DKU - Chapter 21: The Cornered Rats

BOOM!

The intense quakes rattled the mining shaft and sent puffs of smoke flying outward.

Outside Northpeak Shaft, a covered wagon filled with goods had stopped beside the tattered inn at the foot of the winding mountainous path.

Several adventurers looked at the rising smoke from the mountain in astonishment.

“Is that… an earthquake?”

“Doesn’t seem like it. I’ve never heard of any earthquakes near Thunderbuzz City, and the shaking is too weak to be an earthquake.”

A more experienced adventurer looked toward the forest, where resting birds remained perched on branches. They didn’t flee in alarm.

Clearly, the quakes were limited to just the mines.

“Is someone developing the mines?” a long-haired man carrying a shortbow asked.

A middle-aged man wielding a dagger shook his head and replied, “That’s impossible. That place has been infested with demonic creatures since eight generations ago.”

Jack, the party leader, quietly weighed the pros and cons with a frown. He was evaluating whether it was worth braving the danger for an old associate whom he had worked together with for years.

The old coach looked at the frowning Jack and nervously asked, “Sir, I dropped them off here last time. Can I leave now?”

He was just a coach. If not for Black Serpent knocking on his door, he would have never mentioned his encounter with Silver Scimitar last night with anyone.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jack made up his mind and tossed a coin into the wagon and said, “Wait here till sunset. You can only leave after the sun has completely set.”

The coach revealed a bitter face.

He didn’t want to get involved with this matter, but as his family’s breadwinner, he dared not to offend these thugs who lived their lives on the edge. He could only meekly accept the request.

Jack waved his hand, gesturing to his brothers to follow him up the mountain. It was then he noticed the oldest adventurer in his party staring at the inn with a tight frown.

“What’s wrong, Velo? Did you spot something?”

The old adventurer nodded. “Someone has been to thi

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The Demon King is Too Unfathomable! Chapter 21: The Cornered Rats

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