Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 135: Dancing City
Fog enveloped the entire capital of Steds.

The Poro people's carriage stopped in the woods at the bottom of the mountain. The two horses neighed anxiously. After a little thought, Poro Lake and his companions left the carriage and tied the horses to a tree.

In front of the horses, there was enough hay to last for several days.

For these horses, the dangers that may arise in the city are such that if they go in, expecting to come out safely... is probably a fantasy.

In the fog, the details of the city become more and more distinct.

On the roadside, countless corpses were buried in mud and weeds. Closer, some red substance appeared on the ground.

It’s like… the flesh on the body of the demon-possessed prince when he was in non-human form.

Tiny buds grew on these pieces of flesh, and they looked like countless miniature arms, swaying and dancing. The red and white lines formed a gorgeous pattern.

They do not appear ugly, but rather have a strange beauty.

"What are these pieces of flesh and blood? Are they still alive?"

"I do not know."

Veteran Invi shook his head, and the others were careful not to touch the bodies. "When I left, the capital of Steds was left with only citizens who were dominated by the mad dance epidemic."

The city gates are open.

Threads of flesh and blood were wrapped around it, and the red and white muscles that looked like limbs were swaying in a unified rhythm.

At first, several people avoided the blood and flesh on the ground.

But soon, several people discovered that there was no place to step on the ground except for these strange flesh and blood.

"I'll try it first. Whatever it is, it shouldn't have much impact on me."

Angel Karen on the side said this and raised her leg to step on it.

The flesh and blood just fell slightly to the side without any strange reaction.

"It's probably just the Wild Dancer, exerting some influence on the environment, but it probably doesn't contain much consciousness..."

Afterwards, several people walked in.

Red flesh and blood were wriggling on the ground throughout the city. There was no blood plasma, and the red and white muscles formed a frantic pattern.

When you step on it, it feels soft and elastic.

It's like walking on a rubber carpet.

The fog gradually dissipated, revealing the black shadows of several low houses in the outer city.

"You guys, did you hear something?"

At this moment, several people looked at each other. After Poro heard it, the others also held their breath and listened, nodding.

"There does seem to be...some kind of sound."

"Is that some kind of music?"

There was indeed a sound like music coming from the distant city.

At first, Poro thought that he was hallucinating because he was affected, but now it seems that this is not the case.

It's impossible that everyone is hallucinating because of this, right?

Not to mention, this quiet music became more and more vivid as they went deeper into it.

As the Poro stepped on the flesh and blood on the ground, he noticed that the tone of the soothing music seemed to be slowly converging with the bulges of these flesh and blood limbs.

“I’ve heard this piece.”

At this time, the veteran Invi suddenly spoke up, "This is a court dance from the Kingdom of Steds. Most of the people know how to dance this."

"But why, in this disaster-stricken dead city, is there still this kind of... music?"

Lake asked doubtfully. Such music, in such a weird, ruined dead city that had suffered a disaster, the originally soothing music had a hint of weirdness!
"Yes, could it be that those citizens who died from the dancing plague are not at peace even after death? Their souls are still dancing..."

Poro said casually, but the second half of the sentence became smaller and smaller.

Because in the distance, where the soothing dance music was coming from, in the center of the wide street, there really were a few swaying shadows vaguely appearing, like a few... dancing people!
"Someone?!"

The Poros were startled. They looked at each other and walked towards the shadow of a building on the side of the road.

At this time and place, in a place like this - this kind of situation could never happen normally!
Such weirdness, at the same time, also means unknown dangers.

Fortunately, there are many miscellaneous items left over from the past on the streets of the city.

After the disaster, there were many overturned carriages, collapsed and scattered goods, and the wreckage of houses dumped in the middle of the road due to abnormal changes.

These things provided perfect cover for the Poros and their companions.

Several people walked forward quietly, using the cover as a cover, and slowly approached...

Those figures gradually became clearer.

Moreover, it wasn't just one person, but... countless people dressed as residents. Their clothes didn't become dirty and tattered over time. Instead, they looked... incredibly clean.

Their skin looked pale and clean, without any scars.

There was no feeling of having experienced a disaster at all.

Most people were wearing smart dance costumes, and some were wearing other smart clothes.

They danced in the middle of the road, following the soothing music.

Some danced in groups of a few people, while others danced alone, but their dance steps seemed extremely normal, as if they were real, living citizens still dancing in the city.

They danced and wandered through the streets and alleys.

Footsteps, in a unified rhythm, stepped on the flesh and blood on the ground, but no sound was made. Only the soothing dance music coming from all directions could be heard, gradually getting stronger.

"What are they doing? Are they still...alive?"

"But I think it's better not to be discovered by them. These people, not to mention that they dance such a weird dance, haven't turned into mummies after so many years - this is definitely not normal!"

The few of them lowered their voices and continued to move along the shelters beside the road towards the city center and the direction of the palace.

Those citizens who danced silently had peaceful smiles on their faces.

But there was no change or communication.

The dance in silence is more like a silent nightmare parade.

Those strange melodies came from all directions, and the sound came from the walls, from those bloody pieces of flesh.

The flower-like mouth is wrapped in thicker muscles.

They open and close, and deep within these twisted throats, a strange dance emerges faintly.

Blood flashed before my eyes.

Poro was in a trance, the scene was distorted by the music, and he seemed to see in the distance again, the blood-red light rising from the top of the palace, dyeing the dark sky red.

The golden rune at the center of the claw gave off a cool feeling.

The blood-red color of the distant sky gradually faded away.

"Well, at least they danced on their own and didn't do anything unusual."

The Poros walked forward along the walls of the houses on the side. The citizens who were immersed in the weird song and dance were dancing in the middle of the street, not at the corners of the houses on both sides.

This undoubtedly made the stealth of the Poros much smoother.

But at this moment, Poro's ears moved slightly——

"Wait a moment!"

"what happened?"

Several people stopped and asked.

"The house in front seems a little unstable. I just vaguely heard... a breaking sound?"

The Poro frowned and looked up.

The next moment, everyone heard a louder, breaking sound!

“Crack—Crack—”

It was a supporting column that looked shaky due to insect infestation and erosion by wind and rain. Now, a shocking crack appeared on the surface of the supporting column!

"Crack-"

The third breaking sound finally rang out, and the next moment, the houses and buildings in front of them collapsed together with a large piece of wriggling flesh and blood clinging to the outer wall!
"Oh!"

Amidst the loud noise, countless smoke and dust, with a red mist, rose up.

Several people took a few steps back, still feeling frightened.

"Why did the wall that hadn't collapsed for so many years suddenly..."

"Yeah, luckily Poro has good hearing, otherwise it would have been bad if we had taken a few more steps."

But at this moment, Poro suddenly noticed that the dance music that had previously filled the air suddenly stopped with the sound of collapse!

"I think our situation may not be so good now."

Poro said, his mouth twitching.

A few people looked around, only to see that the "citizens" who had been concentrating on dancing had all turned their heads around.

They stared closely at the few people sneaking in front of the collapsed ruins.

The tranquility and smiles on everyone's face, and their different dance moves, were frozen in mid-air. They stood there, motionless, like silent wax figures.

(End of this chapter)