Chapter 324: Lost Magitek (1/2)

Edward, Gou Dan and Joe were trading glances, with a dripping-wet sack fished out of the river placed beside them.

It was true that the two kidnappers escaped Joe and Gou Dan, which left them hanging their heads. However, the problem was that although Edward did succeed in fishing Eleena out of the river, the rope and sack that was holding the Saintess could neither be undone or broken-not even the flames of the Red Eyes Black Dragon could damage it.

Hence, the air between them turned awkward.

“Eleena, how are you feeling in there?” Edward then asked the sack.

“I’m fine, it’s quite cozy in here… Zzz…” The girl’s reply from inside sounded bored. “Ah, I’m not sleeping! I’m not asleep!”

The three youths outside scowled.

‘Here we are, racking our brains to save her… but the person in question has so unworriedly fallen asleep.’ Whatever the case might be, they shouldn’t be keeping the Saintess-in-training a genie in a sack. However, all three of them and Eleena had all took turns attempting different things, but they were all left scratching their heads after firing their skills simultaneously at the sack to no effect.

“Could you try killing yourself?” Gou Dan suggested then. “You could revive at the lifestone of the Unnamed Town anywayyou’ll just lose some EXP.”

“It would take too long: she doesn’t have a Resurrection Ankh with her and would only be revived after three days.” Edward shook his head. “Let’s save that until we don’t really have any other ideas.”

“What ideas do you have then, Edward?” Gou Dan asked.

Edward’s face wrinkled as he thought hard about it.

“Those two are too evil. Forget how powerful the hammer and buckler were—even their sack is troublesome.” Joe couldn’t help complaining. “Feels so gimmicky…”

“Actually, they themselves are gimmicky too. In the end, automatons are a magitek similar to golems, a product of civilization in their quest to ‘create life’ and reach the level of the gods. That said, as long as the God of Life’s Authority didn’t fall to anyone else, the automatons wouldn’t count as being alivethey are mere objects even if they had developed some extent of self-awareness.”

Edward had clearly studied information about automatons through the forums, and was now holding his chin as he made his analysis. “They won’t go after Eleena for no reason. Someone must have ordered it behind the scenes!”

“Is that why their names are yellow and not red?” Gou Dan said with a look of understanding. “After all, the weapons of monsters would only count as equipment and not enemy!”

Edward didn’t argue, although he doubted that inwardly.

It was not as if they had not fought golem enemies before—those enemies were red-named, which was why Gou Dan’s theory was incorrect.

Even so, Edward could not come up with any explanations beyond that, which was why he should refrain from discussing the clue further until there was confirmation.

“Either way, it seems that our enemies this time has some powerful items…”

Edward said, making conversation to break the silence when he suddenly felt an inspiration. “If that’s so, shouldn’t we talk to a specialist?”

“Specialist?” Gou Dan and Joe looked confused.