Chapter 173

Chapter 145 Ambush

On a moonless and windy night, even strong men shed tears.

I couldn’t tell if it was just my imagination, but tonight the streets seemed unusually crowded, noisy to the point of being unbearable. The vendors’ shouts near the market were like ten thousand goats bleating incessantly in my ears, making me want to pull out the cotton from my earplugs to block out the sound.

I deliberately took a longer route through less bustling streets, only to be jolted by the uneven road, causing my buttocks to ache and making me dizzy and nauseous. This situation worsened as I approached Alik Street, intensifying my desire to turn back home multiple times.

Frustration.

Frustration, frustration, pain, frustration…

Even the moon hanging in the sky seemed dim and unattractive.

After finally reaching my destination, I encountered a new problem.

Alik Street was much broader and more remote than I had anticipated. There should have been residents here; many houses nearby had flickering candle lights, and I even saw a butcher shop not far away. However, due to the scarcity of street lamps, there weren’t many people on the street.

The northern part of the capital city was mostly like this. Although the districts and Kathaloma were located here, it couldn’t hide the fact that the northern area was economically backward. This indirectly indicated that the Holy Church’s control over Order City, and even the entire Ethenberg, was weak. On the surface, they were revered by their subjects, but in reality… at least in terms of benefits, they didn’t get a significant share of the pie. Even though this place was called the homeland of the chosen ones, protected by so-called “divine relics.”

This might be the result of the nobles’ long-term manipulations…

Shaking my head slightly, I tried to dispel the dazzling sensation as if I was wrapped in a golden bell, and unfolded the note clutched in my hand, staring at the ugly handwriting for a long time.

It was clear that Abel was in a hurry when he wrote this. I guessed he probably didn’t think it through carefully; he must have made a spontaneous decision, tearing off a piece of paper from somewhere, scribbling hastily, and then handing it to me. He chose this place perhaps because it was close to Kathaloma… or maybe it was a familiar spot for him?

In any case, I came. But I didn’t know where to find him, as he didn’t write it down.

“Ah…”

Yanyan’s small mouth opened slightly, and she sighed softly.

Headache… in every sense.

Picking up the sleeve of my robe, I wiped the sweat beads on my forehead… then furrowed my brows, let go of the sleeve, spread my palm, and touched my forehead… indeed, it felt warm.

I seemed to have a fever.

Realizing this, I widened my eyes.

What a joke… I am the Abyss, can I also get a fever… how ridiculous…

But the weakness of my body was undeniable.

With great reluctance, I walked on the broad road, forcing myself to stay alert and search for Abel’s figure everywhere.

Gradually, my breathing changed from warm to hot. The pain in my lower abdomen intensified, and my vision started to blur. For the first time since coming to this world, I felt cold.

Not the comfortable coolness one feels when exposed to low temperatures, but true cold, so severe that my body began to shiver uncontrollably. I hunched my shoulders slightly, trying to wrap my arms around myself to feel warmer.

In a little while… if I still couldn’t find Abel, I would return.

Too uncomfortable.

I should see a doctor… I need medicine… are the doctors here reliable… what about…

Soon, three figures appeared faintly in the distance, leaning against the wall as if they were chatting.

It was too dark, and my vision was somewhat blurry, so I couldn’t make out their faces… could they be Abel?

I stepped toward them.

“Abel…” As I got closer, I whispered softly.

Abel’s name echoed out.

The three men turned around at the sound of the voice. I immediately recognized their faces… they were three ugly and suspicious-looking men. They were all over twenty years old, and their hair hadn’t been washed in ages, sticking greasily to their heads—such people clearly weren’t Abel.

“Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.”

I turned to leave.

After taking two steps, the man behind me seemed to react after his initial shock and immediately called out to me with awkward respect, “Wait, miss… uh, beautiful lady, don’t go! It’s so late, it’s dangerous to be alone!”

At the same time, I felt someone reaching out towards me.

Don’t touch me…

I lightly sidestepped and inadvertently quickened my pace.

I heard them chasing after me.

“Don’t be afraid, we’re not bad people… sister, do you live nearby? I’ve never seen you before.”

“Fool, look at what she’s wearing, does she look like she lives in this kind of place?”

“That’s true… look at this fabric, tsk tsk… must have cost quite a few copper coins, right?”

“Her hair is still black, I’ve never seen one like her before… ha ha, really pretty!”

“Sister, we’re talking to you, why won’t you respond?”

I took a deep breath and said to them without turning back, “Leave me alone.”

I was already annoyed enough.

If this continued, I feared I might lose control and want to hit someone. But given my current poor health and bad mood, if I did fight, I might not be able to control myself and end up killing someone.

I didn’t want that to happen…

“Oh, quite feisty.”

One of them said again, with a teasing tone, then directly brought his nose close and deliberately sniffed loudly, “Hmm—, how fragrant! The young lady from a wealthy family is different… I like it.”

I stopped in my tracks.

A sinister anger surged from within, and I turned around, coldly looking at them.

“What do you want?”

“Nothing much.”

Seeing that I responded to them, the three men exchanged glances. Then the one in the middle grinned at me, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, “Just having some fun. Sister, are you looking for someone? Let me accompany you.”

“No need.”

My stomach hurts… my head is spinning…

“Don’t! It’s so unsafe at this hour, there are too many bad people around! Don’t worry, come with me… is your name Abel, right? I know where he is.”

…You don’t know anything, treating me like a child.

But seeing the man finish speaking, he secretly signaled to the two beside him, and they began to slowly approach me.

Their unmasked, disgusting desires made me feel an impulse to kill them from the depths of my heart.

So annoying, so annoying, so annoying…

Click-click-click—

A faint blue light flickered in my eyes, and I gently raised my right hand—the Ice Scythe instantly formed.

The icy air rapidly spread with the wind, blowing onto the faces of the three men, frosting their eyebrows and hair.

The men froze.

What was happening before them seemed to exceed their imagination. This left their simple minds at a loss, and they stood rooted to the spot, no longer daring to move, their expressions gradually turning to fear.

My head was splitting.

I forcibly suppressed the inexplicable anger in my heart, telling myself they were just ordinary people, just beat them up and stop…

At that moment, a brief and rapid whisper came from the rooftops far away.

“A black-haired girl… sixteen years old… Frost Order…”

“She’s here.”

“Left three… right three… divide and encircle… may the God of Truth protect us.”

“God of Truth… protect us…”

In the next moment, fire erupted.