Seeing the tentacles pouring out of the chest, Klein instantly realized what it was: a chest-shaped monster often found in games, designed to trick players.
Generally speaking, however, killing a Treasure Chest Monster could also yield a substantial financial reward.
Of course, Klein had no mood to think about what this thing might drop. Since he had opened the chest by hand, almost the moment the thought "Treasure Chest Monster" arose in his mind, those wildly writhing tentacles—tentacles that would need censoring to be broadcast—had already made contact with his body.
A burst of flame rose around Klein as Flaming Jump was about to activate.
But the Treasure Chest Monster seemed to have anticipated this. It sprayed a large amount of slime from the tips of those censored tentacles, instantly dousing the stream of flame around Klein.
The slime seemed to possess an extremely strange corrosiveness. Almost upon contact, Klein's clothes began dissolving rapidly.
The Iron Cigarette Case, Decoy Earring of the Sun, Merman Cufflinks... and other items attached to his clothes scattered across the ground.
Klein's body suddenly collapsed and flattened, turning into a slowly dissolving paper figure. At the same time, he reappeared five meters away and immediately raised his pistol and pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
Six consecutive bullets burst from the barrel, tearing apart the thick tentacles one by one. The Treasure Chest Monster immediately let out a shrill scream as a large amount of viscous, bloodlike substance sprayed from the chest. A moment later, it finally went still, turning into specks of light before reforming into a Golden Treasure Chest identical to the one before.
Only after seeing that the Treasure Chest Monster had stopped moving did Klein let out a sigh of relief. Looking at the leather gun holster that was now the