Chapter 61 Mental Hospital
“What on earth is the Eight-tailed Fox up to? Honestly, I’ve had my eye on that busty hag for a long time. With those huge boobs, they must be implants.”
Even after being rescued, Candelle was still indignant. She seemed to be brooding over being deceived by the Eight-tailed Fox.
However, the girls didn’t respond. Especially Lonis, who was feeling quite melancholic, not knowing what would happen next…
After all, the most depressing thing is the betrayal of a companion.
Although they hadn’t been with the Eight-tailed Fox for long, the girls had no reason to be wary of her. Lonis hadn’t expected her to do something like this at such a time.
Not long after advancing, they arrived at the deepest part of the Exile District.
Kingdom Mental Hospital.
Or rather, this building, hidden underground, was the foundation of the Exile District. When the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom was prosperous a thousand years ago, it housed a large number of mentally ill patients.
“Senior Eluscia, this is the end of the passage.”
“Hmm, it seems the entrance to Han Yuan is also below this building. But we haven’t seen the Eight-tailed Fox or Silent Leaf along the way?”
“Have they already entered the mental hospital?”
“It’s possible, let’s go in and take a look.”
…
Unlike the mental hospitals Lonis remembered, the mental hospital of the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom was built like an amusement park.
It was an exceptionally large palace-like building. Judging by the colors and shapes of the walls, its original theme was “joy” and “entertainment”—as the windows varied in size and shape, and there were many protruding towers on the outer walls, as well as various climbing corridors.
But now…
Everything was abandoned.
And due to the long period of neglect and the fights among the exiles, the entire outer wall of the castle was covered with dense bloodstains.
The dim light, combined with the faint, intermittent cool breeze, made it truly like a haunted house, looking extremely terrifying.
“Oh? There’s an opening mark at the door. It seems they did go in.”
“Eluscia, should we… enter through the main entrance as well?”
“Yes, Little Fox, you go first.”
“Huh?!”
“Didn’t Little Fox say she wanted to prove her bravery? Then I’ll ask you to do it~”
`wuwu`…
At this moment, Lonis regretted wanting to show off.
After all, it was not surprising what kind of monsters could be found in a mental hospital that had been sealed for so long? Especially a mental hospital of the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom, perhaps she would see something as perverted as Castor.
And as expected, the moment she stepped in, Lonis almost threw up.
Because what lay before her was a conjoined twin… it had two legs in the lower body, but the upper body split into a V-shape. The left head looked like a female, and the right head looked like a male.
The two inner arms were intertwined, like twisted dough, chilling people to the bone.
But fortunately…
This monster was already dead.
Lacquer black blood flowed on the ground, indicating that it had just died. And the few fallen leaves remaining on the ground seemed to be traces of the recent battle.
“Uh…”
“Brave Miss, are you alright?”
“I’m fine, thank you…”
Lonis covered her mouth, but did not take the handkerchief offered by Cécile. At this moment, Candelle pointed to another direction and said.
“Look there, it’s Silent Leaf.”
“Eh, it really is!”
…
…
Silent Leaf collapsed on the stairs of the hall, as if she were asleep, unresponsive.
It wasn’t until the girls ran over and their eyes were illuminated by the brilliance of the Ember Shield that Silent Leaf slowly opened her eyes, like a weary traveler.
“What is this…”
“Silent Leaf, are you alright.”
“Uh, I…”
The green-haired girl rubbed her forehead, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and shouted, “Be careful!”
“Careful?”
“This mental hospital doesn’t just have berserk powerhouses. There’s also a very cunning enemy. She sneak-attacked me from behind while I was fighting…”
Silent Leaf gasped for breath repeatedly. It was clear that her magic power was almost depleted, and she could no longer fight.
Candelle snorted coldly and said forcefully, “I know, it must be the Eight-tailed Fox.”
“The Eight-tailed Fox…?”
“Yes, I was deceived by her just now, and then attacked by her! All signs indicate that she came to the mental hospital, so she must have attacked you.”
“Is it the Eight-tailed Fox…? But, why? Is she worried I’ll snatch the power of Han Yuan?”
“This…”
Candelle asked, but then she said, “Shouldn’t Silent Leaf know more about the Eight-tailed Fox than us?”
“Why…?”
“Because wasn’t she the chief researcher of the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom? Silent Leaf must have met her.”
“No, I was adopted by Master Hoffa after the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom fell.”
“!”
“I was originally just an abandoned human infant. Master Hoffa took me in. However… ten years ago, I did meet the Eight-tailed Fox once.”
“Oh?”
“At that time, she seemed to want to infiltrate the City of Ruins to find something, but in the end, she was repelled by Master Hoffa… We had a chance to pursue her then, to make her lose another tail, but Master Hoffa didn’t pursue her.”
“Did Hoffa say anything at the time?”
“Yes, Master Hoffa said at the time… The sky wants to rain, people want to eat. Since the Nine-tailed Fox wants to run, let her run.”
“!”
“Ah… right, it was also at that time that I first saw Hoffa show that kind of emotion. I didn’t know Master Hoffa’s mood at the time, but thinking about it now, it should be a sense of guilt, shouldn’t it?”
“Interesting. If that’s the case… then we don’t need to rush to Han Yuan anymore.”
Eluscia smiled slightly and turned to look around: “This mental hospital should still contain very crucial intelligence. Let’s search this place thoroughly.”
“Don’t we need to look for the Eight-tailed Fox?”
“Yes, because the matters here are more important.”
Although this mental hospital looked deep and dark, as if monsters could appear at any moment.
But the girls…
Were incredibly calm all the way.
They didn’t encounter any monsters, only the sound of high heels echoed lonely in the vast corridors.
As the group advanced, they discovered more and more documents…
The things hidden in the past were finally restored before the girls.
