25 Entrance (1/2)
Inside a torch lit passageway...
”We're almost outside.”, Vitomir said.
After taking the letter, the trio was escorted by Vitomir towards the exit.
”Thank you for everything.”, Allen said.
”Don't mention it, we don't always get visitors.”, Vitomir replied.
”Wait... you mean there were other people that have also discovered this place?”, Allen asked.
”Yes, but they could only be counted on two hands.”, Vitomir said.
After a few minutes of conversation, they saw a light at the end of the tunnel. The trio rushed towards it, and exited the tunnel.
When they finally exited, their eyes adjusted for a moment, and saw that they were near the peak of the mountain!
”Hey, wait!”, Vitomir came out of the tunnel, panting. ”You kids really have a lot of stamina.” He took out three coins made from stone, engraved with some sort of symbol and handed it over to the trio.
”Put it in your pockets, there are some parts of the mountain that didn't recover from the curse yet. Those coin rocks are blessed by the statue's power. It will protect you from the curse.”, Vitomir explained.
”Thank you.”, the three took hold of the coins and pocketed them.
Actually, blessed weapons that they were bringing could also protect somebody from the necromancers' curse, however, they only knew that a 'normal' wizard only 'accidentally stumbled' upon the said weapons, making them think that the holy energy inside them were weak.
”I'll be going back, I wish you three safe travels.”, as Vitomir was about walk back inside, he saw Laura sneaking out by the entrance.
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”Hello father.”, Laura innocently smiled.
Before Laura could say anything else, Vitomir said, ”No, you're not going to with them!” Then the latter carried the former up on his shoulder and ran inside the tunnel.
The last sound that the trio heard was Laura crying in anger.
”Let's not waste anymore time. It's getting dark, we need to set up camp.”, Kate said.
...
As the sun was about to set...
When they were inside the chamber under the power of the Holy Statue, twenty-four hours have passed, however, on the outside world, only several hours have passed.
Inside a cave that was formerly occupied by an undead bear...
Allen was slicing off the thick fur of the undead bear that they took down, Drake was preparing to light up the firewood, while Kate was sitting near the entrance reading the encyclopedia about flicker.
Kate looked over at Allen, ”What are you doing? Won't you also get affected by the undead energy that that bear releases?”
”Don't worry, we got the coins, it would also protect us from undead energy.”, Allen assured her.
”Are you sure about that?”
”Of course, I read in a book that anything that emanates holy energy would protect the holder of that object from curses and undead energy.”, Allen proudly stated.
”Alright bookworm.”, Kate didn't bother anymore.
'Plus, holy energy of Lord Levine is flowing inside me.', Allen inwardly said.
Several minutes later, the sun finally disappeared on the horizon, replaced by the moon and the starry sky. At the same time, fire was lit up inside the cave.
”There might be monsters in the area. We'll take shifts on night watch. I'll take the last shift.”, Kate said.
”I'll take the first one.”, Drake said.
”I guess the second one is mine.”, Allen said.
...
The night passed quietly, during the night watch, they didn't meet a single monster.
The trio set out during dawn, they met many undead beast on the way, those who could be distracted, they distracted them, those who were needed to be killed, they were killed, those who were far too strong, they avoided them.
”We're here.”, the trio looked at the cavern, which was the entrance to where the treasure was.