Elius's mind—sharper now that the adrenaline had cooled—suddenly remembered something. Something critical.
The bet.
The one he made with the Vanguard Justice Juniors.
Specifically, with Jiro—the sand manipulator.
If he lost that bet, he wouldn't be allowed to enter a second dungeon. And the stakes were far higher now.
He needed to enter a fire-attribute or earth-attribute dungeon.
Those were the dungeons where he was most likely to obtain the techniques he lacked.
The techniques to complement the two cosmic curses laid upon him that also benefits him.
Lava Scissor's defeat had earned him the curses of the Fire and Earth Pantheons. Two Primordial cosmic beings now marked him. Watching. Waiting.
If I don't get techniques to match those attributes… It will take time for me to grow stronger.
But if that Mummy earlier really was Jiro, then the bet was over.
Elius exhaled slowly and rubbed his temple.
"Damn it…"
