67 Alleviation 1 (1/2)

Chapter 67: Alleviation 1

Garen’s current plan was to make use of the excuse of need to identify the eye shaped stone for a while, and keep the stone in his hands a bit longer; that would count as a way to absorb the potential.

To get away from getting suspected, he voluntarily asked Number 8 to chase after Golden Loop Number 9 with him, because the opponent intentionally pushed the blame onto him.

No matter what happened, he had to find Golden Loop Number 9 to clean himself from the blame. However, he knew that even if he was clean, Number 8 still won’t let him go; maybe that his identification technique would protect himself, but it wasn’t secure enough.

”The best case would be that they two kill each other during a fight!” Garen rushed down as a vicious expression flashed though his eyes.

Golden Loop Number 8 followed behind him closely. He had a small torch in his hand, and he used his cape to block off the wind that might extinguish the fire. The two of them were only about a meter apart; they could barely see what was in front and behind them.

Soon, a white stone gate that was half open suddenly appeared on the stairwalls. Peeking into it, Garen wouldn’t see anything; it was pitch dark and cold breezes were blowing out of the gate.

Garen quickly stopped his steps, and caught up on his breath.

”It’s the natural wind! They probably left from here!”

Golden Loop Number 8 had thought everything through by this point. He knew that he was tricked. Garen didn’t have to say much; Golden Loop Number 8 dragged opened the gate and entered.

A few strange expression flashed by Garen’s face as he followed Number 8.

There was a stone room behind the stone gate. There was a thick layer of dust on the ground, and there was a series of clear footprints leading forward, and these footprints disappeared as they got to wall on the right.

Golden Loop Number 8 walked up to the wall and rubbed it, however, he wasn’t able to find any mechanisms on the wall that would open up any hidden paths.

”Shit!” He punched the wall, and it made a loud ”Bam” sound.

”There is still wind! There must be a way out!” Garen said calmly: ”We need to find the ventilation exit.”

Number 8’s eyes shined; he was very anxious and didn’t think out that. He started to look for the ventilation exit after he was reminded.

Garen stood there and didn’t move; he just watched as Number 8 searched.

What’s the use for the stone? Do you Golden Loop folks know?”

”Hehe, aren’t you afraid that you will die sooner knowing more?” Number 8 searched as he laughed. It seemed like he suddenly found the mechanism; he lightly pushed into the wall.

Crack! A small door flipped open on the wall.

At the moment where the door flipped out, a short sword pierced at Golden Loop Number 8 quietly.

Tink!

The short sword hit the barrel on Number 8’s Gun.

Number 8 took a big step back and raised his gun to shoot.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

After four shots, there weren’t any more movements inside the darkness behind the small door.

”He escaped, we have to chase!” Number 8 roared, but he didn’t move. He looked at Garen who was standing beside him; his intention was obvious, he wanted Garen to go first.

”The stuff isn’t mine, I don’t really care!” Garen sneered. His strength wasn’t as strong as these two people; with the injuries, he was only able to use 80% of his strength. There was no way that he could win against any one them. If he chased into the darkness, he won’t get used to it at all.

Although it was also dark in the stone room, but there was still some light, unlike the space inside that little door. At least Golden Loop Number 8 had a torch.

For a moment, the two of them froze inside the stone room. Number 8 knew that he wasn’t able to order Garen around, but he didn’t dare to rush in recklessly.

”If we delay it longer, he would be gone!” Garen said coldly.

Golden Loop Number 8 stared at him, bit his teeth, took of one of the two guns he had, and threw it into the space behind the small door.

The gun swirled in the air as it entered the darkness.

Bam!

After a gun noise, a small red flame lit up darkness inside the door. The gun exploded instantly! At the same time, there was a vague humph sound, followed by staggering footsteps.

Golden Loop Number 8 sneered. He didn’t say anything and rushed into the door. He used the cape to protect his body against the flame, and disappeared into the darkness.

Garen didn’t follow up. He saw what happened clearly; Golden Loop Number 8 shot the handle on the first gun using the second gun! The handle of the first gun was filled with explosives, and it acted like a bomb when it was shot.

Although the explosive was weak, but the sound of the explosive would shock and temporally disable one’s ear in that small space. Golden Loop Number 9 must have been hurt by that.

Therefore, Golden Loop Number 8 had no time to deal with Garen. He rushed in and chased after Number 9; he had to kill Number 9 before he recovered.

Garen knew that there was nothing for him to do anymore. He didn’t want to get involved in this in the first place. Since now both of Golden Loops were fighting again, it was time for him to leave.

As he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly felt a familiar flow slowly drilling through his skin.

”This is….. Potential?!” He glanced around in surprise. There wasn’t any light, the surrounding was dark, he couldn’t see anything.

Garen slowly walked around as he leaned against the wall; soon, he arrived at the place where the potential energy was the thickest.

He slowly squatted down at the corner of the room; there was a piece of black cloth nailed against the ground, and it was covering something.

Because it was dark, and it was at the corner, both Golden Loop Number 8 and Garen didn’t see it. The potential energy as very thin at where Garen was standing at; Garen didn’t feel it at all when he was all tensed up. After calming down, he just noticed it. Apart from the Black Jade Disk, there was this source of slowly flowing into his body.