Chapter 51: The Awakened Gathering
Chapter 51: The Awakened Gathering
"I'll go with you."
Linsey immediately followed Dan's figure.
But before he could take a few steps, the female hunter turned back and placed a hand on Linsey's shoulder, her eyes serious and focused as she looked directly into his pupils.
"Linsey, listen to me. First, go and inform An Rui."
"You're not suited to go out and investigate further right now. And I promise you, I'll be back soon, no more than an hour!"
"I..."
Linsey was about to argue instinctively.
But just then, Dan lifted the ice boar that Linsey was holding, its skin twisted and deformed where it was gripped, almost crushed by the force of the fingers.
"..."
Linsey realized Dan was right.
Finn's death and the subsequent reanimation of the corpse had significantly impacted him.
When Linsey was chasing the ice boar in the forest, he hadn't noticed it yet.
But now, he truly needed to calm his emotions, whether it was the anger in his heart or his thoughts about the hidden mastermind.
"..."
"I understand. I'll go to Uncle An Rui right now."
Linsey nodded at the female hunter, and the two parted ways at the church's door.
Dan followed the information Linsey provided, and his figure soon disappeared into the dark night. Linsey, on the other hand, ran north towards the town, not thinking about any issues for the time being but maintaining a rhythmic breathing pattern.
"Hiss—Huff—"
"Hiss..."
Linsey's mind finally began to calm as he arrived at Lord An Rui's manor.
"Linsey, why are you rushing over so late?"
"I have an urgent matter to discuss with Uncle An Rui. Please let me in."
The guards at the entrance were yawning in the night.
They were already familiar with Linsey, so after a brief greeting, he smoothly entered An Rui's manor.
With hurried footsteps, he made his way to An Rui's bedroom on the second floor.
Knock knock knock—
"Uncle An Rui, wake up, it's Linsey."
"Something's happened in town!"
"Linsey?" Almost the next second, the bedroom door was flung open from the inside. An Rui hadn't even turned on the light, wearing only a thin pair of sleep pants, his body appearing in the dimly lit bedroom doorway, "What's happened in town? Why are you here so late?"
Linsey directly handed the ice boar to An Rui:
"This thing lurked near Finn's wooden cabin tonight and reanimated the corpse."
An Rui, just waking up, still looked confused:
"Reanimated?"
"Usually, the magical beasts in the forest don't actively approach the town."
Linsey urged, "Uncle An Rui, change your clothes first, and we can talk as we walk."
"This ice boar didn't come to town out of instinct. There's a hidden mastermind behind this, influencing its actions."
"..."
"Okay."
Hearing the latter part, An Rui became alert.
He understood Linsey's words and immediately turned to enter the room, quickly putting on his clothes in a few moves. Then, with a few strides, he reached the door:
"Where's Finn's body now?"
"It's in the church. Dan knew about this beforehand and has already gone into the forest to investigate."
An Rui nodded slightly and immediately walked towards the manor with Linsey.
As they passed by the manor's guards, An Rui didn't stop, specifically instructing them, "Go and notify the town's Awakened. Tell them to gather at Lady Red Moon's church."
"Oh, and tell Anna as well. Ask her to come too."
"..."
Half an hour later.
The Awakened of Hidden Frontier gathered at the eastern church in town.
Ordinary townsfolk had already left and returned to their homes.
Red Moon continued to tend to Finn's body in the chapel, while An Rui stood slightly ahead, and a total of over twenty Awakened were gathered, some standing and others sitting.
As the young townsfolk.
This was Linsey's first time seeing all the Awakened of Hidden Frontier gathered together.
In the group of Awakened, Joel's mentor, the craftsman Irel, resided on the west side of town, and even the usually elusive Somjin, the elderly general store owner, was present.
At this moment, the Awakened wore solemn expressions.
Everyone understood that An Rui had summoned them at such a late hour, and it was undoubtedly for a grave reason.
As the Awakened gathered in the chapel, An Rui stepped forward, his arms crossed, and spoke with a serious expression, "My friends, I apologize for calling you all here so late."
"But this matter is extremely urgent."
"I'll be brief—just a few hours ago, Finn's body was activated by several demonic beasts. This wasn't a random incident of beasts entering the town; it was a conspiracy orchestrated by someone behind the scenes!"
"..."
"Who would disturb the dead like this?"
"You're saying the beasts were controlled by someone?"
"None of the Awakened in the Hidden Frontier seem to possess such an ability."
"An Rui, what about the investigation? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
An Rui's explanation caused an uproar in the chapel.
For the first few minutes, the Awakened discussed Finn's body being activated and the intentions of the mastermind behind it.
But at one point, the nature of the discussion changed.
It started with a guess from Somjin, the general store owner: "Our town's Awakened wouldn't do such a thing. I believe only an outsider could be capable of this."
"..."
A brief silence fell over the chapel, and when voices rose again, the room was filled with various emotions:
"Could it be that someone killed the dragon in the Hidden Frontier?"
"Has the connection between the Hidden Frontier and the outside world been restored?"
"Could there be another altar somewhere that can be used for spatial teleportation?"
Undeniably, no one in the Hidden Frontier, whether Awakened or ordinary, would want to be trapped here with their families for the rest of their lives.
The mastermind behind Finn's body activation seemed to offer a vague hope, like an unexploded depth charge dropped into the hearts of the town's residents.
Emotions ran high in the chapel, and the Awakened eyed each other with suspicion.
"Enough!"
Suddenly, An Rui's powerful voice boomed through the chapel, interrupting everyone's wandering thoughts:
"I know none of you want to be trapped here!"
"But regardless of where the mastermind came from or how they arrived here, we must first uncover their identity and intentions!"
"Panicking and creating chaos here will only invite the ridicule of the person in the shadows."
An Rui was undoubtedly the strongest Awakened in the Hidden Frontier, and the only Ascender.
After he spoke as the Lord of the War Sect, the Awakened, whether willing or not, fell silent, respecting this five-stage Awakened of the War Sect.
Just then, the keen-eared Linsey heard hurried footsteps outside.
"I hear someone running towards the chapel!"
After Linsey's warning, everyone's gaze turned to the chapel entrance.
The female hunter's figure burst through the chapel doors almost simultaneously.
Returning within an hour—
Dan had kept her promise to Linsey.
She was out of breath, leaning against the chapel door, clearly having rushed back.
Noticing the tense atmosphere in the chapel, the female hunter raised the ice boar given to her by Linsey, and a mocking smile appeared on her face:
"Haha, everyone's here?"
"In any case, I've discovered the culprit behind the influence on the beasts. But it seems they're hiding quite a distance away, so perhaps it's time for a little expedition?"
【Please collect and vote.】
(End of Chapter)
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