Chapter 125 - Centaurides

Whooshh~

As soon as Cyril touched the halberd, it suddenly turned into ashes!

'Ugh… What bad luck—Oh…' He suddenly noticed some shiny things left on the ground.

There were a few objects and they seemed to be accessories previously attached to the large halberd just now.

"They're the Bead Artifacts!"

He quickly sat down and checked the ashes carefully… Soon, he found a total of five Bead Artifacts!

A single Bead Artifact should give them 500 contribution points and some money depending on the quality of these beads.

"It's a shame that those three had to sacrifice themselves. If they didn't force the old Centaur and gave them a way out, he wouldn't be self-destructing at all."

Cyril shook his head as he knows that Sylvian had acted too aggressively. They are still inside an Arcane World that is not completely explored.

It's better not to act rashly in certain things. Especially when making decisions, it's normal to consider it three to five times.

Cough! Cough!

"Cyril… Where are the others? How about Luna?" Myrtle asked after resting for a bit.

She still doesn't feel well but she thought that those who were caught by the explosion suffered more than her.

"I think that those three experts died already… As for Luna…"

Cyril look in the direction where Luna was thrown away. The young girl wasn't helplessly thrown in that direction at all.

Cyril sensed that the D-Rank girl did it in order to lessen the pressure she'll face compared to when she stayed in her hiding spot.

"She must still be injured… Let's look for her."

"A-alright…"

Myrtle was actually a bit worried now since the escape crystals are being carried by Sylvian. If he disappeared together with the crystals, then they have no way of forcefully going out of this Arcane World and could only return to the black stone platform to connect to the purple crystal that connected them here.

'Ugh… I can't think of that now… We have to find Luna…' Myrtle thought as she followed Cyril.

She then briefly glanced at the crater before uttering a prayer for the dead.

She had only known Sylvian for a short time, however, she still doesn't feel well learning about his early death.

She looked at Cyril who doesn't seem to be affected by the deaths of the three people.

'He's probably used to it? No way… He's still too young… Maybe he just doesn't want to appear heavily affected. What a great mental fortitude. I should be like this as well."

Myrtle then took a deep breath to calm down. They continued walking for a while before they found some clues.

"Oh… That matches her boots, right?" Cyril suddenly said while pointing at the marks left behind by Luna's boots.

"That's true… It seems that she's running away… Ahh! Look at these?! Monkeys?"

Myrtle found another set of footprints and realized that Luna is probably in danger!

"We have to hurry!"

"Yes… But we need to be careful. If something happened to us, there's no way to rescue her anymore." Cyril reminded after seeing several poisonous plants and small creatures that may still cause problems if they're not being cautious.

Though he has some lesser healing potions with him, he didn't want to use them if possible.

"I understand…"

Soon, the two of them followed Luna's traces as they get deeper into the forest…

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A sound of battle can be heard not too far from them. Cyril and Myrtle quickly pulled out their weapons ready to help Luna…

"We found her! Let's hurry!" Myrtle did not hesitate at all.

Luna is now holding her staff and fighting off 3 Iron-back Apes. She may be a D-Rank Awakened but she still can't survive for long against these three creatures. She's already heavily injured and her right foot is already broken.

Besides, the apes just seemed to be playing with her before she dies.

"Hmph!"

Cyril didn't like this scene as he quickly followed Myrtle and rushed towards the three Iron-back Apes.

They didn't notice his presence because he unconsciously used his Traceless Scarf when he approached them. However, Myrtle's presence is quite easy to notice… She doesn't have any Artifacts that can hide her presence at all.

Nevertheless, this is probably a good idea since they stopped attacking Luna… The latter's eyes lit up after seeing Cyril and Myrtle come to her rescue… She felt energized for a bit as she activated another support-type magic of her Artifact…

The earth under the Apes started softening pulling them down for a bit.

Myrtle and Cyril were about to deal with these creatures when suddenly, they heard the sound of arrows being released.

Twang! Twang!

Twang! Twang!

Soon, the arrows pierced the skulls of the Apes! The previously domineering Apes suddenly turned cold as their bodies dropped to the ground!

This stunned Myrtle, especially Luna who was previously struggling just to stay alive!

"This…"

"Is it the other team?"

They guessed. However, Cyril found the arrows quite familiar.

'Oh? They came to help?' Cyril thought as he recognized the helpers.

Clop… Clop… Clop…

Everyone then heard the sound of hooves coming from a distance.

The two are the Centaurides that Cyril allowed to escape a while ago. Cyril didn't have a deep grudge among the Centaurs. He even wanted to ask them about the mysteriousness of this Arcane World.

"Hoof~ We'll take their bodies…" One of the two Centaurides said. They already know that Cyril could understand them after all.

"Sure… However, I would like to ask some questions." Cyril replied as he walked closer to Luna. Seeing that she's badly injured and will have difficulty walking, he decided to give him a lesser healing potion.

"What's this?" She asked in a low voice.

"Just drink it… It will make you feel better." Cyril replied softly as he continued looking at the two centaurides.

Luna can only trust the man's words since she clearly knows her body's condition.

"Go ahead and ask your questions, human…" The centauride who was called Cilleina replied to Cyril. She doesn't seem to mind Cyril's tone and she even seemed to be expecting a conversation with him.

"Good… First, what powerful beings attacked your settlement?" Cyril asked in a serious tone.

***Author's Note***

Next month's upload speed might change to 1 chapter per day but they will be longer chapters.

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