Ch. 12: Reward

The sun's rays were scorching. I saw Alex and the Treasure Hoarders roughly dragging the young man with Anemo's Vision by the collar. They were tied up.

Moments later after being dragged, the youth was thrown unceremoniously at the girl.

The youth fainted. His eyes were closed tightly in annoyance.

Their vision was taken away. The boss took it. The boss is probably rich in Vision in his trouser pockets!

Mora, the shiny one. They have it. Rich people. Their pockets are full of mora. Not only mora, they had many valuable items such as diamond jewels, sharp swords honed over hundreds of years, bullets, firearms made by Fontaine.

However, all their belongings were taken without exception.

Looking at them I felt a bit sorry for them. However, I couldn't do anything to them. After all, they also intended to kill me earlier.

One lost his right hand. The other continued to shed tears, but made no sound.

I approached the girl who was bound with a tight rope. As I approached her, the look in her eyes was filled with hatred. It pierced into me.

Her heavy breathing was clearly audible to my ears, merging with the pulse racing in my throat.

As I drew closer, our gazes met. The expression on her face was filled with hatred.

"Why are you arresting us?!"

"Did we do something to you?"

I shrugged. "I don't know," I said. "Boss's orders."

"What's your boss's name?" She looked at Alex, the other Treasure Hoarders. Then at me.

I shook my head. "I'm just a new member who doesn't deserve to know the boss."

The girl, I approached with slow steps.

right beside her. With a shaky breath, I whispered something in her ear in a low voice.

The whisper sounded like a gentle breeze, passing between the two of us in silence.

"I know what will happen to you later."

After the last whisper left my lips, our eyes met, and I could see a flash of confusion behind his intense gaze.

She's got so much pride, I'm sure they'd love it if this girl was brought down mentally.

"You'll know what I mean when night falls." I exhaled. "Thanks for the revolver. It's mine now."

Then, I stood up. Turned around while waving my hand.

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I went straight to the city after that.

I gave the boss permission to leave first because I was tired and I said that I was going to town. The boss squinted at that. He didn't even nod.

However, I caught the meaning of the boss's silence as agreeing, or being okay with it, or also tacit approval.

When we arrived in town, I saw the people of Fontaine passing by. They were never bored even though the sun was so hot and scorching. Nevertheless, observing that did not make me happy.

I had already returned to the inn. Exhaustion had completely engulfed me. I wanted to sleep soundly and forget the world. However, I didn't go straight to sleep. Instead I stared at the system board in space.

In the inventory, I saw a crate with a "?" mark. It made me curious, a little. If I pressed it, would any rewards appear?

If I read the description, the crate I opened would release a crate with a different rarity.

While thinking so, I immediately pressed the crate impatiently. I wondered what rarity I would get. I hoped it would be Mythic, or Legendary!

However, I remembered that I wasn't the lucky one. So I lowered my expectations. The most likely possibility at the moment was Uncommon or Rare.

There's no way I'm getting Common, okay?

As I was thinking, the white light emanating from the crate marked "?" was blinding, filling the small room around me. It became impossible to see. However, a few seconds later, the white light slowly dimmed.

My hand began to touch the surface of the crate, a small tremor running through my body. In the hushed silence, my heartbeat quickened.

The crate began to reveal its shape. The border inside the inventory showed an orange color. There it was recorded: Epic Rarity.

Epic Rarity! I didn't expect to get a crate that was far above Rare!

Man... was I really such a lucky person?

With a face full of happiness, I immediately read the description of the crate:

[ EPIC CRATE ]

UNLOCKING THIS CRATE WILL GIVE YOU RANDOM REWARDS [ ITEM, SKILL, EFFECT, SKILL POINT, EXP, QUEST ]

My head nodded. Then, I pressed the crate and brought it to reality.

The crate fit perfectly in my hand, feeling sturdy. It was a bit heavy. It smelled like fresh wood. The dim light in the room cast a soft reflection on the surface of the crate.

Now what?

I thought I had to open it first to get the gift.

I immediately moved my hand to open it.

The moment the crate lid was opened, I watched as something floated from inside the crate. It was white in color. The white thing floated before my eyes, dancing gently in the air like a feather in the wind.

Slowly, it kept getting bigger and smaller, as if pulsing with the mysterious rhythm of life.

Then, it disappeared without a trace. Where did it go?

At this moment, the sudden explosion of the white object filled the room with bright light and shaking vibrations.

I felt like I was being knocked backwards. When I turned my face, my eyes widened, trying to grasp and understand what had just happened. I saw the mysterious writing that appeared before my eyes!

CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE GAINED A SKILL: SPLIT PERSONALITY.

CHECK THE SKILL IN THE SKILL MENU

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