The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 97

Episode 97

Karen blinked and asked back at the cry of snowfall.

“Are you mad at me now?”

“No, it would be a bit difficult to open it now.”

“okay?”

When you open the box, there is a time limit that is separate from the adventure time limit.

If you use up the newly created time limit or press End Adventure, you will be moved to the base.

‘Then it’s dangerous.’

The current snowfall base was Audenin.

It would have been okay to set up a base in Kongori on the way up north, but I skipped it because I had planned to set up Gulia as a base.

So his base is still Audenin, far away from here.

‘Because when the expedition system is activated, it is sent to Audenine.’

Considering how much trouble he went through after thinking the long-distance trip was easy, the transfer to Audenin must have been nothing short of hell.

To begin with, I still had business to do in Nobira.

Kangseol put his hand on Karen’s shoulder and said.

“Let’s go to Gulia and check.”

“Okay then.”

Karen whined and tried to carry the box.

“Is it a bit big?”

“Move over, fairy. “I will take it.”

Jamard carried the brimstone skull trophy on his shoulder.

“Oh, thank you.”

“egg plant.”

Snowfall hurriedly set out to make the most of the remaining time.

They still had work to do.

Snow and his party quickly left the ruined fire altar and headed back the way they came.

Soon after, they were able to re-enter Nevenia’s walls through the Crypt of the Sulfur Skull, which allowed them to cross the border without passing through Gulia.

Patter…

Mael muttering in an unknown language.

And after a while.

Kwajajajajajajajag-!

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The crypt completely collapsed and dust rose up.

Because they knew in advance that it would collapse, Mael and Kangseol and the others escaped the crypt, and there were no injuries.

“Is this what happened?”

“I don’t know how he knew, but the Sulfur Skull took advantage of the soft ground here to make a hole in the barrier. “But the crypt has completely collapsed, so it will take several months to rebuild.”

“Before then, Gulia will be on guard.”

“I gave word to the people heading to Gulia first, so they will tell it to you.”

Since I had never crossed the border, I didn’t know that if I headed straight from Yognathun to Gulia, I would be accused of crossing the border at will.

However, once we got inside the wall and headed towards Gulia, everything was resolved.

“Now my role is complete.”

“Mael. thanked.”

“It is thanks to Snowman that I was able to go out into the world like this. You don’t need to thank me. “Then I guess I’ll have to go.”

“Are you planning on leaving right away?”

“The issue I was concerned about has been resolved in a good way, so there is no reason to stay.”

“Where do you plan on going?”

“Well… maybe we could head west out of Nevenia. “They say new historical sites are being excavated recently.”

“You’re still the same. Can I see you again next time?”

Mael answered with a grin.

“of course. I will be there whenever you need help. As long as my fortune-telling and astronomy-reading skills haven’t rusted. “It’s convenient, but sometimes it goes astray.”

“See you later, Mael.”

“Okay, see you again. “Snowman.”

Mael once again disappeared somewhere carrying a bag full of herbs and various miscellaneous books.

His appearance may have seemed shabby at first glance, but now no one could doubt his strength.

“I received a lot of help. “He was quite the guy.”

“I have eyes to see.”

Snowfall and the party headed to Gulia after sending Mael away.

* * *

A few days later, a border post in Gulia, north of Nevenia.

The guards, who looked a little relaxed, shouted at the visitors approaching the guard post.

“Stop!”

The guards were curious about the identity of the somewhat unusual visitors. The visitor was Karen, carrying a large box wrapped in snow and cloth.

“Yo fairy?”

Karen’s temporary ID card, which she created using Kibo’s power while staying in Novira, was a great help in this case.

“Nothing wrong.”

Karen also made it over safely, so there was no way Snow Seol could have stopped her.

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with this either. Since your identity is certain, I will not even check your luggage.”

“thank you.”

“But has the rumor already spread?”

“yes? “What do you mean by that?”

“The rumor that the Sulfur Skull was defeated in vain. Perhaps because of that, until the day before yesterday, the number of travelers who had recently visited this place could be counted on one hand, but people are pouring in since yesterday.”

It seemed like the survivors had arrived in Gulia and had surrounded it well.

“Ah… yes, roughly.”

“Rumors travel so fast. Well, anyway, Patrick is still looking for adventurers he can trust and entrust with tasks, so take a good look.”

Kang Seol smiled.

“thank you. then.”

So the snowfall arrived in Gulia in time.

Karen, who was the first to settle down and put down the large box, was nervous.

thud.

“It’s so heavy, Mr.”

“Hey, it’s just from the Gulia entrance to the accommodation. “I carried it from Yognathun to Gulia.”

Jamard spoke in the shadow space of the snowfall.

“anyway! But with Mael gone, it feels like the group has drastically decreased.”

“Are you sad?”

Karen answered, smoothing her now red hair.

“Do you have any regrets? “It’s natural.”

“Still, I plan to go to Nobira with Xiamen, so it won’t be lonely.”

“That guy is so calm that I can’t get enough of him. And in the first place, it’s full even if no one else goes with you. There are 4 people. Right, Karuna?”

“If Karen speaks a little less, no one will know there are four of us.”

“Tsk tsk tsk… That’s right! “Because this fairy is talking about four servings.”

“Ugh… I won’t say anything from now on.”

“That’s the fifth time I’ve said that all day.”

“Don’t count! Damn you troll!”

Now, the dorm was buzzing even though there were only summoned animals other than snowfall around.

If anyone had heard this noise, they would never have guessed that Kang Seol’s room was the only one he was using.

“You can open it now.”

“I thought I was dying because I wanted to open it?”

“If it weren’t for Karuna’s constant restraint, that fairy would have opened it when you were sleeping.”

“Didn’t we make it a rule not to report on our master?”

“Were there any rules like that? “Be self-respectful.”

Kangseol is not any kind of talk show, but I thought it was amazing to watch them argue and even set rules.

Anyway, there was a reason why Snowfall came all the way to Gulia without opening the Sulfur Skull trophy.

Opening the Sulfur Skull trophy would not only shorten the time limit, but there was also a risk of moving to Audenin, the snowfall base, rather than nearby Gulia.

Therefore, he planned to designate Gulia as a base and then open the loot box.

Karen said, raising her hand like a student asking a question to a teacher.

“master! I! “Can I open it?”

“okay.”

Clunk-

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh…

Light came out of the loot box.

What’s unique is that, unlike usual, the box is very large.

[Check the sulfur skull box.]

[The level increases.]

[The level increases.] [

Acquire ability points.]

[Acquire ability points.]

[Albuza’s special ability is activated.]

[ Acquire additional ability points.]

[Acquire additional ability points.]

[Acquire Greaves of Rapid Healing.] [

Acquire Ring of Grace.]

[Acquire Fire Monkey.]

[Boots of Firewood . Obtain.]

[Acquire the Cloak of Long Sleep.]

…

There were a lot more items than usual.

“Wow… was there this much stuff in it? “It was somehow heavy!”

“That’s why I brought the box, fairy.”

“It was heavy even if I held it for just a moment.”

– Condescending to other people’s work lol

– Karuna! Stop me!

Since he had to leave for Novira soon with Xiamen, Kangseol quickly checked the items.

First, the Cloak of Long Sleep and the Gaiters of Quick Recovery.

Since these two were rare, I gave them to Karuna and Karen.

Additionally, leather boots and heavy armor boots were each dropped.

Although these two were treasure grade, they were literally basic equipment with no special powers.

Of course, the leather boots went to Jamard, and I thought for a moment about the heavy armor boots.

‘I guess Karuna is right.’

Actually, it didn’t really matter whether it was Karen or Karuna, but Karen had quite a bit of equipment from the last adventure, and most of Karuna’s equipment was old, except for the sword, so that was the decision.

And next came the ring.

[Ring of Grace]

Grade: Treasure

Appropriate level: 17 – 29

Resistance: 35

Durability: 70/70

Weight: 0.1kg

A ring made in the hope of Purga’s grace.

However, the materials used are extremely ominous.

Base Abilities: Wisdom + 12 Stamina + 6

Special Abilities: Deflects a curse once per day.

The perfect option to attach to a ring.

Uniquely, up to two rings could be worn, so Snowfall wore this ring next to the wolf’s warning.

There are now two items left.

Kang Seol looked at the remaining items with anticipation.

[Fire Snake]

Grade: Treasure

Appropriate level: 30 – 35

Attack power: 70 – 87

Durability: 120/120

Weight: 8.0kg

A blade famous as a weapon used by the fiery Magra.

Because it has a unique appearance and a difficult attack method, there are very few people who can properly handle it. Because it was made from a fire spirit stone, the user’s energy gradually seeped into the weapon, and as a result, it contained the essence of Magra.

Basic ability: Strength + 15 Dexterity + 7 Stamina + 5

Special ability: When an accurate attack is successful, a seal of flame is placed on the enemy. The Seal of Flame stacks up to 10, and for each stack, additional fire damage is inflicted upon a successful attack.

“Hmm…”

Kang Seol’s frown frowned.

Treasure grade weapons always boasted excellent performance.

But this was only the case if it was an ordinary weapon.

Kang Seol took a peek at the snake.

‘heavy.’

It was clear that Karen had high strength, so she could easily handle such a weapon, but it was still a bit disappointing.

Also, its unusual appearance was a problem.

The snake had such a unique appearance that I thought that if an unfamiliar person handled it, they would have all their fingers cut off.

‘I wonder how Magra handled this so lightly.’

Are all legendary level monsters like that?

Karen looked at this ambiguous object thoughtfully.

A unique weapon used by Magra.

Can she handle this?

“I’ll keep it for now. I can handle spears, but this is my first time seeing something like this…”

– No one there has ever told me to have one.

– Don’t take it as if you’re being generous;;

– Shameless haha.

There was no place to use it anyway, so Karen took the fire snake without any disagreement.

And last.

Kang Seol held a cloak with a unique pattern in his hand.

The moment he lifted the cloak, I realized that the energy on the cloak was not ordinary, and the engraved pattern also felt familiar.

‘Purga?’

It was a pattern that looked exactly like the face of the fire monkey Purga.

“uh? That…”

“Hey, be careful. “I feel a strange energy.”

The summoned beasts were making strange noises.

When Kangseol tilted his head and checked the information on this cloak, everyone, including him, was surprised.

Among them, the most surprised were the viewers.

– hey;; Is this true?

– He suddenly appears here?

– I’m going to be amazed ㅅㅂ hahahaha

– Somehow I understand it and it makes me even more angry hahaha

– Honestly, it was worth it. Otherwise?

– It’s a boring adventure even if you form a raid and beat it, but you beat it all by yourself haha

– Ta-da! Not all of our friends have forgotten that Magra was a legendary monster, right?

The reason they were so surprised was no different.

“Fire… Appropriations?”

The cloak with Purga’s face drawn on it was considered an unexchangeable item.

Snowfall quickly read the information on the cloak.