Chapter 154.Weird Happenings
The shadow cast by the trees repeatedly fell on the carriage rolling through the thick forest. The sound of birds preparing for the night could be heard. There was a fresh scent of nature in the air.
Though Jake was frowning, thinking about the strange dream. He had seen different faces of souls. Some had expressions of ecstasy, some were crying, some depressed, some angry… They were random people he had seen after coming to this world.
'Is it my bloodline? If I remember correctly, it said something about being able to consume souls at higher levels…' Jake thought.
"How was your nap, master?" Erin asked, coming to sit beside him.
"Not that good."
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Though apologising wasn't his nature. He held Perry's chin and looked into her eyes.
"You'll correct this by giving me a better nap the next time."
"Y-Yes, master." She didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.
"Wow, I didn't know trees could be this big!" 06 pressed her palms on the carriage's window and looked outside.
"Eh, what is that?" She suddenly squinted and kept staring at a particular tree.
"What?" Ruxa asked, leaning behind 06.
"It disappeared! I think I saw a person…"
Hearing this, Jake checked the surroundings through Magipathy but there was nothing.
"There is no one in these woods," he concluded.
However, 06 wasn't convinced. She kept looking back until that tree could not be seen.
"I have heard that Moonlight Forest has various illusions to lure anyone deep into the forest. Could it be that?" Perry fell into a thought.
She lifted her head and asked 06, "What was that person like?"
"She was a woman, kind of tall and had long green hair." 06 moved her hands about, describing the stranger's appearance. "Oh and her tits were big, as big as yours."
Erin immediately caught her master's arm and Ruxa looked wary. Jake sighed at their reactions. Though he couldn't blame them for it.
'I might just fuck any random woman appearing in this forest… No, I really will. Well, aren't I a manwhore?' Jake chuckled.
He opened his inventory and took out some snacks. Jake didn't need them, but the women did. Except for Erin who needed blood.
"Bite," he said, giving her a finger.
Erin smiled cheerfully and quickly held his large palm with both hands. She opened her mouth and first sucked on his forefinger.
Then she sank a fang in the tip and closed her eyes, sucking blood.
"You really are a vampire…" 06 warily said.
A wave of intoxicating pleasure hit Jake as Erin sucked his demonic blood, but it failed to make him sleepy.
Perry and Ruxa looked at this scene while opening their boxes, jealous about the treatment Erin got.
06, on the other hand, had already begun eating. She was fascinated about how Jake had brought food out of thin air. Though now was not the time to ask questions, but eat.
However, her eyes again caught something in the forest. This time, she saw it clearly.
"A monster!"
Her voice startled the centaurs and they slowed their pace. Erin stopped sucking the forefinger of her master, who was looking in the direction 06 was pointing.
"That is a… troll? Why are its legs like that?"
"There are more, master." Ruxa looked through the windows on both sides.
Indeed, more trolls were surrounding their carriage. At a first glance, they looked like forest trolls. It was difficult to identify the creatures when the moonlight was shadowed by various tree crowns.
But as they came closer, Jake and the women could see that only the lower half of their bodies was made of plant roots and branches. The upper half was just like that of regular trolls.
There was no sound as the monsters came near. As they were just at the first or second circle, Jake felt no need to act himself.
"We shall take care of them, master."
"Yes, we shall."
Bella and Ella retrieved their bows tied to a side of their barrels. They then pulled an arrow each from the other side.
As archers, they kept their weapons always ready. With the arrows nocked, they began firing at the incoming trolls.
However, something weird happened at this moment. The arrows passed through the monsters' bodies.
"This…"
"What is happening?"
The centaurs shot more and the same happened. Their arrows could not damage these trolls at all. The monsters appeared invincible.
Jake, who had been paying attention, immediately stood up. He looked around again and closed his eyes.
As he reopened them, a heavy pressure hit the women inside the carriage as well as the centaurs outside.
The door of the carriage opened. Jake went outside and told the four of them to follow.
"This place…" They came out, looking around in confusion.
"Indeed, it is different. There are no trolls here," Jake said. He was amazed how such an illusion managed to even trick his senses.
Bella and Ella heaved long sighs. Though they felt uneasy seeing their arrows pinned in the nearby trees.
"So it was fake?" 06 came forward. "I thought we would fucking die for real."
Ruxa laughed. It appeared this slave couldn't tell the master's rank.
'Now, what is the source of this illusion…?' Jake looked above. The moon was shining brightly.
The rumors about this forest were true indeed. He had felt something was off after entering here.
"Get inside," Jake looked around for a couple minutes and then ordered.
Once everyone was inside, the centaurs pulled the carriage again. The map had a straight line for the road. It would take about a week and half to cross this forest.
"Master, should we tell them to rest?" Perry asked after some time passed. She was talking about Bella and Ella.
They had been pulling the carriage for 8 hours. Although they could last longer, there was no need to tire them out.
Jake snapped his finger and lit the lamps inside. The interior of their carriage was like a small room.
"We'll take a break after a while," he said, leaning on his seat. However, just as he looked outside through the window, Jake's expression immediately changed.
"Stop!" he ordered.
"What happened?"
"Are there monsters again?"
The women looked tense as the speeding carriage came to a halt.
"No, this is…" 06 quickly went to open the door and showed the peaceful forest outside, bathing in moonlight.
"Isn't it the same place from before? We're in a fucking loop!"