Versatile Mage - Chapter 871

Chapter 871: 871

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

At night, the sea breeze and the wind from the river clashed, like a woman sobbing .

The whole place was surrounded by green grazing lands . There were not many lights around, like a real countryside . It was perfectly silent, unlike the bustling city .

Mo Fan’s group of three were invited along by Zhao Pinlin, Rong Sheng, and the others to join them at a campfire around a kilometer away from the hotel .

There was a little wooden shed close to the campfire . The roof was made of steel glass, allowing the people inside to see the beautiful night sky .

The night was quite cloudy . A huge part of the sky was lit up by stars, while the other parts were covered in clouds . The clouds were moving slowly, trying to compete with the stars for territory .

The wind was strong, and the night was chilly, but the bunch of young adults was enjoying themselves in the wooden shed . It had a fridge full of alcohol . The students also brought snacks and cooked food . In the center was a campfire made of cobbles . Everyone could easily add dried branches to the fire . It was the only source of light and warmth within a kilometer, resulting in an uneasy yet thrilling atmosphere .

Many people liked to go camping in the wild and setting up campfires . However, there were also bugs, mosquitoes, cold wind, and the darkness that made them feel uneasy . It was not as romantic as everyone imagined, but the atmosphere was perfectly suited to their needs . It was thrilling, clean, and comfortable enough . The students were easily lost in wild and fanciful thoughts . The light of the fire lit up everyone’s face as they were sharing some exciting and scary stories . The place was soon filled with laughter, driving away the uneasy atmosphere…

The students could not help but agree that Zhao Pinlin’s arrangement was perfect . He had successfully won the affection of a few girls in the group . They never knew he had come from such a wealthy background at school, and he was aware of what girls wanted .

“Come, let’s take turns sharing some scary stories . If more than half of the group think it isn’t scary enough, they must take that path to the top of the hill!” suggested Rong Sheng .

“I’ll go first, you are all going to wet your pants,” Mo Fan soon joined in . He was excited as soon as someone mentioned the term scary stories .

Mo Fan soon finished telling his story . The group of young men and women fell silent . One of the girls even suggested they go back to the hotel in a soft voice .

Mu Ningxue secretly stepped on Mo Fan’s foot . This guy was trying to destroy the atmosphere!

Mo Fan was actually telling them his own experience at Yanming Temple . His encounter with Miyata was quite spooky, yet he purposely added more details to the story . He described Miyata as a ghost with only half her face left . He even described how the monks were tortured in full detail…

The scary stories that most people told were fake, thus the listeners could easily figure out the unreasonable bits . However, Mo Fan was simply telling them his own experience . The details were on point, it felt like they were right inside the story . Even Mu Ningxue felt a shiver as she recalled the incident!

“Humph, how childish!” Lingling was not impressed by Mo Fan’s scary story .

“Well, I guess I’ll go next… it’s not really a ghost story, but some rumors I was told in Wuzhen,” Rong Sheng immediately spoke out to cut the atmosphere .

“Quick, tell us . ”

Everyone desperately needed another story to clear their thoughts of Mo Fan’s spooky tale .

“My brother is a Magician . To be more precise, he is a City Hunter in charge of the safety in Wuzhen… around two months ago, Wuzhen had a strange mist, and some locals went missing . My brother was placed in charge of the incident, so he went to investigate . Guess what happened there?” said Rong Sheng with a serious face .

“What is it?” Everyone knew about Wuzhen . Many of them had visited the place before . As such, they were all attracted by the story as soon as Rong Sheng started telling it .

“A moth woman!” Rong Sheng was quite an expert at telling stories . He purposely lowered his voice to make it sound spookier .

“Moth…moth woman?”

“Yeah, my brother told me that some locals actually saw her in person, and the mist wasn’t really just a normal mist . It consisted of flying moths so densely packed together that it looked like a mist . Rumors said they were actually man-eating moths . Think about it, with moths as dense as a mist, even an elephant will be eaten within seconds, let alone a human…” said Rong Sheng .

“Please…please tell me it isn’t true, I was planning to bring my girlfriend to Wuzhen!” yelled a young man .

“It’s only some rumors . Maybe it’s something the locals came up with, to attract tourists looking for an adventure,” sighed Zhao Pinlin smilingly . His eyes under the golden-framed glasses seemed rather intelligent .

Rong Sheng chuckled . He did not continue the story .

“What he said was real, too,” Mo Fan interrupted .

“Damn, not you again!” the young man jumped to his feet .

Rong Sheng was stunned . He looked at Mo Fan in astonishment .

“Unfortunately, I was there, too . When I was about to leave the town, I saw people like City Hunters entering the town . The mist was real, but the moth woman wasn’t proven to be real yet . They weren’t sure if the missing people were related to the moth woman either, they are just speculations,” said Mo Fan .

Rong Sheng was a bit surprised that Mo Fan actually knew the details . He quickly added, “My brother agreed with the speculations, too!”

“But the case wasn’t settled; they still haven’t caught the moth woman,” Lingling subconsciously added .

As a Hunter Master, Lingling did hear the rumors about the incident, too . It was one of the more bizarre cases recently . Since no one had posted a quest about it, the City Hunters were placed in charge . However, they still had not found out the truth . As a result, more rumors started spreading, and there were quite a few different versions .

“Wait, what did you mean… it was real, too?” A girl’s eyes widened when she suddenly recalled Mo Fan’s words .

“Holy crap, do you mean what you told us was real too?!”

“I want to go back!”

Mo Fan was left speechless .

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Everyone took turns telling their stories . Soon, it was a girl called Guo Wenyi’s turn . She was actually from Chongming Island, so she was basically a local .

“Wenyi, tell us something, otherwise you’ll have to walk to the top of the hill yourself!” urged Rong Sheng .

Guo Wenyi seemed to be quite timid . She hesitated for a while before she finally spoke, “I did encounter something strange here, but I think it was only my imagination . One night, I went to visit my classmate in the neighboring town . My brother said he would come pick me up with his scooter, but he was too drunk . He didn’t even pick up my call, yet I couldn’t stay at my classmate’s house, so I had no choice but to walk back to my town . It was only two kilometers away…it was fine at the start, but I suddenly picked up a foul stench, like the smell of a swamp . ”

Guo Wenyi came to a pause . The others were dying to know what happened next . However, Mo Fan’s gaze sharpened as soon as he heard the description of the scent!

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