Extra's Perfect Ending

Chapter 110: Journey to the Pile of Bones

The skeleton still towered above the table, casting an imposing shadow upon it. Now, however, it had returned to a resting position, the tip of its blade touching the ground and its hand resting on the hilt, like a knight awaiting its master’s command.

Reeva walked over to the table, which from this angle looked like a hillside filled to the brim with monsters. As he approached, he couldn’t suppress a growing sense of unease.

A little closer, Reeva found refuge behind some rubble created by the skeleton’s attack. Peeking over, he saw monsters attacking each other. One was a two-legged creature with an oversized head and a single eye. Its mouth resembled that of the lake monster, but its skin was as black as night, absorbing all light.

The black creature was devouring another one, a three-legged monster with a similar eye, though this one was slightly red.

Reeva watched from behind the rubble, horrified by the sight. He knew he didn’t want to be part of this hunting session—he would undoubtedly be the prey.

He scanned his surroundings, noting how the landscape was littered with all sorts of debris from the broken tableware. He used this to his advantage, sneaking through the chaos without being seen. The monsters hadn’t bothered him so far, not since he had dispersed his mystic force.

Some even looked directly at him, but he felt no different from before. His mysticless body still feels invisible to them.

It took Reeva an entire day to maneuver past many such creatures until he reached the area filled with the glowing liquid. This time, it was not a lake anymore but a shallow swamp.

The lake’s former inhabitants, who had tried to kill him earlier, were now not even half-submerged, desperately trying to dive deeper into the glowing water. But it was impossible. Some were engaged in fierce battles with land monsters, ultimately, the land creatures won, as the water creatures could not move freely.

Serves you right!

Reeva allowed himself a small smile. He had always hated the fish-like monsters, no matter how brief their encounters had been.

But then something strange happened. One of the land monsters that had just devoured a fish-like creature began to shake violently and collapsed to the ground, unresponsive.

Is the fish poisonous? was Reeva’s first thought.

He moved in closer to get a better look. The black-bodied creature indeed lay motionless on the ground. But after a moment, something even stranger occurred—a smaller eye opened on the side of its head.

Reeva backed away, unsettled by the creature’s new appearance. The smaller eye scanned the surroundings, assessing the situation before the creature slowly picked itself up and opened its large main eye. It glanced around once more before walking away, seeking its next prey.

Maybe it was his imagination, but the monster’s eye looked fiercer than before. Reeva finally emerged from his hiding spot once the creature left the area. His destination was still the pile of bones in the middle of the lake, but the landscape had transformed so much that it was difficult to find.

That was why it took him a whole day to reach this place, navigating through various pieces of scattered tableware and the damp, uneven ground. He was certain he could have arrived sooner if he had been less cautious, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

After all that effort, he finally reached his destination. The pile of bones in the lake’s center may have been rearranged, but it still stood out from the other carcasses.

He was searching for something he had seen shining even from his vantage point on the pillar, a particular blue gem. If the light was visible from up there, then there must be something special about it.

Reeva dipped his foot into the knee-deep liquid and walked forward. He didn’t feel any ripples forming, so he felt reasonably confident that he was safe for now. The pile of bones had formed into a sort of cave, and as Reeva ventured deeper, the surroundings grew darker, even with the night vision he had naturally acquired in this place.

Finally, he found it, a blue light that could be seen from a distance, shining as bright as, if not brighter than, when viewed from afar. The light was almost blinding. Reeva walked closer to see it for himself.

As he closed the distance, the gem came into clearer view. It was a white gem that emitted a blue radiance, as mesmerizing as a rainbow. Reeva extended his hand to touch it, but then he remembered a problem.

He couldn’t move the blue gem. To do that, he would need to exert some mystic force, which wasn’t a good idea with the ancient skeleton above him. It would be a death sentence to use his mystic power here.

He thought long and hard about possible solutions, but no matter what plan he devised, the sheer might of the huge skeleton above seemed impossible to overcome. It’s too fast with incredible precision. He would suffer one way or another.

Then he made a decision.

"Let’s just go for it!" he muttered.

Reeva decided to abandon his plans. After all, they seemed useless anyway. If he was going to do it, he would just do it. He took a deep breath before reaching his hand out, preparing to unleash a bit of his mystic power to grab the gem.

But at that moment, something called out to him.

"Hey, you! Can you help me over here?"

Reeva couldn’t believe his ears. His eyes darted around the room, searching for the source of the voice. But he saw nothing except the pile of bones, some crumbled remains, and the liquid he was standing in.

Must be my imagination he thought.

Being alone for so long could make anyone hear things. He turned his attention back to the gem, but then he heard the voice again.

"In the water!"

This time, it wasn’t just his imagination. There was a real sound of someone speaking, or perhaps something mystical was happening.