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CHAPTER 09

Eldric and Rylan couldn’t hide their identities. In fact, Evil Gamma knew their real names. There was no doubt about it. Only the first and last race they encountered knew their real names—the Red Lizard race from Aldora City. More specifically, it was likely Voth who was behind it all. If that was true, then Voth had a close connection to the appearance of Plantazel in Aldora City and had trapped both of them.

Rylan couldn’t fathom that the mastermind behind the appearance of Plantazel was Voth. However, what was Voth’s goal in putting his own city and the Red Lizard race in danger? Rylan’s thoughts were too jumbled to find an answer. For now, he had other matters to attend to.

“I think you’re feeling better now. I need to treat that elf girl and return this dagger to her,” Rylan turned to look at the girl’s body behind a tree not too far from where Eldric had fought earlier.

“Good grief. You’re abandoning your duty to protect the girl? I thought you were more careful, Rylan,” Eldric said as he got up from his spot.

“Hey! Didn’t I warn you not to act recklessly before facing Gamma? Don’t tell me you forgot about that?!” Rylan looked at Eldric in frustration.

“Yeah, yeah. Sorry. Anyway, let’s treat the girl. We should find a safe place before any more Plantazel attack us,” Eldric said, heading toward the elf girl.

“Hey! Didn’t you hear what I said?! Eldric!” Rylan followed Eldric.

The elf girl, who had just been saved by Eldric and Rylan, was injured from a monster’s attack. Evil Gamma was certainly behind the assault on the girl. There was something odd about her. Why was Evil Gamma targeting her? Was there something Evil Gamma was hiding from Eldric and Rylan? Honestly, this was in direct contrast to what had just happened earlier. It was clear that Eldric couldn’t match Evil Gamma’s power and had almost lost.

If Evil Gamma wanted to, he could easily wipe out Eldric. But instead, Evil Gamma provided information about an organization called Lucifer and gave Rylan and Eldric two healing potions. What was Evil Gamma’s true objective in suddenly vanishing before them? That remained a big question for Eldric and Rylan.

“Alright, I’ll give her this medicine,” Rylan said as he opened the cap of the healing potion in his hand.

“Are you sure this healing potion is safe?”

“You should know from your condition now compared to before, Eldric. If your body can heal that quickly, then this girl should also be healed,” Rylan glanced at Eldric briefly.

Rylan poured the healing potion onto the elf girl’s body, which was propped up against a tree. Soon, the girl’s wounds began to heal. Her face looked fresher than before. The elf girl still showed no signs of waking up. Unlike Eldric, the effects might be more effective for different races.

“The wounds are healed, but her consciousness still hasn’t returned. This healing potion is amazing. I hope we can find more of it in [Finias] later,” Rylan said as he observed and spun the empty bottle that once held the healing potion.

“You should know one thing, Rylan. This potion is great. But we just got it from the enemy. Plus, our goal in going to [Finias] is to gather as much information as we can,” Eldric began to voice his opinion.

“Yeah, I haven’t forgotten our main goal, Eldric. We also need to rent a place to stay in [Finias]. Do we have enough money? If we total it up, we have 2100 Ald. It’s still hard to compare that to the currency of our world,” Rylan said to Eldric.

“If only we could find other Humans in this world, we could form alliances and divide tasks to survive,” Eldric commented.

“I think the chances are slim. Eldric, didn’t you forget what Evil Gamma said? He doesn’t know our race, but he knows our real names. In other words, the mastermind behind this attack also planned Evil Gamma’s attack on us.”

“Isn’t it clear that the mastermind of this battle is Voth or someone from the same lizard race as him? Remember, we’ve just arrived in this world, Rylan!”

“If that’s true, then why did Voth or someone else attack this girl, using Evil Gamma as the attacker?”

“If I’m not mistaken, the girl’s name is Firtania, right? Is there something about her that made Evil Gamma target her in order to trap us into a fight with him? Honestly, I still can’t understand what’s going on.”

“What are you saying, Eldric?”

Eldric opened his [Menu Bar] and stored the [Mald Arrow] he had used during his battle with Evil Gamma. He approached Firtania’s body and knelt beside her. He wasn’t hesitant to take her soft hand.

“Sorry about this. I just want to make sure of something.”

Eldric raised Firtania’s right hand and slowly swung it to the front of her body. Rylan didn’t know what Eldric was trying to do, but he understood that Eldric might discover another clue about this world. After that, Eldric placed Firtania’s hand gently on her abdomen. He then stood up and took a deep breath.

“You know what I was doing, right? Rylan?” Eldric glanced at Rylan behind him.

“You were checking the system on other races in this world, right?” Rylan replied, understanding Eldric’s actions.

“That’s right. There’s nothing strange happening, Rylan. In a game, Firtania is similar to an NPC. The [Menu Bar] didn’t appear when I tried to open it with Firtania’s hand.”

“That’s right. If we are the last Human race in this world, what happened to the other humans? Are they all gone?”

“I can’t confirm that, Rylan. I feel like Evil Gamma has the information we need.”

“Why do you think that, Eldric?”

“He was after this girl, right? In other words, there’s something that Firtania is hiding that makes Evil Gamma target her, or someone who instructed Evil Gamma himself,” Eldric clarified his hypothesis.

Rylan tried to piece everything together. The attack by Evil Gamma and the information they got from him also felt a bit strange. If Evil Gamma wanted to attack them, he had many chances to strike at Rylan and Firtania, who were helpless. Besides, Rylan already knew that Evil Gamma had won the fight. So why did Evil Gamma provide information and healing potions to them? Honestly, Rylan still couldn’t understand the actions of the mastermind behind Firtania’s attack.

“Oh, by the way, Evil Gamma mentioned an organization called Lucifer, right?” Rylan asked, confirming the information.

“Yeah. An organization that uses other races as samples to become Plantazel. That’s what Evil Gamma said,” Eldric replied to Rylan.

“If he wasn’t lying, this could be another problem. There’s also a chance that Evil Gamma is working with Lucifer in [Finias].”

“Do you believe that so easily, Rylan?”

“I’m just considering all the possible conclusions in this world. The presence of Lucifer in the place we’re heading to could pose a huge threat. If Lucifer knows about us as an alien race, then we’ll be hunted by them,” Rylan explained.

“Even if that’s true, we don’t know where Lucifer is hiding. Plus, you still can’t control the power of [Mald Arrow]. If that weapon can give us a chance to fight Lucifer, then you need to control and level up your [Skill], Eldric.”

“There’s no other way, huh? What about you, Rylan?”

“Finding a suitable weapon for self-defense. I’ll try to achieve that. The most important thing is that we reach our original goal. That way, we can be a bit more at ease.”

“You’re right, Rylan.”

Both of them had set their next goals. Uncovering everything about the existence of Lucifer and finding a weapon for Rylan. If Lucifer’s existence wasn’t false information, then they might have to face that organization and fight Evil Gamma again. For now, they wouldn’t forget their original goal.