Female Novel
Chapter 981
Chapter 981 Hazel’s Decision
After hearing Macht’s reply, and combining what he knew, Klein guessed that the rat in the manor was likely the Marauderdemigod which had been by Hazel’s side. As for why it went rabid and bit Hazel, he was unsure.
He nodded slightly and tapped his chest four times in a clockwise fashion.
“May the Goddess bless her.”
After saying that, he walked past the host, entered the hall, and waited for the ball tonight to begin.
In a particular bedroom on the third story, Hazel was sitting on a reclining chair feeling dispirited, her feet curled up.
Her left hand was wrapped in thick bandages, but there weren't any more signs of blood. Her expression was heavy, nothing likeher usual arrogance.
In the manor, her teacher, that was in the form of a rat, had suddenly bitten her. This resulted in her being stuck in a similar state,her entire being turbid and muddled. It was as though it wasn’t her hand that was bitten but her heart.
To Hazel, although her arrogance stemmed from her upbringing, with her ability to absorb new information exceeding that of theaverage person’s, her outstanding looks, her family’s standing in high society, and her maturity compared to her peers, thosefeelings were still within normal boundaries before she gained extraordinary powers. None of the aforementioned traits made herfeel that she was different from others or that she was fundamentally superior to ordinary people.
Therefore, with her teacher, who maintained her sense of arrogance while being a representation of her fortuitous encounter andthe source of her strength, suddenly becoming a real rat—to the point of not being able to speak clearly and even bite herwithout any reason-it left a deep impact on her. She began to question if supernatural powers represented being extraordinary ora monster.
Amidst her thoughts, Hazel subconsciously pulled her black-green hair to the back of her ear and felt frustrated with the melodythat came from downstairs.
At this moment, she heard the creaking sound of the door as she turned her head in hesitation.
Walking in was a gray rat with slick fur. Its eyes were deeper than its kind, closer to dark red.
“Hazel,” the rat said in a deep voice.
Hazel was first taken aback before she reeled in delight. She hurriedly stood up and blurted, “Teacher, y-you’ve recovered?”
Just as she said that, she saw gray rats crawling out from the corner of her bedroom, balcony, and bed. All of them had dark redeyes but could only produce squeaking sounds.
Hazel took a step back in shock, overturning the reclining chair. Her body staggered, almost to the point of collapsing. It took hera great deal of effort to recover her balance.
At this moment, she discovered that the red-eyed rats had vanished. The door had been shut tightly, having never opened.Everything that had happened was a hallucination or a nightmare that stemmed from the worries inside her!
After a moment of silence, Hazel pursed her lips and sighed.
She sat back down, raising her hand to her temples.
As she massaged her temples, she frowned slightly. She had a nagging feeling that what had happened was too surreal.
Her dark brown eyes darted about slightly as Hazel removed the necklace she wore around her neck, clenching it in her palm.The necklace’s seven green gems were equidistant from each other. Embedded around them were tiny diamonds.
At this moment, one of the gems lit up slowly, emitting a green glow, giving her face a sheen and filling her eyes with mysterioussymbols.
The scenes from before surfaces in the girl’s mind as her blurry dream-like state gradually turned clear.
While observing the scenes, Hazel sensed something amiss. She confirmed that she hadn't been dreaming, nor was it a shorthallucination from having her mind go adrift. Instead, she had been thrown into an illusion for nearly ten seconds.
Cryptologist!This... Hazel’s dark brown eyes widened as she muttered a word filled with horror.She jumped to her feet and looked around anxiously but failed to discover anything.
But the more she looked, the more terrified she became. She had no idea what she would encounter next, nor did sheunderstand what the person who created the dream was up to!
The only thing she was certain of was that the other party’s level and strength in the supernatural domain far exceeded hers!This shattered what little pride she had left.
After a few minutes, the entire bedroom remained silent. The brisk melody from downstairs instantly connected oneself to thecurrent dance steps.
Hazel finally composed herself, believing that nothing would happen next.
Only then did she have the mood or energy to consider the motives of the person who secretly cast the illusion.As various thoughts surfaced in her mind, Hazel suddenly came up with a theory:
The person from before was here for her teacher!
Through the illusion, the person had confirmed her teacher’s current situation!
Is it Teacher's friend, or an enemy? He’s definitely headed off to look for Teacher. What do | do? He likely doesn’t know whereTeacher is hiding... No, all my neighbors know that | was bitten by a rabid rat... Hazel was thrown into panic as she clenched hernecklace with increasing strength.
She couldn't be sure of the motives of the other party, nor did she know what she could do.She wished to head to the manor and inform her teacher, but she was afraid of encountering danger and end up being sacrificed.Furthermore, her teacher had seemingly lost the ability to communicate. Her warnings might not necessarily be conveyed.
Without realizing it, Hazel stood up and paced about in her bedroom. Finally, she made up her mind. Pursing her lips tightly, shewalked to the door and said to her lady’s maid outside, “I’m a little tired. | plan on sleeping now. Don’t let anyone disturb me.”
“Yes, my lady,” the maid immediately replied.
After closing the door, Hazel began changing into clothes that allowed for greater movement. Her expression was extremelyheavy as her teeth bit down on her lip.
She had finally decided to warn her teacher at the manor.
She didn’t wish to become a seemingly arrogant person but, in actuality, was a coward, one who would abandon all principlesupon encountering danger!
She found it despicable of herself!
While the bodyguards were focusing their attention on the ball’s attendees, Hazel took the opportunity to enter the garden usinga water pipe from the balcony. When leaving 39 Béklund Street, Klein was holding onto a cup of sweet and iced fizzy wine,discussing business in the Southern Continent with a few gentlemen.
He turned his head slightly, glancing at the garden. He had already noticed Hazel’s actions thanks to his intuition....Although she’s not a likable girl, she has quite a kind heart... Klein nodded indiscernibly and praised her inwardly.
He wasn’t worried about Hazel’s actions, because to go from North Borough’s Béklund Street to Macht’s manor in Backlund’snorthwestern suburbs would take three to five hours on carriage. And before she arrived, he would’ve already used an excuse toleave the ball, teleporting over directly to confirm the situation.
Although Macht’s manor was in the northwestern suburbs, it was on the other side of the Tussock River. Hence, to head there,one needed to take a detour to an area with a bridge. It was fine in the day, as one could use the steam metro to head to thesouth side of the Bridge beneath the river. At night, there were only three bridges to consider. It was inevitable to spend fivehours traveling.
Of course, as Klein had used Tinder before and had read 2-105 Blood Vessel Thief’s information, he had some idea about thepowers of the Marauder pathway. Therefore, he suspected that Hazel, who had an item of a higher level, could “steal” the flightabilities of birds and use that short period of time to cross the river. This way, she might arrive within three hours.
Regardless, I'll be faster than her... Klein retracted his gaze and began considering who his next dance partner should be.
Ten in the evening, Moose Manor in the northwestern suburbs of Backlund.
This place originally belonged to a viscount, and it had more than a hundred years of history. Macht had bought it after hismarriage, spending tons of money to maintain it every year so as to invite friends over during winter weekends for a vacation.
At this moment, the land steward was arranging for the servants to check every corner and to lock all the windows and doors.This was a necessary procedure before they slept every night.
A few maids walked out of the wine cellar in a group, heading straight for the kitchen to ensure that all flames had beenextinguished.
The moment they arrived, they heard squeaking sounds as they looked over, only to discover a grayish-white rat gnawing onatable leg.
This rat seemed to sense their gaze, but it didn’t run. Instead, it turned its head and glared at them with its slightly red eyes.novelbin
Meanwhile, there were more squeaking sounds as red-eyed rats ran out from the roof beams, storage cabinets, and all kinds ofmiscellaneous, even appearing beside the furnace which had some water boiling over it.
The maids nearly screamed in fear.
As members of the lowest classes of society, they were no strangers to rats. They had even killed quite a number. However, itwas their first time to encounter so many at once. They couldn't help but feel a heavy blow to their senses.
“We need to get Guede and the others to deal with this,” a maid left the kitchen and suggested in fear.Another maid nodded immediately.
“Miss Hazel was bitten by a rabid rat... These don’t look normal in any way!”
As they spoke, they retreated a great distance back, distancing themselves from the kitchen.
At this moment, a figure quickly appeared on the table. He wore a white shirt and black vest under a dark-colored formal suit. Onhis head was a half top hat, and he had a pair of bright leather boots.
This figure slowly lifted his head while holding down his hat. He surveyed the surroundings, revealing his black hair and browneyes. He had a thin face and cut features. He was none other than Gehrman Sparrow.
Having left the ball ahead of time, Klein returned to Dwayne Dantés’s residence and entered his bedroom. Then, he teleportedover with Winner Enuni.
Of course, the latter had been left outside the manor to allow for any instantaneous switches in positions.
The rats reflected into his eyes as Klein pulled the human-skinned glove on his left hand, casting his gaze towards the flowerbedin the manor.
Almost at the same time, the rats in the kitchen stirred as their movements turned sluggish. However, they quickly returned tonormal.
They had become a Bizarro Sorcerer’s marionettes.
And Klein could control as many as 50 marionettes, a number that would rise once he finished digesting the potion!