Chapter 31 - Chapter 4: Awakening #6 (1/2)

Chapter 31 - Chapter 4: Awakening #6

It was immediately after the battle and their defeat, so everyone was exhausted. However, there was no time to delay.

Chris distributed health potions to In-gong, who handed them over to Carack. In-gong then ate a few pieces of jerky and headed to Felicia’s tent.

Caitlin had already arrived at the tent of Felicia, who was the captain of this ruins exploration.

There weren’t many people gathered in the tent because the operation needed to be carried out secretly. Additionally, in the first place, not many people were actually needed for it.

In-gong brought Carack, who was carrying a large bag on his bag, while Caitlin was accompanied by Seira.

Delia, who had been introduced by Felicia, and another nameless dark elf were present.

He wanted to ask who she was, but Felicia seemed to have no intention of introducing her. Caitlin was silent, so In-gong also stayed quiet.

”Okay, let’s get started.”

However, Felicia just swaggered out of the tent like she was going to face the enemy right then.

“Heok, don’t tell me that we are walking?”

Carack’s aghast voice entered In-gong’s ears. Carack, who had always been disgruntled, was weary after the long battle.

'What did he say?’

Should he ask Felicia?

While In-gong was troubled over this, Felicia looked over. Her long ears pricked up as she laughed,

“Don’t worry. We are flying. Delia, Katuin.”

After Felicia called out, Delia and a dark elf called Katuin chanted a spell with her. Out of reflex, In-gong looked above the heads of the three people.

'Magic power is gathering!’

However, it was different from attack or recovery magic. Black smoke emerged from their united magic power and formed a shape.

'Phantom steed!’

A flying ghost!

Seven ghosts shone with a green light as they stood in front of Felicia.

“Wouldn’t it be trouble if we had to bring a lot of people? Let’s hurry.”

Felicia winked at everyone before climbing on the back of a phantom steed. Carack hesitated while Caitlin’s eyes shone as she stroked the mane of a phantom steed.

‘I often rode this when I was playing Zephyr.'

He felt a cold chill as he climbed on the back of the ghost.

'Well, isn’t it natural?’

There wasn’t just attack magic and recovery magic. Moreover, summoning magic like the one for a phantom steed required a catalyst.

Once all the party members were on the phantom steeds, Felicia looked back and said.

”I will lead on the phantom steed. However, be careful. Are you ready? Depart!”

Since there was almost no gap between getting ready and departing, Carack had no choice but to grab onto the phantom steed’s neck tightly.

In-gong lowered his body on the back of the phantom steed. The phantom steed’s four legs sprang into the air and the wind started to blow.

It was a dark hour and the party that rose on the back of the phantom steeds naturally became one with the darkness.

The wind that blew was cold and sharp, so In-gong looked at the mini-map with his head bowed. The blue dots, which symbolised In-gong and his companions, were headed towards the edge of the Jishuka Mountains at a terrific pace.

‘Red Lightning tribe!’

Red dots gathered at a corner of the mini-map but they disappeared quickly.In-gong stared at the mini-map for a while but he couldn’t see the Red Lightning tribe anymore.

The phantom steeds landed on the ground after almost an hour. They were at the edge of the Jishuka Mountains, at the location that Felicia had pointed to on the map.

As soon as they landed, Carack jumped off the phantom steed like he was rolling. In fact, he actually was rolling down.

Felicia called out to the spirits of light to brighten the surroundings and said to everyone,

”Everybody, dismount carefully. I’ll send the phantom steeds back. We will have to move on feet from here on.”

She confirmed the location through research, but she had never visited it herself. Rather than flying on the phantom steed, it was better to look at the mountainside with their own eyes.

However, In-gong cried out just before Felicia dismounted from the phantom steed.

“Wait, wait a minute Noona.”

“Huh? Why?”

Felicia raised her head with a dubious expression and asked him why. In-gong moved his phantom steed close to her and asked.

“Is the entrance to the ruins near here?”

”Probably, there is a very high possibility.”

It was a somewhat ambiguous answer, but her eyes and voice were confident. In-gong swallowed his saliva and said straight to Felicia’s face,

”Then can you follow my lead here? In my opinion, there is no need to search for the entrance.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Right. What does that mean?”

Carack, who regained his stability thanks to having two feet on the ground, asked urgently. He didn’t want to ride the phantom steed again.

He was speaking informally and Delia and Katuin’s expressions darkened. In-gong spoke quickly before Felicia pointed out Carack’s disrespect.

”While I was opening the dwarf portal, I looked closely at the map in the cave. The dwarves already knew of this place.”

Of course, it was a lie. He never looked closely at the map or found anything related to these ruins but he needed to say something plausible.

“Considering the characteristics of this terrain and the dwarf cave, as well as the story that I heard, I think I know the approximate location.”

”Location? The location of the room that holds the light?”

Felicia corrected her posture on the phantom steed and asked with confusion. In-gong nodded.

”Yes, that's right. I don’t think we need to go to the entrance when considering the terrain.”

Felicia’s expression became even stranger. Delia and Katuin maintained their expressions, but he could see incredulity in their eyes.

Additionally, Carack didn’t stay silent.

“Prince, what does that mean? Instead of going through the door, are you going to make a hole in the wall to enter?”

Indeed, Carack’s comprehension wasn’t common for an orc. In-gong said with a smile,

”Yes, that's right. The cave was used by Enkidu’s treasure keepers, so it is virtually like a dungeon. There might be traps or guardians still moving. It is much better to make a gap than to break through the entrance.”