Soren waited nearby for a long time. Only after he was sure the wizard had truly left did he walk toward the duergar corpses. They ought to have some valuables on them. That high-level wizard might not care, but he was just a small-time Rogue with a younger sister to support. Naturally, the more money, the better. The little girl would have plenty of expenses in the future, so he had to put aside some savings no matter what. Besides, if he really spent freely, even a basic set of Supernatural Equipment would cost more than three thousand Gold Daler.
Bloodstains covered the ground. Judging from the traces, the battle seemed to have erupted suddenly as well.
"Infighting?"
Soren examined the nearby footprints and muttered with a frown, "It looks like they were traveling together at first. No idea why they suddenly started fighting."
The footprints left around the perimeter were neat, as though a group had been protecting something as they advanced.
The footprints farther back became chaotic. Naturally, the marks left by someone sprinting at full speed differed from those left while walking. Soren tried to reconstruct the initial scene in his mind and could only vaguely conclude that the duergar had launched a sudden attack. There were traces of Tier 2 Warriors charging across the ground. They had stimulated their potential in a short time and burst forward with astonishing speed. Even ordinary Warriors could reach the speed of Olympic champions. "What's this?"
Soren reached down and pinched up a fragment, then turned over three corpses. He found a duergar whose chest had been pierced through, with corrosive marks remaining around the wound.
"Melf's Acid Arrow?"
Soren carefully removed the ring from the corpse's finger. A trace of delight appeared on his face as he murmured, "So