I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 466 - 1: Wild Hunt, Level Up, Authority Puzzle (Part 3)
In their endless search, they couldn’t find what they were looking for, and their anxiety was indeed increasing day by day.
But to end the search would also mean the pronouncement of the result, meaning they had completely missed it.
The group felt a sense of loss and left the port, apologizing to Mr. Yu and others as they said their goodbyes, knowing they had caused them trouble. Mr. Yu and the others didn’t mind, or perhaps they were too downhearted to care about such things.
Not long after the group parted ways, Ah Wei took a cab back to his residence. The familiar room he had longed for gave him an otherworldly feeling.
It was as if at this moment, reality hit him again, shattering all illusions. Life, studies, confusion... all the burdens seemed to crash upon him, leaving him breathless. He silently clenched his fists tightly, exhaustively heaving a long sigh.
Without turning on the light, he navigated to his bed by memory and impressions, and threw himself onto it in the dimness.
Only the sound of breathing echoed in the darkness. After an unknown amount of time, his phone chimed with a notification. The screen’s glow lit a small space at the bedside, and Ah Wei groggily grabbed the phone, glancing at the screen where a text message was displayed.
An unfamiliar number sent a message, directly addressing the issue he couldn’t let go of, and sincerely inviting him to a certain address, stating a wish to cooperate...
Ah Wei was taken aback, subconsciously furrowing his brow. As he struggled to shake off his slumber and clear his mind, another message arrived, perhaps due to his delayed reply. This one was brief, expressing their sincerity from the other side.
Sincerity?
Before Ah Wei could figure out what was happening, his pupils suddenly widened.
A bank transfer notification appeared, and the digits were somewhat blinding.
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Ignoring the chaos of the outside world, Penglai Island continued to operate in its own way.
It just changed location every day, without reopening the Time Barrier.
Firstly, it was due to the unequal time flow speed, which could cause troublesome situations if not careful. Secondly, to prevent Penglai Island from completely disappearing from the world, Hiri worried that the Wild Hunt wouldn’t find their way...
The Wild Hunt are the cavalry of the Elf Race in Hiri’s world, formally known as the Aien Aier. "Aien Aier" in ancient language means "ancient," "elder," thus the terms Ancient Blood, Elder Blood. It’s not because their history is long and ancient, but purely the literal meaning—the blood of the Aien Aier.
However, currently, Hiri is the only inheritor of the complete Ancient Blood, and the Aien Aier Race has lost this ability. Once world-travelers like them can only reach other worlds in spirit form now, and their madness to reclaim the Ancient Blood has turned them into the "Wild Hunt" throughout various worlds.
They have always been hunting Hiri. If the recently opened portal was indeed a convergence point of two time spaces that allowed Hiri to come through, then the possibility of the Wild Hunt following may not be zero.
Still, even though several days had passed, there was no movement.
However, Hiri did not arrive during the portal’s refresh cycle. The time between worlds may have vast differences; she may have just rushed over in a split second on her side, while it might have been half a month here.
So Gu Mo also considered these factors and made preparations. If those spirits arrive here and lose traces of Hiri, who knows what the madmen would do—
Though the Wild Hunt is from the Elf Race, they’re not like the elves in common imagination, with pointed ears, wielding bow and arrow, elegant and art-loving, residing deep in forests as peace-preferring entities, occasionally persecuted by humans, caught by slavers...
In the world view familiar to Hiri, the Aien Aier are warlike, fervent conquerors. They once used their world-crossing power to conquer every world they could reach. These so-called elves slaughtered unicorns, enslaved humans, and exterminated the native races of many worlds...
However, nearly half a month of waiting yielded no results. Gu Mo initially assumed those madmen hadn’t had time to follow, and perhaps Miss Hiri just caught the last train of time-space convergence. He was almost ready to give up, but on the very last day— 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
That night, strange strong winds swept across Penglai Island.
A restless atmosphere spread with the wind, the demon beasts lurking in the mountains also keenly sensed the uneasy atmosphere, akin to the calm before the storm.
"They’re here..."
The white-haired girl, who was previously wandering the island out of boredom and enjoying the scenery, instinctively gripped her longsword, her expression tensing, clearly becoming very anxious and uneasy. It was her nightmare; she could only flee in panic before, employing a strategy of escape.
Facing them head-on like this was a first. Her palms sweated nervously, her shoulders unable to stop trembling slightly.
She glanced involuntarily toward the direction of the volcano’s crater. Under pressure, Hiri began to doubt the decision she had made back then, even though she thought she had agreed to it after careful and rational consideration. Now, however, the more she recalled it, the more doubtful she became.
She wasn’t sure whether there was truly an issue or if she was merely too timid, unable to stop her mind from wandering under the immense pressure of soon confronting the Wild Hunt.
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"They’re here..."
At the Clanging Cauldron, Gu Mo sensed something, glancing up towards the island sky, noticing the eerie energy fluctuations near Penglai Island. It was reminiscent of the peculiar sensation just before Hiri suddenly rushed through the Teleportation Gate before, a ripple of time and space itself.
He couldn’t fully comprehend it yet, but he could feel it.
"The Wild Hunt is so considerate, waiting for me to level up before coming..."
He opened the system panel for a look, calmly shutting down the attribute page. Currently, his profession was "Alchemist-LV3."
Since Life Level upgrades were relatively easy at lower levels, his continuous study and self-improvement over the past month in the real world naturally increased his Professional Level by one.
Hence, his spiritual attributes reached a real value of 22 points, which is one more point than before.
Gu Mo had strengthened significantly—the grandeur of spiritual will growing more vast and unfathomable, the transcendence of Spirit over matter increasingly manifest in him.
"It’s a pity I can’t manage to retrieve another Authority..."
He collected the stone tablet and mask nearby, slightly regretting as he got up and headed out. If only he could successfully transfer the "Night Wanderer" Authority to himself...
Unfortunately, hope seemed slim for now. The remaining Magic Power in the mask appeared more steadfast, feeling immovable to some extent.
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Penglai Island relocates positions randomly every day.
But it wasn’t entirely without pattern. During this period, it had been hovering over the European seas because European countries, in the real world, had formed a significant part of the civilized realms in terms of the concept of the Wild Hunt...
Indeed, if making big news is unavoidable, it would allow them to fill in the blanks themselves.
The wind screamed in the night sky.
A narrow ribbon appeared in the sky, composed of a band of ghostly knights, crossing the sky en masse...
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(PS: Wishing you a peaceful Qingming, everyone... I’m still outside, typing in bits whenever I can. Returning tomorrow, and everything will get back to normal, yes, back to normal...)
