Chapter 294: The Sword Emperor’s Return (2)
The Guardian laughed heartily.
—But do you have time to curse at me right now? The alarm went off, so the Spiders will be swarming you in no time.
“Damn it.” I ran toward the prison bars with a bunch of keys in my hand. “Hamustra’s believers! Anyone who is a believer of Hamustra or believes that the Indoor Librarian to be the greatest Constellation in the universe, make a sound! Just a groan is fine!”
“Ugh...”
Weak groans could be heard from all around. My hearing, enhanced by aura, didn’t miss even the slightest sound. There were twelve groans in total. I quickly went through the keys, trying to find the right one...
“Screw that. There isn’t enough time!”
I threw the keys on the floor and drew my holy sword to cut through the iron bars.
C-c-c-clang!
The metal bars were incredibly strong, as if they were under some kind of spell, but when I poured aura into the sword, they were cut down like corn stalks.
“Come on! Those who still have the energy to get up, hurry—”
Mwrroarrrrr!
An ominous roar rang out from afar. I didn’t know what kind of monster that howl belonged to, but what I did know was that it wasn’t howling to announce the dawn’s arrival.