"Brr-so cold!"
The bodyguard hunched his shoulders and pulled his black cap lower, muttering, "These noble brats never give it a rest. Making me dispose of a body in the middle of the night... Why can't I smell any rot?"
Looking out over the desolate landscape, the bodyguard felt his bladder twitch.
He shuffled over to Xiao Yu's corpse with a sack in hand. Just as he was about to stuff her inside and throw her away, he noticed something strange about the body.
"I remember all the machinery on this corpse being stripped off."
The wind howled. The air was murky, and even the red moon overhead had dimmed considerably.
"Did I remember wrong?"
The bodyguard frowned.
He nudged the corpse with his foot.
Nothing happened.
"Must be imagining things." He scratched his head, held his breath, crouched down, and grabbed the corpse by the hair.
Suddenly, he saw the dead girl open her eyes.
Those expressionless artificial eyes stared straight at him. Silvery liquid flowed from her sockets like mercury, covering her entire face.
"Aaaah!"
Near the campfire.
Everyone was a little tipsy.
Lin Ge let out a drunken belch. He took out a clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the corners of his mouth, then accepted a cup from the maid beside him and rinsed his mouth.
Was the wind picking up?
He looked at the clouds overhead. They were moving much faster now.
The handsome young man sitting nearby stood and stretched. "The wilderness really lives up to its name. The weather changes in an instant. We should get into our tents and rest. We still have traveling to do tomorrow."
Glancing around, Wade admired the wilderness scenery with interest.
He saw the bodyguard approaching from outside, his face covered in silvery liquid. Seemingly noticing his gaze,