Dungeon Raider System

Medusa had been paying close attention to Uriel long before he started acting in a strange way and the reason for that was beyond obvious. She was the heir to the Works family and had been a prominent figure her whole life, but that didn't change the fact that she was also a girl.

Whenever she acted as a member of the Works family she was overbearing, arrogant even, but when she was close to Uriel she was just a regular shy girl. She never had friends before meeting him, let alone a boyfriend, but she was always the target of male attention either for her social standing or for her eye catching figure.

Perhaps because of that, she was swept off her feet when Uriel treated her with kindness and respect.

She was absolutely certain he was the love of her life and nothing could change her mind. she was as stubborn as she was determined but on that day she hesitated for the first time.

She saw how the usually cool and serene Uriel turned into a mess of emotions, but that was nothing compared to his reaction when he laid eyes upon the female statue on the pond.

She always thought he didn't respond to her flirting because he was shy, something she didn't mind at all. Then, she noticed how cold Uriel grew towards everyone, not just her, and she started thinking that maybe, he was either incapable of falling in love or he showed it in a different way but, no.

Just watching how he looked at the statue she came to the realization that none of that was the truth. He was in love, just not with her.

The water reached Uriel's waist and his neck remained craned up all the way until he reached the sculpture of the unknown woman, then he extended his arm and whispered something. Tears trickled down his cheeks, though a loving smile appeared on his face.

"Dearest one."

When the stone mechanism was activated, everyone retreated a few steps in anticipation of the trap that was set off by Uriel. Everyone but Medusa who rushed in and held on tightly to Uriel's back. Even if he didn't love her, even if he was incapable of loving her, she couldn't fathom her life without him anymore. Then, a platform arose from bellow the water and a stone vault was revealed.

Uriel himself didn't know if it was the sight of the treasures in front of him or the warm soft feeling of Medusa pressing her chest tightly on his back what snapped him out of his reverie, but he was back to normal.

"Medusa?" He faked a cough trying to alleviate the awkwardness of the moment.

"Oh- Uh- I- I thought- Nevermind." Medusa replied, her cheeks wearing a red hot blush that could probably evaporate all the water in the pond.

"Jackpot!" Jon cut off the tension with a loud cheer.

The treasure was comprised of a variety of everyday life articles, like vases, dishes, plates, mugs, even utensils, but it also contained a lot of jewelry. There were bracelets, bangles, earrings, rings, necklaces.

Although it was the second time Uriel found a treasure trove, he was more shocked than the first time. Contrary to the first time, he didn't know what activated the mechanism, but the biggest mystery was the difference in size. Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire

Water warlock's tomb had only a small amount of riches and this one had to be at least five times larger. But despite its size, there wasn't a single weapon in there.

"Look, it looks a lot like the jewelry the air spirit people wore. Do you think they took it from here?"

"That's certainly a possibility, but it could also be the other way around. Maybe they made this treasure." Jon replied to Sam's question.

Uriel didn't know the answer, but at least he was certain that the ones who crafted all those artifacts had to belong to Water warlock's civilization.

The group then started discussing how to divide the loot, though the only thing they agreed on was that the army didn't have a claim to a share of the treasure. Jon wanted the lion share for himself claiming that he was entitled to it because he was stronger, while Nika argued that it was Uriel the one who activated the mechanism and he should be the one get most of it.

"Stop it! We're just wasting time. We could take everything back with us and get it settled once we're safe, but some of this stuff can actually help us in a fight. We'll let everyone pick an item for themselves and the rest we'll divide equally after the appraisal." Medusa's pragmatic view on the matter surprised everyone.

"They grow up so fast." Jon wiped an imaginary tear.

"Does that mean you agree?" Nika lifted a brow with distrust.

"She's technically my boss now, even if I didn't I can't go against her wishes."

Now that it was decided that Uriel's party would take the first claim to the treasure, Uriel grabbed every artifact with the intention of testing if there was something he could store inside his museum under the guise of an attempt to categorize it.

Jon watched as Uriel piled the different artifacts while jotting down all the information he could while, at the same time, making an inventory of every single artifact. He nodded with a pleased expression from time to time as Uriel explained the possible uses and cultural nuances of the different artifacts.

Uriel went through all the items trying to hide an unsightly grin as he handled the valuable orichalcum objects until he took out the last item from the vault.

It was an old looking book, with tattered pages and unintelligible scriptures written on it. It was nothing out of the ordinary, but Uriel knew its value as soon as he realized he would be able to store it inside his museum.

"I'll take this." He said with a smirk.

[System notice] Book of the dead acquired.

Th sinister name of the book sent shivers down Uriel's spine, though that feeling was soon countered by the next message.

>Happy hunting grounds Dungeon cleared.

Reward: 10 stat points.