Chapter 409 - God’s Treasure (2/2)

“Wait!” Link pressed down on Elin’s shoulder. “It doesn’t feel right. It’s most likely a trap!”

The two cries were three seconds after one another but were from the same place. This meant that the killer wasn’t moving and the situation was off. From what he’d seen before, they were hurrying into the city to do something big.

Killing two Yabbas was nothing big.

Thus, Link decided it was a trap. They used Yabba cries to disrupt Link and lure him into an encirclement. If at least five Nagas surrounded Link, it would be troublesome. He might be able to escape, but Elin would definitely die.

Thinking of this, Link still walked over to the source of the cries because it was the only clue at the moment. He was very careful.

Instead of going on the main road, he ducked into an alley.

After walking for about 100 feet, a ten-foot-high stone wall appeared before them. “Hold tight,” Link whispered.

Then, he gripped the cracks in the wall and quietly climbed up. At the top, Link looked over and saw an open yard. There was a fresh bonfire in the center with two Yabbas laid next to it—one man and one woman.

They weren’t dead yet; they were still struggling.

The man’s hands and feet had been chopped off. He lay there, moaning. The woman’s waist had been hacked, but someone had stopped her bleeding so she wouldn’t die for now. Because of the endless pain, she used her arms to crawl on the ground. Every time her body moved, she would make a muffled grunt. It was shocking.

As for the Nagas, there was no sign of them.

Elin’s body trembled. She wanted to help them but didn’t dare disrupt Link’s plan. She forced herself to stay quiet.

Link padded along the wall. After a few dozen feet, he jumped down lightly onto the second-floor balcony of a stone mansion. The view was unobstructed, and the bonfire was bright. Link crouched on the balcony and looked around.

Around ten seconds later, he saw a Naga behind a big tree. A second one was behind a carriage not far from the bonfire. A third Naga was at the door of the courtyard. He also discovered a fourth one hidden in the rose bush… Link found seven Nagas in total. They hid quietly, waiting for him to take the bait.

So tricky but it won’t work.

Link continued observing. After a while, he saw faint footprints outside the courtyard. They led straight towards the city center. Instead of alerting the Nagas, he jumped off the wall and followed the footprints. A few hundred feet later, he took out a bomb. Activating it, he tossed it towards the position he’d memorized.

He couldn’t save those Yabbas. They were too heavily injured. In that case, he would end the misery for them.

After tossing the bomb, Link continued forward. Four seconds later, there was a boom. The bomb went off.

Elin wiped at her tears and pursed her lips. She gripped her wand tightly, vowing inside to take revenge. She would make Akensser pay!

Torches appeared in the buildings on either side of the road. They’d been lit by the Yabbas in the city. There was no one on the street, but there were many corpses. The Naga had passed by and killed everyone they saw. They’d been extremely fast and didn’t waste any time.

“What’s in the city center?” Link asked softly.

“The central control for the magic net, the activation core for the Light Wall shield, the Craftsmen’s Treasury, library… Our valuable items are all there.”

Link frowned. With so many targets, he couldn’t decide what the Nagas wanted. He could only keep chasing.

Three minutes later, a huge castle appeared. There were countless corpses before the entrance—all Yabbas. Two Nagas stood guard.

“Where is this?” Link asked. It seemed that the Nagas had all entered the castle.

“The Craftsmen’s Treasury! All the rare materials we’ve accumulated are kept there, as well as incomplete Mana machines,” Elin explained.

Link’s brows knitted. “Materials and incomplete products?”

These things couldn’t produce power immediately. Why would the Nagas go in there? Was it for some rare material?

While he was wondering, footsteps sounded at the gate. Many people came out. Surprised, Link immediately retreated and hid behind a stone slab.

A few seconds later, Link saw Akensser and 20 Nagas walk out of the castle. Eight Nagas were carrying a 30-foot-tall stone statue. It was at least 20 tons. The Nagas huffed as they carried it towards a tower in the distance.

Elin didn’t understand this. “That’s the statue of the sage. Why are they carrying it to the control center of the magic net?”

Link found it strange too. However, he was distracted by the statue. “The material looks strange,” he said. “What is it made of?” It was a bit dark, and they were far away. He couldn’t see clearly.

“I’m not too sure. I think it’s Black Kun rock.”

“What?” Link was shocked.

“Black Kun rock. It’s the local specialty of the northern Darian Mine. It’s not that valuable,” Elin said.

Link knitted his brows and shook his head. “No, no. To mortals, Black Kun rock is very common, but to gods, that thing is precious. It’s a huge treasure.”