The red-haired youth stared at the giant coffin in the clearing below the crystal. He couldn't help thinking about the mysterious key in the skeleton's grasp. It had even intrigued Jet.
The problem was it was cursed by a 9th rank monster. Even the fearsome Blizzard Wyrm had only been in the 8th rank!
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Samuel saw Van float down from the top of the coffin was surprised.
[Hn. From the battalion captain's reaction, it seems like he really wants one of the treasures in the coffin but can't obtain it?]
Samuel wondered what glorious treasure lay within that even their illustrious captain could not pilfer. A dragon's egg? A phoenix's tail? What was it guarded by? Perhaps a nine-headed hydra with the ability to spit flames…
Samuel's active mind conjured up a million colourful scenarios. Little did he know that the treasure his captain was most interested in obtaining was a little dull key!