PFC Chapter 146 - 114 Stealth_2
Chapter 146 - 114 Stealth_2
Chapter 146: Chapter 114 Stealth_2With the painkiller that Maya placed in his palm, Nightmare slowly brought it to his mouth.
His lips touched the large tree, and as he was inserting the pill, he first lifted the mask cloth, parted his left mouth, and shoved the pill inside. Afterwards, Nightmare pulled his head out, not wanting the two to see his ghastly appearance. He turned his back to them and changed his mask before sliding down to sit by a tree with three branches nearby. Only then did Nightmare turn his backpack around to face him and take out a bandage to treat his wounds.
"Thanks," Nightmare said, choosing a spot right beside Maya. Lin Wu was not far on the other side, separated by a tree trunk. So the thank you was naturally directed at Maya.
"You’re welcome," Maya said, glancing at Nightmare’s left wrist.
Nightmare rolled up his sleeve, revealing a mechanical hook installed on the back of his left arm. He pulled out the hook and a thin steel cable followed. The cable’s box was located below the forearm. Nightmare said, "Flying Dragon Claw, came from a golden treasure chest."
Maya exclaimed, "A golden treasure chest." She knew Nightmare and his colleagues were special agents of the Fortress, but this was the first time she’d heard of a golden treasure chest.
Nightmare told Maya, "You guided me through the tunnel..."
"We guided you through the tunnel," Lin Wu interjected.
Nightmare paused briefly, ignoring Lin Wu, and continued, "After passing through the tunnel, I started a task at seven in the morning and didn’t finish until before the seven o’clock deadline in the evening. The reward was a golden treasure chest."
Maya asked, "Did you come to North Lake today for a task?"
Nightmare didn’t hide it: "I’m looking for a secret place; I already received a clue several days ago saying it’s near North Lake."
Nightmare arrived at North Lake during the day without encountering Six Wings nor Blind Bat. However, she ran into an Exploding Carnage horde. A dozen or so Exploding Carnage zombies charged at Nightmare, who drew her light crossbow and blew them up. After Exploding Carnage exploded, they would release a cloud of toxic gas that slowly dispersed.
After the toxic gas cleared, Nightmare continued forward, only to find the lake water contaminated by the Exploding Carnage’s deaths, putting her into a poisoned state. Poison was different from bleeding; bleeding could be stopped with a bandage, but there was no cure for the poison at the moment; she could only tough it out until the poison wore off.
Nightmare could have relied on painkillers to heal and save her life, but the noise from the Exploding Carnage attracted zombies from the lake’s surface and three Frenzies as well. North Lake was barren, with two large rocks a hundred meters away providing no escape—she had to press forward. The further she went, the more potent the waterborne toxins became, quickly reaching moderate poisoning.
If she didn’t move, she would face the zombies; moving forward meant entering the Exploding Carnage graveyard. In such a dilemma, Nightmare chose to reluctantly accept death. She was at North Lake again today
Maya asked curiously, "I wonder, why didn’t you do it directly?"
Lin Wu explained, "There’s a big difference. If I see someone with money, and I kill them to take it, that’s wrong. But I can legitimately provoke him, and if he slaps me, I can defend myself and take him down, that’s allowed. After all, he hit me and needs to compensate for my emotional distress. Since there’s no court, I just have to take the compensation for my emotional distress myself."
Maya inquired, "Nightmare seems to be a bit of a loner, but it doesn’t seem enough to provoke such hostility from you."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Wu said, "You’d have to ask Stone about that."
Maya was slightly surprised, "Is there something I don’t know?"
Lin Wu replied, "It’s complicated, but it seems that Stone was right."
Maya commented, "Stone is a very capable person."
Lin Wu showed interest, "Tell me Stone’s story."
Maya responded, "You should ask him yourself."
"Stingy," Lin Wu said, "Then I won’t tell you that I’ve mastered the Passive Stealth Skill."