Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Greed

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Anfey only glanced at the chest before moving his gaze to the longbow . He walked over slowly and lifted it off the wall . Everyone else stared at the chest with wide eyes . They had all felt something, but did not want to believe . Anfey did not know much about magic silver . He had only read about it in books, and had quickly forgotten about it .

He brushed away the dust on the longbow . The bow was about four feet long and very heavy . There were no carvings or decorations on it, and the bow appeared very plain . Under the dim light, the bow’s body appeared to be dark grey, and the string appeared to be dark gold . Anfey wasn’t one to appreciate ancient artifacts, but he knew this bow was nothing short of extraordinary .

He slowly began pulling the string back, and even though he used his full strength, he was experiencing difficulties . He tried to draw the string back a bit more, and felt a sharp pain in his fingers . He released the string .

The string bounced back, making a sharp whistling sound that turned into a low buzzing . Anfey stared at it in amazement .

He put the bow back and turned to the great axe . The axe was about as tall as a man, the handle was as thick as a baby’s forearm, and the axe itself was almost as big as a wheel . The axe was shaped strangely . The lower part of the axe was flat and smooth, the upper part turned abruptly vertical . Like the bow, the axe appeared old . It was black, and only the edge of the axe appeared white .

The axe probably weighed considerably more than a hundred and fifty pounds . Anfey reached over and picked it off of the wall . As he held the axe in his hand, he stumbled and almost dropped the axe . Anfey was caught off guard . He knew how strong he was . Holding this axe was completely beyond his ability .

He grasped the axe with his left hand, and before he could study it closely, he felt his legs shaking and sinking . He was standing on a pile of jewelry, which had supported him well before, but with the axe in his hands he was falling through the pile .

He hurriedly returned the axe to where it was before . He had tried his best to control it, but it still bounced off the wall and made a loud noise that startled the others in the cave .

"What are you doing?" Christian asked, looking away from the chest .

"Nothing," Anfey said . "Can you open the chest?"

"It’s an element lock," Christian said, shaking his head . "It’s impossible . "

"Say, do you guys think this is magic silver?" Riska asked .

"Magic silver?" It had been too long, and well past Anfey’s memory limits . He thought the name sounded familiar, but could not remember what it was .

"I feel like it is, but I do not know for sure," Blavi said, shaking his head .

"I’ve seen it," Christian said, "but that’s not something you can tell by just looking at it . "

"If we attack it, maybe we can tell . "

"No, that way we will trigger the element lock," Christian shook his head .

"Christian, do you know how to undo the lock?"

"No, unless we have the right spell . "

"You’re sure?"

"I’m certain . Unless we can find an alchemist . There is no way we can manage that by ourselves . "

"Alright," Anfey said, nodding . "Suzanna, look at this," he added, lifting the bow off of the wall .

Suzanna walked over and took the bow . It was too big for Anfey to use, and Suzanna was even shorter than him . The way she held the bow looked slightly awkward, but her power was undeniable . She was able to draw it almost full despite being more petite than Anfey . However, she could barely draw it open fully, and let go hurriedly . The bow vibrated and an arrow of air shot forward . It hit a wall and made a large hole on it . Anfey stared at the hole, and was glad the bow was not aimed at him .

"Do you know its name?" Anfey turned to Christian, who was the most knowledgeable of all of them .

"I don’t know," Christian shook his head . "It can shoot out an air arrow, though . I have never heard of anything like this . "

"Does anyone know?" Anfey’s question was met with head shakes and low murmurs . "Suzanna, do you know?"

"No," Suzanna said, stroking the bow . Clearly she liked it, but it was not her weapon . Using a longbow like this was very draining, and she was, after all, a swordsman, not an archer .

"Nevermind . Suzanna, take the bow and axe . "

"Me? No . I only need the sword . "

"That’s yours . You are the rightful owner . "

"There, why don’t you put it in your ring? My ring is full, and I can’t carry around an axe all day . "

"Alright," Anfey said . He didn’t want to argue with Suzanna about pointless things . "Suzanna, there is only one thing left to do, if we can’t figure out the spell . "

"What is it?"

"Tell us who took the map, and we will get it back together . "

Suzanna frowned and appeared hesitant .

"We still do not know where you two came from and what your pasts were . We know you will tell us when you are ready to do so . I think now is one of those times . We need to analyze where the map came from, and what kind of people we will be facing . "

"Alright," Suzanna sighed .

"You don’t need to tell us right away . We have plenty of time for you to think," Anfey interrupted her . "Christian, come . We need to seal off the passages . I don’t think the orcs will easily give up . "

Christian sighed, remembering the orcs . "Alright," he said .

When they returned to the cavern, the orcs were not working, and were instead chatting amongst themselves . Seeing the group emerging from the site of the accident, the orcs all turned their gaze .

Greed was limitless . There were very few people who could avoid the influence of greed, and Anfey was no different . When he had just arrived here, all he wanted to do was to kill Yagor and survive . After meeting Saul and Ernest and learning more about the world, he wanted to be one of the best . He felt that he should do something, instead of living alone, spending the rest of his life in absolute boredom . Sure it would be safe, but…

Like him, the orcs were ecstatic over earning one gold coin a day . After hearing their friends had discovered the treasure and seeing them returning with many gold coins, they felt Anfey was selfish . They were the ones who had discovered the treasure; shouldn’t they get some of it as well? If it weren’t for the difference in power and strength, they would have rioted long ago .

"Sanchez, get them out of here . Tell them to take three days off and give them each three coins," Anfey commanded, looking around the cavern .

"Alright," Sanchez said . He turned to the orcs and called, "All of you, out, out . "

The orcs, hearing his orders, glanced at each other but did not move . Clearly they wanted to stay there . Greed could grant people strength sometimes, and it had helped them forget the slaughter that happened there only a few days ago . All they could think of was the treasure .

"Did you not hear me?" Sanchez called angrily . "Out with all of you!" He knew that after the accident, the orcs had become restless and would often disregard orders . They would often look at them with shifty eyes and resist orders passively .

The orcs slowly stood up and began shuffling out of the cavern . Some were muttering something in their own language, as if cursing the humans .

Anfey snorted, his eyes flickering with anger .