Chapter 293 - A Qualified Trap Clearer (1/2)

Chapter 293: A Qualified Trap Clearer

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

High Elf Grave.

Link checked the magic door blocking their way and concluded, “It is extremely strong, equivalent to a Level-9 strength. It is extremely difficult to destroy.”

As he spoke, he used a Spatial Distortion spell, and after a few tests, he laid his hands helplessly and said, “The High Elves are indeed the masters of magic. Even the space here is completely sealed. I cannot enter using my Dimensional Leap spell. We have to find another way, maybe a secret door of some sort.”

Morrigan had no reaction to this speech. He was an adventurer and had seen such situations countless times. However, Felina frowned and asked, “Is the secret door easy to find?”

Link shook his head and said, “I wouldn’t know. Let’s just keep moving.”

In fact, Link knew exactly where the secret door was at. The reason was simple. The design of this tomb was exactly the same as that in the game. This could be due to the small size of the tomb, making it easy to recreate this place using computerized CGI.

His calm demeanor made Felina felt more settled. As a Warrior, she led the way as the continued further into the tomb.

Roar! Another bellow could be heard. This voice was clearly filled with despair. Todelron had clearly suffered fatal injuries.

“We have to hurry,” Felina said. They were still of the same race. Even if Todelron had found Isendilan, she still did not wish for him to die.

Morrigan hastily blocked the way as he said, “Stop, Miss Felina. There are traps everywhere in the grave. The worst thing to do is to be impatient. You have to adjust your mentality!”

He was an experienced grave robber and had explored countless tombs and historical relics. Naturally, he would be familiar with the workings of such sites. Those adventurers who did not have such a keen sense of danger were probably already dead.

“But…” Felina knew that Morrigan was right, though she was truly anxious.

Link then held her back and said, “Felina, there is no use just keeping your eyes on the final target. You have to check the ground beneath your feet. If you had made one more step to the left, you would have stepped on a trap!”

Felina was anxious and did not react in time. Link then used a forcefield type spell to push Felina back just in time.

Morrigan then walked forward carefully before lying on the ground to observe the trap.

Half a minute later, he stared at Link with an expression of respect, “The material of this tile is slightly different from the rest. If I am not wrong, this is a trigger rune for a lightning spell. Look at the surrounding walls! They are filled with lightning runes. As long as one steps on any of these tiles, this corridor will be instantly filled with lightning. Let me see…Tsk, these spells are at least Level-5 in strength!”

Link then stared at the walls and added, “It’s Level-7 in strength. Lightning spells are not the only thing we should be afraid of. There are also fire elemental spells that will incinerate anyone who activates the trap. Even Nana might not survive the attack.”

Morrigan then continued, “Todelron is lucky to have escaped all these tiles.”

“I’m sorry.” Felina was truly apologetic.

Link then smiled and said, “Just be more careful in the future. Let’s continue.”

Felina then felt slightly better about her mistake. This time around, she was a lot more careful, only proceeding after Morrigan and Link had checked and made sure it was safe.

After around 150 feet, seven Beastman bodies could be seen lying on the ground. There were also many broken fine iron thorns around their bodies.

The Beastman had gray, sickly skin and suffered terrible injuries. There were countless penetrative wounds on their bodies as though they were ruthlessly mashed up while they were still alive.

Morrigan’s face turned serious. He then cast an Eagle’s Eye spell on himself and observed the ground in front of him carefully. Three minutes later, he said, “Look at these tiles; there are eight different types of runes on it, and they follow no specific arrangement. I have seen a similar formation in another tomb. In order to make it past this place, one has to step on the tiles in a fixed order. If even a single mistake is made, sharp thorns will emerge from the small holes around us and destroy our bodies completely!”

Felina and Link then looked around them and realized that there were truly countless small holes on the walls. They then looked at the tiles. The corridor was at least 90 feet long, and there were a total of at least 30 tiles along each column with five columns in total. This meant that the number of possibilities for this puzzle was a staggering five to the power of thirty!

With so many possibilities, it would be impossible to use the trial and error method to solve it.

“How did Todelron pass through?” Felina asked.

Morrigan was still observing the ground. He then answered, “He must have barged through using force. These Beastmen opened the way for him. The moment the iron thorns appeared, he used brute force to break through these thorns. Look, there are fine cracks on the thorns here. However, there must be insufficient Beastman for such a long corridor. He was injured at the very end of the corridor, judging from the pool of dragon blood at the end. It seems like he was heavily injured.”

Felina then looked to the end of the corridor, and as Morrigan had said, the amount of blood on the ground was definitely from a lethal wound.

Link then found more traces of it, “Look at the walls at the end. There are many cracks on those walls. If I am not wrong, Todelron was forced to turn into his dragon form to stay alive.”

When the dragon clan was turning into their dragon form, their injuries would be partially healed. However, the dragon form was huge and was not something this corridor could accommodate. The walls would then crack from the sheer pressure of the dragon’ body.

Felina then sighed, “He must be very miserable now.”

Link then shrugged his shoulders and said, “Let’s go then. He has already destroyed this trap for us. We should be able to pass through easily.”

Just to be safe, Link used the Magician’s Hand to press on the Beastman’s body.

Pop! A few thorns immediately emerged from the holes. The wall on the left was still densely filled with thorns. However, the wall of the right only had broken thorns left. The end of the corridor which was completely destroyed by Todelron’s dragon form had caused the trap to become faulty, making it safe to pass.

One had to commend the dragon for being a qualified trap clearer.

“Let’s go; the left side is safe,” Link said.

All of them then kept to the left with Felina still leading the way.

After this corridor of death, another revolving ax trap appeared in front of them. This ax was similarly stained with a large amount of dragon blood. There were even a few pieces of severed meat on it.

Morrigan took a look before shaking his head, saying, “This is also a trap. With Todelron’s large body, he could never have passed through this unscathed. He suffered the full wrath of this trap…This might just be lethal.”

Felina stared at the dragon blood and continued forward with a heavy heart.