Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 488

Chapter 488: The Twelve Thieves' Treasury

Luo and Bisky did not alert the enemy, watching the enraged woman’s back.

"Damn it, the twelve keyholes appeared for the first time, why is it so difficult, this cursed stone door, which idiot set this up."

The woman buried her hands in her hair, rubbing vigorously, turning her wavy hair into a bird's nest.

At the edge of the mountain top, Luo’s mouth twitched slightly, feeling an undeserved arrow to his knee.

Sorry, but I set the taboo on the stone door.

The woman was oblivious to the two outsiders on the mountain top, staring at the carved stone door with a frown.

The woman wore a blue denim overall with straps, her thick eyebrows and round eyes resembled Shin-chan.

From the back view alone, one could tell the woman’s muscle lines were good, suggesting she was physically strong and had some skill in martial arts.

"Idiot, idiot, idiot!"

The woman, unable to unlock the taboo, stood up and kicked the carved stone door repeatedly.

After several kicks, still unsatisfied, she jumped a bit and stomped down with both feet, making a dull thud on the stone door.

Luo couldn’t stand it anymore and walked over.

He didn’t hide his presence, but the woman, who knew nen, was so engrossed in her struggle with the stone door that she didn’t notice him approaching from behind.

"Hey, that’s enough."

Luo’s sudden words startled the woman.

"Ah!"

The woman turned sharply, assuming a high-level defensive stance.

"Who are you? What do you want? Get lost, or I’ll cripple you!"

Seeing it was a young man, the woman asserted her dominance.

"I don’t believe you." Luo smiled.

Without another word, the woman swiftly pulled a sheathed kitchen knife from her bag, unsheathing it to reveal a glint of sharpness.

She gestured with the knife, saying, "Now do you believe?"

Luo shook his head slightly, in a flash, he snatched the knife from her hand and returned to his original spot.

The knife was quite heavy, likely very sharp, enough to break bones with a single chop.

Luo waved the knife, smiling, "I don’t believe you."

The woman was stunned, realizing only then that the knife had been taken by the man before her.

Damn, this guy is dangerous, not to be messed with!

The woman’s thick eyebrows twitched, her face showing a fierce expression, gathering her nen, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Luo hadn’t expected the woman’s temper to be so high. Just as he was about to teach her a lesson, the woman turned and ran, decisively!

"This woman..."

Watching her disappear from the mountain top, Luo opened his mouth, then smiled wryly.

What a refreshingly unique woman.

Bisky came to Luo’s side, looking at the direction the woman disappeared, saying, "Interesting."

"In what way? Her temper like yours?" Luo asked curiously.

Boom!

Bisky punched Luo’s forehead without hesitation.

"How could someone as gentle and cute as me be so temperamental?"

Bisky quickly withdrew her fist, holding her chin with both hands, her eyes sparkling.

Luo rubbed the small bump on his forehead, his expression solemn, and said insincerely, "Not at all!"

"Yes, yes." Bisky nodded.

Not gentle at all, but... uh, tiny Bisky was indeed cute, but thinking of her transformed appearance...

Luo’s forehead darkened, feeling slightly suffocated.

"When that woman ran away, she used a certain technique." Bisky said, dropping her cute act.

"What technique?" Luo asked.

"Empty Cicada." Bisky rubbed her chin, saying, "The school that uses Empty Cicada steps disappeared fifty years ago."

"But I think she’s very weak. Compared to the steps, I’m more interested in what she said about the ‘Twelve Thieves’ Treasury,’ which should be a special kind of nen."

Luo approached the carved stone door, squatting down to examine the twelve interlocking keyholes on the stone carving.

"Don’t judge things by their appearance."

Bisky came to Luo’s side, teaching him a lesson, then added, "But she is indeed weak, her nen techniques are terrible, her steps barely passable."

Luo looked at Bisky speechlessly, then pointed at the keyholes, "This must be her nen ability."

Bisky squatted beside Luo, looking at the twelve keyholes, thoughtfully saying, "Creating keyholes on a door and then opening it?"

"Something like that. Have you read the book ‘The Twelve Thieves’?" Luo asked.

"Aside from handsome men magazines, I’m not interested in other books." Bisky replied righteously.

Luo’s forehead dropped several black lines, explaining, "That’s a fairy tale book. The twelve thieves had a treasury that could be opened anytime, anywhere, filled with countless treasures they looted."

"The ground, stones, trees, walls, even people’s bodies could be used as the treasury’s door."

"No matter where the door was summoned, it had twelve keyholes, and each of the twelve thieves had a key. Only by using them together could the treasury door be fully opened, otherwise, a single key could only open one-twelfth of the area."

"If I’m not mistaken, the woman’s nen was inspired by the treasury in the book."

"Twelve keyholes, and considering what she said earlier, this should be the highest difficulty of her nen ability."

Bisky pondered for a moment, then said, "Simply put, instead of using force to open the door, she must use skill?"

"Well... there’s a big difference."

Luo patted his forehead, pointing at the carved stone door, "Even the effect of the Dark Sonata can implant keyholes, strictly speaking, her nen has great potential."

In other words, the highest potential is to open any door in the world.

However, the woman seemed unable to unlock the twelve keyholes, making her ability somewhat useless.

"By the way, once the Dark Sonata’s effect is dispelled, to restore it, do you have to use it again?" Bisky asked.

"Of course."

"The cost is shortening your lifespan."

"I know, but this time after entering, there’s no need to set the taboo again when leaving." Luo smiled, watching the keyhole imprints on the stone door slowly disappear, not surprised at all.

The appearance of the treasury door has a time limit, which fits the book’s content.

"That’s good." Bisky said.

Luo didn’t speak further, directly opening the carved stone door.

He came to take Stajy and all the valuable antiques inside, so naturally, there was no need to waste lifespan to lock the door again when leaving.

• Please take a moment to rate this novel at Novelupdate.

Table of content - Next Chapter >>>