I Refused To Be Reincarnated

Chapter 207: Banshee's Seduction

Julius exhaled deeply after his victory, his left hand on his chest to calm his wildly beating heart. Despite his efforts to ignore the Shadow Ghost's whispers, they still stung him where it hurt. He was sure his decision to flee alone was the most rational and wouldn't change it if given a chance. But he still missed her. Did the Ashfords treat her well? Did she resent him for his decision?

Those questions haunted him for the past four years.

That's why he relentlessly trained and constantly wanted to prove himself, to save her before Eleanor and her hateful family grew tired and disposed of her.

As he brooded, his face bleak and lowered, Morgane tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "How did you dodge his last attack?" After all, it came from his blind spot, making her think he would end up impaled.

"I have good ears," he answered, forcing a smile and trying to act natural. Then he turned to his big brother and questioned, "Why fire Qi, and how did you know it would be more effective?"

"I don't know, instinct?" Adam answered, tucking his ethereal fingers around his chin pensively. 'How did I know?!' He screamed inwardly, focusing on remembering where that knowledge came from. Sadly, what he experienced in his soul sea during the third trial happened again, forcing him to stop.

"Anyway, you fought well. Keep it up, and we might reach the canyon's edge with a bit of luck." He added before falling silent, waiting for the boy to retrieve the ghost's essence and use the talisman.

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Then, they resumed their walk for a few minutes before encountering another foe Morgane described as a vengeful spirit. They could interact with matter and use evil energy to manifest many frozen constructs. Their appearance reflected the way they died, mirroring their wounds and clothing.

With their rage-filled face and blood-red tears, they resembled Adam after he almost completed his transformation. Yet not entirely.

The fight was tricky, but Julius managed to behead the apparition after a sumptuous counter-attack, causing Adam to whistle in approval. Under his eyes, the boy grew after each movement, adapting his style to counter and focus his adversaries' weak spots.

After a brief discussion, they continued and met another shadow ghost and two poltergeists. Drawing upon his experience, Julius defeated them without help, or almost. Adam had to retrieve his gladius after he hurled it to impale one of the flying enemies against the canyon's walls.

After two hours, they were already deep in the passage, and Morgane's heart hammered against her chest as she would finally see her mother, even if she was a ghost.

However, a bizarre apparition stopped them in their tracks. With a loud screech filled with despair, the ghost's ethereal hair and ample robes fluttered in the wind.

The group gazed at her blackened tear marks flowing down her cheek with frowns before Morgane shrugged and said, "It's a banshee. She uses her screech to induce despair in her targets but isn't dangerous or inherently evil."

"Who's not dangerous, sister? I'll show you how dangerous I can be!" The banshee screeched, her left eye twitching in annoyance.

Surprised by her retort, Adam asked with a raised brow, "If she is not evil, why is she here?"

"Humph. Those idiots asked me to guard and deter any living being or evil ghost from passing the four-point-five-kilometre mark." She said, her voice dripping disdain before she locked her eyes with Adam's. She scanned his body from top to bottom, her gaze intense before a peculiar light flashed in them.

With two coughs to switch to her gentle voice, she puffed her chest, causing her forms to bulge through the fabric of her robes and said, "I don't have the chance to see cuties like you often. Want to hang out a bit? Trust me, I'm much more interesting than those kids, especially the stupid girl."

"..."

Upon hearing her words and seeing coquettish smile, the two kids' jaw hung open in disbelief as they turned to look at Adam.

'What the heck?! Is she crazy?' Adam screamed inwardly, his eyes bulging. He couldn't understand why a banshee was hitting on him out of nowhere. Yet, since she wasn't evil and didn't attack them, he coughed nervously before answering, "Beautiful miss, I would love to spend time with you but have to continue on our journey. Who knows? Maybe on the way back?"

"Why?" She questioned, tilting her head before adding. "The guardian won't stop us. We can just go now."

The revelation caused the kids to gasp. So, they wouldn't have to fight the tier four ghost? Yet, suspicion crept its way into their mind. What if she was baiting them?

As they pondered, Adam continued his discussion, feeling increasingly embarrassed. "Can we take the kids with us?" He asked.

"Sure, you can make them meet the guardian and help them turn into ghosts after he kills them." She replied, her eyes glowing and taking heart shapes.

'Stop looking at me like that!' Adam's mind rumbled as he took deep breaths to calm down. Their fight with the guardian was unavoidable if he wanted to progress. After all, his range of motion was linked to Julius.

"Can we try to negotiate with him?" The boy asked after recovering. If the guardian was similar to the banshee, it was possible.

"Don't bother. This bootlicker follows the rules as if his father wrote them! You'll have more chances to punch the magus in the face than to convince him not to kill you on the spot." She snorted, her lips raised to express her disdain. Then she added, shrugging, "Anyway, they'll die against the Doppelgänger duo before meeting him."

Hearing her mention the creature, Morgane's hands trembled as she realised the difficulty of their venture shot through the roof. After all, she studied ghosts' abilities and appearances for years to prepare and knew how dangerous doppelgängers were.

What worried her the most was with whom she would face them...