MM Racing Chapter 363 Aqua is Different
Chapter 363 Aqua is Different
Chapter 363 A Different Aqua
It was almost noon when Huihui finally accepted the fact that Shichen had seen her mark, and the two returned to the inn.
Surprisingly, Aqua and the others had already returned, and they seemed sullen.
"Shichen, you're finally back!"
As soon as she saw the time, Aqua puffed out her cheeks and complained, "I was bullied! Please help me get revenge!"
"Were you bullied?"
Shi Chen gently placed the still limp Hui Hui on the bed before asking You You, "What happened?"
"Why don't you ask me?" Darkness asked.
"Get out of my way."
"Hmm~ This kind of preferential treatment doesn't seem so bad~" Darkness became excited.
"Hehe~"
Youyou looked at her, gave an awkward smile, and then explained, "We weren't bullied; it's just that the caretakers at the source of the hot spring wouldn't let us in."
"Isn't Aqua the high priestess of the Axis religion? She can't even go in?"
"The caregivers are despicable followers of Eris!" Aqua gritted her teeth.
"Is that so? There are actually Eris followers here." Shichen couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmph! What's so great about Eris? Why should we believe her?" Aqua said unhappily.
"Don't you understand yourself?" Shi Chen retorted.
"Understand what?"
"Never mind..." Shi Chen shook his head and continued, "So what did you do after that?"
"I went to soak in the hot spring for a while," Youyou replied shyly.
"Take a hot spring bath?"
"Well, Aqua said she wanted to check out other hot springs, so she went for a soak..."
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"It's alright, soaking in hot springs is good for you. Hot springs can whiten and beautify your skin."
"Unfortunately, Aqua purified it very quickly."
"Haha~ In that case, I'll accompany you to see the source of the hot spring."
"May I go in at this time?"
"I definitely can't, but Darkness can. Have you forgotten who Darkness is? She is Dustinis Ford Laratina."
"What! Don't call me by my name like that!" Darkness said shyly.
"Oh right! I almost forgot that Darkness is a noble. With her around, there's nowhere we can't go!" Aqua suddenly remembered Darkness's true identity.
"Wait... I'm not someone you can just make up stories about."
"What nonsense? We're here to stop the Demon King's army from doing bad things," Aqua said righteously.
"It might not even be true..."
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"Damn it! Even if you don't believe me, don't you believe Shichen?"
"This..." Darkness looked at the time.
"Believe me, this time it's a high-ranking member of the Demon King's army who's up to no good. Use your position to do him a favor."
"A high-ranking officer of the Demon King's army? Really?" Darkness became serious.
"Yeah, I wouldn't joke about something like that."
"I understand, I believe you!"
"Alright, let's split up. You guys go to the Adventurers' Guild and let them know. I'm going back to Axel to ask about something."
"Shichen, what are you going back to Axel for?" Youyou couldn't help but ask.
"I'd like to ask a certain lich about the situation," Shi Chen said with a slight smile.
When Shichen returned, he met up with Aqua and the others on the hill behind the inn, where the source of the hot spring was located.
Megumi and Frilian are not here.
Aqua and the others have already notified the guild. With Darkness's identity as a witness, the Adventurers' Guild has no choice but to believe them.
"Toki, what exactly did you go back to do?" Aqua asked.
"Go find Wiz and ask him about that cadre."
"So what did you find out?"
"I've figured out that guy's true identity. He's quite something; he's a variant of the Deadly Poison Slime."
"What? It's a deadly poison slime!" Youyou exclaimed in shock.
Slimes are known to be weak, but that's only for small slimes. Larger slimes are incredibly strong; physical attacks are almost ineffective, they are highly resistant to magic, and they have huge appetites, eating anything. Once you get entangled with a slime, it's practically hopeless.
Even armor can't stop a slime. It will sneak in through the gaps in the armor, stick to the body, dissolve its prey with digestive juices, or suffocate it by blocking its mouth and nose.
"It's a deadly poison slime? No wonder it can pollute hot springs!" Aqua wasn't afraid at all; in fact, she was furious.
"Time, I don't think I can't defend against slimes," Darkness said.
"It's alright, I'm here. It's just a slime." Shi Chen comforted him, and even rubbed Youyou's head.
"let's go."
"Let's go!" Aqua led the way up the mountain.
This time, he was not stopped by the guarding knight. Darkness showed the necklace that proved his identity, and the knight let him pass.
Aqua wasn't interested in showing off to the knights she was guarding; she was worried about the hot springs and led the way up the mountain.
I don't know how far we've walked. Normally, Aqua would have been exhausted by now, but she kept a serious face and didn't say a word. There's only one road here, so it's impossible for her to go the wrong way.
To transport the hot spring water from its source to the town, the town built six huge water pipes on the mountain. To reach the source, one simply had to follow the pipes.
As they approached their destination, the clock struck midnight. While he was drinking Artoria's blood, he had awakened a new familiar, which could have taken them directly to the mountaintop.
He also gained the ability of a familiar, and can now fly freely.
I'm still not used to flying freely. Why walk when you can fly?
"What is this?!" Aqua stopped at the end of the pipe, her face filled with barely concealed anger.
In front of the water pipe was the source of the hot spring, which was constantly bubbling up, but the water was black.
"Has it been poisoned?" Youyou couldn't help but ask when she saw the state of the hot spring.
"They really were poisoned! How despicable!"
Aqua spoke angrily, reaching her hand directly into the dark spring.
Ouch! It's so hot! Whoaah! It's burning hot!
Despite saying that, Aqua still didn't pull her hand away.
"You idiot, what are you doing?" Shi Chen immediately came to her side and pulled her hand away.
Her once fair and clean arms were now bright red.
"Heal."
Shi Chen felt sorry for her and helped her with the treatment.
"But...but..." Aqua's voice trembled with tears as she still wanted to reach into the dark, murky spring to purify it.
"Idiot, I'm here too. Don't you know you can ask me for help?"
"Time... Waaah~"
"Don't worry, I'm here." Shi Chen rubbed her head.
"I understand." Aqua nodded, looking aggrieved.
"Freeze".
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Shi Chen cast a rudimentary freezing spell to cool the spring. His magic was immense, and the hot spring quickly cooled down considerably.
"Oh~ Thank you, Shichen."
"Idiot, why are you thanking me?"
Hehe~
Aqua smiled foolishly, then put her hand into the dark and murky hot spring. Visibly, the hot spring gradually became transparent.
"That's fine, but the source of this hot spring may not be usable for the time being."
After purifying the hot spring, Aqua was not happy; instead, she looked dejected and very sad.
When Aqua gets responsible, she's quite serious; after all, she truly is a goddess.
Aqua then went to the source of other water pipes to purify the hot springs.
With her abilities, purification is easy, but as she said, these sources will have to wait quite a long time before they can be used again.
Five of the six water pipes were quickly purified, and the last one was at the top of the mountain. When Shichen followed Aqua to the top of the mountain, he noticed a figure.
Upon closer inspection, Shi Chen recognized him immediately; he was the same man he had seen in the mixed-gender bathhouse yesterday.
"Wait a minute," Toki called out to Aqua.
"What's wrong?" Aqua asked, puzzled.
"Look there."
"What?"
"Huh? There seems to be someone over there." Youyou noticed it too.
"I saw it too. What's he doing over there? Isn't that the source of the hot spring?" Darkness asked, puzzled.
"That guy must be poisoning the hot spring source! He's definitely the culprit!" Without another word, Aqua stormed over.
They quickly followed.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Aqua approached the man and questioned him directly.
"What do you mean? I don't understand." The man looked puzzled, but he did notice the time.
He also recognized the time.
"Hmph! Stop playing dumb! You're acting so suspiciously; you must be the one poisoning the hot springs here, aren't you?"
"That's ridiculous. How could I possibly poison someone? I'm just here to investigate."
"Investigation?" Aqua looked at the clock.
Shi Chen patted her on the shoulder and stepped forward: "Hans, you don't need to hide anymore. I've already recognized you. You're a cadre of the Demon King's army, a variant of the Deadly Poison Slime."
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