Chapter 123: Undead Drop
The raised floor cobblestone sunk down with a click, and a tiny mechanical mechanism snapped in place under the mage’s heel, triggering several gears, which pulled on tripwires, which in turn activated rows of pulleys, causing a fake ground plate to move.
It took a split second for the realization to hit Reagan, but by then it was too late.
“You should watch where you step,” said Balthazar, backing away from the man.
The trapped floor opened up under the cryomancer, and gravity called on him to obey its pull.
Flailing his arms and vestment sleeves around in a fruitless attempt at spontaneously becoming a flying adventurer, Reagan’s expression of surprise and horror tumbled backwards as he fell into the dark pit.
“Noooooo!”
The crab stood over the open well for a moment, staring down into its abyss.
“How come I didn’t even hear him—”
A sudden thump echoed from the pit, startling the merchant.