GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?



Those are pretty obvious problems and warrant multiple lives for the people who have a lot of feats. They will be skilled and they might want a crown. That means they have to face off against the world even if they get the crown. No matter how skilled they are, they will always be vastly outnumbered without being able to hide. 

Anyone with a crown can run but they can never hide. That doesn't mean there can't be any hidden problem. So he decided to be vigilant and very careful. Salvos is already a hidden danger. If the hell bringer is not enough to make him alert, then the problems that he can't anticipate will do the trick. There's also Salvini and the people banding together to make his life very difficult in this challenge. So he has a lot to look out for.

He continued to run towards his target. The rainbow pillar is unmoving which means that no one has gotten to it yet. It is a very long distance away from him so he still has a long way to go before he gets there. The odds are someone else will reach it before he does. But he can't give up. So he ran as fast as he can. That's the only thing he can do. His feet stomped into the rocky ground as he ran. He left cracks behind as his footprint.

The first hidden problem became known as he was running toward the rainbow beacon. Someone reached the summit of a pyramid along his path and grabbed the crown on top of it. Then the person began running in his direction. Soverick wouldn't have cared about that at all. It was the crown of a king. The golden pillar that it produced indicated as much. 

The crown of a king is below that of an emperor and further below that of the divine. It is beneath him and there's nothing to gain from killing the lady that acquired it. He doesn't want a crown that is of low value and will draw problems for him so he ignored the lady. His opinion of the lady changed as soon as she stepped off the pyramid completely.

The pyramid began to shake immediately after the crown left the boundary of the pyramid. Then it broke apart into individual cubic boulders. The giant boulders then morphed and turned into giant earth golems. The pyramids are made up of assembled golems.

Each golem stood at least 5 meters tall. They have different shapes and sizes but all of them are dangerous looking. He can tell that much because they all bear weapons of various kinds. Anyone carrying a weapon is dangerous. And that's just what's visibly dangerous about them.

These golems began chasing the thief that stole their crown. Their thin sturdy legs hit the ground in quick succession and gave them incredible speed that they used to give chase. The blades that they have as arms were used to kill the people that were on the pyramid before the crown was taken off the pyramid. Those sharp blades also promise painful retribution to the crown thief. 

The sharp spikes jutting out of their armored body made them look fearsome. That fearsomeness is further exacerbated by their number which is in the thousands. They chased her like a tide of vengeful spirits intent on delivering retribution.

Her situation doesn't concern him so he would have gladly been on his way. It just so happened that she is running his way. The rocky ground began vibrating with increasing frequency as she ran in his direction. The golems are heavy and strong enough to make the ground shake as they stumped after her.

Soverick took one look at her and said, "She won't make it."

Her behavior irks him but he has nothing to fear. Those golems are fast. They also have ranged golems with bows for arms and mana-created arrows. The lady has to constantly dodge the projectiles or risk turning into a porcupine. It slowed her down further. The horde of golems will be able to reach her before she brings her trouble to him. It seems that his serene life will not be disturbed despite the evil wish of others to do so.

He remained alert though. She might do something stupid like throwing the crown to him to redirect the ire of the golems. He was expecting something to go wrong and something did go wrong. She jumped in his direction. 

He can run away and escape. But doing so will derail him from his straight path toward the rainbow pillar in the distance and it would also give her the opportunity to do something troublesome again. He decided to end this right here and now.

He leaped into the air to meet her. He brandished his fist for a punch that will blow her to pieces. She noticed his hostility and his intentions. But she couldn't dodge him. Flight is still banned and she has surrendered her mobility for a brief respite from the golems. Unfortunately for her, she has jumped from the frying pan into the fire. 

"Please, let me go. We can work together."

She panicked and begged him as he rose to meet her. Her words didn't save her. One punch to her chest and she was pulverized.

He caved in her chest and grabbed the crown in one smooth series of movements. Then he threw the crown far away and out of his way. The golems followed the crown and left him alone. Their priority is securing the crown. He landed and continued his trip peacefully. 

"Shit." He swore when he noticed that the rainbow pillar had begun to move. "I have to move at max speed."

The rainbow pillar is moving directly opposite his position. It is increasing the distance between them and he has only 24 hours to secure it. The arena is large and the pillar might be very far from him. If he intends to get it then he has to continue chasing it through thick and thin.