Wrong, my skills refresh every week

"You little brat! Didn't I tell you not to run around?!"

"Ah wu..."

"How dare you come to the 19th floor alone? Do you know that even ordinary level 4 cannot come alone?"

"I... I'm not alone, there's also... eh?"

Aisi looked around but couldn't find the familiar figure.

"Who else? The supporter of the Soma clan? It must be you who encouraged them to go deep into such a dangerous floor! Where is he? Is he safe?"

“No…, um…”

This is a secret between the two of us.

Ai Si recalled their agreement and shook her head: "We separated in Rivera. He was only level 1 and refused to enter the tree maze."

"Speaking of Rivera..., what's up with that bill?!"

"ah!!"

"Oh you! Sit up!"

Chapter 40 The tail end

Entrance to the 18th floor.

Charles watched Ais return to Livilia. In order to avoid unnecessary conflict, he put on the "Reversed Spirit Veil" and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Ace is no longer useful.

It would be a waste of time to go back to the ground directly. Coincidentally, a group of fleeing dark faction members flashed before his eyes.

Following these men in black robes into the 18th floor, they gathered at the edge of the south floor. They were either fighting or sitting, as if waiting for something.

Russian qing.

A man walked slowly towards them.

He had dark red hair, inconspicuous facial features, squinty eyes, wore a black double-breasted suit, and had a grin on his face.

He is the [Faceless Man] Witt!

The leader of the Erebus clan and also a cadre of the dark faction. It is said that anyone who has seen him has been killed by him, so not many people remember his appearance.

Why is he here?

Ciel blinked, then quietly disappeared into the crowd.

"Lord Vita..., this operation."

"Humph, it's just a little accident. I didn't expect Jiu Mo Ji to suddenly run into the dungeon."

"Then...our plan?"

"Retreat first, we have plenty of time." Witt waved his hand, and the towering rocks in front of him disappeared like a phantom, revealing a bottomless tunnel.

There were carts loaded with goods on both sides of the tunnel. In some of the cargo boxes covered with black cloth, Charles heard the deep roar of monsters.

Witt took the lead in the inspection, lifted the black cloth and said, "How many Fire Stones are transported this time?"

“Only half of the usual amount.”

"Tsk. Where's the monster..."

"Only thirty..."

"Not enough, not enough. This number is not enough to realize our Lord's ambition!" Witt gritted his teeth and said, "Tsk, Nine Demon Princesses."

"Forget it. We'll take whatever we can get. Let's arrange for them to enter Knossos first. We can find another opportunity to take care of the rest next time."

After the report, the soldiers pushed the transport vehicle across the long tunnel and arrived in front of a huge metal gate.

There were strange patterns carved on the door, with a scarlet gem inlaid in the middle.

Witt took out a magic tool. It was round and had a scarlet pupil in the center, resembling an eyeball. A huge D symbol appeared in the center of the ruby, which echoed the ruby ​​in the middle of the door.

With a click, some dust fell and the door slowly lifted up.

The hardest metal, tsk tsk, want to dig it out... Charles said nothing, staring at the metal door made of Olha steel, swallowing his saliva.

When he came to his senses, the gate had already slowly fallen down. Charles quickened his pace and followed the crowd into the dark maze, following the sound of the huge wheels.

As Ciel followed, he processed the information in his mind:

According to Witt, the dark faction attacked the adventurers just to divert their attention so that they could transport monsters and fire stones through the artificial maze.

During the Seven Days of Death, adventurers not only have to deal with miscellaneous soldiers that far outnumber them, but also have to deal with countless monsters at the same time.

If it weren't for the great defeat on the front battlefield, the story would probably be very different.

Charles witnessed with his own eyes the monsters being transported up from the lower levels and even from the deep levels, and he felt even more anxious.

"You have to become stronger... Otherwise, you will just be food in their mouths. I don't want to be a snack for these things."

The maze tunnel twists and turns. With the dull sound of footsteps and the friction of rollers, everyone climbs the stairs and reaches other floors. There is a fork in the road before them.

Charles stood at the intersection, looked at the convoy transporting monsters, then looked at Witt who was leaving through another passage, and finally quietly followed Witt's footsteps.

Rather than getting some Fire Stones as trophies, it is more important to hear from Witte about the movements of the dark factions.

Especially the location of Erebus...

Charles walked slowly, keeping a sufficient distance from others, and tried his best to slow down every step.

He was experienced in stalking, but he was only responsible for following Shirley at the beginning, and now he was a man, and he couldn't appreciate the angry expression of the girl after being exposed, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

After walking for another 15 minutes, Witt stopped in a small cave.

There were braziers hanging at the four corners of the cave, emitting dim flames, and in the center was a temple whose outline could only be seen clearly.

A feminine male voice came from the temple: "Vitt-chan, how's the progress?"

"It's still a long way from my lord's goal. Humph, if you are too free, how about coming to help? God Thanatos, your family has quite a lot of manpower." Witt complained with narrowed eyes.

"Ah, I'm very busy. Every day I have to guide those lost lambs..." Thanatos spread his hands: "On the contrary, your master..., has he convinced the two most important protagonists?"

Witt lowered his head and pondered: "It should be soon. Calculating the time, it's almost time to go and welcome my Lord's triumphant return... Let others take care of the rest."

"Don't be lazy, little brother Witt~"

"Tsk, who is being lazy? Compared to those two elf sisters who only think about men, I am already diligent enough."

"They have their own mission. After all...it's not easy to tie up the hero's energy."

Witt pouted in dissatisfaction: "Speaking of this... Why did the Nine Demon Princess appear in the dungeon? Is there a traitor among us? Humph, I almost got killed..."

Hmm? Traitor? Who? Where?

Charles reflexively stretched his neck to look around. I'm a professional at catching mice!

"Oh?" Thanatos was a little surprised: "Shouldn't the elf be investigating the matter of the Great Saint's tree branch?"

"Who knows!" Witt's eyes suddenly turned to the entrance...

"what happened?"

"Strange, I always feel like someone is watching me? Is it that guy Balka?"

"That guy is in no mood to spy on you."

"makes sense."

No longer having the leisure to chat with the gods, Witt estimated the time in his heart, turned around and disappeared into another passage.

The two trump cards that the master has mentioned are almost here.

As expected of the original God of Darkness, he can even do such a thing!

Ciel followed silently, thinking in his heart:

"I made the right decision to follow them. I didn't expect those two to be here soon? Even earlier than expected. We should hurry..."

After following for another 60 minutes, Werther opened a door again and stepped into the mysterious cave. Not long after, a bright light appeared in front of Charles.

He heard the sound of surging waves and looked around. A gust of sea breeze blew towards him and his sight was filled with blue.

"This is... Port City Mellen? I'm out of Orario? So soon?"

The journey that would normally take a whole day to get back to the surface only took two hours in the artificial maze. This gave Ciel the idea of ​​grabbing a "key".

at the moment……

Witt had already gone far away, and it was too late to return to the maze. With the time saved, Charles prepared to make some repairs and convert the spoils into supplies and equipment.

Secondly, since Orario has been released, let’s complete another mission.

In the mountains and forests not far from Orario, there is an inconspicuous hidden village.

In the village are placed the most easily obtainable treasures in the world!

Chapter 41 The whole town is ours.

The port city of Melun.

This is a harbor town located southwest of Orario, adjacent to a huge soda lake. It is only 3km away from Orario and is the customs of Orario.

Every day, merchant ships from foreign countries sail into this soda lake connected to the sea and unload countless goods.

These goods will be gathered in Melen and then transported to the trading area of ​​Orario. Orario's export trade is no exception. Many magic stone products are concentrated here and shipped all over the world.

"Hmm, so this is the crystal fruit! It's a treasure guarded by a terrifying tree dragon!"

Next to a cargo ship that was unloading cargo, Charles was trying to explain while holding a mutated crystal fruit that was as hard as fine steel.

The dog merchant stroked his beard, looking worried. "It does look like a crystal fruit, but with this kind of hardness, no one can swallow it. Are you sure you didn't paint it with pure gold to fool me?"

It’s not that the merchant doesn’t want to buy the strange fruit in Charles’ hand, but he is afraid of the unknown.

Ciel frowned and said, "Don't be ridiculous. What is the price of refined gold? It's really refined gold. You can make a fortune with a 10 Farley."

The businessman was also very single: "That's right. If I process metal and cannot use it afterwards, then I will get nothing, right?"

I may be a little bit inhuman, but you are a real dog!

"You only want to make money, but don't want to suffer losses. You won't make a lot of money." Charles was helpless. He stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, and a fireball appeared in his palm.

"Watch!"

"Wow, you are a magician?!" The businessman's contemptuous look suddenly turned into admiration.

Charles carefully brought the fruit into contact with the flame, and with a pop, the fruit began to swell and emit a peppery aroma. As the heat became evenly distributed, the surface of the fruit slowly cracked, and it slowly split from the center, revealing the white, soft flesh.

Charles picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. A refreshing fragrance rushed straight to his taste buds, and his mental strength seemed to be slowly recovering.

He raised an eyebrow, motioning for you to try.

The merchant carefully called a follower over, and he tasted a piece first. After waiting for about 10 minutes, the dog merchant saw that the follower was fine, so he put a piece in his mouth himself.

At this moment, his pupils contracted and his face flushed: "Good, good stuff!"

This seemed to restore his spirits! And...his brother, who was despised by his wife, felt refreshed!

His sensitive nose smelled a terrible business opportunity.

Charles grinned, took out all the flesh and took out the iron-hard core.

"You are looking at this..."

"This..." The dog merchant took it hesitantly. Although he didn't understand magic, the material of the fruit core was similar to the legendary "wood of the Great Sage Tree"!

“Could this be the fruit of the Great Sacred Tree?”

Wrong, it is a treasure condensed from immortal essence! Although it is corrupted...

Charles knew very well that the so-called Great Holy Trees of the Elves were inhabited by fairies all year round. Rather than saying that the tree had magical conductivity, it was the fairy's strange magic that made it a Great Holy Tree.

The gem fruit that fell from the gem tree that was inhabited by the immortal spirit's clone was assimilated into the immortal spirit's body and became extremely precious.

The businessman also noticed this, and his eyes became anxious: