'Interesting…'
As Rey proceeded to leave the underground space, he used his Absolute Appraisal two more times.
Once on Alicia, and the other time on Billy.
As a result, he was able to check out their Status Windows and gauge their abilities.
'They're strong. Their Classes really help them out too…'
Still, since their Levels were quite low, their current abilities were nowhere close to his.
He was just much stronger.
'Alicia, as expected, is Lawful Good. But, I can't understand Billy's Alignment. How is he Good?'
Billy's Alignment showed 'Chaotic Good', but Rey found the 'Chaotic' irrelevant since he didn't think the jerk was any good.
'Haaa… this idiot started this whole mess…'
Rey was just happy to know that it was all going to be over pretty soon.
'It's almost evening already. A lot of time has passed since I started the day, but I'm happy it's done.'
Rey wondered about Adonis and his own mission, wondering if it was a success.
'From what I overheard, they should be out of there before nightfall.'
The goal was to instantly teleport to the bottom level of the Dungeon and quickly escape to an upper Floor—somewhere around the 30s.
If they were able to achieve that, then, all they had to do was rush past the Monsters and return home.
Worst case scenario would be Adonis blowing open the Floor Ceiling so they could gain a shortcut to escape as fast as possible.
'In any case, they should be done by the time I return to the Estate…'
Rey smiled in relief, finally happy that everything was going to be pretty much resolved.
~VWUUSH!~
Using [Flight], he hovered to the ceiling and exited the open space that served as the entrance/exit of the underground passageway.
He intended on bringing the slaves up once he confirmed the coast was clear.
But—
'Hmm…?'
—He quickly discovered that there was trouble.
The first thing that greeted his sight was the mutilated body of the woman who led him here—Sylvia.
Her internal organs—intestines, liver, lungs, etc.—were bare open for all to see.
Her naked corpse was lying in her own puddle of blood, and her indescribably bruised body made it evident that she was put through much suffering before she died.
Her corpse hung on the wall as a welcome for Rey's sight as he ascended upward.
'Urgh… why does everyone here like doing this?' He thought to himself, feeling disgusted once again.
This place was a savage wasteland, and the denizens within it were too much for Rey's tastes.
Even if one wanted to kill humans, couldn't they just do it and be done with it?
'I don't even enjoy torturing monsters or anything. There has to be a limit…'
These people knew no limits, though, and that was why he constantly felt disgusted by them.
"Are you the one who did this?" Rey sighed, not bothering to look behind him as he could already sense three individuals there already.
With the hanging statue greeting his sight, though, he decided it was better to face his adversaries.
"I was waiting for you. Had to do something in the meantime…"
As Rey's eyes finally captured the three, his focus fell on the man in the center.
He was currently seated on a stool that was previously among the pile of old furniture within the room.
The man had a black eyepatch on one eye, with long black hair flowing down his shoulders.
He had strands of beards protruding from his chin, and he was outfitted in a high-quality black cloak, with a formal suit underneath.
In all regards, he looked like a top-tier shady individual, but his playful smile made it seem like he was just putting on a costume.
"What do you think? Pretty artsy, right? I took human sculpting as a hobby a few years ago when I got bored with plain old murder."
As the man said this, he gestured to the two individuals who stood beside him.
The male among them was outfitted in an elaborate Warrior's armor, while the woman had a dark cloak on.
They both seemed to be powerful individuals with years of experience in the job.
They stepped forward the moment their Boss gestured to them.
"My name is Evals Redart. Heard that name before?"
Rey shrugged the moment he heard this. "Once or twice."
There was a dangerous pressure building up in the room, but both of the main players maintained their positions.
Rey was still floating in the air while Evals kept staring at him while being seated.
"Haha! I see, I see. Makes sense…" Evals chuckled, before covering his face with a palm.
"If you did something like this, it must mean you don't know me too well."
As his menacing tone went forth, his two subordinates took battle stances.
Rey stared at them, tempted to use [Absolute Appraisal], but decided not to.
'It drains too much Mana. I'll just go a little hard on them while taking proper caution…'
As Rey thought this, he ensured his defense [Safe Haven] was still activated.
Once this was confirmed, he began to deliberate on the next move to make.
'Maybe I should go with—'
Before he could conclude his line of thought, though, a swift blur made its way towards him.
It belonged to the male warrior.
He had closed the distance within a second while the female Mage was already casting a Spell.
'Chanting, eh? I guess she doesn't have the [Magic Application] Skill. Must be rarer than I thought.'
[Magic Application] ensured that a Spell maintained its natural power even without the use of Chants.
Lucielle had it. Esme had it. Rey had it as well.
'I guess it doesn't matter to her since, even though Chanting takes time, she has a partner who does the attacking first.'
Their combined effort made it hardly a disadvantage that she had to chant.
Besides, from the looks of it, she would be done at any moment.
And so, as the Warrior's sword neared Rey, and the Mage neared completion of her Spell… the boy's mind went into overdrive.
'I guess I can't slack off.'
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