Chapter 100: Marlon’s Shock
Fully prepared, Leon rode his bicycle straight toward the northern foothills. The trip went smoothly, with no real surprises—aside from the occasional set of steps connecting uneven slopes, where he had to dismount and carry the bike. Still, it was far faster than walking.
When Leon spotted the only house in the northern foothills, he knew he was close to his destination.
The terrain here was complicated, full of sheer cliffs, so Leon didn’t continue riding. Though confident in his skill, he wasn’t willing to gamble on his luck.
All it would take was a pebble catching the wheel at the wrong moment, and if his hands slipped from the handlebars… well, that would be a disaster.
Still, he didn’t put the bike straight into his System Backpack. Instead, he pushed it along, leaving as much space free in the system inventory as possible in case this mining trip yielded a big haul.
He wasn’t sure if the route to the Abandoned Mines was exactly the same as in the game, but he knew following the lake outside the mine would get him there without a problem.
Before long, he was walking along the mountain lake and saw it—a massive, man-made tunnel carved into the heart of the northern mountain, its entry shored up with thick support beams.
What caught him off guard, though, was the figure standing on the bridge near the mine entrance—Linus.
“When I saw that last night’s landslide here had been cleared away, I knew you’d be coming to check this place out today.”