Chapter 862 - Illusion Crystal (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

This miserable BOSS fight was finally over. As Serras’s projection crumbled completely, its tentacles also turned into ashes. After Bell woke up, the major problem that everyone was concerned about was finally resolved. Bell used her strength of Order and enhanced the barrier. After confirming that there were no more threats around, everyone began their rest.

However, Rhode wasn’t willing to let it end just yet. At this moment, he pulled a long face while gazing at Serras’s remains within the Order barrier, which was a huge pile of rotten flesh, two empty eye sockets, and a large mouth full of sharp teeth. This was what was known to the players as a corpse, but when Rhode looked at it, his first reaction wasn’t to loot its body. Instead, he wanted to torture it even more… He couldn’t be blamed because he realized that he had lost a dozen Bow Knights, more than 30 mercenaries, and half of the Elf Rangers. On the other hand, Lesa, Anne, and the others were only slightly injured. Although Lesa could consume her spiritual powers to revive the heroic spirits, in this Land of Chaos… It wasn’t possible at all.

Rhode initially thought that with the Bow Knights’ strength, they could reach the tinder without losing any one of them. However, this was totally unexpected. If he weren’t that unlucky to meet that damned projection of Serras, he wouldn’t have ended up in this predicament. But, come to think of it, Serras and its projection were spiritually the same. Although Rhode couldn’t slaughter Serras through its projection, at least he knew the fact that Serras was rolling in pain somewhere in the Bottomless abyss right now and that comforted him.

“Phew… Stay calm… Stay calm…”

It was meaningless to think of reviving the dead now. Rhode took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down. Then, he turned to everyone.

“Marlene.”

“Rhode?”

Marlene stood to her feet and went up to him. After entering the Land of Chaos, Marlene knew that she wasn’t useful in battles as a Mage, which was why she had been taking care of Christie and Bell. At this moment, she was deeply curious. Did I do something wrong?

Then, she immediately got her answer

“Loot the battlefield.”

“…”

Marlene froze on the spot and turned her head stiffly to the disgusting pile of flesh, revealing a rare, horrified expression. Marlene was never afraid of death, but she shrunk in the face of that revolting corpse. After all, there were a lot of things in this world that were much scarier than death to women.

“R-Rhode?”

“Faster, we’re leaving here soon.”

To Rhode, this pile of junk was nothing more than a BOSS corpse full of chances for an equipment drop. Marlene was dubious that she might even chop off her hands after ‘looting’ it. Oh my goodness, is this part of the training that fate gives me?

“Rhode… Do I really have to…”

Marlene literally felt like dying. But she didn’t realize that Rhode was in a more difficult spot than she thought. If it wasn’t for the ‘Unlucky Looting Aura’, he would have gone ahead already. Therefore, Rhode ignored her pitiful gaze entirely. Not only that, but he also showed a hand gesture with a strong message—don’t hesitate. Do it now!

“Yes…”

Marlene let out a hopeless sigh. Then, she went up to the corpse like a pitiful young lady walking to the edge of the cliff and was about to jump right off to her death. At the moment, Rhode couldn’t look straight at the corpse. Marlene, can you be faster?! Who am I gonna look for if the corpse vanishes into the wind!

Fortunately, even though Marlene wasn’t willing at all, she quickly began digging for ‘gold’. In fact, she had seen all sorts of creatures as a Mage. But the problem was that Serras was too unbearable to look at.

This is life… Rhode displayed a regretful expression. He wanted to ‘loot’ the corpse but his luck was horrible. On the other hand, Marlene who didn’t wish to touch the corpse at all had such blessings. He felt uncomfortable watching her doing it alone.

“Anne.”

Rhode beckoned to the young lady, who jumped up and ran toward him.

“Hmm? Is anything the matter, Leader?”

“How’s your injury?”

Anne puffed out her chest proudly and said, “Don’t worry, Leader. It’s just an abrasion, nothing much.”

“Is it… Good to hear that.”

Rhode nodded while moving his right hand about. Anne swirled her eyes curiously, lowering her gaze to his right hand on her chest. Then, she looked up.

“Leader, what are you doing?”

“Nothing, I was just looking… and I feel uncomfortable not touching anything at the moment.”

I can’t touch corpses, but as for bosoms… That’s another matter entirely.

“So are you feeling better now, Leader?”

“Yes, much better. The shape is perfect and soft too.”

“Heh heh.”