This Beast-Tamer is a Little Strange

Chapter 498: Chapter 498: The Crystal Guide (2)

The illusion of Prismarin had probably travelled to more areas of these underground chambers than Kain had, but without a storage device would have been helpless to take away any of the objects found and bring them to Serena.

It looks like since it found Kain, it was planning to have him solve its predicament and taking him to the previous chambers it went to of interest, before bringing him to Serena.

Kain began to store the strange mechanical devices into his space ring, his mind still thinking about their potential purposes.

The Prismarin watched him intently, its crystalline body shimmering with an almost impatient energy. Once the last device was safely tucked away, the creature chirped again, its tone more urgent this time. It hopped off the platform and began moving toward another passageway, its movements swift and purposeful.

The Prismarin led him through a series of winding passages, each one more intricate than the last. At one point, they passed through a chamber filled with what appeared to be ancient machinery—massive gears and pistons frozen in time, their surfaces covered in a thick layer of frost. Kain paused for a moment, his curiosity piqued, but the Prismarin chirped insistently, urging him to keep moving.

"Alright, alright," Kain muttered, tearing his gaze away from the machinery. "I'm coming. I don't understand what the big rush is…"

Clearly there was nothing of interest to the Prismarin in this chamber and it seemed in a hurry. Or maybe it just didn't know that Kain had access to the System Laboratory for additional space, and so the Prismarin didn't want Kain using up the limited space in his space ring on these machines. But Kain made a mental note to come back to this chamber later and asked Bea, with her increased mental capacity, to memorize the routes they've travelled so that he can get back here.

The next chamber they entered was smaller, more confined. Crystalline formations jutted from the walls and floor, shimmering faintly with the same purple glow as the sigils from the previous chambers. The air here was heavier, thick with something intangible but potent.

Kain's grip on his spear tightened as he surveyed the room. Unlike the previous chambers, this one felt… alive. The pulsing energy of the sigils within the formations almost mimicked a heartbeat, a rhythmic sensation that sent subtle vibrations through the ground beneath his feet.

The Prismarin, undeterred, hopped toward the largest cluster of crystals near the chamber's center. It chirped again, then pawed at the formation. Kain approached cautiously, eyes flickering across the room for any sign of danger. He reached out a hand, letting his fingers graze the surface of one of the jagged formations.

A sudden jolt ran up his arm and Kain pulled back instantly, his body tensing.