Chapter 108 - The Town Gate Situation

"Let's go then Tane!, we must end this ourselves," Vicar said that as he was about to go but he was stopped by Aliss. 

Aliss holds Vicar's hand, it seems like there something that she wants to say. "Why? this ain't you fight Vicar?... The town guardsmen could handle it." 

"You don't know anything Aliss, it's our fault for this to happen. I know the town guardsmen could handle it's wrong for them to fight this when we the one that started this mess." Vicar smile towards Aliss, she still didn't let Vicar's hand go. 

"If that so, please take the ring... It would help you." Aliss handed me over, Vicar. 

Vicar didn't want the ring but Aliss kept insisted him to take it anyway. She then said that she wouldn't need it here as it was still safe. Vicar would need it if he fights the undead. I somehow agreed with Aliss as it would be better if I with him. 

As for right now, I was a powerful stats booster ring that unlocks all of its talents and skill. I could boost his stats and made him easier to kill all of those skeletons. I would also ensure his safety on the battlefield, I wouldn't let him die or get hurts. 

Vicar had to accept it, he then put me on his finger. Aliss then let's go of his hand as she said one final word to us. It was for us to get back here safely. Vicar promised Aliss that we would return back here safely without any harm. With that all being said, we both head to the town gate. I could see that Aliss waving us goodbye. 

"Glad to be back with you Vicar! Don't toss me next time alright..." 

"I'm sorry about that but it seems that we would be working together again." 

On the way, I link with Vicar and grant him permission to use my skills and talents. We still had a long way to reach the town gate as we still in the trade center area. I realize that something we wrong here, they were not many people here like before. 

After a few minutes of running, we finally reach the town gate. But when we arrived there, the guardsmen that assigned here were all gone. There was no one here at all, I remember that this place was full of guards when I visited here with Aliss. 

I could see the wood barricade that was placed in front of the gate was gone, I then realized that something had happened here. Tane looks around and notices that there was one guard lying down on the ground not far from us. We immediately approached him to know what happens here. 

When Tane touches the guard, he didn't respond. Tane then places his hand on the guard chest and realize that he was already dead. We were confused as to how could he be dead if there no undead skeletons here. Tane suggests that we stick together and find the rest of the guardsmen. 

Vicar agreed with Tane's plan as it would be dangerous to investigate alone. We then search for the place but we couldn't find anyone at all.

"Where were the people here?" Tane said that as he was wondering where all the people were. 

"Maybe they all at the outer wall fighting the skeletons? Should we check there..." Vicar suggests checking outside the town. 

"Sure, they might beeee!" Tane voiced suddenly went high and somehow he falls to the ground. 

"Tane? What happens..." Vicar asks as he doesn't how why Tane could fall as we just been standing here. 

"I don't know but it's like there something grab my leg and tried to pull me." We all look at Tane's leg and we noticed something on the ground. 

It was a skeleton hand, it then crawls out from the ground. Vicar quickly uses his sword and slashes the skeleton, the bones scattered to the ground when Vicar successfully hits it. Tane quickly stands up and prepares his bow as there might be more around. 

We didn't expect that the undead skeletons were already here. Another skeleton crawls out from the ground but Tane immediately shoots them when they finally on the ground. 

"Tane, could you go back and report the current situation to the captain about this..." Vicar said that as he wanted the captain knows that the skeleton already enters the town. 

"Leaving you alone here... Do you think you could handle it alone?" Tane wasn't sure that Vicar could manage here all alone. 

"I'm not alone, I have the ring with me beside do you see how easily I defeat the skeleton just now." Vicar tried to convince Tane that he could do this. 

I then remember something, if he needs to report to the captain. Vicar could do it much faster than Tane, he could use my teleport talent to go there himself and teleport here back. 

"Vicar? How about you use my teleport talent and report it yourself." 

"Wait I can do that? Can I teleport back here... I don't want to leave Tane too long. He might need help or worse something could happen to him."

"You could, I have enough teleport left to do that. One to the guard's barrack and one to go here back." 

"If that the case, it's better for Tane to do it." Vicar changed his mind after and want Tane to go back there to report about this situation. 

"Why? It would be better if we use it as it will be much faster."

"You know what ring, after thinking about it. I realize that if the situation has gone bad, we could easily teleport ourselves out here but what about Tane. He couldn't do it and he would be in danger. That's why it's better for Tane to do it." 

I then understand why Vicar didn't want to use the teleport, I then realized that it would be a waste for me also to use the teleport for that purpose. I agreed with Vicar to let Tane be the one to report back to the captain. Besides Vicar was much more powerful than Tane as he had me now. 

"Tane! You go back and report to the captain... the ring also agreed with me." 

"I would like for us to stick together but if this what you want, I would go back and report. Before I leave, promise that you would be fine." Tane said that before he was about to leave. 

"Don't worry Tane, I would be... because I believe I would be..." There he said it, the power of belief.

"HAHA! I forgot that... if you believe then it's fine. I will be going then." Tane leaves the area to report about the current situation. 

With that, it just leaves both of us in the area. Many of the skeletons seem to crawl out from the ground after Tane had left. As I expected, we were able to handle it perfectly fine. With just one hit, the skeletons would be shattered immediately.

All of the sudden, all of the skeletons stop approaching us and seem to be kneeling down for some reason. We don't know what happens but it makes us easier to kill the skeletons. Suddenly we feel that the ground was shaking, we then look at the ground and notice something. 

A huge skeletal hand reaches out from the ground, as soon as it emerges to the surface. We were both shocks at it, it was much larger than the rest of the skeletons and it seems that it was much larger than us too. The color of the skeleton was different as it has a gold color instead of white. 

I was intrigued by its appearance and decided to check the huge skeletons stats. 

[Elite Skeleton] Level 25

HP: 3000

MP: 0

*Body*

Str-33/60

Dx-26/60

Ag-38/60

*Mind*

Int-0/60

Perception-20/60

Charisma-0/60

*Spirit*

Magic-0/60

Resistance-0/60

The name of this monster was Elite skeleton, it has good stats but I think we could handle it. Our stats were much higher than that monster and besides that, I have plenty of skills and talent that would help us in the fight. 

"Wow, it's really huge...Do you think we could handle it?" Vicar said that as he was wondering if we were able to defeat it. 

"Don't worry, we could... You don't know how much power I am now." I said that with confidence as I really think we could do it. 

The rest of the skeletons begin to move again, they suddenly become much faster than before as the skeletons can dodge our attack now. Still, we were much faster than them, but how could the skeletons become this fast all of the sudden. 

I then look at the Elite Skeleton and realized that it may be because of it presented here. I think I should check what skill does that Elite Skeleton has to see whether it would dangerous or not.