92 Culpri (1/2)

”A second Oleg?”

This was the very first thing that came to Li Wei's mind. I did not really make sense but the fact that the scar left by the sword was no longer there, coupled with how Oleg's personality always altered between the friendly one and the cold one.

In front of him, Li Wei could clearly see the ”kind” Oleg. The aura around him seemed friendlier and more approachable. While Li Wei was still deep in thoughts, Oleg noticed him, ”Hey Seven! How is it going?”

'Huh?'

Surprised by the sudden call, Li Wei did not know how to react. He stayed silent for a moment before saying, ”Hey Oleg, everything is fine. I did not see any robbers, only you!”

”Haha, are you saying that I do a good job at looking after this place? If I was, then no grave robber would ever dare to step in it,” answered Oleg with a carefree smile.

”Haha, I hope you are not too mad at me after I mistook you for the grave robbers,” said Li Wei. His tone was casual but inside, he was looking for any sign of surprise.

Oleg casually smiled, ”it is fine, don't worry! It is not the first time this happens, I was just angry on the spur of the moment but now, everything is fine.”

”Cough Cough! I should get going. We must not let down our vigilance!” declared Oleg and without waiting for Li Wei's answer, he hurriedly walked towards his house.

'hmmm very suspicious' thought Li Wei. Oleg's behavior clearly demonstrated his nervousness as soon as the injury was mentioned; it was the exact opposite of what he said!

There was no way to confirm it but Li Wei decided to bet on that. He quickly also made his way to Oleg's house and entered without knocking.

”Hey!”

Inside, a surprised Oleg who was busy drinking a potion suddenly shouted. He was startled by the sudden opening of the door and could not help but cough out part of the potion he was drinking.

”Ah Seven, you scared me! I know I said you could come in at any time but you should have knocked at the door first...” said Oleg with a small laugh. He let out a weird smile as the potion in his hand discreetly disappeared.

But it was too late, Li Wei clearly saw it. He was not an expert in potions but he could not miss a Health Potion when he saw one. Furthermore, when Li Wei looked at Oleg, he could see the effects of the potion taking place.

On his left cheek, a freshly made cut was slowly closing as the blood stopped flowing out; it was visible with naked eyes, there was no way for Li Wei to miss it. In a few seconds, it only left behind a long scar similar to the previous one!

”Sorry to surprise you Oleg, it was just that the door was open so I did not think much about it,” said Li Wei. He looked carefree like he did not notice anything and made his way toward the jug of coffee on the table.

”Never mind... never mind... Please make yourself comfortable” said Oleg as he also picked a cup of coffee as he turned his head to hide the scar. 'Did he notice something?'

Li Wei simply smiled and poured some coffee for himself.

Oleg quietly stretched his collar as he moved his other hand to create a light breeze on his face, ”Ouhh, it's so hot here! I should have waited before drinking the coffee!”

Li Wei grabbed his own cup of coffee as he stared at Oleg before frowning and saying: ”this coffee is cold!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Li Wei immediately made the 2 dark runic swords appear in his hands as he charged towards Oleg. He did not care about the cup of coffee and simply let it fall down as it shattered on the cold floor.

”Ting!”

A single loud sound resounded in the room as Oleg raised his shovel just in time to parry the 2 swords.

”What are you doing? Seven? Are you crazy?” exclaimed Oleg. Although he succeeded in blocking the attack, his weak right arm was visibly shaking under the pressure Li Wei was applying.

Oleg was a level 15 NPC but he could only take a step back to maintain his balance.

”I am not sure how you did it... But you are the one responsible for the raiding of the graveyard! The scar on your cheek gave it away...”

Oleg grunted as he parried another sword strike, ”This is just a coincidence! Can't I just cut myself when I am at home?”

”Who are you trying to trick?” shouted Li Wei as he continued to attack. He slowly pushed Oleg toward the living room. Before taking the job of gravekeeper, Oleg used to be an adventurer; a ranger to be precise.

When he was younger, he used to go out of the town and hunt every day at the dungeon or at the neighboring hunting grounds. Unfortunately, not all adventurers were successful, especially when one aimed too high.

In the end, he was left behind by his team. He could only go out hunting solo or find a job at the town and the chose the latter. While the life of a gravekeeper wasn't that exciting, it paid the bills which was good enough for Oleg.

Li Wei was very careful as he attacked Oleg. The environment was not ideal for him to move around and he was keeping track of his surroundings in case the ”clone” would appear. Oleg was staying on the defensive, only parrying the attacks and trying to reason with Li Wei until suddenly, a faint creaking sound was heard.

He did not need a second warning; as soon as he heard the sound, Li Wei abruptly stopped attacking and jumped to the side, pushing the furniture next to him.

”Tink Bang Crash!”

A series of sounds resounded in the house as all the decorations on the furniture fell and exploded on the floor. Li Wei did not have time to be careful about his surroundings, he turned his head just in time to see a bright bluish projectile flying towards the exact position he was standing at a few seconds ago.

”Boom”

Li Wei watched as a [Mana Bolt] exploded. Contrary to his expectations, the explosion was very small which meant that the caster was either very weak or that the attack was toned down to avoid damaging the surroundings.