Lv.99 Princess of Dark Flames (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 186

Cha Eun Ha stared at the wooden gate. Judging by the paint-stained, splotchy, messy marks and the rusted golden tiger-shaped door knocker, it was clear the gate had originally been extremely ornate.

All over the gate were distinct scars, as if someone had thrown hard objects like stones at it. Moreover, due to the haphazardly plastered yellow talismans, the entrance exuded an eerie atmosphere from the very start.

Just by looking at the gate, she could vaguely understand why the villagers called this house the “goblin house.”

‘It doesn’t look like anyone lives here…’

Cha Eun Ha hesitated briefly as she examined the gate. She couldn’t just barge in to check—if someone actually did live here, it would be terribly rude.

Perhaps she should explore the valley a bit more? It certainly didn’t resemble the Mountain Faction’s base.

Yet, there wasn’t another house—or even a single storage shed—in sight besides this one.

“Excuse me.”

At that moment, Shin Si Woo stepped forward and gently tapped the gate. The worn-out gate creaked open with just that slight touch.

It opened this easily? A flicker of surprise crossed Shin Si Woo’s face, but he quickly regained his composure.

Now that the gate had opened with a sound, someone inside—whether from the Mountain Faction or not—would surely come out soon. If anyone was inside, that was certain.

And Shin Si Woo’s intuition proved correct.

“Who are you?”

Fortunately, not long after, a man appeared—but not from inside the house… precisely from the corner of the fence surrounding the thatched-roof dwelling.

The moment he arrived, he perched himself atop the fence, wearing a black overcoat reminiscent of a grim reaper. His face was hidden beneath a deeply tilted conical hat, but judging by his voice, he seemed young.

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