Beep-Beep
As soon as Anon placed the Magic Crystal over the Movement Trigger, a faint beeping sound emanated from the box.
"Mr. Jule, what are you doing? What if the missile targets us? We can't even stop them," Faith began to say, but before she could finish her sentence, they heard another sound.
Shhhhhh
Anon and Faith turned their attention to the source of the noise, which was rapidly approaching them.
"Mr. Jule, it's a missile," Faith said, pointing at the incoming threat.
'I can't sense them coming towards me. They're working beyond magic... They're dangerous,' Anon thought as he stood up.
"Mr. Jule, what are you doing? We have to run. That thing will kill us," Faith pleaded.
"Well, well... Only the shell of these missiles is made of pure Travertine. The explosive powder inside them remains the same," Anon explained before closing his eyes.
"Mr. Jule, please, we have to—" Faith's sentence was cut short as a white aura enveloped Anon's body.
Hup
Anon leaped off the Raven's back, landing safely on the ground. The missiles adjusted their trajectory in response to Anon's movement.
"My, my... I want to meet the person who invented these damn things," Anon said with a smile, observing the four missiles approaching him.
Boooooom
Booooom
Booooom
Booooom
All four missiles collided with Anon, creating a fiery explosion in the vicinity.
"Noooooo... Mr. Jule!" Faith shouted as she quickly dismounted the Raven and ran toward the inferno caused by the missile collision.
Faith reached the spot, crying out, "Please don't be dead... Please don't be dead..." and to her relief, she soon spotted a figure emerging from the fire.
Cough-Cough-Cough
It was Anon.
"Hello, Luv," Anon greeted with a smile as he looked at Faith.
Faith immediately embraced him and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Sob-Sob I thought... I lost you too," Faith sobbed.
"Don't worry, Luv. I won't die that easily," Anon reassured her.
"Why would you do something like that? And how did you even survive?" Faith inquired.
"Well, just magic," Anon replied with a smile as he hugged her.
'The explosive powder inside these missiles isn't that potent... The pure Travertine shell isn't impervious, but I can still feel that one or two bones might have broken when these missiles hit me. I need a weapon made of Travertine to withstand such attacks,' Anon contemplated.
"I tracked down the location where these missiles came from," Faith informed.
"Good... Let's go," Anon replied as he carried Faith in his arms and mounted the Raven.
Caawwwww
The three-eyed Raven obediently took off, following Faith's directions.
After an hour of flying, Anon and Faith arrived near a waterfall.
"I don't see anything here," Anon remarked.
"But according to my skill, the missiles were launched from this exact place," Faith explained.
"Are you sure? Can you pinpoint the exact location?" Anon inquired.
"Yes, just wait a minute," Faith replied as her eyes emitted a green glow while she focused on the waterfall.
Suddenly, a shocked expression appeared on Faith's face.
"What's wrong? Do you see something?" Anon asked upon noticing her expression change.
"It's inside the waterfall, I can see it," Faith revealed.
"Well, let's go," Anon ordered the Raven to approach the waterfall.
Cawww
The three-eyed Raven complied, descending toward the waterfall.
"Come," Anon said as he took Faith's hand, and together they leaped into the waterfall.
As they emerged on the other side, they found themselves inside a cave. The ancient cave was filled with spiderwebs, and torches were mounted on the walls.
"Wait... This place, I remember it," Faith said.
"How is that possible?" Anon asked, puzzled.
"Yes, I've been here with my father when we were very young. My father was friends with a dwarf named Fang Juker. He used this place as his lab to construct various weapons. I always thought he was mad," Faith reminisced.
"Why didn't you mention this when we were outside?" Anon wondered.
"Well, I was only five years old then. We always arrived here in a closed carriage without windows, and there was no waterfall at that time. This place must have become concealed by enchantments after his passing," Faith explained.
"How do you know he's dead? Maybe he's still inside the cave?" Anon suggested.
"It's not possible. He was 2,000 years old when I was five... He must have passed away a year or two after that," Faith replied.
Beep
A sudden beeping sound, similar to that of the movement-triggering box, interrupted their conversation.
"What's that sound?" Faith asked.
"I'm not sure," Anon responded, using his scan skill to inspect their surroundings, but he couldn't detect anything.
"Look, there's something shining over there," Faith pointed to a dimly lit area in the corner of the cave.
[Light]
Anon activated his skill, creating a small circle of light over his finger, illuminating the entire cave. The source of the light revealed a shocking discovery.
A massive missile-launching cannon stood in front of them with twelve missile launch ports, six filled with missiles and six empty. Attached to the missile-launching cannon was a device resembling the movement-triggering box, but it had only one piston and a smaller magic crystal on top.
"A receiver..." Anon remarked as he approached the device.
"Wait, Mr. Jule, it could be dangerous. What if it fires a missile here?" Faith cautioned.
"Don't worry, it won't launch any missiles unless this box receives a signal from the device that sends the movement-triggering messages. I now understand that this magic crystal is a component or broken part of the same crystal that was placed on the movement-triggering box, enabling them to send and receive signals seamlessly without any problem of distance between them.
This motherfucker used Quantum Physics to build this thing... He is one genius Dwarf. Using, Quantum entanglement in this sort of thing." Anon explained as he touched the device and noticed something unusual.
"What is Quantum Physics, Mr. Jule ? Is it like the ancient Quantum Magic ?" Faith asked with a confused expression.
"Yeah, something like that." Anon replied.
'Even I don't understand Quantum Physics that much, why are you asking me ?' Anon thought.
Upon moving the device, Anon discovered a large metallic door concealed behind the missile-launching cannon.
As soon as Anon moved the box from its position, he discovered a large metallic gate concealed behind the missile launching cannon.
"If I recall correctly, this cave used to be much larger than it is now... There was a big metallic door at the front leading to a very spacious room with various instruments and chemicals," Faith explained while lightly touching the missile launcher.
"It doesn't end here," Anon said.
"What do you mean?" Faith inquired.
"Come, take a look at this," Anon pointed to the metallic door.
Curious, Faith approached the door and observed it closely.
"Oh, you're right... This is the door. If I remember correctly, it leads to the room I just described to you. But to open this gate, we have to remove the cannon from here, and I don't think the two of us will be enough to even budge it. It's fixed in place, see its base?" Faith pointed at the bottom of the cannon.
Anon examined the cannon's bottom and noticed it was securely anchored to the ground with thick metal pipes and large nails designed to absorb the missile's recoil.
Anon stood up, walked towards the missile launching cannon, and handed his butler coat to Faith. "Hold this for me."
Faith questioned Anon, "What are you trying to do? This thing has been here for who knows how long, and these nails are too old to be removed now. You can't use magic on this."
While Faith expressed doubt about their chances of moving that thing, Anon moved to the other side of the cannon, rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed it from the bottom like a man.
Clutch
"Come on, don't let me down, baby, i worked hard on you. Now is the time to pay off." Anon muttered to himself as he flexed his biceps.
Hup
Anon strained, attempting to lift the cannon off the ground. His face turned progressively redder with the effort. He was using everything he had in himself physically.
Crack
Slowly, the nails began to come loose from the ground as Anon continued to pull. Anon kept pulling and pulling until every single nail from the left side of the Cannon came out.
"This is... impossible," Faith muttered in disbelief as she observed that the Cannon has been lifted from one side, she immediately walked over to the other side of the Cannon, to observe Anon pulling the cannon with all his strength.
His clothes were tearing, his bowtie had broken, and his face grew increasingly red.
"Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..... Come on, Bitcccccch." Anon shouted, boosting the power in his muscles. Eventually, he successfully removed all the nails on one side.
He stood up after removing the nails and walked to the other side of the Cannon and grabbed the Cannon once again.
*Hup*
*Hup*
This time he wasn't alone, Faith also helped him in doing this.
"I will help... Mr. Jule." Faith spoke.
'It doesn't matter... Your presence here is useless to me woman. You don't even have 25% of the physical power that i possess right now.
Come on... once more.' Anon thought as he tightened his biceps and supplied power to his legs.
*Ting*
*Ting*
The nails started coming off from that side as well.
Once all the nails were out, Anon carried the cannon away from its position, unveiling the massive metallic door behind it.
Anon then approached the metallic door and touched it. "This is pure Travertine as well. What was this guy researching, that he had to live in such a secured place ?"
"I don't know; I was only five at the time. I believe he was a weapons developer," Faith replied.
"How do I open this?" Anon asked, applying pressure to the gate, but nothing happened.
"No, wait. There's something that Father did when he came to this door; it was related to this wall. He spent two minutes staring at this wall. I never knew why." Faith pointed at the right wall, where two torches were mounted on both sides.
"This torch... it's not the same size as the others, it's slightly shorter. An observation that's not easy to make," Anon said, indicating the torch on the right wall.
Faith pushed the shorter torch slightly.
Shhhh
Grrrrre
The torch began to recede into the wall, and a small glass screen emerged. Above the glass screen, an ancient Elven magic circle floated with green symbols.
"Can you read this?" Anon asked Faith.
"I can't; it's very ancient..." Faith replied.
"Damn..." Anon said with disappointment.
[A blood detection magic circle,] Link suddenly spoke.
'Link, did you say something?' Anon inquired.
[Master, that magic circle is for blood detection. It can send a signal if the correct blood is placed on the circle and activate a destructive signal if the wrong blood is used,] Link explained.
'A blood detection magic circle... With Faith and her father sharing the same blood, this gate can be opened,' Anon thought, examining the magic circle.
Faith tried to decipher the Elven inscriptions on the circle. "This is related to blood; I can understand some of the words. This one signifies blood, and this one indicates authority."
"Put your blood on the glass," Anon instructed.
"What? I don't think it means that," Faith hesitated.
"Just do it, Luv," Anon insisted.
"Alright, if you say so." Faith took out her sword and made a small cut on her finger. She allowed two drops of blood to fall onto the glass plate.
The magic circle above the glass screen began to rotate rapidly in a clockwise direction.
Beep
Suddenly, it came to a halt, changing to a red color.
"What does that mean?" Faith asked, puzzled.
The glass screen receded into the wall, and the torch returned.
Click
Clank
The sound of a lock disengaging emanated from the room's door as it swung open.
"Jackpot. Let's go," Anon said.
"Mr. Jule, I already told you. He was a 2,000-year-old dwarf, and his research is equally ancient. There's nothing in there that will interest you," Faith replied as she followed Anon into the room.
As Anon and Faith explored the room, it became apparent that Faith's earlier description of the lab was accurate; the room was old, filled with shelves, tables, chairs, and various experimental tools. Cobwebs hung in every corner of the lab, but curiously, there wasn't a single insect in sight.
As Anon ventured further into the room, he came upon a table covered with a red cloth.
"Let's see what you hide," Anon said as he removed the cloth, revealing a shocking array of items beneath.
These items were instruments designed for torture, and they were far from ordinary; they were tools for extreme, sadistic torment.
"HoHo... Some intriguing torturing toys, huh...?" Anon commented as he picked up a syringe from the table with five needles attached to its main needle.
"What is this?" Anon pondered, noticing a small white note inside the syringe.
Opening the syringe, Anon retrieved the note.
[Nail Acid Injector: Fill the syringe with toxic acid and insert the five needles between the subject's nails and fingers. Inject the acid into their fingers to extract any information you desire.
Designed by Fang Juker.]
"Wow... I even get a manual on how to use these toys, huh?" Anon said with a sardonic smile. He placed the nail acid injector in his inventory and moved on to the next item.
The next item Anon picked up was a thin yet strong silver chain with three small golden rings.
Two of the rings were of the same size, while the third was slightly smaller.
"What is this?" Anon wondered as he examined the item. Eventually, he grew bored and picked up the nearby white paper.
[Nipple-Clit Clamper Device: This device is designed to torture female subjects and has three enchanted golden rings attached to an enchanted silver chain. The two rings adjust their size to match the subject's nipples, while the third adapts to the size of the subject's clit.
The first enchantment causes the rings to clamp tightly when placed on the female's nipples and clit.
The second enchantment responds to the subject's emotions. When the subject is angry, the rings vibrate and clamps even tighter. If the subject is about to climax, the rings prevent it without your consent.
The third enchantment applies to the silver chain, responding to the subject's movements; if they move slowly, the chain remains loose, but if they start to run, it tightens, causing their clit to move up and down as their breasts jiggle faster.
Designed by Fang Juker.]
"Wow... That's quite the sinister stuff, but I personally like it," Anon remarked with a dark grin. He stowed the Clamper in his inventory and proceeded to examine the next items.
Time passed and Anon acquired ten new magic-enchanted torture devices from that table.
"Hehe... This is some interesting stuff I've found today, but where is Faith?" Anon thought as he glanced around and realized that he hadn't seen her for a while.
He began walking to the other side of the lab to search for Faith. However, as he moved in that direction, he felt something peculiar.
"What is that?" Anon questioned with a perplexed expression. His heightened senses detected a faint aura emanating from the corner of the room. Anon turned to his left, looking at that corner. Although nothing initially seemed out of the ordinary, he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right.
'I feel this aura coming from that side... It's like something is calling me into that corner.' Anon thought.
Approaching the corner, Anon sensed his surroundings shift. Suddenly, the corner transformed, revealing a dwarf's corpse seated in a chair before him.
"Whoa... What the hell? How did this guy—?" Anon began to say but quickly took a few steps back.
When he retreated, the corpse in front of him vanished. Anon realized it was an illusion. He cautiously approached the dwarf's corpse once more, and it reappeared.
"Why am I seeing this? I'm supposed to be immune to illusions due to my class, The aura... It's coming from this corpse. It's like this corpse is calling me." Anon wondered as he surveyed his surroundings with confusion.
Upon drawing closer to the corpse, Anon realized that it had already decayed into a skeleton.
"How long have you been here, my friend?" Anon mused, examining the dwarf's skeleton. In the corpse's hand, he noticed a book. A big red coloured book with golden lining on the corners and it had a big dwarf sigil made out of gold on it's cover.
"You won't be needing this anymore, I guess," Anon said, taking the book from the corpse's grasp and opening it to read its contents.
The first page revealed three paragraphs written in dark black ink.
[I am Fang Juker... one of the leading engineers and scientists of the Dwarven kingdom. They called me the "Pervert Bastard."
I was cast out of the kingdom due to my wicked experiments and studies, which I conducted secretly. I was indeed a pervert and a psychopath who used my experiments for sinister purposes, including seducing women.
If you are reading this, there are only two possibilities: you have stolen it, or I am dead. If you seek to continue my wicked experiments, read this and gain the knowledge I acquired throughout my life.]
"Wow... This guy is just like me. Let's see... What have you done in your experiments." Anon spoke as he turned the page over and noticed a heading on the top of the next page that read....
[Experiment No.1: The Pocket Watch of Corruption.]
[I made a pocket watch that works on magic crystal's energy, it's ticking sound can generate sounds that will put your Target's mind into a state of deep thinking for some time and in that time whatever thought you fill in their mind, they will Start to think about it and after sometime their minds would start corrupting.
I have used this gadget to sleep with more than 13 elven woman, one of them being the current Elven Queen, Dorina. This watch is something that can only work on elfs only and this is one of my favourite creations.
I will always keep it near me and if i die... I want you to have it. Yes, you the one who is reading it, right now. It's behind a painting of me and Jefferson, in my lab on the right wall.]
As soon as Anon read where the pocket watch was, he immediately closed the book and put it into his inventory.
After that, he exited the illusion and started walking towards the right wall of the lab.
"If I can get this watch, I can easily corrupt any elf with my skills and this watch's combination. I hope this guy made more items like this one," Anon thought as a perverted smile appeared on his face, and he started walking even faster.
But as soon as he reached in front of the painting, he noticed Faith standing in front of the painting.
"Oh... Hello, love?" Anon spoke.
"Hmm...? Oh, Mr. Jule... I am sorry, I forgot about the time," Faith spoke as she wiped away the tears coming out of her eyes.
"Is that your father, love?" Anon asked as he pointed towards the painting.
The painting was big, and there was a male elf in the painting. He had blue hair and blue eyes, with a small dwarf standing beside him.
The dwarf had brown hair and an eye patch on his right eye.
"Yes, he was a very good guy. He loved me so much," Faith spoke as more tears started coming out of her eyes.
"Hehe... Emotionally vulnerable. Let's use this opportunity..." Anon thought as he closed his distance and slightly placed his hand over Faith's shoulder.
Faith also placed her head on Anon's shoulder and smiled as she looked at the painting.
"So, what was your father's name?" Anon asked.
"Jerry Jefferson, and the dwarf beside him is the one that I was telling you about earlier, Fang Juker," Faith replied.
"Hmm... Why would her father be friends with an evil and perverted person like Juker? This is one strange thing," Anon thought as he looked at the painting.
"I miss him so much, Mr. Jule. I didn't even know him that well when he died," Faith spoke with a very emotional voice.
[Faith's Mind Control: 60%]
"Ugh... This emotional tone and her corruption rate isn't increasing even one bit. I just want my watch, woman, get off of me," Anon thought as he tried to find an excuse to send Faith away from him.
"Oh, I think I saw some of your dad's pictures in the back of the lab. Why don't you go and check them out?" Anon lied as he looked at Faith.
"Hmm...? Really? You aren't kidding, right?" Faith asked with a very big smile on her face.
"Oh, I am not... You should go and take a look," Anon spoke.
"Okay, I will be back in a minute..." Faith spoke as she immediately started walking towards the back side of the lab.
"Wow... She is one easy girl to manipulate with lies," Anon spoke as he immediately grabbed the painting and took it off the hook.
As soon as Anon removed the painting, he noticed a pocket watch hanging behind the painting.
The watch was all black from the outside, it had a red gem on its cover, and it looked enchanting.
Anon immediately placed the painting down and slightly took the watch off the hanger, on which it was hanging.
Anon observed the watch with a very excited expression and decided to open it.
Click
As soon as Anon opened the watch, a notification popped up in front of him.
[System Notification]
[First Class Related Artifact Has been Found. To use the Artifact more efficiently, the Host is advised to bind with it.]
[Would you like to bind with the Artifact, 'Pocket Watch Of Corruption'?] [Yes/No]
'Hell yeah...' Anon answered.
[Binding has started... 10%... 30%... 60%... 90%... 99%]
['Pocket Watch Of Corruption' has acknowledged you as its new master and is ready to be used.]
Suddenly another screen appears in front of Anon.
[Name: Pocket Watch Of Corruption]
[Origin: Fang Juker.]
[Rank: S+]
[Description: This watch is made by the perverted dwarf named 'Fang Juker,' who would do anything to seduce elven females.
This watch is made out of pure travertine material and can't be broken that easily. The gem on its top has an unknown origin, but it has a shocking effect when used with this match.
As soon as the watch's cover is opened, it starts ticking, and a very enchanting sound is generated from the watch. This sound directly affects the minds of the elven people, making them go into deep thinking, where their minds become vulnerable to mental attacks and can be easily manipulated.
Once you close the watch, it will cease to work on your opponent. Needs a magic stone to work.]
'Hmm... It only works on elves. That's sad but still a very good thing for me,' Anon thought as he dismissed the screens and looked at the watch.
"Hmm...? Why isn't it ticking?" Anon wondered as he looked at the watch's still hands that didn't move even one centimeter from their position.
"Why the heck aren't you working?" Anon spoke as he started to tap the watch slightly from the back.
Suddenly, the back lock opened up, and an empty mounting device came out of the watch.
"Oh, this..." Anon immediately remembered because he had seen this thing on the movement triggering box as well. It was a mounter for the magic crystal.
Anon immediately took out a small magic crystal from his inventory and placed it over the mounter.
The mounter started going back into the watch.
"Mr. Jule, what are you doing?" Suddenly Faith's voice came from behind.
Anon immediately turned around as he hid the watch behind him.
"Hmm...? Oh, you are back, love," Anon spoke as he looked at Faith with a smile.
"Yeah, I am. Why would you lie to me, Mr. Jule? There wasn't a single painting at the back of this lab," Faith spoke with a suspicious expression on her face.
"Oh, I thought I saw something like a picture-"
"What are you hiding behind your back, Mr. Jule?" Faith asked as she started walking towards Anon.
"Hmm...? I am hiding nothing," Anon spoke as he opened his inventory, and just as he was about to throw the watch inside his inventory, he noticed something unusual.
Tick-Tock
Faith suddenly stopped in her tracks, and her pupils shrank.