I Can Read People's Comments

[Chapter 338 Comments.]

[DarkSlayer: To be a Baits for Sir Theo might be their only to survive. But I doubt it will be easy though... My condolences for those living baits...]

[Keltic_Spirit: Living, thrashing bait is the best for attracting top tier predators...]

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Theo checked their surroundings, noticing that there was only one staircase going down.

Theo couldn't help but ask, "You said that the tomb is a maze, right?"

"Yes." The admiral nodded. "What do you think?"

"Do you have the map?"

The admiral shook his head. "No one has the blueprint of the tomb. No one is alive to tell the tale."

Theo frowned. "Are you implying that all of them died on this island? All those workers?"

The admiral closed his eyes, silently confirming it.

It seemed that for one reason or another, they buried the sword king, fully aware that this would happen. And to seal off the information, they actually killed every single person who worked on the tomb.

It was such a cruel thing. No, that might be the reason why there was a necromancer in this place. They wanted to guard this place from other people without using their own power.

By letting the necromancer live on this island, they basically managed to preserve the holy sword for hundreds of years.

And it was because of this reason they had to fight to reclaim the holy sword.

It was such a ridiculous request, but he was already stuck with it.

Theo thought for a moment and said, "In that case, we'll split our group into two as per the original plan. However, my only request is for you to not divide your group even further."

"Hmm? I don't mind, but why?"

Theo shrugged. "That's my only requirement. I'm afraid that the tomb is much more problematic. And you can't fight with full strength since there's a chance the tomb will collapse. When that happens, we'll be buried here. That's why it's best to remain together."

"Fight them with enough numbers, huh?" The admiral thought for a moment before nodding his head. "That's understandable."

"In that case, I will go with them." Theo pointed at Lithia and Haruka. "We have a lot of supplies, so you don't have to worry about us."

"Understood. Thank you very much, Teacher Theo. I hope that we'll be able to reach the goal together." The admiral smiled.

"Yep." Theo nodded. The real reason he didn't want them to split their group even further was actually to keep them strong. The enemies tended to focus on the stronger foe, thinking they could crush the weaker ones with less number.

And that was Theo's aim. By splitting up, the necromancer would continue to attack them, allowing them to conserve their strength.

By the time they had to fight against the final boss, they would still have a lot of essence. Besides, this would be a good time to train Lithia and Haruka.

As they descended to the lower level, they found two separate ways.

'Is the author making this too convenient? Two ways… two groups…' Theo's expression turned solemn.

Normally, there would be some kind of difficulty in any form, which would be the main problem of the mission. And since the difficulty was not on the maze, it would be the enemy.

That was why Theo had to take this tomb seriously if she didn't want to die.

As soon as they went to the left path, they could see skeletons blocking their way.

The skeleton was actually wearing silver armor this time. It even had a sword and a shield as if they were knights.

But since there was only one, Theo simply let Lithia and Haruka take care of it. "Listen up. You two will handle this skeleton. And probably the rest of the skeletons that will come our way. This one is probably the weakest, so take care of it as quickly as possible."

"Understood." Lithia and Haruka gave the same reply as they made their way to the skeleton. The latter also charged forward, waving its blade toward Haruka.

However, Lithia sped up, struck the sword, and repelled it upward. Seeing the opening, Haruka tossed her talisman that was meant to destroy the ribs, but the skeleton was skilled enough to twist its body and block the talisman with his shield.

The talisman might have purification power, but the shield was just equipment. As long as Haruka couldn't reach for the skeleton's body, it would be useless.

Noticing this, Lithia thrust her spear, using the knight link to overwhelm the skeleton.

He was physically faster and stronger than the skeleton. However, the skeleton was able to block all her attacks with only a few backward movements.

'This skeleton isn't like the one outside. It looks like it's able to use martial arts…' Haruka tossed the talisman into the ceiling this time.

Vines emerged from the talismans, trying to capture the skeleton. However, the latter simply jumped back and struck the vines that came near him.

But this was just a distraction to create a gap in the skeleton's defense.

When the skeleton was focused on the vines, Lithia closed the distance between them and thrust her spear with all that momentum.

The skeleton tried to receive the attack before deflecting it, but it was useless. The thrust was actually much more powerful than the previous attack, which caused his shoulder to fall off due to the impact.

After that, Lithia swung the blade and smashed the ribs, destroying the skeleton. To make sure, Haruka tossed a purification talisman.

It was a good performance from both of them. While Haruka looked like she contributed almost nothing, her role was the most important. After all, the purification weapon and other distractions were provided by her.

When they looked relieved, Theo heard footsteps coming from the front. "I know you guys are happy, but there are more skeletons coming. And I'm afraid that they are stronger this time."

"!!!" Lithia and Haruka turned around, hearing those clacking sounds of bones. Seven more skeletons showed up, but their armor was not made from iron. It was from gold. Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire