Elf-like Life

Chapter 66, Kunai

Lobster Soldier was absolutely right; from God's perspective, there simply wasn't enough time.

The current situation is that both the front and rear roads are completely cut off.

There wasn't enough time to reach the summit, and descending was impossible.

It's like being at the end of one's rope; if things continue like this, all we can do is wait for the next wave of trouble to hit, unless there's a new turning point.

But the next moment, Pikachu, who was interested in shiny things, suddenly discovered something.

"Hey, look behind you! What's that?!"

"There was a sudden flash, it looked like a treasure chest!!"

Previously, when the lobster soldier and the little dragon were swung away by the bear god, a large crater was left where their backs hit the rock wall.

If you look closely, you'll see a treasure chest embedded right on the outside of the pit.

The treasure chest was earth-colored and was firmly embedded in the rock wall.

It just happened that a corner of it was visible when the sun shone on it, causing it to sparkle.

Time was running out. Although the treasure chest was right in front of them, it would be pointless to grab it before they died. The lobster soldiers had no interest in it and were still reeling from their previous diplomatic failure.

As for the ever-vigilant Charmander, he'll definitely be suspicious of every treasure chest.

"But Pikachu, if we don't think of something soon, we're really going to be doomed!"

"Let's put the treasure chests aside for now. Besides, it would be even worse if it turned out the same as last time."

The treasure chest we found in the Great Crystal Passage last time was enough to give us a run for our money.

If this deadly treasure chest causes any more problems, then nobody will talk about it. If it triggers some kind of mechanism and forces everyone to set off early, isn't that just playing with fire and getting burned?

"No, come and take a look!" Pikachu excitedly approached the treasure chest.

"There are handwritten notes here, we're really saved!"

???

It turns out that the saying "Heaven has no dead end for the path of spirits" is true.

When it seemed like there was no way out

A small, earthen-yellow treasure chest unexpectedly became their lifeline.

The treasure chest looks quite old, and it appears to have been embedded in the rock face after a mudslide. Its surface is old and dirty, weathered, and has characters carved in a traditional calligraphic style on its edges.

(The following text is slightly blurry and comes from a certain little elf.)

Passersby who are destined to meet,

The mountain winds here are treacherous, so I left this here.

If fate allows, I can help you turn danger into safety.

After reading, the heads of the three little guys—Soldier Lobster, Charmander, and Pikachu—appeared together above the old treasure chest.

Time passed by,

Since it was written that way on the treasure chest, and now that they had nowhere else to turn, Charmander finally decided to trust the treasure chest and see it as a true lifeline left behind by some predecessor:

"There's an air of seniority about him in his words; could it be that my destiny has truly arrived to save my life?"

Pikachu was the first to discover this tan treasure chest, and now he finds it even more incredible.

He was most familiar with the font engraved on the box, as it looked extremely similar to Kakachu's handwriting.

But before he could even speak, the lobster soldier instantly changed his previous dejected attitude, perked up again, and started working without saying a word:

"Hey, what are you waiting for!"

"Since the senior left behind a life-saving box, I'll be in charge of opening it!!"

"Take this, crab claw!!!"

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—

The lobster soldier's signature move, the crab claw, accurately and steadily slammed into the treasure chest.

The treasure chest was very old and had many wind marks from years of wind and sand, making it appear to be easy to open.

However, there's nothing wrong with Lobster Soldier's brute force in opening the box; after all, his style is just to be aggressive.

But the ending was completely different.

Lobster Soldier's unboxing attempt ultimately failed!

"Hey, are you kidding me? Is this box really that sturdy?"

Little Dragon didn't expect that the Lobster Soldier would fail to open the chest. Logically speaking, the force just now would have blasted apart a chest with slightly inferior material, let alone opened it.

"Me too, Flame!"

Boom! The fire failed to open the box.

"Again, keep catching! I'm catching, I'm catching, catching, catching, catching, catching!"

Boom boom boom, the attack to open the box failed.

After a series of attacks including crab claws, flames, and grabs, the old treasure chest remained tightly locked, with most of it embedded in the rock wall, motionless.

The little dragon and the lobster soldiers exclaimed in unison, "How could this happen?!"

If opening treasure chests takes up so much time, then there's no point in playing the rest of the game.

Everyone is racing against time and against death every minute and every second.

But for some reason, the treasure chest just won't open. Perhaps, as the inscription suggests, Charmander and Squad Lobster don't have a strong connection with this treasure chest, which is why it hasn't been opened yet.

But that's not all, our cute and adorable Pikachu hasn't made its move yet.

Pikachu was also stunned at first.

Since even the little dragon, who was stronger than him, couldn't open the chest, let alone a strongman like the lobster soldier who failed, he concluded that he simply couldn't open the treasure chest.

"Hey, hey, hey, since you've all failed!"

"Oh, right, Pikachu!"

Charmander suddenly interrupted excitedly:

"My sixth sense tells me there's something strange about this box; only the most destined spirit could open it!"

The little dragon then used the example of King Arthur in the human world to conduct an analysis.

Legend has it that when the sword was stuck in the stone, countless warriors of immense strength could not pull it out. Finally, a chosen one appeared and successfully pulled out the sword; that man was none other than Arthur Pendragon.

Based on this analysis, the problem with this box isn't that the skill's power is insufficient.

Rather, it may have a special barrier attached to it.

The special barrier requires a specific Pokémon to open the box, and of the three Pokémon present, only Pikachu is truly destined to be with this box.

"Come on, Pikachu, I believe you can do it!"

"Hey, I've pinned all my hopes on you, don't let me down!"

The sudden responsibility of entrusting Charmander and Slug Squad to Pikachu made him incredibly nervous.

"But...but none of you can open it."

"Can I really open it...?"

At the last moment, Charmander gave Pikachu a final, determined encouragement, and only then did Pikachu regain a little courage.

He used all his strength to try and open the box:

"In that case, I'll definitely do my best!"

"1,"

"2. Hey, unboxing!!"

They say it's fate, and fate brings us together.

To everyone's surprise, when it was Pikachu's turn, the box opened without any effort at all, and the moment the box was opened, it resonated violently with Pikachu, causing a blindingly bright light.

"Hehe, what's going on? You got chosen?"

Charmander: "Aaaaaah, it's so blinding! Looks like I was right to be chosen!"

"But what could be inside, Pikachu?! What could possibly save us?"

Pikachu was so surprised that it couldn't speak for a moment, and just stood there staring at the items in the treasure chest.

The items that were lying quietly inside the treasure chest...

It was something he knew all too well.

A kunai that only Kakashi-sensei would use.

It's not kunai, it's just... cough cough, Kakachu-sensei has appeared again!

(End of this chapter)