Chapter 51 - The Cube (1/2)

The brightness behind the door was so intense that it made the monsters, who were hiding in the surrounding caves, run away in fear.

As Nathalia and Luke's eyes grew accustomed to the brightness, they were startled by what they saw. Further ahead was a giant floating cube, which was spinning on its own axis at a very slow speed.

At that moment, the half-wolf felt the same bad sensation he had felt a few other times, but this time it was so intense that the air seemed heavier.

Besides the cube, there were only rocks and stones, except for the giant lizard, which was resting near the base of the silent cube. The creature's white skin closely resembled that of a dragon. Its scales and skin were almost transparent, which left its organs visible from the outside.

”Nathalia, back off.” Luke whispered. The Elf promptly obeyed and began to walk silently backward.

Although the creature seemed to be asleep, the man didn't want to risk the girl's neck, because they definitely didn't have the firepower to fight something that big.

The last time he felt the bad sensation he sensed coming from the cube was when he touched the inscriptions in the Giant Spiders' chamber, and that ended up leading to an encounter with Chaos himself, someone the half-wolf now feared without excuse.

”Luke, look.” Nathalia warned, pointing to the creature's left.

The man didn't immediately understand why she was pointing there, but after a few moments, he finally understood. Between the large monster's front paws was a black egg that perfectly matched the measurements given in the mission. The object was so black that not even the intense glow of the cube reflected off it.

'It's definitely the egg we were looking for.' Luke determined. The smell was still quite strong in this chamber, even among so many terrible smells. 'If that lavender scent is still so intense, it means it's only been here a few hours.'

If before he was skeptical if they could really find an egg in a Dungeon, now he was sure that that egg was worth a lot, not only because of its appearance but also because it was found in such a strange place.

'I have to get it. If it's worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, the gang may not have to risk their necks to get out of this life. Even if now with my work they can have a quiet life, it's still not enough to fulfill their dreams.'

After a brief whispering discussion, Luke convinced Nathalia to back off while he advanced toward the egg.

Crouching down, he progressed slowly as he entered the giant cube chamber, which was over two hundred meters long. The chamber was cold and hot at the same time, so that this temperature change caused the man to feel numerous chills.

When he was a hundred meters away from the creature, he looked back and Nathalia was already near the mouth of the cave tunnel that allowed them to get there.

”Sigh...” He sighed in relief because he didn't even know what would happen to him if the girl suffered any harm. 'Forget about that now, I have to focus on getting that egg...'

However, Luke didn't notice one important thing: the closer he got, the more the cube emitted white rays.

As soon as he got within fifty meters of the creature, pops could be heard, similar to the cracking of something, which made him finally look up, and when he saw that the cube was slightly cracked, emitting small beams of light.

He stood up ready to run from there because the situation looked like it was about to get very ugly, but the moment he looked ahead he saw that the lizard had awakened and was running towards him.