This adventurer is overly righteous.

Inside the cave, the passage of time was imperceptible. Kroya could only measure time with the barrels. He had now seen nine silver barrels, which might mean eighteen days had passed, as his medicine powder was almost gone.

Nothing unexpected happened during those eighteen days. The vampire seemed to believe he had the victory in his grasp and allowed Kroya to roam freely in the cave.

"After we finish our last meal," Croya said, somewhat fixated on having a good meal before undertaking any major task, "we should get moving."

He had fully mastered the three spells, and Logan's body was gradually recovering after consuming sufficient nutrition. With the help of Kroya's healing spell, he was able to move freely.

The only thing missing was the underground waterway map that Adrian had placed in his room, as Logan had mentioned; otherwise, they wouldn't know where the underground water would take them.

"That thing is very important, otherwise we might be trapped underground forever," Logan emphasized to Kroya. "However, you might not be able to understand that map, so you'll need my..."

Logan was right; being able to read a map is indeed a valuable skill that requires dedicated study.

However, Kroya also possesses this skill and does not need the other party's help.

and......

"Are you worried I'll kill you?" Kroya thought of this, and he spoke his mind without beating around the bush. "You want to prove to me that you're useful, so I won't kill you halfway through and attract the Adventurers' Guild."

Logan fell silent. It was indeed true, but how could he bring himself to say it? From any perspective, this was the easiest way.

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If it were Logan himself, he probably would have chosen this method.

Although the other party is now acting upright and kind, Logan is not used to it. He prefers a relationship based on mutual interests, which he believes is more secure.

Therefore, he had to demonstrate his value and make the other party understand that keeping him alive was more beneficial than killing him, so that Logan, the goblin's young and sensitive heart, would no longer be nervous.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes," Croya continued. He understood the other person's thoughts, and he had also thought of this approach.

only......

"The situation isn't so dire that anyone has to be sacrificed." Kroya stood up, preparing to leave, his voice fading into the distance. "So you can rest assured."

"Although the process may be a bit troublesome, I'm still happy to do it if it can save someone's life."

If Kroya wished, he could kill the other party silently, but he didn't think it was the best way, as it would inevitably displease the gods.

Besides, isn't this just too tragic...?

Your willingness to lend a helping hand to the vulnerable even in difficult circumstances is a commendable quality.

[Magic power slightly increased]

Before leaving, Kroya went to the place where the goblins were retrieving barrels from the underground river. As for Logan, he kept Kroya's words in mind. He had only seen similar words in picture books and novels before. This was the first time he had heard someone say them in real life. The other person seemed to be playing the hero.

But he also seems like a true hero.

Kroya had no idea what Logan was thinking. He and the goblins had already started watching the water, waiting for the bucket to arrive. This time, he was going to ruthlessly devour all the food in the silver bucket and eat to his heart's content, after all, this was the last meal.

With the blessing of the gods, Kroya was able to stand several meters behind the colossal goblins unnoticed. He stood in that spot as always, waiting, but felt his body getting a little hot.

The magic within his body became more active than ever before, almost as if it were about to boil. Kroya's body tensed up, and he slowly placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

As a novice priest, Chroya's magic has a natural restraining effect on evil creatures. Because of his unwavering faith and the blessing of the goddess, Chroya's magic is far more effective at restraining evil creatures than that of ordinary priests.

Magic sensed the anomaly even before Chroya's five senses. Its heightened activity indicated that the vampire named Adrian was right next to Chroya, very close.

"I didn't sense any malice..."

In other words, the vampire was also unaware that Kroya was right next to him, since it's impossible for a vampire to be completely without malice towards humans.

This was an accident, a rather unfortunate accident.

.......

"The ceremony is about to be completed."

Adrian felt pleased. The altar was completed, and he had finished most of the runes that needed to be inscribed on it, which meant that the whole plan was about to enter its final stage.

"But before that, we still need to find that little worm."

After all, being interrupted by the other party during the final step would be extremely unpleasant, so Adrian decided to nip this last little unstable factor in the bud.

He had a plan. He knew that the little reptile would definitely try to steal food again. He thought he was well hidden and had not yet been discovered.

All he needed to do was keep watch at the spot where the goblins were salvaging the silver barrels, and they would walk right into his trap. This was also the reason why Adrian hadn't pursued the goblins for stealing food.

The other party will lose their life because of their own cleverness.

So Adrian came to the goblin living area. The stench there made him frown and cast a spell to purify the air in his nostrils. Finally, he stopped at a remote spot in front of the underground river and cast a spell to hide himself.

He was quite interested in how Kroya stole the food and planned to reveal himself the moment he succeeded, giving him true despair. At that moment, Kroya would show an expression that would make him even happier. For this, he was willing to stay in the goblin living area for a while, even though it made him feel physically uncomfortable.

However, even after the colossal mutated goblin slung the silver barrel over its shoulder, Kroya still hadn't appeared, which puzzled Adrian. He became increasingly curious about what kind of methods Kroya had mastered, and couldn't help but take a step forward.

Wait, there seems to be something in front of me...

The vampire's keen intuition sensed something amiss, and he began to prepare to retreat. However, a beam of light appeared in the air at an extremely fast speed, shooting into Adrian's eye socket. Then, a human figure appeared in the radiance, turned around, drew his sword, and acted decisively and swiftly.

The light source is shaped like a sword—no, it should be said that the sword is emitting light; it's the light of magic!

The close proximity left Adrian with almost no time to react; the sword transmitted immense power and an extremely aggressive and powerful magical force.

That was the magic of the priest; the enemy was a priest who had mastered offensive spells!

More precisely, it was the apprentice priest Kroya who infused three units of magic into the sword and unleashed his strongest charged slash to date.