Asking for trouble

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Asking for trouble

Everyone was startled by the sight before them, and immediately woke up from the ecstasy of frantically loading gold coins.

"Could this be the body of a treasure hunter?"

"No, I guess they may be the workers building the tomb."

To put it simply, he was forced to be buried with him in order to keep the location of the tomb a secret.

Visual inspection shows that they are basically human bones, which may have been recruited by the Elf Kingdom thousands of years ago.

High elves not only look down on their fellow elves, but also look down on other races, including humans. They have a deep-seated arrogance, not to mention that the existence of a place like the mausoleum must not be exposed.

Ironically, thousands of years later, the Republic of Tula used more severe oppression to treat foreigners, including elves, and history was indeed a circle, repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

Pei Renli poked the floor tile with his staff and said:

"There is a spell effect here. Once someone tries to take away anything in the tomb, the skeletons buried with it will turn into undead creatures."

The ancient elves hated the undead the most, and they did not invent necromancy. However, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren. The high elves are obviously not so opposed to using necromancy as an anti-theft mechanism.

The tomb that everyone walked into was actually equivalent to a huge corpse pit. They could not see clearly under the cover of the illusion. In fact, they were surrounded by corpses in all directions.

The magic circle itself has the ability to prevent corpses from turning into undead creatures, but if the treasure is taken away, the effect of the magic circle will be reversed, turning all corpses except the Elf King into undead creatures.

"Not even one?"

"Not even a little bit. If you still want to get out alive, don't take it."

After hearing Pei Renli's explanation, everyone reluctantly took out the gold coins they had just put in. They felt particularly distressed when they saw these charming things falling back into the pool.

Even Sally is very reluctant. She doesn't really care about whether she can get rich. What matters is the feeling. It's like a billionaire winning the lottery. Winning itself is the happiest thing, and it has nothing to do with how much money you get.

The treasure itself can be taken away, but Pei Renli currently does not have this ability.

He needs to study carefully and confirm how to dismantle the entire magic circle before he can take it away safely.

The most optimistic estimate is that Pei Renli will need a month to research. This is the estimate if he does not encounter any runes beyond his knowledge.

It's very uncomfortable to have the treasure nearby but not be able to take it away, but this is just a matter of waiting for now. At worst, everyone will live in the small town for a month.

The more important problem is that when Pei Renli walked to the side and behind the hourglass, he saw a crystal-like stone suspended directly behind the hourglass.

Invisible from the front, like an invisibility cloak, it is only visible from the sides and back, due to the hourglass's ability to spread illusions.

This thing was not unfamiliar, and Pei Renli immediately recognized it as a rune stone, made with the same technology as the amber magic weapon he wore on his finger.

He recognized that the runes wrapped in the rune stone had meanings such as "hide", "prevent" and "delay", and Pei Renli was very sure that this rune stone was not the original part of the tomb.

Because the technology of artificial rune stones that encapsulate runes in crystal was only invented during the period of the God-killing Demon King Balam, and this technology did not exist in their plane thousands of years ago.

While thinking about the function of the rune stone, Pei Renli suddenly heard a crisp sound.

The sound came from the rune stone. A striking crack appeared at the bottom and was spreading upward.

Wait, hide, organize, delay...?

Pei Renli immediately turned around and ran away, shouting:

"Go! It's not safe here anymore!"

"But we haven't poured out all the gold coins yet!"

"Don't ask for the backpack, hurry up! Get out of here!"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, but seeing that the expression on Pei Renli's face was no joke, they all threw their backpacks into the pool and turned around to follow Pei Renli.

It can be seen from the hourglass floating in mid-air that although the entire tomb is old, it is still functioning well without any problems.

So, why did Pei Renli and others not trigger any traps when they entered a mausoleum belonging to an emperor? This is very unreasonable in itself.

Pei Renli guessed that the people who came in before them used rune stones to prevent the magic trap in the entire tomb from being activated, so they came unimpeded.

But everyone's actions of loading gold coins are actually equivalent to frantically pressing the button to activate the trap. The rune stone will crack because it cannot hold it.

If you don't run at this time, when the rune stones are completely ineffective and all the traps are activated, no one will be able to escape even if they want to.

Like the wind, they rushed out of the tomb and returned to the passage outside. At this time, they could hear the cracking sound coming from behind, and magic lights appeared on the floor, ceiling, and walls. This was a magic trap.

Activation is equivalent to the computer's power-on self-test.

Thanks to the fact that there was only one passage without any side roads, everyone ran as fast as their feet did not touch the ground, and the magical auras that lit up from behind almost chased their heels.

Until everyone escapes from the passage and returns to the entrance of the mine, when they turn around and look, they will see the bright magic light slowly disappearing. This is not that the trap has failed, but that it remains activated and is hidden.

Whenever a living creature approaches, it will inevitably receive a fatal blow.

"Gold coins, what a pity."

Everyone who did not get the money and lost their backpacks expressed regret...

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It was originally just a very simple mission to clear out monsters, but it seemed to have gotten into some trouble.

After confirming that no undead creatures were following, everyone left the mine and returned to the town.

Of course, just in case, when leaving the mine, Pei Renli used a fireball to blow up the entrance to the mine.

Back in the town, this matter naturally had to be reported to the client, the mayor. The others were waiting on the bench outside the town hall. Pei Renli went in alone to explain the situation and collect the reward for the commission.

It can be seen that everyone feels very sorry that they did not get the money.

Pei Renli arrived at a bad time, and he came out after waiting for about four or five minutes.

"Did you get your reward?"

Perrenli showed a small cloth bag to Gary, and there was a clanging sound inside.

This gave everyone some comfort, at least they wouldn't lose money on this trip.

"What should we do next? Can we stay a few more days? If we can crack the magic circle, it will be a lot of money."

Moen still refused to give up. It was no wonder that the treasure was right in front of him, and he had even caught it in his own hands. As a result, the cooked duck flew away abruptly.

"No, we'd better leave as soon as possible."

Moen was about to ask why, when he heard Alisee, who was following Sally, suddenly exclaimed:

"Inquisitor Trio?!"

Everyone looked for the sound and happened to see a group of people in silver armor walking towards the town office in a neat formation, almost bumping into each other face to face with Pei Renli and the others.

Trio was Elyse's immediate boss, so of course she recognized him at a glance. Perrenli thought about it for a moment before remembering the judge of the Sword of Salvation.

After all, I had only met him once, and I was deeply impressed by the fact that he asked me about the Demon King, but I was not impressed by what he looked like (see Chapter 113 for details).

Of course, the latter also saw Elise and showed a puzzled expression as to why she was here. Then he noticed that Sally was also there with two maids, and immediately showed a clear expression.

Elysee immediately ran over and stood at attention to salute. After all, he was his immediate boss, and it was directly related to his future promotion and treatment.

"Sir, why are you here?"

"I still want to ask you."

"We did this because the school arranged an internship."

"Oh, it's a long-distance mission for the second grade, right?"

Therio nodded and then said:

"We received a tip that people from the Demon King's Revival Society are operating around here, so I brought people here to have a look."

"Please allow me to accompany you."

"No, you still have a mission. Besides, there is no proof whether the report is true or false."

"On this point, I have something to report."

Elise quickly told Trio everything about what she had just experienced with Perrenli and the others, especially the fact that there was a being who looked like a clone of the Necromancer in the mine.

It's normal for Elysee to talk about everything.

After all, she is a member of the Sword of Salvation, not an adventurer. Even if she did not meet Terryo, she would definitely write a report and inform him of the whole incident when she returns.

"There is something weird in this town. For the sake of safety, we'd better leave quickly."

Perrenli glanced at Therio who was listening to Elise's explanation, lowered his voice and said to the others:

"I just reported to the mayor that there are a large number of undead creatures in the mine that threaten the safety of the town, but he sent me out casually."

"Want to keep the treasure to yourself?"

"I didn't mention the treasure at all."

Once the bones in the mausoleum are activated, they will definitely be enough to destroy a small town like Paspoli with insufficient defense. Pei Renli also showed the ogre's ears brought back as a mission voucher to the mayor, so that everyone can understand

Feeling the dark undead power above.

But the mayor was very casual and didn't take this seriously at all.

Normally, the mayor would ask for details repeatedly, and then send someone to the nearest army garrison to deliver a letter to request support.

The mayor gave Pei Renli the feeling that he fully knew what was under the mine, and even had the power to control it.

This is of course very abnormal.

The suddenly replaced government officials and guards, the clones of the Demon King's Revival Society, the death circle, the tombs that someone had entered first, and a large number of skeletons that could be instantly activated into undead creatures.

as well as……

The sudden arrival of the sword of salvation.

These keywords were being arranged and combined crazily in Pei Renli's mind. Although he didn't know what the specific conspiracy was, at least one thing was certain, it was not advisable to stay here for a long time.

Perrenli actually doesn't like to make trouble, especially when there is no benefit, because it can easily expose his identity as the devil.
Chapter completed!