Chapter 10: Chapter 10: Departure

A woman dressed in a blouse and pencil skirt was standing at the top of the stairs. When Adam and Jiayi arrived, she gave them a glance and carried on singing while rocking the bundle of cloth in her arms.

Adam gripped Jiayi's hand tightly and readied Burrow in case the woman became hostile. Fortunately, she seemed to be too preoccupied with singing the lullaby to be bothered about their presence. She continued climbing up the stairway while cradling the bundle. They followed the woman to a classroom and saw her sit down on the teacher's seat.

"Stay quiet and let me do the talking."

Jiayi obediently nodded.

The pair entered the classroom and the woman remained unperturbed. However, Adam didn't let his guard down and continued holding Jiayi's hand.

"Excuse me, madam. May we have a moment of your time?"

The woman ignored Adam and reached into the bundle with a smile on her lips.

While the woman was caressing the occupant of the bundle, the cloth shifted and revealed what was inside. He was an undeveloped fetus that was about the size of an adult's palm. His head was almost half the size of its body, and his eyes were located on the sides. His tiny limbs were moving in response to his mother's lullaby.

"Eww, what's that ugly thing, is that a baby?" Jiayi made a grimace with her face.

Adam fought the urge to bury his face in his hands.

Meanwhile, the woman immediately turned and glared in her direction. Half a beat later, the fetus shrieked and lunged straight at Jiayi.

Adam used Burrow before the attack reached her and the two of them reappeared in the corridor outside the classroom.

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The fetus tried to pounce at Jiayi again but the length of the uncut umbilical cord stopped him from getting too far away from his mother.

Despite the opportunity, Adam held back from retaliating against the fetus. While the woman was simply staring at them and didn't appear to have any inclination to attack, he was fairly certain she would take action if he did. Instead, he burrowed to the front of the school with Jiayi in tow.

"Stay here."

Adam went back to the classroom to check whether the woman was still inside before heading to the classrooms on the ground floor.

Adam uttered an incantation and formed seals with his hands. He then took a deep breath and exhaled while puffing his cheeks. A torrent of fire rushed out from his mouth and ignited the objects inside the classroom. The flames were nothing compared to what Echigoya did on Onigashima but it was more than enough to set the classroom ablaze. He moved from room to room until all of the classrooms on the first floor of this building were on fire.

Before long, the fire spread to the upper levels.

"Aaahhh!"

The woman's screams echoed throughout the school. She tried to escape with the fetus in her arms but the flames obstructed her. Most spirits had a weakness to sunlight, heat, and fire. Not only were the flames hurting her, but it was also hampering her abilities. If she wasn't surrounded by the fire, she would be able to pass through the walls and escape.

Adam didn't stay to watch. He knew she was done for once the fire spread.

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