Chapter 78 - 77: The Gold BOSS Bodyguard Who Showed Up At The Door (Please Follow!)
Chapter 78: Chapter 77: The Gold BOSS Bodyguard Who Showed Up At The Door (Please Follow!)
The next morning, Lis, Arsen, and the others, after a good night’s rest and recharged spirits, were ready to head back to Bright City.
Upon exiting the forest, they met Children and the others who had been waiting outside. After incessantly thanking them, they took back their parked carriage and slowly set off towards Bright City.
The anomaly here had also been resolved by Lis and his group, and the Mercenary Guild’s secret realm exploration mission was fully completed. Presumably, the Golden Lion Knights would inform the guild once they got back to Bright City.
Therefore, Arsen and the others were not anxious and seemed eager to relish the wonderful time after escaping death at a leisurely pace.
Lunbos took out a cup of ale from his storage ring and silently drank alone; this was the first time Lis saw him drinking before the mission was over.
Ailina was comforting Little Black; during their time in the tomb, she had placed Little Black into a pet space, so Little Black was unharmed.
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Lis, however, didn’t feel anything special, except for a little creature that was sleeping on his head.
When they set off today, Angela was still not awake. Initially, Lis planned to carry the little bat on his shoulder like Ailina did.
Perhaps because it was uncomfortable, Angela, with blurred eyes, solely relying on her senses, waved her little claws, climbed onto Lis’s head, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Lis was somewhat amused but let her be. After all, during their time in McGwire’s tomb, they truly owed much to this little creature; otherwise, Lis would have had to wait for Bevis and others to come to their rescue.
In that case, the rewards from passing the Gold-level instance would have said goodbye to Lis, and who knows when he would have reached Silver Level.
As Lis pulled out his Magic Book and became immersed in it for a morning, a tremor from above his head brought Angela’s still drowsy voice.
“Lis, ah~ where are we?”
“Wake up.”
Lis took Angela from above his head, the tiny white bat lying flat in the palm of his hand, seemingly still not having enough sleep after a whole day.
“Didn’t you want to see the outside world? We’ve already come out of the tomb; you better take a good look now.”
Lis said jokingly, shaking Angela slightly.
At his words, Angela instantly woke up and flapped her wings, attempting to fly up.
But perhaps because she had been asleep for too long and her body was numb, Angela didn’t fly steadily and “plumped” into the carriage wall.
Lis helplessly “peeled” Angela off the wall, held her in both hands, opened the window, and let her see the outside world.
Angela shook her dizzily head and stared wide-eyed at the colorful world in front of her.
The sky above was not only gray; satin-like white clouds drifted across the blue sky.
The earth was not always black; the green wilderness and shrubs by the dirt road radiated a vitality that Angela had never seen before.
The air also had a pleasant smell, devoid of the permeating stench of decay.
Although all these were recorded in Angela’s ancestral memories, seeing all this with her own eyes was so beautiful.
They were her most real feelings and memories, unique to herself.
For some reason, Angela felt like crying.
Lis seemed to sense Angela’s emotion and comfortingly stroked her little head.
After a while, Angela, waving her wings, flew out of the carriage, enjoying the beauty of flying freely under the blue sky and white clouds, accompanied by the gentle breeze and befriending the dew.
Lis could quite understand Angela.
If it were him, having lived in the dark underground from the moment he became conscious, it would be torturous to remain in that cage knowing the vast and beautiful world outside from inherited memories.
Watching Angela happily flitting back and forth, even chasing after passing wild birds that chirped in panic, Lis was somewhat speechless.
A Golden Boss Level Vampire doing this kind of thing might appear excessively “idyllic”.
Lis even considered capturing it with a Memory Ball, as it could count as Angela’s embarrassing material in the future!
Lis turned around and saw Arsen and Ailina sending questioning glances his way, so he briefly explained Angela’s origins to them.
Hearing that Angela was the Golden-level Vampire who helped Lis decode the tomb, both were quite surprised, unable to associate that adorable little white bat with those dangerous creatures active in the night.
Speaking of which, isn’t she a vampire? How is she flying so happily under the sun?
After a while, a tired Angela from chasing birds returned to the carriage and still lay on top of Lis’s head, seemingly finding it the most comfortable spot there.
Lis was somewhat helpless, having realized that although Angela possessed Gold-level strength, her maturity seemed not fully developed yet.
“Angela, do you have any plans for the future, any places you want to visit?”
Lis closed the Magic Book in his hands and asked Angela.
The little bat snuggled atop Lis’s head, finding a comfortable position to nestle down, and said:
“I don’t know, my memory does not cover that information; I also don’t know where to go.”
Lis’s eyes brightened as he spoke in a very gentle tone:
“How about you follow me for now? Once you understand and are familiar with this world, you can go wherever you want.”
Ailina glanced at Lis, feeling that Lis was now like a creepy old man coaxing a little girl.
Angela looked up and thought for a moment before saying:
“Sure, I don’t have anywhere else to go anyway.”
She didn’t have any acquaintances in the outside world, which made the home-loving little bat a bit shy; following Lis was a good option.
That’s also the reason why Angela now liked sticking to Lis, staying on his head.
Lis hadn’t expected it to be so easy and was somewhat excited.
Doesn’t this amount to having a Gold Boss Level bodyguard and fighter with him?
Even for the upcoming Sacrificial Festival, Lis felt more confident.
Even if Lis’s strategies failed, with Angela by his side, that Gold-level Assassin wouldn’t truly be able to harm him.
If push came to shove, he could just let Angela stay inside his clothes!
He believed she wouldn’t refuse.
Angela, about to sleep again, raised her head alertly and glanced around in confusion.
Why did it suddenly feel chilly behind her—something didn’t seem right?
Finding no issues, Angela lay down again, curled into a ball, and comfortably fell asleep, even adjusting her position in her sleep and basking in the sun.
After fantasizing for a while, Lis stopped bothering with Angela and let her rest properly.
He took out a blank book and began to write and draw in it, occasionally pausing to ponder and muse.
If one were to observe from Lis’s angle, they’d see a simple and exquisite Magic Rune gradually taking shape amid Lis’s motions.
Now that he had advanced to the silver level, there were some things Lis could already start to undertake!