Breakers Chapter 31:
Chapter 31 - Chapter 4: Awakening #6
It was immediately after the battle and their defeat, so everyone was exhausted . However, there was no time to delay .
Chris distributed health potions to In-gong, who handed them over to Carack . In-gong then ate a few pieces of jerky and headed to Felicia’s tent .
Caitlin had already arrived at the tent of Felicia, who was the captain of this ruins exploration .
There weren’t many people gathered in the tent because the operation needed to be carried out secretly . Additionally, in the first place, not many people were actually needed for it .
In-gong brought Carack, who was carrying a large bag on his bag, while Caitlin was accompanied by Seira .
Delia, who had been introduced by Felicia, and another nameless dark elf were present .
He wanted to ask who she was, but Felicia seemed to have no intention of introducing her . Caitlin was silent, so In-gong also stayed quiet .
"Okay, let’s get started . ”
However, Felicia just swaggered out of the tent like she was going to face the enemy right then .
“Heok, don’t tell me that we are walking?”
Carack’s aghast voice entered In-gong’s ears . Carack, who had always been disgruntled, was weary after the long battle .
'What did he say?’
Should he ask Felicia?
While In-gong was troubled over this, Felicia looked over . Her long ears pricked up as she laughed,
“Don’t worry . We are flying . Delia, Katuin . ”
After Felicia called out, Delia and a dark elf called Katuin chanted a spell with her . Out of reflex, In-gong looked above the heads of the three people .
'Magic power is gathering!’
However, it was different from attack or recovery magic . Black smoke emerged from their united magic power and formed a shape .
'Phantom steed!’
A flying ghost!
Seven ghosts shone with a green light as they stood in front of Felicia .
“Wouldn’t it be trouble if we had to bring a lot of people? Let’s hurry . ”
Felicia winked at everyone before climbing on the back of a phantom steed . Carack hesitated while Caitlin’s eyes shone as she stroked the mane of a phantom steed .
‘I often rode this when I was playing Zephyr . '
He felt a cold chill as he climbed on the back of the ghost .
'Well, isn’t it natural?’
There wasn’t just attack magic and recovery magic . Moreover, summoning magic like the one for a phantom steed required a catalyst .
Once all the party members were on the phantom steeds, Felicia looked back and said .
"I will lead on the phantom steed . However, be careful . Are you ready? Depart!”
Since there was almost no gap between getting ready and departing, Carack had no choice but to grab onto the phantom steed’s neck tightly .
In-gong lowered his body on the back of the phantom steed . The phantom steed’s four legs sprang into the air and the wind started to blow .
It was a dark hour and the party that rose on the back of the phantom steeds naturally became one with the darkness .
The wind that blew was cold and sharp, so In-gong looked at the mini-map with his head bowed . The blue dots, which symbolised In-gong and his companions, were headed towards the edge of the Jishuka Mountains at a terrific pace .
‘Red Lightning tribe!’
Red dots gathered at a corner of the mini-map but they disappeared quickly . In-gong stared at the mini-map for a while but he couldn’t see the Red Lightning tribe anymore .
The phantom steeds landed on the ground after almost an hour . They were at the edge of the Jishuka Mountains, at the location that Felicia had pointed to on the map .
As soon as they landed, Carack jumped off the phantom steed like he was rolling . In fact, he actually was rolling down .
Felicia called out to the spirits of light to brighten the surroundings and said to everyone,
"Everybody, dismount carefully . I’ll send the phantom steeds back . We will have to move on feet from here on . ”
She confirmed the location through research, but she had never visited it herself . Rather than flying on the phantom steed, it was better to look at the mountainside with their own eyes .
However, In-gong cried out just before Felicia dismounted from the phantom steed .
“Wait, wait a minute Noona . ”
“Huh? Why?"
Felicia raised her head with a dubious expression and asked him why . In-gong moved his phantom steed close to her and asked .
“Is the entrance to the ruins near here?”
"Probably, there is a very high possibility . ”
It was a somewhat ambiguous answer, but her eyes and voice were confident . In-gong swallowed his saliva and said straight to Felicia’s face,
"Then can you follow my lead here? In my opinion, there is no need to search for the entrance . ”
“What? What are you talking about?"
“Right . What does that mean?”
Carack, who regained his stability thanks to having two feet on the ground, asked urgently . He didn’t want to ride the phantom steed again .
He was speaking informally and Delia and Katuin’s expressions darkened . In-gong spoke quickly before Felicia pointed out Carack’s disrespect .
"While I was opening the dwarf portal, I looked closely at the map in the cave . The dwarves already knew of this place . ”
Of course, it was a lie . He never looked closely at the map or found anything related to these ruins but he needed to say something plausible .
“Considering the characteristics of this terrain and the dwarf cave, as well as the story that I heard, I think I know the approximate location . ”
"Location? The location of the room that holds the light?”
Felicia corrected her posture on the phantom steed and asked with confusion . In-gong nodded .
"Yes, that's right . I don’t think we need to go to the entrance when considering the terrain . ”
Felicia’s expression became even stranger . Delia and Katuin maintained their expressions, but he could see incredulity in their eyes .
Additionally, Carack didn’t stay silent .
“Prince, what does that mean? Instead of going through the door, are you going to make a hole in the wall to enter?”
Indeed, Carack’s comprehension wasn’t common for an orc . In-gong said with a smile,
"Yes, that's right . The cave was used by Enkidu’s treasure keepers, so it is virtually like a dungeon . There might be traps or guardians still moving . It is much better to make a gap than to break through the entrance . ”
In-gong’s voice was confident and he believed firmly in his own words .
It was because he actually did that when he played Locke .
The event to destroy the Thunder Light Anvil had been a necessary event to take over the Demon World .
After playing Locke five times, he remembered clearly where and how to break through .
However, he couldn’t tell everyone that he knew about it from a game . That’s why In-gong was forced to think up reasons to explain it .
Felicia stared at In-gong . Her eyebrows raised like she was worried and she opened her mouth .
"No, no matter how much sense it makes . . . ”
“It is possible . Shutra can tell . ”
Caitlin interrupted Felicia’s words . She placed her hands on her waist and spoke firmly to the surprised Felicia .
"Shutra’s ability to grasp the terrain is really amazing . So, Shutra will be able to do it . Isn’t that right, Seira?”
She was perplexed by Caitlin’s sudden call but she nodded quickly . It was because In-gong had already proven his skill . It wasn’t simply memorization .
"Yes, that’s right . I believe in him . ”
Caitlin looked at Felicia with a look that said, ‘Do you hear me?’
In-gong said determinedly,
“Felicia noona, trust me once . ”
Although he didn’t intend to do so, he had a pleading expression on his face . For the first time, he seemed to be benefiting from Shutra’s good looks .
Felicia looked between In-gong and Caitlin and sighed .
“Okay, I will try it once . Where do you think we should go?”
“Thank you, just wait . ”
In-gong jumped down from the phantom steed, picked up a branch and started drawing a map on the ground . His Map Reading skill had reached level two . so it wasn’t just a scribble on the ground .
"Our position is here and this is where we need to go . ”
Caitlin, Seira and Carack nodded as In-gong pointed to their position, but Felicia was skeptical .
However, Felicia knew how to keep her word . Since she had already decided to believe him, she prepared for the phantom steeds to leave instead of talking any longer .
"Give me the directions . I will drive the phantom steeds . ”
“I understand, thank you, Noona . ”
In-gong laughed and Felicia eventually said,
“I must be crazy . ”
Felicia mumbled as she controlled the phantom steeds and flew back up into the sky .
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There was quite a considerable distance toward the place where In-gong had pointed to . Moreover, the surroundings were dark, so it was hard to find the way when looking down from the sky .
However, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that In-gong’s mini-map was a fraudulent system . He checked their current location with the mini-map and acted as Felicia’s navigator .
At first, Felicia followed In-gong’s directions with an uncertain face, but she soon became speechless . Caitlin saw Felicia’s expression and smiled .
They arrived at the destination without much difficulty but the atmosphere was different from before . Their current location wasn’t far from the swamp where the swamp mammoths and lizardmen resided in the Jishuka Mountains .
“Okay, it probably isn’t around here . They pushed us back, so now it is our turn to push them . Even if the swamp is close, it is quite far on the map . ”
In-gong didn’t know if Carack was a mind-reader or just thought about it properly, but Carack said what he was thinking .
Felicia agreed and called light to the surroundings, but the light was weaker than before .
“Shutra, where should we go?”
“Just wait a moment . ”
In-gong enlarged the mini-map while pretending to be concentrating . He checked the boundaries of the terrain and found the coordinates .
Of course, he hadn’t memorized every feature that appeared in Night Saga . He just remembered this because it was a famous and bad event .
"This way . "
In-gong confirmed the coordinates and moved through some bushes . A large wall soon appeared in front of him .
Felicia stared up at the cliff with wide eyes . There was a large crack on the wall like someone had split apart the mountain with a giant knife .
‘What is going to happen here?’
In-gong smiled mischievously at the question in Carack’s eyes . This was the reason why he argued that Caitlin should come with them .
"Yes, Caitlin noona . It is Noona’s turn . ”
“Huh?”
"Smash that cliff and break it down . Can you do that?”
As a wolf lycanthrope, Caitlin could smash a gate with one blow . It was four years earlier, so Caitlin was weaker . However, In-gong had no hesitation after seeing her in battle . That’s why anticipation was in his eyes .
“Eh? Ah . . . Eh . . . Yes . ”
Caitlin couldn’t ignore the anticipation in In-gong’s eyes and looked up at the cliff with clenched fists . A cold wind was blowing but she was sweating .
"Please take care of it!”
In-gong cheered Caitlin on and Carack also looked at her with admiration . Delia and Katuin were affected by the mood and became excited .
In front of all the gazes, Caitlin swallowed her saliva . She had no choice but to try .
At that moment, Felicia clapped In-gong’s back .
"Hey, do you think that Caitlin is a siege weapon? How can she smash it with a punch?"
"Uh, smash it?”
In-gong made a confused expression . Felicia stared incredulously at In-gong while Caitlin bowed her head with a gloomy expression .
“Sorry . ”
She was sad that she couldn’t meet her younger brother’s expectations .
Felicia sighed and stepped forward .
"Get out of the way . This Noonim will demonstrate her skills . ”
Felicia clapped her hands and two different spirits appeared in front of the cliff .