Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 145 - 9 Abandoned City_1

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"Be careful." Dora was too late to help, she could only shout in surprise.

The lead wolf’s paw was getting closer and closer to Vivian’s shoulder, but whether it was Lina, Pannis, or Vivian, none of them seemed to react as the wolf gradually neared Vivian.

As the gigantic paw landed on her shoulder, the wolf advancing suddenly halted, its fluffy face betraying a human-like expression of confusion. It was unable to move further. The massive paw, normally covered in pitch-black fur, quickly frosted over as the wolf paused. Frost swiftly spread up its two paws, crackling as it thickened to cover the entire wolf’s body in less than three seconds, transforming the lead wolf into a wolf-shaped ice sculpture.

Under the force of gravity and inertia, the airborne wolf began to topple sideways. Vivian slightly leaned forward to dodge the two freezing paws nearly touching her. Having lost its target, the frozen statue kept advancing due to momentum until it collided with the side of the open cart. It was pushed back by the rebounding force and fell onto the ground. The impact was not powerful, but a sound of shattering crystal rang out from inside the sculpture, and numerous tiny cracks appeared on the surface. Eventually, it cracked into over a dozen pieces with a loud snap. The break lines showed no traces of blood, only the thoroughly frozen muscles and blood vessels.

"Wow." Lina exclaimed in surprise, "Vivian, you’re quicker than I thought."

"Hehe, of course." Vivian responded with a self-satisfied smile, "You’re in the presence of the greatest Mage prodigy in centuries. There’s nothing to be surprised about."

"You... became an Upper Gold Rank mage didn’t you?" Pannis scrutinized Vivian and stroked his chin, "When did you advance? I didn’t notice."

"Last night." Vivian answered arrogantly, her pigtails swaying like windmill toys, "I kept it a secret on purpose to surprise you guys today. Hehe, Big Sis, Lina, this time I beat you to the punch."

"You really have some nerve." Catherine, however, wasn’t pleased. In fact, she looked rather annoyed, "Just got advanced, your power isn’t fully under your control, yet you dared to confront the enemy in such a dangerous way. What do you think battles are? Games? Luckily, it was only a Silver Rank magical beast. What if it had been a Gold Rank? Did you think you could have frozen it so easily? Have you ever considered what could have happened if you hadn’t been able to? Do you find getting hurt fun?"

"Uh." Vivian pouted and lowered her head, "I’m sorry, Big Sis."

"Don’t be complacent again." Catherine said, still furious, "Don’t forget our profession as adventurers, a job that deals with danger at all times. If you keep treating dangers like a joke, don’t bother joining us on adventures."

"Yes, Big Sis." Although Catherine went on another tirade, Lina and Vivian, unusually, didn’t change the subject. Vivian spoke softly, "I realized my mistake."

"As long as you understand." Catherine’s face finally softened into a smile, "After we finish this mission and get back home, we’ll celebrate. We’ll celebrate our Vivian becoming stronger."

"Hehe." Vivian sneaked a glance at Catherine to confirm that she was really not angry anymore before she laughed happily again.

"Your team leader is quite strict." Dora resumed her seat and tidied up her weapon, jesting, "She’s really authoritative."

"sigh, that’s about right." Catherine sighed, "By the way, why are there magical beasts here? Shouldn’t this part of the border just have normal beasts?"

"Around this time every year, the area around the forest becomes a battleground." Dora shook her head, "Magical beasts of Gold Rank or lower might appear anywhere, so we need to be cautious."

"How far are we from the first ruin?" Pannis suddenly asked from the back of the cart, "What about the distance from the abandoned city?"

"Given our speed, it will be about an hour before we reach the ruined village." Dora looked at the sky, "As for the abandoned city, the forest is shaped like a W, and the city is at the lower ends of the two points on the W. We could bypass the city if we go straight through the forest. However, since we suspect that the thief group is in the ruins of the city, we should probably check it out. We’ll be able to reach there by about 3 p.m. Why? Is there something wrong?"

"There’s something bothering me that I feel the need to confirm." Pannis used his fingers to gesture over the map and fell into silence after a moment.

"Being so mysterious, what’s going on?" Lina jabbed Pannis on the side, "What did you find?"

"Nothing much." Pannis shook his head, "It’s not something important. I’m still unsure, I’ll tell you all once I am."

"So mysterious." Lina rolled her eyes at Pannis, "There has to be something."