Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

They continued onwards through the forest for minutes on end. It was as if they were walking aimlessly through the trees without a goal in sight.

They were getting further and further away from the castle, which was good because it meant that they were far away from the monstrous creature that resided in it, but it felt as if they were just lost in the woods.

This annoyed Ninth greatly. She wanted to get rid of the Canzer in the formation from the moment she arrived, yet it felt as if they were stuck with her for the rest of the mission.

"Carmine! Are you sure we're going the right way?"

According to Carmine, they had to find this one specific cottage hidden somewhere in the forest. He didn't say why they had to find it, but he said that it was of the utmost importance that they find the cottage before the creature in the cottage finds them.

"Forgive me, but this situation has only ever been recorded once in the entirety of the entire world. No one has ever encountered this situation since after the treaty."

That was a very long time. This type of situation, this type of Canzer, this type of Remedium, had only ever appeared when the Gods first descended into the world!

"I'm following outdated instructions, but we have no other source to help us, so we make do with what we got."

Carmine and his team were working in overdrive scanning through the old scrolls and books in the archive, trying to find a clue to where the cottage was, but it was to no avail.

They just had to take it by chance.

Meanwhile, Atlan was busy talking with the Canzer to try and find more information about her. He specifically wanted to know why she was the weakness of the creature in the castle.

'I…I'm just a peasant. I don't know anything about the royals, sir…"

According to her, she knew nothing about the castle and the creature residing in it. But of course, Atlan didn't believe that it a single bit.

She didn't look like she was the type to lie, but that didn't mean that she was unrelated to the castle. It was more than possible that she was entwined with the castle and the creature more than what she thought.

"Tell me about your upbringing."

'Sir?...I…I sometimes go out and find berries ... more than that, I just help my mothers with housework…'

It sounded as if this Canzer had a very boring and uneventful life. And unless he knew more about her circumstances, then he wouldn't know if she was telling the truth or not.

He decided to be silent for a while and let her keep her secrets for now. It wasn't good to try and pry it off her forcefully. It would only damage the trust that he built up with her.

But fortunately, it seemed that the Canzer was more than ready to tell more about her story.

She looked up at Atlan. She felt as if he was trustworthy enough for her to rely on.

'Human. Please help me!'

Atlan was a bit surprised. He tilted his head to exhibit his confusion.

"What is it?"
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'I…I was out to gather berries one day…and then…and then…when I got back, they were gone! They were gone! My mothers!'

Atlan was extremely curious about her story, but he couldn't simply act as if he understood her words. From other people's perspective, the Canzer seemed like it was crying and screaming out for some unknown reason.

"Quiet down, monster!" Ninth hushed her.

"Atlan, make her stop. If she gets any louder, they'll be able to locate us in just a few seconds!"

He immediately faced the Canzer and took her hands to comfort her.

"It's okay. I will help you. Whatever it is that you're worrying about, I'll help you solve it."

His words seemed to have worked perfectly. He was able to make it seem as if he didn't understand the Canzer's words, but also assured her that he would be able to help her find her missing mothers.

"You can keep telling your story, but keep it quiet," he said.

The Canzer nodded her head and wiped the tears from her chitinous cheeks.

'Our house…when I got back, it was suddenly destroyed, burned to the ground…then…then…I saw those monsters…they were the ones who took my mothers!'

Atlan guessed that it was at that point that the Canzer tried to run for her life. Seeing her house burned up and her mothers gone must have shocked her to her core.

Ever since then, she must have always been on the run from those monsters that she was talking about.

He pitied her. According to Carmine, this Canzer didn't have any fighting or defensive capabilities to protect herself. It was even a miracle that she survived this long without even a shred of strength in her body. She could hardly even be called a Canzer.

'Those crows…they're monsters…those crows…'

The Canzer seemed truly traumatized from that experience.

But just then, Atlan stopped in his tracks.

Listening to the Canzer's rumblings suddenly made him realize something. Back when they were just starting to walk towards this 'cottage', they heard the sounds of crows in the air.

No one batted an eye because it wasn't strange to have wild animals in this Remedium.

He briefly used his Thermal Vision and looked up at the trees.

And there, hidden among the leaves, were crows looking down at them with intensity.

Something was wrong. These crows seemed to have followed them from the very beginning.

And when he looked at their thermal signatures, they showed a deep coldness to their body.

This meant that they weren't normal animals. They were Canzers!

She said that those crows were the ones that destroyed her home. This wasn't a coincidence.

"Stay calm and listen to my words, everyone."

Ninth and the whole team acted as if they heard nothing, but they listened to Atlan's words intently.

"Those crows have been following us for a long time. I think they're Canzers."