The Paladin in the Abyss - Chapter 240 - Chapter 240: Chapter 234: Taking the Blame

Chapter 240: Chapter 234: Taking the Blame

Lancelot gave the cunning old Red Dragon a deep look and sighed, “All right, I understand.”

“Don’t be so sad; this is a good thing,” said the Halfling with an even brighter smile upon seeing Lancelot nod in agreement. “Originally, you would have only received the symbolic title of Lord of Withering. Now, you’ll become a true Lord of Withering. Every resident of Mogrondale dreams of such fortune falling into their lap. What’s there to be unhappy about?”

“I still want to pursue more adventures, and if possible, find a way back to my original world. I’m really not interested in staying in Mogrondale City.” Lancelot spread his hands. “Can this title of Lord of Withering be given away?”

“Of course, it can. I’ve done it twice already. You just need to designate a successor that’s all, of course, before some challenger manages to kill you. Given the bodies you’ve made in my inn, only someone not too crazy in the head would trouble you, though unfortunately, there aren’t many of those. Besides, the position of Governor of Spray Plain is a lucrative one. Since you’re not planning to take his place, you surely won’t mind if I take a tour of his house, right?”

“Not at all, not at all.” Lancelot shook his head quickly. “We’ll leave as soon as we get the map, we won’t even glance at that guy’s house.”

“Very well.”

The Halfling nodded, walked to the side, and with a twist, the red Giant Dragon reappeared before them. The savage beast opened its mouth and uttered a series of syllables completely unpronounceable by humans, and instantly a golden-lit Portal formed in the air.

“Remember, you did this yourselves,” the Giant Dragon glanced back at them before entering the Portal, revealing sharp fangs in its half-open maw. “I was never here, okay?”

The figure of the Giant Dragon vanished within the great hall, and the golden Portal closed behind it. The companions looked at each other, and Bruto was the first to break the silence:

“Lancelot, why do you look so glum?” the Dwarf asked, eyeing the Human Knight curiously. “The guy has left all the credit to you. Isn’t that a good thing?”

“What’s good about it? He’s making Lancelot take the fall,” Kalalin said helplessly, glancing at the Dwarf. “Do you think the Demons will just let this go? They will surely investigate who foiled their plans. With a little inquiry, they’ll learn that a Human Knight brought back the Eye of Sarezdon and also conveniently killed the ‘Great Arbitrator’ Satugura.”

“That’s… that’s too cunning!” Bruto cried out anxiously. “What do we do then? Can we deny this? Demons are not to be trifled with so lightly…”

“We’ve already trifled with them once, under Oasis Fort, and we even stole a sword from an Enreyes, though that was unnecessary,” Lancelot said, giving a stern glance at a certain skull who was wearing a smug smile. “What’s the saying? The more lice you have, the less you itch; the more debts, the less worry. Plus, that Giant Dragon really did save our lives, so let’s just accept this responsibility as a way of expressing gratitude.”

“Humph, it was this thing that tricked us into coming here,” the Dwarf spat on the ground, “and that creature even bared its teeth at us when it left!”

“At this point, we have no other choice,” Lancelot pinched another hand gesture, and the vines on the ground delivered the Eye of Sarezdon to him. Then, the roots of the vines detached from the ground, allowing Lancelot to comfortably hold it in his hand like a gourd.

He tried to store the Divine Artifact in the Dimensional Bag, but as soon as it entered the bag’s mouth, the Dimensional Bag turned into an ordinary pouch and failed to make the vine-wrapped sphere disappear. This scared Lancelot quite a bit, and he hastily took it out. Although he had almost used up his most precious Upper Grade Spirit Stones during his Foundation Establishment, he still had quite a few gemstones inside, not to mention those belonging to Bruto in his possession. If the bag had broken like that, the Dwarf probably would never call him Big Brother again.

Luckily, the bag returned to normal immediately, which greatly relieved Lancelot. It also served as a silent warning to himself not to carelessly stuff things into the Dimensional Bag in the future. After thinking it over, he couldn’t find anywhere else to put it, so he had no choice but to hang the Vine Ball on his belt.

“Alright, let’s see what kind of spoils we can find here,” Lancelot clapped his hands, “but be careful, there might still be traps nearby.”

Upon hearing about gathering spoils, everyone dispersed with happy smiles and began searching in every corner of the great hall. They naturally did not care for the shabby weapons of the Demons, but nobody would object to taking their gold or gemstones.

Lancelot’s concerns were not unfounded, as Fireballs occasionally exploded and poisonous clouds floated up. Thankfully, nobody let their guard down. Koula and little Isha helped everyone detect most of the traps in advance. The few traps that weren’t detected were naturally triggered by the reckless Dwarf, but fortunately, he was tough enough and his armor sturdy enough that these traps hardly caused him any fatal injuries. Moreover, with Koula’s unlimited supply of healing potions, Bruto could disarm the traps in the Dwarf’s carefree ‘manner’ without any worry.

Indeed, they found plenty of gold and gemstones, but the biggest find still came from Kalalin. Although the Divination magic ‘Detect Secret Door’ didn’t work normally, his understanding of Demons like Obyrith allowed him to accurately identify the most likely place for a hidden chamber–a pile of melted bones, resembling a trash heap from a Giant Skull Demon’s kitchen.

Lancelot sensed for a moment and confirmed there was indeed a concealed space there. He summoned a large amount of vines once again, digging open the entire floor above that secret chamber. Everyone curiously gathered around, but when they saw what was inside, their faces all showed expressions of horror, and little Isha even let out a scream, covering her eyes tightly with her hands.

Inside, there was a dense pile of skulls, big and small, of various shapes, clearly coming from many different races.

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“So this is what the Giant Skull Demon treasured,” Kalalin turned away, “I’m sorry, maybe we should just bury it back, this thing is just too frightening…”

“Uh, it’s not that there’s nothing useful here,” Elothysia flew back from the pit, holding several treasures in her hand, but the pale faces of her companions made her expression turn somewhat unnatural.

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