Chapter 157: I'm No Hero

Chapter 157: I'm No Hero

Geth stood a little ways from the entrance of the Dungeon. He leaned casually against a nearby tree.

Glancing at the sun's position, he could see that it was nearing noon. It had been a bit over an hour since he'd left the crowd.

'I wonder if any of them will show?'

While waiting, he summoned his Skeletons and allowed them to handle their Skill selections. The creatures looked at him gratefully, but it didn't seem that they intended on trying to speak.

Geth was a bit let down that he didn't get the chance to try and converse with his Skeleton Archer. His Tame had chosen its Class evolution and was instantly recalled.

Geth sent one of his selves to check its Attributes, but there was a notice on the panel. He pulled out the Taming Card only to discover it held the same statement.

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Skeleton Archer is currently undergoing an evolutionary period.

Time until completion: 47 Hours 58 Minutes 29 Seconds

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This was the first time that Geth had been made to wait for anything by the system. He recalled his Tames when he noticed a shadow move slightly near the Dungeon entry.

"I guessed that you would be one of them," Geth remarked casually.

Blade stepped out from behind the tree Geth was leaning on.

"Hahaha! Even with my Flash Step Skill, you had no issue following me. Your abilities are truly marvelous!"

Geth maintained his position and grinned.

"Will the others come?" He asked.

Blade shrugged, "That's hard to say. You never said what this meeting would be about."

Geth nodded and continued waiting in silence. Another ten minutes passed with no one else making an appearance.

Sigh

Blade glanced at Geth, recalling what he'd just seen and heard.

"And you think it's a good idea to come out here and antagonize him without hearing what he has to say?"

The old man seemed to become more heated.

"We have the strength to do as we please! You can't expec-"

The old man stopped speaking as he felt a blade suddenly pressing against his throat. The man that he'd been speaking poorly of was nowhere to be seen.

He looked down to find Geth's hand gripping onto his own dagger that had been hidden in his waistband. Warm liquid ran lightly down his throat and began staining the collar of his robe.

"Where's that confidence you just had, old man?"

The entire group leaped back in surprise. Geth had just appeared there as if he'd materialized from thin air!

"Please don't kill him!"

An old woman cried and fell gently to her knees. He recognized her as well.

She was the head cafeteria lady. The woman disregarded the school's rules multiple times and made sure that any children without money in their account had the same lunch as the rest.

Geth removed the dagger from the old man's throat and allowed it to fall point first into the ground at his feet. Before the blade landed, Geth had already appeared in his initial spot, leaning against the tree.

The old man fell to his knees and grasped at his throat. An expression of sheer terror remained on his face.

"Now. Are you going to remain calm long enough for us to handle this discussion?"

The old man nodded, along with everyone else in the group.

"Very well, then let's move somewhere a bit more private."

Geth turned his back to the company and headed deeper into the forest. He didn't have to look back to know that they weren't too far behind him.

Sigh

'Maybe I went a bit overboard.'