On the morning of the tenth day, he was woken up by the bird on the open window sill. He squinted his eyes and stared at the window for half a minute before he remembered what had happened yesterday. He had moved to a new house and changed his bed, but he had slept very well last night. He looked at the sky outside the window that had turned white, so he sat up and stretched. He remembered that there were still many things to do today, so he did not continue to laze in bed.
Just as he was about to go downstairs to fetch water from the well in the yard, he heard the sound of the door of the living room on the first floor being opened by a key. Then he heard Hilo and Luana's conversation. When the two women saw the commoner walking down the stairs, they immediately greeted him," Good morning, Mr. commoner."”
"Good morning to the two of you too." Gong You yawned as he replied, and he even reached out to cover his mouth that was naturally open for oxygen.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Hilo asked with concern. She put down her luggage and nervously ran to Gongyou to check.
"He probably didn't sleep well last night. If I change beds, I won't be used to it.”Luana said calmly. She picked up Hilo's luggage and walked directly to the stairs leading to the second floor.
The first floor of the house was the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and so on. The second floor had five bedrooms. The shared bedroom was on the left side of the corridor, while the bedroom that the two girls had chosen yesterday was on the right. When they moved in the new furniture yesterday evening, the three bedrooms had been tidied up. They could move in immediately.
" Not really. The mattress is very soft and I slept very comfortably. It's just that I read those books related to magic very late last night, so I didn't get enough sleep. I'm just a little sleepy this morning.”After saying that, he realized that Luana had already reached the second floor, so he asked loudly," Do you need me to help you pack your luggage?”
"No need. You should go wash up quickly. Your hair is a mess.”The sound of the door opening and Luana's complaints came from the second floor. She really treated this place as her own home.
"Then, Mr. Gongyou, I'll go up and pack my luggage. We'll prepare breakfast later. Please wait a moment.”With that, Hilo turned around and went upstairs. She was much more polite than Luana.
Gong You walked to the well as he thought about it. In fact, no matter who won yesterday's bet, he would have chosen to let the two girls stay in the house, and they would have helped to cook three meals. This was the tacit understanding that the three of them had cultivated in the previous two adventures. The so-called bet was just a joke between him and Luana. Sometimes, some things just went with the flow.
Ten minutes later, the three of them sat in the dining room for breakfast. The conversation naturally turned to the two girls moving out of the temple. According to Hilo, she should have moved out of the temple as soon as she became an adult. This was the rule set by the orphanage affiliated to the temple when it first adopted orphans. However, because she needed to take care of Kloei who had lost too much blood, Hilo and Luana had an excuse to stay in the temple's visitor area. However, Kloei had already left the temple this morning and returned home. The two of them packed their luggage and moved over.
"The High Priestess has talked to me many times before. Since I've registered as an adventurer, I should move out of the temple as soon as possible.”Hilo spoke with a slightly sad tone. She got along well with the other orphans in the orphanage. After leaving this time, it would be inconvenient for her to visit them again. After all, she was already able to live independently in the eyes of the other priests. It would not be good for her to run to the orphanage all day.
"That chief priest seems a little fierce, and when he speaks, he's eccentric and annoying.”It seemed that Luana had been annoyed by the chief priests. She remembered that she had donated a lot of money. Why was the attitude of the priests so bad?
"His Excellency is actually a very good person. I often listened to his stories when I was young, but he was very strict with the older children.”Hilo refuted Luana's words. She might have respected the chief priest very much since she was young, so she was a little afraid of him, just like how students were afraid of their homeroom teacher.
"Tsk, let's not talk about this anymore. Gongyu, let's go to the guild and accept a commission later. I want a commission with a lot of rewards.”Luana said to Gong You. Ever since he took the initiative to help Yuuki take revenge, he had become the leader of the three of them. Especially since he had accidentally pretended to be the Great Sage last night, he had become the undisputed leader of the three-man team.
"I won't be going to the guild today. My talent tells me that there's an ancient ruin nearby. I'll be able to reap good rewards if I explore there.”Of course, it was half-truth. He did not have any talent for Heaven's Revelation, but he had obtained the whereabouts of the ownerless magic book from Omniscient before he went to bed last night. Therefore, he was going to take the two girls to look for it today.
"Is Mr. Gong You's special talent activated? I've heard that sages can receive divine revelation and receive divine protection.”Hilo excitedly said something that was very fitting of her status as a priest. She directly attributed the revelation of heaven to the gods. Did she not know that the gods were very busy and had no time to care about mortals?
"Can we find the ancient treasures hidden in the ruins?”The first thing Luana thought of when she heard about the ruins was treasures. She quickly asked for the reason, but the magic book could indeed be called one of the highest level treasures.
"Almost. We'll set off after breakfast.”He casually said that some things couldn't be explained clearly with empty words, so it was better to bring them along to search for treasures.
After breakfast, he went upstairs to change into his enchanted equipment. This time, he did not drive the carriage. Instead, he left the carriage in the courtyard and only led the horse out. Then, he packed his luggage into three pieces and hung them on the horse's back. He walked to the East Street Market first. The two women asked him curiously why he did not drive. Instead, he asked," Do you know how to ride a horse?" It doesn't matter if we don't know how to. We're not in a hurry anyway. We'll just let the horse run slowly.”
"But there's only one horse. It can't carry the three of us at all. Moreover, there's so much luggage. How many days do you plan to stay outside?”Luana asked in confusion. Even Hilo felt strange, but the two of them obediently followed the common reason.
"There won't be just one later." Gong You said with a chuckle. He was a little curious about the exaggerated expressions the two girls would show later.
The three of them and the horse crossed the square and walked for a while before arriving at the market. They found a horse store according to their previous impression. Then, they picked two healthy horses and immediately paid for them. These two horses cost him 63 gold coins in total.(189,000 rmb). On average, it was a little more expensive than the last time he bought a poor horse. Unfortunately, there were no warhorses in this town. Yesterday, he heard the adventurers brag that warhorses were much taller than poor horses. They could even fight goblins by themselves and could kill one with a kick.
Sure enough, the two women were dumbfounded when they saw Gongyou buying two new horses. This kind of transaction of dozens of gold coins without blinking caused a major impact on the two women who were not born rich. It was not until he hung up their luggage and let them try to ride on the horses that Hilo and Luana realized that it was not the time to be in a daze. Under the guidance of the horse merchant, the three tried to use the trained inferior horses. After they could control them a little, they immediately set off and left the town. Anyway, even if he fell down, it would only take a bottle of healing potion. After a few minutes, he would immediately recover.
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After falling off their horses seven times, consuming a total of seven Healing Potions and three Energy Serums, the three of them finally arrived at the entrance of the ancient monument " safely ". It was a small rock ruin in the dense forest, like a strange desert that suddenly appeared in the middle of the forest. The square entrance made of white stone was like a building that was half-buried in the ground. The stone door without a door reflected the strong light of the afternoon sun, like a shining silver city gate. This was not a natural structure of a cave. It was obviously a man-made object, an abandoned ancient ruin.
The three of them circled around the entrance but did not find any special marks or words. They led their horses into the ruins. The white stones that extended from the entrance formed a narrow passage, but it felt narrow because they suddenly entered the building from the ground. The actual width of the passage was enough for the three of them to walk side by side.
After tying up their horses and placing enough food at the entrance, the three of them each carried a sturdy adventure backpack and walked into the ruins. The entrance seemed to be a slow downhill road. After walking for only ten meters, they reached the bottom of the horizon. After passing through a right-angle passage, the light on the ground was completely invisible.
The stone walls around the path were made of the same material as the stone floor, and there was a structure for placing lamps every ten meters or so on the wall. However, this place was now abandoned. Because there was no light source underground, the environment was very dark. The three of them could only rely on torches to illuminate. Even so, the shadows that the torches could not illuminate were still creepy. Only by squeezing together could they bring a sense of security.
In order not to be blinded by the smoke, the torch was raised higher than their heads. The dome was illuminated by the fire, but the corresponding ground was dark. From time to time, some strange patterns could be seen on the stone walls, like murals introducing the prosperity of a city. According to the brief information obtained through Omniscient Search, this ruin was once an underground city, referred to as an underground city.
After passing through a few more right-angle passages, they finally arrived at a place more than 20 meters underground. The downhill passage finally ended and they finally entered the first large underground space. It was a rectangular hall with four sides that were more than ten meters wide and five to six meters high. Besides the entrance that the three of them entered, there were three other passages in the hall.
There were only three people's footsteps echoing in the hall paved with stone slabs. There was no sound of living creatures here. It was only then that Luana said the first thing she said after entering the ruins," The feeling here is really bad.”
Ever since they stepped into the ruins, the slow slope had been endless. The path that they thought was a straight line gradually curved, but in fact, it formed a spiral slope, causing people to unknowingly descend in circles. The entire journey was unbalanced, as if they had entered an inverted tower. It was probably designed to disturb the visitors 'sense of direction. It was really an unpleasant ingenious method.
"The entrance to the Buried City should be constructed like this.”He tried to calm Luana down with calm words. Her frustration in the face of the unknown would only make things worse.
While walking in the passage, Gong You had even taken the time to ask Omniscient. The monsters living in the ruins were still quite far away. If they were to calculate the distance in a straight line, it would be very close, only a little more than a kilometer. However, if they were to walk along the winding road, they would need to continue exploring for at least a few kilometers before encountering the monsters. This ruin was unexpectedly very vast.
"Mr. Gongyou, which path should we take?”Hilo glanced at the three passages. She couldn't see any difference, so she asked for the common reason. Even Luana couldn't complain at this time. She also looked at the common reason and waited for a reply.
" On the left is the corridor that leads to the large storage room. It's now empty. On the right is the resting place of the guards. It's also abandoned. We'll take the middle corridor that leads to the underground residential area.”Summing up the scattered information provided by Omniscient in his consciousness, he finally pointed at the passage directly opposite the one he came in from.
"That Sage's innate ability is really amazing. He can even know such a thing.”Luana sighed. It was impossible not to be envious, but she also thought that it was not bad to have a sage as a companion. It would be much easier for her to move in the future.
The three of them continued to explore the ruins. However, after walking along the passage for 20 meters, they encountered a new situation. The passage ahead was a fork in the road. It was divided into two roads, one on the left and the other on the right. It extended in a T-shape to both sides. After asking Omniscient, they learned that although they would eventually reach the same place no matter what choice they made, one of the roads might encounter monster attacks along the way, while the other road was normal.
"Should I leave?" He thought to himself that he was here to hunt for treasures, so there was no need for him to fight those monsters.
"The roads split? Which way?" Hilo looked at the passage that was divided into two sides and asked for directions. She didn't even know the name of this ruin, let alone determine how to get there.
"There's a monster's aura on the left side of the road, but it doesn't seem to be on the right side.”Gong You hadn't decided which side to choose yet, but since Hilo had asked, he would tell her honestly.
"Then go left." Luana immediately replied. She noticed that the other two looked at her in confusion after she made her choice, so she explained," Instead of leaving the monster behind, it's better to take the initiative to eliminate the monster.”
Common Cause and Hilo also felt that Luana's words were reasonable, so they chose to continue from the left passage. From here on, the passage became more complicated. They often encountered situations where they split into two or even three. Some of them even spiraled down more than ten meters, giving the entire ruin a three-dimensional structure. However, under the omniscient navigation, the three of them could still explore smoothly without being afraid of getting lost. At first, Hilo tried to remember the passage they had taken. However, because there were more and more branches, he could only give up.
"Stop!" Just as the three of them walked into a relatively flat passage, Gongyou suddenly reminded them.
"What's wrong?" Luana looked into the darkness ahead. Perhaps because she didn't see any living creatures, she asked Gongyou in a slightly puzzled tone.
"Look at the ground…there." Gong You pointed at an area with a different texture on the ground. The two women used the light of the torch to carefully observe the place he pointed at.
"What's there?" Hilo asked on behalf of Luana. In fact, she had not found anything.
"A trap." This trap wasn't discovered by everyone. It was one of the pieces of information that he had learned when he asked Omniscient.
Since it was a relic, it was normal to have traps. However, because they had not encountered any traps so far, the two women had never realized that there was danger in the relic. If it was not for their mutual reminder, they would have ignored it. After walking in the dark and narrow place for a long time, the three of them had already lost their concentration and senses.
"The Sage is really powerful." X2, Hilo and Luana whispered together. The two women raised the image of their hearts.
Therefore, the three of them took a detour around the trap area and continued to move forward. Because they had to move carefully and slowly in the underground tunnel, it had been more than an hour since they entered the tunnel, but the actual distance they had traveled was only about three kilometers. At this time, they just happened to enter a large stone room. It was at least a hundred square meters wide, and there were as many as six tunnels connected to it. Therefore, they suggested to temporarily stop exploring and stay for a while to rest before continuing.
"The monsters in the underground ruins are not far ahead. Let's rest here for a while before leaving.”He leaned against the wall and sat on the floor to catch his breath. Previously, because he had considered the need to spend the night outside, he had brought along a tent and other camping supplies. In the end, he had used up a lot of energy for nothing.
"Mr. Gong You, do you know what kind of monster is in front of us?”Hilo sat down on the right side of the table to rest. She took off her backpack and rubbed her shoulders as she asked. Her backpack was smaller than the other two, but she was also petite and weak, so she was quite tired.
"That's right, that's right. What kind of monster is it? Goblins?" Luana asked after sitting down on the left side. Her backpack was not smaller than his, but she had more stamina than him. It could be seen how much exercise she usually did.
After asking Omniscient in detail, he explained in a strange tone," It's a type of Poison-Fanged Giant Bat. Hmm…it's a giant bat. Their teeth contain poison glands, but their strength is average. They're slightly weaker than ordinary adults and slightly stronger than Goblins.”
"Bats? In other words, they could fly? Then how should we deal with them?”Hilo asked in confusion. After experiencing the gathering of the mine, she had gradually become an adventurer and knew that she had to think of countermeasures.
"I can shoot them down with my throwing knives.”Luana immediately suggested. She had been specially trained in throwing. She had not had the chance to use it against thick-armored magic beasts like the Iron-Eating Strange Ants, but it was not a problem to use it against the bats that Gongyou mentioned.
"Use the scroll to take it down. Later, Luana and I will guard one side. Hilo, you use the scroll.”He had thought about it carefully. If he could spend money to solve it, he would spend money to solve it. There was no need to be stingy, because this was nothing compared to the profits.
"But isn't this too wasteful? This exploration is our private operation. There's no reward for missions that haven't been issued by the guild.”Hilo tried to persuade them, but Luana was also reluctant to part with them. The two of them still couldn't get used to the wasteful act of using scrolls to fight monsters.
"It's fine, just use it. This time, the gains will far exceed the effort. Hmm…that's what my intuition tells me.”Of course, it was not entirely a lie, because the value of the magic book was indeed far more than the expected expenditure.
"Alright then." At this point, Hilo could only accept the plan. Only Luana was still unhappy, as if she was the one paying for the damaged coins.
During the rest, the three of them ate some jerky and drank some water. There was still a lot of jerky left, but half of the water bags had been used. This was because they had been drinking freely on the way. Even the common people did not expect the ruins to be so big, and the supplies they carried could not keep up.
After half an hour, the three of them rested and left their backpacks. They checked their equipment and prepared to go light. Gong You even specially instructed," Put the antidotes in a convenient place. This time, only their venom will cause fatal damage to us."”
Gong You, who had raised his shield, walked in front, followed by Hilo, who was wearing a scroll bag, and Luana, who was responsible for guarding the rear of the party. The three of them maintained their formation and walked into the passage that extended to the monster's location.
Two minutes later, the three of them who walked out of the passage were dumbfounded when they saw the large group of tombs in front of them. This was a large cave that was hundreds of meters underground. It was dozens of meters tall and more than 100 meters long and wide. The ground was filled with orderly tombs, which made people feel extremely terrified.
The uneven stone walls and the tall gray ceiling were all made of natural rock layers. Only the ground was artificially smoothed. From this, it could be seen that this underground cave was naturally formed.
Under the illumination of the torch, the three of them saw huge bats standing upside down on the ceiling of the cave. Each of them was the size of a ten-year-old child, and this was not counting their wingspan. It should be known that the total length of a bat's wings was three to four times its height. With such a body size, it was enough to paralyze an adult male. It would not be surprising if his internal organs were crushed and he died.
"It seems that it was a little reckless to only consider their strength. You two come closer, I'll use the Wind Wall Shield to block the top.”He quickly reminded them that it was still not too late to adjust their tactics.
In order to reduce the area of attack, the three of them stood with their backs against the two-meter-tall tomb and readjusted their defensive formation. At this time, it was too late to think about what was going on with these strange tombs because the venomous bats had been awakened by the light of the torches. They had already left the top of the cave and began to circle around the three of them.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for a giant bat to be unable to resist the smell of blood. It swooped down from the side. Of course, the first thing it hit when it approached the three of them was the colorless and transparent wind wall. Then, it was deflected by the wind wall and fell to the ground beside the three of them. Because its kinetic energy had been canceled out and its speed had been reduced, the giant bat that fell to the ground only had a scratch. However, when it was dizzy and used its wings to support itself to get up... Luana made her move. She swung her hand and threw a flying knife, which pierced through the giant bat's neck.
The bats that were still circling around the area were enraged when they realized that the first giant bat had been killed by the three intruders. They lowered their altitude and pounced at them from different angles, causing the three of them to panic. Fortunately, they had enchanted shields protecting them from above, preventing them from being scattered. With Luana's precise and quick attacks, they finally stabilized their limbs.
At this moment, a giant bat glided along the ground, trying to hit the three from the side. Fortunately, the magic scroll in Hilo's hand was effective. Two flame arrows were shot out in a row, one of which hit the left wing of the giant bat, causing it to deviate to the right when it approached the three people. Finally, it brushed past the edge of the three people's formation and crashed into the tomb, breaking its own head with a crack.
The battle was intense. Luana had already used up all five of her throwing knives, so she could only rely on her hand armor to attack the approaching giant bats. Meanwhile, Hilo had used up more than a dozen scrolls in a short while. Among them, less than half of them could hit the bats, so he still maintained his full combat power. He could easily kill a giant bat with his flaming sword.
A few minutes later, when the last giant bat was burned to death, the three of them finally had a chance to catch their breath. Just as the cave was temporarily quiet, he was shocked by Luana's cry." Hilo, you were bitten? Quickly, quickly use the antidote."
At this moment, Hilo was holding her left shoulder with her right hand, gritting her teeth as she endured the pain. She had been bitten by the giant bat during the battle, but she was worried that it would distract the others during the battle, so she had been silently enduring the intense pain. When Luana realized it, she immediately took out her own antidote and fed it to Hilo.
"How's Hero?』
[Omniscient: The poison is not serious. Drink the antidote within three minutes.]
After heaving a sigh of relief, he immediately took out the Healing Potion and Energy Serum from his belt. After Luana finished feeding him the Antidote, he extended his hand and gave it to her. Hilo, who was sitting in the tomb, obediently drank three bottles of potion. At this time, her injuries were basically recovered. However, he still let her rest for a while before he and Luana began to clean up the battlefield.
Judging from the total number of corpses of the venom-fanged bats, there were a total of 21 of them. Five of them were killed by Luana with a throwing knife. All of them were killed by a single blow through the neck. Then, she killed another one with her own hands. Her chest was dented and her internal organs were completely shattered. There were a total of six of them. Shiloh had used a total of 21 scrolls in this battle, and only seven of them had been burned to death. One of them had even died from slamming into a wall. The Giant Bats that had been hit by the Flame Arrows had suffered very obvious injuries. Their skin had been severely burned, and in the end, nearly one-third of their blood had evaporated. Only eight of them were killed by the Flame Sword, and most of them were killed during the final battle royale. These Giant Bats were only lethal with their speed and fangs. Once they landed on the ground, they were only slightly stronger than the Goblins.
Are all the bats here?』
" Omniscient: Confirmed. The total number of venomous fangs in the ruins is 21."
" What's inside the tomb?』
[Omniscient: The Ogre's Corpse]
After making sure that there were no bats that had escaped, Gong Yu and Luana piled their corpses together. Other than collecting the flying knives, they were too lazy to dig up the useful materials from the giant bats like Venomfang. Although it was a waste for other adventurers, he did not mind. He then took out a Molotov Cocktail and poured fuel on it. He just used a torch to ignite it. Although it would not burn it clean, there was no burning material in the cave, so he could only make do with it. Anyway, even if there was a plague, it wouldn't affect the surface.
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When the three of them left the large cave where the burial chambers were located, Gong You was still rejoicing in this battle. Fortunately, Luana protected him from the back to prevent him from being ambushed. Hilo was also responsible for reducing the number of monsters with his scrolls. If he came alone to the ruins to search for treasures, it would be very dangerous if he was surrounded by a large number of monsters. He might not be able to escape even if he wanted to. After all, the giant bats could fly.
"Right, Hilo, how about I help you buy a set of chain armor when we get back? In the future, you might as well not wear a holy robe when you go on adventures.”Gongyou suggested. He felt that there was no need for Hilo to wear a holy robe with zero defense all the time. It would be better to wear casual clothes, chain armor during adventures, and holy robes during worship.
"I can't, Mr. Gongyou. According to the teachings, as long as I'm still a priest of the Church of Earth Mother, I must wear a sacred robe when I'm out.”Hilo firmly refuted. She was a firm believer and clergy, and would not violate the doctrine, even if no one else knew.
"I also think that Hilo should wear some protective gear, or wear it inside the robe, or put it on the outside of the robe.”Luana suggested to Shiloh. She was not a believer of Earth Mother, and she did not approve of Shiloh giving up his defensive equipment in an already dangerous adventure. She had heard many examples and understood that adventurers could die if they were not serious.
" Even Miss Luana said that..." Hilo lowered his head and whispered," I know, I will buy a simple chain armor to wear under my holy robe when I go back."”
Seeing that Hilo was willing to accept his suggestion, Gong You and Luana were very happy. The three of them returned to the stone room where they had rested before and took their backpacks. They continued to explore the ruins. Luana asked as they walked," Why did we walk for so long?”
"That's because we took the corridor that connects the various regions. We will bypass all the large cave spaces and directly arrive at the tomb group from the entrance of the ruins.”The reply was reflected by the stone wall of the passage, sounding like the accent of many people.
"In other words, we haven't seen a place for people to live in the ruins for so long because you deliberately went around it when you led the way?”Luana said angrily, her tone very heavy.
" That's right, you said to clear the monsters first, so I brought…" Gong You explained helplessly. Was it his fault that the scale of the Dungeon Ruins was too large?
"We've finished fighting that monster. Now, let's go to the place where people used to live and search for treasures.”Luana suggested excitedly. Her cheerful tone even blew away the oppressive atmosphere underground.
"That's not good. Since we can go around it, we shouldn't go to the living area of the ruins to disturb the dead.”Hilo weakly objected. Although the owner of the ruins had died, it was still not good to take the burial items.
"Don't worry, the dead are all at the tomb group just now. The place where they lived when they were alive is not important.”Luana's playful words were like a husky that was about to tear down a house and consider where to start.
"Alright, since you want to take a look, we'll go to the residential area of the Buried City first.”After agreeing to Luana's request, he asked Omniscient to change the navigation and go to the central area of the ruins to take a look. There was plenty of time anyway, so it was good to let her be happy.
So the three of them continued to walk in the complicated passages, but the route was the fastest shortcut to the center of the ruins. However, walking underground was still much slower than walking on the surface, so it was not until more than half an hour later that the three of them entered the residential area where the ruins 'builders used to live.
"This place is so beautiful." As soon as Hilo entered the residential area, he exclaimed in surprise,
"Wow, so beautiful." Luana was also amazed by the scenery of the residential area.
The residential area of the underground city was formed by several giant caves that were connected. In this cave group that was more than a thousand meters in diameter, there were load bearing stone pillars that were dozens of meters tall and several meters wide everywhere, supporting the core area of the city. Moreover, there was a large amount of luminous moss planted on the ceiling and stone pillars. Although the light emitted by the individual moss was weak, their coverage was so large that it was enough to illuminate the entire cave group.
On the flat ground of the cave group was a large building with each floor being six to seven meters tall. The building materials were all made of rock, which was why the ruins could still be preserved after being abandoned for many years. It was resting quietly at a place more than a thousand meters above the surface, waiting for the adventurers to explore.
The three of them left the corridor and walked into the caves. They passed by buildings that were three times taller than themselves. Luana, who had been so excited to go in and rummage through the chests and cabinets, was now unhappy. She was quietly and obediently following Gong You. The reason was that from the open door of the building, they could see that the inside had been moved clean and nothing was left. It was best to describe it as a bare house.
"Why didn't you leave anything behind? Didn't the story book say that you could find the lost treasure under such circumstances?”Luana grabbed Gongyou's shirt and asked anxiously. She was eager to get results from the legendary sage.
"You can tell just by looking. This place is very well preserved. It shouldn't have been abandoned because of the flames of war.”He helplessly comforted Luana. This silly girl actually took the story book seriously. He explained helplessly," It seems that the builders left this underground city on their own accord. When they left, they took away everything that could be taken away, leaving only these stone houses.”
"Mr. Gongyou's guess is correct. This place is clean and tidy, without any signs of destruction.”Hilo guessed as well. Her powers of observation had always been unique.
"Then wouldn't we have come for nothing?" Luana stared blankly at Common Cause, hoping to get a negative answer. Hilo also quietly waited for his answer. After all, he was the one who took the initiative to bring up the ruins this morning.
"I didn't come here in vain. After exploring about two kilometers deeper into the ruins, I'll be able to find a treasure room.”Gong You explained to the two girls in high spirits. Although he had taken many detours before, he was getting closer and closer to his goal.
"What is Mr. Gongyou looking for?”Hilo asked curiously. Although she hadn't asked when they had set off in the morning, she was actually very curious.
"Yes, yes. What made you come all the way here and use so many scrolls without feeling any heartache?”Luana asked curiously.
"It's…a spellbook." They were all members of the same adventurer team, so there was no need to hide the reason. They would know when the time came anyway, so he did not say it half-heartedly.
"What is it? Is it to find a secret treasure?" Hilo was so shocked that her mouth was wide open. Her pupils were wide and her eyes were blank. It was obvious how surprised she was at this moment.
"A sage can even do such a thing?”Luana was also surprised. She had heard Hilo explain what a magic book was two days ago, so she was no less surprised than Hilo.
"Yes, so let's rest here for a while and continue to explore the ruins.”Gong You clapped his hands and reminded the two girls.
After that, the three of them walked and stopped along the city streets, resting while admiring the beautiful underground scenery. After more than ten minutes, they continued to set off. This time, they had Omniscient directly locate the location of the magic book to navigate. They wanted to take a shortcut to reach their destination as soon as possible and not waste time on the road.
After another half an hour, the three of them walked out of the man-made passage and came to an underground river. Just as they were looking at the water flow in front of them and sighing with admiration at the divine workmanship of nature, they suddenly noticed a huge figure in the river not far away. It was bending its waist and reaching its hand into the water. Even so, the height of its hand above the river surface was more than one meter.
When the three of them observed it more carefully, they found that the figure had brownish-red thick hair and a full beard. It was covered with a piece of torn cloth and a metal belt, revealing a large area of light blue skin. There was a single horn on its broad forehead, and there were strange, non-symmetrical tattoo-like patterns on its body. When it stood up and left the river, they found that it was more than three meters tall, and there were two different heads on its broad shoulders.
"That's…an ogre?" Luana recalled the race recorded in her father's monster album when she was young and guessed with some doubt.
"No, it's a Two-headed Ogre, a superior species of the Ogres.”As a priest, it was compulsory for Hilo to remember the types of monsters, which was why he could immediately correct Luana.
The Ogre, who was 30 meters away, seemed to have seen the torches that the three of them were carrying. It turned around and strode towards the three of them. It only stopped when it was 10 meters away from the three of them. At this time, it recalled what Omniscient had told it in the tomb. This underground city might have been built by the Ogres, and the one in front of it was the Vestigial Tribe.
"Tomb robbers?" The Twin-headed Ogre opened its mouth and let out a breath. Its voice was like a lion's roar. It opened its pale golden eyes and carefully sized up the three people in front of it, like a lion observing its prey.
Hilo and Luana looked at each other. Because the ogre asked questions in their own language, they didn't understand what it was saying. However, with the omniscient automatic translation of language, there was no cross-racial communication barrier at all.
"Um…if we say that we entered by mistake…would you believe us?”Gong You took down his shield and activated the Wind Wall while he spoke to the Ogres. His words were translated into the Ogres 'language by Omniscient Knowledge, but his real purpose was to buy time for the battle.
"This is the ancient capital of our race. If you dare to disturb the peace of our ancestors, I will crush you!”Unfortunately, the Ogre did not have the patience to listen to Gongyou's explanation. Or rather, it had actually planned to kill the three of them from the beginning, so it immediately launched an attack after the announcement.
The Ogre raised its huge right hand towards the three of them. Its palm glowed slightly, and the surrounding stones quickly gathered and floated up, condensing into an irregular stone ball that was two-thirds the size of a basketball. Finally, it turned into a stone ball and shot out quickly (5e4J).
"This is a natural spell." Hilo shouted when the Ogre raised his hand. She wanted to warn the other two to avoid it.
"Stand behind me." Gong You took a step forward and commanded loudly as he erected the wind wall shield that had been activated in an emergency in front of him.
The stone bomb was as fast as a catapult, flying across ten meters and accurately hitting the wind wall in front of the shield. The collision between the two caused a loud bang and a wave of air. The water surface of the river formed a clear wave. The ogre's natural spell stone bomb almost penetrated the wind wall that was half a meter thick. However, even if it did not penetrate immediately, just looking at the consumption of the wind wall, it was not enough to stop the next stone bomb.
"Hilo, use the scrolls.”The three of them were only able to use magic scrolls to effectively attack a target ten meters away.
The ogre realized that the stone bullet did not achieve its goal, so it squatted down and slapped its hands on the ground. The rocks at its feet surged wildly. It quickly gathered the rocks into a stone pillar through its natural ability to control rocks. Then, it held the stone pillar and lifted it up. The stone pillar in its hand immediately transformed into a thick stone stick that was more than a meter long and weighed more than a hundred kilograms. This was a weapon it had made on the spot.
When the ogre finished making the stone staff, Hilo had already opened the magic scroll and activated the magic sealed on it. In two or three seconds, a small arrow made of flames was formed, and then it was quickly shot straight at the ogre's chest. After using a large number of scrolls, her targeting technique became more and more accurate. However, when the flame arrow was shot in front of her, she swung the stone staff with agility that was different from her huge body and hit the flame arrow. The stone staff shattered the magic scroll with a fist-sized shard.
'As expected, cheap goods are easy to screw up at the critical moment.'He complained about how cheap and weak the Flame Arrow Magic Scroll was. It was so weak that it could be destroyed with a weapon. However, it was not the time to think too much in battle. He immediately reminded Hilo," When it gets close, use the last eight scrolls."”
The Ogre did not care what the three of them thought. After making its weapon, it rushed towards the three of them. At this time, it had already taken off its backpack and pulled out its Flame Sword to prepare for battle. Luana was already prepared for battle. She held an alchemy bomb in one hand and a Molotov Cocktail in the other. She threw it skillfully. The first thing she did was to smash the Molotov Cocktail half a meter in front of the Ogre. The sticky fuel splashed on its body and the surrounding ground. Then, the alchemist's bomb was thrown in front of it, but it was shattered by its huge but unexpectedly agile stone rod. However, the exploding alchemist's bomb ignited the fuel in the Molotov Cocktail and instantly burned on its body.
The Ogre had rock-hard skin and a passive ability that was comparable to healing. Although a layer of its skin was burned by the high temperature, it quickly regenerated, making the burning damage seem to have no effect. However, there was still some effect. At least its movements were hard and slow due to the pain.
However, the terrifying thing about the ogre was not only its huge size and brute strength, but more importantly, its unique abilities, including healing, defense, and natural spells, made it a powerful monster that could rival a fully armed high-level adventurer. Therefore, even if it was blown up by an alchemist's bomb and its lower body was burned by high-temperature fuel, it could still approach the three of them step by step.
Luana took advantage of Hilo's fire arrow to attract the attention of the Twin-headed Ogre and quickly threw a flying knife at its left eye. It was careless and the flying knife accurately pierced through its left eye. This made it stop and cover its face. However, after its other head adapted to the pain, it immediately roared and pulled out the flying knife from its left eye. Then, it crushed it. When it was thrown to the ground, its damaged and blind eyes were bubbling and gradually healing. Finally, it looked at the three of them with hatred in its eyes.
Seeing this, Luana wanted to use the same trick again. She immediately waved her hands and two throwing knives flew out in succession. However, the ogre was already prepared. It used the back of its left hand to block the throwing knives that were aimed at its eyes, but it did not care about the throwing knives that were aimed at its throat. When it realized that the three of them had taken the opportunity to retreat and increase the distance between them, it simply pulled out the throwing knives that were slightly inserted in its throat. Then, with the powerful healing power of its race, all the wounds healed in less than a few seconds. However, Hilo took the opportunity to shoot a Flame Arrow at its right arm.
"Ah, you annoying bugs.”The Ogre's right hand was burned to the bone by the Flame Arrow, causing the stone club in its hand to fall to the ground.
The Twin-headed Ogre did not bend down to pick up the stone stick from the ground. Instead, it used its intact left hand to take out an oval sphere the size of an adult man's fist from its metal belt. It brought the sphere to its mouth and blew, producing a long sound like a flute. The other head laughed at the three of them," Let my pet tear you apart."”
The two women did not give the ogre any time to perform. Luana shot out the last two throwing knives, aiming at the eyes of the ogre's two heads. Hilo took the opportunity to open two scrolls in succession, shooting out flame arrows that targeted its chest and right foot respectively. However, the two throwing knives that were aimed at the eyes were blocked by its arms. Although the flame arrow on its chest exploded a large piece of flesh, exposing its ribs, it could not cause fatal damage to it. Instead, the flame arrow that shot at its thigh made a contribution. It staggered and lost its balance. In the end, it even knelt down on one knee. Even with its powerful healing ability, it would take at least half a minute to recover from such injuries.
"It's calling for reinforcements. We have to kill it before reinforcements arrive. I'm going to use magic.”After saying that, he charged at the ogre with his shield. Although his Petrification Spell was a high-level spell with great lethality, it had a short range. He could only use it as a killing blow when he was as close to the target as possible.
The Ogre's strong body was shaking after taking so many heavy injuries. When it saw Gong You rushing in front of it, it wanted to raise its hand and cast a stone bullet spell, but it was faster. Gong You's eyes instantly turned into dark golden snake-like vertical pupils. Then, a light gray ray shot out from it and shone on its body at a close distance, causing its skin to gradually turn into light gray stones under the effect of the Petrification Spell.
When he saw the Ogre's hand glowing slightly, he knew that although the Petrification Spell had taken effect, it was partially offset by its powerful healing ability, causing it to not die immediately. Therefore, he continued to activate the spell slot and shot another Petrification Ray at it. The two effects overlapped, and finally, most of its body was turned into stone. Even the healing ability could not save it.
The Ogre's consciousness sank into darkness due to the pain, humiliation, fear, and despair until its entire brain turned into stone. In the end, it simply died. However, Common Cause felt that it was not safe, so he stabbed the Flame Sword into its body. When the remaining blood that had not been petrified was heated until it completely evaporated, and even the stone was burned red, he cut off its two heads and turned off the enchantment equipment.
At this moment, the two women walked over and looked at the Twin-headed Ogre that had been whipped beyond recognition. They were shocked and muttered to themselves,'It's too cruel,''So miserable,''Even its mother can't recognize it,' There's no need to collect its corpse, just leave it like this,'' Maybe others will think that it's a stone statue,'' That's a stone statue carved by a second-rate craftsman,'' Should I put it back together?'No, it's so dirty.'
Gong You's face darkened as he listened. He quickly stopped the two women who were commenting on the Ogre Stone Statue and asked them to quickly check their bags and items. In the end, he only had five scrolls left, four throwing knives left, three alchemist bombs left, and two Molotov Cocktails left. In addition to the two spell slots that had already dimmed in his consciousness, he could only use three spells today. This made him depressed. There were not many combat supplies left. What if two more Ogres came?
How many Ogres are there in the ruins?』
[Omniscient: Only one]
[Hmm?] Then what is it doing here?"
[Omniscient: Guarding Mausoleum]
" Then why isn't it guarding the mausoleum? Why is it here to catch fish?'Gongyou complained. Fortunately, there was only one of them. Otherwise, the three of them could only consider dodging or retreating.
"Don't worry, I didn't sense any other Ogres in the ruins.”Gong You explained to the two women who were also a little worried. The two women heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this. They also felt that the ogres were very difficult to deal with.
Gong You took the flute from Hilo and looked at it for a while, but he couldn't find anything. He could only ask Omniscient, and he found out that it was the Bat Summoning Flute. It could be used to summon the Giant Venom-Fang Bats. Looking at this flute, he felt a lingering fear. If it wasn't for Luana's reminder to let the three of them take care of the Giant Bats first, they would have been besieged by the two of them while the Ogres were still active. The situation would have been extremely dangerous, and it could only be said that it was fate.
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After taking a short break, the three of them put on their backpacks and continued to explore the ruins. First, they followed the navigation system and walked along the river for a short distance. Then, they turned into another man-made tunnel area. It seemed that there was more than one entrance to the underground river from the underground city. This should be the main water supply area and lifeline of the city.
After walking in the passage for more than ten minutes, the three of them finally entered a hall that was decorated like a building on the surface. The hall in front of them was not as large as the caves they had encountered today in terms of length, width and height, but it was the most luxurious underground stone chamber they had ever discovered. The walls, ceiling, and floor were paved with pure white rocks, and there were also strange but majestic embossed carved on it, making the space look vast, magnificent, and magnificent.
Logically speaking, since this place was so special, there should be monsters guarding this place. However, there was no living thing in sight. There were only some extinguished bonfires on the side of the hall, which proved that there was a creature living here recently. It should be the Two-headed Ogre.
Following Omniscient's instructions, he walked to the other side of the wall that did not leave any traces behind. After a little groping, he found the switch in the embossed. After adjusting the switch, he pushed hard against the wall and opened a secret door that was so narrow that only one person could pass through sideways.
After entering through the secret door, he found that there were no living people or corpses in the secret chamber, but there were all kinds of items displayed on the multi-layered display cabinets on three sides of the wall. This place looked like a schemer's secret treasure house. It was unknown if it was built by the ogres or left behind by other creatures.
There was a stone table in the middle of the room with an extinguished candle lamp on it. Seeing that there were still some candles left, he lit them with a torch. Considering that the room was narrow, he put out the torch and picked up the candle lamp to walk towards the furnishings on the cabinet.
"This is…a sword?" Luana, who followed behind him, stood in front of a cabinet on the other side and muttered to herself as she looked at a rusty iron piece placed in the middle.
Gong You looked back. The ironware should have been a ritual dagger, but it had rusted due to poor care, so he did not continue to pay attention to the situation over there.
Rather than calling it a cabinet, it was more like a multi-layered shelf. For example, there were a few rotting short sticks in front of him, which could be seen to have once been magic scrolls. The bottles and jars beside him were also filled with unknown items. It seemed that no one had been here for a long time.
After searching for a while, Gongyou finally found the magic book that Omniscient had mentioned in a pile of rotten wood scraps. It should have a built-in anti-turbid function. The magic book did not seem to have been damaged over time. At this moment, it was tied up by a few thin chains and could not be opened.
"Ah!" A cry of alarm came from behind him, and he shrunk his neck in fear. Judging from the voice, it should be Hilo, but it was particularly scary in this atmosphere.
"What's wrong? Don't be so shocked.”Luana trotted to Hilo's side. When she saw what it was, she exclaimed,"Ah!"”
The two women's continuous cries of surprise also attracted the attention of the common people. They couldn't help but go over and see a well-preserved large wooden box in front of Hilo. The box had been opened by her, and it was filled with silver coins that were shining in the dim light.
"What's wrong?" He approached the two women and asked. He did not find anything unusual. There were no snakes, rats, cockroaches, or spiders.
"Look, look, silver coins! So many silver coins!" Luana grabbed Gong You's arm and shouted excitedly. She had never seen so many silver coins since she was young.
"I saw it, so why are you guys so excited?”Gong You asked with some confusion. Wasn't it very normal for there to be coins in the treasure room?
"It's silver coins! I've never seen so many silver coins in my life!”Hilo clasped her hands in front of her chest and prayed like Luana.
Gong You couldn't help but facepalm. This was really…why was he so excited for a few silver coins? Was it because they reflected light in the dark room?
However, after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Not everyone could obtain coins almost indefinitely through cheating. According to the environment where the two girls were born, it was normal for them to be excited about this box of silver coins. After all, it was the first time they had seen so many coins piled up together since they were young.
After that, the three of them carefully searched the entire secret chamber. Other than the magic books and the box of silver coins, there were only a few art pieces and antiques that could be recovered. However, after discussion, the three of them decided to ignore those artworks. After all, they could not carry too many things away from this underground ruin.
Originally, Gongyou wanted to throw away the silver coins, but he was strongly opposed by the two women. In the end, he could only bring them along.
How much is this spellbook worth?』
[Omniscient: Standard market value of 1600 gold coins (4,800,000 RMB). However, due to being bound by the enchanted magic-sealing lock, its value has been halved.]
"I need this magic book, and we'll split it equally according to all the gains from the adventure…How about this book's market price of 1,600 gold coins? The rest of the items are yours. After we leave, I will give each of you 500 gold coins (1.5 million RMB).”Gong You suggested to the two girls after counting all the gains. Anything that could be solved with money was not a problem for him.
Hilo and Luana exchanged a glance, then went to another corner of the secret chamber to discuss in a low voice.
'Is there anything that can't be said in person? Although I can know what you guys are talking about through omniscience, I still respect you guys for not eavesdropping.'Gong You couldn't help but sigh. He guessed that it would be very troublesome to get this book.
After waiting for less than a minute, the two women came to an agreement and stood in front of Gongyou hand in hand.
"Mr. Gongyou, we were able to obtain so many treasures this time because of your Sage ability, so we thought…you could obtain the spellbook, and Miss Luana and I could split the silver coins.”Hilo spoke timidly, and it took him a long time to express himself.
The silver coins in the big wooden box were only about 100 kilograms. If 10 grams of silver coins were calculated, it would only be about 10,000 (about 600,000 RMB). If converted into gold coins, it would be worth about 200.
" This won't do. We're a team, we can't…" Gong You didn't want to take advantage of him, and money didn't mean much to him.
"Just do as little Hilo says.”Luana didn't wait for Common Cause to finish speaking before she interrupted the conversation and came to a firm conclusion.
"…Alright, I'll pick out a few gifts for you guys after we get out. Just treat it as a thank you gift.”Gong You could not refute the two women's decision. He could only think of getting a few better enchanted equipment as a gift. He had seen some equipment that suited them in the workshop last time. It was only a few hundred gold coins anyway.
"Well, it's settled then, Hilo?”Luana immediately agreed and reminded Hilo.
"Okay…okay, I agree. Mr. Gongyou, you can choose any gift, just like the hawthorn candy you ate last time.”Hilo's reaction was half a beat slower, but her words made Gongyou laugh. What an easily satisfied girl.
" There's no such thing as 1.5 million yuan worth of hawthorn candy in this world. Looks like I can't just pick a gift randomly. I have to be more careful.'He silently decided in his heart that it was the hardest to return a favor.
Adventuring was a happy thing. Whether it was experiencing unprecedented experiences or the joy of discovering new things, it would bring a sense of excitement and accomplishment. This adventure was even more rewarding. The three of them smiled and said,"Let's go back then."
As soon as he left the secret chamber, he yawned. Last night, he had read the magic textbook too late, resulting in a lack of sleep and felt a little sleepy. Now, after two fierce battles and successfully obtaining the target's secret treasure, once his spirit relaxed, he would easily become confused. It was probably already night outside, right?
"Mr. Gongyou, what's wrong?" Hilo saw Gongyou yawning and rubbing his eyes and immediately asked with concern.
"Why don't we rest for a while before going out?”Although Luana couldn't tell the time from the sunlight, she knew it was getting late.
"Hmm…Alright, let's just spend the night here. It's quieter here and close to the water source.”Gong You looked at the luxurious white hall in front of him and suggested. The underground ruins without outsiders were much safer than the forest on the surface.
The two women had no reason to object. After all, it would take at least two to three hours to get out of the city by taking the shortcut. It would be past midnight if they rode back to the border town in the dark. They might as well spend the night here. At least it was safer in this hall. Therefore, the three of them took off their backpacks and set up a tent. After eating something casually and arranging to take turns to keep watch, they went to sleep.
With the omniscient prompt, Common Cause, who had woken up to keep watch, broke the seal on the magic book and successfully obtained four new spell slots and an Intermediate Spell. Unfortunately, it was not convenient to test new spells in the ruins. He could only try again when he got out.
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