Chapter 28 Consume (3) (1/2)
Tokens.
Artifacts.
For a brief moment, Brend thought that it was very tempting, but he soon came to his senses and shook the idea out of his head.
“Don’t you dare try to trick me.”
“What do you mean ‘trick’? We’re doing this to survive.”
“To survive? You want to survive by killing the people who saved our lives?”
Ethan was so frightened he jumped to his feet.
“We’re not killing anyone! Who said we are? Pick a fight with them and we’ll be lying dead on the floor.”
“Then?”
“I’m talking about stealing.”
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Brend then began to show interest in his story.
A sly grin crept over Ethan’s face.
“The monsters took all of our stuff and now we’ve got nothing with us. I mean, if we go out there, we’re just gonna die, aren’t we?”
Brend nodded without saying a word.
In that sense, Ethan did have a point. All the artifacts and Tokens he had collected on his way to Section E had been taken away by the Lizardman King. He had nothing to protect himself with.
For now, Kahn and Doyle could help him out of this place, but the tutorial was already reaching the end so they would leave sooner or later. That meant he would have to wander around the forest like this. He would have to stay hidden and wait out until the end of the tutorial or he would fall prey to other monsters. There were no other choices other than that.
“So, let’s just steal enough to survive independently and then we’ll run away.”
“What if we get caught? They’ll kill us.”
“There’s the possibility of death whether we steal or not. But if we do it my way the chances to survive are higher.”
Before he knew it, Brend had already been halfly persuaded by Ethan.
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“Then, what about the plan? We can’t just proceed without a plan.”
“Hehe. You didn’t think I came here without a plan, did ya?”
Ethan simpered for a moment and continued talking.
“One of my friends has a Trait called ‘Quick Hands(快手)’.”
“Quick Hands? Like nimble fingers?”
“Yes. It’s amazing what he can pull off with his hands.”
Brend could roughly understand Ethan’s plan. If he had a Trait regarding nimble fingers, he must also have specialized skills according to his Trait.
“So, this friend of yours will steal what we need while others draw their attention, is this the plan?”
“You got the gist of it. So, what do you think?”
“Hmm.”
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Brend fell into deep thought calculating the probabilities. He thought about the risks that the plan entailed and the probability of success, and realized that the odds were very low. But from deep inside his mind, greed started to set in. If they did succeed, they could make a killing. And then, the memory of him being humiliated by Kahn and Yeon-woo suddenly reappeared in his mind.
*Gnash*
That alone was enough to motivate him.
“All right. Tell me what you’ve got.”
Brend’s eyes began to emit a vicious glow.
Ethan broke into an evil grin and explained the plans he had designed with his teammates. All throughout his talk, Ethan’s eyes were shining with madness.
* * *
After a long time, Yeon-woo woke up from his meditation.
‘A stronger body does help with relieving the after effects.’
Yeon-woo’s body was not fully capable of coping with the overload yet, so it was better to avoid using multiple skills at once. But luckily, thanks to Reinforced Physique and Bathory’s Vampiric Sword, his body could quickly recover from the damage it suffered.
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From the start, if it weren’t for Hargan’s second phase, he wouldn’t have overdone himself.
‘But it was at least a great chance to test my limits.’
A clear understanding of his limits would allow him to execute cool-headed judgment when taking action. From this experience, Yeon-woo clearly realized what Reinforced Physique was capable of, and was able to further establish the possible strategies he could rely on.
After organizing his thoughts, Yeon-woo once again entered Hargan’s Lair along with Kahn and Doyle. It was time to claim the reward for completing the hidden quest.
[Rewards will be provided.]
[You have acquired Hargan’s Crown, Blue Scale Scimitar, ownership of the lair.]
“Now that Cain is here, shall we settle things first?”
Kahn gently clapped his hands as he smacked his lips. The time to distribute the rewards after having a hard time carrying out the quest was the most exciting part of it.
“Doyle and I will take Hargan’s Crown as we promised, okay?”
Kahn glimpsed Yeon-woo as he brought his hands over to Hargan’s Crown.
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In fact, Yeon-woo was the highest contributor in Hargan’s raid. Even though they were the ones who had shared the information about this place with him, if Yeon-woo wanted to claim the crown as his share, it would pose a big problem for them. But to his relief, Yeon-woo didn’t seem interested in Hargan’s Crown.
He was nodding his head in assent.
“You can have it.”
Kahn’s complexion visibly brightened.
“Thanks, bro! Huhu. I knew you were a good guy from the get go!”
“Stop joking around.”
“Huhuhu. I know you’re just shy.”
Looking at Kahn’s smirking face, Yeon-woo felt the urge to give him a noogie, but he just let out a chuckle.
Kahn was the kind of person that was just impossible to hate. He was such a strange guy.
“Doyle, go ahead and take it.”
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“Got it.”
Doyle grabbed Hargan’s Crown and tightly held onto it. A bright smile spread across his face.