Can't talk I am SPEED
Edit: I got distracted and set the chapters for the wrong date lol, I just checked webnovel for the first time today, sue me i was busy watching telenovelas
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'Oh Lord have mercy I actually am alive ' I think as the adrenaline running through my veins stills, yet I'm not completely calm as I approach the door with a scratched panel
'Shit it's broken, Fuuuuck man, this physically can't get any worse' I say as I see the panel with unknown reinforced glass broken
"Aye Dan Heng, how you hanging out there!" I yell through the solid door hoping my voice reaches over 'hopefully this room isn't soundproof would be really unfortunate if it was'
"Yes I've secured Arlan but he's injured and unconscious, I heard noises from the other side are you alright?" I hear a low voice from the other side as I sigh a breath of relief
' phew alright partially soundproof, pretty smart honestly in cases of emergency like right now' overlooking the room now that I'm in less of a panic I see a door with another panel on the other side of the room a green color instead of the broken black one beside me 'Nice...wait no fuck that'd mean I'd be in this place alone'
" Alright good news, bad news. Good news is I'm alive despite encountering one of the legion, Bad news during the fight he broke the panel to the door and I don't think I can bust through a metal door, however there is a door on the other side any ideas?" I say slightly yelling making sure he hears me
There's silence on the other side for a brief moment as I hear him speak " I'm patching up arlan right now, Herta has numerous secret hallways, according to the diagram I was given on a previous visit there should be a red flower pot in the room your in correct?"
I look over the room and notice a red flower pot that stands out now that I think about it with Egyptian like carvings as I hear Dan Heng speak again " I assume by the silence you noticed it, within it should be a key card, it activates only when the alarms are active so you shouldn't be worried about it not working, go through that door take 2 of the nearest lefts and a right, there's should be a door marked with black carvings similar to the vase, ill meet up with you there"
I do a mock salute from behind the door " aye aye boss man, apparently I can somewhat defend myself so trust me I can make it through there, stay safe "
" You too Josh " I hear as I walk away from the door and walk up to the vase and with a quick search I find a red key card with Egyptian like markings " man Im gonna have to study so hard to somewhat understand whatever this stuff means later" I say turning it around in my hand getting a good look at it before pocketing it
I walk to the panel and present the key card too it as the door opens as I see an empty hallwa- nope nevermind I see one of the Legion in a silver like armor floating around
' fuck, how do I summon those gloves again, whatever, there are other ways to get around things' I think as I smirk to myself seeing some crates and looking back at the vase
Beside the floaty things patrol route I note their vision seems to be slightly limited given they haven't noticed me and we're about 5 yards away from each other at his closest
' alrighty then time to rest this theory ' I hold the vase in a rolling position ' hopefully this thing isn't too precious' I think Mentally giggling ' yeah I don't really care'
I roll it and count as it approaches 'one, two, three, four, fi-' the floaty thing suddenly notices the vase rolling and keeps a watch on it like an eagle, five more seconds later though it looses interest
'ok then they can see things in front of them for roughly 3 yards, I can work with this ' I muse to myself as I go back and grab a few beakers from the room i was previously in and slowly walk counting my steps ' 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23, and stop'
'alright got to aim this properly' I think as I get into a professional throwing position ' batter up' I aim it with a little bit of strength above floaty's head as it lands a bit far away from it which it notices and immediately goes to the location and looks around the hallway in that direction confused
' and that bois is how we avoid the void legion' I think in a whimsical voice as I immediately hit a quiet dash to the door which opens automatically and to my luck I don't see any more legion
' alright this room is pretty big is this another artifact room?' I say as I see more objects floating in blue light but I immediately lose focus on that as I notice an object In perticular
" IS THAT A REVOLVER" I yell in excitement as I rush up to the case the gun is floating in and hover my hands near the gun as I quickly realize I lost my calm and cover my mouth looking around
"Phew, ok nobody heard that, now let's check if this has any bullets, not sure it'll hurt any of the legion but having any sort of defense is better than having none " I mumble to myself as when I pick up the gun a black window appears in front of me
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A Broken Key (1/2)
Attack: 12
'To protect the ones I love, I am willing to sacrifice everything,even my life!... Unleash!
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'...no ignoring the the fucking status window WHY IS THIS HERE ' I think reading the quote enscribed in the status window ' this has serious implications and I don't like either of the ones I'm thinking of...does it even work for me'
I think as I look over the sealed part of a weapon in my palm. I shake my head to clear my thoughts " no point in overthinking it, plus unless I know how to summon those gloves again this is my best bet"
I awkwardly look at the gun in my hand " uh, here's to a good partnership I guess?" The weapon vibrates in my hand almost making me let go out of shock
" Right right, your sentient I- I dunno why I expected anything else honestly, let's uh get out this place" the gun vibrates in agreement 'god whoever this Herta person is definitely doesn't know the worth of this gun if they just left it out in the open'
I think as I walk down the small isle of numerous artifacts and see a small outline with now that I notice it stigmata like carvings " this should be the doorway " I say presenting the key card to the outline in a similar pattern to the way it's aligned on it
After a short moment the door slot opens and I quickly walk through it as I look around I see I'm in a storage room "well mesh seems like we're home free at this point " I say holding the revolver to my face which vibrates as I tilt my head for a second before slapping my hand on my face
" Well based on my original knowledge of you your a set of dual pistols, and since your the only one I have currently, and your twin is hell knows where, not to mention I don't want people questioning things if I say your full name, imma just split it in half when I refer to you? Simple enough eh?" The vibrating stops
" Glad your appeased, now let's find Dan Heng and the others " I say with a smirk as I walk around the crates around me as I notice a small looking chest " well ain't nobody makes a chest if it's not for opening " I say with a smirk looking at the gun in my hand as I touch the middle with the keycard as the chest shoots open as within it I see 3 wierd looking books, and 5 rock pink things
" How am I gonna store these...hmm any ideas mesh?" I look at the gun in my hand as it does nothing " right right right, forgot your literally a gun"
The gun vibrates in my hand as I imagine a girl sighing as a palm sized black portal with orange outlines opens near my hand " huh, alright you seem to have a limited version of your original abilities, seems simple enough, thanks I appreciate it " I say as I put the book, and the shiny rocks in the portal before it closes
As I walk through the small storage room I say aloud " how about we do some simple Q&A to pass the time, vibrate twice for yes, once for no alright?" The gun vibrates twice in response as I enter the next room which has a cage like frame in the middle of it
" Do you know how you got here?" One vibration was given as a response " do you think you would be able to find out if you got the other half of your core?" Two vibrations
"Would using you as you are now kill me?" One vibration " is it because your power is sealed away, or because of something in perticular with me " 3 vibrations were given in response as I laugh walking around the frame in the middle
" Imma guess that means both correct?" I imagine a girl smugly looking at me as I get 2 vibrations " do you know why I'm able to carry you, it's to my knowledge only those of the Kaslana bloodline can use you" no vibrations were given in response
As I walk to the open walkway passing by the frame I say " the silent treatment on that one eh? Well thanks enough for answering some of my questions" the gun vibrates once then goes back to being still as I holster it around my belt
" Whew, well if this isn't high tech I don't know what is. " I say whistling looking around as I see a hologram like bridgeway connecting to a metal one
I cautiously walk as far as I can looting another chest and throwing it in the mesh storage system as I dip my feet on the bridgeway 'huh ok it's pretty solid ' I slowly ease onto it before finally putting my other foot on it fully standing in the hologram like bridge
Feeling a bit embarrassed as my caution despite the obvious merits to the behavior I just sigh " hopefully nobody saw that" I walk into the metal part of the bridge and sit down
'well guess I'll just wait for- oh well, just on time ' I say noticing the express crew plus that injured guy from earlier walking out the other walkway "Took you guys long enough " I say with a smirk waving at them as Stelle quickly presses the panel and runs up to me " are you ok, are you injured or-"
" Ah don't worry about it, though I'm a bit surprised you care so much given how briefly we met heh" I show her mesh " plus I found this old timey gun for self-defense, I call 'er mesh" I say in a faux country accent
Dan Heng, and March walk up to us alongside the injured guy " it seems you made it here before us Josh, I'm glad you made it here safely"
I just give him a nod as March says " yeah, gave me and Stelle a scare when we noticed you weren't with Dan Heng before he filled us in"
I just shrug my shoulders " eh did a bit of testing of bits and bobs, but I'm safe overall, honestly this was kinda quick and easy for me"
" Since your here we're leaving by the elevator, as much as I'd like to talk about what I heard about you we don't have much time to waste " the injured guy says as Dan Heng nods " Arlan is right we should get going" I follow them as we all walk to the elevator
" That wasn't too many monsters- ugh probably shouldn't have said that" March says absentmindedly as Dan Heng sighs tiredly " You've grown March"
I just let out a long ugh " we didn't even make it halfway across the bridge before setting off a flag, I'm not even mad at this point I thought things were going too smoothly" I say Dan Heng summons his spear and rushes in front of us as sparks fly from the impact of metal meeting metal Stelle cought off guard jumps back as I pull out Mesh
He deflects the arrow as Stelle barely dodges the crossfire as he blocks another hit as finnally our attacker reveals themself a centaur looking armored creature hops in a zigzag pattern before stopping in front of the elevator roaring in aggression as beside it shadows form by its large feet into more of those dual blades arm guys
'HOLY SHIT STELLE ALMOST DIED, then kafka would have my ass, POSSIBLY LITERALLY' " Time for Justice ya assholes " I say angrily pointing Mesh at the Legion as the tablet in my pocket glows a yellow color as on my head and illusory yellow cowboy hat appears
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Fun fact: Lightcones are canonically a thing, custom Lightcones are quite literally liquid gold, and it's a common technology throughout all of star rail even in planets not fully understanding of what they are, Lightcones are made by the remembrance and are spread out by the ICP.