After hearing some of the rumors, Kraugel did the same "light" work as the day before, working until late afternoon and so on... The sun began to set and was orange in color...
Kraugel walked alone to a Potion Compounding Place because he had wanted to buy Abellion Sheep Satay first before going to the Compounding Location but Gumi wanted to be entrusted to go to the Satay Place itself intending to ease Kraugel's work ...
"Ehh, I hope that kid is okay, Excuse me! Is there anyone?"
Said Kraugel who had entered the compounding shop, whereas at the point Kraugel started to get to the shop, Gumi was already in a horse-drawn carriage containing 3 iron cages where Gumi was caught with 2 other people ...
— Gumi's POV
"Hey! Stupid humans! Let me go! Or I'll destroy this carriage!" Gumi
"Hahaha Bad joke kid, we've been doing this for a dozen years, and besides, your cage has been planted with magic runes that are ready to strike back if you try to get out." The Coachman
"Well, they're not afraid."
Gumi was too stunned to think much, and looked around her, only to see a few more Survivors.
"You guys?! Elves?"
The Elves lay in their cages with light wounds but with gazes that were almost hopeless...
"Are you all right!"
"Don't be stupid, we won't be able to leave here, only the outside can open the cage. We'll end up being the noble's "Toy", right?"
"What are you talking about? Isn't there still hope?!" Gumi
"Heheh, Hope yes, I guess there is. But who can find us before we're traded to the New Master?"
Master, help me [Gumi]
— Kraugel's POV
Kraugel finished buying several dozen high-grade healing potions with his gold coins...
Well even though I could only buy 14 of them anyway, it seems that for this level of potion, the production power is still very small.. by the way why Gumi still hasn't reported to me from earlier, usually she would use the Soul Corridor link to telepathize with me.. I'll try...
...
Why isn't it connecting? The unconnected condition of the Soul Corridor Skill that I got is when the individual is in the Anti-Magus Area or is fully dead... something's not right!
Kraugel darted quickly towards the Lamb Satay Merchant to ask if a little girl with white dog ears had come here...
"Ah yes I had noticed, but if I'm not mistaken there were already two people who picked him up, and one of them seemed to be carrying a strange chain"
"Tch"
Kraugel darted back, with his [Haste] and [Fly] investigating the entire capital to the point that he was almost frustrated and started to think about things...
What happened... is it my fault... yes... it's my fault... I have to find her somehow! Whatever it takes
~ DETERMINATION DETECTED ~
What?
~ INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES BLESSING ~
blessing? Where is this sound coming from? Is it a high-profile scam? What is this feeling?! I'm a little dizzy...
~ UNIQUE GIFT - HERMIT ~
~ HAS BEEN GIVEN ~
H-Hermit? What else is it? Unique Gift... Isn't it like one of my abilities listed on the Skill Board before (Death Ruler, my ability converted from my Death Sovereign Class)?
[That's right sir, I have a Skill Grade similar to your 'Death Ruler']
E-Eh, who are you again! The next scammer!? [Kraugel]
[I don't understand your question]
Uh..eheh?, eh, who are you then? [Kraugel]
[I am Hermit, I am your Personal Assistant]
W-Wait a minute, you are my Unique Gift!?
[True]
Y-You can talk, so can my 'Death Ruler'?
[I'm sorry but that's not possible, it requires my level of skill grade and information analysis type to be able to speak]
Ah, I see... then Hermit-kun why are you here?
[Most likely because of the Blessing of your Determination & Faith]
You mean Determination and Faith can produce Power?
[In some cases, yes]
Hermit, can you find my Gumi?
[In Some Ways.. Yes]
Good, tell me everything!
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In a dark cave-shaped lair, there were many enchanted steel cages containing many elves & Gumi was in one of them...
As the dozens of nest guards stood guard outside they saw someone... someone in a cloak, carrying a sword & covering its face with a Cloth Mask..
That person immediately attacked quickly towards the dozen guards guarding outside, he used a rapier and moved as if the wind was supporting each choreography...
Some of the guards were killed, but there were two people... Two people came out of the cave, the one on the left had a bald head wearing shabby clothes with a leather belt on his pants and the one on the right had a short body with a small horned hat wearing leather armor and carrying an axe...
"Hohoho, look at Kurts, he's beating these boys" the Bald one...
"Shut up, if there are witnesses we might get killed by that guy, so work as fast as possible, Tszak!" Kurts
"I know you guys, the Ten Finger, right?" Intruder
"Hoho, it's the group that's famous. Bastard, I'll take credit for this right now!"
Kurts struck quickly with his fist, piercing the wind quickly... making the intruder have to move more regularly to avoid him...