Chapter 42 - 42: Burst (1/2)

Chapter 42 - 42: Burst

"I like spiders"

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The uild knew that Van wasn't telling the truth, but they didn't really pursue the matter any further System Holders must hold secrets, after all

Scott and the rest of the group could not help but look at the corpses of the arachne that were littering the area Even if the arachne were in the lower tier of Portal monsters when it comes to their durability, the sheer nu in and engaging the eneroup

But alas, at the end of the day, the boy was still… just a boy

"Go rest, kid", Scott said as stretched his areon"

"What?", Van could not help but raise his eyebrow

"Even if you are strong enough to survive in this dungeon, you're still a civilian", Scott let out a sigh, "Not to mention a student You can't really be inside a D-rank Portal without an explorer badge"

"Cut the boy soers, "Look around you, the kid can handle himself"

"That doesn't--"

"A student?"

Before the two could continue their conversation, Van interrupted the two of the his hands, "Who told you that?", Van said as he lightly scratched his chin

"We heard the people talking outside"

"What? No…", Van let out a deep sigh, "I am an explorer"

"", Scott could not help but squint his eyes as he scanned Van fro Scott's words, Van shook his head in frustration, "My friend and I were packing when the Portal appeared, I left the badge there", he said He then casually retrieved his pouch from his pocket and removed a Yellow crystal from it

"See?", he said as he showed the Yellow Crystal to Scott and the other members of the 7-Headed Cerberus, "Would a student even have a Yellow crystal?"

Scott once again squinted his eyes as he stared carefully at the Yellow crystal What the boy said does make sense No student would ever carry a yellow crystal with them And based on the corpses that they have seen so far, none of the a crystal of this quality

Scott still had his reservations, but still, if he really was an Explorer and he was the first one to find the Portal, then that would hts to explore this Portal ht to kick theh, Scott could only let out a sigh of frustration as he tightened his shi+eld "Fine", he muttered, "But stay clear from us as much as possible, we don't want our for our path"

"Got it", Van nodded as he walked away fro up the crystals that the arachne dropped, glancing froroup with his eyes squinted

"Don't try to steal anything", he warily said as he continued picking up his crystals, "This is all mine"

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