CONNECT: Rise Of The Undead King

Chapter 41: Hey Buddy

The lively atmosphere of the strange outskirt street seemed more eerie than the silence they had encountered before getting here, the vibrant energy seemed to hide something far more sinister and dangerous beneath it.

It was unnerving.

Uche was searching through his brain, trying to remember when and how he had been here before, the street felt strangely familiar.

Then it popped into his head, looking to his right, he saw a tiny alley of two buildings, and then he remembered.

'That day.'

He suddenly remembered the day he came here, it was the same day he had saved his boss from a group of three students, who sliced his ear off in the process. He remembered that he wandered the outskirts on that day, in an attempt to get stupid thoughts off his mind, then he stumbled upon this street in the outskirts, unknowingly.

And right in the alley of these two buildings was where he saw a man, singing his song while also criticizing him, but the man was not there right now.

That day, he had been enthralled by the lively atmosphere of the street, how happy the people lived, but right now, it was not the same. Their happiness seemed forced.

"I think something is wrong."

Uche said, stepping in front of Mira to stop her.

But before Mira could say a word, the people suddenly moved in a strange motion towards them, weapons drawn, all the people from the street stalls, everyone walking on the road, people emerging from the buildings. They all moved towards them, with their weapons drawn and in an instant, the two were surrounded.

"I guess he brought us into his gang."

Mira commented.

"No."

Uche shook his head.

"I think they're forced, either being controlled or something else. I've seen these people before, happy and lively, but not this fake one."hrough incredible change since the last month. Not only had his swordsmanship skills improved a lot, but his physical appearance had also gone through a change.

His usual dull and calm face that always shadowed his non human demeanor was completely gone, now from just looking at his face, someone could guess that this was not an ordinary person. His eyes tinted with hatred, his spiky red hair had disappeared, now replaced with long shiny red hair that flowed and danced freely behind him, as he moved.

To top it all up, he wore a sleek black robe, making him look like a grim reaper, born with hundred years of resentment towards humans.

"Ah."

Uche snarled, his enemy's appearance was somehow breathtaking and eerie at the same time.

"I'll kill you today."

He shouted as he charged forward, all his strength directed at his fist which was aimed at Snowflake's chest, but the serial killer simply deflected it with his sword, leaving Uche no choice but to quickly move back after his fist made an impact with the surface of the cursed killer sword.

"I must admit."

Snowflake said, a sinister grin on his face as he prepared to launch another attack.

"You have prepared quite well for my return, but same thing goes for me."

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A couple dozen minutes earlier, before Uche and Mira got into the bustling street, Snowflake and a mysterious figure completely shrouded in shadows stood at the edge of the street, staring darkly at the lost occupants as they talked away.

"Are you sure this is gonna work?"

Snowflake asked, staring eerily at the people on the street.

The shadows that nestled within the face of the mysterious figure stirred.

"They will do exactly what I said, do not panic. I'm more interested in this person you talked about."

The mysterious figure said in a deep, dark, ancient voice.

'Has one of them really showed up... after all this time?'