Shaan could only shake his head when he saw that it was the purple-haired woman he had helped before. She seemed to be struggling to pull herself away from the mimics, which trying to catch her.
"No, no, stay away from me!"
The woman swung her staff again and again, but unfortunately, the group of mimics remained unfazed. The creatures kept closing in, and one of them slashed with its sharp claws, knocking the staff from her hands which leaving her completely defenseless.
[Shaan, we must help that woman,] Robin Hood said, his voice slightly anxious. [She’s in danger and we must help her.]
"Yes, but we have to think of a plan first," Shaan said, pointing his finger at the group of mimics in front of the woman. "Look, there are a lot of mimics, and if we go there without thinking of a way first. We might as well kill ourselves."
[But, how?] Robin Hood furrowed his brow. [We don’t have much time, that woman could die, and we have to act now, Shaan.]
"Wait, let me try to think about how to..." Shaan paused for a moment, seeing that there was a large boulder just above where the mimics were. "Ah, there it is. I think it will work. Shaan pointed his finger at the boulder. "Robin Hood, can you aim your arrow right there?"
[Yes, of course. Just count on me.]
Robin Hood pulled his bow and aimed his arrow straight at the boulder that Shaan had mentioned earlier. In just a matter of seconds, Robin Hood’s attack managed to bring down the boulder, killing all the mimics in an instant.
"Wha...what happened? "The purple-haired woman rounded her eyes, seeing all the mimics dead. "Why is it ?"
"Hey, are you okay?" Shaan immediately approached the woman by helping her up. "That was close. I just thought it would be too late to help you."
The woman nodded her head slowly. "Uh, thank you. Thank you again." She immediately stood up and picked up her staff lying on the ground. "Sorry for always keeping you in trouble. I just don’t expect this place to have such a horrible creature."
"Gosh, don’t be so shy. Just relax." Shaan smiled. "Yes, this place is indeed filled with mimics, and it will be very dangerous to walk alone. What do you think if we work together to find the whereabouts of the sapphire? I think it will be much easier if we work together to find the whereabouts of that thing, isn’t it?"
The woman was silent for a moment. "Uh, I... I doubt I’ll be able to help you much. My mana isn’t completely stable yet, and I’m not very good at fighting. I just don’t want to be a burden for you."
"Hey, hey, don’t be too discouraged. I’m sure with time we can become good partners."
"Alright, I’ll give it a try."
"My name is Shaan Devansh. Nice to meet you."
"I’m Chelsie Vireline. Nice to meet you, Shaan."
"Alright, Chelsie. We’d better go around this place and start looking for that sapphire."
After a few minutes of walking, Shaan once again saw there were some boxes similar to the ones they had seen earlier. Honestly, Shaan was confused when he saw the collection of boxes that looked the same from the shape, color, and even the chain wrapped around the boxes. Damn. How could he tell which box contained the crystal stone they were looking for?
"At this point, I will surely have to open all of these boxes." Shaan took out his weapon, preparing to destroy all the chains wrapped around the box. "I’m sure one of these boxes must have the Sapphire."
"Shaan, but wait a minute." Chelsie’s words instantly brought Shaan to a halt. "Uh.... I’ll try calling Carmen once more to help us."
’Carmen? Is that Chelsie’s daemon?’
Chelsie placed her staff on the ground and slowly began to focus her mind. Instantly, a heart-shaped spell symbol formed nearby, and slowly, the figure of her daemon slowly revealed itself from within the spell symbol.
[Romani girl, good to see you again.]
Looking at Chelsie’s daemon, Shaan could only remain silent. For some reason, if you look at it at a glance, her daemon looked like a dancer. It had tall body, long dark, and wavy black hair. Her daemon was seen wearing a red dress patterned with red roses, with a flowing layer skirt that added to the graceful impression of this daemon. Not only that, this daemon also uses a smiley face mask to give the impression of mystery and exoticism at the same time.
"Carmen, please use your ability once again to find out which box is the mimic."
[Romani girl, are you sure you want to do it one more time?] Carmen asked. [I just don’t want your insanmeter level to reach red again and end up hurting yourself.]
Chelsie smiled. "Don’t worry, Carmen. I’m with Shaan now. I’m sure I won’t make a mess again this time."
[Alright, Romani girl. I’ll help you.] Carmen closed her eyes and began her spell. [Vivus vitae.]
In just a matter of minutes, all the boxes in front of them suddenly emitted red light. Strangely, almost all of the red lights were immediately beating like a heart, except for one box that was at the back of the group of boxes.
"Almost all of these chests are mimics, except for the one in the very back," Chelsie pointed her finger behind her. "I’m sure the crystal we’re looking for is inside that chest."
"Wow, that’s a very interesting skill, Chelsie." Shaan looked surprised. "I have no idea that your Daemon would have such an ability."
Chelsie face instantly turned red. "Uh, that... that’s nothing."
[Carmen is one of the Enigma Charity class, and most of that class have such abilities like that.]
"Alright, I understand Robin hood." Shaan nodded his head. "I have a plan. I’ll try to lure the mimic away from the box, and when the mimic manages to get away from the box, Chelsie will run to the box at the back to check on it."
"Uhmm... yeah, I guess that, that’s a pretty good idea."
"Alright, then. It’s time for us to start moving."
Without any hesitation, Shaan immediately launched his attack and managed to lure all the mimics away from there. Good, it seems that the plan is going according to plan. Shaan quickly launched his attack assisted by Robin hood’s skill, until he finally managed to wipe out all the mimics.
[Congratulations, you managed to kill the mimics]
[Wow, I don’t expect our combo will be so good, Shaan.] Robin hood enthusiastically stated. [That’s awesome!]
"Yeah, me too. However, we can’t be happy just yet. We need to meet up with Chelsie right now," Shaan started to walk away. "Come on, we don’t have much time."