93 Chapter 93 - Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Naked People (2/2)
”Strong.Too strong.”Ahk seemed worried which only made Gren and Shenzi feel even more worried.”Need weapon.”Gren tossed a bunch of the weapons from his pocket dimension that he had into a pile, hoping that one of them would interest Ahk.He didn't have a weapon to use either but his muscles were too weak to harm those scales so nothing would change even if he had one.
”That's pretty much all that I've got left.Use whatever you like.”He would need to work on making a new weapon for Ahk while she kept the dragon busy.Just as he brought up the blueprint for Ahk's axe and was going to make it out of steel, he heard the dragon roar in pain once more.
Ahk managed to cut off the dragon's front left leg with a golden axe.Ahk seemed just as surprised as Gren was that it cut through the dragon's scales.Gren ran up towards Ahk to stop her from killing the dragon.”Wait!It's pointless if you're the one that kills it.”Gren needed the points from it.
Ahk used her shield to block its mouth as Gren swung the axe towards the dragon's neck.The blade just cut through its throat like it was butter.It was an anticlimactic end to the fight and Gren felt like an idiot.All this time he looked down on the golden weapons...he had such good weapons...why didn't he find out how good they were earlier?Didn't that mean the trident held by his statue was a super weapon as well?
Gren stored the weapon away to protect it from Ahk's stare.”Sorry.That one is irreplaceable.I'll make you a new axe when we get back.”Ahk was disappointed but Gren needed Ahk to keep earning points for him.
The dragon couldn't be stored due to the dirt he had in his inventory so he tossed the dirt away.Dragon meat sounded like it would be good.There was also the fact that Ahk said earlier that the dragon had its young with it.Even if he couldn't tame them, they could still be worth many points.
Following the dragon's tracks led Gren and the others to a large passage that led underground.The gate that originally blocked it was torn apart, most likely from the dragon's claws.There were a series of ornate arches above the stairs leading down when Gren entered.”I bet that there's going to be treasure in here.”If this were a movie they would definitely have treasure in a temple protected by a dragon.
Reaching the bottom of the stairs, Gren was right.Unlike the last treasure chamber, this one was neatly arranged if you ignored the dragon eggs near the entrance.There were ingots of various metal types stacked up in neat piles.The armors and weapons were lined up against the walls.The treasure chests were lined up behind the altar.The altar with a naked girl encased in crystal was displayed in the center of the room...”Naked girl?”
”Naked girl.”Shenzi answered Gren.At least he knew that he hadn't gone delusional.
There was less in this treasure chamber even though it was around the same size as the one under Newton.”Well, it wouldn't feel right leaving anything behind.”Gren bought another one hundred thousand points of storage space and ran around collecting everything.
”Are you sure that it's okay to take everything?This seems like a tomb.”Shenzi's old tribe placed importance on respecting the dead.Even though she didn't follow tradition, it still felt wrong to take from the dead.
”A tomb?”Gren finally realized what she meant and laughed.”You think that this is a tomb because of the crystal girl?She's still alive.”The system let him know that the crystal was actually enchanted with a stasis spell.He didn't know why she was in stasis but he didn't want to absorb the crystal until his mother was awake.It would be bad if she was ill and died because of him.
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There were five living things that needed to be carried out of the temple; four dragon eggs and the crystal girl.Gren quickly created a thin sled with thick cushioning so that they could pull everything behind them.Going on a hunting trip ended up being more fruitful than he expected.That reminded him; didn't he go hunting for some specific reason?