My Husband Has Changed - Chapter 154



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#154. Fog
2024.03.02.

Adele bit her lip with a dumbfounded expression.

The more she looked around, the more her hope became dim.

She poured all her magic power into brightening her vision, but it wasn’t enough to break through the fog. Now, it was hard to see even an inch ahead.

“Donovan!”

She shouted once more with all her might, but the echo that bounced back was empty.

She was the only person in this large passageway, and everything else seemed empty. The moment she realized that, goosebumps ran through her entire body.

‘What happened? I was definitely right in front of me.’ There

were several hypotheses she could think of, but right now, getting out of this situation was the most important priority.

She clenched and unclenched her cold hands several times, barely suppressing her emotions.

‘If I make any more noise here, my location will be discovered. I might draw the attention of something bad… … .’

The moment she thought that someone might be watching her through the fog, her mouth went dry. Thinking

about it, she had sensed a strange presence behind her a little while ago. Adele looked back once more with anxious eyes.

‘Let’s get out of here for now. Donovan is a more skilled knight than me, so he won’t panic in this situation. Just follow the road and meet me again at the watchtower. Think about the rest later.’

She steeled her resolve and fiddled with the dagger in her bosom.

Then she stretched out her other hand and started walking slowly forward, leaning against the wall.

She couldn’t stay still or turn back in the unnatural fog, so she had only one choice from the beginning.

Since visibility was not secured at all, her speed was much slower, but in times like this, her impatience only served to poison her.

‘The wind is blowing from this direction.’

She paid attention and moved slowly and repeatedly, and at some point, she saw the thick fog gradually dissipating.

It was still difficult to distinguish objects around her, but she could clearly feel the cool breeze blowing. Is it getting closer to the exit?

‘… … Something feels strange.’

Adele stopped walking. She had a strong intuition that something was wrong.

What on earth could it be? The fog was thinning, and she could feel the wind, so it must have been much better than before.

‘Is it because it’s so quiet? I’m not sure if this is the right path.’

Adele glanced anxiously at the magical entities that were starting to lose their light.

At first, the spheres that had been shining brightly as if guiding the path began to lose their magical power and go out one by one.

She considered using her magical power to brighten the light, but eventually gave up. She couldn’t waste her magical power recklessly. Especially when she didn’t know when this path would end…

‘The stench, my goodness… …’

Adele stopped moving cautiously, frowning, and stopped.

A damp, unpleasant smell was vibrating in front of the fog-shrouded path.

‘What the heck is that smell?’

It was foul and pungent, like the smell of rotting blood.

She covered her nose and mouth and stepped back hesitantly.

I don’t know what’s in front of me, but if it’s giving off such a horrible stench, it must be something harmful.

Adele tried to pull herself together as her body and mind began to tremble.

‘I can’t give up and go back here. If I don’t accurately identify the whereabouts of the missing people, I won’t send a rescue team even if I die…’

She suppressed the warning her instincts were sending her.

That was when her palm, which was feeling the wall in front of her, touched something unfamiliar.

Adele was startled and hurriedly pulled her hand away from the wall.

‘What is this?’

The texture of the wall that she felt with her fingertips was clearly different from before. It

was hot, sticky, and alive and squirming like some kind of fascia… Wait, it’s alive?

Terrible fear and goosebumps slowly crawled up her spine from her toes.

Adele screamed in a shrill voice, turning pale. She backed away without thinking, tripping on something protruding from the floor and falling to the ground.

“Ahh… … .”

A sharp pain shot up her spine as she fell, as if she had hit something. However, she was not in the mood to check her body.

A hand that had emerged from the fog had covered her mouth and held her body as if it were binding her.

Adele, gripped by extreme fear, squeezed her eyes shut and flailed her arms wildly.

[Adelaide. Open your eyes.]

She didn’t even realize that someone was calling her. Tears streamed down her face, and then… … .

[Calm down, please.]

Adele realized, very slowly, that she was not being snatched away by a monster, but was in a familiar embrace.

He slowly turned Adele’s panting body.

Adele could see Valentin’s eyes, faintly glowing in the darkness.

As always, they seemed to be carved from light… … . Her eyes widened in shock at this incredible reunion.

“Valentin? Uh, how… … .”

[I want to ask that first. How are you here?]

Adele realized that there was a slight edge to his tone.

It seemed that his embarrassment was much greater than his joy at finding her. To be more honest, he didn’t seem to be happy to see Adele at all.

“Is it really you?”

Valentin demanded again, lifting Adele up from the floor.

[Please explain what happened. Why are you here when you should have stayed in the fortress?]

“I, I applied to join the missing persons search team.”

Valentin raised one eyebrow as if asking what that meant.

Adele stammered, looking instantly dispirited.

“We can’t divide our forces arbitrarily, so we’ll send a rescue team once we find a clear location… … . I had no other choice.”

Valentin seemed speechless at her answer.

“I really wasn’t in my right mind after hearing that the knights of Ansgar had gone missing… … .”

He sighed, as if he had a lot to say.

His gaze made even his earlobes burn hot. She turned away from Valentin’s gaze and asked him questions.

“Are you hurt? Did you really stay here the whole time? What about the other knights?”

She knew that she was acting very strangely, but she couldn’t stand the silence.

His silence was a condemnation of her actions. Of course, she could understand his surprise, but she was overcome with resentment and resentment.

“I really thought something had happened to Valentin… … .”

[Even so, you shouldn’t have even attempted such a dangerous plan. How could you come all the way here with just one escort?]

“There was no other way. The rumors that were spreading right now were so horrible… … . Are you mad at me?”

He let out another light sigh.

[Yes. Aside from that, I’m glad I got to see you a little earlier.]

Valentin slowly ran his thumb over Adele’s round cheek.

A stinging pain ran through her skin. Only then did Adele realize that she had fallen and gotten a slight scratch.

[Does it hurt?]

“It’s okay.”

Adele suddenly realized that he was using his ‘will’ to communicate.

What she had not been able to bear properly at first, she had now become accustomed to, to the point where she couldn’t even distinguish it from words.

I don’t know if this was a good change for a ‘human being’… … . Adele looked around and asked.

“We’d better hurry and get back before the monsters find us. Where are all the other knights?”

[They’ve been sent away. We’re no longer needed.]

“That means… … .”

[I’ll take your questions after we get out of here. As you said, we’ve been in one place too long already.]

He strode ahead of her as if telling her to follow him. Adele, who absentmindedly followed him for a few steps, suddenly remembered a memory she had forgotten.

“That’s right, Donovan! We have to find him. We must have gotten lost in the fog. We were together just a moment ago… … .”

[The human is safe.]

“Safe? Do you know where he is?”

[He’s in a safer place than you and me. Hurry. He’ll be here soon.]

“What on earth are you… … .”

[Everything nearby.]

At that moment, Adele could feel a cool breeze brushing past her back.

He seemed to listen for a moment, then shook his head from side to side.

[There’s no time.]

If Adele had been a little calmer, she would have noticed that Valentin’s complexion was not good, but she was not in the right frame of mind for that.

Valentin was walking in the direction from which the terrible stench was rising.

“Forward instead of back?”

[The fog over there was no ordinary kind. It’s not something a human would be able to endure.]

She blinked in bewilderment.

“What is that?”
　

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