Chapter 124 -124 Huge Villa
A dry branch snapped underfoot with a crisp “crack,” shattering the cold silence of the dark jungle as two or three unidentified birds took flight, screeching and flapping their wings into the sky.
I swung the Xyrin Military Dagger in my hand, which emitted a low buzzing sound, and chopped off a vine blocking our path, then carefully stepped over the exposed roots on the ground and helped Qianqian, who was following behind me.
Actually, the Xyrin Military Dagger, specifically designed for close-range stabbing and blocking, was not suitable for clearing the path; though its Phase Shift Blade was incredibly sharp enough to slice through space, it was too short. For a rookie like me who was used to using military knives, this high-tech gadget was not as good as a regular machete.
However, compared to the two-meter-long Ship-Slicing Blade in Pandora’s hands, cough cough, I thought the Xyrin Military Dagger was a truly extraordinary divine weapon!
I really don’t know why Little One loved such massive weapons; could it be due to resentment towards her own short stature?
Although the sight of Little Loli swinging a giant battle sword was indeed quite pleasing to the eye…
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Sandora, beside me, was using the same Xyrin Military Dagger as me, but unlike this newbie, she seemed much more relaxed and at ease. Despite carrying Little Baobao on her back, the two military daggers in her hands still flashed like wind, turning the obstructing vines around her into scattered fragments.
This forest, covering the entire island, was incredibly lush; despite the three of us leading the way, the thick fallen leaves and the crisscrossing aerial roots on the ground still made our journey excruciatingly difficult.
I really don’t know how Lin Xue and Lin Feng, who were still Little Loli and Little Boy back then, managed to get through this forest—even if the forest wasn’t as lush back then as Lin Xue had said, I still found it incredible.
The air around us was humid and stuffy, and although we had Pandora, the human air conditioner, to fend off these minor troubles, the drops of water and occasional insects falling from the treetops were really annoying. For the girls in particular, the sudden attacks by insects were indeed too much to bear.
Even Sandora screamed and flung herself into my arms when a colorful caterpillar dropped from above. However, Qianqian immediately unveiled our Queen’s little ploy to take advantage of the situation and quickly took proper care of her boyfriend—this left Sandora muttering under her breath for a while, complaining about things like “It’s not just you alone…”
Finally, I had no choice but to cast a Spirit Barrier on each person to fend off those sudden droplets and insect attacks.
The Spirit Barrier, Sandora had just taught me this advanced method of using spiritual power. It didn’t require any special physique or talent; as long as one’s spiritual power was strong enough, this barrier could be activated. Its protective capability varied with the intensity of the spiritual power; if Sandora created a barrier, it could even withstand a concentrated bombardment of missiles—of course, that also had something to do with Sandora’s proficiency. Although my spiritual power was not weaker than Sandora’s, the barrier I generated could only serve as an umbrella due to my inexperience…
Actually, everyone present was nearly superhuman with their spiritual power close to materialization. Even Little Baobao, who had just been born, possessed spiritual power comparable to several “adults” due to her Talent Ability specialized in information processing by the Xyrin Host. This meant that each of them could actually use this kind of Spirit Barrier but being the only male in the team…
Well, everyone understands, I won’t explain…
We had been trudging through this dense forest for nearly an hour. Surrounded by nothing but trees, we couldn’t even be sure if we were on the right path—though Pandora’s radar showed that we were indeed gradually approaching a large clearing in the center of the forest.
At that moment, Lin Xue, who had been following behind us, couldn’t take it anymore…
She charged up to me in a few quick strides and then knocked me on the forehead, saying fiercely, “I mean, haven’t you had enough fun yet?!”
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The nearest Sandora immediately jumped over, enthusiastically responding, “Of course not! Don’t you think it’s fun? An adventure must have the right atmosphere to be enjoyable!”
Qianqian also cheerfully added from behind me, “Exactly, don’t you think this tense yet somewhat explorative process is fun?”
“Fun my foot!” Lin Xue looked like she was about to lose her mind. “Do you superhumans really need to suffer like this to enjoy an exploration game? If you really want to explore, head to the Otherworld! Can we just walk nicely like normal people?”
…That’s just how it was…
Our whole bunch of superhumans could have reached our destination in at least twenty different ways in short order. However, Qianqian insisted that doing so would take away much of the fun of jungle exploration and expressed a strong interest in this unprecedented adventure experience. In the spirit of supporting Queen Qianqian’s mighty decree, I immediately agreed with her. Sandora had no particular thoughts about it, but since I had agreed, she naturally followed my lead. And Pandora—have you ever seen her not listen to me?
As for the other two, Little Baobao simply had no opinion of her own and couldn’t even complete her sentences, so her right to speak was vetoed immediately, and I guessed she would be excited about whatever as long as she could stick with us.
Lin Xue? Well, this prematurely aging girl without the slightest trace of child-like wonder had been expressing her objections from the start, but no one listened…
So, we tried hard not to use our special abilities and joyfully experienced the fun of ordinary people exploring the jungle—Originally, I wanted to ask Pandora to even turn off the radar, but under Lin Xue’s almost death-threatening pressure, I reluctantly kept this little cheat. By the way, Lin Xue’s threat of death meant killing me…
Looking at her now, she seemed to have reached her limit of endurance.
“Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you,” I raised my hands in surrender. Seeing that Qianqian had also had her fill of fun, I declared, “Ladies, the jungle adventure is over, make a way out for me!”
Upon hearing this, Pandora immediately misstepped, and her right hand, unknown to me, had already turned into a triple-barreled Vector Cannon. Before I could stop her, I saw three blinding white beams thunderously forge a wide path ahead of us, incidentally annihilating countless flowers, grasses, little bugs, and snakes.
…I guess the mansion Lin Xue referred to must have been obliterated already?
“Calculated the weapon’s output precisely. The target was undamaged,” Pandora coolly withdrew her huge cannon and stated.
Little Baobao stared blankly at the usually inexplicably bully-like older sister suddenly turning so violent. Seeming to think of something, she suddenly sniffled loudly and burst into tears.
Thinking back, having always been protected by adults, this must be the first time Little Baobao had witnessed a Xyrin Apostle’s exaggerated battle form, right? Needless to say, this little one, who was far too young even among the Xyrin Apostles to enter the battlefield, was terrified by Pandora.
Pandora silently observed her little sister whom she had frightened into crying, a trace of barely detectable helplessness crossed her face, then she took a few steps forward, unusually caressed Little Baobao’s head, and commanded in a stating manner, “You’re not allowed to cling to brother 24 hours a day… and also, do not fight with me over lollipops…”
Great, I’m still ranked ahead of the lollipops…
I was speechless for a moment, then bent down to hug both stubborn Lolis, one on each side, and walked forward along the path Pandora had cleared. Qianqian and the rest followed behind, all snickering.
Half an hour later, we finally made it through that troublesome forest and arrived at a sudden clearing.
The existence of such a clearing in such a dense forest was abnormal in itself. What felt even more out of place was that, on this clearing, there truly stood a large two-story Western house as Lin Xue had described.
The house in front of us featured a typical Western retro structure. It was dilapidated all over, yet, one could still make out the once lavish decorations on the walls and eaves. We were facing the front of the house, and it was clear to see that a large portion of the arched colored glass windows had turned into gaping holes, haphazardly blocked with wooden bars. The dark brown walls were entwined with vines that had dried up, showing black cracks from years of weathering. The roof had several tiles missing, adding to a generally ragged appearance. Around the house used to be a small garden, now only faint remnants of plants and a broken stone fountain were left. Further out, there was a damaged black fence, seemingly still holding on to a half-broken wooden sign.
I felt, something was a bit off.