swish swish swish as the three figures
slid through the underground passage
into the magma we Depot they found
Hobbit scrutinizing a uniquely crafted
weapon you're here why icho lifted his
gaze is it ready Hobbit tossed the sword
to ichio as you requested that why ichio
examined the sword closely its design
was peculiar with one edge razor sharp
while the other was lined with menacing
wolf fangs the blade was exceptionally
long featuring deep blood grooves on
both sides and a small dagger was a fix
to the hilt thank you Hobbit shook his
head the design is so unusual that I
could not craft a sheath for it why icho
secured the weapon no matter this will
suffice Jong chin glanced at icho is
this specially made for the serpent Lord
icho shook his head no it is merely
crafted for my own purposes let us not
dwell on this time is of the essence we
cannot afford to prepare radiant Stones
so we must confront the serpent Lord in
darkness Jolie you will be our eyes use
your abilities to guide our path Jolie
nodded very well but how do you propose
we circumvent the Army to reach the
serpent Lord's Lair ichio checked the
time on his phone the Army should not
have located the entrance to the lair
yet the volcano's Labyrinth shifts with
the sun's position the entrance to the
lair does as well we will dig downwards
targeting the spot Before Sunset Jang
chin and Jolie exchanged bewildered
glances you mean dig downwards with what
icho raised his right hand which
transformed instantly into a beastly
claw what is this I borrowed a pair of
claws from some magical beasts we will
use these to dig beneath the volcano
within a vast maze chhing knocked on a
sidewall it has been 2 days yet we still
have not found the entrance what is the
pattern governing the Maze of the lair
Jan Quan dressed in team attire suddenly
stood up perhaps we do not need to seek
the pattern deliberately we can simply
wait changhing regarded Jang Kuan why do
you say that Jang Kuan crossed his arms
over his chest in every regard our
understanding of of this sealed land
pales in comparison to that of the
players although we have gathered much
intelligence the majority lies in the
hands of individual players many Secrets
remain unknown to us yet they are aware
the three lock beasts are significant
early game bosses I certain someone will
come searching for them we need only
wait changhing shook his head no we are
not the only ones here if they find it
first we lose our advantage moreover
even if we allow them entry their people
will undoubtedly prevent Outsiders from
Gaining access
Jang Kuan slowly closed his eyes I have
a premonition that someone will lead us
to the serpent Lord's Lair why Talent
happens to enable my premonitions to
come true as he spoke Jang Kuan snapped
his fingers and from the void a large
hand emerged tossing out a die the die
rolled in the darkness before coming to
rest revealing a six on its top face
Jang Quan opened his eyes it seems my
luck remains intact Jang Kuan possessed
two talents one derived from Apollo and
the other from himself the talent from
Apollo was insignificant What mattered
was his innate ability known as the
wheel of fate this ability allowed him
to roll a die distorting reality to a
degree if activated during combat
rolling the die would yield a judgment a
roll of six would unleash Powers he
could not otherwise Manifest this
ability resembled the mechanics of
tabletop role playing games everything
could be determined by the role of the
DI in the face of seemingly impossible
tasks achieving the maximum role could
render them feasible however conversely
if a minimum role was attained even
feasible tasks might become impossible
this was a Gamble and trusting fate to
chance yet Jang Kuan believed himself to
be perpetually fortunate as luck had
consistently favored him on his journey