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Chapter 33: A D-Rank!
As they started descending the stairway, Lumine couldn't help but ask. "How did you find out the mystery behind the Red Skull?"
They had taken the Red Skull to many researchers and experts, but none of them found anything special about it. So how could Luis, who just took a glance, be so confident?
'Because I have played this route in-game. There's no way I can say that.' Sighing, Luis found an excuse. While shrugging, he answered vaguely. "Well, there were some records I came across."
"In the records, the Ghost King left his legacy before his final battle. After the death of the demon child, he didn't take any disciple and decided to leave his legacy for the future generation. But only if the successor is worthy."
"So, no one has found it yet?" Alicia asked curiously. If what Luis said is correct, it's been many centuries since the era of the Ghost King. How could there be no successor until now?
Shaking his head, he answered, "Of course, there were a few lucky ones in history who took the trial. But anyone has yet to succeed in claiming his legacy."
While Lumine had some doubts, she didn't probe much into it. Alicia nodded her head in understanding. She had a lot of questions regarding the legacy and the legend, but before she could ask anything else; the stairs came to an end.
It was a small tunnel in front, and the green gooey liquid in the corner of the walls gave off a creepy feeling. Alicia and Lumine both made disgusted expressions. But Luis, who knew the usefulness of the substance, immediately took out the emptied mana potion bottles and started filling them with that green liquid.
"Hey Luis, what is that thing? That smells disgusting." Alicia, who even managed to handle the rotten smell of zombies' corpses, was pinching her nose tightly. Lumine also had a frown on her face. She wasn't familiar with that liquid.
Luis didn't intend to explain everything now. So he vaguely answered, "Although it smells bad. It's very useful to me."
Filling the used bottles full of unknown green liquid, Luis opened his Pocket Space and kept them inside.
"Let's start moving." With those words, Luis left.
Alicia and Lumine looked at each other and then followed him.
At the end of the tunnel, a breathtaking view appeared in front of them. A vast Colosseum that gave off an ancient feeling, surrounded by torches ignited by green flames. It gave a dreadful aura of many warriors died here.
Lumine's eyes were wide open as she looked around vigilantly. While keeping her guard up, she asked Luis, "Did you already know about this place or the trial that you may face here?"
She had a feeling that Luis had a lot of knowledge about this. So she decided to ask him.
Nodding his head, he said, "Yes, I know."
A small smile appeared on her face. Thinking how dependable and smart her son had become, she couldn't express her happiness.
Lumine used her skill to scan the surrounding and asked, "Are you sure you want to take this trial, Luis? It may be something very dangerous. Are you confident?"
She didn't mean to denounce him, but let him understand the dangers that he might face. So he can't be careless.
Lumine knew about his wish to become the strongest and for that to happen. He will have to face a lot of challenges and she, as his mother, can't always protect him. She is only responsible for guiding him and not let him die.
Luis reassured her. "Don't worry, it's fine." Waving his hand, his eyes wandered around the Colosseum.
'As soon as I take a step on the stage, the first trial will begin.' With that thought in mind and under Lumine and Alicia's anticipating eyes, he didn't enter the stage. Rather, he started walking around the stage.
"Where are you going, Luis?" Alicia asked.
Luis pointed at the torches and said, "These torches can burn eternally and these green flames never extinguish. Isn't that amazing?"
With a gleam in his eyes, he walked around collecting those torches and put them inside his Pocket Space. Lumine and Alicia didn't understand why was he collecting them now. He could have done that after the trial. Looking at their expression he knew what they were thinking. But he had no intention of explaining.
As per the second game, the Ghost King's legacy is divided into many parts and so is his ability and treasures. This was called a tutorial dungeon or rather the first dungeon the players enter after starting the second game. Luis was very excited to get this power-up. This was just the first part of the legacy which was also the start of Ghost King legacy route.
'But to do that, I need to defeat 'that' thing.' Luis' calm eyes gazed at the cylindrical stage and stated, "Just stay here and let me finish the trial."
"I-I... Yes." Alicia hesitated, but nodded, nonetheless. Although she wasn't interested in competing with Luis for the legacy but she wanted to fight alongside him.
When Luis was about to set foot on the stage, Lumine beside him reminded, "If you think you are in danger, just give a signal. I'll take you out."
Nodding his head, Luis stepped onto the stage. It was like an illusion, but dark mist suddenly surrounded the arena and a transparent barrier covered the entire stage.
"What?" Lumine was surprised. Without wasting a second, she tried to enter the stage and pull Luis out. But she was blocked by a transparent wall.
"What is this?" Her expression changed, and she shouted frantically. "LUIS!! LUIS!!"
*Clatter*
A clattering sound echoed in the surroundings, which made her shut up, as she looked up at the sky vigilantly. A moment later, she saw something falling from the sky and heard the sound of something cutting through the air.
*Boom*
With a loud thundering boom, something fell from the sky, and a crackling sound was heard. In front of them appeared a giant humanoid skeleton of about 5 meters, creating a large crater in the middle of the arena. Green flames burned inside his hollow eye sockets and his protruding ribs.
"It's a D-rank Giant Skeleton!" Lumine exclaimed in shock. The thought of Luis, who was at the peak of G rank facing a D-rank monster, made her horrified.