Chapter 127

Chapter 127

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“I knew it!”

Cadel shouted coolly, and his face lit up. In his hand, he held the bag of luggage that had been taken from him, as well as the [Wings of Illusion].

‘I was right. Monsters that cannot be killed within the time limit will be moved to the other team’s space.’

If both teams couldn’t kill the monsters and it accumulated, the time limit would decrease and the number of monsters to be dealt with would increase, resulting in a terrible situation.

‘If we don’t catch the monsters in time, we’ll lose time to communicate. If we can’t communicate and we know that we don’t have to catch all of them to complete the trial, we’ll probably avoid fighting without realizing that we’re putting pressure on each other.’

But now both teams were aware of the true nature of the trial. Cadel could tell when the other team returned the bag and put something that he could recognize.

“Van! The assumption I told you about, I’m sure. No doubt.”

Van, who had been fending off the swarming monsters in front of him, turned his head.

“That’s great, we’ve got a good one for Lumen, so let’s give it to him as a gift.”

Cadel, who nodded lightly, dropped a fireball over the White Spider he had received as a gift.

They confirmed that the monsters that couldn’t be defeated were moved to the other team’s room. However, Cadel had no intention of beating all the monsters by force in order to lighten the other team’s burden.

The most efficient way to do this was to trade back and forth the monsters that were compatible with each team until the red sand dissipated and the trial ended.

‘We know each other’s strength best, and there’s no better way to conserve your stamina and make it to the end.’

So, it was time for the gift exchange.

Each team selected monsters that were difficult for them but easy for the other, and in order to hand over the selected monsters, they focused on defense instead of attack, minimizing physical strength consumption.

After the time limit was over, it was time to deal with the monsters the other team had gifted to them.

“Are you trying to find out from Stella what the trial is about? That’s a problem, my Hesonia would never tolerate such cheating!”

“I wasn’t exactly trying to figure out the content of the trials, but...... Okay, so maybe you can tell me how many trials are left?”

At Cadel’s question, Stella immediately raised two fingers. A mischievous smile spread across her face.

‘So there are 3 trials in total, huh....... I think I’ve already exhausted myself on the first trial, and now I have to roll twice more?’

The extreme consumption of stamina was prevented through the exchange of monsters, but hard work was hard work. They had been traveling through the desert without sleep.

As Cadel gulped down his natural sigh and looked at Stella, her smile grew even wider.

She was a lovely woman whose every gesture was imbued with affection and cuteness, whether it was a slight tilt of her head or a twitch of her fingers, but her unblemished white eyes had an overly mysterious aura that seemed to see through everything, making Cadel feel vaguely distant.

Sensing the stare, she turned to face Cadel and moved slowly toward him. Van reflexively reached out an arm to grab her shoulder, but the rough touch didn’t touch Stella’s body.

His arm passed through the air. Van’s lips parted in surprise, and Stella stepped up to Cadel, unhindered.

“What are you doing.......”

Tiptoeing lightly, she whispered in Cadel’s hesitant ear.

“There are no fakes there. Remember, Cadel.”

He couldn’t understand the meaning of her words. At the end of the short advice, Stella, who had walked farther away, smiled brightly with her hands behind her back.

“This will be a secret from my Hesonia?”

Without any moment to clear up the question ‘What the hell are you talking about?’.

「The ‘Trial of Trust’ begins.」

Again, Cadel’s and Van’s vision flickered.