Chapter 519

, in Marvel, working for the system

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"Actually, most things don't happen out of the blue. People just tend to overlook the warning signs."

Geralt walked over to a thick patch of grass.

He parted it.

Under the dim light, two dead birds lay exposed beneath it, giving off a foul smell.

Geralt walked to the foot of the wall and suddenly lifted a paving slab, revealing a dense mass of centipedes underneath.

The largest was as long as a chopstick and as wide as a thumb.

Melinda was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her mouth to keep from screaming.

Robert fell silent. Only after a long while did he stubbornly insist, "I'm not believing any of this unless Satan appears right in front of me... Melinda, go to your room and stay with Robbie. Don't come out."

Melinda's house had much the same layout as Geralt's: the front door opened into the living room, with an open kitchen and a bathroom and storage room beside the stairs.

Once the three of them were inside, Melinda poured Geralt a glass of water, apologized, and went upstairs to join her son in the master bedroom.

When she entered, her son Robbie was looking at a picture book.

A six-year-old might not fully understand what was happening, but he could sense his parents' emotions.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Robbie looked at his mother worriedly.

Warmth filled Melinda's heart, and she smiled. "Nothing."

After a moment's thought, Melinda took the remaining Fire Tree Seeds and salt from her bag and scattered them along the edges of the door and windows. Once she finished, she hugged Robbie. "How about Mommy tells you a story?"

"Really?"

"Yes."

In the downstairs living room.

Geralt held an instrument resembling a