Chapter 619: Smells Terrible

Chapter 619: Smells Terrible

Xiao Xin shouted suddenly, the pores of his entire body enlarged by ten times. It looked as if Xiao Xin had exploded into a puff of yellow mist—and he very well might have. There was no way for Lithe Snake and Can to tell.

It happened so suddenly that the two of them lost sight of everything. Worried that the yellow mist was poisonous, they held their breath. Still, they inhaled a little of it, and it burned their nostrils.

Can quickly went invisible. Lithe Snake, even quicker to react, grabbed her and jumped onto the wall of the alleyway, climbing onto the rooftop.

While invisible, the two looked down from the edge of the building. The yellow mist had filled the entire alley and was spreading to the food stand. The diners either collapsed or entered a brief trance. And one slaughterer transformed into a strong lizardman, rushing out of the stand.

“Gale!”

Can splayed her hands downward, dispersing the yellow mist with level 4 Gale. The table and hot pot at the mouth of the alley had been toppled, and Crimson Bee and Xiao Xin were nowhere to be seen.

Feet sticking to the wall, Lithe Snake ran down from the top of the building, leaping silently and landing toward the slaughterer, piercing his Black Gold shortsword through the slaughterer’s head.

It didn’t even get a scream out before it shuddered like it’d been electrocuted, collapsing to the ground.

Can jumped down from the top of the building too, making a safe landing with Gale.

“They’re gone, Brother Lithe Snake.”

“So that’s how Thick Mist works.” Lithe Snake knew about Xiao Xin’s Talent, but they weren’t part of the same team, and they weren’t close. Thus, he had never seen the man use his Talent.

Lithe Snake raised his left hand. Good thing I have a contingency.

He had cut off his pinky at some point, and the stump was bleeding.

“Ah, how did you get hurt?” Can said with concern.

Lithe Snake shot her a glare. “Can’t you tell that I did this on purpose?”

...

Men’s toilet at a bar, ten minutes later

“Huff...huff...”

Crimson Bee hid in the innermost stall, drenched by sweat and gasping for breaths. From the outside came the bombastic music and wild yells.

Once Xiao Xin released the yellow mist, Crimson Bee had jerked back and toppled the table, making a run for it without turning around. He dashed as quickly as he could like he was doing a hundred-meter sprint, rushing past a few street blocks and arriving at the crowded bar street. With the crowd as his cover, he dove into a bar, making it across the dance pool where neon light flickered and the air was thick with hedonistic abandon. Then he hid in the men’s toilet.

They won’t find me here, will they?

Crimson Bee calmed his breath and reached into his pocket for his phone, about to report to Elder Vermilion Bird, but then he frowned, feeling something cold and sticky.

He had long heard about the man’s coldblooded way. He didn’t even have the will to beg for mercy. Squeezing his eyes shut, he only wished for the man to give him a quick death.

Two seconds later, the cold blade pressed against his neck was gone.

Crimson Bee opened his eyes to find that Lithe Snake had put away his weapon. He said in disbelief, “You...aren’t going to kill me?”

“I’m sparing you this time,” said Lithe Snake.

Crimson Bee wanted to know why, but he didn’t dare to ask lest Lithe Snake changed his mind.

Lithe Snake came up to him and quickly pulled out the two throwing knives buried in his thighs.

“Hmph...”

Crimson Bee bit down his shout despite the pain, not wanting to get in more trouble.

Lithe Snake wiped the blood off his throwing knives on Crimson Bee’s clothes. In an icy voice, he said, “Captain’s order. I’m not to kill any members of Team Vermilion Bird.”

Crimson Bee gaped.

“You got lucky.” Lithe Snake backed out of the stall and shut the door.

Crimson Bee didn’t dare to move until he made sure that Lithe Snake was truly gone. Only then did he let out the breath he had been holding.

It seemed Seven Shadow and Vermilion Bird were truly close.

When I joined the Guild, I picked Team White Tiger because I was afraid of death, but Brother Crimson Scorpion insisted on me joining Team Vermilion Bird with him because he was thinking with his smaller head. Now, both White Tiger and Big Brother are gone, yet I’ve been saved by Vermilion Bird many times. What an irony.

Crimson Bee held his phone up to call Elder Vermilion Bird.

The call went through after a few seconds.

“Hello?”

“Elder Vermilion Bird!” Crimson Bee said through clenched teeth. “I was attacked. My thighs were cut, and I can’t move...”

“Where are you? I’ll be right there.”

Crimson Bee told her the address.

“Seven Shadow?” Vermilion Bird guessed right.

“Yes, it’s his people. Lithe Snake and Can.”