Volume 3 Chapter 3 (2/2)
‘What a relief’
happened
It’s a pathway, but Weed was still not even close to the end, more than 50 ht spring
steps and nothing happened If this was the way to dismantle a trap, then it was far too easy If it is like that…?’</e the colors He stepped on blue tiles twice in a row Still nothing happened
This made him even more wary
‘This colored ay is a deception It is notIt was made as a distraction If that is the case…’
Weed’s eyes became sharper
‘There…’
He saw it just ahead, an alht of an ankle There it was, at the boundary between the red and blue tiles Unless you concentrated hard, it was a difficult to find thistrap
o with “is in deep sht”…such a sha Gran followed directly behind hi close, there was a little bit of distance Weed had no intention of bailing him out if he tripped the trap! Ten steps away, Gran avoided it safely Those left were Margaux and Levi Mapan, the one person he wanted to keep alive, was last in line, the safest place he could have been
Gran had also seen that thread Though it was very faint and thin, being keen on Weed’s cautious movement had allowed hi as even he had almost fallen for it himself
‘Hmm, this trap…Is it just coincidence that he silently avoided it? Or…’</ehtly passed over the thread But he didn’t stop to say anything to the person behind him If they didn’t know about it yet, they would know soon enough after one )
Levi hadthe process At that ht opened up and a rain of arrows poured out
“Keuahak!”
Levi was overwhel into his body! The only thing he could do was scream helplessly as arrows penetrated hi ared, Gran and even Margaux stood still on the spot Eventually Levi died frole breastplate dropped where he had been standing until a o
“Fool”
“How pitiful to die at a place like this”
Margaux took the arrinned at each other They considered the other to be an ally, seeing as neither of theer to help Levi
After all, the four i had roup was merely formed to kill others for fun and deprive them of their items They had never cared about friendshi+p and loyalty was a thing that one could part with at any ti!
The pathways appearance changed
A single, straight tunnel appeared before theround cave
Thunderbolts crashed just into the road White lightning blasted randonificent sight, it was also endlessly dangerous
Lightning-bolt
A three circles spell with awithout any kind of pattern
Weed looked back
“I’h there?”
Gran pulled out a small stone
“We’re fortunate This is a stone that collects lightning With this, we can safely go across”
“I see”
Weed identified the stone as he took it, just to be on the safe side
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Lightning stone:
Durability 100/100
This stone is considered special because of its high iron content
It has the power to attract and resist electricity If it is refined it can becoood quality iron
Options: Electric Resistance 99
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As Weed read through the stone’s description, Gran and Margaux laughed coldly
’
‘When we have passed this last obstacle afor us’
One victi-collecting-stone stated that you would probably survive
“Hey weed, just go through it already You may die but then ould be safe, isn’t that worth the risk?”
Gran gave a toothy grin
At that moment, they finally revealed their true colors!
Weed consented
“It is a good thing if only I die and everyone else can cross”
“Of course”
“What are you going to do on the way back?”
“…!”
Gran and Margaux looked at each other with duetting the treasure They had not even thought of how to get back It had completely slipped theirstone! It was irrefutable that they would all die trying to get back
Gran drew his sword
“I won’t spare you guys, now that I know that you’re good for nothing Drop dead” Gran shouted as he fell into an attack posture He was on the verge of his breaking point
“You dirty bastards…”
Mapan snapped back as he grasped the reality of the situation Yet Mapan still had his ace up his sleeve Weed
Weed would deal with the till now, Mapan knew that Weed was ainst Gran However, Weed still had a terrified look on his face In that condition, he wasn’t able do anything Even pulling out his sword seeh to handle this…’</eht that so seemed odd about Gran He didn’t try to attack Mapan or even Weed, no, Gran targeted Margaux, much to Mapans surprise
“Die!”
“Gran, I knew this would happen!”
Gran and Margaux started a fight to the death
Gran thought was that he could kill Weed or Mapan at any tiaux had to be the first to die They had not trusted each other froaux was prepared as well
“Sword of flames!”
“Cold blade!”
The elements of Fire and ice
Gran had finished the test for his second job advanceaux’s specialty as an assassin was the assie while he remained hidden Skills ran rampant as flames and drops of blood sprayed Both men were very offense oriented killers, wholeheartedly devoted to offense rather than defense Their skills were evenly ot him Maybe as a person optimized as an assassin, he couldn’t achieve victory in straight forward contest
“Fare well, Margaux”
“Dammit, I was so close, just a little bit further to that treasure…”
Though Margaux was betrayed, there were no hard feelings between the! Taking pleasure in the face of deceit is a useless subject Margaux was near death Gran stabbed his sword into Margaux’s throat
“Keuhahaha! Now the treasure is aux had died a shi+eld dropped
“Weed, Mapan Two of us will go inside with one of you holding the stone When we return you will give the stone to ive you the shi+eld instead The requireher, it is sufficient to include the possibility that you won’t die once the exchange is complete It is better if you do not reject I will kill the re person now, as I only need one”
Gran finished the calculations in his head
When you enter, sacrifice one person and obtain the treasure
The chance of losing the treasure when you died was low If you did drop that special treasure, it would be very bad luck In all probability, if you died, the possibility of dropping the treasure which you got froeon was really low In addition to that, it was more acceptable that he dropped his own ite the joy of the treasure in his grasp That was until Weed drew his sword
Seureureung
The clay sword slipped softly out of its scabbard Gran’s tone i to lift his sword against him
“Whoa, you plan to defy uide me then I ht you’d know better than to attack me Okay, I’ll take any of you attacks for three seconds, try as much as you want”
“You have my thanks”
A three second concession like out of a chivalry novel Weed did not refuse
“Your choice, have it the way you like Engraving sword!”
As the sword gathered light, a new sense of insecurity showed in Gran’s eyes
‘Is it too late to yield now? Yes, you should have anticipated that before you pretended to be chivalrous!’</e that, no sense otherwise…)
Head shaking, Gran could not i it towards his neck
“Sculptor…”
The moment before his death a mask of disbelieve covered his face
Weed executed just one attack with absolutely no chance for a counter; perfect to such an extent that that single attack caused Grans lowered life to be coh He had predicted as much This ended the schemes of the quartet, at least for a while
“So what do we do now? Shall we go back now?”
“We’ve co to find out about this treasure Though I find it questionable”
“How? Once you enter, you can’t coht here to be sacrificed by those four”
“That does not necessarily mean that you necessarily have to die These people were novices when it came to adventures; they failed to choose the correct path, that’s all Although the place is fixed strongly, it does not mean the route itself is, if you understand ”
Weed chanted a spell and pure white wings sprouted fro he had been confident about flying over the Bar Khu Mountains The reason why he was so confident lay in these wings
Taken froold pieces one could fly for the duration of oneand thunderbolts, he flew to the opposite side There he saw s that appeared to be a musical instrument, a harp
‘This is the treasure?’
Weed took the musical instrument
“Identify!”
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Harp of Vino the Dwarf:
Durability 20/20
Performance
Vino was a short and fat dwarf
But he was in love with a hu race, a love that could never be returned!
Human women despised dwarves, so Vino was in despair
Thus he heard of music
Indeed music contained an artistic beauty, one that could buy the favor of women
Ability: 30 Rise in Female NPC popularity
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Weed looked at the harp, stunned Eventually his hter
“Puhahaha!”
Halaux, Levi, Gran
For all their conspiracies, only to die by their own scheical harp It could have been stronger weapons, better armor, but no, it was an instrument to earn a woman’s favor, and the map had even indicated it