Nailmaker: The Reaper [LitRPG] by A. Bel
Author:A. Bel [Bel, A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2023-12-24T06:00:00+00:00
Chapter 28. Day 5, late evening.
For my level eight upgrade the choice was simple. One option stood out well above the rest. It was no contest.
[Hourglass, passive]
Every 24 hours, increase the [time counter] by one. Consume up to 4 [time counters] to increase Action Speed by 25% for each [time counter] for a duration of 25 seconds per [time counter.]
âWhereâs the illusionist?â I asked Sofie.
Sofie shrugged. âIâm afraid heâs rather shy.â
âTell him thanks, he saved my ass.â
âNo need, Iâm quite certain he can hear you.â
âAre we going to meet him at some point? Does he need to eat or drink?â
âMaybe, but heâs very ... committed to hiding.â
One of my crows that had flown south, followed the three bandits with their heavy chest. They might have made it out alive if not for their greed. It had slowed them, and they didnât make it far. Kyra was right about the gnolls.
Before fetching the chest, we wanted to loot what we could here. There was no saving the other wagons. The one that survived was loaded with food. Crates and barrels of it. Salted pork, bags of flour, cheese, lentils, dried fish and fruit, jars with beer, strips of meat jerky, honey, and crocks of ghee. It was enough to feed an army, though maybe only for one meal. Sofie and Kyra helped me to load my void locker to the full, all eight cubic meters of it.
âWhat was up with the explosion, that bomb that you threw?â I asked Kyra.
Kyra rolled her eyes. âThe bloody timer on it is random. How stupid is that, eh?â
âLike what? It could take hours?â I asked.
âNah, not that stupid. Anywhere from a minute to three.â
My right elbow had swollen up, turned shades of red and blue. The healing potion seemed to be working, but was taking its time. I also had bruises across my body where my plate armor didnât cover.
I turned my shield into a basket for the time, activated Sense Iron and skirted around the fires to collect what I could from the fallen gnolls and bandits. But I had little time to do it, and I was running low on space in the locker too.
âWe best get going, all sorts of nasties will be here as soon as they get a whiff of the fire and the dead,â Kyra said.
We followed the wagon trails back the way we rode in. The trio of bandits didnât make it far, just past the first turn. Their leader was bloodied up and his breathing was ragged.
His cocky attitude was gone. âWhat the hell are you?!â
I ignored his question. âWhat are you doing with my chest?â
He looked from side to side at his fallen companions, and spat blood at the heavy chest beside him.
âYou should have stayed and helped,â I said. âAnd maybe you would have lived to tell about it. But now, ... well.â I unsheathed my sword.
âI have another healing pot-â Sofie said.
âNo need,â I said. âNot for the likes of him.â
âW-Wait, donât kill me,â he said.
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