81 Burial

Dean refused to simply think that he was becoming more soft hearted and forced himself to think that he just wanted something to do when he might feel bored.

He guessed that his relatives probably held some treasures and inheritance from the family but he wasn't petty enough to kill them and take those resources.

It was a waste of time to chase after dead people so do something else instead.

Looking up at the sky, it was still bright without a single cloud covering the rays of the sun.

Everywhere and everything was charred to black making Dean lack interest in exploring the area any further.

Thinking what else he could do to pass 3 days, Dean remembered that Ayesha's corpse was still within his Space Ring but had yet to rot.

It still looked fresh but the gruesome sight left him unable to chew on his rations as he recalled the scenes after her death.

He questioned if that was really him who was able to throw out all his morals, common sense and logic into the trash' just to toy and strike fear into the duo.

The guts to commit the act of cannibalism would never cross his mind when he could just simply kill his enemy.

An aftershock of remembering those memories started to take effect as Dean crouched before eventually falling onto the ground while holding his head.

He wanted to cream with all his might but that wouldn't do anything but create trouble if anyone were to take advantage of his weakened state.

Groggily standing up, Dean grabbed a piece of wood and used it to elevate himself until he was comfortable just using his two legs.

His eyes were losing focus but trying to concentrate thinking about the next location helped him clear his thoughts.

Once Dean felt comfortable moving once more he began his journey.

When he was a child, the journey he took to get to the cave was more than 2 days because he had to go in a group and had to go around places.

It was mainly due to those troublesome parts that their carriage had to take such a long journey but now that Dean was alone, he took a shortcut.

He avoided any encounters with any bandits or animals and went around tall structures that could be a hassle to go over and instead went around in tight places.

This alternative path was far quicker and allowed Dean to roughly to make it to the cave in less than 3 hours.

Reminiscent memories started to remind him of the difficulties he once faced.

Taking the normal path when he was a weak child by himself would take many days because he didn't have the guts to use a different path.

Arriving at the cave once more it was covered in much more moss and even the rocks blocking the entrance also had moss.

Remembering the method to enter the interior of the cave, Dean brought out the Blue Orb from within his body.

A bright flash of light blinded him.

It was odd how he rarely used this precious treasure unless it was necessary for storing important items such as that note he received.

He guessed that after staying at the school for a long time he had adapted too well in the use of using more normal items.

An example would be that he didn't like to use his polearm if there were a number of eyes witnessing a fight.

The ray of light soon ended and Dean was able to open his eyes.

It had a rancid scent due to never having fresh air as it was mostly blocked off by rocks while any oxygen that entered the cave was due to the many small cracks leading to the outside.

Adjusting his sight to a much darker environment, Dean was soon able to find Ivan's grave.

Atop of it was a rotten flower but Dean felt it was just fine like that.

Dean originally wanted to just bury Ayesha's corpse as is but he felt that burning it and turning it into ashes was a much better option.

Exiting using the blue orb once more, there was another flash of light that soon ended.

Taking out the corpse and placing some animal fat he had gotten from the Hundred Thousand Beasts Forest as fuel.

To create ignition, Dean used a match that he was originally preparing for a torch however he was lucky to buy the matches in bundles at a deal.

Ayesha's body was now completely on fire with the help of the fuel but seeing such a sad sight made Dean want to turn away from this scene.

However that would solve nothing and mean that he still refuses to accept reality, steeling his heart and watching quietly was the way he felt that he could overcome his emotions.

It was painful seeing something that could've blossomed into such an interesting life was now burning in front of him.

He had no urns on hand however he had a lot of empty pill bottles that he didn't have the time to give to Leonard.

Brushing all the remains into a single bottle, Dean sealed it and then brought it inside the cave next to Ivan's grave.

Once severing the emotional ties with the dead, Dean felt a sort of completion.

It was not a healthy thought as it was equivalent to saying 'good riddance'

Shaking his head to avoid thinking anymore of his dead friends, Dean traveled to the treasure room and took out the manual that helped him.

[Battle Instinct Manual]

He had never taken this book out after reading through it and remembering the circulation of energy.

The main thing he wanted to contemplate with this book was when he heard the laws of cultivation from Christian.

Some points destroyed what he knew from young and this book hadn't confirmed anything.

But the word 'outsider' seemed difficult to understand