Chapter 167: Requiem [1]

Disintegrating the ice wall, I moved forward, ensuring that I didn't step on Challes's gut, stomach, brain, or anything else left in a single piece.

This wasn't really a surprise, in fact, I'd sent him to take out the sword precisely because I knew about this trap, and that the only way to disarm it was to trigger it. Or you could say I didn't know of any other way.

In the novel, Leon had also fallen for the trap but didn't die because his system helped him to absorb the energy the sword forcefully injected into him. After that, he didn't use any other trick and the sword came out easily, hence I also didn't know of any other way to disarm it.

I could've tried using my own brain but I was not in the mood to accidentally kill myself or destroy the sword, so using the straightforward method was the best and safe option. 

I stood near the sword and looked down at it. 'I hope there's not a second trap,' I thought before I put my hands on the hilt.

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