Chapter 139: Almost Died!
Adeline paused in her inspection and turned to him. "Protect you, maybe," She said lightly. "I’m not so sure it’s friendly to intruders like me." Was the Goddess going to kick her out once she realised that she was about to steal... Cough, borrow some artifacts?
A small smile tugged at Dimitri’s lips, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. "Still, you shouldn’t have come here. You could’ve been hurt—or worse."
There he goes again. Adeline shook her head. He seemed to be worried about her safety more than his own. She just healed his injuries and he seems to be A-okay now. He seemed to have the energy to lecture her too.
Adeline reached out, tracing a finger along one of the symbols. They were emitting a faint glow but she couldn’t tell how it was happening. She ignored it because it wasn’t important anyway.
"What do you think is behind that door?" she asked. It was mostly to the Goddess but Dimitri gave his input. The Goddess on the other hand remained silent. Adeline couldn’t help but wonder why she was offering her no help!
She shook her head. Whatever, she could do this herself... Couldn’t she?
"Whatever it might contain, I can sense that there will be many traps... Adeline don’t go in there." He pleaded earnestly. But was Adeline the type to do sensible deeds? No.
Taking a deep breath she focussed on that unmovable door, she lifted her leg and kicked it with all her might. "HI-YAH!" Time to use all the martial arts lessons she took when she was in the sixth grade.
The good thing was that the door did open, but the bad thing was that it opened before her foot could even land on it! With the force she used to kick it open, she fell forward and almost tumbled down the stairs!