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Chapter 181: The Impressive Wind-Whispering Blade Technique
โThis place looks like a graveyard.โ Upon spotting the lacquered-metal arches, Ji Bai subconsciously spoke the first thing that came to his mind.
โAs I thought, Mr. Cockroachโs mouth is incapable of spewing out auspicious words, isnโt it?โ Lin expressionlessly looked at her surroundings, but the barren stretch of land around them had nothing of observational value outside of the three lacquered metal arches.
โI presume you have knowledge on the scale and form of these ruins then?โ
โI donโt.โ
โIn that case, wouldnโt my observation make sense? For all we know, this might even be a grand tomb of some ancient monarch.โ Ji Bai touched the lacquered metal arches with his gauntlet. Having gone through the baptism of history, their engravings had already grown incomparably blurry from being eroded by the wind and were long since unrecognizable as a result.
โHe could tell that the lacquered metal must have been weathering for more than a thousand years.
Ji Bai fell into deep thought while Lin didnโt idle around either, taking out her equipment and finding an angle to photograph their findings. The three little musketeers were the same; They were pretentiously knocking on the lacquered metal arches.
โDo we need to examine it more carefully?โ Ji Bai softly murmured to himself. An indescribably ominous feeling arose in his heart after he recalled the faint voice that had been calling out to him earlier.
โThereโs snow all around us, so whatโs there for you to examine?โ Replied Lin as she turned the photo around for a look. Suddenly, her complexion undertook a subtle change.
The equipment she brought along had gone through layers of checks and testing, so it was impossible for quality issues to appear. But whyโฆ
In a daze, Lin stared at the photo she had taken earlier and repeatedly compared it against the perspective she had captured it from.
The scenery, angle and color it depicted was normalโ An extremely ordinary photo, if one excluded the fact that the arched architecture was missing.
Linโs brows furrowed tightly as she intensely stared at the picture of the snow-white plains while incessantly flipping it around.
โDonโt tell me Iโve inadvertently missed the arches?โ
Harboring such a far-fetched idea in her mind, Lin picked up her equipment and focused the center of its lens on the three pitch-black arches.
โClick.โ
โโฆHow can this be?โ While holding onto the camera, Lin murmured in a daze.
Even though the result was unexpected, it was in line with her earlier discovery. Once again, the photo taken with the device had left the object of importance out. The three large arches had completely disappeared in the photo, with their former position replaced by the azure sky.
โMhmโฆ Other than them being kind of large, these three broken doors look very ordinary.โ Raybia spoke while stroking his chin. Despite being ignorant about the subject, he had put on a facade that suggested otherwise.
The trio was still rapping and knocking against the axle of the door in curiosity, except for Capeau. With his scimitar in his embrace, he was relaxing with his eyes closed while freely allowing his dilapidated cape to be blown around by the wind.
โHey Capeau-bud, what are you doing?โ
โSsshโฆ The wind is awfully noisy today.โ Capeauโs voice rose and fell in cadence, as he motioned for the others to be silent.
โDrop the act, old pal. Do you think we still donโt understand what youโre worth? What are you pretending to be all mysterious for?โ
โA martial artist does not engage in braggery. Have you two forgotten the title the mortals had endowed to me?โ The wind whisperer, Capeau, shot a meaningful look at the azure skies.
Before his voice had faded away, a fierce gale began to stir. A hysterical howl was unleashed upon the silent snow plains, resembling a series of surging great waves on the ocean.
โRoar!!โฆโ Like a formless large hand, a hurricane incessantly swept towards the crowd; Pushing and pulling at everyone, as if attempting to tear them apart. ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ.๐๐ผ๐บ
โW-Whatโs going on??โ
โCapeau! Youโre really a jinx. What sort of monstrosity have you provoked this time??โ
Raybia and the spiky-head youth tightly wrapped their arms around one of the lacquered metal pillars, in an attempt to prevent their bodies from being swept away by the hurricane.
Only one man seemed unaffected in the face of its howling gale. He stood unwavering at his spot and allowed the berserk wind to rip at his cape, revealing suntanned and robust muscles in the process.
โThis is a man molded by the vicissitudes of life.โ
โAmazingโฆโ
Not exempted from the impact of the sudden gale, Ji Bai got down on one knee and stabbed his long sword onto the ground to ensure his body wouldnโt be sent flying.
โRoar!!โฆโ The ear-deafening roars of a wild beast was followed by a series of intense tremors which streaked across the sky.
โItโs coming.โ The man firmly standing in the wind โ Capeau โ slightly opened his mouth and spoke.
โBoom!!โฆโ The ground shook and the mountain swayed, sending a mixture of mud and snow flying up more than 2 meters into the air. It seemed as if the entire valley was on the verge of tumbling down.
The head of an eagle, the body of a lion and a pair of wings on its back; A monster the size of a clock tower had suddenly descended.
โIs thisโฆ a griffin??โ
Witnessing the massive figure sending earth flying in all directions as it descended, Ji Bai felt extremely incredulous.
โCan a creature that only lives in various fictitious legends truly be real?โ
โSupernatural creature from antiquity, rouse up from your slumber! Inflict your divine punishment on this world filled with blood and sin in the name of the Lord of Sin!โ A purple-gowned elder stood on top of the creatureโs eagle-like head and brandished a snake-headed staff in his hands which immediately caused its dull gaze to become as sharp as a sword. novelbuddy.c(o)m
โGod! W-What is this cursed being? How unlucky am I to encounter a boss on a side quest?? โ With his arms still wrapped around one of the pillars, the spiky-haired youth wanted to cry but his tear glands failed him.
โT-This monstrosityโฆ Canโt be a griffin, right? Oh my dear God! Look at what this poor me had spotted?? A griffin? Of all things?! My god, if this is a dream, please let me wake up quickly!โฆโ
The only calm person on the scene โ the individual who had closed his eyes and was enjoying the wind from beginning to end, without even bothering to lift his head โ was none other than Capeau.
โPfft.โ With his eyes narrowed into slits, it was unknown when he had spat out the blade of grass at the side of his mouth as he casually lifted his gaze upwards.
โA small sparrow.โ
โHoly crapโฆ Donโt tell me he had gone insane from fear, did he??โ The youth with spiky-haired hair was shocked.
โProbably! After all, this is quite a big emotional shock. Without a strong mental fortitude, one would definitely have a mental breakdown somewhere around now!โ
Capeau looked towards the griffin without paying attention to the peanut gallery. Seemingly as if it had sensed its gaze, it stared back as well.
โMhm??โ At the same moment, the purple-gowned elder on the griffinโs head had also noticed that he wasnโt alone here.
โGriffin, stomp these meddlesome bugs to death.โ
โRoar!!!โฆโ The griffin looked up into the sky and let out a long cry which simultaneously resembled that of an eagle and a beast.
โIโve said youโre just a little sparrow.โ Carpeau coldly harrumphed and drew his scimitar out of the scabbard. At the same time, a large gale engulfed this area. However, unlike before, it was sweeping towards the griffin.
โCould this beโฆ aura??โ
The expression that Ji Baiโs eyes revealed while looking at Capeau changed.
โPerhaps, this guy is not as simple as he looked?โ
โWhat is thisโฆ hocus-pocus! Griffin, crush them!โ Ordered the purple-gown elder with a loud shout.
โHah! Eat this wind-whispering blade technique of mine, [Reincarnation]!!โ Following a clear loud voice, the berserk wind grew more and more frantic over time, as it attempted to blow this griffin back into the sky.
โT-This isโฆโ The purple-gown elder was shocked.
โOne strike slays all!โ The [Wind-Whisperer] Capeau made use of the blowing storm and leapt up into the air. His entire body floated before he used his scimitar to unleash a strike in front of everyoneโs astonished eyes as if he was performing a flying sword technique in a Wuxia Novel.
[Wind-Whispering Blade Technique: Reincarnation]
As if its raison dโetre was only to be at his disposal, the formless gale turned into a sharp blade that swept forward and cut anything in its path.
Capeau landed on one knee and sheathed his sword in style.
โThis attack was only a warningโฆโ
โBoom!!โ Before he could even finish his words, a nearby cliff collapsed. After which, silence reigned over the area once more.