They even had the audacity to whisper to each other in voices loud enough for me to hear.

“Dalin. We have to find it, no matter what.”

“You know Salvia’s been even more reckless ever since Blair and Topio disappeared, right?”

“Of course. I’ll risk my life to find it….”

‘These gutsy bastards… I’ll deal with them later.’

For now, I took a deep breath and raised my voice again.

“In my opinion, there’s a black magician down in that basement. Or at the very least, it’s their lair.”

“Oh! In that case—”

“We should head down immediately!”@@novelbin@@

“Stop splitting up your damn lines like you’re acting in a play! And more importantly—DON’T MOVE!”

After scolding them again, I forced myself to take another deep breath to calm down.

“Alright. If you find a suspicious and clearly dangerous place like this, what’s the smart thing to do?”

“That’s obvious!”

“Scream and run down the stairs!”

“Uh… Go down together with Salvia?”

Their ridiculous responses made me want to cry. If I weren’t here, these idiots would follow every single horror movie cliché and die in sequence.

“…Do you guys have a death wish or something?”

I let out a long, exhausted sigh, then finally gave my command.

“Get outside right now and bring more people.”

“…Huh?”

“Bring at least six more people with you!”

1. No monsters were present.

2. The artifact was activating.

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