Chapter 79 - #78 Putolu Tombs 1 (2/2)

”Huh?! But it wan't-!” She was interrupted when part of the ceiling with spikes suddenly started falling down on her. She quickly dodged to the side but by dodging she once again triggered another trap and like this she started triggering trap after trap.

”Haha, it's kinda fun” Poney laughed when she jumped over the large pitfall in the ground filled with spikes.

However not everyone thought like that since they were all glaring at Poney due to her triggering all traps and occasionally if she wasn't the one who triggered the trap, it was someone who had to dodge the trap triggered by her so practically everything was her fault.

After a while of running, we encountered even a few chameleon-like Gravekeepers who were waiting to attack our backs which was their success but also death. Everyone's instincts were honed to a very high level so such weak surprise attacks didn't work even once.

*Whoosh* Whenever it wasn't any solid large object flying at me or trap like the hole inside the ground, I just kept running straight without dodging any arrows or daggers since they were all burned by my passive [Child of Fire] before they could reach me.

”?! Hey! That's not fair! You are cheating!” Poney who was right next to me, trying her best to dodge everything with grace suddenly pointed at me while pouting when she saw me running straight into those bolts and arrows.

Gozuki doesn't even bother to remind them to be serious, huh? I guess it just became their daily routine to be so at ease during dangerous missions.

”Just keep dodging like a little kitten and I will just make sure to keep close to you, alright?” I replied with a small grin across my face.

”Hmph!” She snorted while turning her head to the side just to show off that she is upset.

We kept running for a while without any traps getting triggered which made me stop for a bit. Everyone also stopped when they noticed me just stop running out of nowhere.

”What is it, Akashi? We have no time to spare.” Poney suddenly asked with a curious expression but Green, Gozuki, and Najasho used this chance and started looking around the walls and ceiling with suspicious glares.

”It's too quiet...There were no traps for some time and there were no side hallways where we could turn for some time too...” I muttered while looking in front of us into the darkness with narrowed eyes.

”Too quiet?” Poney tilted her head to the side with a puzzled expression.

”...If something big comes our way-” Green started saying something but was interrupted.

”-then we won't have any side to where we could turn to” Najasho completed his sentence with narrowed eyes.

?! Is this a fuċkɨnġ Indiana Jones or what?!

I thought when I finally connected the dots together.

”Run back and quickly find any other hallway you can turn to!” I shouted and took hold of Poney's hand.

”Oh? But, this isn't the right time for this.” Poney suddenly said with a teasing tone while blushing a bit.

”I agree!” I said and started running back while dragging Poney behind me and she started fluttering in the air like some kind of cloth. Her expression immediately became stoic and her eyes became completely dull, without any life in them.

Everyone quickly followed after me even though they were at first confused. However, the first one to follow my instructions was still Kurome while dragging Akame behind her.

”Stop looking like someone who was just rejected shortie! Look behind us!” I shouted at Poney when I noticed her deadpan face and dull eyes.

When she heard my words, she reluctantly looked down since she was still fluttering in the air because I was running fast enough and didn't let her have any chance to regain footing.

”Huh?....Hah?!” At first, she was slightly confused but after taking a closed look she noticed a giant boulder in the form of a ball rolling towards us.

”Tch, soon enough, we will enter the area filled with traps again which most likely will split us up together with that boulder behind our backs, just keep close to your partner.” Gozuki informed us while clicking his tongue.

Maybe I could stop that boulder with my strength or just slash it in half but I have no idea about the mechanism behind it or if something isn't inside it... There is simply too little information for me to act on my own. I want to split up with others anyway so I can take a few treasures for myself.

I thought while I started judging the ”necessary-to-dodge” traps while ignoring traps that could be solved with [Child of Fire].

”Ahh, Akashi, be careful! I have no dėsɨrė to become a hedgehog!” Poney shouted when she saw a bolt quickly coming her way just to be burned a few inches in front of her.

”Calm down, you are protected from such traps as long as you are near me.” I informed her while looking at any good opportunity to split up. The boulder itself was slowly catching up to us but at this pace, we might be able to even get back at the start but no one wants that since we already wasted so long with those traps.

”*sigh* thank god...wait...Why didn't you use it earlier?!” She sighed in relief just to realize something and she immediately started shouting at me with an upset expression while swinging with her free arm all-around in a threatening manner.

”Because physical contact is required plus you looked funny while dodging everything.” I replied with a straight face and her face once again became deadpan

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After some time of running around, we finally entered differently hallway and after a few seconds, an enormous boulder rolled past by us when we previously stood and then a few more traps activated, sealing the entrance back to the previous hallway.

”...As we expected, these traps really split us up...” Poney muttered when she finally could feel the ground under her legs.

Expected? You didn't expect anything! Anyway, I would be able to get past this blockade after some time but I don't really want to meet up with everyone. Not to mention that they won't try to return too since we are in 2 people teams, we should be able to wander around without any worries.

”*sigh* Let's go ahead, we need to find another entrance to the lower levels.” I sighed and said to Poney while walking away from the sealed entrance to the main hallway.