Chapter 115 - : Writings on the wall (1/2)
Soo Hyuk kept some distance from Romian and said,
“I should be asking that.”
Romian kept silent, he didn’t know what to say. What could he say in a situation like this?
‘What is he looking at?’
Staring at Romian, Soo Hyuk frowned at his actions.
Romian was cautiously searching the ground for something.
All of a sudden, Romian swung his hammer at the ground, and the ground sunk in.
‘A trap?’
Seeing the sudden movements, Soo Hyuk thought Romian activated a trap. There were no other explanations for Romian’s random behavior and the ground sinking.
Soo Hyuk was correct and reflexively looked at the ceiling. There was an ominous sound coming from above, and a crack appeared.
Soo Hyuk leaped away from the spot, and as soon as he did, the ceiling crashed down.
The stones kept falling continuously and thought while looking at the stones piling at the spot he stood.
‘I thought he’d at least come up with an excuse…I wanted to have a conversation, but it seems like he doesn’t. Then…’
“Fire Spear.”
Soo Hyuk cast Fire Spear to clear the path, and with a loud explosion, a path was made.
“…!”
Soo Hyuk saw Romian at the other side surprised, and unlike before, Soo Hyuk shot a cold gaze at him.
“I can ex…”
Was it because of the glaze? Or maybe because of what he just did. Romian was about to say something. It may have been an excuse or something else.
“Poison Spear.”
However, Soo Hyuk had no reason to listen to that. Soo Hyuk made up his mind. To avoid himself from hesitating from Romian’s words, Soo Hyuk attacked.
A Poison Spear was flying towards Romian, and with a loud thud, it exploded.
“Ahh!”
Getting hit by the spear, Romian yelled and laid dead with his head facing the ground.
[Quest ‘Romian’s True Intention’ has been completed.]
– Iron Hammer x1
– Iron Chisel x1
Along with the quest completion notification, the drop window popped up.
It seemed that killing Romian was a valid option.
‘What was he trying to do?’
After checking the quest notification, Soo Hyuk turned his head towards the drop list and saw the hammer and chisel Romian was holding. Soo Hyuk wondered why Romian was using these tools to break through the wall.
After accepting the items, Soo Hyuk stood there and stared at the wall.
‘There’s nothing special about it. But there should be something here…’
Romian wouldn’t have been hammering the wall for nothing. There was bound to be something to be found. To check further in detail, Soo Hyuk walked over to the spot Romian was standing and was surprised at what appeared.
Before he walked to the spot, Soo Hyuk saw a plain wall, but once he arrived, writings appeared on the wall.
– The door shall open for the proven one.
– The door will open with ease for one who is in the process of being proven.
– For one neither proven nor in process, no matter thy strength, the door shall not open.
– Thou who has opened the door shall taste the beauty of my treasures.
‘Door? What door?’
Other than the writings, there was a fine crack in the shape of a rectangle. That was probably the door.
In the beginning, Soo Hyuk thought it was a thin crack and didn’t realize it was a door.
Staring at the writings, Soo Hyuk moved to the right, and after a few steps, the cracks and the writing disappeared.
Soo Hyuk took a step to the left, and they reappeared.
‘It’s the same no matter where I stand.’
Since the phrases and cracks suddenly appeared, Soo Hyuk thought it was possible for a different crack or writing to appear at some other position.
Looking at the writings on the wall, Soo Hyuk opened the quest window.
<Cave Exploration>
The preparations have been finished for the exploration of the secret cave of the Great Thief Kelta. Now it’s time to explore. Reach the deepest part of the cave and figure what Kelta left behind!
Quest Reward: ???
‘I’ve figured out that it is a treasure, but seeing that the quest is not completed…’
The requirement for the quest was figuring what Kelta left behind, but even though Soo Hyuk figured it was a treasure through the writings, the quest didn’t finish. That probably meant Soo Hyuk had to see the treasures in person.
‘Will I be able to finish this quest…?’
Soo Hyuk checked another quest.
〈Special Quest – Kelta’s Legacy〉
The Great Thief Kelta, who had no blood relatives, hid her lifelong treasures at a secret location. Find the treasures!
[Quest Rewards: ???]
That quest was ‘Kelta’s Legacy’.
Soo Hyuk was currently in Kelta’s secret cave. If the secret location in the quest was this place. It would be possible to finish this quest too.
‘But what does it mean by proven or proving?’
Closing the quest window, Soo Hyuk thought about the meaning of proven while looking at the writings.