The team stopped in front of the gate, glancing at the huge entrance that resembled a huge beast's open mouth. Mark gulped. He was overwhelmed by the cave's sheer size.
The wolves, as if sensing something wrong, started to growl as well.
" Mark, Lily, stay here along with the wolves. The rest, follow me. " Sarcony ordered her team to move forward.
" Why were we left behind? " (Mark)
" We are here to inform the town in the case of an emergency. You are the second strongest person in the team, after all. " (Lily)
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" Captain, the cave is so dull. Why do people even explore such things? " (Maria)
" Greed knows no bounds. There are people ready to do anything just to satisfy their greed. " (Sakura)
The team explored the cave for half a day but only found various kinds of gemstones, rare plants that grow in damp weather and scurrying insects.
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Mo'er pointed towards the statue of a person that shone in dim light.
The statue depicted a knight wearing chainmail over the gambeson. He was holding a great sword that pointed to the sky.
Tens of ugly humanoid creatures were gnawing at his body, trying to eat his flesh.
A dragon(Western kind) stood behind him, attacking the humanoids. It was slightly larger than the knight in size but was artistically carved to look smaller.
" The statue is amazing. Is it the 'Statue of Perseverance'? " (Mo'er)
" All we know is stuff from the folklore. Unless we can find someone who can appraise this, we are forced to be in the dark. " (Maria)
" Why do I have a feeling that this statue is cursed!? " (Sakura)
" If this is the statue of perseverance, what are those? " (Sarcony)
Sarcony pointed towards the cavern that extended beyond the statue.
There, lying on the floor, were hundreds of ...