Chapter - 75
Leo stepped out of the Temple of Light, the heavy oak doors booming shut behind him. The sun was dipping lower in the sky, casting long shadows across the cobblestones of Auravale.
He took a deep breath, tasting the city air. It smelled of opportunity and impending violence.
"Three days," Leo muttered to himself, adjusting his coat. "I have three days before I have to trek fifty miles southeast to the edge of the Endless Forest and pick up a 'Calamity-Class' artifact that drives people insane."
He cracked his neck. "I need better gear."
He had money—over 3,600 Gold Coins burning a hole in his spatial inventory. But he also had a backlog of loot boxes he hadn't opened yet. The gamer in him was itching. He couldn't walk into a high-level zone wearing starting gear and relying on a few lucky daggers.
