Barney took a few hours to wake up and Ella stayed with him. Lucas and John with Sean and Sarah in tow started making the planks.
But before they could start, John became a bit perplexed after looking at his status.
"What's wrong, Uncle John?" Lucas asked while carrying a non-refined medium-sized tree trunk to the Shelter's territory.
"I got extra Experience points... We have to check all the traps.
Everyone nodded and separated to look at every hidden trap they had set up yesterday. John directly went to the one he had made at the last, which made him get the 'Beginner Trapmaking' skill.
As expected, the big slab of stone that was once half up was on the ground but it wasn't touching the ground properly.
"Urphhh!!" John picked the stone slab from one side and looked at the small creature that had died from the slab that slammed on the ground.
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Grey Ogol
Level 1
Origin- Planet Uphal
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"Hm?" John looked at the mouse with a frown. It was not because he was disappointed and that they have to eat a rat now but something else.
The mouse was normal aside from the abnormally long legs and feet. The feet's knees were curved like a goat making John sure that this rat was able to walk on its two feet. Its hands had four fingers, with nails the same as humans yet extremely small.
John didn't have his hands free so he tossed the creature with his feet to the side.
THUD
John picked the creature up and examined it, the mouse-like thing had a slim body and John knew why, it got squeezed horizontally by the slab and now the body was somewhat flat.
As he examined the creature further, he noticed small details that stood out. Its fur had a slight bluish hue, and its eyes were larger than those of a typical mouse. The creature's limbs, although flattened, appeared strong and agile.
John didn't bother to repair the trap again and went toward the shelter to show them what he found.
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At the same time, Lucas had chosen to go to the two traps located at the passage of the grazing area.
He went toward the first trap that was closer to the shelter and after seeing that it had not been triggered till now, he continued. Lucas went to the other one and finally saw something good.
The trap that was in the middle of the passage did not have any leaves on it, it was made about 15 meters away from the first one.
"What the hell?"
The leaves were all over the place and Lucas could see that there was some resistance there. The upper sharp spear that was pointing at the top was either broken or covered in blood.
At the deep end of the trap, the big spear was all bloodied. Even the ground was red in color rather brownish from all the blood.
Lucas's eyes went toward the side of the trap.
"Blood trail?"
He took out his spear and went ahead following the blood trail to the end. He kept tracing it for about a minute until he was there, at the grazing area.
The trail went on from the bushes he had never crossed toward the grazing area until it seemed to have topped at one place. There was a small boulder near the blood trail's end and Lucas didn't know what was on the other side but a guess was super clear.
"The Kobolds..."
CRACK
Lucas's heart skipped a beat and he slashed his spear at the back just for safety.
"S-Shit... it's me!"
Lucas was surprised to see Sean near him and relieved that the spear had come no way close to the man. But he went near him and jammed his palm at his mouth.
Sean tried to mumble with wide eyes but Lucas told him to stop. His gaze went to the boulder in the grazing area again but luckily, there had been no movements.
Lucas and Sean left the grazing area with slow steps until they were at the second trap and after fixing it up. They went toward the shelter.
Inside the grazing area, behind the bolder, there was a reptilic creature with ragged breathing. The Kobold's left foot was all messed up as it was the one that activated the trap.
It was the big Kobold that acted like a leader for the three before. The other Kobold was at the top of a tree with vigilant eyes. It had noticed that Lucas and Sean had arrived in their territory.
Its eyes were filled with malice and if everything was right, the normal five feet tall Kobold would have attacked them.
*These are the things that took my brother... and hurt big brother too...* The bloodlust the Kobold was taking out was dangerously high but he stopped after a jerk.
Terror formed in his heart when he felt another bloodlust near him, he looked toward the location and shivered at the sight of his big brother looking at him.
The big Kobold might have been injured but it was still the older brother that had to show its pack its dominance.
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"You won't believe what I saw in the passage, Uncle John!"
"Dad! Listen! The little bastard hit me!" Sean interjected in between but got smacked by Lucas in the head again.
SMACK!
"Act that recklessly again and I will hit you harder," Lucas said with seriousness.
"Wait, Lucas. tell me what happened first..." John asked while giving the stink eye to his younger son. He didn't know what the situation was but now the thing was clear that Sean had done something idiotic.
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Thank you for reading the chapter!
It's the end of the 3 Bonus chapters, thank you so much for reaching 138 rather than 120. There will be another Bonus chapter event after the Power Stone reset.
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