Chapter 253: Trouble

Chapter 253: Trouble

After Gerald left his home the day before, Blum decided it was time to do good on his word and went to the lab to pick up a book or two. He loved reading and learning about every possible thing, except math, so of course, he would be tempted to see what secrets lay inside.

When he entered the room, however

"Help me, I'm stuck!" A familiar voice traveled to his ear. He turned around and saw Xilia in a small iron cage inside the lab. She was also naked.

Blum blushed and quickly covered his eyes and turned around. "What- What are you doing in there?"

"Nevermind that, help me get out! I'll explain it later," she begged while trying to pry open the cage door.

"I- I don't have a key" Blum stammered. He came closer, while still covering his eyes. Yet, he just couldn't help but peek through his fingers.

"Try to break the lock, I think I saw a hammer there somewhere," Xilia said and pointed to a cabinet where Gerald was keeping his tools.

"Alright!" Blum Ogma quickly went there, opened it, and found a medium-sized sledgehammer, and then came to the cage. He was trying his hardest not to stare at the naked girl inside. She didn't even attempt to cover herself! "Stand back, I'll begin!"

As Xilia moved away slightly, he swung the sledgehammer and struck the lock.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The cage was sturdy, and the lock was also of good quality. So, although it was starting to deform, it was still keeping strong. It was, in fact, stuck together even more than at the beginning.

"Harder, do it harder!" the girl inside encouraged him, producing soft moans as he pounded the cage.

Blum's breaths became faster, and his heart was beating wildly. He almost couldn't control himself. "I'm almost...there!"

"Hey, what are you doing?!" Xilia suddenly shouted.

Blum turned around instinctively and said proudly, "Don't worry, I'll get you out of here soon!"

The gains from yesterday exceeded even his wildest expectations, and he couldn't wait to drown himself in bottles of Mana Elixir.

It was just too bad he didn't have the proper tools with him, or else he would refine the potion on the spot and then spent the next few weeks absorbing it.

But, as the universe didn't allow for such things, he had no choice but to return home. If nothing else, he was concerned about the Giant.

The beast was most likely marching towards the capital based on its path. It would be the most logical place to attack after all, especially if the Blood Sun Viper sect truly had a way to control it.

Slana probably wasn't much use against a being of that size, however, if they could just nudge it in the right direction, that would be more than enough.

With those thoughts in mind, while being also slightly worried for his team, Gerald decided to abandon his herb hunt and leave it for some later date.

He flew straight up and then oriented himself in an approximate direction of the great city.

He followed his instinct until he came across a clear path. It was of course the one the Giant made, and the ground was well walked over by at least thousands of smaller beasts.

The muddy ground perfectly captured the footprints of all sorts of shapes and sizes, and Gerald decided to follow them if nothing else just for fun.

It actually wasn't long before he came across some stragglers. Lone Goblins, here and there, were slowly advancing over the soft soil and sticky mud as they struggled to keep up.

Gerald was quite amused. He flew closer to the ground, relying on his Gravity Manipulation to stay afloat, and gloated.

His hands made finger-guns and he pointed them downward.

"Boom! Headshot!" he shouted. A Goblin collapsed almost immediately afterward with a small hole going straight through its cranium. Gerald laughed stupidly in a swaggering kind of manner and directed his gaze towards another Goblin who just noticed him.

It appeared to be tired as well as stunned by the sudden apparition of a flying human. It was that way for only a moment though, as in the next second it already collapsed, dead.

"Hey, this is kind of fun, I can practice my aim. Too bad I don't have infinite Manayet!"