151 Skull Temple (1/2)

-Cave of Icy Mountains-

”You should never hide from an assassin.” Shiv... why does he keep on repeating that line whenever someone hides from him...

”Oh, I thought it was someone I know but you're a girl? You have the same aura but I think it was just a mistake. What is a lone girl doing in this kind of place?” Oh yeah, I forgot that I have the appearance of a girl.

”I'm lost. I was just trying to explore the area but for some reason, I found this cave.”Even my voice changed into high pitch...

”This is no place for an explorer like yourself. That's an impossible alibi, not to mention guards are all over the Icy fields and no one is allowed to check the Icy Mountains, but let's just say that I accept your reason. You dodged my dagger and that means you are not just a simple traveler. How about you join us in our exploration?” I can't trust this guy. His face is hideous and I think his personality too. (Yeah... like he's not)

”Ok then, are you sure this is the right way?”

”There is no such thing as the right way. Every path has its own obstacles and trials. We just have to keep on moving and find something worth keeping.” Since when can you speak like that?

”By the way, my name is Shiv and this one is Covra from Serpentes. I don't want anyone to come with me but they insisted. So how about you?” Well, he can't hide his name because he is well known throughout the whole world of New Life Online so there's no reason to hide it.

”I'm Scy... Scythea. I live in the Order of Light City but I'm not really part of their guild. I just love the place and the view because I feel safe from bandits and monsters.” I started to create a good background story to buy their trust.

He just showed me a smile... or I should say horror... telling me we're good to go.

We started walking deep inside the cave. The thing that worries me is that there are no monsters around. Ever since I explored the mountain, I never saw even a single Yeti. This only means that they were scared of the earthquake and hid or there are some Bosses nearby that are waiting to kill us.

”I hate this place. Assassins only live in the dark side like the Dark Brotherhood.” This place isn't bad. It's actually the same as the Crystal Cave. The only problem is it's a lair of a trapped World Boss.

They're not really into chatting as silent killers so I just answered some questions that he throws at me.

-Deeper Part of the Cave-

As we go deeper, we still can't find anything worth our time. It's like we are just moving in circles.

”Pshhh.. keep quiet,” I think Shiv detected something.

As expected from Shiv, he can easily detect those who are not even near us. I can't even hear or detect anything suspicious.

”I can sense a tremendous amount of auras deep inside the cave. We can't sense anything outside because their presence is being protected by something or someone. I knew it, something is off.” He said worriedly. But why is he worried like that. We still have the numbers outside. Even in a large scale battle, we do still have a chance to win.

”Are their numbers even comparable to the army of the guilds in the Icy Fields? Why do you look so worried?” I asked curiously.

”Their numbers aren't as many as the army outside but they are high-level Orcs. I can feel it that they are not just regular Orcs.” What?! I'm always wondering why these monsters are getting so stronger and aggressive at the same time. Maybe they are getting buffed by something... I don't like where this is going and he said Orcs... they're pretty strong.

”Should we continue exploring? It sounds dangerous.” I asked. We can't do anything right now.

”We should. Just lay low and hide yourselves. There's no way they can detect us that easily.” That's right, all of us have our own sneak specialties, mine isn't as great as them but I'm still proud of what I have.