Chapter 102: Assembling The Key (1/2)
The ship stopped moving, and it woke him up. It was late at night when Nikolai opened his eyes, which he could deduce from the black window.
He rose from the bed and stretched before climbing up the deck. The infinite stars above them looked as if it was painted by a divine being, beautiful and ever-stretching.
”It makes you feel small, aye?”
Nikolai turned and found Lex standing on the deck. She was holding her Tabaco pipe in hand as it silently burned, the smoke drifting in the wind.
”Where are we?” Nikolai looked around with a frown. He allowed himself to sleep like that. It was a mistake on his part to be so unaware.
”In the location that you told me about, captain!” Lex said with a smile as she walked over. ”Are you alright now? I'm sorry about dragging you like that.”
”It had to be done. Did we lose them?”
”Yes, your ability lasted long enough for us to run away,” Lex said as her face turned to unease. ”I must say that the darkness you used is nothing less than...”
”Creepy?” Nikolai smirked. Lex looked awkward but nodded anyway. ”That's what you asked for.” He walked toward the railings and looked around. The dungeon should be at the base of the mountain.
”We can't bring the alchemist along,” Lex said as she tapped the railings with her pipe, allowing the ash to drift into the wind. ”He would have to stay here with the archer.”
”No.”
”What do you mean by no?” Lex blinked. ”You want to bring him into a dungeon? Are you mad?”
”I'm not leaving him with the archer,” Nikolai said as he turned and walked toward the crates. ”I want another gun.”
”What for?”
”To use it as a toothpick. What else can I use it for?” Nikolai said with sarcasm which Lex didn't appreciate.
”I told you, cold weapons are...”
”The future. I know.” Nikolai knew that better than anyone. After the world falls apart, monsters that the world never saw the likes of before would appear. Shooting bullets at those monsters were akin to tickling them, even with the many buffs that you can add.
”It's a simple equation. The firepower of weapons can never catch up to the Strength stat humans can attain.” Lex said as she walked to stand beside him.
”I'm still the most comfortable with a gun in my holster,” Nikolai said as he stretched out his arm. Lex sighed, walked toward a different crate full of her items, and took out a gun similar to Nikolai's weapon.
A grin of delight bloomed on his face as he took the gun and felt its weight in his hand. He nodded in thanks to the Gunmaster and slipped the weapon into its rightful place.