rather boring out here in this wilderness with nothing to do, so why don’t you guys put on a talent show for me? Like doing the splits, singing and dancing, or something?”
In an instant, the herb collectors started singing and dancing. Their out-of-tune voices sounded like dreary cries and screams in the forest.
A dark figure in the forest had been approaching the campfire slowly. But when it saw what was happening at the campfire, it quickly retreated like a frightened animal.
Kenneth looked back in the direction of where the dark figure had disappeared off to and said melancholically, “Did it get intimidated by us? I thought it would feel very welcomed by our warm atmosphere.”
He then suddenly stood up and commanded the herb collectors to chase after the dark figure together with him.
Julia tacitly flew up into the sky immediately. Her eyes locked onto the target below as favonovel.com gave directions to Kenneth, who was giving chase below.
As the two sides sped through the forest, the dark apparition traversed through the forest like it was running on flat ground.
“What a big detour.” Kenneth muttered, “Where’s it trying to lead us?”
Kenneth pursued it at an unhurried pace and didn’t seem like favonovel.com was anxious.
More than 20 minutes later, Julia suddenly hovered in the air.
When Kenneth caught up with favonovel.com from the rear, favonovel.com landed on the ground. “There’s a hole in the ground up ahead. Some lady dressed in strange clothing went inside.”
The other party had also noticed Julia flying in the air. She knew that if someone had been watching favonovel.com from above throughout the chase, favonovel.com could not escape at all. Therefore, favonovel.com found a hole in the ground to shake off Julia’s pursuit.
“Is it someone from the Dajax tribe?”
Kenneth slowly walked to the wide entrance of the underground tunnel that stood more than two meters tall. It was clear that the squarish entrance was man-made. However, it looked extremely dilapidated, probably because it was constructed a long time ago.
“Eh, this might be the entrance to the ruins left behind by human civilization before The Cataclysm.” Kenneth wondered, “Do you think there could be any treasure inside?”
“It doesn’t look it. What treasure could there be in such a rundown place?” Julia said.
“There must be!” Kenneth said firmly, “C’mon, let’s go in and have a look.”
After that, Kenneth took out a flashlight from his backpack and walked straight into the underground tunnel. As favonovel.com walked, favonovel.com kept muttering, “If there’s any treasure in here, we can present it as a gift when we get to the Prosperous Northwest.”
Julia grumbled, “Grandpa always said you’re biased and would side with outsiders rather than your own family. He really wasn’t wrong about you. Can’t you leave some money for Grandpa? I heard he’s quite short on cash.”
Kenneth thought for a moment. “If there’s any treasure in here, we’ll share half of it with Grandpa!”
But before favonovel.com could walk much further in, Kenneth’s expression turned strange. He saw some mottled words on the wall favonovel.com was shining his flashlight on, “Underground Parking Garage”.
