Arcana Mob

Soon, the group came to the Second floor.

The place was even more dangerous; traps were installed everywhere. Sometimes stronger monsters, but, compared to the traps that made their dungeon-walk truly miserable, they seemed to be the lesser evil.

Based on Cade's memories, this dungeon should consist of three floors.

It was one of the hardest Dungeon in the mid-game, and not only the monsters which most of them at an intermediate rank (V), one wrong move and you will be killed by the traps.

" Arggh!!!"

Oil poured from the ceiling, igniting flames. Standing under the fiery rain, Glenn was shocked. If not for Cade's timely shout, he would have lost his life here.

Following slowly behind, Cade and Elizabeth were still safe.

"This…Wasn't this trap a bit extreme?"

After that incident, they still continued their exploration. They have come this far, so there's no turning back now.

"But…" Cade suddenly spoke.

"You guys are taking all the risk.. To be honest, we feel pretty bad. Maybe we should..."

Glenn and Gran were surprised by Cade's words.

Quickly, the goodwill they had toward Cade rose, and they replied.

" It's okay. You don't need to worry. Just treat this as an adventure for you and your girlfriend."

The two didn't notice this, but they had fallen into Cade's trap. Humans were just like this, utilizing their psych; Cade perfectly got two little guys to check the water of the trap for him.

' Kyahahahah, I like that kid! It seems you have learned a lot from me.'

' Well, with you always staying by my side all day long, wouldn't it be weird if I didn't learn a thing or two??'

. . . . . . . . .

'This is an interesting place.'

Glenn and Gran had explored many dungeons and places with monsters. Swarms of bloodthirsty monsters moving about in packs, dangerous hunting grounds infested with wandering Booses.

And this was not the first DUngeon they got in that was filled with traps.

" Still, the monster level of this Dungeon is pretty high. Luckily, we are able to deceive them with your advice, brother."

" Haha.. it's all just luck."

'That's it… lower your guard down more.'

As they kept advancing toward the dungeon, Cade's timely warning had saved them more than once. And now they even began to call one another brother.

Though it was all clearly just on the front. When things came to an end, Glenn and Gran would not hesitate to kill Cade and take Elizabeth all for themself.

Nonetheless, all the good times would eventually last.

Just a little bit ahead of him was a place where black and white tiles were arranged like a chess board. Heck, there were even chess pieces on the left and right sides of the board.

" This.. what should we do?"

Glenn and Gran looked at each other worryingly.

This chess board looked to have appeared out of nowhere. And one common rule from the Dungeon: The more a thing looked unnatural, the more dangerous it was.

"But we have come this far. We have to keep moving." Gran seemed to be struggling to make a decision.

But the moment his feet were about to step into the chess board, he could feel his scalp tingling.

But at this time, he could feel a hand tapping his shoulder.

" It's okay. I will be the one to check this trap."

It was Cade, and his face was full of reassurance.

Glenn and Gran wanted to reject like before, but this time, they remembered the strange feeling they got when they were about to step onto the chessboard and couldn't help but agree to Cade's proposal.

" Then.. please. But remember to be safe, brother."

" Got it!"

Holding Elizabeth's hand, Cade advanced slowly while pressing lightly on the floor in order to respond quickly to any traps.

Still, it was all just play pretend.

Cade was very familiar with this trap, and no matter what step he took, Nothing happened.

Black White Black White.

Cade danced through the chess board like there was a pattern. But in reality, there is actually no pattern here.

This chessboard was another nasty trap of the game creator.

Just ahead, an almost invisibly thin thread extended at the height of an ankle.

There it was, at the boundary between the black and white tiles. Unless you concentrated hard, it was difficult to find this trap.

It was the real trap here. When people tried their best to think about the chess pieces and tiles, a simple trap was enough to finish the job for them.

Guided by Cade, the two quickly finished crossing the chessboard trap.

It was such a terrifying moment for Elizabeth, but she still chose to put her trust on Cade, and now she could not feel luckier to have Cade by her side.

Glenn and Gran also saw Cade and Elizabeth cross the chessboard trap safely.

They sighed relief and were about to follow Cade's step.

But then, the moment Glenn and Gran reached halfway, something happened.

Cade, with an evil smile, took a small rock and threw it right at the thread to trigger the real Chessboard trap.

*tuduk*

The stone, though was not that fast, no doubt cutting it along the process. At that moment, the walls to the left and right opened up, and a rain of arrows poured out.

"Keuahak!"

" Why??"

Glenn and Gran were overwhelmed with shock from the arrows flying into their body! The only thing they could do was scream helplessly as arrows penetrated their armor.

Even summoning their Arcane Card would only delay their death a bit as the Arcane Card's defense was not strong enough to handle the rain of arrows.

But what they couldn't understand was why Cade would do this.

" Pfftt.. fool. Do you think just because I helped you a few times, I don't know what you guys are thinking?"

" You just want to kill me and take Elizabeth by yourself. Well, not that I cared, though. Now enjoy your time before you guys rot in hell."

Cade's words were the last thing they remembered before they died, and it was also one that plunged them into despair.