Chapter 75: The Legend
Just as Leon stood there gripping the watermelon knife, questioning his life choices, the repelling force covering the stone pillar altar suddenly vanished. Abigail was the first to notice. She hurried over to Leon, scanning him up and down.
“You okay?”
“Nope,” Leon replied grimly.
“Huh? Then let’s hurry back to Harvey. He’s a great doctor, he should be able to help you.” Abigail’s face went pale. She grabbed Leon’s arm, ready to pull him away.
“It’s not my body that’s hurt—it’s my pride.” Seeing Abigail genuinely panicked, Leon quickly clarified.
Abigail realized she’d been played. She gave Leon a light punch to the chest—not enough to hurt, but plenty to express her irritation.
Only then did she notice the strange knife in Leon’s hand. “What is this? And what just happened?”
“I took out a Prismatic Shard. Then it turned into… this. That’s pretty much it.” Leon looked bitterly at the watermelon knife as he answered.
“I see… well, that whole scene scared me. I thought you’d triggered some kind of trap. Still, these stone pillars are pretty amazing, having a function like that. Did you already know about it?”