Chapter 292: Please Follow Me
A Place of Gold, surrounded by gold, countless humans lay on the ground.
Some humans reached out their hands to their bellies, expressions of sadness.
Some were angry, some were crying. Each had turned into a golden statue, standing there.
The atmosphere was strange, a chill enveloped the surroundings.
Seraph looked behind him.
He saw Fiona lying in a pool of blood.
Her body was covered in blood, her clothes covered in blood.
Fiona's face had a mark on her face.
And blood was flowing from her body. Her arms had traces of her own bones, piercing through them.
Everywhere she looked, Fiona was covered in red blood.
Seraph was horrified. [What do you mean? Fiona was injured this badly?]
Seraph thought back to when he was at the Place of Gold.
"Now that I think about it, at that time,
Fiona hadn't moved at all. She just sat up.
Maybe just cover up the wound, not moving?
Seraph stood up and pulled Fiona's hand from the collar of his shirt.
Fiona's hand was slightly cold, and warm.
It was sticky from the blood.
Seraph walked over to Fiona, standing next to her, looking down at Fiona, who was lying unconscious on the floor.
"Treat the wound. It's much more serious than it was then."
Seraph looked around Fiona. A yellow piece of paper was placed near Fiona.
It had been given to her by Alpha, the provider.
Fiona clutched the paper tightly.
Seraph ignored the paper on the floor and began to treat Fiona's wound.
Time began to pass, and footsteps gradually approached Seraph.
Seraph finished treating Fiona's wound just in time.
Fiona was now covered in bandages.
Seraph finished treating Fiona's wound and stood up lazily, like someone who had lost his fire for the fight.
Seraph turned to look behind him, unhurried.
When Seraph turned to look, His gaze caught sight of a familiar man.
It was Gravin, who was walking in amidst the gold on the floor.
Seraph stood still, his expression calm and composed, not a hint of fear.
[Did this guy make it out? I hope he doesn't have any grudges against me.]
Gravin approached, carrying a chicken in his hand.
Gravin stopped in front of Seraph. "Seraph, you made it out. Thank you.
If I hadn't met you, I would have been there for ages."
Gravin bowed his head in gratitude, grateful to have met Seraph.
Seraph nodded in response. [Misunderstood. Did you think I was the one who helped you out?
It's the Alpha's fault. What did he do to make us come out so easily?
Who's the Alpha?]
"That's not a big deal. Then I'll be going. Goodbye."
Seraph turned away and walked towards Fiona. To escape this place.
Gravin had words in his heart that he couldn't quite utter.
Seraph lifted Fiona's arms and carried her entire body on his back. Thud.
[Very heavy, but because he was a second-level cultivator, his strength had increased.] Seraph could feel the change in his strength.
Seraph lifted Fiona onto his back.
Fiona's right hand clutched a piece of paper, her face covered in wounds.
Fiona slept soundly on Seraph's back.
Seraph began walking in the direction of the city's serpentine. This direction...
surrounded by trees covered in gold,
but because the trees could be used for evasion, it was ideal for travel.
Gravin's voice begged Seraph, "Seraph, please, take me with you.
I have nowhere else to go, and I promised to help you, so please take me with you."
Seraph turned to look at the man behind him. How old was he? He was already so old. Are you still asking the kid?
[This guy is older than me, why would he ask that?]
"Why are you following us?"
Gravin stood up straight. "Yes, sir. I have nowhere else to go, so I want to go with you two.
Please, take me with you. Please.
I can give you this chicken.
Gravin held up the roasted chicken for Seraph to see.
Seraph's face twitched slightly at what was happening before him.
[Is this the time to joke? You're saying you're giving me this chicken.
In exchange for following me. What part of your brain were you thinking? Are you mature enough?
You're using chicken? If you have the money, you can buy it in the city. Do you think I'm such a child that can be easily tricked?]
Seraph was about to refuse, but from behind Seraph,
he spoke in a simple, soft voice.
"That's a very good offer. I agree. That chicken is useful. Take this person with you. Master Fiona, the number one genius, will accept you as his assistant."
Seraph turned to look in the direction of the voice. It was Fiona, who was slowly opening her eyes slightly.
The smile remained bright.
"Senior, are you awake?"
Fiona looked at Gravin. "Sure, we'll take you there. But you have to help us with our work as well.
If you can meet my conditions, I'll accept you as my assistant.
Nowhere to go? I'll take you into the village myself. Be grateful."
Gravin bowed his head in thanks to Fiona. "Thank you very much."
Fiona pointed forward. "Let's set off. Our destination is the Sacred Dragon School."
Seraph tilted his head slightly. "No, senior. You're probably still confused. We're heading to Tenshin School.
Gollen Village is where we're headed."
Fiona turned her face closer to Seraph's.
Her tone was vehemently disapproving, a hint of confusion.
"What do you mean, junior? Are you going to abandon Alpha's last will?" "
Seraph turned to look at Gravin, who stood still, not daring to move.
Seraph glanced at Fiona, who was on his back.
[Before you do what that guy ordered, consider your own strength.
You think you can get out and then take this back? That's a strange idea.
Go back and heal first, then take this back?...
No, do I have to go with these guys?]
"Let's go back to the village first. We'll talk about that later."
Fiona looked disappointed in Seraph. "Such a junior, so insecure."
Alright, let's go back to the village first. We'll travel together, the three of us." Fiona gave up on heading towards the Sacred Dragon School.
Seraph moved forward, letting Gravin lead him.
The three of them didn't take long. They were now walking behind the City-Swallower Frog, who had his back turned.
The entire body of gold remained silent. The enormous size of this thing made people want to possess it.
The surrounding area was filled with golden trees.
Fiona said sadly, sitting on Seraph's back. "Sigh, don't forget to take the gold with you.
If we have this, we'll be rich for sure."
Seraph looked around, and there was nothing but gold. [It's true. If I had this, I'd definitely be rich. Alpha, I envy you. Creating gold.]
Seraph didn't reply, but only heard Fiona's voice.
Talking to Gravin.
Something...
Seraph stopped walking, hearing something.
Gravin stopped walking immediately when he heard something coming from behind him.
Behind the three of them, they heard something moving.
The three of them stopped walking, their gaze slowly turning to look behind them.
Terror filled Gravin's eyes as he looked back.
Misfortune seemed to be creeping in. A golden light shone through his body, engulfing the city.
"This demon is about to break free from the gold."
Gravin gasped, fear quickly building up.
The City Devouring Frog wasn't far from the three of them. It could be said that the City Devouring Frog's magnetic force was pulling people into its mouth.
But because the golden gold turned everything into gold, thanks to the Grail's power,
people were closer to this creature than usual.
Seraph stood still, unsure of what to do. [Tch, was this bad luck when this thing got out? It was a good idea to not be stupid and walk out into the open.
But he decided to go to an area full of trees.
This could still be used as a hiding place.]
Fiona looked at the City Devouring Frog, its light shining like the rising sun.
"Wow.
This is bad luck. What should we do now, junior? I suggest you find a place to hide."
Seraph ran to a nearby tree. "Sir Gravin, come this way!"
Gravin heard this and hurried over to stand near Seraph.
The three of them ran to hide behind the golden tree.
Seraph, hiding behind the tree, along with the City Devouring Frog, was slowly coming back to life.
Fiona spoke up, "Escape from the seventh level depends on luck. Are you two lucky?"
Gravin knew immediately that he was dead. The moment the city-devouring toad demon regained consciousness,
[Dead for sure. I shouldn't have chosen the path of a cultivator.]