The Elf Elder's Request (3)
“Alright, I’ll do it,” I said, accepting the elf elder’s request, but I had no idea where to even start looking for Braust.
“I think we should return to the Hidden Temple,” Elena suggested. “The Hidden Temple?”
“Yes. The other elves probably don’t know what’s happening here yet.” Elena’s words made sense.
Braust had gone out with the other elves.
If he returns, he probably won’t go to the Hidden Temple.
“But is it okay? We might be in danger if we go with us…” “No. It’s our job, and I have to step up too.” Elena didn’t really need to come with us now.
Since we found the house.
I had told Elena not to worry about helping me enter the Hidden Temple since I received her help, but I wanted to confirm why Braust did this.
“But is there a way to return there again?” “Yes. The Hidden Temple keeps appearing around the elves, they say.” “Really?”
It’s the story of elves detecting where the elves are and the green lights of the Hidden Temple appearing and roaming around.
I didn’t realize how convenient this system was.
Our shelter should have come to where I am on its own.
“So, we have no choice but to wait?”
While waiting for the green light to appear near Elena again, the White Dragon suddenly started heading somewhere, sensing something.
“Hey! Where are you going?”
“There’s a delicious smell over there!”
“What? Stay put, you.”
“I’ll be back in a minute.”
What kind of smell could that be?
I tried to catch the White Dragon flying around sniffing, but he dodged my hand and ran quickly.
“Hey, where are you going… Wait, I can smell it too!” I could smell it too.
It was a delicious smell from some cooking that tickled my nose.
“Is there someone else here?”
Since it smelled like someone cooking, I followed the White Dragon, and Elena and I moved too.
Actually, since I don’t know when the light to the Hidden Temple will appear if I stay here, it seemed necessary to check if there are people around the elves here.
After moving a short distance, smoke came into view.
And right there, I grabbed the tail of the White Dragon trying to move towards the smoke and checked who was there.
“Huh? It’s not just people?”
I saw a person and several elves talking.
Among them was Braust, the one I saw in the video!
I didn’t expect to meet him here without going to the Hidden Temple.
“Well done, White Dragon.”
“Ehhem! What are you talking about with that?”
Even though I caught him, I should praise him for doing well.
They say praise makes even whales dance, so if I praise him, maybe he’ll listen to me better.
“By the way, what are they talking about? And that person….” It was definitely Betran, the man who was with that weasel-faced guy, Rox.
“Why are the others gone and only this guy is here?” Where did the other guys go?
Anyway, just from seeing this scene, it was clear that Betran and Braust had some relationship.
“Hey. We did what you told us. You’ll keep your promise, right?” “Of course. We got what we wanted, after all.” “When can we get it?”
“Roughly after 2-3 days.” From listening to Betran and Braust’s conversation, it was clear they made some kind of deal.
“What on earth did they do this for?” I don’t know what Braust wanted, but he betrayed the other elves just to get it.
I couldn’t understand it at all.
“By the way, what are they making all this time?” “This? Wait a second. It’s food for the deal to be completed.” “We don’t need that, so contact us when it’s ready.” Braust said that and started to leave the place.
But Betran didn’t seem to have any intention of that.
“Wait, it’s almost done!” Betran was decorating the last completed dish in front of Braust and the other elves.
I didn’t know what he was making, but even just smelling it, I could sense it was a delicious dish.
“We’ll be going now.”
“Aigoo, don’t. Come on.”
And Betran placed the completed dish in front of Braust and the other elves.
“We don’t eat that kind of food…”
The elves who were firmly refusing the dish suddenly had strange eyes looking at the completed dish.
“What?”
The elves’ eyes started to become strange, and then they suddenly rushed towards the food.
Without anyone deciding first, they clung to the food, and suddenly Betran started eating the food he cooked wildly.
“Why are they acting like this…”
While I was wondering why the elves suddenly changed their behavior.
“It smells delicious.”
“I want it too! I want it too!”
I could easily tell that the White Dragon and Elena’s states were not normal.
The White Dragon and Elena staring at the food with somewhat unfocused eyes.
It reminded me of the scene in Gopchang Alley.
“Was that guy the real culprit?”
I don’t know what’s in that dish, but probably there’s something that breaks the rationality of people or elves.
“To do such a thing with cooking!”
One of the most important things in the world.
Among food, clothing, and shelter, I value food the most.
I’ve always liked eating, so I don’t like those who play with food.
I’m the type who exercises to eat.
Because I liked eating so much, I became a Gourmet Predator when I awakened.
But looking at the current situation, isn’t that Betran guy using food that should be eaten deliciously to do weird pranks?
“Snap out of it!”
I tapped the head of the White Dragon and Elena who were in a daze, but it seemed the food wasn’t as bad as in Gopchang Alley.
Fortunately, the White Dragon and Elena seemed to have recovered their senses easily.
But unlike them, the other elves couldn’t.
Braust and some of the other elves started acting strangely after eating the food.
“What are you guys?”
“Who are you to say that?”
The elves suddenly couldn’t distinguish each other.
With crazy eyes looking at each other as if seeing an enemy in front of them, pointing weapons at each other.
“Hahaha. Play with each other well.”
Betran made the elves attack each other in that way, then leisurely left the spot.
Betran seemed to have moved with this scene in mind from the beginning.
I tried to chase after the guy who left, but I couldn’t.
“I’m going to die!”
Elena jumped out towards Braust and the elves who were fighting each other without recognizing, probably because Braust’s skill was so outstanding that he almost killed the other two elves in an instant.
If I waited a little longer, the other two elves might die, so I went towards the elves, leaving Betran behind.
“You guys again!”
Braust looked at us blocking his front, nodding his head, and pointed his sword at Elena and me.
Then, in an instant, Braust came right in front of me and stabbed his sword at my neck.
Whoosh!
I quickly reacted, tilting my head back to avoid the attack.
If I had been a moment late, there would definitely have been a hole in my neck.
“This guy’s skill is considerable?”
Braust’s physical ability seemed similar to mine now, or even better.
Just blocking Braust’s continuous stabs was exhausting.
Elena helped in the middle, but it didn’t seem to create an opening for that Braust.
“What to do?”
Even if I suppress them, since Jin-hwan is not here, it was difficult to figure out how to deal with these controlled guys.
Clang! Clang!
“Ugh.”
But Braust didn’t give me time to think.
It seemed we didn’t have enough power to fight like this, so I thought of summoning a monster.
“Let me see.”
[Skill - Gourmet Predator]
[Summon Predated Monster ★][Lv-1]
※ You can summon all the monsters you have eaten.
※ The summoned monsters can grow.
※ Summon / Release possible
“Huh?”
The newly changed job skill.
Previously, since summoned monsters couldn’t grow, once they reached a certain level, it was hard to use them anymore.
But with this skill now, it’s different.
It means the summoned monsters grow like us.
So, even if the summoned monsters gradually become stronger, we can still use the previous monsters.
“This is amazing?”
While looking at the skill, I was momentarily distracted.
Swoosh! Shuruk.
Braust’s sword grazed my cheek.
It seemed like he made a mistake in the urgent combat situation.
[Grim Reaper ★ Lv-1 is summoned.]
“I don’t have enough to summon Ursula.” Originally I wanted to summon Ursula, but since it’s a Named Monster, it seems I still can’t summon it no matter what.
So, I summoned the Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reaper holding a scythe looked around waiting for my command.
I drew Braust’s attention and ordered the Grim Reaper to attack Braust.
Braust didn’t seem to notice the Grim Reaper who came right behind him.
It was almost impossible to notice the Grim Reaper that makes no sound when moving during full-power combat.
Susu suk!
Swoosh!
The Grim Reaper scratched Braust’s back with the scythe as is.
And at that moment.
- The Reaper has taken Braust’s soul.
- Soul disintegration is in progress.
- 10. 9. 8….
“Huh?”
Braust’s soul seemed to be pulled out by the Reaper’s scythe attack.
And then saying soul disintegration.
If disintegrated, he would die naturally.
-3. 2….
“Eh!”
It was the moment just before Braust’s soul was disintegrated.