Reign of the Hunters (200+)

Chapter 214 (Part 1 & 2)

Wang Jiangnan, who was immersed in his work, felt a sudden gust of chilly wind on his back. He shivered at the sudden coldness and knocked his cup down in the process. With a loud clang, the cup shattered. The sound went unnoticed in the Fate office as it was bustling with activity. The only person alerted to the sound was Wang Jiangnan's colleague who was sitting right beside him. "What happened? Why are you shivering in this hot weather? Are you having a seizure or something?" Said the man as he stared at Wang Jiangnan.

Wang Jiangnan himself was puzzled as well; he wasn't feeling ill at all. He then shook his head and brushed the incident off. "It's nothing."

"Did somebody place a jinx on you?" Wang Jiangnan's colleague chuckled.

"No way! If I was jinxed, the lot of you would've already died God knows how many times!" Wang Jiangnan, of course, didn't believe such a theory. After a small talk, the two developers resumed their work.

It was a small episode in the office in the middle of a hot summer. The sun was at its highest peak, and cicadas chirped merrily. The sunlight was so brilliant that even the flowers in a person's heart would be in full bloom as they basked in the sunlight.

Ye Ci was a person who kept her word. Since she was being ignored by Bella, and unable to complete her quest, she immediately began digging up the grave. Filled with curiosity, Ol' Four watched Ye Ci before catching on to her intention. It immediately rushed up to Ye Ci in glee and began pawing at the earth with its large claws.

The grave wasn't deep. After a short while, a crude and simple looking coffin appeared. Before Ye Ci could think of her next move, Ol' Four stepped on the flimsy-looking coffin with one of its legs....

With a loud crack, the coffin shattered.

Ol' Four was excited. The sound was just like the snapping of twigs in the forest that it used to live in. For Ol' Four, it was a memory of home. It began to repeatedly pounce with delight, as if it was performing a dance.

Ye Ci was baffled by Ol' Four's excitement. However, she had no time to ponder on the matter as something bewildering was happening: Ol' Four was once again about to stomp down on the already shattered coffin.

"Ol' Four!" Although Ye Ci had already uncovered Bella's grave, she didn't mean to defile her corpse. Ol' Four's actions would lead right to that outcome!

"Guhh?" Ol' Four stopped in its tracks and stared at Ye Ci. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in its eyes, accusing Ye Ci of spoiling its fun.

"You can't do that; get back here!" Said Ye Ci sternly.

For Ol' Four, Ye Ci's admonishment wasn't much of a deterrent. It stared at Ye Ci while it continued to slowly extend its leg towards the coffin, and with another loud crack, he stepped onto the coffin.

"Ol' Four!" Ye Ci screamed at the top of her lungs. What if there was good loot in the coffin, and they were smashed by Ol' Four?

"Ahh! My face!" Another voice screamed out at the same time. It was the sharp, high-pitched voice of a female.

Where did that voice came from? Ol' Four was stunned at well. It stood motionless and sniffed at the shattered coffin with great curiosity.

Ye Ci stared silently at the coffin. She could've sworn that she saw one of the many pieces of the coffin move.

A woman in a white dress climbed out of the coffin under the watchful gaze of Ye Ci and Ol' Four. Judging by her semi transparent body, it was apparent that she wasn't human. The woman began crying as she climbed, "My face! My youthful, gorgeous face! How could you step on it! I don't want to live anymore! I don't want to live anymore!"