Chapter 142: The Earliest Meeting (2/2)
For the first time in a while, Aur's expression visibly changed. It was a mixture of shock and confusion although it quickly returned to normal as he stroke his chin and thought deeply.
”Are you sure about this?”
”We've confirmed that the demon wasn't lying to us as well. It seems she had stumbled upon a different cavern inside the mine that housed a vast amount of Runite in it.”
”That's amazing. If we can obtain those Runites, it would be a lot easier for our blacksmiths to produce a lot more magic weapons and equipment than what we are currently able to make. Such a thing could even shift the balance of power between the great five.”
Aur stood up from his seat and walked over to the opened window behind him. He stared at the city before him and he thought deeply. 'If I'm the one to achieve such a thing, surely the family would greatly reward me for this. I should be able to easily increase my ranking within the family in an instant.'
”If a magic metal is available for us in such a place, then we should prepare for the clearing of the mine immediately.”
Contrary to his expectations, the two guild leaders before him did not seem enthused by his order, rather they just stared at each other before sighing in slight dejection.
”Is there something else?”
”Yes. According to the girl, the cavern with the Runite was also the nesting place of a different type of monster.”
”I see... Well, that's to be expected. Such a material filled with magic essence would surely attract monsters to it. What type of monsters are we talking about?”
”Night Terrors.”
”Oh...”
Aur's expression froze the moment he heard the monsters' name. It wasn't that the Night Terrors were impossible to deal with but, they were just such a troublesome group of monsters. It wasn't just because they could fly and their movements were sporadic, but their fear inducement ability and sound wave attacks were hard to prepare for.
The existence of these monsters alone made the cost of mining the Runite skyrocket as they would have to equip a large group of fighters with the right set of equipment to face the night creatures. Still, even with the extra cost, this would still be a very profitable venture.
”However, as he was just accepting and digesting the information he had just received and was about to respond. Ivan suddenly spoke:
”That wasn't all they encountered in there you know.”
”There's more?”
”Yes indeed, we also need the mention that this mine contains multiple monster nests as the group had encountered different types of monsters in there and almost died each time.”
”Multiple monster nest? Are you positive this is a Grade 3 mine?”
”The Hunter's are sure of it and so are we but we also have some reservations.”
Meaning.”
”We discussed and analyzed the information they provided us throughout the night and we've concluded that this is not a single mine.”
”What?”
Yes. According to them, the mine is a labyrinth of tunnels but they had not proceeded through the regular tunnels but had dug through the walls into another tunnel. There they found more powerful monsters including the Night Terrors and Lesser Djieien.”
”I see...That would surely make this tricky.”
”That's not even the worst part.”
”Mr. Ivan. I consider myself a patient man but please, do not test me. Stop beating around the issue and spit it out, I don't have all day.”
”Hahaha... My bad my bad Young lord. I seem to have developed a flair for the dramatic in my old age. Indeed I have. Hahaha...”
—Sigh
”Forgive him lord Aur. The years must be finally catching up with up. The simple truth about this situation that makes it so troublesome for us is that the group had encountered something worse than the Night Terrors within the depths of the Runite cavern.”
”And what is it.”
”It was something capable of killing off several Night Terrors within the blink of an eye. Something that always lurks within the shadows. According to the girl who had been so terrified that she could barely escape, it had been a devil.”
”—A what!”
”A green-eyed devil.”
”...”