Chapter 141 - Connection 1 (1/2)

Chapter 141 - Connection (1)

“I’m not a child.I’m an adult.”

Elrick could feel the gazes of the Dwarves and humans planted squarely on him.He sounded sullen as he tried to set the record straight.However, they weren’t really paying attention to his words.

“But you are small.”

“You are human, yet you are so small.”

“You are smaller than a Dwarf?”

“What the hell happened to you?”

Everyone was confused.Amongst all of them, Maetel was the only one to look at Artpe with worried eyes.

“Artpe, could it be······.”

“I don’t know what you are thinking right now, but the answer is no.”

“That’s strange.Is it perhaps a curse that slows down his growth?No, I can’t pinpoint anything with my power.I’m sure it isn’t a curse…..”

“Yes, it isn’t a curse.I was just born this way.”

The pretty boy Elrick’s expression was excessively sullen.He had to explain his situation several thousand times in the past.Still, there was a smile present at the corner of his mouth.He had been trapped in the armor for a long time.Maybe, he welcomed this tedious moment.

“In return for imprisoning the wearer of the armor, it allowed me to move the armor through my will.I did this despite knowing I would remain cursed…..”

“Understandably, you didn’t want to live a life where you were always treated like a child.”

“It sounds as if you knew about my situation..”

As the owner of the Read All Creation, it wasn’t even work for Artpe to look past the armor.He could see the true form of Elrick.

Artpe didn’t reply, but a bright smile remained on his face. Elrick grumbled saying Artpe was really full of himself.However, his sullen attitude didn’t last long.To be precise, the people around him wouldn’t let him remain in his sullen attitude.

“Elrick, I want to congratulate you on being freed from the armor’s curse!”

“Ah….Thank you, Bodke.”

It might have been a different story if this was the human realm, but they were in the underground world.The Dwarves were god-fearing race.They possessed a magnanimous and open-minded personality.They were a bit surprised by Elrick’s appearance, but in the next moment, they had approached him.They looked at him with bright smiles on their faces.

“Congratulation!”

“Today the Shadows of Sinners didn’t flood out of the pit!It is a day meant for a celebration!”

“Festival!Let’s have a festival!”

Elrick was surrounded by the Dwarves, and he looked shocked.However, he was able to put on a bright smile.It seemed he was able to leave behind all his past traumas.He let out a genuine laugh.What a beautiful sight it was!

Artpe looked satisfied as he spoke.

“I want you guys to push the festival to tomorrow.”

“Oh my.Artpe is the best at moving in unexpected ways.He is too cool.”

“I also want you to put your armor back on, Elrick.”

“I’ve finally decided to accept my reality, so why are you spoiling it….Mmmm?”

The young man furrowed his brows.He realized that Artpe hadn’t spoken those words to simply torment him.In the next moment, he realized the meaning behind Artpe’s words.He could feel the energy of hell moving in an uncontrolled manner.It was coming from the holes the Dwarves had always guarded.It was the entrances that they hadn’t dared to enter.

For the past 3 years, he had trained in an extreme environment, and Elrick had grown powerful.However, he didn’t think he could stop this level of energy.

“Is it…...”

“It seems the resistance within is a bit more fierce than expected.”

“Resistance?Are you sure it isn’t the start to a widespread massacre?”

When one used the word ‘resistance’, it was a word used to describe a struggle put up by an inferior opponent.However, the extremely fierce energy was rampaging below, and it felt like it was coming from a predator.Despite this fact, Artpe spoke in a confident manner.

“There is no way Roa will lose.However….It seems she’s been delayed.That is why I’m thinking about entering it.”

“Oh oh!He is finally going into the pit!”

“Does this mean he is going to subjugate the Shadows of Sinners?!”

The Dwarves didn’t know that Roa had left first to clear the pit.This was why they cheered when they saw Artpe’s party leave to complete their Quest.On the other hand, Elrick’s face crumpled.

“You are planning on dragging me there.”

“My party acts with one heart and body.”

“One heart and b...body.B...body….O….one...”

“No, Maetel.You don’t have to look too deeply into such words.It is unnecessary.”

Elrick willingly agreed to join the party, but Artpe’s party hadn’t properly shown their martial prowess to Elrick yet.

This would be a great opportunity.They would showcase each other’s abilities, and this would lead to a higher probability of them working well together in the future.The pit had relatively strong enemies, but there was no way they would die in there.The pit was the ideal test Dungeon.

“The test subjects are all dying······.”

“Artpe, shall I wake up Sienna and Regina?”

“No.Let’s let them rest.The amount of fatigue they had accumulated isn’t insignificant….Above all else, there is a very small possibility of a new monster spawning while we are inside the pit. A monster might ambush the city.”

He had talked about it, but he knew that the probability of that happening was close to zero percent.However, Artpe didn’t mention that fact.He immediately gathered Maetel, Vadinet, and Elrick, who was putting on his armor with a bitter expression on his face.He was planning on leaving immediately.

“There is no way I won’t be a part of this!This horrible cycle of violence has been going on for a long, long time.You are going to break that cycle, and I cannot stand by without adding my meager strength to the cause!”

“Please take use with you!We’ve grown in skill by facing the Shadows of Sinners!We will show you that we aren’t shrinking violets!”

A segment of the Dwarven population were truly courageous as they offered to combine their forces with Artpe’s party.Artpe put on a kind smile as he spoke.

“You should know your place.If you don’t want to die, you should stay here.”

“Your words aren’t kind at all!”