Chapter 83

In the car.

David looked at the map in his hand, feeling somewhat hesitant.

Originally, he had intended to make Houston, Texas, his destination, but now he didn't really want to travel that far.

Especially when he thought about how Houston was already close to Mexico, he dismissed the idea even more.

His gaze scanned the map continuously, wanting to find a suitable place, and just as David was making his decision.

Above the head of Louis, who was reading the Left Path General Treatise, a wisp of gray-black aura flashed and vanished on an invisible plane. The aura seemed to connect to the direction of Orlando, reaching a gambler who had been subjected to the Transferring Misfortune Art.

At the same time, the much fainter aura also linked to the person closest to Louis, the one with the best relationship with him.

A moment later.

"Decided, let's go here." David made his decision, pointing to a city on the map bordering Louisiana to the east. This place was said to have waterfalls, an Indian artifact exhibition hall, a nature reserve, and so on, and it happened to be quite close to the vacation manor the farmer had mentioned. Killing two birds with one stone, indeed.

Hearing that he had made a decision, Jenny beside him urged him to drive quickly; there was no shelter on the highway, and it was really a bit hot, though it might be better once they got moving and had some wind.

Soon, the vehicle started up again.

And in the back seat, Louis was flipping through the General Treatise in his soul.

Having defeated and even controlled the Hills Have Eyes cannibal, the General Treatise also provided a legacy, but just like dealing with Mary Shaw, it only gave one legacy.

That made sense; after all, this guy's strength wasn't considered too powerful, and was even slightly inferior to Louis's. Getting one legacy was already not bad.

And even if it didn't give a legacy, Louis wouldn't be at a loss. For him, this cannibal himself was the biggest reward.

Flipping through the General Treatise, the new legacy appeared.

Illusory Light Art.

Originating from the Chapter on Strange Arts, it requires a place with water to be performed. It can use the reflection of light on the water surface to create an illusory realm, commonly used for manifesting human figures, heavenly palaces, etc., to perform live shows. The principle is said to be related to mirages.

This art originates from the Color Sect Illusion Arts (trickery).

Louis was thoughtful. Scene-based illusion arts were a bit of a chicken rib, but if used well, they might have miraculous effects.

For example, if used against that dullard Jason, it was estimated that as soon as his mother appeared, he would be hard-controlled. This guy's brain couldn't compare to last night's cannibal.

Thinking back to last night, when he encountered the cannibal, did it really have nothing to do with him?

Louis felt strange in his heart.

After all, up to now, he really hadn't encountered any danger in the true sense.

Although this trip had encountered monsters twice in a row, the gains were substantial. Mary Shaw of Dead Silence was a matter of hatred; after killing her, she gave a perfect doll-making notebook and a Divine Horse Movement Art. The Hills Have Eyes cannibal was a reward in itself, plus an Illusory Light Art.

He actually felt like he was harvesting.

Did he even feel like he was out here to harvest crops?

In this situation, he had to be suspicious of the Transferring Misfortune Art...

Forget it, he couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't be sure.

Shaking his head, he collected his thoughts.

He began to focus on cultivating Qi Gong, while using his internal Qi to heal the muscles in his legs.

Last night's Movement Art had indeed caused damage to his muscles. Although he couldn't move due to the protection of internal Qi, he basically couldn't run or jump for a short time, only walk, otherwise there would be a needle-like pain.

This was the result of the technique not being cultivated to the proper level.

The car sped along the highway.

Soon, they passed a small town. At this time, something seemed to have happened in the town. The police were guarding a red truck that had been cordoned off, and they looked very nervous.

However, Louis and the others didn't care. In fact, when David saw this scene, he even accelerated a bit. He didn't want to get involved in any trouble for no reason now.

This would make him feel like he was truly a jinx!

Soon, they drove away from here and quickly flashed past an abandoned church that was also cordoned off by the police.

After they left, nothing happened in the basement of the church where more than three hundred corpses were dug up, but some accidents occurred with the red truck that the police had been guarding.

This truck, which the cannibal had been driving to transport food, seemed to have undergone many modifications, and the mechanisms inside were incredibly numerous. Caught off guard, it directly stabbed two police officers to death.

In the end, there was no other way, and the local sheriff could only use grenades and other means to violently destroy it.

Speeding all the way.

Emma and Lunca reached their hands out of the window, feeling the resistance of the strong wind scraping against their palms.

Looking at the endless, empty wilderness, Louis couldn't help but feel a sense of vast loneliness and freedom. He suddenly understood the thoughts of those who liked to travel in his previous life.

This feeling was indeed quite comfortable. If possible, with money and leisure, traveling every day to see new scenery and characteristics, even having some romantic encounters, and seeing what various types of beauty looked like—this kind of life was quite wonderful.

Unfortunately, the place was wrong, so forget it.

Very soon.

The group arrived at a small town. David went to get gas, while Louis and Emma went to the convenience store next door to buy things.

As soon as they walked in, they saw a white woman holding a puppy, asking the clerk, "Whoa, did you guys change into new uniforms?"

"Yes, but dogs are not allowed in here."

"Xie Te, this is my baby."

The white woman spat out a sentence and ran to the shelves to pick things out. A man who had just finished picking things and came to pay raised his eyebrows. "Oh, bitches and dogs are a match made in heaven."

The clerk rolled her eyes. "Even if you say that, you still have to pay. But your tattoo is nice, it's just hard to wash off for a lifetime."

The man squinted at her. "Yeah, just like you, selling groceries for a lifetime."

"Oh shit!"

After the retort, both of them laughed out loud.

Louis and Emma, who had just walked in, looked at each other and left immediately after buying their things.

Louis always felt that if he continued to stay, his brain circuits would be assimilated, and besides, was this really not Florida?

After eating some lunch in the town and strolling around, they learned that an activity initiated by the mayor was being held here today.

A contest to see who could hold back laughter the most.

Everyone had to try to make the other person laugh, and whoever didn't laugh even once all day would receive a reward of ten thousand dollars.

That was why Louis and Emma had seen the clerk and the customer talking like that just now.

In fact, there were many such strange activities, and they were spread all over the United States. It was just that Louis had been cooped up at home before, so naturally, he didn't know, and Emma was about the same.

Now that they were out, they finally understood these things.

David, having finished refueling, took Louis and the others to participate as well. Unfortunately, their sense of humor wasn't very good, and in the end, they couldn't hold it in and declared failure.

Soon, in the afternoon, the family set off again.

Along the way, they would pass through several small towns or small cities, witnessing more interesting things.

This was probably the fun part of traveling.

However, the distance to the destination was actually not too far now.

(End of chapter)