paranoianovel Chapter 526 Keiran
Chapter 526 Keiran
Chapter 526 Keiran
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The carriage carrying the party rolled down a dirty road, nestled between tall trees.
After a short while, the carriage exited the forest and entered a vast field of wildflowers, their colorful petals swaying gently in the breeze.
The horses pulling the carriage neighed excitedly as they continued galloping.
At that moment, the carriage driver shouted, "The town is in sight!"
Inside the carriage, Gxel's expression brightened up, and he moved to the back of the carriage, which was the only exit, and peeked outside towards the field of wildflowers.
Then, behind some hills, he saw the tall spires and colorful rooftops of the town.
It was a town called Cryssallis, owned by the Rothsmith family.
"Finally, we're so close." One of the party members stretched his numb limp. "The train would've been so much better, but unfortunately the train tracks don't reach all the way here!"
"May I see?" Ambrose asked from Gxel, who stepped aside and allowed him to peek outside.
As Ambrose leaned outside the carriage, he saw the town surrounded by a field of wildflowers and heard the distant sound of church bells ringing.
"We're not entering the town, right?" Ambrose entered the carriage again and asked.
"Maybe on the return trip." Gxel said. "It depends if we are in need of some supplies."
"You guys aren't planning to just teleport back to Amaterasu?" Ambrose asked.
"All of us aren't from Amaterasu." Gxel said. "Like me, I am from Tsukuyomi, so just removing temporary spawn won't cut it."
"I see." Ambrose nodded. "And I guess the treasure chest will be too heavy to be carried in the inventory."
"That too." Gxel said. "While some of us can teleport back to Amaterasu, it would be better not to. We need all hands ready in case we're attacked by other players or bandits.
"There're quite a few people who have begun robbing players, forcing them to take out items from their inventory, etc., some rat shit."
"I see..." Ambrose nodded. 'I guess I'll have to go back with carriage as well, not that I mind.'
The carrige wheeled down the road and passed the town of Cryssallis, where players and NPCs were hard at work to make the town even greater.
A while later, the carriage entered a well-made road with a hill on the right side and a downhill on the left side. The road was going right between the two.
'It is not bouncing as much anymore.' Ambrose thought and peeked outside, seeing that the road was suddenly made out of cobblestone.
It was strange since every other road was a dirt road; now they were on cobblestone streets as if they were riding through city streets.
Neigh, neigh!
At that moment, both horses neighed loudly and made the carriage stop.
"We've reached the end of the line!" The carriage driver shouted.
"Oh, we've arrived." Gxel said and jumped out of the carriage.
Ambrose followed right behind him, and once he stepped outside the carriage, he saw leaves dropping from trees that were on the hills.
It made the road look orangish and golden, like a carpet leading them to the grand castle in the distance.
The torch was just barely enough to light up the area around them, but they were entirely surrounded by what seemed like a sea of darkness.
However, at that moment, torches and lanterns, mounted on walls and floors, started lighting up one by one, revealing a bridge that they were standing on, leading to the center of the room, which opened up into a large circular platform.
As Gxel peeked down from the bridge, he gulped as he saw nothing but darkness.
"D-don't fall, no matter what." Gxel said nervously and started approaching the large, circular platform while making sure where he was stepping.
His party followed right behind him, and soon they arrived at the platform that was quite large, but if one strayed too far away, they could also fall into the endless pit of darkness.
"Take a formation!" Gxel shouted.
Gxel, the broad-shouldered men, and Ambrose took the position at the front of the group, with the archers taking the rear and Broken and a few others taking the flanks.
It was silent.
A sweat drop rolled down Gxel's forehead as he anxiously waited for the enemy to arrive.
'Where is it? Come on, show yourself!' Gxel shouted inwardly.
Ambrose narrowed his eyes and looked around the room for any signs of movement.
At that moment, both he and Broken exclaimed simultaneously.
"It's coming!"
Boom!
An explosion rocked the platform and created a shockwave that threatened to throw the party members off the platform into the darkness.
"Hang tight!" Gxel screamed while trying to keep his feet planted firmly on the ground.
"Ngh..." Ambrose groaned as he felt the force of the blast push against him.
"A-ahh!" At that moment, one of the archers lost footing and was about to fall off.
Ambrose immediately grabbed onto her arm, pulling them back from the edge.
The shockwave slowly subdued, and at the center of the room, a figure emerged who was kneeling on the ground. There was a shield and longsword on the ground beside him, glinting in the dim light of the room.
"T-thanks..." The archer thanked Ambrose with relief in her voice.
"Get ready." Ambrose said to her and to others, then took the position next to Gxel.
The figure raised his head, showing dead-looking eyes with pale skin and flowing black hair that reached all the way to his lower back.
He was very lanky, and he was rather tall—over two meters—
and he exuded an aura of power that made everyone else in the room uncomfortable.
Ding, ding!
At that moment, they all heard the sound of dinging in their ears, and a status window opened up in front of them.
[The Little Dark One, Keiran]
[HP: 100%]