V55C3P2 – Undeniable Danger
He went over to Oberon and spotted the radiant Kaybern sculpture he made in the past.
A sculpture made from crystals of Agathe glistening like the milky way, carved intricately into beads and threaded through a silver string.
Under bright light, the crystals weaved like waves, sparkling in radiant brilliance.
He worked intensively on it and it was deemed one his best works until now in terms of beauty.
But, it was an unfortunate piece of work that had to be offered to Kaybern.
“At last, I am taking it back. Grab it please.”
The dwarves diligently sent down treasure from the lair to the mine.
Even with the expansion, the items were being smuggled through a long and narrow mine passage, forcing the dwarves to shuffle faster on their short legs.
Nide who was scouting came back running.
“No signs of trouble yet?”
“No, hyung. Nothing dangerous yet near this area. It’s almost foreboding.”
“It’s reasonable to think that way. We are in Kaybern’s lair of all places.”
Weed was also vigilant of this silence.
Nothing could really bring assurance, but the treasures that he already grabbed made him happy.
“I can see a lot of footprints of patrols on the path heading to the lair entrance.”
“Well actually, the footprints are a lot bigger and steeper than normal draconic warriors.”
Nide, ever studious, prepared extensively.
He memorized the tracks, smell and traits of the monsters.
“That makes sense. They must be boss-level if they patrol inside the lair. There would be more of them.”
“As you know hyung, the draconic warriors are different from other monsters. They do not slack off even without the supervision of the dragon. They will patrol at precise intervals.”
“How much time is left until the patrol?”
“By the extent of the footprints, it won’t be long. 30 minutes? Maybe an hour?”
“Alright. We have to hurry and save time.”
The draconic warriors had a routine of entering and inspecting the lair. However, they were not known to scout the entire lair.
Castle Bawell was on its bare bones!
The castle wall and vital structures were all dismantled by the group of architects,but the total territory of the city had expanded several fold from before.
The weakest of weak buildings spread endlessly across to the plains and beyond.
– I have come to punish the humans!
When Kaybern arrived, the inner part of the city was empty like it always was.
Flaming spheres fell from the skies and struck Castle Bawell and everything else in proximity.
Though if someone asked if he could throw out the yogurt lid without licking it, there was not a chance that he would.