The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 409

Chapter 409
Chapter 409: Clamp of Fire


Translator: Dess Editor: Zayn_

Kieran who was in mid-air without any place to land suddenly jumped up higher by stepping on the air itself .

The fast stinging flames grazed the bottom of Kieran's boots . Kieran then disappeared into the entrance of the secret room .

Then…

Wuuuu!

[Arrogant Word] was slashed down with a powerful roar as if it was a slamming mountain .

BANG!

Wooden pieces smashed in all directions together with fire sparks growing wild .

The blazing flames were suppressed down by the violent wind from the sword, shaking and flickering non-stop . Especially the flames at the blade edge; it was sliced in half, revealing the true face of the attacker .

It was the accumulation of fire in the form of a man .

The reason Kieran thought so was because it seemed like a man but without organs inside, yet having limbs and torso formed by fire .

The unusual enemy didn't stop Kieran's dark red greatsword from slashing down once more .

The human-formed fire was slashed in half without any sound, yet it was far from dead!

It was just the beginning!

It seemed like physical attacks were useless against the human-formed fire . As it was split in half, it fused into the flames around it .

Promptly, the flames in the secret room came alive like a beast, extending their claws and fangs towards Kieran, exerting their scorching heat and terrifying power .

The flames transformed into dozens of fiery swords, aiming their sharp edges at Kieran's back, whose greatsword carved a palm-length crack on the floor .

The chilling sensation of death became clear even within the scorching heat .



"You think you people can escape after getting the Philosopher's Tablet?"

The coarse voice was hard to identify yet speaking in words that Kieran could understand through the flames . The voice was filled with disdain and mockery but was more like a declaration to Kieran .

When the voice subsided, the fiery swords thrusted eagerly at their target .

Soun Soun Soun!

The condensed air-breaking sounds were similar to rains of arrows .

Yet, none of the fiery swords stabbed Kieran .

While that was happening, countless venomous snakes with an arm's thickness appeared on the floor and hurled themselves towards the fiery swords like a rising tide .

Within an instant, the fiery swords were extinguished by the snakes, followed by the flames around the area .

After a breath's time, the blazing flames that were burning hot a moment ago had disappeared without a trace . All that was left were layers of snake hisses .

Amidst the series of hisses was eerie, jaded, reptilian eyes and venomous fangs that were sharp like daggers and crooked as a hook . A layer of chilling, poisonous mist was sprayed out by the snakes, filling the whole secret room, enshrouding every possible corner within, including the being in its fiery form . It seemed to be very effective against the fiery being .

The human-formed fire was stunned on the spot after being sent into a trance .

After a few seconds, it came to its senses .

Though when it escaped the Fear effect of [Sword Skill, Myriad Viper], the whole secret room had been frozen by the chilling mist from [Wilco's Grudge]'s [Chilling Touch] . A layer of freezing frost encased the floor, the wall, and the fiery being!

Everything within the room was frozen solid .

The flame that the being was so proud of was extinguished long ago .

The fiery being was struggling under the layer of frost, seemingly wanting to say something, but Kiera replied with a kick to its face .

Bak!



The kick with the force of a thousand men crushed the frozen chunk of ice before it, shattering it to pieces . An orange glowing item appeared on top of the shattered ice .

Kieran grabbed it swiftly and left in a hurry without even checking the item .

If he stayed any longer, the sudden changes in the secret room would be discovered by the people on top .

. . .

It was after half an hour when Kieran returned to Lander's mansion .

Lander didn't go back to his room for a rest, but instead, he was waiting in the study room .

"How was it?"

He asked eagerly when he saw Kieran return .

"The witnesses were killed!" Kieran shook his head .

"Is that so?" Lander muttered in disappointment but swiftly reacted .

"Anything else you need?" Lander asked concernedly .

The businessman was giving out an odd respectful feeling . Kieran could clearly sense it .

No doubt, when Kieran used [Mesly Ring] to dominate Pelby, the scene was dreadful for Lander to watch .

Kieran frowned . He instinctively wanted to explain more, but when the words reached his mouth, they turned into a request for a room to rest . Kieran realized he had no obligations to explain matters to Lander . Their relationship hadn't reached that point yet .

Kieran was then led to his guest room: a wide room with a basin to wash up, plus a giant soft bed and a delicate supper on the table .

After gulping down the bowl of sweet soup that was similar to longan dessert, he took out the two spoils of war that he had gotten for the night .

[Name: The Fallen's Eye]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attributes: Utilizing the demonic energy within the wooden plate to confuse the beings that laid eyes on it, 2/3 remaining]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Spirit B]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a replica of a great item!]

. . .

[Name: Clamp of Fire]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attribute: Summon a Secondary Fire Elemental with 1500 HP to serve your will . Able to assign task to it, but unable to leave the summoner more than 50 meter radius, 10 minutes duration, 1/1 remaining]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: B+]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a replica of a great item!]

. . .

The wooden plate that Kieran had gotten from the leader of the little Night monster crowd, [The Fallen's Eye], was not much of a surprise since he had guessed about it before he got his hands on it . The system description was not much of a surprise as well .

Though, [Clamp of Fire] was different .

"Secondary Fire Elemental? Elemental Beings?"

Kieran recalled the strange fire being that he fought .

Even though the human form fire was invulnerable against physical attacks, possessing abilities to transform and even summon fire, it was different from the impression that Kieran had of a Fire Elemental .

Elemental beings had low level of intelligence . When it reached High level, it would only possess a certain level of intelligence .

In simple words, let alone assigning task to the Secondary Fire Elemental, the abilities to speak and actions were similar to other beasts in the jungle .

More importantly, elemental beings lived in harsh environments . For example, the fire elemental resided around a volcano . Coming across one near the mountains was nothing out of the blue, yet it was strange to come across one in the middle of a city .

Plus the remarks, "a replica of a great item"; Kieran's expression changed as he started to ponder the question .

"A creation by the Night race? Or like the dungeon background description, some other monster totally different from the Night race? Did they or a part of them decide to work with the Night race?"

Kieran was tossing around the thumb-sized red jewel and thinking in his heart .

In absence of further information, his guesses couldn't be verified . Though one thing for sure was that the Philosopher's Tablet was much more important than he had imagined .

It was not a good news though as the tablet itself was destroyed . All that was left was Herbert, the walking tablet .

The Night race and the other interested parties would definitely chase Herbert to the ends of the world .

"Please be safe!" Kieran prayed softly, based on the main mission and also their relationship from the previous dungeon .

Though, reality always unfolded in the exact opposite direction of hopes and expectations .