Chapter 649

Chapter 649

For reasons unknown, they had been pursued to such an extent that they hadnt even had the leisure to erase their tracks.

To Leeha, this seemed rather fortunate.

Wasnt this the perfect opportunity to gather new information, given that their traces were abundantly left behind?

The moment Leeha set foot forward, creak the wooden door of the house opened.

As the hinges creaked, Leeha immediately cocked his Black Bass.

With a click, the muzzle of the Black Bass instantly aimed at the door.

However, Leeha couldnt pull the trigger. The shadow cast by the door was also pointing a lengthy barrel at Leeha.

Luger??

Leehas eyes widened in shock upon recognizing it. Ironically, the person more startled was Luger.

How are you here? No, how on earth did you-

It seemed Luger, who had started his journey much earlier than Leeha, had just arrived.

What? A day? It seemed like you left almost two days before me. Only got here now?

Its me who should be saying that. Damn it, did that bastard Fernand give you a crystal ball or something?

What are you on about? I thought I was going to die getting up here. Fernand isnt the kind to hand out something like a crystal ball lightly, you know.

What? You came up here?

Luger frowned, his reaction a mix of surprise and bewilderment. From this, Leeha could tell.

The route chosen by Leeha and the one selected by Fernand were the same.

That is, Leeha had followed the path Fernand had shared without deviation! But what had there been along the way? Impossibly high cliffs and the nuisance of Gryphonia swarms had blocked the Fernand route. Right. Thats why he was late. Took a detour, did you?

You mean to tell me you climbed those cliffs? Impossible. How could you?

Phahaha! Thats a secret, a secret. Oh dear, poor Luger-ssi. Doesnt the name [Pierce] mean you should blast through cliffs like those, no?

Seeing Lugers face twist even more, Leeha burst into laughter. Solo acts of bravado were merely amusing in Leehas view.

Luger wasnt the one to question what penetration had to do with rock climbing. In his mind, the fact that he was later than Leeha was the only thing that remained.

Damn, I was supposed to shoot upon sight.

Giggle, no way. If you had tried to shoot me, I would have pulled the trigger too, dont you think? Could you have dodged it?

Do you think you could beat me in reaction speed?

Hmm, feel free to test it if you wish.

Leeha slung his Black Bass over his shoulder, wearing a smile.

To anyone watching, this might have seemed like a tense confrontation, but for the Musketeers, it was just business as usual.

Luger searched the interior of the house with a loud hmpf, showing his annoyance.

Leeha did not indulge in any further pranks.

Instead, the fact that he had run into Luger was reassuring.

If you already checked the place, I doubt theres any information left, might as well be rat droppings.

Along with a premonition that there still might be useful information left in the house, and the confidence that if an enemy did intrude, they could handle it together, Leeha felt reassured.

Jellypong, let me know if you find anything that looks like a book.

[Swoosh]

After the quiet reply from Jellypong, Leeha too began to search around.

Most of what they found were articles of clothing. For a moment, Leeha wondered if these were part of equipment items but, as it turned out, they were just clothes. They could be worn or put in a bag, but there seemed to be no need to bother picking up ordinary to superior grade clothes without any special options.

Hmm, they look like coordinates. What do you think, Luger?

Thats ridiculous. Do you really think the coordinates of Middle Earth would be marked as mere 250.270? Had your friend, the Sage, heard this, he would have laughed for hours.

I know, I know! It was just a toss in the air, no need to bite my head off.

The numbers attached to each arrow were oddly different. There were six-digit numbers, easily readable numbers in the thousands, such as 2,000 or 3,000, and a mix of letters and numbers like 3001, 4001 on some arrows.

Luger burst into laughter after staring at the map for a while.

Kekeke Kahaha! Brown, you rascal, trying to belittle me.

What? What is it?

Heh, you dont need to know. Ill be on my way first. Feast your eyes till they fall out. Its a gift for the dolt.

Tell me before you go!

Idiot, its the map left by Brown and Elizabeth. If you dont know what it means, you might as well stay here forever.

With those words, Luger left the house.

Leeha tilted his head for a moment but didnt feel like blindly following Luger. Besides a matter of pride, both their quests had a condition of come alone.

He thought it might not be any different for the Three Musketeers.

Damn. Would it kill him to share? Lugers all right, but hes too non-cooperative. Shouldnt we help each other in times of need? 2,000 or 3,000 numberswait a minute.

Something clicked in Leehas mind. On closer inspection, the styles of the numbers were different. The 3 in the number written as 3,000 and in 3001 were in different styles.

Luger was sure. This map isnt just for viewing; it was left behind by Brown and Elizabeth for us. And he could say so because?

He could decipher the information on the map, and it was practically helpful to him. Considering the different handwriting styles and the intent of Brown and Elizabeth

Oh my god! Thats it! Yes, Ive seen this before!

Leeha immediately understood the meaning, 250.270 indicates levels! And 2,000 or 3,000 are distances! And

Had Leeha been an ordinary person, he wouldnt have understood. What do 3001 and 4001 signify? Leeha recalled seeing such numbers once.

During a virtual union training, the information of the mechanized infantry division assined as Leehas opponent was marked with numbers!

Its the thickness! Used to indicate the thickness of armor on tanks or armored vehicles, probably in millimeters.

There could be numerous units that mm might represent if written by someone else. But, as Luger put it, isnt this the map Brown has left behind?

When considering information that the old generations [Piercing] might leave for the new generations [Piercing], this inference makes sense.

In other words, the distance-related information was left by Elizabeth for me, and the thickness-related information was left by Brown for Luger. There was only one reason they left this information.

Find us, but come having grown stronger along the way Wait, hold on. But does Luger even have that?

Leeha vividly remembered the time Elizabeth had disregarded him. Elizabeths intent was Clear more of Black Basss quests before coming!

She could understand the concept of levels. Hence, leaving behind such information seemed most plausible. But what about Luger?

Lugers Cobalt Blue Python was a different weapon from Leehas.

That was something Bottleneck-ssi checked from the beginning. He said it was different from the Crimson Geckos or the Cobalt Blue Python When was that? Could it have changed since then?

The situation might have changed. After all, wasnt Luger the first to discover a way to enhance the weapon?

But thats a different story. Enhancing it once doesnt make a heroic weapon legendary, right?

But he couldnt be sure.

Above all, neither Luger nor Kidd had ever explicitly stated that the weapons were end at the heroic class.

In a place where information was closely guarded, taking their word at face value and believing it unchangeable was foolish.

Really, not a single trustworthy person around, Leeha thought. It was implausible that Luger, understanding Browns intent, would fail to grasp Elizabeths intent.

Yet, he asked no questions.