It wasn’t long after before the place went silent again… Since no more arrows were being shot out, it was only fair to assume that the terrifying mechanism had finally ended… Breathing a sigh of relief, Lech then fearfully said, “To think that such a death trap would be here of all places, Mr. Crawford…!” Nobody could have foreseen this… However, that didn’t change the fact that this had been caused by one of Lechs’ men. The culprit himself had been pierced by dozens of arrows and was currently lying in his slowly encroaching pool of blood… What a terrible way to die… Still, this was what happened when people randomly touched things in here. With that in mind, Lech then glared at his men before yelling, “Listen up! The rest of you aren’t allowed to move until I say so!” Hearing that, all of Lech’s men simply nodded and remained standing where they currently were… Not that any of them were daring enough to touch anything anymore. After all, who knows what they could trigger ne

“…Thank god you brought along this young woman, Gerald…! Otherwise, we would’ve all met our maker today…!” muttered the still fearful Lech, as he expressed his gratitude toward both Juno and Gerald. Had Juno not brought along that can of insecticide, they’d surely have died today… Following that, Gerald then broke the can open before rubbing some of the liquid inside on his clothes. “Rub some of it on your bodies! With any luck, it’ll continue warding off the spiders!” instructed Gerald. Hearing that, everyone then quickly began doing just that, making sure to rub as much of the insecticide as possible onto their clothes and shoes. Hopefully, this would keep the spiders away… Now that the crisis was over, Old Flint then said, “…I’m guessing the vampires raised those spiders. If my analysis is correct, any blood that the spiders suck can later be retrieved by the vampires for their own consumption…” “How abominable! To think that they would actually raise such horrible creat

Gerald made sure to repeat Old Flint’s message just to emphasize how dangerous it was to even touch the treasures in this place. While human greed was near endless, self-control was key in surviving, especially in their current situation… Regardless, after nearly half an hour of transferring all manner of treasures out of that room, Lech and his men had compiled enough riches to fill at least two large cars… Seeing how much treasure there was, it was no wonder why Lech and his men had been drawn to this place… Either way, once Lech got out of the secret room for the final time, he then walked toward Gerald before smiling as he said, “These are the treasures we got from that secret room, Gerald! Since both parties have contributed a lot to get this far, I’m willing to share some of our spoils with you!” Smiling subtly in return, Gerald then replied, “I appreciate the consideration, Mr. Zak, but we didn’t come here for the vampires’ treasures. With that in mind, you’re free to keep

Soon after, Gerald and the others returned to the chamber once more… However, once inside, they were suddenly greeted by odd knocking sounds… Now feeling vigilant, Ray couldn’t help but look at Gerald as he asked, “…Do you hear that, brother Gerald?” Nodding, Gerald then replied, “I do.” With that, all five of them immediately began looking for the exact source of the sound… until eventually, Gerald realized that it was coming from the very center of the round platform in the chamber… “…The sound is coming from over there!” said Gerald as he pointed at the platform. Hearing that, everyone quickly gathered around the platform before pressing their ears onto it… True enough, now that their ears were directly on the platform, the constant knocking became even clearer! Upon closer inspection, the knocking sounded almost rhythmic as well. “…Do… you think someone could be trapped inside, Gerald…?” asked Ray. “…Judging from the rhythmic knocking, that may just be the case!” re

“Indeed. Countless people have attempted to locate the casket of the first vampire ancestor in order to obtain the vampiric pearl within it…” replied Old Flint with a nod. “The vampiric pearl? You came here looking for that, right?” asked Gerald. “It is. The vampiric pearl is a treasure of the vampires that’ll allow me to obtain a new body!” explained Old Flint. Upon hearing that, Gerald simply nodded. While the treasure certainly sounded intriguing, he wasn’t all that interested in it. After all, he had only come here to help Old Flint out. Regardless, after properly inspecting it, Gerald then said, “…Well, it seems safe enough. Let’s open the casket!” Hearing that, Old Flint then nodded, eager to finally be able to get his hands on the vampiric pearl. Seeing no objections from Old Flint, Gerald then turned to face Juno and Nori before saying, “You two, stay a distance from us! If anything goes wrong, run for it, understand?” Naturally, Juno and Nori obeyed. Quickly walk