Child from the Dungeon

Chapter 53: Trace (1)

"( How did he know? )" Carlos asks in his mind as he then gulps since the investigator begins to open his eyes that can slowly be opened.

" You must be wondering why I can identify you so quickly yes..., son of House Calibur.... "

" Of course I do....!!! "

"I came here because my <Trace Magic> shows me Trace of Stars left by you after you used your magic to get here. "

" The Star Magic is the rarest and unorthodox magic to be wielded by any mage in this era..... "

" The only one known to wield such magic type in this era is only One Person from the Royal Houses. "

" You..!!!! Carlos Calibur....!!!!! "

" Son of Arthur Calibur, the Current owner of Holy Magic Sword Excalibur!!! " Richard says as he spills everything he knows about Carlos.

As Carlos was screwed, he then felt something moving from his back, he then sees Donovan slowly waking up which shocked him.

"( Wait you're already awake!!!!!? )" Carlos screams in his mind, as he questions how Donovan manage to get up so early for he thought the potion that Duncan gave to Don is able to make any Mage asleep for One to Two Hours.

Seeing Donovan slowly awakes, Richard then makes his blade get close to Carlos's throat as he threatens Carlos to give Donovan to him so he can interrogate him after he awakes.

" You can not pretend anymore, Carlos Calibur. "

" Now that your friend is awake, I can extract the information from him and see if he is the one who really killed our young masters. " Richard says for he and Carlos then witness Donovan waking from his sleep, even though that shouldn't be happening since the potion's effect should've lasted longer.

< The [Stasis Sleeping Potion] has been neutralized, making its effects short due to the user's high level and resistance towards any kind of weakening potion thanks to the [Greater Antibody] Passive Skill. >

< Skill: Greater Antibody (Passive) -- lvl.3 >

< Increase the user's resistance to any kinds of poisons, bacteria, viruses, or drugs that can ruin the user's health. >

" Grmmmhhh... " Donovan awakes and sees the blade near Carlos's throat, after seeing the blade, he then looks at its owner and stares.

< Name: Richard Trazer >

< Class: Mage, Investigator >

< Level: 60 >

< Magic: Vision Magic, Trace Magic >

< HP: 580.000/650.000 >

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As Donovan sees his status, Donovan then comes in front of Carlos and touched Investigator Richard's sword with his bare hands.

" There would be no investigation today, investigator... " Donovan says as he breaks Richard's sword with ease, not because he is stronger than Richard, but because Richard's sword is not hard enough to not be broken by him.

"( This boy.... )" Richard was shocked as he never thought that Donovan could destroy his magic-enhanced sword while unknown to him, the reason why his sword can be destroyed by Donovan who had ten times lower levels than him is because of his <Magic Enhancement> skill into his sword was identified by the System to be at level 2 whilst Donovan's <Magic Enhancement> skill is at level 5.

"( He managed to destroy my sword!!!! )"

"( How is it possible, what is his magic!!!? )" Richard asks himself, for his curiosity is getting more piqued right after seeing this kind of strength display.

"( Just who is this kid!!!? )" Richard then uses his <Trace Magic> to trace something out of ordinary from Donovan's body for he like all others knows that Donovan is adopted from the Dungeon, but like all others too, he too doesn't know what kind of magic does Donovan possesses.

< Trace Magic: Trace Abnormalities >

As he uses that, investigator Richard then looks inside Donovan's body for he can see inside that his body is filled with Black Blood, Black Veins, and Black Muscles as if he's not a human but looks like a human from the outside suddenly which makes Richard more curious for he remembers that back then, Donovan wasn't looked like this before.

" Interesting and more interesting... "

" With your kind of abnormalities, my suspicions of you being the one who killed the young master are getting more clear in each trace I found earlier. "

" And now with this kind of display, I am now certain that you are the killer. " Richard says.

" I am.... investigator and for not being so rude, the reason why I killed the two, especially Draco is that he is using the [Dragon Core] that belongs to Dragon Grimdark, was it? " Donovan asks investigator Richard which shocks him right after he says the name 'Grimdark'.

< Trace Magic: Trace Falsehood >

< With this ability, the user can see the target's mana and can tell from it if the target is lying. >

" How did you know about that!!!? " Richard asks as he then uses another ability of his magic and sees that Donovan wasn't bragging about the Dragon Core and it seems Richard knows that it's the truth for there is no way for Donovan to know the name 'Grimdark' if he's not the one who battles and kills Draco Nyx Nocterra, the Grimdark Dragon's Dragon Slayer.

" Of course, I know about it, investigator. "

" I know what you and the other members of House Nyx Nocterra did in that Dungeon...? " Donovan says without any hesitation.

" Grimdark himself told me everything regarding it. " Donovan says as he also took out the item he acquired after killing Draco from his very Inventory.

" Here's the proof. "

< Item: [Grimdark's Memory Shard] (Legendary) >

< This Shard Crystal, stores the Grimdark Dragon's memories, like all Dragons, the memory shards also contain everything regarding what they do and did in their lifetimes. >

< Note: A Dragon's Memory Shard is a rare and hard-to-find commodity, for if a Mage had it, they will be given not just memories but also knowledge from the Dragons. >

Right after seeing the Memory Shard, Richard was shocked to see it as he sees with his ability that Donovan is telling the truth and that the thing he holds right now is the real deal.

" You ... you ... " Richard cowers for his fear rises since Donovan holds the very object he was searching for from Draco's corpse by the order of the Nyx Nocterra House.

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Extra:

The Dragon's Memory Shard Crystal is basically like a Holocron from Star Wars, but in this Novel, the Shards contains all of the Dragons' memories and knowledge of their life and their use of magic.