Foot Blade

Hearing Qin Ran's question, Hans gave a helpless smile that grew more bitter.

"I timed my entry into the treasure room—during the five minutes between completing the main quest and returning!"

"By the time the guards realized something was wrong and entered the treasure room, my return timer had run out!"

"I thought I'd stumbled into an unexpected windfall..."

"Well, it was unexpected, all right. But there was no windfall in sight!"

"What I did raised my rating by three grades and unlocked this Special Instance, but everything I'd put in my backpack disappeared!"

"All I brought back was an empty backpack!"

Hans finished his account.

As Qin Ran listened, his thoughts raced.

Returning isn't safe!

At least, if someone blocks your way, returning only buys you a reprieve!

It might even bring about... a penalty!

Qin Ran chose the word carefully.

That was the impression Hans's actions and the background description gave him.

Then, for no apparent reason, he thought of the Demon Heart, which had gone from tiger to rabbit the moment he returned to the game.

There was no connection between the two.

Yet the thought had surfaced all the same.

Qin Ran let out a breath.

He pulled his thoughts back to the matter at hand.

"Do you have to enter the Special Instance on your next run?" Qin Ran asked.

"Yeah."

Hans nodded.

"What's the payment?"

Qin Ran asked directly.

Lawless had already said this was a paid job.

So there would naturally be compensation.

And the greater the danger, the higher the pay.

"This."

A screenshot appeared in Qin Ran's private messages.

It showed an orange skill book.

Foot Blade was its name.

A Rare Tier skill book?!

Qin Ran looked at Hans in surprise.

He hadn't expected Hans to offer a Rare Tier