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!

fell directly onto the ground. The process was rather quick, but it still

him, Ryan moved his body forward a

I'd have to use this? It's good that

sealed, he had installed a mechanism within the tooth that enabled him to access the contents without the need to

Tik! Tik!

had completely changed into a tiny black box. Tapping onto it with his

Ren's nagging wasn't

originally made this for Ren, but he had also made one for himself and the others. He never would've thought he'd need to use it, but

main dimensional space was taken and he was stripped of all his possessions, he wasn't necessarily

Click!

"Easier than I thought."

of the items in his dimensional space and making

"That was nerve-wracking."

was, he had been

everything would go up in the air. Since he valued his life, during the process he found himself sweating more than he had ever done during an

everything worked out,

he pressed

wonder how they designed

study it. He understood that knowing the mechanism behind it was extremely

the one that

next couple of hours just staring blankly at the

every circuit within his mind, and he forced himself to

"Hmmm "

from his dimensional space. It was

or may not have

that it mattered since he had several

a waste of a

his dimensional space, he placed it over the artifact and

formed on the artifact

"This will do."

it was a given that he had to use a core to supplement the use of the

use of

'This way.'

see better within the darkness, and that was

through the small gap above, and that was when he caught sight of two

'They look rather strong.'

than him. Not as strong as Leopold, though. He could at least say this

'That's good.'

than him, then the situation would've been a lot

the top of it. The device's eight legs appeared to be clamping down on the metallic door in a manner that was eerily reminiscent

Cl..Click!

to make the least sound possible, the gadget activated, and the eight

legs emitted a minuscule red light from its base, and this light began to revolve around the

door shortly after, and once the legs rotated

like they haven't

machine was designed to be extremely quiet and unnoticeable, Ryan was able to

knock, it would fall,

up, he looked toward the two guards from the opening above, and he knocked at the door

Tok!

"Hu?"

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

"What was that?"

"Hey, look."

whose eyes were

is this possible?