A Journey Against the World
Chapter 186

Menma closed her eyes, meditating in the lake, sitting in a lotus position. Letting his body sink deeper into the deep well may be inconceivable.

What exactly did Menma do? Meddling in a cursed lake? Menma must have gone mad, so they thought after seeing the girl's recklessness, dipping herself in the well of death.

A reason? Of course Menma's reasons are very important. You think why would he be willing to do this dangerous thing if not for himself. Menma knew, this action was reckless and crazy. All this time there has been a man plunging himself into the lake of Satan, a lake that is indeed cursed for humans. Even hearing his name they have shuddered in horror, especially if they do things like Menma, their lives could be uprooted at that time due to his fear.

Let alone humans, the 8 other races only think a thousand times if they want to do it, including the Devils who own the lake.

Bluk!

Continue, continue, and continue to let his body sink to the bottom of the darkest. The further down the fall, the more interference Menma got, either from the whisper in her ear.

'Strength? You came to the right place.'

'You are a brave human being. I like humans like you. Be a part of us.'

'This place is so great, if you let us take your soul, you will become the greatest human being.'

'Open up, let us take you.'

The temperature of the water was also getting hotter, getting hotter as if to burn his skin alive. Menma frowned hard, he could not deny the heat of this well water began to burn his skin. Some of it even started to blister.

Kyawk!

The kwaaang!

Nikikikik!

Srash!

And do not forget one thing about the Devil's lake, its name is certainly not much different from the horror that is in this lake. Like entering into a haunted house vehicle, Menma defined. It's just more creepy and scary, it feels like fear is real. Although Menma did not see the surroundings.

'I've been inside a spooky place, but there's nothing more sinister than the Devil's well.' Menma felt her heart and mind start to be disturbed, by strange things. Inexplicable in detail, the point is something nudged courage, made him afraid and wanted to get out immediately.

'What's up? You're afraid, then come with us.'

'We'll give you the light.'

'You will feel calm if you come with us. There will be no more burden to bear.'

'Load?' Menma is getting cringing. 'They know my thoughts.' It seems like that, because the voices continue to whisper softly, inviting him to release all the burdens Menma has.

'Shua Xie's.'

'Shua Xie's.'

'Shua Xie's.' The voice was getting clearer, sounding heavy and hoarse, a tone that was no longer foreign to Menma.

Menma opened her eyes at once, and it seemed that a middle-aged man was standing in front of her, smiling warmly like a bright light shining down on the man. Menma was stunned by surprise.

"Bad boy! You're making Dad worried. You left without saying goodbye, don't you love your father anymore?" The middle-aged man said softly, in the water his mouth spoke casually, not a single bit of water entered his mouth. Men dressed in black suits like the clothes of modern world officials, staring at Menma sadly.

'A-Dad?' Menma immediately stood up, but had no intention of approaching the man she knew as her father. His father in his first life, Xiao Ru.

'Why can you be here?'

"Bad boy, you've made a lot of mess in the academy. Then you just left without saying goodbye, don't you know how devastated I was when I heard you died."

'No, you're wrong to think Dad. Me, me.'

Riva, bluuk ....

Menma was about to speak, but just as she opened her mouth, the well water had already entered her mouth. The esophagus felt choked, sick, as if the entrance was not water, but something round and thorny.

'Ah 'Akh! I drank this well, damn it!'

"Shua Xie, what's wrong? Did someone hurt you?" Xiao Ru approached, pulling Menma into his arms. The worried look on his face was definitely not a fake, real as usual the face was sad.

'Dad?' Menma fell silent in her arms, letting her body be hugged because she herself also missed this hug. Menma had not felt this warm embrace for a long time. In such a cold world, from whom could he get such a missed hug?

"Shua Xie, you don't go anymore. Father will not be able to lose you again for the second time, it is enough for your mother, not you again," said Xiao Ru weakly, dropping her chin on top of Menma's head.

Checkmate!

'Wait first! He's not Dad!' Menma immediately distanced herself, staring at Xiao Ru sharply as if she was staring at the greatest enemy. While Xiao Ru was taken aback by Menma's attitude, who moved away from her embrace.

"What's up, Shua Xie?" Xiao Ru grew increasingly pias, Menma's current attitude and gaze was really sharp, implying hostility.

Slowly, Menma opened her mouth. "Huh, almost, you're a King Lan's expert?" Then a cynical smile flurried with the face change cooled down. "Using my father to trick you, you're really looking for trouble. Your mistake when you call my mother." Since the original Xiao Ru would not dare to mention about the woman in front of Menma, Xiao Ru had already sworn an oath.

Xiao Ru was stunned, her face grew sad and slowly approached Menma. "W-what are you saying, Shua Xie? It's Dad."

Menma held back a furious face, her right hand was already moving, taking out her weapon, the Sky Splitting sword. "You deserve to die, it's a good thing your brother wants it too."

One other fact you should know about Menma, she doesn't like someone using her father, whether it's for disguises, or all sorts of things. Menma hates her family being bullied! His father probably won't be a problem with this, but Menma, of course, won't stay silent. In the past, when he saw his father was exhausted from his job as Mayor, he did not rest for 3 days without eating. Menma was angry, then he put up a large billboard in the middle of the city with the inscription 'The people do not know themselves, just know asking and demanding. Do you think the Mayor is God? Can grant your wish in quick time!'

Hah, that's why Menma is labeled as a bad boy, in addition to the mafia leader who likes to fight with other mafia gangs. Menma also liked to riot in her own hometown, but of course the riots were aimed both for Menma, and bad for her father's people.

"Shua Xie's? You, why? Is this Dad, Menma? You naughty Shua Xie, you left Dad. Don't you love me, Menma?" Xiao Ru was getting closer, while raving indistinctly calling out to Menma. But the longer Xiao Ru's disguise faded, from her alternating, shrill, heavy, flat, sad tone, and so on. So even with his face, like a broken cassette, whether anyone's face is plugged in 2 seconds there.

The spring!

The bomb!

"Kikikiki, he succeeded! He succeeded!"

"Beautiful, elegant and aesthetic."

And it turned out that the disguises were not King Lan, but a black human, red eyes, long fangs like vampires. Its upper body was indeed human, but from the waist down, a mermaid tail? Octopus feet? And snakes. Their men are larger than their own bodies.

One of the octopus' legs swam, grabbing Menma's body quickly. Menma was silent, letting her body be pulled to the bottom of the Devil's well so quickly. It wasn't that Menma couldn't fight back, she was waiting for the right time.

"Delicious stalls! Delicious cuisine! Foolish man plunges himself into the lake of Satan!"

***

"Male! Menma! Reply to my call if you hear it!" Azura, since earlier did not stop shouting, called out to Menma repeatedly. Hoping if the figure he called out came out immediately.

But the hope was nil, Azura felt was yelling at the pool of wells that continue to explode the boiling.

"Free, he must be dead. Devil's soot is cursed for man." Lou Zhou chimed in on Azura. Folding his hands on his chest while smiling sinisterly. "I think she's a smart girl, apparently more stupid than a crazy person. Miris, you're following the wrong leader."

"Silence you bastard!" reply Azura loudly, angry. His face hardened in annoyance, not accepting the humiliation that came out of Lou Zhou's mouth for Menma.

"Did? Who do you think you are?" Lou Zhou snorted. Oh, come on, it was his obedience because there was Menma. Now that Menma was gone, what else did Lou Zhou maintain his charade. After all Azura was not as strong as herself, obviously Lou Zhou could fight Azura. Eliminating the young man who had continued to ignite his anger since earlier was not difficult for him.

"Without her, you're just a piece of trash in my eyes." Lou Zhou continued his insults. "Again, my lord has come. There's no need for any more lies between us." Lou Zhou raised his head, staring at the blood-red sky. Up there, a man flew up gracefully, the impression of the leader aura that the man released could be clearly felt.

"King Lan ...." Azura shone a cold glance, seeing the figure up there was King Lan. Great enemy.

"Your Majesty!" Lou Zhou exclaimed loudly, voicing his sense of delight at seeing the leader. He will be helped from this black snare.

King Lan flew down and down, until finally his feet stepped on the ground. "Lou Zhou's? What are you-"

"Ah, but Azuta?" With the appearance of Lou Zhou in the Devil's lake alone was enough to shock King Lan, let alone exist with Azura?

"Azura, Prince to the Two kingdoms of the Lyions. Our haughty prince stomped on the territory of the Devil? What's the matter with this?" King Lan smiled sinisterly, as if she was cornering Azura from her words at that time.

Azura once swore at the lion race never again to come to the territory of the Devil, but look at it now, Azura reneged on her vow. If his people knew, what would happen to Azura later?

So why was Azura so surprised when he came to the Devil's lake because of his vow, he did not expect Menma would take him to this place, a place that was very forbidden for him.

"King Lan's. The great villain, naive as you wish to rule the whole world." Azura replied with a sharp speech as well as a slanted smile.

"Don't just speak, Azura. Do you realize where you are now?"

"I'm sure I'm aware."

"Good, so take good care of your attitude."

"If I don't want to?"

"Wouldn't you?" King Lan's eyebrows go up next door. And I don't know what happened, all of a sudden

The bomb!!

Dust billowed high into the sky, the tremors of an earthquake rumbled violently. Lou Zhou flinched, almost falling into the Devil's well if he did not immediately save himself.

"Ah, lucky." Lou Zhou was grateful, successfully avoiding death.

While on the other hand, Azura and King Lan had already attacked each other, clashing physical strength and their respective moves. It jolted the air around them so violently that it let out a wave of wind.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The double!

"Heh, still as usual. Your body is solid like the pillars of a building." On the sidelines of their fight, King Lan still had time to praise Azura's rapidly increasing physical strength.

Azura turned a proud smile. "Because I have a great leader." In short so did Azura reply. You guys must know who he's talking about, right?

Bam! The double!

"Oh, Brother?"

"You think my brother is that good?" Azura snorted cynically. "She's woman. Different from my woman."

The bomb! Dar!

Lou Zhou was fixated from where he stood, watching the fight between Azura and King Lan which could be said to be balanced made him aware. His pride had dropped his own pride.

"I feel like a cloud man here," Lou Zhou said involuntarily. The fighting wind Azura and King Lan slapped him in the face. "Since when has the young man gotten stronger? Wasn't he in the underworld just useless trash?"

**connected

A/N: The change is always there 😏

Btw, you guys have stopped by my story called Substitute Soul.

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