The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 194

Chapter 194

Rachel pinched the little bird’s claw, allowing it to flap its wings furiously .

The coldness on her face and the sense of danger in her eyes made Hanses twist his neck unusually . Lawless turned away right away .

It was the first time Kieran was witnessing the unusual strength of the female owner of the Harvest Inn .

Some people had no need of a powerful aura . All it took was just a gaze alone to make others afraid .

"Scary!" Kieran commented quietly .

His gaze was locked on the woman . He knew Rachel must have discovered something .

The rest of them had not noticed anything though . No matter how they looked at it, it was just a bird . It didn’t have anything unusual about it .

"I’ll give you another chance . Come forward and tell me the truth!" Rachel said coldly .

The little bird was struggling for its life even harder .

"Seems like you won’t take the chance then… Come, let’s go back to the inn . "

Rachel pinched the little bird and headed back to the Harvest Inn .

. . .

After 10 minutes at the inn, a dish named called Roast Bird was served on a plate before Kieran .

"My treat," Rachel said .

"Thanks, um…"

Kieran was at a loss for words . He was curious about how Rachel had noticed that there was something unusual about the bird .

He was still confused about what happened back there . He did not have a close relationship with Rachel though, so it was hard for him to ask .

He had been hoping for Lawless and Hanses to do it, but when the two of them had reached the inn, they had received some urgent news and left abruptly .

Kieran knew it had not been about the Killer Organization . Otherwise, they would have brought him along .

Before Kieran could ask, Rachel noticed his confusion .

"It was the smell! Normal birds don’t smell like Pork Hyacinth Bean Stew and brandy . The pork was overcooked and the beans were too soft . Even the brandy was low quality! Lousy cooking and brewing!"

"The smell?" Kieran was stunned by the revelation .

He’d never have thought it would be the smell . It was too hard for him to believe .

Kieran was always confident about his intuition, but he hadn’t picked up any unusual scents at that spot .

"I have a cook’s nose . Yours is a normal one," Rachel said softly, as if seeing through Kieran .

Then she pushed the plate forward slightly and said, "Wasting food is a sin . Finish it!"

"Okay . " Kieran nodded .

[Name: Roast Bird]

[Type: Food]

[Rarity: Fresh]

[Attributes: Restores 45 HP in 15 Seconds]

[Prerequisites: None]

[Remarks: This is a dish made by Rachel . The portion is small due to the lack of ingredients, but it’s still delicious!]

. . .

As the description stated, the portion was small, but it was very tasty .

Kieran finished it in a couple of bites and licked his fingers to savor the leftover taste .

Rachel did not bring him another dish, nor did she open her mouth to talk . Kieran was smart enough to leave .

He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask though . Had that bird been the pet of some player?

Why had Lawless and Hanses looked so strangely at Rachel when she’d caught the bird?

There had to be a story behind it, but it was related to someone else’s privacy, so Kieran could not let the words escape his mouth, even though he was curious .

He could not dig up other people’s secrets without restraint .

He still had manners and a basic respect for everyone, even though it was limited to the people he knew and considered friends or acquaintances .

When it came to his enemies, Kieran wanted to know everything, even what kind of underwear they were wearing .

To know one's own strength and their enemy's was the surest way to victory .

Kieran’s journey back to 13th Wallway Street was safe and smooth .

When he entered his room, he was finally able to relax and let his guard down . Then he logged off the game .

After tidying up and resting, he went back in the game five hours later .

His message tab pinged when he returned .

. . .

Lawless: I found out where the [Z-II] came from!

Lawless: I’ll go meet the guy, wait for news!

(This was the first message Lawless had sent Kieran . It was followed by a second one . )

Lawless: That guy seems to know even more than I expected, but the bastard ain’t talking .

Lawless: Sh*t!

Lawless: He’s staying in his room, I can’t do sh*t to him!

Lawless: If I catch him outside, I’ll teach him some manners!

(The second batch of messages were angry . They were not the last ones though . )

Lawless: We found the guy who’d been spying on us!

Lawless: That son of a bitch logged out immediately though . I don’t think we can get anything from him for the time being .

Lawless: Sh*t!

. . . .

The third message was angry as well . Kieran was speechless .

Facing the Killer Organization was hard not just because of their mysterious ways of conducting business and their ridiculously strong arsenal, but also because of the game’s elements .

No matter how real the underground game was, it was still a game after all .

Some of the game rules made the Killer Organization even harder to deal with .

Playing a single player game in one’s own room was the safest method . Even if one was caught, no one could do anything if they hadn’t entered battle mode or logged out immediately .

The former was ridiculously hard to deal with, and although the latter could be sorted out by waiting for them to come back online, there were still difficulties though .

Adventurous players were up to the task, but they were short on time .

Casual players could not do either, as they were not strong enough .

It was not easy to find a middle ground between those two . In other words, it cost a lot of time and energy .

"A protracted battle then," Kieran told Lawless with a sigh .

. . .

2567: I’m going to the room of the players who attacked me . I might find more there .

2567: You coming?

Lawless: Sure!

. . .

Lawless accepted Kieran’s invitation right away . After they set up a time and place to meet, Kieran left his room .

He arrived at the prearranged location on time and saw Lawless . He walked up to him with a smile .

No one ever disliked punctuality .

"Let’s hope we can find something . These guys are hiding deeper than I thought! Most of my friends had not even noticed them around, and even those who had were not sure before I asked them . I won’t let them roam free though . I will show no mercy when I find them!"

Lawless sounded unusually persistent, which made Kieran come up with a few theories . He did not press the matter any further though .

If Lawless wanted to reveal his intentions, he would . If he didn’t, pressing him would only put up a barrier between them . He might as well not ask at all .

"So what’s with Rachel and that bird? Was it a pet or something?" Kieran asked a different question .

"I guess you could say that . Some players have the skills to raise animals to fight for them, but most of them are exhausting to train and bear few results . That spy had put a lot of effort in training that bird, but in the end it ended up on Rachel’s plate, didn’t it? Even if one could get a strong beast on their side, the increasing difficulty of the dungeons would eventually diminish the beast’s use . Unless one could find a really unique animal . Using a camel to move goods would be quite nice . If you have the means, you could consider getting an elephant or a camel!" Lawless replied with a hint of humor .

"I cannot even feed myself properly," Kieran shrugged the joke off .

While they were chatting, they arrived at Shielder and Correy’s neighborhood .

The two of them were living on the same street .

Obviously, it was a place they had handpicked .

Kieran chose to enter Correy’s place first . Judging by their battle and Correy’s performance, the man had to have some good things in his house .

However, harsh reality slapped Kieran in the face again . Other than a piece of Magical Equipment, everything else Correy had owned was pretty common .

[Name: Mystical Grappling Hook]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Magical]

[Attributes: Extension Lvl2]

[Prerequisites: Sharp Weapon, Rope Weapon (Master)]

[Remarks: This is a remodeled magical weapon . You need to have specific skills to fully utilize it . ]

. . .

[Extension Lvl 2: Able to extend by twice its length, (5 meter extends to 15 meters)]

… . . .

The newfound grappling hook had overlying attributes with the [Deceiver’s Key], plus a bigger size and special skill requirement, so Kieran put it in his "to sell" list of items .

At Shielder’s place though, he made an unexpected discovery .

There was a huge amount of landmines and flashbangs .

The landmines were the same model, [Z-II], but the flashbangs were something new entirely .

[Name: Q-I]

[Type: Grenade]

[Rarity: Great[

[Attack: None]

[Attributes: Blindness (exudes a blinding flash to reduce the enemy's vision to zero)]

[Effects:None]

[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Remarks: This is a great flashbang . If you know how to throw it, you will get a lot out of it!]

. . .

"That’s some good stuff you got there! I wouldn’t sell it if I were you . It could really get you out of a pinch inside a dungeon!" Lawless commented on the flashbang, giving Kieran some advice .

Kieran was always open to constructive feedback .

"Other than this, we got nothing though . "

"I’m ready . Let’s…"

Before Lawless could finish his sentence, he stopped and looked at his message tab .

His expression changed when he read the message .

"It’s from Hellfire! They want to meet you!" Lawless said, raising his head .

The words that came out of his mouth made Kieran frown .