Chapter 15: Chapter 15- Potions

Chapter 15: ?Chapter 15- Potions

Potions wasn't an unfamiliar term to Talon. Potions existed in games and fictional stories and were pretty common. However, in this situation, he didn't know if these potions were like the ones he knew of or a completely different thing.

Acrypha noticed the confusion on his face and continued explaining. "Potions are consumables that can leave instantaneous or slow effects on your body depending on what which one you consume."

"Oh, so basically like the potions I know of."

"They exist in many dimensions but are more uncommon in advanced societies in many other dimensions so that makes them very rare to come by. Not to mention some of them are extremely strong and could easily change the tide of whole wars." Acrypha explained.

In her lifetime, Acrypha had witnessed potions changing outcomes of battles in a matter of moments. The loser would be on the brink of death and then out of nowhere, they're winning.

"Potion makers are one of the most sought-after individuals in every dimension, including the core dimension itself. They're extremely important people." Acrypha added.

"So potions are this important, huh?" Talon nodded his head as he finally looked at Soomin. "Ok, let's start opening these stones and splitting the treasures."

"Splitting the treasures?" Shin-Il asked. "But, I didn't do anything to deserve getting a share of this."

No one spoke for a few seconds as they looked at Shin-Il. They couldn't really disagree with what he said, especially Soomin since she also didn't really kill Dimension Walker.

"Yeah, everyone will get their fair share. We need to get stronger if we want to survive and weapons and skills are crucial for that." Talon explained.

"I see... Thank you, Talon!" Shin-Il replied with a small, touched smile.

After that, Talon looked at the pile of stones and grabbed a random stone from it. The one he got was blue which meant that it was a weapon. So, Talon simply crashed it under everyone's gaze.

Immediately, the stone turned into shiny shards before it suddenly elongated and changed quickly to form a beautiful black katana.

Its handle was all black and its blade was a very dark grey which gave it an ominous vibe. However, the details on it were still fascinating.

[Black Smog Katana: A Katana created by an unknown blacksmith in the lands of the black smog. Its blade never dulls and can kill any creature under level 10. Gets stronger in cloudy weather.

+5 Strength, +5 Agility.]

"Interesting weapon..." Talon murmured as he read the description of the sword. In terms of bonus stats, it was similar to his spear. However, where they differ is the level of monsters they can kill.

'My spear is better in that regard.'

"Who's good with a katana between you guys?"

"I know how to use it," Chin-Hwa said. "I have trained under a dojo master when I was young."

"You did? That's really cool." Talon said as he blinked quickly.

"Chin-Hwa is very good when it comes to any form of martial arts," Shin-Il added with a proud smile.

Chin-Hwa didn't say a word but there was a subtle change in his eyes. Seeing Talon impressed by it, he felt superior to him. His eyes eventually wandered to Hyun-Jae expecting to see a reaction from her too. However, she didn't seem to be focused on the conversation as she grabbed another stone and crashed it.

[Core Potion: Increases the chances of gaining a monster core by 15%.]

"Hmm, interesting..." Talon rubbed his chin as he read its effects. Then, he handed it to everyone else to check it and they had the same reaction.

"Speak of the devil. I guess Chin-Hwa's wish was accepted." Shin-Il said with a small smile.

"..." The latter averted his eyes for a moment.

"Oh, he's feeling embarrassed," Soomin said with a playful tone. "What a rare sight."

"I'm not embarrassed," Chin-Hwa replied coldly.

"Sure~" Soomin replied as she whistled quietly.

"I'm not."

"Say what you want, dude."

As the two bantered, the others watched with smiles. The tension in the place lessened considerably which was a good thing. Everyone was still devastated, but deep down, they didn't want to crush the morale of the group.

After that, Talon stood up slowly and dusted his clothes off.

"I'm going to excuse myself. My eyes are barely staying open." Talon said.

Everyone was dead tired after what happened today so they also wanted to sleep. It was still barely 1 or 2 pm in the afternoon and yet they felt as if days had passed with how many things happened in those few hours ever since things went out of control.

Talon slowly walked away from the group and chose a nice quiet area of the warehouse where he sat down and rested his back against the wall. He exhaled a long breath as he closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, Acrypha simply sat on top of a crater really close to him. Her eyes kept looking outside from a small window near her. Her eyes were directed at the huge gate that was still floating in the earth's mesosphere.

For a moment, Acrypha's eyes flashed with a complicated glint before they returned to normal.

"I forgot to ask, what made you come to earth?" Talon asked.

This was a question Talon wanted to pose to Acrypha ever since they met and yet didn't have the opportunity to till now.

Where was she from? Why did she fly through the window and smash into his room as if she was hit by something? And why can't she help him kill monsters?

All these were questions that Talon wanted answers to.

Acrypha looked down at Talon for a moment before she replied.

"Do you want to know why all of this happened?" She asked back. "The appearance of that gate, the monsters, and the talk about dimensions and other worlds?"

"Yes, I want to." He replied with a serious look. "Why? Why did we end up like this?"