35 Bad Mood (1/2)
A group of eight walked through the forest at a moderate pace. Their faces were serious and their bodies extremely dirty.
A nice breeze passed through, giving them a refreshing feeling, which made things a bit better, especially the fact they couldn't hear the screams and mourning of people being slaughtered. Trees swayed gently following the wind patterns, as the calming vibe that currently filled the world was opposite to what they had just experienced. In fact, the only sounds of death that could be heard, came from very far away, as whenever they looked towards the mountain where the settlement was located a relieved look would rise on this faces.
Niko was currently brainstorming possibilities as to why the protectors could have done such a thing. Trying to connect this even to the games he had played and books he had read, there weren't many possibilities, and he simply could not understand what would drive a person to do such a thing.
The events that happened in the settlement also gave him a strong reality check. This is such a barbaric world that anyone can kill or die at any moment, and this meant he would have to do the same at some point. He was having a hard time coming to accept such a thing but he had no choice.
Niko who was in the middle of the group barely spoke much, giving Ivanic and Fumito the lead to take them where they needed to go. They were experienced and knew this world much better than they did. The mood around the group was the same mood as when they were moving to the settlement for the first time, making it awkward to even speak to one another. Some people cried on this walk, whilst others don't look up once. A depressed mood covered them as if there was a dark cloud above their heads.
”Another one!” Andrea pointed at the ground.
If one were to follow the direction of her pointer finger, they would discover a strange rat the size of a dog. The rad had a precise hole in its neck as its eyes were wide open in shock, revealing the fact it was oblivious to what had happened. Whoever killed this rat was extremely skilled like an assassin.
”Another dead rat… It's the second one this time.” Zheng felt a little worried.
The first rat they had stumbled upon was killed much more gruesome than the current one. The head of the rat has severed and a few meters away from the body.
”Seems like someone have been through here, and based on the wound of the rats we have stumbled upon there should be more than one person.” Ivanic gave his take, and everyone agreed.
”Let's keep moving forward, but keep an eye out. We don't want to end up like this rat over here.” Fumito added as they all nodded.
Continuing their walking through the forest they took another pause, and this time their hearts dropped.
Ahead of them was a woman, with two daggers on her hand. She was kneeling down retracting her knife from the neck of another rat. As she slowly retracted the knife, an almost human-like moan came from the rat, as blood began to flow from where the knife had stabbed. The dark green grass beneath the rat quickly became crimson as the flow of the blood was nonstop.