Chapter 82

After a while, the students who had fled returned one after another.

However, it wasn't just students who returned; there was also a somewhat dilapidated-looking pickup truck. Mounted on the back of the pickup was a homemade harpoon cannon, which looked quite powerful.

It turned out that some students had encountered a farmer and, after telling him about the monster, the farmer had volunteered to come over.

At this moment, looking at the puddle of mud-like flesh and blood before them, the farmer and his eldest son were both teary-eyed, coming up to Louis to express their gratitude.

It turned out that the farmer's youngest son had been snatched by the monster, which had been disguised as a scarecrow, while playing in the fields. For the past two days, the farmer had been searching for this monster to take revenge.

They hadn't expected that this monster had already been dealt with by Louis. Although it was a pity not to have killed the monster with his own hands, the farmer still expressed his gratitude.

He even wanted to invite Louis to the farm for a visit so he could thank him properly.

However, Louis declined; he still had to go back to find David and the others.

"You want to head back? Take my truck; that way you can save some energy." The farmer slapped the pickup truck generously.

Louis did not refuse. His Divine Horse Movement Art was only at the introductory stage; the more physical strength he consumed, the longer and more intense the soreness would be, so he would save energy where he could.

And so, Louis sat in the truck and headed in the opposite direction of the road.

As for the students left behind in confusion, the farmer had already called the police before coming, so naturally, the police would arrive to settle them.

Very soon.

The pickup carried Louis to another farm further back.

Here, the local farmer and David's group were waiting in full battle array, all holding firearms, looking very serious.

After making a gesture and whistling a few notes that only farmers understood, the two sides met safely.

Patting the shoulder of the unharmed Louis, David breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're okay."

Louis smiled at Emma and Lunca, who were also holding guns behind him.

Afterward, Louis and the others decided to stay at this farm for the night and continue their journey tomorrow.

Soon, the farmer brought food to the table. As the group ate, they chatted, and David asked Louis about what had just happened ahead.

After a moment of contemplation, Louis gave a general account of the battle that had just taken place.

He felt that hiding it from David and the others was useless; after all, they were a family living together, and besides, David had probably guessed something, like the previous Mary Shaw...

Sure enough, upon hearing about the monster Louis described, David merely frowned, then immediately considered another problem.

"Your actions were seen by those students. Are you sure they won't tell the police? You know, your identity being entangled with the government is not a good thing."

Louis smiled. "They will definitely tell."

How could that group of students help him keep a secret? Of course, he hadn't asked them to keep it secret either.

"But not to mention whether the police will believe them, even if they do, where would they go to find me? They don't even know my name. The only breakthrough point is that girl, but she is already in an employment relationship with me."

Moreover, because of her own abilities as a medium, she would inevitably not admit it either. In the end, it would just fizzle out.

Of course, despite all these reasons, what Louis really relied on was his family; covering up such things was actually quite easy.

After all, there weren't that many surveillance cameras here.

David nodded upon hearing this, which put his mind at ease. As a small-time capitalist from the lower classes, he had dealt with the government many times and knew the nature of these politicians best—none of them were any good.

If Louis were really to get entangled with them, it would be troublesome.

"That's good. Sigh, this trip is really not going smoothly. It seems that after we go back this time, it's better not to come out for a while." David looked depressed. He was now truly wondering if he had become tainted with the bad luck Louis had once mentioned, but he hadn't encountered any funerals these days, had he?

Hearing this, Louis felt a bit inexplicably guilty.

Because he always felt that David's bad luck might have something to do with him... like the side effects of that Transferring Misfortune Art...

Well, he wasn't actually sure, so he would just assume it wasn't.

At this moment, Jenny pulled David over to drink with the farmer.

Meanwhile, Emma pulled Lunca over and began to ask him about what had just happened.

When she heard that he had used flames to burn the monster's entire body...

"Whoa~ that's so cool."

"Louis, can you teach me?"

Emma grabbed Louis's arm and actually started acting coquettish, the delicate smile on her face looking absolutely perfect.

Especially since she had been dressed in a dark, cool style for the past two years; now that she suddenly put on this demeanor, it had to be said that she might have studied online and knew what "contrast beauty" was.

However...

Louis just watched coldly, completely unmoved, and even took a sip of his drink.

Lunca, beside them, also glanced at this scene, seemingly watching her make a fool of herself.

Seeing this, Emma felt a bit dejected, her face fell, and she walked away to drink her beverage in frustration.

Lunca took the opportunity to sit down beside Louis. "Emma, that girl, her acting is getting more and more realistic. I bet she's still acting with that depressed look right now. What do you think?"

Louis glanced at her. "You are too."

"Of course, but at least there isn't much acting involved," Lunca said with a smile.

Seeing that Louis couldn't be bothered to respond, she changed the subject.

"By the way, that Carrie at school, she's really too weak and too stupid. She doesn't know anything about the things that other girls her age play with, watch, or the celebrities they follow. She's always alone at school. If I hadn't warned that bitch Chris, she probably would have been broken long ago."

"Oh, just look after her a bit. After all, she's a neighbor. If she can't change herself, there's no need to worry too much."

"..."

On this side, Louis and Lunca were chatting.

On the other side, David and the farmer were also talking.

"Oh~ so you're traveling to Texas. Well, I have a recommended spot, located in the east, bordering Louisiana, not too far from here. It was just built in the last two years. I heard it's a very magnificent manor, a vacation resort strongly promoted by the local government. It's called, it's called... Hobbs Manor."

"Yes, that's the name. But try not to run into the forest. The forest is quite large, and every year people go there for tourism and end up missing. It's really reckless. Young people nowadays are just not steady, always loving to play..."

This farmer was clearly a bit of a chatterbox, but David was still chatting with him with ease.

Beside them, Jenny and the farmer's wife were chatting about household matters.

This was the situation with Texas farmers: generous, friendly, hot-tempered, and talkative, not at all as described in the movies.

It wasn't until the next day.

David and his group, having bought some local specialties, sat in the car and set off forward again.

The next place they were going to was...

(End of chapter)