Cheat Awakening

Chapter 248: Chapter 248. A Perfect Town?

"How long have I been sleeping? The carriage is still moving, so it shouldn't be too long." Myne slowly woke up while yawning. He gently took his little brother out of Velvet before nudging her slightly and getting up from the small bed he had set up in the carriage for better comfort, after removing and putting both side seats inside his inventory.

Then, he took out a quilt from his inventory and placed it on Velvet before getting dressed. He then opened the small window used to communicate with the driver from inside the carriage. However, upon seeing the pitch darkness outside, a chill ran down his entire body.

"F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! It's already night.

Fenrir warned me a few hours ago not to travel at night, and here I am already doing that."

"Grandpa Kane, where the hell are we? Why didn't you wake me up before night?" Myne desperately asked, poking his head out of the small window.

"Huh? But you didn't inform me. Why should I wake you up? As for your first question, we are heading toward that town. Although I don't know about it since it's my first time here as well, we can spend tonight there before continuing our journey tomorrow. Staying outside at night while travelling was never a safe option.

That's why instead of stopping and setting up camp, after seeing that town, I hurriedly brought the carriage here. But it's already dark until we reach here. I hope we get a room in the tavern," The old man Kane replied, a little worried. His grandson, after an entire day of travelling, had already fallen asleep in his lap.

Myne ignored Kane's nonsense, just blankly staring at the town in front of him. Initially, he felt goosebumps all over his body at the sight of the town. However, as he observed people coming and going with torches in their hands, that sensation vanished as if it had been a mere hallucination.

Am I thinking too much? Where did that feeling of fear come from then? I can still feel a chill running through my entire body, Myne thought with a tight frown.

After settling down Grandpa Kane and his grandson, I sent Velvet home and quickly went on my own as well. It's better to return home as soon as possible on there I can have peace of mind, ignoring the warning of the sixth sense is not always a wise decision," Myne contemplated. After giving the town a last look, he closed the small window and woke up Velvet.

"Master, let me sleep a bit more, meaoooo..."

"Sorry, baby, but we are about to enter the town. You can sleep later, but for now, you have to move your sweet, juicy ass," Myne said with a smile, attempting to lighten his own gloomy mood.

"Sigh, okay," Velvet finally said unwillingly, starting to wear her clothes with sleepy eyes and yawning continuously.

"You really love sleeping, just like a real cat, don't you?" Myne chuckled, observing Velvet's sleepiness even after resting for more than six hours.

"I can't help it; it's in my blood. I don't just have cat ears, a tail, and eyes, but also its habits and other qualities like seeing in darkness, better-smelling power, and a flexible body that Master likes that the most," Velvet spoke with a giggle, hugging Myne and giving him a deep, passionate kiss.

"If you behave like this, I might not be able to leave you," Myne said, licking his lips.

"Then don't leave, Master. Your little kitty needs you..."

"Myne boy, come out; there is a small problem here."

Kane's sudden yell interrupted their romantic conversation.

Myne and Velvet immediately wore serious expressions and walked out of the carriage.

The carriage came to a stop at the entrance of a small town where they ( Kane and Tailor ) were supposed to spend the night. However, upon exiting the carriage, Myne and Velvet were both surprised.

Two weird-looking men, holding rusty spares and wearing no-so-good-looking armour, engaging in suspicious activities, stood in front of their horses, blocking their way and touching the horses like perverts.

"What are you doing?" Myne asked in a heavy voice, attracting the attention of both men. The first stared at him with wide-open eyes, giving off a very creepy feeling. Just when everyone thought they were about to be attacked, the men turned around and positioned themselves on both sides of the town gate with their eyes closed.

"What's the meaning of this?" Velvet couldn't help but ask with a frown.

"I'm not getting a good feeling about this town, guys. I think we should go back and set up camp in the forest," Myne suddenly said in a cold voice, his eyes fixed on the lively environment beyond the town entrance.

Lights were shining everywhere, people happily laughing and talking, various food stalls could be seen on both sides of the road, children were playing, beautiful women of many races with big boobs and wonderful figures were dancing in the middle of the road, some random singer was singing songs, and decorations adorned every house. It was a completely festive atmosphere, very attractive.

"Are you sure? Spending the night in the forest is not easy. And look, we're quite lucky; it seems like there's a festival going on in the town. We could enjoy it. I haven't been to a festival in years," Kane said excitedly. If it weren't for the fact that Myne was currently his boss and offering a very good commission for following his orders, he might have already entered the town.

"No, we're going back. That's final. Move the carriage. I don't want to stay here anymore," Myne, who was starting to sweat unknowingly, and his heart beating like a drum, handed sleeping Tailar to Velvet and gestured for her to sit inside the carriage before sitting beside Kane.

"What's wrong, Myne? Is there a problem with this town? Your heart is beating so fast; I can hear it from inside the carriage," Velvet opened the small window inside the carriage and asked Myne nervously.

Other than those two weird town guards, there is no problem. But my inner feeling is telling me that there is something wrong with this town. Everything is just too perfect, like a painting; this is something that I can't digest," Myne said nervously as he stood up from his seat.

He looked at the town receding in the distance from on top of the carriage, and everything still appeared normal – no one came to stop them or any kind of unusual moment occurred because they decided to go back. As if no one cared about them at all.

"Was it all my illness, because I am taking Fenrir's warning too seriously? There doesn't seem to be anything out of place. Are those two guards mocking me?" Myne thought while seeing a smile on the two entrance guards. But when he looked again after blinking, the two stood at their place like statues with no expression and eyes closed.

"What the heck is going on here?"

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"This place should be right for camping. The entire area is quite open, so even if someone attacks us, we can see them. But I still think you are overthinking; there is nothing wrong with that town. We might be having fun right now. Rich people are always weird and suspicious of everything," Kane said to Myne while taking out camping equipment from behind the carriage.

After traveling for an entire hour at full speed, they finally found an open place to set up a campfire.

"If I am wrong, then we might be dealing with at most mosquitoes. But if my gut feeling is right, then believe me, you might not be able to come out in one piece."

"If that's the case, then thank your gut feeling for saving my life," Kane taunted Myne while rolling his eyes, clearly not believing him. It was quite normal since, in Kane's eyes, Myne was nothing but a rich playboy brat who liked to fool around the kingdom with different girls. So, it was hard to believe in a playboy's gut feeling that mostly focused on different girls.

Myne also understood Kane's thinking, so he didn't argue with him. While setting up, he used Presence Detect (Large) to observe his surroundings, checking if there were any dangerous monsters nearby.

Huh? Weird, not a single life form near me? How can this be? We're in the middle of a forest; there's no way the entire forest can be desolate of any life form. Unless we're in a very powerful monster territory, but even then, there should be at least birds. Or someone or something has killed every living being near us.

Calm down, Myne. Be positive. Why would someone waste so much time killing little harmless monsters and birds? Maybe it's because of the recent demons' attack and the destruction of the elf kingdom that all the areas near it have been abandoned by normal living beings, and they've all moved away to different places. Yes, it should be like this; otherwise, it doesn't make sense."

"Hmm? Why is the temperature here so cold?" Myne questioned, a visible puff of breath escaping his lips. "I can literally see my own breath. Winter is still two months away; it shouldn't be this cold at night, no matter if we're in the middle of a forest," he muttered with a frown. Rubbing his hands together to generate some heat, he quickly entered the carriage.

But if Myne had inspected his surroundings from a higher vantage point, rather than solely relying on his skill, he observed that, aside from the path leading to the previous town, his entire surroundings were covered in a dense, cloud-like darkness and surprisingly It was slowly contracting and moving toward them.