Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 13 The World Rejects You

Li Wei and his party stopped at the edge of the forest. Although the scenery by the stream was more beautiful, this world was not a normal world.

Besides animals that drink water, there are also water ghosts by the water's edge. Water ghosts are frequent visitors to witchers and lifelong enemies of farmers.

Therefore, for the sake of the fool's safety, they didn't want to go too far.

The group dismounted, tied the reins to a tree, and took out the contents of their horse packs. Two rabbits were definitely not enough for four people, so they also brought some other things.

For example, in medieval cuisine, baked apples were a must.

After putting everything together, the team leader immediately began assigning tasks.

"I'll set up the pot and prepare the roasting forks."

Li, go and deal with those two poor rabbits.

Kara, look at our team: the chef, the lady, me, the old man, and you, you unlucky fellow. The task of gathering firewood is now yours. Don't get lost in the forest.

As for you, my lady, bring out all our drinks, spread out a picnic blanket for yourself, and then watch us men put on a show.

After saying that, he squatted down on the ground and started fiddling with it.

Kara shrugged helplessly and turned to go into the forest to find dry branches.

Li Wei took the cloth bag containing the rabbit and two water bags and went to the side to skin it.

He walked to the side, took out a dagger, dug a hole in the ground, then pulled a rabbit out of his bag, stared at its red eyes, and then put the rabbit's complete soul into his bag, adding five souls to his collection.

Ten rabbits can outnumber zombies, but only those killed by Li Wei himself will drop soul blocks.

I've tried this when teaming up to clear out water ghosts. Killing them by others doesn't count, but people in this world can't see the soul blocks, at least not ordinary people.

Ashes that should never have been here steal the fresh souls from this world.

However, there are no fire-wielding women in this world, so there's no need for them. Li Wei simply collected the souls he happened to obtain without making any special efforts.

If you're not planning to go back, why would you go out of your way to kill someone or collect something? That's just weirdo.

Just as Li Wei had skinned the second rabbit and was about to gut it, he heard the captain's call.

"Hey Li, come here for a second. We seem to have forgotten to bring our flint and steel. Stop talking and get over here quickly."

Li Wei paused, realizing something was wrong. He had asked about the flint before setting off, and as a seasoned captain, he couldn't possibly have forgotten about it.

After throwing down the items and getting closer, I heard the captain explain in a low voice.

"Something's not right. Kara hasn't come back yet after more than ten minutes. It's just picking up a few twigs, not embroidery. It won't take more than a few minutes. In any case, let's get Miss away first."

The silly roe deer on the side also started to get nervous, which made the captain have to remind it.

"Maybe I'm just overthinking it. Just be natural and don't focus on the woods. Let's head towards the horses first, and then we can call out a few times once we're on horseback."

The three approached the horses, while a flurry of footsteps echoed through the forest.

"Run!"

The captain and Li Wei immediately drew their swords, and Li Wei grabbed the silly roe deer with his other hand and galloped towards the horse.

It took time to untie the horses from the tree. After the captain and Li Wei had untied the two horses, the roe deer's horse was only half untied.

A dozen or so people had already run out of the woods and surrounded them.

The captain mounted his horse and glanced at the approaching figure.

"These are... our Temerian army's Silver Lilies! These guys are deserters! So many of them! Has the front lines collapsed?!"

Li Wei grabbed the silly roe deer that was still untying its ropes, picked it up amidst its screams, and placed it on the horse in front of him.

He turned the horse around, slapped its rump to scare it away, and immediately shouted.

"Captain, follow her, don't worry about me."

The captain turned his horse around and reached out his hand.

Give me your hand, let's ride together.

Li Wei shouted.

"Two people on one packhorse, and there are two more horses here. They'll catch up with us. Go call for reinforcements! Hurry, maybe I can still be saved."

After saying that, he ran wildly into the deserted forest, but a few minutes later, he was caught up by two men on horseback.

Realizing that things couldn't continue like this, Li Wei slid down and leaned against a large tree. The moment the horse's head appeared, he half-squatted down and used his sword to slash at the horse's legs.

With a bloodcurdling neigh, the horse, its leg severed, fell to the ground, and the pursuer on its back was also thrown half to death.

Before his companions could turn their horses around and catch up, Li Wei ran over and stepped on the waist of the pursuer who was trying to get up. With a terrified cry of "No!", he stabbed the man through the gap in his armor and pierced his neck. He then gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and pulled him outward.

"Kizil!! Damn it, he's here!"

Noticing that the other rider wasn't charging over, Li Wei casually grabbed the soul drop without even looking at it, shoved it behind him, and continued running deeper into the forest.

The other cavalryman, not giving Li Wei the chance to repeat his old trick, followed behind him, slowly keeping up and calling out to him.

This was a clever tactic, but it was utterly useless. After running for a while, the pursuers, who were calling out, saw a jar the size of a ball being thrown at them.

Contact, shattering, explosion, the scattered oil ignited.

The pursuers and their horses were set ablaze. They screamed, tumbled off their horses, and rolled on the ground to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

Lord Li Wei couldn't bear to see people suffer, so he used his sword to help him escape.

After glancing around and collecting his belongings, and making sure no one was following, he randomly chose a direction and continued running.

As he ran, the surrounding fog began to thicken, and Li Wei became wary of his surroundings. A fog demon?

However, what emerged was not some chaotic monster, but rather a figure dressed as the Grim Reaper in a standard Western outfit.

A mysterious creature wearing a black cloak, floating in the air and wielding a giant scythe.

"Death rejects you, plunderer, and the world rejects you too."

"Huh? Wait a minute!"

Death, no longer responding, appeared in front of Li Wei in an instant, scythe slashing down. His armor was as flimsy as paper, and Li Wei was cleaved in two at an angle.

"You used Flash... that's cheating."

With a thud, half of his body fell to the ground. His enhanced vitality allowed him to turn to ashes two seconds later.

Death stared at the spot where Li Wei had disappeared, and after a few minutes, after confirming something, it vanished from the spot itself.

When I regained my willpower, I opened my eyes to the familiar ceiling.

Then I heard a familiar voice.

"Welcome back, Lord Ash."

He sat up, clutching his head, and stared blankly at the flames in front of him.

Damn it, even if I'm a stowaway who's hated by the world, does it have to be this ruthless, with Death himself coming out?

Well, since things have come to this, let's focus on strengthening it first.

He pulled out the souls he had plucked, seven chickens, three water ghosts, twenty rabbits, more than three hundred fish, and two people.

That adds up to over 6,700 souls, 2,000 for each person, 1,000 for water ghosts, and the rest are just fillers.

"Lord Ashes, is this a living soul?"

Everyone in the sacrificial site seemed to have pressed the pause button, turning their gazes to Li Wei.

Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at, and whispered to the fire-prevention woman.

"What's the problem?"

Everyone responded in their hearts at the same time.

This is a huge problem!