"Cowards die many times before their deaths, however the valiant never taste of death but once"
As she said this purple lightning immediately struck the black hound
The black hound dodged it but it's left arm was still blown uo
Bang!
Boom!
The bookshelves fell to the ground and the black hound roared as it ran towards Eleri
Eleri was still calm and took a huge leap as she jumped towards one of the bookshelves
Boom!
The large claw broke the floor where Eleri was just standing but the black hound immediately turned around and rushed towards Eleri again
Eleri still did not panicked but looked around before she jumped towards another bookshelf
Boom!
Just as the black hound hit the bookshelf Eleri jumped and turned around mid-air as more purple lightning was formed in her hands. Aiming it at the back of the head of the monster she said "Checkmate"
Shiiing!
Bang!
The head of the monster exploded as it's body turned to black ashes and flew in the air
Eleri elegantly landed on the ground, patting off the dust on her shoulders she suddenly heard another low growl
[Oh no! Not another one!]
[Her luck is so bad!]
[She's done!]
Just as she was about to use her other resort she suddenly heard a howl from the side
As she ran she turned around and saw such a scene that stunned her
The black hound that was smaller than the previous one was about to dash towards her when gray werewolf suddenly bit the back of it's neck
The black hound roared and tried to shake off the werewolf but it only made the claws of the werewolf scratch it's skin until it finally bit off the neck of the black hound
The body of the black hound turned into ashes and the werewolf heaved up and down before it suddenly turned into a human with gray hair and ocean blue eyes
"Kyle?" Eleri was surprised and walked over to him looking for wounds as she asked "What are you doing here?"
Kyle grinned as he said "Is that how you're supposed to thank your savior?"
Eleri twitched her lips as she pushed him and walked away as she said "Forget it. Bye"
Kyle was stunned and ran to catch up to her as he said "Hey! I was only joking"
After some time of walking around they finally found a seat and immediately sat down as Eleri said "I found a clue"
Kyle was surprised and blinked as he said "Really?" he really wasn't expecting for her to find a clue so fast
Eleri nodded noncommitially
Kyle smiled playfuly as he said with his chin on his hand "So have you finally decided to trust me?"
"Yes"
Kyle choked as he didn't expect for her to be so straight forward
Eleri pulled out the piece of paper from her pocket and gave it to Kyle as she said "Here"
As Kyle grabbed it he heard a prompt in his head
-Ding!
- Clue has been found!
[Piece of remembrance of the library owner]
Reading it he raised one eyebrow and said "So it seems he has a family"
He then asked "Did youi find anything else?"
Eleri shook her head and sighed as she said "No"
She wouldn't tell anyone about the kid who was the son of the library owner, if the found out they might try to harm him
No matter whether he is an NPC or not she would still protect that little boy
[Ms. Anchor is a little liar I see]
[Haha selfish]
[Is it really selfish though or- is there another purpose for hiding the little boy?]
After reading the clue Kyle changed the topic and said "So your ability is purple lightning I see"
Eleri nodded
It's a lie, her purple lightning was a gift- no, a curse that she got…
Even before entering the game or even before becoming a detective she already had that power from man-made
[Gift] are the powers that resonates with the owner that was not given to them by the Dream Tower but from their own
"How about you sleep for now? Everyone else is asleep other than me and you" Kyle said lazily
"And then what? Let those monsters kill me while I'm asleep?" Eleri sneered mockingly
Kyle pointed at himself as he said with a smile "Don't worry I'll protect us both, afterall my senses are the strongest here"
Eleri squinted her eyes at him before she stood up and walked towards a certain direction
Kyle: "???"
Crouching down Eleri picked up the book of Zeus before going back to the seat, placing down the book on the table she rested her head on it as she said "Alright" and immediaytely fell asleep
Kyle: "…"
Audience: "…"
[Pfft- hahaha did she really fell asleep just like that?]
[I can't- she's just hilarious]
[Hahahahaha]
Kyle couldn't help twitching his lips as he heaved a deep sigh and thought 'Well' curling up his lips he thought 'I wonder what adventures I'll have in the next six days'
*****
"Aaaaah!"
Waking up from the loud scream Eleri rubbed her eyes lazily as she looked around and saw Kyle leaning on a shelf
Noticing her waking up he smiled and said "Let's go"
Eleri nodded blankly as she stood up, picked up the book and said "Aren't you gonna help them?"
Kyle blinked innocently as he said "Why?"
[Sheesh he's too cold]
[Ofcourse he's not gonna help them]
Eleri narrowed her eyes and asked "Then why help me?"
Kyle smiled as he said "Because we're partners"
Eleri scoffed and said "Yeah right"
As they started walking Kyle asked "Then why don't you go and help them?"
Eleri answered bluntly "Their business is not mine"
Kyle whisteled as he said "So cold"
Eleri ignored him and continued walking.
As they reached the center of the library they sensed the gloomy atmosphere
Seeing them Jerry asked "Where have you guys been?"
Kyle and Eleri answered simultaneously "Going for a stroll"
Jerry's lips twitched but restrained himself and asked "Have you found a clue?"
Kyle and Eleri looked at each other before saying "Yes"
Eleri asked "What about you guys?"
Jerry looked at Luc and nodded as he said "Yes"
Looking around Eleri counted and thought 'One is missing'
She asked "Where is Angus?"
Hearing this the atmosphere turned gloomy as Jerry took a deep breath before he said "He's dead"
Kyle nodded and said "Was it the monster or…" narrowing his eyes he smiled and said "…was it you?"
Jerry and the other's frowned as Jerome growled and said "Are you saying you're suspecting we killed him?"
Kyle shrugged as he said mockingly "Did you forgot? One of us is the Jude remember?"
Hearing this Jerome shut up and sat down with an angry face
Suddenly the familiar mechanical voice sounded again a prompt throughout the library
-Ding!
- The first day has been completed!
[Death Toll: 1]
[No. of Survivors: 6]
[Time Limit: 06:11:56:12]
Seeing these everyone's face turned ugly
- Ding!
- Good luck for the next six days dear dreamers!
*****
[Third Floor]
[Game: Library of Truth]
[Difficulty: B]
[Time Limit: 7 Days]
[Reward: 250 Coins]
[Penalty: Death]