79 Chapter 79 - Living up to Ones Name (2/2)

”You girls stand back.”Gren turned around to make sure that they followed his instructions but noticed that they were already far away.He already had a plan for when the trap got filled up.There were pipes placed along the ceiling of the trap that had holes facing downwards.Each of the pipes led to a hole that was next to the handle.

Fire alone wouldn't travel through the pipes evenly so he used a combination spell that used fire and water magic to produce a large amount of steam.Soon, the rats that were still clinging to life inside the trap itself were completely dead.With them dead he could store them away to make room for more; he had to use the water left on their bodies to pull the ones further back closer to his position so that he could clear the trap.

Looking through the open door, there were a handful of rats left on the other side of the trap.The trap wasn't needed anymore so he stored it away and launched icicles at each of the remaining rats.Their deaths were swift, unlike those of the rats before them.”Well, we can't be sure that there aren't more ahead.Want to keep going?”

All three of the girls were shaking their heads.”I think we should call it a day and block off that exit from earlier.”Shenzi was used to the death of animals but she was sure that she would have nightmares about what she just witnessed.Their flesh was torn off their bodies and bubbling up as they screamed in pain.Gren's methods were efficient but too brutal for her taste and she wasn't sure why he was acting casual about it.

”Understood.I'd say that we've earned the payment with this.Let's head back.”When they got to the hole, Gren helped Shenzi up first and then the two of them assisted the kobolds in getting up.Shenzi reached down and helped him up once the kobolds were up.”You girls go back upstairs.I'll block off this hole and meet up with you.”

After the others left him alone he had the system scan the hole.The system came up with a metal frame with bars to block both sides that would fit the hole so he had the system place it into the proper position.It was extremely obvious that something was on the other side of the bars but if someone decided to break through them then it wasn't his problem.It would prevent any rats from breaking in and that was all that he needed it for.

Now he could officially say that the job was complete.He just had to sweep through the cellar one last time to make sure that nothing was in it.Shenzi and the kobolds were waiting by the stairs so when he was done doing the final check he just met up with them.”Alright, ladies, we're all set.Make sure you've got everything because we're leaving.”

Gren pulled out a hammer, nails, and several planks to cover up the broken hatch before climbing up the stairs.The light reflecting off the snow blinded him for a short while until his eyes could adjust.After everybody was outside, he nailed the boards over the hatch as best as he could with the wood underneath being rotted.

”Hey, Gren, where did you leave the cart?”Gren turned around to look towards where he left it.Gone...

Gren couldn't help but laugh.The cart was the only thing left that his system had created besides Ahk's axe that wasn't marked with the FMC label.The other weapons were all broken or lost and his armor was sold.Even if he reported it stolen there was no way to determine that it actually belonged to him.”I guess it belongs to someone else now.I'll just make a new one when we get home.”

Although he would normally be angry at someone stealing his stuff, the cart was cheap and he was in a good mood.Killing all of those rats ended up getting him another seven research points.Why worry about something that was worth less than two thousand points when he just made over seventy thousand?He almost had enough research points to get the Simple Mechanics research project that was needed for both the Internal Combustion Engine and Firearms research projects.