I Became A Thief Who Steals Overpowered Skills

Chapter 119

You Were Kidnapped

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After the deal with the Night God was complete, Kraush poured a potion over his leg to heal the wound and walked down the corridor.

It didn’t take long for him to find a room.

Inside, he saw relics broken here and there.

Haring was doing as instructed, breaking the relics.

Following the trail of shattered relics, Kraush soon saw black hair.

She was none other than Haring Lagrain, holding a dagger high and breaking a relic.

“Haring.”

When Kraush called her, Haring turned around quickly.

She looked at him with eyes slightly wider than usual.

“Did you resolve it?”

“Yeah, no need to break them anymore.”

Haring slowly lowered the dagger, showing a relieved expression.

It made sense, considering she had faced the Night God herself.

She knew how dangerous he was.

She must have been worried about her own safety if Kraush’s plan hadn’t worked.

It was fortunate she followed instructions well.

“Did you defeat the god?”

“His power was weaker than a true god’s, but yes.”

She looked at Kraush with curious eyes.

“Are all Balheims like this?”

Kraush shrugged.

“They’re worse than me.”

“I see.”

Accepting this easily, Haring then heard a rumbling noise from afar.

It seemed Aniks and the Erosion Species had collided.

Even without the Night God, the Erosion Species were still a threat.

They were never so full as to ignore prey right in front of them.

“What will you do?”

Haring asked, putting the dagger at her waist.

“We should join them.”

Though Haring might not have used much strength, Kraush had exerted a lot.

His legs were still trembling.

Joining Aniks and his group was the best course of action.

“Also, we should bring the Erosion Sorcerer with us.”

“Let’s go.”

As soon as Kraush spoke, the stoic Haring moved ahead.

Kraush tried to follow but staggered.

Thud!

Barely maintaining his balance, Kraush struck the ground with his foot to avoid falling.

He almost made a fool of himself rolling on the floor.

Seeing this, Haring stopped and looked back at him.

“Should I carry you?”

“Can you even lift me?”

In response, Haring moved her hands near her hips and tilted her head.

“Maybe?”

“Stop joking and let’s go.”

Kraush sighed and tried to move again when his instincts flared.

[Evade.]

Following his instinct, Kraush thrust his hand forward.

Haring was right in front of him, and as he pushed her aside,

Crack!

A spider Erosion Species burst out from the collapsing wall and sprayed webbing at Kraush.

‘Damn it.’

With Haring’s wide-eyed gaze behind him, Kraush was ensnared by the web.

The spider Erosion Species quickly grabbed Kraush and ascended.

“Kraush!”

Haring screamed as she chased after him, but Kraush had already been taken far away.

Gone.

Out of sight.

Her eyes trembled fiercely.

Her breathing grew rapid.

‘No. Calm down.’

She forced herself to calm down.

The situation had triggered a past trauma.

She needed to pull herself together.

She was the only one who could save him now.

“Haring!”

A voice called from behind.

It was Aniks and his group.

They looked a mess, likely from fighting the Erosion Species.

Aniks quickly approached Haring and looked around.

On his way, he had found someone who seemed to be an Erosion Sorcerer and restrained him before rushing in to find Haring and Kraush, but only found Haring.

“Where is Kraush…?”

“…He got captured because of me.”

Haring bit her lip hard.

She had been too slow to detect the spider Erosion Species before it appeared.

Her detection abilities were weak.

Kraush took the hit for her, getting captured instead.

If it wasn’t for him, she would have been the one taken.

‘Why did he save me in that state…’

She recalled Kraush’s condition.

Even his strong self was in bad shape after fighting a being imbued with divine power.

Knowing this, she had intended to escort him back to Aniks’s group.

She hadn’t expected to be the one being protected.

Pathetic.

Despite her intense training and newfound strength, she was still being saved by others.

She clenched her fists tightly.

[It’s okay. Haring, I’ll protect you.]

Her brother had once vowed to protect her in a world created by a World Erosion.

She vividly remembered his final moments saving her.

She would never let that happen again.

“Help me. We need to save Kraush.”

So, her attitude changed.

As an imperial citizen, she had kept a distance from Aslan and his group, but now she asked for help.

The path was vertical.

Alone, she would be too slow.

So, when she asked, Aniks was already standing in front of the tunnel.

He took a seed out of his pocket.

“Don’t worry.”

Aniks’s crimson eyes shone brightly.

“Everyone from the Twin Sprout will return safely.”

A tree sprouted from his hand and shot up the tunnel.

Aniks immediately grabbed a branch.

The members of the Twin Sprout followed, grabbing branches and ascending the tunnel.

Haring, realizing how they were moving, grabbed a branch and bit her lip.

She vowed never to let anyone die for her again.

***

After Haring’s voice faded quickly,

Kraush’s body swung wildly within the web.

Already in pain from Annihilation Asura, he felt like he was dying.

His consciousness kept fading.

[Are you crazy? I told you to dodge! Why did you get hit?]

Crimson Garden’s reprimand kept him barely conscious.

[I can’t believe this. You’re blinded by a woman!]

It wasn’t like that, so she should stop misunderstanding.

Thud!

Suddenly, the vertical ascent ended, and Kraush rolled on the ground.

‘Get out first.’

As soon as he confirmed this, Kraush sucked in air.

With the heat rising within him, he bit through the web.

The web melted, and he could breathe again.

He ignited Ignis on his fingertips and burned through the web.

As soon as he was free, he rolled on the ground again.

Thud!

After one roll, he exhaled.

Raising his head, he saw a massive passageway with the ceiling and floor blown open.

Wind howled through the large passage.

Whatever made this, it was huge.

It was likely the Erosion Species Juio mentioned that even he couldn’t control.

On the side of the passage, there were paths just wide enough for one person.

Kraush was on one of those paths.

“Hiss?”

Noticing the cut web, the spider Erosion Species turned its red eyes towards him.

Looking at the walls, Kraush saw many holes.

Narrow paths for creatures like these.

“Damn it.”

Kraush grumbled, peeling off the web from his body.

Already in pain, using Ignis had taken a toll on him.

Boom!

But there was no time to rest as another rumble echoed.

His instincts screamed danger, and Kraush looked up.

A giant spider appeared at the top of the passage.

The enormous spider filled the entire ceiling, rolling its red eyes.

The smaller spider that captured him was likely its offspring, and this was the mother.

[What will you do?]

Crimson Garden clicked her tongue.

She too seemed to think this was really dangerous.

Meanwhile, the mother spider opened her mouth wide.

“Shrieeek!”

Her cry echoed, shaking the entire passage.

Scratching sounds came from all around.

The mother spider was at least a 5-star creature.

Plenty of smaller spiders seemed to be around too.

“Can you get me out of here quickly?”

[Only your head.]

“I’ll become a Dullahan then.”

[This is no time for jokes.]

Crimson Garden scolded him.

But instead of replying, Kraush opened a small pouch he had.

The pouch belonged to Haring, which he had snatched when he was captured by the web.

[Did you intend to grab that pouch rather than save that girl?]

Kraush remained silent.

He hadn’t intended to be captured in Haring’s place.

If she had been taken, he would have been in more danger after exhausting his strength with Annihilation Asura.

So, Kraush had stolen Haring’s Lagrain family’s poison pouch.

With it, he could save her even if she was captured.

Unexpectedly, he ended up being the one captured.

He had forgotten that Erosion Species were drawn to the power of World Erosion.

[Bianca would be pleased to know your true intentions.]

Crimson Garden reacted incredulously.

Moments ago, she had scolded him for saving a girl, and now this.

As Kraush searched the pouch and took out a single item,

Crack!

A noise and vibration came from behind.

Turning, Kraush saw a tree sprouting in the passage he had just left.

‘Right on time.’

Recognizing the tree, Kraush closed the pouch.

There was no need to use his strength now.

The one who summoned the tree was Aniks.

Sure enough, Aniks was the first to appear from the tree.

Seeing the spider Erosion Species behind Kraush, he raised his hand.

“Hiss!”

The tree shot up, piercing and killing the spider.

Aniks immediately looked up, spotting the mother spider.

The mother spider began descending the ceiling.

The other Twin Sprout members arrived one by one.

“Can you handle that?”

“I have to.”

Aniks rolled up his sleeves.

Despite being a 5-star creature, Aniks was confident.

Kraush backed off, trusting him to handle it.

“Kraush!”

Haring rushed to Kraush, checking his condition.

Seeing her urgent actions, Kraush blinked.

He had helped her, but her reaction was a bit much.

Haring, holding Kraush’s collar, trembled.

Seeing her, Kraush’s keen intuition reacted.

‘She has something bothering her.’

It seemed Haring had a trauma.

And he had inadvertently triggered it.

“Haring.”

Kraush spoke to Haring, who hadn’t calmed down.

“I’m fine. See? I’m okay.”

He covered her hands holding his collar, and Haring flinched.

Finally, she seemed to come to her senses and released his collar.

“Sorry, because of me…”

“More importantly, we have a problem.”

Kraush pointed to the ceiling with his chin.

As the mother spider moved, Aniks summoned trees and attacked her fiercely.

The Twin Sprout members climbed the trees, launching an offensive, but it would take a while to subdue her.

“I can’t help. You guys have to handle it.”

Kraush initially planned to use a poison packet, but the situation changed.

He left the task to them, and Haring’s eyes hardened.

“I’ll handle it.”

She drew her dagger and dashed forward.

At that moment, Kraush’s instincts flared again.

“Damn it.”

Couldn’t he get a break?

Kraush looked up.

Rumble—

Small stones began to tremble under his feet.

“Kraush!”

Haring turned back and rushed to Kraush.

“Mr. Aniks! Something is coming from above!”

At that moment, a Twin Sprout member noticed the anomaly and shouted.

“Hiss?”

The mother spider looked up.

Crash!

A loud noise and tremor shook the place as the wall above the mother spider shattered.

“Brace for impact!”

Aniks quickly raised trees to block falling debris.

Haring sliced the rocks falling towards Kraush with her dagger.

The poison on her dagger could easily cut through rocks.

But that wasn’t the problem.

“Shrieeek!”

The mother spider screeched as her massive body collided with Aniks’s trees.

The trees couldn’t withstand the impact and some collapsed.

Twin Sprout members running on the trees were exposed to falling debris.

“Ahh!”

“Ugh!”

Cries of pain came from all directions.

Elfin and Aniks shone at that moment.

Despite the falling rocks and trees, Elfin moved lightly, catching the falling members.

Aniks created platforms for Elfin, preventing the fall of Twin Sprout members.

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Meanwhile, the mother spider sprayed venom at the ceiling, flailing her legs wildly.

The whole place turned chaotic.

Rocks fell, and smoke filled the area.

As the mother spider fought, Aniks quickly gathered his members and returned to Kraush.

He hurriedly checked above.

Through the smoke, he saw something.

“…Damn it.”

Aniks’s face hardened.

A monster with four arms tore chunks from the mother spider.

The monster resembled a monkey.

Its size dwarfed the mother spider, with countless tendrils writhing on its skin.

Its glowing blue eyes, lacking pupils, sent chills down his spine.

A 6-star Erosion Species.

Decarabia.

The true ruler of this tomb.