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Chapter 289 Village Leader's Invitation!
Chapter 289 Village Leader's Invitation!
Chapter 289
Agnes nodded; her usual cheer was muted. She was also nervous from the drums she had heard the previous night.
"Those drums last night… they felt real, Teacher," she expressed.
"It wasn't," he replied, though doubt was evident in his voice. "Let's move."
He had some deductions about this, but he could be wrong too.
They soon left the inn, wandering while keeping a low profile and interacting as little as possible with anyone.
The village was awake, yet something was deeply unnatural about it.
Villagers milled about every time they passed, their greetings—"Good morning, travelers"—always in unison, as if they had modulated their voices to follow the same rhythm.
Each greeting landed sharp and hollow, like a nail tapping glass.
The smiles on their faces were wide and uncanny; their walking styles and steps almost robotic, too synchronized, like puppets on invisible strings.
And yet… those glassy eyes still tracked him wherever he walked.
No curiosity. No warmth. Just cold, empty stares.
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