Chapter 88: Forbidden Destiny
Lucas – First Person POV
WTF SYSTEM. YOU. SUCK.
I didn’t scream, but I mentally shouted that so hard it echoed through my soul.
「BRO. THERE ARE LIKE 37 TRAPS AROUND THIS WHOLE GODFORSAKEN AREA. THIS WAS THE SAFEST ROUTE. UNFORTUNATELY, SMARTASS OVER THERE DECIDED TO GO FULL HOME ALONE AND PLANTED PIT TRAPS.」
You had one job, man. One.
"Dumbass," I muttered under my breath, "why didn’t you DETECT the damn trap?"
「OH, SORRY YOUR HIGHNESS, DIDN’T KNOW WE WERE DEALING WITH ETHEREAL SHADOW MIST INFUSED WITH VOID ROOTS. THE GUY USED A NATURALLY OCCURRING MANA-DEAD ZONE TO MASK IT. WHO EVEN DOES THAT?」
"...Kaiser apparently."
My sigh could’ve powered a windmill. "Pull me up already."
The system let out a tsking noise (I swear it has attitude modules), and a controlled gust of wind erupted beneath me, forming a tight spiral that lifted me up like I was floating on a reverse leaf blower. Graceful.
Until I landed with a thud like a sack of laundry.
Exhale. Reset. Cool.