The Author's POV

[Pillar of Greed]

It was dark and damp. A musty smell of damp earth and rocks filled Ryan's nostrils as his eyes slowly opened up.

Blinking a couple of times, he noticed that he couldn't quite see very far. The dim lighting around him made it difficult to see beyond a few meters. When he reached out with his hand, he felt a rough and uneven surface.

'A cave?'

That was the first thought that crossed his mind as he felt the sides of the walls.

Drip. Drip.

The sound of dripping water echoed in all directions in the space he was in, further reaffirming his original assumption.

"Hm?"

Right when he tried to move, he noticed that his feet were bound to something and that the little mana inside of his body had been completely sealed.

"Shit."

Letting out a curse, he squinted his eyes and noticed a small bracelet on his ankles.

They were firmly clamped at his ankles and were rather thick. About the size of his forearms and made it impossible for him to move properly.

'This is bad.'

He knew instantly that the situation was not good.

It was also at that moment that he recalled what had led to his sudden appearance over here, and his expression changed.

"Leopold?"

He called out, hoping to receive some sort of answer, but it was much to his dismay that he realized that he was the only person inside the cave.

"Crap."

Ryan started to worry a little.

Although Leopold was stronger than him, he didn't know what was currently happening and was understandably worried.

That being said…

"Huu."

All it took was a single breath for Ryan to calm himself down. He had been on many dangerous missions in the past, and this wasn't any different.

After calming himself down, Ryan closed his eyes and started to ponder over his options.

While he wasn't like Ren and didn't have a chip inside of his brain, he was still a genius in his own right.

Several different scenarios popped up in his mind, and it wasn't long before a plan formulated inside of his mind.

'Hmm, I guess that could work.'

He opened his eyes. Unlike before, his gaze was calm, and no longer was he nervous like a few moments prior.

"Now then…"

Fiddling his tongue around his teeth, his tongue settled over the furthest tooth on his bottom right side, and his expression cringed a little.

Cr… Crack!

and fell directly onto the

front of him, Ryan moved his body forward a little, and he

I'd have to use this? It's

the tooth that

Tik! Tik!

twenty seconds, and within that time, the tooth had completely changed into a tiny black box. Tapping onto it with his tongue, Ryan was able

guess Ren's nagging wasn't

and the others. He never would've thought he'd need to use it, but as luck would have

was taken and he was stripped of all his possessions,

Click!

"Easier than I thought."

space and

"That was nerve-wracking."

was, he had been nervous the entire

move, and everything would go up in the air. Since he valued his life, during the process he found himself sweating more than he

out,

and he pressed his hands against the ground,

they designed

behind it was extremely important

one that connects to

the next couple of hours just staring blankly

within his mind, and he forced himself to

"Hmmm "

took out a small artifact from his

or may not have stolen it

that it mattered since

what a waste

a small core from his dimensional space, he placed it over the artifact

formed on the artifact

"This will do."

and Leopold, it was a given that he had to use a core to supplement the use

would never be able to make use of the artifact if it

'This way.'

restored, he could now see better within the darkness, and that was when he noticed a small opening

above, and that was when he caught sight of two demons

'They look rather strong.'

were certainly stronger than him. Not as

'That's good.'

then the situation would've been a lot

top of it. The device's eight legs appeared to be clamping down on the metallic door

Cl..Click!

least sound possible, the

and this light began to revolve around the device in a

door shortly after, and once the

they

was designed to be extremely quiet and unnoticeable, Ryan was able to create a small opening on the door without being

long as he gave it a light knock, it

from the opening above, and he knocked at the

Tok!

"Hu?"

was a soft knock, it was enough to immediately draw the attention of the two demons who were standing guard. Both

"What was that?"

"Hey, look."

notice of Ryan whose eyes were fixed

this possible? Did