Chapter 284: The Key
Eren caught the small red box. As soon as the box ended up in his hand, he felt a strange yet familiar sensation within his body.
There was definitely something really familiar inside his body that his blood appeared to be craving for.
“I gave you what you wanted. Return my daughter now!” Mist told Eren who was looking at the small box with great fascination.
Just because he felt like there was something familiar inside, he didn’t believe that it was what he needed just because of that. He used Identification on the red box.
[You have used Identification]
Name: ###### Box
Grade: Unknown
Description: A box created by ######.
Seal Status: 4/4
‘Unknown grade box?’ Eren was quite taken aback by the description of the item.
It was the second time he had seen an
unknown grade thing, the first time being his own bloodline that still hadn’t
awakened entirely.
The description of the item didn’t give him much detail, even the name of the creator being blurred. The description also didn’t tell the purpose of the box, only telling about its creation.
He didn’t understand what he was going to
do with that information when even the name of the creator wasn’t mentioned properly.
The only thing that was even worth the slightest importance was the last line in the status screen which showed that there
were four seals on the box.
Even though the description didn’t outright
confirm if what he needed was inside or
not, the implications were clear. What else could have four seals while being an
unknown ranked item?
As for the four seals, he also had a rough idea about what it was. There were four Overlords, coincidentally being the same number as the seals.
“Are you sure you don’t have anything else to give me?” he asked Mist, his eyes narrowing. He really hoped that Mist had all four keys but it felt unlikely as he gazed at the new screen that had appeared before him.
[Congratulations. You have triggered the
main quest line. You have received new Options for Path of Conqueror]
[Option One: Take a drop of fresh blood of
all four Overlords to remove the seals on
the box
Reward: Bloodline of Time (Legendary
Rank)]
[Option Two: Abandon the box and focus on leveling to reach level 50.
Reward: Level +10]
[Option Three: Convince Mist to side with
you, without using any form of blackmail.
Reward: Favor Token (Mist)]
[Option Four: Convince Eldric to side with you, turning him into your subordinate. Reward: Pendant of Strength (10 Uses)]
Even though Identification didn’t tell him about how to open the box but the Options told him everything he needed to know.
The only way to open the box was to use
the blood of the people that had sealed that box in the first place, which was the four Overlords.
He knew he had been lucky recently but
even with luck, it was impossible for Mist to have the blood of any other Overlord. In the first place, it was impossible to make any Overlord bleed through normal means.
Mist narrowed her eyes, slightly surprised
as Eren appeared to know what he was talking about.
“I know about blood. So there is no point in being clever about it,” Eren continued, being even more clear. Now that he knew
what he needed, he didn’t have to be vague
about it.
Mist frowned. She already guessed that the
person in front of her knew what was
needed to open the box, or he wouldn’t have come here.
She bit her finger with her teeth, making it
bleed. The drop of blood flew straight to
Eren, falling on top of the red box.
The box shone for a moment before
returning to the normal shade. Its status changed a little, showing that only three more seals were left on it.
[Seal Status: 3/4]
“I did everything you asked. It’s time for
you to keep your promise!” Mist insisted as
the wound on his finger healed, visible to the naked eye.
This was the healing ability of Mist which
made her even more annoying to seal with. She didn’t need any potion or spell to heal herself like the other Overlords.
“Are leave?” Eren asked innocently as if he had been hurt by her behavior.
you in such a hurry to make me
While distracting her, he moved his hand
behind his back, keeping the red box in his inventory while bringing out the epic tier Talisman out.
In the distance, Eldric saw everything.
However, he only saw it as Eren making
one thing disappear in thin air and another appear.
He was curious about Eren’s real identity or affiliation. Seeing his skill, the only thing he could confirm was that Eren was not from the Eastern or Western Continent as the two used objects like storage rings to keep things, not magic.
Only the Northern Mages and a few rare
heroes in the South had the ability like this. Still, it had nothing to do with him. He had
no reason to intervene. He was only enjoying the spectacle. “Remember the good times where we used
to play hide and seek? I used to hide and you used to search for me?” Eren asked as
he slowly released his grip around Sera’s throat.
Looking at his actions, Mist was slightly relieved as it looked like he was about to
leave Sera. She was even prepared to react as soon as that happened.
Eren’s hand slid down Sera’s throat as soon
as he released her throat. His hand moved
to her collarbone, sliding down. “What are you doing?!” Mist exclaimed in shock, watching his hand slice down. “Do you have a death wish?!”
Fortunately, Eren’s hands stopped right
before they were about to touch something
softer. Inside of grabbing her breasts like Mist and the others assumed, he grabbed the pendants that were hanging around
her neck, pulling them off.
He quickly tossed the pendants that could
be used to track Sera away while activating the Escape Talisman.
Sera was stunned and tried to run but Eren
grabbed her by the waist, preventing her from running away. Mist reacted as she realized what Eren’s intentions were. He never intended to release her daughter. She rushed forward
but she wasn’t faster than Eren’s Talisman.
“Let’s play hide and seek again, for old time’s sake.” All she heard was Eren’s voice as he disappeared with Sera while her body passed through an afterimage..
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